Chapter 356: Grandpa is Here!
Amina had just flown to the area where the giant beast was, and she witnessed an absurd scene.
The recently awakened Pillar Blade Beast had activated all its gravity circuits and was desperately sprinting across the land.
The Blade Beast Group surged like waves, tightly surrounding the Pillar Blade Beast, constantly releasing all sorts of attack methods outward;
Green light ball;
Beams not particularly strong in destructive power;
The spiritual impact often used by Blade Beasts;
Blade limbs being thrown actively;
And so on.
Various methods were being executed seemingly out of thin air.
Yet these Blade Beasts, including the Pillar Blade Beast and the entire Blade Beast Group, had only one enemy—it's the shadow flying close to the ground behind them.
"This..."
Amina was noticeably stunned.
Is this the same species she remembered the Blade Beasts being?
What happened to their combat power and battle will?
The figure drifting behind them, could it be the Death God and Netherworld King that their Blade Beast Civilization worships?
Just that demonic Qi alone shouldn't...
Amina suddenly understood the reason the Pillar Blade Beast Group had abandoned the fight and fled.
Wang Zheng seemed already at the end of his rope.
Amina quickly arrived at Wang Jixuan's slanting rear, focusing on Wang Zheng's charging figure.
The Jiao Long alien soul coiled around him was now fierce and menacing, its form seemingly solidified, draped in genuine dragon scales.
Yet these dragon scales bore web-like cracks.
This Jiao Long alien soul could explode at any moment, having reached its current limit, but Wang Jixuan continued crazily to utilize it to harvest Blade Beast souls within thousands of meters around him.
The Pillar Blade Beasts had fled not only because they couldn't neutralize this demonic Qi, but also because the Pillar Blade Beast concluded that the Black Storm was already at its end.
Any overload, exceeding limits to gain power not belonging to oneself, demands a price.
They only needed to avoid the brunt momentarily and could exhaust this ominous figure behind them.
Upon realizing this, Amina panicked.
She looked up searchingly and saw the human fleets engaged in fierce battle with the Flying Blade Beasts above, ready to charge upwards.
"Amina?"
A familiar, calm voice tinged with slight surprise sounded.
Wang Zheng? Amina was a little puzzled.
"You're back so soon," Wang Jixuan's transmission chuckled and asked, "Did you find anything?"
"It's not...you're not..."
"I'm not deranged?"
Master Wang laughed awkwardly twice:
"Indeed, I was deranged, but not completely, I've regained my sanity, and this toughest trial has been overcome."
"However, I've gone through so much to accumulate such demonic Qi, I must release it, otherwise, I'd have to follow the cultivation path of a Mad Demon, completely severing ties with the world I long for."
"Your timing is perfect, stick behind me, let's see if we can take down the seventh pillar, even if not, at least try stirring him up a bit."
"Did you find anything? Amina?"
"Yes," Amina hurriedly replied, "I found out who's behind this... it's the residual spirit of an ancient civilization."
"Xiao Huating's previous life?"
"Now I even suspect she isn't Xiao Huating's previous life; she's the guardian of that ancient civilization, known as Cloud City, and shows no sign of fading or self-collapse."
Amina lightly sneered.
Listening to Wang Jixuan's voice so at ease, she relaxed as well, following the diagonal shadow of Wang Jixuan, transmitting her experiences on this journey.
...
After entering Cloud City, Amina was randomly transported to a barren residential area.
She swiftly jumped out of the residence, searching around, soon catching a hint of an unusual spiritual energy. E#njo^y%in&g$ the stor#y-? D*isco*ve#r# m#or@e- on M*|V|&LEM6+P$Y%R%.
Amina noticed that eighty-one 'Astrology Towers' in diverse locations had simultaneously commenced low-load operations, continuously sending out some spiritual ability waves.
Amina only had a basic understanding of the operation mechanism of these spires;
This knowledge was passed down along with her core circuit, a privilege for every Council Court Master of the Spirit Cultivation Civilization.
Thus, she could quickly determine the source of spiritual energy controlling the Astrology Towers.
She rushed towards the enormous circular stage hovering at the center of Cloud City, with palace clusters enveloped in spiritual energy membranes.
Inside the central grand hall, Amina saw a figure kneeling in prayer.
"You... What are you doing?"
Amina inquired through voice transmission.
Holding a crystal ball, the seated woman opened her long, narrow phoenix eyes, silently flicked her fingers.
The surrounding light membrane gently quivered, and Amina was immediately propelled back forcefully.
The power did not harm her, seemingly just to push her away.
With the heart of a young person, Amina quickly deduced there was something peculiar, relying on the permissions she obtained earlier, she stealthily circumvented back, opening the side hall's shield, transformed into a black butterfly bypassing the autonomous guards, appearing directly before the woman.
Poof.
Amina reverted to her original form, descending from midair, her straight and rounded long legs draped by the soft hem of her skirt, deep blue hair gently swaying.
She suddenly noticed the phantom sitting inside the crystal ball.
That was, Wang Jixuan's phantom, beneath which was a cluster of black flame.
Amina exclaimed in surprise: "What are you doing? Guardian?"
The woman helplessly opened her eyes, softly spoke: "Amina, this is not something you should concern yourself with, you should focus on preparing for the trial."
"He is my friend, also my ally."
Amina frowned:
"Please stop whatever you're doing; it seems detrimental to him."