The World Heart in Chen Cheng's hand, after releasing a burst of power, turned back into that utterly plain and ordinary black stone from before.
Without the World Heart's pull, Chen Cheng's soul immediately experienced the thrill of a drop tower, plunging from the skies in an instant before returning to his body.
When Chen Cheng opened his eyes, he reached for his neck. The World Heart pendant was still hanging safely there.
If he could not still see the spatial ripples around the Black Sun that had yet to settle, Chen Cheng would truly have thought it had all been a dream.
"Move! Leave this place quickly! It'll be sealed off any moment now."
Chen Cheng knew full well that many factions were stationed in this Ruined Capital, all waiting for the legendary Codex to appear.
And now that he had caused such a huge commotion, those people would definitely seal off the Ruined Capital before rushing over to investigate.
Yet reality moved even faster than Chen Cheng had imagined. Before they had even traveled a single li, they could already see Law Venerables from the Church flying densely through the sky.
Clearly, these machine-made Law Venerables were not restricted here and could still fly.
And with their strength and numbers, especially in the Present World and particularly here in the Ruined Capital, they were unquestionably the finest hunters.
Chen Cheng tested his Divine Domain and found that it could still only cling to his own body.
He could break out alone, but bringing She Li and the others with him would be impossible.
Chen Cheng considered it, then said,
"She Li, take everyone and hide. Once night falls, use your Shadow Demon to get everyone out. I'll draw these bastards' attention away."
This was the best method Chen