After Xuanmingzi disappeared, the entire palace seemed to fall into a deathly silence.
The blinding light gradually faded, and the dust in the air slowly drifted down, making everything seem so unreal.
The deafening roar still lingered in Lin Yi's ears, and everything before his eyes seemed to have frozen in time.
"He... he's really gone?" Long Wu's voice trembled slightly, clearly still recovering from the shock he had just experienced.
Lin Yi took a deep breath and tried to get his brain working again.
He recalled Xuanmingzi's last words before disappearing: "The core of the formation..." Although the voice was faint, Lin Yi caught the key information.
He quickly calmed down and looked at Long Wu and Chu Yao with a firm gaze.
"Chu Yao, help me analyze the structure of this ancient formation." Lin Yi's voice was calm, but his tone revealed an undeniable firmness.
Chu Yao quickly recovered from her shock, and her electronic voice returned to its usual calm and efficiency.
“Okay, based on Xuanmingzi’s previous hint, the core of the ancient formation should be at the top of the palace. I will retrieve the relevant data for analysis immediately.”
At the top of the palace, a huge runic crystal floated silently in the air, emitting a ghostly blue light.
Lin Yi appeared directly near the crystal using spacetime teleportation. The spacetime blade in his hand shimmered with a faint light, and Lin Yi launched an attack without hesitation.
"Space-Time Slash!"
The spacetime blade sliced through space, striking the rune crystal like a bolt of lightning.
The crystal shattered in a burst of intense light, the energy of the ancient formation dissipated instantly, and the entire palace seemed to be liberated, the oppressive feeling in the air vanished.
"The formation is broken!" Lin Yi's voice echoed in the palace as he quickly returned to Long Wu and Chu Yao's side.
Seeing Lin Yi return safely, Long Wu took a deep breath and began to gather powerful strength in his hands.
"I'll lend you a hand!" Long Wu said, exhaling a powerful dragon breath.
The dragon's breath, like molten lava, struck the dark figure, forcing it back.
Chu Yao's electronic voice sounded again: "Target locked. The core location of the shadowy figure has been determined. It is recommended that Lin Yi launch a continuous attack to maintain the suppression."
Lin Yi nodded, understanding immediately.
He continuously used his spacetime skills, flashing to the shadowy figure time and time again to launch precise attacks.
The shadowy figure appeared clumsy and helpless in the face of Lin Yi's spacetime skills, and was constantly forced back.
"Time-space teleportation!"
"Time-Space Strangulation!"
Lin Yi's skills were like a barrage of bullets, and the power of the shadowy figure gradually weakened with each attack.
Long Wu's dragon breath and Chu Yao's precise support formed a powerful triangular attack, and the shadowy figure gradually became exhausted and his movements became sluggish.
Just as the shadowy figure was about to fall, Lin Yi seized the opportunity.
He took a deep breath, concentrated all his strength into his fingertips, and silently recited the final skill in his mind.
"Time-Space Seal!"
Lin Yi's finger swiftly traced a complex symbol in the air, and a powerful beam of light shot out from his fingertip, striking the dark figure directly.
The shadowy figure was instantly sealed in a spacetime rift, which quickly contracted and eventually disappeared.
Lin Yi slowly landed back on the ground and let out a long sigh of relief.
Long Wu and Chu Yao surrounded him, and all three of them wore rare smiles.
"Finally solved. That shadowy figure was a tough opponent." Long Wu patted Lin Yi on the shoulder, his tone filled with admiration.
Chu Yao's electronic voice was steady and clear: "The next task is to find the second key among the 'Seven Keys of Creation.' According to the previous clues, it should be here."
Lin Yi nodded, his gaze sweeping over his surroundings.
He suddenly saw a faint light on the ground, and on a whim, he quickly walked forward.
"Look, what's that?"
Lin Yi's tone was tinged with excitement as he carefully bent down and picked up the gleaming object.
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The shadow vanished in a flash, like a pencil mark erased by an eraser, leaving not a trace.
Only a small patch of impossibly clean ground remained where it had been, as if the destructive force had never existed.
"Pfft—" Long Wu almost choked on his breath, plopped down on the ground, and gasped for air. "Damn... finally done, I'm exhausted..."
Lin Yi was also slightly out of breath. The "time-space combo" and the final "time-space seal" had taken a huge toll on his mental energy.
However, the joy of victory overshadowed the fatigue.
His sharp gaze swept over the spot where the shadow had disappeared, and suddenly, a strange light pierced his eyes.
"Hmm?" Lin Yi raised an eyebrow and walked over.
In the center of that clean ground, a key lay quietly.
The key has an ancient design and flows with an indescribable radiance, like the essence that has condensed after a star has shattered, or the luster that has settled over the long river of time.
A mysterious and powerful aura emanated from it, making it clear at a glance that this was definitely something good!
"Holy crap! A loot drop?!" Long Wu's eyes widened, and he sprang up in a flash, rushing to Lin Yi's side. "Quick, look! What's this? A divine artifact?"
Lin Yi carefully picked up the key; it was cold to the touch, yet it seemed to contain a kind of warm, life-giving energy.
He sensed it for a moment, and an uncontrollable smile appeared on his lips: "There's no mistake, this is the second of the 'Seven Keys of Creation'!"
"That's awesome!" Long Wu excitedly pumped his fist.
Just then, Chu Yao's calm electronic voice sounded: "Warning, abnormal energy fluctuations detected in the palace walls. Analyzing..." Her virtual projection appeared in mid-air, her fingers rapidly operating on the screen, "...Unknown ancient script discovered, complex structure, containing spatial information...Preliminary deciphering points to a location called 'Forgotten City'."
"The Forgotten City?" Lin Yi and Long Wu exchanged a glance, both seeing curiosity and solemnity in each other's eyes.
This name doesn't sound like a beginner's village.
However, before they could process this information, the entire palace suddenly began to shake violently!
"Boom—!"
A sickening cracking sound came from the dome overhead, and huge rocks fell like hailstones, filling the air with dust and blurring the view instantly.
The ground began to crack, with deep fissures spreading beneath our feet.
"Oh no! This place is going to collapse!" Lin Yi's expression changed, and he made a decision immediately.
"Damn it! They just defeated the boss and they're already destroying our base?!" Long Wu exclaimed.
"Calculations show that the structure will completely collapse within 15 seconds. Immediate evacuation is recommended!" Chu Yao's tone was also somewhat urgent.
Without saying a word, Lin Yi put his left arm around Long Wu's waist and grabbed the data interface entity projected by Chu Yao with his right hand (although it was an AI, it had a temporary physical interaction point), and the power of [Time and Space Domination] was activated instantly!
"Walk!"
A flash of silvery-white light disappeared in an instant, and the three of them vanished from their spot.
The next second, the magnificent palace collapsed completely, turning into ruins and being swallowed by endless darkness.
As the light faded, Lin Yi and his two companions staggered into a completely unfamiliar land.
The ground beneath my feet was no longer a hard stone slab, but some soft, strangely elastic moss-like substance.
The air was filled with a damp smell, a mixture of decaying plants and some unknown aroma.
The surroundings were dark, with only a few eerie phosphorescent lights flickering in the distance.
Long Wu looked around, completely bewildered: "Holy crap...where have I teleported to this time?"
Chu Yao's electronic eye flashed red: "Environmental scan in progress... Data anomaly, unable to match known area coordinates... Warning, high concentration of unknown energy particles detected..."
Lin Yi frowned, gripped the second Key of Creation tightly, and stared sharply into the dark depths that shimmered with phosphorescence.
"It seems the trouble isn't over yet."
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