Ye Ling, using the chaos generated by the explosion, teleported outside the City of Heaven with Moroluo's mechanical heart.
At the center of the City of Heaven, dazzling flames illuminated the sky, and thick smoke obscured the sun, making the entire city incredibly oppressive.
Ye Ling glanced at the distant flames, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "This way, we should be able to temporarily escape the Residual Evil Clan. Next, we just need to wait for them to finalize things and begin the ritual."
"Although this was a bit risky, I didn't leave any trace. The Residual Evil Clan shouldn't suspect it was me... Right, World-Ending Spirit Fire, you should come out now."
Ye Ling tossed the mechanical heart in his hand and summoned the World-Ending Spirit Fire.
However, the World-Ending Spirit Fire showed no reaction.
"World-Ending Spirit Fire?" Ye Ling frowned and called out again, but still, there was no response.
Looking at the incredibly still mechanical heart, Ye Ling suddenly had a bad feeling. He immediately probed it with his divine soul, only to find it was completely empty!
Neither the World-Ending Spirit Fire nor Moroluo's consciousness were inside!
Ye Ling's pupils contracted violently. He abruptly looked at the burning flames in the center of the City of Heaven and exclaimed, "The World-Ending Spirit Fire didn't escape?"
At this moment, the Residual Evil Clan had already mobilized. Several Chaos Sovereigns and Great Dao Immortal Lord level experts were constantly scanning the Eastern Xuan Continent with their divine souls. Any slight disturbance would be detected and dealt with immediately!
Although Ye Ling could perfectly conceal himself with runes, this did not mean he could release his divine soul to search for the lost World-Ending Spirit Fire!
"Damn it! How could something go wrong here!"
Discovering that the World-Ending Spirit Fire was missing, Ye Ling could no longer hide alone. He immediately fled towards the center of the City of Heaven, seeking to find the World-Ending Spirit Fire.
After the explosion, the Dragon Corporation headquarters building was completely sealed off. The Residual Evil Clan had deployed a large number of mechanical soldiers to patrol the entire city.
Whether it was the high-ranking nobles inside the building or the ordinary citizens outside, everyone was controlled by the mechanical soldiers.
This explosion was the first major incident to occur since the Eastern Xuan Continent entered the era of technological civilization. The entire city was in a state of panic, wanting to know what had happened.
Inside the building, Heavenly Industry Star Lord was going mad.
He never imagined that a rioter would self-destruct in front of him, and succeed!
"Search! Search for me! There must be surviving remnants of the rioters! Find them all, don't let any of them go!"
Heavenly Industry Star Lord roared, dispatching all his experts.
This explosion was not just a matter of Heavenly Industry Star Lord's reputation; it was a matter of his life!
The Lord of Residual Evil had descended, and at this critical moment when a ritual was about to be held, such a major event occurred. If the Lord of Residual Evil investigated, Heavenly Industry Star Lord would surely die!
"Heavenly Industry Star Lord, what exactly is going on?"
At this moment, a pale-faced man with a gloomy expression instantly appeared before Heavenly Industry Star Lord and asked in a deep voice.
Seeing the pale-faced man appear, Heavenly Industry Star Lord's expression changed drastically. He immediately knelt before him and said, "Please forgive me, Young Master Bai! I originally intended to capture the bandit Wang Liren, but I never expected this Wang Liren to be extremely cunning. The moment I captured him, he chose to self-destruct!"
Young Master Bai's face grew even gloomier. He questioned sternly, "I'm quite curious, what kind of person can successfully self-destruct in front of you? Don't blame me for not warning you, this explosion has alerted the Venerable Master, and he is very unhappy right now."
The fear on Heavenly Industry Star Lord's face intensified. He stammered, "I, I don't know what's going on. I clearly sealed all of Wang Liren's spiritual power, but he could still self-destruct! This is truly too bizarre!"
"Sealed spiritual power yet still self-destructed?"
