"..."
The Spirit of the Ruins glanced at the Chrono Dragon Rabbit and felt a touch of helplessness.
It seemed it truly couldn't stop it...
In fact, under the power of time and space, whether the ruins could self-destruct was even a question.
It had waited for a thousand years, hoping for a peerless genius to control the ruins, but it never expected to witness such a scene...
"Alas..."
The Spirit of the Ruins sighed and said:
"With your strength and status, entrusting the ruins to you is actually an honor..."
It wasn't lying. Although the master of the ruins was an ultimate powerhouse, even in the ancient Imperial era, Chen Shu, who controlled the power of time and space, would have a status second only to the Human Emperor.
Moreover, the entire human race needed Chen Shu now.
Although the other party was not the Human Emperor, his importance was no less than that of the Human Emperor. His status naturally could not be compared to an ancient ultimate powerhouse.
"Don't give me any 'buts'..."
Chen Shu raised an eyebrow and looked at the other party.
"..."
The Spirit of the Ruins was instantly choked, paused, and then said:
"However..."
"A few years ago, a human girl came. All her contracted spirits were dragons. If she were to be the inheritor of the ruins, she would gain the greatest improvement."
"Of course, if you are unwilling, then you will be chosen as the inheritor."
As if fearing Chen Shu would be angered, the Spirit of the Ruins added another sentence.
"Is that so..."
Chen Shu stroked his chin, and he believed the other party's words.
Among his contracted spirits, only the rabbit had dragon blood, but it was not a pure dragon-type creature. Moreover, it was of the supreme space-time attribute, and the ruins offered no improvement to it.
Chen Shu did not hesitate and nodded, "Then let her be the inheritor of the ruins."
"Huh?"
The Spirit of the Ruins looked at him deeply, not expecting the other party to be so understanding.
"Please wait a moment..."
Chen Shu's body was enveloped by thousands of spatial-temporal imprints, and in an instant, he disappeared from his original spot.
As soon as he finished speaking, he reappeared, bringing Fang Si with him.
"So fast?!"
The Spirit of the Ruins' eyes widened, but upon remembering the other party's power of time and space, it felt relieved.
Chen Shu smiled slightly and said, "Sister Fang Si, this Dragon clan ruin is for you."
"Ah?"
Fang Si was a little confused, not reacting at all.
This guy suddenly appeared, didn't say a word, and then took her away from the stellar ruins.
By instinct, she didn't resist, but she didn't expect to be asked to take over the Dragon clan ruins immediately.
Chen Shu looked at the Spirit of the Ruins and said:
"Is there a problem now?"
"No..."
The Spirit of the Ruins was speechless and could only begin the inheritance of the ruins...
Although it had selected its ideal inheritor, it felt as if it had been forced.
"You guys carry on, I'm going to conquer the next ruin."
Chen Shu did not linger, preparing to take the spatial rabbit to explore another large ruin.
"..."
The Spirit of the Ruins had a strange expression, its gaze becoming resentful again.
The other party's tone made it seem as if he was going to pick cabbage...
As a top-tier ruin, it had suddenly lost its grandeur...
Chen Shu ignored the Spirit of the Ruins' thoughts, but then something came to mind and he said:
"Right, Sister Fang Si, if anything happens, just crush the spatial-temporal imprint in your palm, and I'll be there immediately."
"Mm."
Fang Si glanced at the imprint in her hand, smiled, and nodded.
"..."
The Spirit of the Ruins beside them was completely speechless. So, I was treated as a bad guy?
...
Just as Chen Shu was in a good mood and preparing to explore two more ruins,
A group of legendary creatures was suffering greatly...
In the vast starry sky,
Taotie and a group of other great fiends were drifting aimlessly.
Their expressions were vigilant, they kept looking around, their hearts filled with apprehension and panic.
There were nine great fiends who had fled into the starry sky back then.
Now, half a year later, two more great fiends had fallen, and the surviving great fiends were extremely disheveled, no longer possessing their legendary might.
They were now constantly hovering on the brink of death, and could be annihilated at any moment.
One great fiend looked at Taotie and said, "Is there really no way out?"
After half a year of drifting, they had not found any continental fragments, as if they had been exiled.
The loneliness of the starry sky was making their minds unable to bear it.
Taotie did not answer, but its heart grew heavier.
It had thought that fleeing into the starry sky would at least offer a sliver of hope, but its imagination had been too simplistic.
The starry sky was indeed the graveyard of legends.
Their desire to return to Blue Star was now a luxury.
The space-time of the starry sky was chaotic, and they were like ants in the ocean, having long lost their way.
The only thing they could do seemed to be to wait for death...
Perhaps in a year, or two, they, as top-tier beings, would be completely annihilated.
"I hate this..."
Taotie's eyes held boundless hatred. Every time it thought of being driven into the starry sky by a bunch of ants, a killing intent would surge in its heart.
But unfortunately, it could only rage impotently at the moment...
The other great fiends were already accustomed to Taotie's demeanor and paid no attention to it, instead gazing at the vast starry sky.
All sorts of emotions surged in their hearts, eventually turning into a sigh.
Each great fiend before them had dominated the world for thousands of years, and they never expected to end in such a manner...
But just as the great fiends' mood was low,
A faint, intermittent voice drifted into the hearts of each great fiend like a wisp of smoke.
"Come... come find me..."
"Hmm?!"
The great fiends were slightly startled, but then they paid no mind, all thinking they were hallucinating.
But immediately, this voice sounded again:
"Come... hurry and come..."
At this moment, the great fiends exchanged glances, and seeing the light in each other's eyes, they suddenly realized something.
Taotie's expression trembled, and it said, "You heard it too?!"
The other great fiends all nodded, their eyes bursting with brilliance, their bodies even trembling.
A voice actually appeared in the lonely starry sky?!
And more importantly, the words they heard were in a higher-level fiend language, which only legendary fiends could master!
"Who are you?!"
Taotie roared loudly at the empty surroundings.
At this moment, it no longer cared if it attracted the attention of creatures in the starry sky.
This was their only lifeline!
"Come... hurry and come..."
However, the words remained mechanical repetitions, not answering Taotie's question.
The great fiends exchanged glances, all with thoughtful expressions.
"Taotie, what should we do?"
"Go find it!"
Taotie hesitated for a moment, then decisively made a decision!
If they continued to drift, their fate would only be annihilation.
Now, they had no choice but to grasp any sliver of possibility.
"Alright! Let's go then!"
The other great fiends also nodded, looking forward.
Although they were severely injured, they still possessed legendary senses and could perceive the source of the sound.
For a time, the unknown voice became like a lighthouse, guiding the great fiends forward in the starry sky...