The newcomer appeared to be in his fifties or sixties, dressed in a black robe, with a head full of silver hair and an expressionless face.
As the opponent made his move, Billy quickly assessed his strength-late stage of the Holy Ancestry Realm!
Billy also sensed an extremely cold aura emanating from the old man. The temperature around them seemed to drop by dozens of degrees as he appeared.
The old man showed no intention of stopping. He swiftly lunged at Billy again.
However, he soon found himself in an unfamiliar space, surrounded by nothingness.
The old man frowned slightly and threw countless gusts of wind around, but it was clearly futile.
“Who are you?” Billy appeared and asked.
“Is this the Heavenly Xuan Space?” the old man countered. “Do you also have the Heavenly Xuan Array Compass?”
“You haven’t answered my question!” Billy insisted.
“Hand over the Skystone and the Heavenly Xuan Array Compass, and I’ll spare your life!” the old man demanded again.
“You’ve been targeting us for a while?” Billy was slightly taken aback by his words.
The Skystone had always been in his storage ring. Without his consent, no one could see its contents.
The only explanation for the old man knowing about the Skystone was that he had seen Billy take it out to show another elder outside the palace earlier.
“My patience is running thin. You’d better not waste any more time!” the old man responded.
“Are you from the Enchant Realm or the Sky Realm?” Billy continued to ask.
“Enough talk!” the old man shouted angrily and charged at Billy again.
“Don’t want to talk? Then I’ll make you talk!” Billy said sternly.
With that, he swung his blade to meet the attack.
After a muffled sound, Billy was thrown back five or six hundred meters. Without hesitation, he flipped his wrist and slashed with the Phantom Blade Technique.
“Hmm?!” The old man’s pupils contracted instantly upon sensing the power of this strike. He quickly mustered all his strength to block it.
Both attacks exploded simultaneously, and the two figures were sent flying backward. Judging by their states, Billy had a slight edge.
Although the old man was at the late stage of the Holy Ancestry Realm, in this Heavenly Xuan Space, he could only exert mid-stage Holy Ancestry Realm power at most.
Meanwhile, with his bloodline power activated, Billy could reach the seventh-rank Entering Ancestry Realm. A single phantom blade was enough to contend with mid-stage Holy Ancestry Realm power.
The old man didn’t stop and charged at Billy again, unleashing a series of violent attacks that stirred up the void.
Billy didn’t back down either. Holding his large blade, he engaged in a fierce battle with the old man. Such an evenly-matched opponent was perfect for honing his blade skills, so he didn’t rush to form his blade domain.
After dozens of rounds, they separated again.
Both had sustained some injuries, but Billy was clearly stronger. The old man’s combat power had significantly diminished.
“Ready to talk now?” Billy asked after stabilizing himself. “If you don’t, I won’t hold back!”
“Arrogant!” The old man’s eyes narrowed slightly as he charged at Billy once more.
At the same time, Billy noticed that the old man’s body was expanding at a visible rate, tripling in size within moments.
It was clear that the old man intended to self-destruct!
Without thinking, Billy raised his blade to block and leaped backward.
A deafening explosion echoed through the Heavenly Xuan Space. The entire space shook as if it were about to collapse, creating a formidable spectacle.
Despite retreating a thousand meters away, Billy was still thrown into the air by the shockwave. A trail of blood arced through the air as he crashed heavily to the ground, his face pale and his breath erratic.
It was only thanks to his strong physical resilience that he wasn’t severely injured by the shockwave alone.
The power of a Holy Ancestry Realm expert’s self-destruction was undeniable!
“Billy, are you okay?” Purple Spirit asked.
“I’m fine. Just need some rest,” Billy replied, taking a healing pill and sitting cross-legged.
After about ten minutes of rest and stabilization, Billy withdrew from the Heavenly Xuan Space.
“Boss, why are you alone? Where’s the old man?” Judge asked upon seeing Billy.
“Gone,” Billy shook his head.
“Gone?” Judge was puzzled. “What do you mean? Did he escape from the Heavenly Xuan Space?”
“He self-destructed,” Billy responded.
“Self-destructed?” Casey and the others were momentarily stunned.
“Boss, do you know who he was?” Casey asked.
“No idea. Couldn’t find out,” Billy shook his head again.
“In this place, someone with that level of cultivation is either from the Enchant Realm or the Sky Realm,” Azure Dragon commented.
“Not sure,” Billy shook his head once more. “Let’s move on and explore other places.”
With that, he led everyone forward while asking the Purple Spirit through his spiritual sense, “Can you detect anyone else?”
“Not for now,” Purple Spirit replied. “But I have a feeling there’s more to this city.”
“What do you mean?” Billy asked further.
“I can’t say for sure. It’s just a feeling,” Purple Spirit answered. “Just be careful.”
“Got it,” Billy nodded.
They continued wandering around the city. During this time, they didn’t encounter any more unusual events.
The entire city was desolate. Apart from occasional attacks by unknown beasts, there were no other living beings.
However, just as Purple Spirit had said, Billy also felt that this city wasn’t simple. He constantly felt like someone was watching their every move from the shadows.
But whenever he released his spiritual power to probe around, he found nothing.
After wandering for most of the day, they returned to the palace they had been to earlier.
“Boss, should we go inside?” White Tiger asked Billy.
“No need. Let’s just find a place outside to sit and cultivate,” Billy replied.
“Alright,” everyone nodded in agreement.
They each found a spot on the open ground in front of the palace and sat down cross-legged.
Time flew by quickly; two days passed in the blink of an eye.
Just as they were about to take a break and stretch their legs, a figure suddenly appeared not far from them like a ghost.
Everyone looked over and saw a man whose age couldn’t be determined. He wore a white robe, had long hair draped over his shoulders, and a pale face.
His eyes were empty and expressionless. There was no aura around him as he floated in mid-air, appearing extremely eerie!
“Where did he come from?” Judge couldn’t help but ask.
“Who knows!” Vermilion Bird replied.
Not only were they puzzled, but even Billy and the others were also confused about where this person had come from.
“Billy, can you sense his cultivation level?” Harleen asked Billy.
“I can’t sense any martial aura from him. I can’t even sense any life force!” Billy replied with a serious expression.
“Really?” Everyone was stunned and simultaneously released their spiritual power to probe him.
The result was the same as Billy’s-nothing could be sensed.
Everyone couldn’t help but gasp in shock.
This was abnormal!
Even if an ordinary non-martial artist stood before them, they could still sense human life force from him.
Unless there was one possibility-that this ‘person’ wasn’t human at all!