# Chapter 2012: Jinlan Crisis
The battle raged on the Starry Sky battlefield, yet no one knew that deep underground, a small group of people were closely watching the fight in the stars!
International Jinlan Geocenter Star Core Base!
This base had been built simultaneously with the completion of the Creation Beast's star core transformation!
The Earth's core was divided into outer and inner core. The outer core was composed of liquid elements like iron, nickel, and silicon, with a radius exceeding three thousand kilometers!
It was filled with high temperature and high pressure, an extremely harsh environment!
And inside the outer core lay the true star core, which had now been completely transformed by the Creation Beast into the core of the Star Ruins!
It was densely covered with咒纹 (incantation patterns)!
The Jinlan Geocenter Star Core Base was ring-shaped, circling around the star core, floating within the liquid iron-nickel-silicon of the outer core!
The high temperature and high pressure had no effect on it, as the star core could control the ambient temperature outside the base!
As such an important strategic location, how could Yang Jian not send people to guard the Jinlan Base!
Inside the base, Mountain Cat, dressed in the Dark Night military uniform, led a team of elite Dark Night soldiers to protect the base!
Her rank had reached Dao Heaven Eight Stars, and she had never slackened in her training!
Accompanying her were Luo Jiaoyang, Mountain Cat's grandfather, who had already reached Dao Heaven Peak and was only one step away from breaking through to Transcendent, but unfortunately hadn't managed to break through before the great war!
Also guarding here were Jiang Ning, Jiang Jing, and the Creation Beast!
Han Menglu and the old woman Bei Qiu were also there, both at Dao Heaven rank!
The spiritual energy vortex just now was accomplished by the Creation Beast working in tandem with Han Menglu and old Bei Qiu!
Of course, such an important star core wouldn't be without a Transcendent-level guard!
The strongest among the guard team was Quinn, the number one powerhouse holding the line!
And even within the Jinlan Base, audio-visual equipment could still receive the broadcast from the Starry Sky battlefield!
At this moment, everyone was gathered around the projection screen, watching intently, erupting in cheers from time to time!
Luo Jiaoyang laughed heartily: "Well done! All of them are excellent! That's how it should be. Little Nan has really made something of himself. How satisfying!"
"Let's kill all these bastards in one go! Old Ye and the others are fighting bravely on the battlefield, covering themselves in glory. I really want to join my old brothers up there and fight to my heart's content!"
Bei Qiu curled her lips: "You? Forget it. What would a Dao Heaven Peak like you do up there? Deliver food? Just stay here and guard obediently!"
Luo Jiaoyang glared: "How dare you say that about me? Aren't you still at Dao Heaven too? My granddaughter has already caught up!"
"Hey~ Xiao Hong, you should go up and join the battle. Leave this place for us old folks to guard!"
"Good granddaughter, you..."
Before he could finish, Luo Jiaoyang's expression froze. At this moment, Mountain Cat's eyes were shining brightly as she watched the fierce figure active in the starry sky, charging on the front lines!
Her eyes were slightly red, but her pretty face was full of relief!
Xiao Nan... had really grown up!
From a mischievous little boy to an era lord capable of bearing the fate of the human race!
She had witnessed his entire growth, and everything was so dreamlike, as if she were in a dream!
She couldn't help but murmur softly: "So amazing!"
Coming back to her senses, Mountain Cat found everyone staring at her. Her pretty face flushed, and she quickly rubbed her eyes!
"I... I'm fine. I won't go to the Starry Sky battlefield. I don't have much strength, and I'm afraid I'll hold everyone back!"
"Guarding the star core here is another kind of battle. Letting Xiao Nan and the others fight with peace of mind is what we should do!"
Liu Ming's mouth twitched. Freaking "not much strength"? Only Captain Cat could say something like that, okay?
All the team members had seen how hard she worked. A violent woman who could kill a Dao Heaven Peak beast with one punch—that's "not much strength"?
Luo Jiaoyang anxiously slapped his thigh. This silly granddaughter, why doesn't she understand her grandfather's thoughts?
If you don't go, where will I get my grandson-in-law?
Jiang Ning smiled: "Those who stand in the darkness are also heroes. With the situation developing like this..."
"Winning this Star Ruins war should be almost certain. Quinn, what do you think?"
As he spoke, Jiang Ning's gaze fell on Quinn!
Quinn's eyes sparkled: "This is truly unexpected. If we win this battle, humanity will officially step onto the stage of the starry sky..."
Jiang Ning's smile gradually faded.
Just then, a huge explosion came from outside the laboratory. The entire laboratory shook!
The alarm sounded, and in an instant, the outer layer of the star core lit up with a thick Star-Burning God-Slaying Spell Array barrier, blocking the terrifying attack!
Array plates emerged from various parts of the star core—this was a modification of the lunar core's Star-Burning God-Slaying Spell Array, constantly drawing star core energy for protection!
Bei Qiu's expression changed drastically: "The south side of the star core is under unknown powerful attack. Full alert!"
Jiang Ning said calmly: "You didn't think that something as important as the star core wouldn't have any defensive measures, did you?"
"While the star core transformation plan was being implemented, the spell array defense system was already under construction!"
"Was it your flame clone? Trying to create a diversion?"
Quinn looked bewildered: "What are you talking about? You don't suspect I did it, do you? How could I possibly..."
