"Qin Tian."Oriental Mountain's gaze fell on Qin Tian, and his eyes seemed to carry the weight of ten thousand tons, instantly transforming into an invisible mountain pressing down.Qin Tian felt a sudden tightness in his chest, his breathing abruptly becoming labored, and the muscles in his back subconsciously tensed. "This time, the four spatial passages on the first level of the Demon Suppression Abyss were successfully sealed, and you contributed greatly." Oriental Mountain's tone was unreadable. "But I want to know, what exactly was that strange stone you used to seal the spatial passages in the end?"As expected, he asked.Qin Tian thought to himself.When he used the monolith fragment to seal the passage, he knew that the military department would not easily overlook it. He just didn't expect that it would be Oriental Mountain and Zhuge Lan, two military bigwigs, who would personally inquire.His fingers, hanging by his side, curled slightly, but his expression remained calm."Marshal Oriental, General Zhuge." Qin Tian looked up, meeting their gazes. "This is the strange stone that sealed the passage."He took out the unremarkable stone from his pocket, holding it with both hands as he presented it. "I discovered it within the Demon Source of the Infernal Demon Sea. After consulting some material these past two days, I speculate that it is very likely a... monolith fragment."monolith!As soon as the two words left his mouth, two sharp gazes simultaneously shot towards the stone in Qin Tian's hand.The Void Anarchy that swept through the Central Star Region back then was too tragic, and the ultimate weapon that finally suppressed the void was precisely the monolith. However, the Void Anarchy occurred in the Central Star Region, so why did a monolith fragment come to the Demon Suppression Abyss of the Qingmu Star Region?Could this inexplicably appearing fourth spatial passage be related to the void?Oriental Mountain took the monolith, feeling its rough texture on his fingertips. The stone had no energy fluctuations or /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ special luster; it looked no different from a common pebble on the roadside.He tentatively injected green psionic energy into it. The immense power of the Holy Blood surged like a river, but the stone was like a bottomless abyss, not even stirring a ripple.Oriental Mountain's brow furrowed even deeper. He handed the stone to Zhuge Lan. "Qin Tian, explain in detail how you obtained the monolith.""Yes."Qin Tian responded and began to recount the pre-arranged story.The process of him obtaining the monolith involved some unspeakable details. For instance, Breiz sensed the monolith, and he had to transform into a Silverwing Demon to kill Yan Song to acquire the Burning Heaven Purgatory, which would lead to accusations of harming a colleague.Therefore, he merely stated that while investigating the Demon Source of the Infernal Demon Sea, he accidentally witnessed the monolith absorbing the power of the earth to nourish the Lava Demon King. He then used spatial power to steal the monolith, and subsequently used the monolith to provoke the Lava Demon King and another seventh-tier demon, the Black Flame Lord, into fighting each other.The aftermath of the battle between the two great seventh-tier Demon Kings destroyed the Demon Source. In the end, both were severely wounded, allowing him to reap the benefits.After listening to Qin Tian's account, Oriental Mountain's eyes were as deep as an abyss. His fingertips gently glided along the edge of the chessboard, seemingly pondering something.Zhuge Lan, meanwhile, lowered his head and gently stroked the rough surface of the monolith. After a moment, he raised his hand and returned the monolith to Qin Tian.Qin Tian received the monolith with both hands, his heart filled with joy.He had been sweating, worried that the military department would confiscate this fragment for research, as the monolith was related to the secrets of the void and the spatial passages of the Demon Suppression Abyss. He hadn't expected it to be returned so easily."Keep the monolith safe; it might still be useful in the future," Zhuge Lan said with a faint smile, his gaze carrying a hint of deeper meaning."Yes!"Qin Tian straightened his back, his voice firm and clear.If these words had come from anyone else, they might have been mere pleasantries. But coming from Zhuge Lan, the demigod capable of glimpsing heavenly secrets, it couldn't help but spark speculation."That's all for today," Oriental Mountain said calmly. "Remember to attend the commendation ceremony this afternoon on time.""Yes!"Qin Tian saluted perfectly, then turned and exited the room.The moment the door closed, Oriental Mountain immediately looked at Zhuge Lan and asked, "How was it?"Zhuge Lan smiled faintly: "He's a sly little fox.""To dare to seriously make up stories in front of two demigods, this kid has quite the nerve." Oriental Mountain's fingertip lightly touched a white jade chess piece on the board, his tone carrying a hint of amusement."After all, he was trained by the Seventh Bureau; his mind is always more active than that of an ordinary soldier." Zhuge Lan raised his hand to pick up a black piece, about to place it, when his gaze suddenly sharpened, and then his expression darkened. "You switched pieces?""Switched pieces? What are you talking about?" Oriental Mountain looked "confused," as if completely unaware."The last white piece was clearly placed here just now." Zhuge Lan pointed with a dark expression to a corner of the chessboard, his fingertip almost touching the jade surface. "How did it move over there now?""Wasn't it always there?" Oriental Mountain raised an eyebrow slightly, his tone self-righteous. "Forget it, this move is a disputed one, unclear and unexplainable. Let's start over, start over."Before he finished speaking, he quickly swept his hand across the chessboard, instantly scattering the black and white pieces into disarray, and the previously stalemated game vanished in an instant."Oriental Mountain!!!"Zhuge Lan's furious roar suddenly echoed in the study, making the windowpanes tremble slightly."Phew, it's finally over."Standing in front of the military department's office building, Qin Tian looked up at the flowing clouds, and his tense shoulders and back finally relaxed completely, even his breathing becoming much smoother.His heart, which had been tightly squeezed by an invisible pressure in the study, was now slowly expanding, as if a thousand-pound burden had been lifted.The aura of the two demigods was truly astonishing; although they hadn't released a single ripple of psionic energy from beginning to end, just their gazes sweeping over him felt like a cold current creeping up his spine, making his heart tremble involuntarily.Especially when recounting the origin of the monolith, even though he had polished his story to be watertight beforehand, and desperately controlled his breathing rhythm, even deliberately tensing the muscles around his eyes to avoid revealing any panic, there was still a subtle, imperceptible hint of hollowness deep down when concealing something from those two insightful figures.General Zhuge was a demigod of the Zhuge Family! When his eyes swept over him, it was as if they could penetrate flesh and reach the soul. Qin Tian even suspected that this great figure could at any moment perform divinations and see through his petty thoughts.He shook his head helplessly, his fingertips unconsciously rubbing the monolith in his pocket.Some things, no matter what, could not be brought into the open.If he didn't speak, even if others guessed a few irregularities, they wouldn't have concrete evidence. They couldn't possibly use interrogation methods on an officer who had just rendered great service.But if he did speak, he might gain a reputation for honesty now, yet in the future, these matters could very likely become hidden arrows aimed at him.Therefore, he could only walk a tightrope between truth and falsehood, wrapping two parts untruth in eight parts fact, trying his best to make his story sound seamless.Whether you believe it or not, I believe it myself first.Qin Tian tugged at the corner of his mouth, giving a self-deprecating smile, and temporarily pushed these distracting thoughts to the back of his mind.The sunlight fell on the military emblem, reflecting a dazzling light. He raised his hand to straighten his collar—the commendation ceremony this afternoon was the main event.And he was one of the undisputed protagonists.

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