The picturesque scenery, the blue sea, and the sacred palace. This fairytale-like world was fascinating and shocking. However, all the beautiful things in the world could not last forever.
These Mou people were obviously heading towards the temple in the sky. No one knew if they were going there to worship or to go on a pilgrimage. When these people were halfway there, the sky suddenly rumbled. Visible cracks appeared in the distant horizon. The cracks kept expanding, forming a spiderweb-like black hole. The black hole soon let out demon-like screams.
The entire ground was shaking. This was obviously an invasion.
Countless black fog clouds of various sizes flew out from the black hole. They were so dense that they covered the sky like a terrifying swarm of locusts. Ding Meng had the best eyesight. He realized that the black fog was only the outer layer. There were countless ferocious monsters inside. These monsters completely blocked the sunlight, and the Mou people were immediately plunged into darkness.
However, at the same time, a bright light flashed on the distant horizon. Countless trident battleships in the form of light rose into the sky and faced the black fog army head-on. The two sides exchanged fire immediately. Countless rays and halos flew everywhere, and countless gaseous and liquid exploded. The entire world turned into chaos, and nothing could be seen clearly. If there was a hell in the world, then there was no doubt that this was …
Ling Xingqi said decisively, "The Mou people's fleet and the Demonic Sky Fleet are fighting."
Ji Chenxue pondered and said, "Could it be that the Mou people's civilization was destroyed like this?"
As soon as he said this, the four people's vision changed.
It was still the beach, but the ocean had withered a lot. The seawater had turned into extremely stinky black water.
The biological buildings were still there, but they were all covered in a black coating. They were no longer pure.
The sky was still there, but it had turned black. The eternal Lie Yang Star was nowhere to be found.
The ground was full of potholes and was already in ruins. Many places were lit with eerie ghost fires. They were actually black flames.
The 'path of light' had turned into a 'path of darkness'. It was obvious that it had been invaded by the Demons' power. The only thing that did not change was the temple in the sky. It was still emitting bright white holy light, but the light was much dimmer.
Most importantly, Ding Meng and the other three finally sensed a massive amount of aura surging from the top of the temple. This was the aura of the Divine Light Energy. It was huge, vast, and pure. The super crystal and the Abyss Squall that they had encountered before could not compare to it at all.
This was the legendary forbidden area!
Ding Meng and the other three immediately realized this.
Now, everyone had a comprehensive understanding of the destruction of the Mou Xing Civilization and all the information about the refugees. The temple was undoubtedly the place of energy, preserving the last hope of the Mou Xing Civilization.
"Let's go!" Ding Meng said.
The four of them ran at full speed towards the dark road in the distance.
The black Heavenly Road didn't look far, but in reality, it was as far as the horizon. The four of them flew for an extremely long distance in one breath, but the shape of the Heavenly Road still didn't change, proving that the journey was still long.
All of a sudden, Ding Meng stopped and his face turned serious.
"What's wrong?" Ji Chenxue asked.
Ding Meng's face darkened. "Someone beat us to it."
Ling Xingqi was the second to sense it. "Someone ahead is seriously injured."
The four of them pushed forward again. At the door of a scallop house on the beach, they found a person sitting weakly with his back leaning against the door. He was already at his last gasp. His breath was like a strand of silk. He was on the verge of death. He had clearly suffered an extremely serious injury.
Ji Chenxue was shocked. "Lei Jingtian?"
Seeing Ding Meng and the others arrive, Lei Jingtian, whose face was covered in blood, finally smiled. His smile was very complicated, as if he was very sad, but also very relieved.
Ding Meng went forward and immediately helped him up. He reached out and patted his chest, obviously wanting to inject energy into him.
Unexpectedly, Lei Jingtian stopped him. "Don't waste your energy on me."
Ding Meng was shocked. "What happened?"
Lei Jingtian smiled bitterly. "I was wrong, completely wrong."
Ding Meng frowned. "Why?"
Lei Jingtian panted. "The Divine Light Halberd opened the sealed space, and they're already in front of us. I shouldn't have used the Divine Light Halberd. Instead, I opened a path for the Demons."
Ji Chenxue also squatted down. "Senior, you're so badly injured. Don't talk anymore and heal yourself!"
Lei Jingtian shook his head helplessly. "Let me finish. Long Yu, Long Xing, and Ji Chenyu were sent by the Chuangyu. They're all experts of the Demons. Guan Xinqing has long been in cahoots with Wen Yang. This time, they're here to get the forbidden energy and cultivate an unprecedented army of experts for their Empire. They're going to restart the Southern Sky War that happened more than a hundred years ago. When the time comes, the Federation and the Empire will have an unprecedentedly fierce war. Who knows how many people will die in this war, how many families will be torn apart, and both sides' territories will be affected by the flames of war …"
As soon as he said this, the girls were shocked. However, Ding Meng was surprisingly calm, as if he had already expected this. "Has the Empire's fleet started to assemble long ago?"
