The Revival of All Laws

In the temple's main hall, a stone ring made of floating rocks slowly rotated at the ceiling.

The red light emanated from it. The natural Magic Power between heaven and earth was condensed into visible blue light dots, which attached themselves to the stone ring.

As the light dots touched the stone ring, they gradually merged into the red light.

Zed sat on the floor of the hall.

He sensed something and vanished from his spot, turning into a mass of shadow.

It was Xayah.

Xayah pushed aside the withered Vines hanging at the temple entrance and slipped inside.

She saw the stone ring at a glance.

It was undoubtedly the reason for the spiritual energy depletion on this island.

Just as Xayah looked up at the stone ring, a dark figure silently appeared behind her.

Then, a punch came smashing towards her!

Xayah sensed the wind and twisted her waist, stepping aside. This allowed the punch to only smash the floor, sending gravel flying.

But she couldn't dodge the attacker's follow-up sidekick and could only cross her arms to forcefully block the kick.

Bang

Although Xayah was kicked flying, she nimbly pushed off the wall.

With a cartwheel evasion, she dodged the incoming attack.

The attacker was Zed, wearing the same black tight-fitting clothes and hood.

But from the eyeholes of his metal mask, an even more scarlet light glowed.

Three feather blades materialized between Xayah's fingers, and from Zed's Gauntlet, Sharp Blades extended...

A fierce battle was about to erupt.

Xayah shot out the feather blades in her hand. Zed, transforming into a mass of black smoke, dodged the attack and then charged towards Xayah.

Xayah dodged while continuously shooting feather blades.

But these feather blades were either dodged by Zed or directly cleaved by him.

Her attacks posed no threat to Zed.

Clang

A Storm of Blades was knocked away, landing precisely on a stone ring that glowed red.

Zed looked up and let out a low roar.

This was something he had poured countless efforts into creating.

His attacks grew increasingly vicious and sharp, forcing Xayah to dodge and weave.

As she leaped off a stone pillar in the hall, she was still struck by debris kicked up by Zed's attack.

Xayah rolled on the ground—she was no match for Zed.

Seizing this opportunity, Zed intended to finish Xayah off.

He leaped into the air, enveloped in smoke formed from shadow magic, conjuring two shadow clones.

"Hmph~ Ha~ Ha~" (Sound effect when Zed casts Deathsworn Stride; esteemed audience, you can go listen carefully.)

With a bizarre laugh echoing through the hall, Zed and his two shadow clones each landed on three stone pillars, diving down towards Xayah from above.

At this critical juncture, Xayah flapped her wings and rose, brandishing her Feather Robe.

Wings of the Dawn!

Hundreds, thousands of purple glowing feather blades erupted from Xayah's Feather Robe.

Zed had no choice but to abandon his attack and evade.

Puff puff puff

The feather blades almost filled the hall's ceiling.

Swoosh

The withered vines at the entrance suddenly shattered—Rakan had rushed in.

The moment he entered, he saw Xayah, who had just unleashed Wings of the Dawn and landed, and a ninja attacking her.

Without time to think, Rakan moved with the fastest speed he had ever possessed, rushing towards Xayah.

He absolutely could not let his beloved be harmed before his eyes.

Xayah, kneeling on the ground, saw Rakan and Zed both lunging at her. She remained unmoved, only gathering purple light in her hands.

Glaive Rush!

The feather blades filling the ceiling rained down like a storm, striking the stone rings one after another.

The stone rings instantly collapsed, and the shockwave also brought down the ceiling.

Fortunately, Rakan made it in time.

Before the falling rocks and Zed.

He tightly embraced Xayah, his golden feathers enveloping them both, the golden light condensing into a spherical Lightshield.

The rumbling sound of the brick wall collapsing gradually faded.

Finally, the dust settled, and everything returned to peace.

Zed had disappeared without a trace.

Rakan helped Xayah up, and Xayah gently touched the scrape on Rakan's cheek.

Rakan smiled slightly, gently pushed her hand away, and rested her head on his shoulder.

The couple had once again overcome a difficult trial together.

Jia Ruo and Neeko rushed over upon seeing the temple collapse.

Unexpectedly, as the smoke and dust just dispersed from the ruins, they saw Xayah and Rakan displaying their affection.

Seeing that they seemed to be fine, Jia Ruo's worried heart finally relaxed.

Suddenly, a gentle breeze blew outwards from the ruins as the center.

This was because the collapse of the stone ring had released the previously bound natural Magic Power, returning it to the earth.

As this revitalizing wind rippled outwards, the countless points of light condensed from the natural Magic Power merged into the depleted life force carried by the land.

The land, therefore, once again radiated with vitality and color.

"Was there a very powerful ninja inside?" Jia Ruo asked.

"Mm."

Xayah nodded, and Rakan held her even tighter.

"That ninja is called Zed, the leader of a sect called the Shadow Order. Those subordinate ninjas also came from this sect," Jia Ruo explained.

"And Zed?" he asked again.

"Gone," Rakan said.

Jia Ruo looked around; the other ninjas had also vanished.

Even the corpses that had been scattered on the ground were gone.

Those subordinate ninjas weren't very strong in combat, but their actions were indeed bizarre.

The four gathered together, exchanging the intelligence they had gathered.

Neeko recounted the ninja's memories, and Xayah described the strange stone ring emitting red light in the original temple hall.

Jia Ruo thought to himself that, regardless of anything else, Neeko's matter had finally seen a major breakthrough. The Wu Wei Clan's experience was identical to what was happening here; even if the Shadow Order wasn't directly responsible, they were undeniably connected.

Unfortunately, what Neeko had accessed was the Shuoma of an outer member.

This could only yield superficial information, failing to uncover deeper secrets.

So, how should they follow the clues to find the mastermind?

Jia Ruo had a bold conjecture: this might be some secret Ionian technique for drawing Magic Power from the earth.

Furthermore, this technique could channel this Magic Power for other purposes.

The only ones who might possess such a technique could be Zed alone, or perhaps a secret underground alliance shared it.

It was truly a headache. So much was involved, and he was still just a small fry.

Zed alone was not someone he could contend with.

Jia Ruo analyzed Zed's strength.

Based on Xayah's description, he probably couldn't last five rounds against Zed.

His strength was insufficient. He had even boasted to Neeko, patting his chest, that he would help her get revenge.

What could he do now?

Forget it. Even if he found a way to locate Zed, he couldn't defeat him. Not to mention the possibility of more powerful individuals and conspiracies lurking behind the scenes. He should go back and ask his master.

Jia Ruo comforted himself.

"Sigh, let's go. That uncle is still waiting for me. If we're late, we'll have to wait until tomorrow to go back."

Jia Ruo sighed, casually ruffling Neeko's small head, and took the lead in returning.

However, as the four reached the dock, Jia Ruo noticed something was wrong.

Why was there an extra ship here?