The Mountain City Beyond the Wall in this illusion was clearly the Mountain City of old, the former prosperity manifested from the Mountain City Lord's soul memories. Countless lives who had depended on the Mountain City Lord could be seen living within it.
Countless people stood upon the ground and atop the city walls...
They gazed reverently at the Mountain City Lord, who floated in the skies.
Above the Mountain City Lord's head hung a massive, ferocious rift in the sky, radiating terrifying pressure.
Just like when the Nine Heavens Emperor had once charged up to battle the Burial Emperor Rules to the death, the scene Sikong Jing now saw was precisely the moment when the Mountain City Lord was about to embark upon the road to that final battle...
In contrast to the Mountain City Lord's soul phantom at this moment, which carried a sinister air...
the Mountain City Lord in the image was towering and righteous!
"Once I depart, I may never return home..."
"Yet I am willing to use this body and these convictions to carve out a path of continuation for future generations."
"Perhaps I am no match..."
"But among those who come after, there will surely be someone who can prevail, someone who can tear the Burial Emperor Rules apart..."
These were the vows the Mountain City Lord had made before his final battle.
He knew that he could not defeat the Burial Emperor Rules, yet he still charged forth without hesitation. All he wanted was to forge a road easier for later generations to travel. His fierce conviction infected every living being in the Mountain City.
"I swear upon my soul..."
"Even should my soul be shattered to dust, I shall never betray the living beings of this world."
Another vow was made, and