Perfect: I am Shi An from Shicun, and I am Huang’s brother!

Chapter 252 Not Qualified
Yunxi stood beneath the tower, staring blankly at the interwoven images in the air, a sense of indescribable sorrow and reverence welling up within her.

Those heroic and fearless figures, those tragic and heroic scenes, struck her heart like a heavy hammer time and time again.

As Yunxi stood before the tower, those images flooded into her mind like a tidal wave.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, the image vanished amidst a violent tremor, and the runes on the tower dimmed.

Yunxi snapped out of her daze, her heart filled with complex emotions.

This city, this once immortal city, is now nothing but ruins, its existence seemingly telling a story of a forgotten history.

What exactly happened to this city?

Yunxi murmured to herself, her gaze falling once more on the tower, as if trying to find more answers within it.

"boom!"

Suddenly, with a tremendous sound, a huge hole was torn open in the distant void, and a terrifying attack shot out from it, heading straight for the giant city.

"What exactly is that...?"

Looking at the attack, Yunxi felt that she couldn't move at all. She could only watch helplessly as the attack got closer and closer, and the terrifying pressure became stronger and stronger, forcing her to kneel down involuntarily.

However, what reassured Yunxi somewhat was that just as the attack was about to strike, a terrifying flame also appeared in the city, clashing with and neutralizing the attack.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, blinding light suddenly erupted between heaven and earth, as if two great suns had collided. A terrifying energy storm swept in all directions, tearing countless dark cracks into the void.

Yunxi, standing below the tower, felt an overwhelming force strike her. She was thrown hundreds of feet away like a leaf in a storm, finally crashing heavily onto a crumbling wall.

"puff!"

Struck by this heavy blow, Yunxi immediately spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling as if all the bones in her body were about to fall apart, and her internal organs were in excruciating pain as if they were being churned up.

But she couldn't care less about any of that right now. Instead, she forced herself to stay upright and stared intently at the strange phenomenon in the void.

Because the gaping hole not only failed to heal, but dark shadows slowly emerged from it, emanating a chilling aura, like demons crawling out of the deepest hell.

They came in all shapes and sizes, some ferocious and terrifying, others eerie and sinister. Each of them was shrouded in a thick aura of darkness, and wherever they passed, the space seemed to be corroded, emitting a "sizzling" sound.

"Could these be the legendary people from another land?"

Looking at the figure in the void, Yunxi couldn't help but feel a chill. According to legend, these alien creatures were extremely terrifying and had been thinking of invading their world for countless ages.

If they were to invade, this land would be plunged into chaos and destruction. Therefore, throughout countless ages, countless predecessors of cultivators have followed one after another, sacrificing their lives to protect this land and build a defensive line with their flesh and blood to resist the invasion of foreign lands.

"boom!"

Suddenly, another terrifying aura surged out from the large hole, and the group of black shadows appeared even more densely, sweeping towards the giant city like dark clouds pressing down.

"Qiang!"

However, just as Yunxi was shaken, a clear and melodious sword cry suddenly rang out in the city. Immediately afterwards, a dazzling sword light shot up from the center of the city, like a reversed Milky Way, and slashed straight at the void rift!
Those who violate my territory will be killed without mercy!

Then, accompanied by a cold shout, the void shattered inch by inch, and those alien creatures that had just poked their heads out were instantly cut in two, black blood raining down.

In addition, figures soared into the sky from within the giant city, confronting the powerful figures from the alien realm.

Though their clothes were tattered, they radiated an indomitable fighting spirit, an iron will forged through countless battles. "Kill!"

With a roar, the two sides instantly engaged in battle.

Various supernatural lights intertwined, and shouts of battle shook the heavens and the earth.

The powerful beings from other realms possess uncanny abilities; some can manipulate the power of darkness to corrupt all things, while others can summon terrifying monsters that rampage through the land.

The powerful figures within the giant city were equally formidable. They employed ancient secret techniques, manipulating the laws of heaven and earth to engage in a fierce battle with the powerful figures from other realms.

Yunxi endured the pain and struggled to stand up.

"What exactly is this...?"

Looking at the devastated battlefield, she was both shocked and filled with a surge of pride.

But she also understood that this kind of battle was not something she could participate in, at least not something she could participate in now.

"Not bad!"

But just as Yunxi was feeling a mix of emotions, a clear voice suddenly rang in her ears.

"who!"

This startled Yunxi, who turned her head sharply and saw an old man in an ancient robe standing beside her.

The old man had white hair, but his face was rosy and radiant, and his eyes shone with a profound light of wisdom.

"Who is the senior?"

Looking at the old man beside her, Yun Xi spoke up warily, while secretly circulating her divine light within her body to guard against any unforeseen events.

"Young friend, please don't be nervous. I have no ill intentions."

To this, the old man merely chuckled, then gazed at the fierce battle in the sky and said, "I am but a remnant soul that remains with lingering attachments because I was unable to fight those foreign fellows to my heart's content."

In the end, the old man couldn't help but sigh.

"Remaining soul?"

Upon hearing this, Yunxi was slightly taken aback. Then she recalled the old man's appearance, which seemed to be exactly the same as the statue on the stone platform. She couldn't help but lower her guard slightly, though not completely.

"Indeed, I was originally a cultivator in this giant city!"

Seeing Yunxi's confusion, the old man nodded, then looked at the tragic battlefield, his expression full of vicissitudes and sorrow: "It's a pity that I was not strong enough back then, and I perished in this earth-shattering battle. In the end, only a wisp of my soul remained in the cave, barely surviving until now."

"An earth-shattering battle..."

Hearing the old man's words, Yunxi's heart stirred, and she couldn't help but ask, "Senior, what exactly happened in this giant city? And where did those people from other realms come from?"

Unfortunately, the old man did not answer Yunxi's question immediately. Instead, he tilted his head back slightly, his gaze seemingly traversing time and space, looking towards the distant past.

After a long silence, he slowly said, "I will not answer your question because you are not qualified to know these things now. Only when your cultivation reaches the level of a Celestial God will you be barely qualified to know the answer to the first question."

"To find out the second answer, you need to reach my level before you have a chance to get to it; otherwise, no matter how much you know, it will be useless."

(End of this chapter)