An old-fashioned gramophone appeared in the dark shadows. Its exquisite needle fell onto the spinning record, playing a distant, drawn-out melody.
The underlying lines of the entire world seemed to be plucked at this moment, reaching toward He Ao's body.
Then, that invisible hand swiftly spread upward, seemingly trying to use this Descent Ritual to find the source of He Ao's power, cross time and space, and locate the place from which he had descended.
He Ao turned around and looked at the gramophone behind him.
A faint smile curled his lips as he gently tossed the bloodstained, thin sheet of paper into the air.
The next second, his figure abruptly vanished, as though he had never appeared at all.
This was why he had needed to use the Descent Ritual to come here.
That Starlight Figure seemed to have some sort of cooperation with the God of Machines, and within the ruins, the God of Machines appeared to wield considerable influence.
Then the Starlight Figure most likely had arrangements of his own within the ruins as well. Locke En had been "arranged" by him in the ruins.
He Ao had no doubt about the power and methods of those Above Angel beings.
Whether it was "Hao Yi" or He Ao appearing in the ruins, either of them could have been discovered immediately.
So He Ao had chosen to "descend," and he had descended right outside the 196 Research Institute.
Since Li Cheng had found fragments of an Angel-level Item inside, this research institute most likely held secrets as well. It might be able to conceal He Ao's tracks to some extent, preventing him from being discovered the moment he descended.
And the truth was just as He Ao had expected. The Starlight Figure indeed had the ability to sense