After the Shadow Clan Leader conceded defeat, the Shadow Clan creatures besieging the Xun Yuan Hao ceased their attacks one after another. Their black forms gathered in the darkness, forming an immense shadow. The killing intent from before was gone, leaving only reverence and curiosity. Shen Hao turned and flew back to the Xun Yuan Hao. Qinghe immediately stepped forward and channeled Vitality Power into him, repairing the origin damaged in battle. Zi Xuan also sheathed her twin swords and walked to his side, her eyes filled with concern and admiration.
"Lord Shen, are you all right?" Zi Xuan asked softly.
Shen Hao shook his head and smiled faintly. "It is nothing. I merely expended too much energy. The Shadow Clan Leader has already conceded, so we can enter the Shadow Origin Tower and uncover the truth behind the extraterritorial fluctuations."
He turned to the Shadow Clan Leader and said solemnly, "Leader, we bear no ill intent. We merely wish to investigate the extraterritorial fluctuations emanating from your clan's Shadow Origin Tower. Those fluctuations carry an intense aura of destruction and have already affected the symbiotic system of our two realms. I ask that you explain the situation."
The Shadow Clan Leader's enormous figure slowly shrank, transforming into a middle-aged man in a black robe. Yet he still possessed no physical form, remaining as ethereal as a shadow. The killing intent in his red eyes had vanished, replaced by complexity and reverence. "Outsider, my name is Ying Xuan, chieftain of the Shadow Clan. The fluctuations emitted by the Shadow Origin Tower were not intentional. A problem has arisen with the tower's Origin Anchor."
"Origin Anchor?" A trace of confusion flashed through Shen Hao's eyes. "What is an Origin Anchor?"
Ying Xuan sighed, his voice carrying a hint of helplessness. "The