63. Veil of Shadows Unraveled

The air was thick with the scent of blood and the lingering echoes of battle. Ling Tian stood at the center of the battlefield, his azure-gold aura pulsing like a sovereign's decree. Around him, the bodies of fallen enemies lay scattered, their weapons shattered, their souls consumed by the overwhelming might of his dual-colored Qi.

His gaze remained indifferent, yet within his heart, turbulent waves surged. The clues he had uncovered in the past days had led him to this place—an ancient ruin hidden beneath the forsaken battlefield. And within it, secrets of his past, the Ling Clan, and the forces lurking in the shadows awaited.

Xu Qing'er stepped forward, her amethyst eyes reflecting the flickering flames in the distance. "This place... it feels like something was sealed away here a long time ago," she murmured, placing a delicate hand on one of the ancient stone pillars inscribed with cryptic runes.

Ling Tian narrowed his eyes. "Sealed away?"

Qing'er nodded, tracing her fingers across the engravings. "It isn't just any ordinary ruin. This was a sanctuary… or a tomb."

A sudden gust of wind howled through the ruins, carrying with it whispers—whispers of the past, of fallen heroes, of betrayals buried beneath layers of time.

Ling Tian took a step forward, his eyes locked onto a massive stone gate at the far end of the ruins. Unlike the rest of the ancient structure, this gate radiated an oppressive force, as though something within was struggling to break free.

The moment he touched it, an illusionary image flickered before him—fleeting but profound.

A towering figure clad in regal robes stood before a kneeling army. His face was blurred, yet the presence he exuded was eerily familiar.

"The Ling Clan must fall today... only then shall the cycle be broken..."

Ling Tian's heart clenched. He knew those words carried the weight of destiny. But what did they mean? Who was this figure?

Before he could piece together the fragments of truth, the illusion shattered, and the gate rumbled violently.

BOOM!

The ancient seal ruptured, and a surge of abyssal energy erupted from within, sending shockwaves through the air. Ling Tian and Xu Qing'er braced themselves as the ruins trembled.

From the darkness beyond the gate, a pair of glowing crimson eyes slowly opened.

A deep, guttural voice echoed through the chamber.

"So… the Sovereign of Two Fates has arrived at last."

Ling Tian's pupils shrank.

He had been expected.

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