Before long, a mid-grade star skiff descended from the clouds and slowly docked at the edge of the mountain range, now reduced to ruins.
An Lingzhen strode down from it.
But when she clearly saw the sight before her—
Even though she had long been mentally prepared—
When she witnessed the terrifying might unleashed by that Divine Spear with her own eyes, the scene still left her mind utterly blank.
As far as the eye could see, the Rohl Family's headquarters, which had once sprawled across the mountains, was gone. In its place lay a bottomless, enormous crater.
And ruins stretching in every direction, with no end in sight.
The once-grand complex of buildings had long since vanished into smoke and dust.
What stood out most now was that towering Divine Spear embedded deep in the earth, its shaft still faintly radiating a heart-palpitating pressure.
"..."
An Lingzhen had imagined the battle would be intense. She had even considered that Ye Li might fall into a bitter struggle after the Divine Spear struck the ground.
But she had never imagined that this so-called cleanup would turn out to be a situation where she did not need to lift a finger at all.
The Rohl Family, the greatest assassin lineage in the entire Gale Star Domain, with a legacy spanning tens of thousands of years, was simply gone?
No wonder he told me to come straight here...
Only then did An Lingzhen manage to tear her gaze away from the apocalyptic scene and look toward the sole tall figure standing amid the ruins.
Ye Li had already changed into a clean gold-and-black Official Robe. His aura was steady, as though he had merely taken a stroll here.
An Lingzhen walked to Ye Li's side. Looking at his calm expression, she asked