Just as Billy felt that something inside him was about to be pulled away, another overwhelming force surged from the horizon, dispersing the oppressive aura in the void.
Soon after, an immensely powerful spiritual energy swept through the air. In no time, the spiritual power enveloping Billy vanished, and the gripping force disappeared as well.
“Hmm!?” A slightly angry male voice echoed from the sky, “Who dares to interfere?”
“I advise you to leave the way you came!” A female voice resonated through the void. “As long as I’m here, you won’t succeed!”
“Who are you?” the man continued to ask.
“Who I am is not important. What matters is that as long as I’m here, you won’t get what you’re after!” the woman responded.
“You know what I want?” The man was slightly taken aback. “Are you here for that too?”
“Although it’s extremely precious, it holds no attraction for me!” the woman replied again. “Mr Billy is under my protection. Unless he willingly hands it over, you won’t get it!”
“Hmph!” The man snorted coldly, “Let’s see how you protect him!”
After he spoke, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky. Where it passed, it sparked massive flames in the void, like a meteor falling, destructive and terrifying.
Just when Billy and the others thought a great battle was about to erupt in the sky, everything fell silent.
The lightning, which had contained immense energy, merely flashed and then disappeared without a trace, as if it had been swallowed by something.
“How is this possible?” The man exclaimed in shock.
“With your limited power, don’t embarrass yourself here!” The woman responded calmly. “Consider this a small lesson; next time, I won’t be so lenient!”
As she spoke, a beam of light resembling an aurora flashed across the sky.
“Ah…” The man let out a scream, “You just wait, we will meet again!”
Then, the sky fell into silence; it was clear that the man had left.
After a while, a figure appeared in the air within Billy and his group’s sight.
To their surprise, it was Aubree! However, the voice earlier was definitely not Aubree’s familiar voice.
Undoubtedly, Aubree had disguised her voice to conceal her identity.
“Thank you for your help, Aubree!” Billy led the group to greet her and bowed.
“Mr Billy, you’re too kind. It was nothing!” Aubree smiled in response.
“Thank you, Aubree!” Stephanie Stuart and the others also bowed.
“No need for formalities!” Aubree waved her hand, lifting everyone with a gust of wind.
“Aubree, let’s continue our conversation back in the city,” Stephanie Stuart suggested with a gesture of invitation.
“Alright!” Aubree nodded with a smile.
An hour later, in the City Lord’s Mansion of Skydragon City, Stephanie Stuart led Aubree and Billy’s group to the council hall. Tristen George and the Guardian Alliance members had other matters to attend to and left first.
“Aubree, do you know that person from earlier?” Stout asked Aubree first.
“Yes,” Aubree nodded.
“Who is he?” Stout pressed on.
Billy and the others also looked at Aubree, curious about this question.
“It’s a long story!” Aubree paused briefly before asking, “Have you heard of Sky City?”
“Sky City?” Everyone was puzzled.
“Aubree, what kind of place is Sky City? It sounds grand!” Stout speculated. “Is it a city in the sky?”
“Congratulations, you guessed right!” Aubree smiled. “Sky City is indeed a city in the sky!”
“What?!” Stout and Judge exclaimed simultaneously.
“Aubree, are you joking?” Stout asked again.
“Sky City is essentially a city suspended in the void through a large array,” Aubree explained.
“Alright,” Stout and the others replied.
“Aubree, what kind of place is Sky City? Does it belong to the Forbidden Ruins Space?” Night Orchid asked.
“No, it’s completely independent from Forbidden Ruins Space. It’s a separate world created by experts using arrays,” Aubree responded. She paused briefly before continuing, “Let me explain it this way: If we divide this planet into three realms-upper, middle, and lower-your outside world would be considered the lower realm, Forbidden Ruins Space would be the middle realm.”
“And Sky City would be the upper realm!”
“What?” Judge and Soul Chaser exclaimed simultaneously. The others also showed surprise on their faces. This was the first time they had heard such a concept! So the outside world was just the lower realm!
“Aubree, do you know who created Sky City and Forbidden Ruins Space?” Azure Dragon asked.
“I don’t know either,” Aubree shook her head. “It must have been many years ago!”
“Aubree, where exactly is Sky City? Is it far from Forbidden Ruins Space?” Felicia asked.
“It’s not too far, but you need a teleportation array to travel between them,” Aubree replied. “Just like how you need a teleportation array to enter Forbidden Ruins Space from the outside world.”
“Understood,” Felicia nodded and continued to ask, “Aubree, do you mean that person earlier came from Sky City?”
“Yes,” Aubree nodded. “And he’s from the City Lord’s Mansion of Sky City!”
“The City Lord’s Mansion?” Everyone was puzzled again.
“Yes,” Aubree nodded once more.
“Aubree, if I’m not mistaken, you must also be from Sky City?” Opal asked.
“That’s right!” Aubree smiled. “I come from Ethereal Sect, which is one of the largest sects in Sky City!”
“I see!” Everyone responded.
Finally, everyone understood Aubree’s origin.
“Harleen, Ivy, have you two been in Sky City these past few months?” Stout asked Harleen and Ivy.
“Yes,” Harleen smiled and nodded.
“Aubree, are there many strong individuals in Sky City?” Alex Long asked Aubree.
“Yes,” Aubree nodded. “Sky City is filled with numerous sects and powerful individuals; its overall strength far surpasses that of Forbidden Ruins Space!”