Hearing Heavenly Industry Star Lord's words, Young Master Bai's brow furrowed again, and his ominous premonition grew stronger.
Earlier, he had a feeling that something was about to happen, which was why he went to invite the Lord of Residual Evil to descend in advance. Now that the explosion had occurred, it further confirmed his ominous premonition.
Sensing that something was amiss, Young Master Bai immediately asked Heavenly Industry Star Lord, "How did you know Wang Liren was here?"
Heavenly Industry Star Lord replied, "My subordinate, Moroluo, told me!"
Young Master Bai immediately asked, "Where is Moroluo?"
Heavenly Industry Star Lord replied with a trembling voice, "This explosion collapsed space, and Moroluo... was shredded into pieces by the spatial storm and died..."
"Caught in a spatial storm?" A sharp glint flashed in Young Master Bai's eyes. "Impossible! Moroluo is definitely not dead. He just wants to escape using this explosion! He is in league with the scoundrel. Go find him!"
Hearing Young Master Bai's words, Heavenly Industry Star Lord dared not think further and quickly replied, "Yes! I'll go investigate now!"
With that, Heavenly Industry Star Lord immediately left the building, his divine soul covering the Eastern Xuan Continent, and began frantically searching for information about Moroluo.
Gradually, the aftermath of this explosion spread throughout the entire Eastern Xuan Continent.
Disturbances occurred in various places.
The City of Heaven became more chaotic, while Ye Ling, disguised, continuously moved closer to the central building, searching for any trace of the World-Ending Spirit Fire!
"Damn it! Where on earth did this World-Ending Spirit Fire run off to? How did it get lost?"
Ye Ling still couldn't understand why the World-Ending Spirit Fire had gotten separated from him.
As Ye Ling got closer to the central building, the surrounding security became increasingly stringent. Ye Ling could barely advance ten meters before two to three Great Dao Immortal Lords or Chaos Sovereigns' divine souls swept over him.
Fortunately, Ye Ling had not attracted attention from the beginning, and with the runes concealing him, those powerful experts could not detect Ye Ling.
However, Ye Ling was also somewhat worried now. After all, the Lord of Residual Evil had descended. If he got too close to the building, the runes might not be able to hide him from the Lord of Residual Evil's senses.
As Ye Ling drew nearer to the building, the pressure he endured grew greater. Every step had to be taken with extreme caution to avoid being detected by the Residual Evil Clan.
Ye Ling could even see Heavenly Industry Star Lord standing in the air, along with several Great Dao Immortal Lords and Chaos Sovereigns.
If he were exposed, he would surely die!
When Ye Ling was a hundred meters away from the building, he finally sensed the presence of the World-Ending Spirit Fire from within the building. He immediately transmitted a message to the World-Ending Spirit Fire: "What's going on with you? Why didn't you run with me?"
Upon hearing Ye Ling's words, the World-Ending Spirit Fire was overjoyed and quickly replied, "Holy crap! You brat are finally back! This Moroluo is quite tough. My consciousness and his clashed, and I've finally managed to suppress him, but I'm also trapped inside this building! Hurry and save me!"
Hearing the World-Ending Spirit Fire's words, Ye Ling's expression changed slightly: "This Moroluo is that strong? You can't handle him?"
The World-Ending Spirit Fire said, "Don't even mention it! This Moroluo's consciousness is connected to the entire network of the Eastern Xuan Continent. The moment I entered, it was equivalent to confronting all the artificial intelligences in the Eastern Xuan Continent. I almost failed! Kid, hurry up and come over, I'm almost..."
Mid-sentence, the World-Ending Spirit Fire's connection with Ye Ling was suddenly severed, and Ye Ling could no longer sense the World-Ending Spirit Fire's presence.
"World-Ending Spirit Fire?"
Ye Ling tried calling out to the World-Ending Spirit Fire a few times, but received no response. A hint of anxiety flashed in his eyes.
He looked at the building ahead, gritted his teeth, and said, "Damn it! This dragon's pool and tiger's den, I still have to charge in!"