Cloud Port in Sky City was busier than usual. Dozens of aircraft of different designs were docked on the platforms, while scholars from all over hurried past, filling the air with tension. When the Sky Vault airship landed on the main platform, Elder Yun Xiao was already waiting with a squad of Cloud Wing Guards.
"Son of Sacred Source!" Yun Xiao hurried forward, his wings trembling slightly with excitement. "The anomaly in the Eye of the Storm is becoming increasingly violent."
Ning Xiaochuan descended the gangway, the Red Markings on his chest faintly heating up in Sky City's uniquely dense source-energy environment. He wore a specially made white long robe to conceal the abnormality, but Yun Xiao's sharp gaze still noticed something.
"Your injury..."
"It's nothing for now." Ning Xiaochuan answered briefly. "Where are the murals?"
Yun Xiao asked no further questions and led them through the spiral corridor. Su Linger and True Man Xuanyu followed close behind, while the Sacred Spirit Dragon shrank down and perched on Ning Xiaochuan's shoulder, vigilantly observing its surroundings.
"Ever since we discovered the murals, we strengthened our monitoring of the Eye of the Storm," Yun Xiao explained as they walked. "But yesterday, the murals suddenly... came alive."
"Came alive?" Su Linger frowned.
"To be precise, the patterns on the murals began flowing and rearranging themselves, forming new images." Yun Xiao pointed toward the towering Observatory Tower in the distance. "From there, we can enter the Eye of the Storm directly, but special protection is required."
The inside of the Observatory Tower was more advanced than they had imagined. Runes and data continuously refreshed across the Crystal Instrument Panel; a miniature model of the Eye of the Storm floated in the center, reflecting the state of the real storm in real time.
"Look there."