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In this space shrouded in soft white light, Mark stood in front of the huge crystal ball, facing the whisper of the Holy Stone. "Child, the torrent of fate cannot be easily reversed by human power." The voice of the Holy Stone was accompanied by a sigh, as if the ancient trees were whispering in the wind. The face in the crystal ball became blurred, as if covered by a layer of mist, "What you see is what is destined to happen."

Mark clenched his fists and stared at the Holy Stone in the crystal ball firmly. "Even so, I will try my best. Perhaps, this is the purpose of my coming here." His tone was firm and there was no wavering.

The Holy Stone sighed softly, stretched out a hand condensed by light, and pointed to the bottom of the crystal ball. "In this case, I will help you." The voice of the Holy Stone was a little helpless, but full of hope, "Below the crystal ball is my energy core. You go there to absorb my energy. How much you can absorb depends on your luck."

Mark looked at the guidance of the Holy Stone and found a small vortex under the crystal ball. The vortex rotated, making a faint humming sound, as if connecting to another time and space. The center of the vortex was a deep darkness, making it difficult to see what was inside. The surrounding air began to distort, and the space seemed to be trembling. A powerful energy emanated from the vortex, causing Mark to feel palpitations.

"Put your hand into the vortex, it will guide you." The voice of the Holy Stone became weak, as if it would disappear at any time, "Remember, child, the future is in your hands."

Mark hesitated for a moment, took a deep breath, stared at the vortex with a firm gaze, and finally put his hand in. A strong suction came from the vortex, instantly swallowing Mark's arm. Mark felt dizzy, as if the whole world was spinning. A strong energy surged into his body, making him feel numb. Then, a vortex also appeared in the room where Mark was resting, sucking Mark's body and Bingying in.

After Mark disappeared, the light of the crystal ball gradually dimmed, and the face of the Holy Stone disappeared, leaving only the empty crystal ball standing there quietly. The surrounding air returned to calm, the space no longer vibrated, and everything returned to silence, as if nothing had happened.

Suddenly, the crystal ball made a crisp sound and cracked a fine line. The fine line spread quickly, covering the entire surface of the crystal ball like a spider web. The crystal ball emitted a dazzling light, flickering like a star about to explode. Finally, the crystal ball shattered into countless fragments and scattered all over the ground. The fragments sparkled with stars, like the stars in the night sky, beautiful and desolate.

At the same time, outside the originally peaceful holy city, the space began to vibrate violently, as if something was about to break out of its shell. The space cracked into cracks, and dark energy poured out of the cracks, like a surging tide, sweeping across the entire space. A powerful pressure enveloped the entire space, making people feel suffocated.

A figure in a black robe slowly walked out of the darkness. He was tall, and his face was hidden under the shadow of the hood, so his appearance could not be seen clearly. With every step he took, the vibration of the space intensified, as if he was the source of the vibration.

"Finally... it's about to start." The low voice of the black-robed man echoed in the space, like a whisper from hell. He slowly raised one hand and pointed at the expanding space crack in the air.

He chanted an ancient and obscure spell. As the spell was chanted, the dark energy that surged out of the space crack began to condense and gradually formed a huge black vortex.

Two guards in silver armor ran from a distance, holding long swords and looking nervous.

"What happened?" One of the guards asked loudly, his voice trembling with fear.

The other guard did not answer. He held the long sword in his hand tightly and looked at the black-robed man and the expanding black vortex vigilantly.

The black-robed man stopped chanting, slowly put down his hand, turned around, and stared at the two guards with his eyes hidden under the hood.

"Things that get in the way." The black-robed man said coldly, his tone full of disdain.

He stretched out a finger and pointed at the two guards. A black energy ray shot out from his fingertips and instantly hit one of the guards.

"Ah!" The guard who was hit screamed, his body was swallowed by the black energy, and instantly turned into ashes.

Seeing this, another guard was terrified. He turned around and wanted to escape, but the black-robed man had already extended his finger again.

"Where to escape?" The black-robed man snorted coldly, and another black energy ray shot out, hitting the escaping guard.

The guard's body was instantly reduced to ashes, leaving only a shrill scream echoing in the space.

The black-robed man retracted his finger and looked at the black vortex in the air again. The vortex has been fully formed, and it is slowly rotating, as if connecting to another world.

"Come out, my servant!" The black-robed man raised his hands and shouted loudly.

A creepy roar came from the black vortex, and then a huge black figure slowly crawled out of the vortex. It has a hideous face, sharp claws, and a pair of huge black wings.

The black-robed man looked at the dark beast crawling out of the vortex, and a smug smile appeared on his face.

"Go, destroy this world!" The black-robed man pointed at the dark beast and ordered.

The dark beast let out a deafening roar, flapped its huge wings, and pounced towards the holy city.