After several days and nights of nonstop travel, Chen Rui finally reached the outskirts of the Fallen Angel Imperial Capital.
To save time, he had flown for the final day, while Little Black Horse had been left in Chiyou Territory.
This valley in the outskirts of the Imperial Capital, a place of barren mountains and treacherous waters, was also called Rainbow Valley. Whenever a rainbow appeared, Lola's valley would emerge; when the rainbow vanished, so would the valley. Some who stumbled into it were even teleported away.
Rainbow Valley appeared at no fixed interval—sometimes after a few months, sometimes years, sometimes even centuries.
In truth, the so-called "rainbow" was caused by explosions during Lola's experiments, which loosened the spatial barrier. After Chen Rui completed the Ancient Rune Language stone tablet, such "accidents" had greatly reinforced the stability of the space. In theory, they should no longer occur.
The area around the valley had already been sealed off by Imperial Guards dispatched by Shea. Stiller and several other magic array masters were studying how to open the spatial entrance, but nearly ten days had passed without any success. Stiller was Lola's nominal disciple and had learned some related knowledge, but unfortunately, Rainbow Valley's barrier was still on far too high a level for her.
Chen Rui, of course, was an exception.
Back then, Chen Rui had opened Rainbow Valley's spatial node with his knowledge of Dragon Language Inscriptions and magic arrays and entered it. After he and Lola became lovers, they studied and researched Ancient Rune Language together, pushing each other forward. The new barrier around Rainbow Valley had been jointly arranged by the young couple.
Chen Rui had long noticed the Imperial Guards in the valley. He changed into a masked outfit and descended. The guards were Lamp Spirits, and