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Chapter 21 City of Ruins
update icon Updated at 2025/10/25 5:10:12

Bexia nodded at last, but he still didn't understand the meaning of Christine's last words. The irony in her words made Bexia soften his heart. As someone who understood him well, Christine had a good grasp of his psychology.

She knew Bexia, so why couldn't Bexia understand her?

It was obvious that Christine liked the Cat People. Anyway, there were two little girls by her side, so one more wouldn't be a problem. Besides, the Cat People were obedient, the only downside was that they couldn't speak and only made meowing sounds. Bexia had no idea what they were saying.

But this could be taught slowly. After all, many members of the Cat People tribe couldn't speak human language, even their clan leader spoke with a series of "meows".

Having a pet made the journey more interesting, and there was a habit of feline animals that they easily got sleepy. The Cat People were no exception. After running around playfully for a while, they fell asleep.

After walking for about half a day and killing many Abyss Subordinates along the way, Bexia and his group finally reached the ruins that Lady Cloud had mentioned. However, looking at the empty surroundings, Bexia had no idea where the ruins were.

"The ruins are hidden in the deep space. The owner of this place must be an immortal-level existence with such ability, so be careful after entering!" Lady Cloud said, opening her umbrella and enveloping everyone with a special power. They felt as if they had entered another dimension, and the surroundings immediately became dark.

There was a feeling of entering the void of the outer universe, or perhaps they were inside the space itself. It felt as if they were surrounded by a sea of stars with various colors flashing around. And their destination was a palace enveloped in white light.

The distance seemed long yet short. When they passed through the thin curtain of light, they regained their senses and found themselves inside the palace.

"I think I just saw other people?!" Bexia spoke up. In the moment they approached, he seemed to have seen other people entering as well.

"This ruin is mobile. It connects with the outside space periodically and opens a passage. I'm looking for a location that has appeared before, and there are traces connecting to this space node." Lady Cloud explained simply when she saw Bexia's confusion.

"I used the power of the Eight Cloud Umbrella to directly pass through the space barrier. It's not surprising that the normal channels in other places have already opened, and other people have entered." Lady Cloud clarified, noticing Bexia's lack of understanding.

"Wow, Lady Cloud is amazing!" It was impressive to be able to find this place just by finding some traces from the past.

"Now be careful, my powers have been depleted quite a bit. I can't intervene to maintain the space node." Lady Cloud frowned slightly.

"Got it! Lady Cloud, you should rest well!" Bexia nodded.

"Let's start exploring the ruins next. Everyone be careful, we don't know what dangers may await us. After all, this is at least an immortal-level ruin!" Bexia reminded the group. They had landed in a grassland, and although it looked like a palace from the outside, the interior was completely different.

"Lady Cloud, which way should we go now?" Bexia glanced around, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Go left!" Lady Cloud replied.

"Meow~!" The little cat person also woke up, cutely rubbing her eyes with her little paws. She was awakened by the dense energy here. If we were to describe the difference between here and the Saro Wilderness with numbers, it would probably be a difference of one percent!

Saro Wilderness was a one, while here was a hundred!

"The little one woke up just in time!" Bexia said with a smile.

"Meow!" The little cat person suddenly exclaimed, jumping off Christine's body. She roared forward like a little tiger.

"It's okay, don't be afraid!" Bexia picked up the little cat person from the ground and gently stroked her head to comfort her.

As for Christine, she formed a longbow and shot into the bushes ahead. Shortly after, a cry of misery came, and a white tiger with wings jumped out. Before it could even roar, an arrow pierced its forehead, killing it instantly.

"What is this? It even has wings?" Bexia looked at the dead winged white tiger, feeling enlightened.

On the following journey, Bexia encountered all kinds of strange creatures with wings, such as winged grey wolves, winged pythons, and winged deer. They all had a pair of white wings.

"These creatures should have been mutated by the power here."

"Conesy, do you know about subspecies?" Bexia asked.

"I do, it refers to creatures born from different species with impure bloodlines due to hybridization."

"You're only partially right. In fact, in many cases, it's not like that. Higher races don't often reproduce with other races unless their strength is not too different, or they are also higher races. It's rare for those things you mentioned to happen."

"Why are there so many subspecies then?" Bexia was puzzled.

"Powerful creatures possess immense power, and this power that surpasses ordinary creatures has unimaginable corrosive effects!"

"Corrosive effects?"

"In fact, many subspecies appear because powerful creatures have left their immense power somewhere, or they were buried after death. With the passage of time, their power spreads and corrodes the surrounding creatures. Gradually, these creatures will be corrupted by the immense power, developing similar characteristics to the original power owner, eventually becoming what we call subspecies!"

"So, does that mean the owner here is a creature with multiple wings?" Thinking of the monsters seen along the way, Bexia wondered if the owner here was a creature with many wings?

"There's probably no mistake about that, and according to the comparisons in my database, it's very likely that the owner here is a member of the Angelic race," Conesy said.

"Angelic race!"

Bexia knew about this race. It was one of the major races in the dimensional universe, a strong race that governed the Divine Realm. However, angels rarely appeared in the outside world, making them rare creatures in the dimensional universe.

The strength of angels was actually measured by the number of wings they had. Two wings were the weakest, but their strength was not low. It was said that an adult two-winged angel was at the level of a saint, which showed just how powerful the Angelic race was!

However, whether it is powerful talent or weak talent, the reproduction ability of powerful races is very low. Moreover, the difficulty of breaking through immortality is much higher than that of other life forms, not to mention the gap between gods and mortals.

The Four-Winged Angels above them are gods of the immortality level, the Six-Winged Angels are of the eternal level, and the Eight-Winged Angels are the legendary creators.