Luo Jiaoyang said coldly: "The human situation is now promising. We thought you would abandon your actions and cut ties!"
"No one would expose you, after all, you've contributed quite a lot to humanity!"
"But you still can't give up, can you?"
Mountain Cat's expression turned icy: "President of the International Spirit Martial Association. Who would have thought you were one of the Holy Star's people—the deepest hidden nail?"
"During the Moon Counterattack, Toru was just a scapegoat. The real informant was you, right?"
"The Global Spirit Disaster, that assassination targeting the top experts of the entire Lan Xing, which almost killed Grandpa Xiao—that was also your arrangement, wasn't it?"
At this moment, the Jinlan Base fell silent, with only the alarm echoing!
Liu Ming and Iron Ox opened their eyes wide, looking at this scene in disbelief!
What? Quinn is one of the Holy Star's people?
Holy crap! Holy crap!
Quinn opened his mouth, finally stopped trying to defend himself, and gave a bitter smile!
"I thought I had been thorough and left no trace. How did you figure it out?"
Jiang Ning narrowed his eyes: "People do things, but heaven watches! If you want others not to know, don't do it!"
"Brother Jian gave you a chance. Everyone gave you a chance. But you still won't turn back!"
"A Transcendent combatant is extremely rare. I'll give you one last chance. Come back and fight for humanity. It's not too late. I can pretend this never happened!"
The expression on Quinn's face suddenly turned icy cold, and golden flames rose from his body!
"Sorry! I have to do this. Humanity may win today, but they won't win later! There's no need to gamble the entire race's life on this, and I have no choice either!"
"I'm taking the star core. Give up resistance and you'll live. After Lan Xing becomes a Star Ruins, I'll do my best to fight for human rights!"
"As a fellow human, I don't want to burn you all. Don't force me!"
Luo Jiaoyang roared: "Bullshit! Living on your knees isn't living! It's not for you to decide how humans should live!"
"Even if I die here today, you won't touch the star core!"
As he spoke, his aura surged!
Quinn squinted: "It seems you're determined to stop me today, aren't you? Killing all of you would be easy for me—just a raise of the hand!"
"At your age, you shouldn't lose your temper so easily. It's bad for your health!"
"Ignite!"
With Quinn's command, raging flames suddenly erupted on Luo Jiaoyang's body!
His entire body turned into a human torch, burning fiercely!
The anger in his chest was ignited by Quinn, and the fury seemed about to burn Luo Jiaoyang to ashes!
A Dao Heaven facing a Transcendent had no room to fight back!
Especially against a powerful Transcendent like Quinn!
The more Luo Jiaoyang burned with anger, the fiercer the flames became, impossible to extinguish!
And Mountain Cat couldn't bear to watch her grandfather being burned by Quinn!
She stepped forward and threw a punch at Quinn!
"Heavy Bone • Queen Flower! Full Power Strike • Mountain Shaker!"
In that instant, the phantom of a thirty-six-petal queen flower appeared behind Mountain Cat!
Already a full-power strike, combined with the queen flower's thirty-six times strength boost!
The power contained in this punch even twisted space as it blasted out!
"Boom!"
Quinn was blasted apart into golden flames, directly punching through the Jinlan Base. The ferocious fist force even split the liquid outer core!
But the next moment, raging flames also erupted on Mountain Cat's body, burning her all over!
"Overlord Body • Seraphim!"
The queen flower phantom behind Mountain Cat became even more solid. Her entire body turned the color of wrought iron, emitting a blazing red glow!
The phantom of angel wings appeared behind her, resisting the burning of the holy flame!
But her pretty face was still filled with pain!
Even knowing that the angrier she got, the fiercer the flames would burn, not everyone could control their emotions!
Quinn's holy flame body reformed in the air, and he said coldly: "I warned you, but you wouldn't listen!"
"Think you can stop me? You're not qualified!"
Jiang Ning directly drew the Holy Judgment Sword and held it in his hand, his gaze icy: "Is that so? Are you sure you've seen all the people here?"
The next moment, two figures suddenly appeared at the end of the Dark Night elite team!
Both were wearing Dark Night military uniforms, currently wiping lip prints off their faces!
Quinn's pupils contracted sharply: "When did two more people appear here?"
He had clearly counted the number of people countless times and was absolutely sure that the guard team was exactly that configuration. How could he have miscounted?
Invisible? That wasn't right either. Even if they were invisible, he could detect anomalies through emotional fluctuations!
How was this possible?
Shan Tian Wuzang vigorously rubbed his cheek: "Damn it, I'm going to get scolded by my wife when I get back. Getting kissed so many times by a grown man? What a hassle!"
"Been dead for so long! Time to come out and stretch my limbs!"
Beside Shan Tian Wuzang, the Telepath Lance wiped his face with disgust!
"Am I going to have nightmares from this? Being... ah~ who kissed me?"
Lance scratched his head in confusion!
Ever since he said goodbye to his intellectual disability, Lance always felt his head wasn't working properly!
What happened just now—he couldn't remember it now!
Damn idiot conservation law!
At this moment, Zhang San, wearing a large gold chain, looked utterly despairing:
(٥ﾟ_ﾟ)ﾂ"Um, just to correct you, it's three people! Count again carefully?"
Unfortunately, no one paid attention to Zhang San...