World-Shattering Information (Part 2)

At this point, faced with Zhu Li's urging, Lin Ming nodded. Yet rather than relaxing because of his earlier account of their victory, his expression suddenly turned, revealing just the right amount of confusion and an indescribable gravity.

"Elder Zhu Li, by this point, everything should have ended perfectly. We should have returned safely with the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit. However, just as Zi Yan successfully collected the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit, after we cleared the battlefield and prepared to leave the ruins' core, something exceedingly strange—something completely beyond our expectations—happened."

At this point, Lin Ming's tone became low and mysterious, as though he were recounting an unimaginable riddle.

Having said that, Lin Ming fixed his eyes tightly on Zhu Li. His tone became extremely solemn, even carrying a trace of lingering fear.

"Just then, an unfamiliar voice suddenly and unmistakably rang out in Zi Yan's mind without any warning!"

At this point, Lin Ming deliberately slowed his speech, stressing every word. "That voice... Zi Yan described it to me as ancient and vast, as though it had traveled from Eternal Space-Time, carrying an indescribable majesty. It was not negotiating with her. Its tone was grave and commanding, allowing no doubt or defiance!"

Imitating that imagined tone, Lin Ming repeated, "It sternly ordered Zi Yan not to tell anyone in the clan that she had obtained the Dragon Phoenix Origin Fruit! At the same time, she was absolutely forbidden from immediately returning to Ancient Dragon Island!"

After speaking, Lin Ming paused, his voice growing even lower. "And it gave Zi Yan a severe warning: if she refused to heed it and insisted on revealing the information or returning to the clan at once, she would... face mortal danger!"

"Zi Yan was startled by that sudden voice and immediately told me