Almost at the moment he pulled Grace Foster down to the bottom of the crevice, a violent blaze swept past, carrying scorching heat that burned fiercely.

Visible flames raged, surging straight into the hundred-meter-deep crevice, as if determined to incinerate every combustible material within.

“Vajra Mantra!”

Without the slightest hesitation, Benjamin Foster let out a low roar, and a golden light instantly enveloped the two of them, blocking all the searing flames outside.

However, before they had time to feel relieved that they were a hundred meters underground, before they could catch their breath after using spells to ward off the burning flames, the earth...

...began to tremble!

“Rumble!”

The ground quaked!

“Earth dragon turning over!?”

“No!”

Benjamin Foster's voice was dry and hoarse: “It's... the scattered power from the detonation of the Great Sun True Fire...”

Shockwave!

The shockwave formed by the detonation of the Great Sun True Fire!

Just the force of the shockwave, even separated by a full two hundred li, was actually...

...still terrifying to this extent!?

“We were wrong.”

Benjamin Foster said bitterly, full of regret: “We should have listened to Senior Taiyi and hidden five hundred li away, or even a thousand li...”

Unfortunately...

It was too late for regrets.

The tremors from the earthquake came, and intensified rapidly, as if a colossal beast, tens of millions of meters long, was rolling madly beneath the earth.

Heaven and earth overturned!

As the deafening roar of the earth swept over, Benjamin Foster and Grace Foster could clearly feel the entire ground collapsing, and amidst the violent shaking, the crevice caved in, with tens, dozens, even hundreds of tons of soil and rock crashing down continuously.

“Open up space!”

Benjamin Foster shouted.

At this moment, all they could do was give their all, fighting desperately for survival!

Within the crevice, golden light burst forth!

But in the next instant, even more dust, rocks, and soil poured down, completely swallowing and burying that dazzling golden light.

……

One of the ten great academies of White Jade City, the Sky-Patrol Academy.

It is specifically responsible for monitoring and investigating illegal activities among the populace, including those of the other nine academies, and is also tasked with gathering intelligence both inside and outside the city.

The courtyard was magnificent and imposing.

At this moment, the City Lord of White Jade City, Arthur White, and the Head of the Heavenly Sword Academy, Thomas Wright, arrived at this academy together.

Upon hearing the news, the Head of the Sky-Patrol Academy, Michael Bolton, came out to greet them: “City Lord Bai, Head Xiang, what brings you here? Please, come inside, quickly, come in.”

“Head Zhang.”

Thomas Wright, being rather straightforward, spoke directly: “Head Zhang, you should know that I am also quite skilled in divination. These past few days, I have felt restless, as if something major is about to happen. I asked the City Lord, and he seems to have sensed something as well. So, we came here specifically to ask you to use the Celestial Mirror to divine whether there have been any changes with the demonic beings of the Frost Sword Sect in the Yunling Mountains.”

“Is that so?”

Michael Bolton was somewhat surprised.

Seeing Arthur White nod in agreement, he immediately said, “Then let’s go to the main Celestial Tower and activate the Celestial Mirror.”

With that, he led the two of them into the Celestial Academy.

On the way, he asked Thomas Wright, “If something happens in the Yunling Mountains, can the Heavenly Sword Academy handle the crisis over there?”

“Difficult!”

Thomas Wright said in a deep voice, “According to the first group we sent to investigate, the group of demonic beings that destroyed the Frost Sword Sect came from the Chiyu Mountain Range, led by the Black Bone Demon. And according to intelligence shared by other cities, this group numbers three thousand, with as many as four at the Golden Core stage!”

“Three thousand demons! Four Golden Core demons!?”

Michael Bolton's expression changed instantly.

In all of White Jade City, there were only three Golden Core cultivators: the City Lord, the Head of the Heavenly Sword Academy, and the Head of the Guardian Academy!

The Heavenly Sword Academy had only eight hundred members!

The difference in strength was significant!

“Let’s just hope that not all of the Black Bone Demons have made their way to the Yunling Mountains.”

Thomas Wright said.

Michael Bolton nodded worriedly.

Soon, the group ascended the thirteen-story main Celestial Tower.

The Celestial Mirror, which could be considered a quasi-magic treasure, was located at the very top of this tall building.

Michael Bolton approached an oval mirror about thirty centimeters long, its frame engraved with array patterns: “There’s no time to lose. I’ll activate the Celestial Mirror to observe the Yunling Mountains and see if we can discern the recent movements of the demonic beings there.”

Arthur White and Thomas Wright nodded solemnly.

However, before Michael Bolton could activate the Celestial Mirror, a blinding flash of light suddenly erupted from the distant horizon.

The instant the light appeared, countless people in the Celestial Academy screamed.

“My eyes!”

Even cultivators as powerful as Arthur White and Thomas Wright couldn’t help but squint their eyes.

Their bodies had been tempered by spiritual energy, far surpassing ordinary people, yet under such intense light, they still temporarily lost all vision. Everything before their eyes was a blazing white, and they could see nothing.

“What is this!?”

“What happened!? What’s going on!?”

Michael Bolton and Thomas Wright both shouted in panic.

But no one could answer them.