Lei Jingtian showed a relieved smile again. He knew that Ding Meng would understand. "They've already hidden in the dust of nebula TCP121. They're ready to set off for the Southern Sky at any time."
Ding Meng muttered, "I can't stop the war alone!"
"You can stop it!"
Lei Jingtian retorted. "Maybe only you can stop it. As long as you take away the energy source and make them return empty-handed, the war won't start."
Ding Meng said, "The Federal Empire can't have two tigers on one mountain. A war will break out sooner or later. This is the law of development. Human power can't go against it."
Lei Jingtian didn't refute him this time. He just looked at him with a complicated expression.
"You may not know this, but I've been paying attention to you for a long time. I know that you value friendship more than fame and fortune. For the sake of fulfilling the wish of a poor woman like Guan Lin, you didn't hesitate to take a huge risk to bring her ashes back to the Empire. You're not really a cold-blooded person. You also have relatives, friends, and lovers. When the real torrent of war rolls in, can you bear to see them be affected?
The masters around you may be safe and sound, but what about the ordinary people?
Old Yu, Yu Man, Jiang Lili, Sleman, Gulaga, the people in the refugee camp, the descendants of the doctors, can you protect them? "
Ding Meng showed a surprised expression. "I didn't expect you to investigate me so thoroughly."
Lei Jingtian smiled helplessly. "I don't want to, but you've done too many things. It's hard for me not to pay attention to you. I just feel that you're a trustworthy person."
Ding Meng was silent.
Lei Jingtian said, "I know my request is a bit excessive, but I can't think of anyone who can deal with the current situation."
Ding Meng said something shocking. "The four seniors who followed you couldn't stop Ji Chenyu and the others?"
Lei Jingtian's eyes flashed with sadness. "They died in the sealed space ahead."
Ji Chenxue and the others looked at each other. They knew that Lei Jingtian's followers weren't weak at all, but they couldn't deal with Long Yu and the others.
Lei Jingtian said, "Don't underestimate them. They're much stronger than we expected. They hid their true strength during the Fengyun Conference."
Everyone was stunned again.
At this moment, Lei Jingtian struggled to stand up. He suddenly knelt down on one knee, took off the wrist guard on his hand, and handed it to Ding Meng. "You know, I'm not a pure warrior of the Divine Light, but I know the Upanishads of the Divine Light warriors. They worship all the beautiful and holy things. I've always acted with that as my goal."
Ding Meng was shocked. He hurried to support him. "Senior, how can I, Ding Meng, accept your kneeling?"
Lei Jingtian looked sincere. "Saving a life is the same as saving the whole world. I'm not asking you as a warrior of the Divine Light. I'm begging you as an elder. I hope you can stop this disaster."
Ding Meng's face was complicated. He slowly took the wrist guard. The wrist guard seemed to have a reaction and immediately put it on his hand.
Lei Jingtian smiled. "You see, the divine weapon has a reaction. The Chosen One must shoulder the mission."
Ding Meng nodded solemnly. "I will go."
Lei Jingtian looked as if a heavy burden had been lifted. He sat on the ground again. "One last thing. I hope you can keep it a secret for me."
Ding Meng's expression turned solemn. "Don't worry!"
Lei Jingtian smiled and waved his hand, indicating that Ding Meng and the other three could leave.
Ding Meng didn't delay. He quickly flew towards the Heaven's Path.
After running for a long distance, the three girls finally caught up. Ji Chenxue couldn't help but ask, "Ding Meng, you seem to know Lei Jingtian?"
Ding Meng shook his head. "Actually, I don't know him!"
Ji Chenxue was surprised. "But he seems to trust you a lot.
He even gave you the Princess' weapon. "
Ding Meng was silent. "That's because he knows I know who he is!"
Ling Xingqi was also surprised. "After so many years, no one knows Lei Jingtian's true identity. No one can find out."
Ding Meng let out a long sigh. "I definitely wouldn't have been able to see his true face at the Storm Gathering. But in this underground world, I can see with a single glance that he has cultivated the Mutation Secret Codex. He has turned himself into Lei Jingtian.
Jun Ling couldn't help but ask, "Then who is he?"
Ding Meng was silent again. He didn't want to say this person's identity, but he couldn't bear to say it. "He is actually Bai Xingfei himself!"
"What?" Jun Ling and the other two opened their mouths wide.
At this moment, everyone understood a lot of things. The reason why they couldn't find out Lei Jingtian's identity was because he was the President. There was no way to find out.
The President had the Divine Light weapon, but he didn't have an inheritance. Perhaps he had been bitterly investigating the secrets of the Forbidden Area. However, after he entered, he discovered the Demons and the Empire's conspiracy. He didn't care whether he could obtain the inheritance or not. Instead, he was aware of the impending war. He would rather give up the Divine Light weapon and hope that Ding Meng could stop the war. This was a sacrifice made from the perspective of all the citizens of the Federation.
Ling Xingqi suddenly became sad. "He's in a place like this and he's seriously injured. I'm afraid it'll be difficult for him to survive. However, he's a good President who thinks about the people!"