Chapter 935: Realm Of The Holy Ruins (1)

Liu Shaji, who had been standing on the sidelines, mercilessly exposed the truth. But first he started by declaring no one should listen to the nonsense the boy spouted. He explained that the boy had no good intentions and had only agreed to travel with the Grand Princess because he had no other choice. Apparently, the Ancestor Court had issued an order requiring the Yeniao clan, the Dusa clan, and four other major clans to each send representatives to accompany the Grand Princess. The Death God's Eye clan was also on the list of those assigned to participate, which had forced them to act earlier than planned.

Wei Xiaotian immediately started to glare with fury. At that moment, the Grand Princess approached Li Xiaofei in front of the crowd, smiling, “What a coincidence. It seems we will be travelling together this time.”

As he looked at her face, which still retained a hint of baby fat yet radiated clarity, a sudden thought flashed through Li Xiaofei's mind. He instantly guessed that the Grand Princess must have pulled some strings behind the scenes, which had led the Ancestor Court to order the six great clans to accompany her into the Holy Ruins.

Clearly, the Grand Princess had done this to ensure that he would travel with her.

Damn it. Power really did allow one to act willfully.

Li Xiaofei's mouth twitched as he replied, “It’s my honor.”

The Grand Princess pursed her lips in a smile, “As long as you aren’t angry, it’s fine.”

Li Xiaofei replied, “How could I possibly be angry, Your Highness?”

Damn it. What should I do now?

He needed to find a way to notify Zhu Zhixun and the others. However, the Grand Princess obviously had no intention of leaving Li Xiaofei's side. She simply stood beside him and invited him to walk alongside her.

Before Li Xiaofei could refuse, Wei Xiaotian and Liu Shaji jumped in and agreed on his behalf. This scene surprised many of the surrounding nobles.

There were already rumors that the Grand Princess had taken an interest in a fallen nobleman during the banquet as if she harbored romantic feelings for them. However, it had only seemed like a rumor.

Unexpectedly, the Grand Princess once again openly revealed her intentions in such a public setting. This instantly made many people pay attention to Li Xiaofei. After a closer look, many nobles had to admit that this young nobleman indeed possessed a certain charm.

Although he was merely a retainer of Delta, the current clan leader of the Death God's Eye clan, he had a very high degree of human transformation. Moreover, the high-level Reaper bloodline aura emanating from him made it clear that his family background had not been low before he fell from grace.

Furthermore, although his looks were not as unparalleled as Delta’s, he gave off a rare heroic air and an indescribable charisma that made him stand out like a protagonist even when he simply stood there in silence. Many people began speculating about Li Xiaofei’s true origins.

Many top-tier noble races in the Reaper world had vanished in the long river of history. Some had failed in the course of racial evolution. Others had been punished for offending the Ancestor Court. Of course, the majority had been destroyed in the wars against humanity.

However, some of their bloodlines had managed to survive. In the Reaper world, where innate talents and bloodlines were extremely important, some Reapers with high-level bloodlines had powerful individual strength but had lost the shelter and glory of their race, forcing them to seek refuge with other races in the hope of rising again.

Such individuals could be recognized at a glance by their bearing. They were completely different from Reapers of ordinary middle or low-level bloodlines.

At that moment, Li Xiaofei, who wore the skin of the Mother of All Beasts, had a demeanor similar to those fallen high-bloodline noblemen. Thus, many people secretly confirmed Li Xiaofei’s identity in their minds.

At the same time, they could not help but admire the Grand Princess’s clever maneuver. A fallen nobleman as a consort would be the best choice for the Hui Yao clan, which was eager to advance to Prince rank. This was far better than forming a marriage alliance with another major clan.

Many people thought they had seen through the Grand Princess’s intentions, including Zhou Shisan.

Zhou Shisan’s expression turned extremely ugly when he saw the Grand Princess getting so close to Li Xiaofei again, and a hint of sinister cruelty flashed in his eyes.

It didn’t take long for the entire send-off ceremony to conclude. The Grand Princess's party, along with the representatives from the six major clans, all boarded the airship and traveled to the outskirts of the Holy Ruins.

Li Xiaofei was greeted by that endless expanse of ruins once again. It was as if two worlds had overlapped in this space, with the starry sky and the ruins merging in such a strange and eerie way.

Everyone disembarked from the airship and began to walk forward. The Grand Princess invited Li Xiaofei to accompany her once again. This time, Li Xiaofei did not refuse. The two of them walked at the very front of the group.

When Li Xiaofei’s foot landed on the shadowy ruins, he felt a peculiar sensation, as if he were truly stepping onto solid ground. Then, he clearly felt that the laws of heaven and earth and the power of the elements around him began to shift.

Walking side by side with the Grand Princess, he continued to move forward. As he delved deeper into the illusory ruins, the sensation of solid ground beneath his feet became even clearer.

Li Xiaofei felt as if his body and spirit were slowly being drawn out of the starry sky and into an entirely new world. When he paused and looked back, he saw that the ground beneath his feet and the surrounding ruins had become incredibly solid.

Yet the distant starry sky and the fleets of battleships had turned illusory. They seemed like a dream, just like how the ruins had once appeared in the starry sky.

“This is a wasteland, the Sacred Ruins, the place of all origins, and also the place that buries the ultimate. It does not belong to the universe but lies outside of it,” the Grand Princess said as she walked beside him.

Li Xiaofei knew that she was deliberately explaining for his benefit. He had studied a great deal of information about the Holy Ruins. Some of the resources and information the Grand Princess had given him three days earlier had also contained descriptions related to this place.

The Holy Ruins was a mysterious place. The more one understood it, the safer they would be. Li Xiaofei turned his head to look back.

He was being followed by people from the Yeniao clan, including Zhou Shisan, and the Dusa clan, including Lao Xinhua. There were also people from the Death God's Eye clan, including Wei Xiaotian, and members of the port administration family, among them that fat woman and the equally fat Lord Jin.

Li Xiaofei thought of the feedback he had received after contacting Zhu Zhixun earlier. Zhu Zhixun had said that some of their people had successfully infiltrated this expedition team, so entering the Holy Ruins would not be a problem. The rest of their people would also enter the Holy Ruins, at the latest, within ten days.

Li Xiaofei’s gaze swept over everyone. He was a little curious about the identities the rebels like Zhu Zhixun had assumed to infiltrate the team. After all, the Reaper Ancestor Court conducted thorough investigations on those entering the Holy Ruins. Unless one had the endorsement of a King-ranked clan, it was extremely difficult to get in.

This was especially true for humans, who faced many harsh restrictions. The number of humans who had managed to enter the Holy Ruins had been extremely few. It was truly remarkable of the rebels to infiltrate this place.

Everyone continued to walk forward, traversing the ruins for half an hour. The environment around them had completely transformed into a desert filled with yellow sand. Some low earthen walls, dried-up riverbeds, and petrified ancient trees emerged from the sand, exuding a sense of decay and desolation.

When they looked back, the distant starry sky had completely vanished. They had truly entered the ruins.