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Seeing this, the old man quickly explained to Qin Yuan, "The sound of the bell indicates that a true immortal has arrived."

"Without the appearance of a Celestial King, the King will not easily make a move, also in order to preserve his strength."

"After all, the king's injuries have not yet fully healed. If he were to encounter an even stronger enemy, rashly attacking would only worsen his injuries, which would be a loss."

"If surrounded by powerful enemies, the king must be extremely cautious with every move he makes; otherwise, even at the cost of attrition, the enemy could wear him down."

Qin Yuan then understood the Stone King's intention and felt even more admiration for him.

The children running towards the city wall were all carrying magical artifacts in their hands. Although they looked a bit worn, they exuded a powerful aura.

These children are all quite powerful; the youngest one has already ignited the divine fire!

Such a person would be considered an extraordinary genius in the outside world.

Here, such geniuses are everywhere, which shows how powerful the Stone Clan's talent is.

However, even those at the Divine Fire Realm would find it difficult to exert much influence in battles of this level.

Their primary role is as a medium to activate magical artifacts and formations. They are the manipulators, not the actual combatants.

The real weapon used to deal with those true immortals was the powerful array built up over generations within the ancient city.

Although the Stone King had regained some of his strength, he was only able to move around in simple ways.

If you force yourself to attack, it will only worsen your injuries.

He looked at Qin Yuan and said, "Child, come with me."

Stone King led Qin Yuan into a large array that shimmered with light.

With a flash of light, the two instantly appeared on the city wall.

The city wall was covered with a light curtain that shimmered with countless light symbols.

This light barrier exudes a powerful aura, enough to withstand attacks from True Immortals.

This is also the biggest reason why the original imperial city has been able to survive until now.

"This is the last barrier protecting our ancient city."

The Stone King pointed to the light screen and said, "It was built by the sages of past generations with countless efforts and can withstand attacks from True Immortals, or even Immortal Kings."

"But maintaining this light screen requires a lot of resources. Our clan is currently short of resources, so this light screen cannot be kept open for a long time."

Qin Yuan stared at the shimmering light screen, his heart filled with awe.

Qin Yuan looked out of the city through the shimmering light screen.

Below the city wall, a gigantic, ferocious beast was coiled up.

It resembles a giant bird, its entire body covered in black scales, radiating a chilling light.

A pair of enormous bone wings stretched out from its back, and black runes were engraved on the wings, shimmering with an eerie light.

The Stone King looked at the ferocious beast and slowly said, "This is one of the royal families of the foreign land, the Black Feather Golden Roc clan."

"Exceptionally gifted and powerful, he could rank among the top 100 even among the many royal families in foreign lands."

Royal families ranked in the top 100 are already extremely powerful beings in this foreign land, let alone the Black Feather Golden Roc who has achieved true immortality.

Looking at the ferocious beast, Qin Yuan couldn't help but ask, "Ancestor, can those children deal with a True Immortal?"

In his view, it seemed difficult for those children and the elderly to deal with a ferocious beast at the level of a true immortal.

Stone King immediately saw through the beast's true nature and said calmly, "No need to worry, it's just a corpse."

"A corpse?" Qin Yuan was somewhat surprised.

"good."

The Stone King said, "Someone wants to use this corpse to assess the current strength of my ancient city, and... whether I am still alive."

Stone King's tone was filled with chilling murderous intent.

Qin Yuan sighed inwardly, "The power of the Seven Kings is indeed well-deserved."

Even a severely injured Stone King is enough to intimidate the alien realms, preventing them from launching a full-scale invasion and forcing them to test the waters in this way.

Just then, the formation on the city wall was activated, and a dazzling light shot out, instantly transforming into a soaring sword beam that slashed towards the corpse of the black-feathered golden roc.

The ancient beast's corpse let out a silent roar, its black runes flashing wildly, condensing into countless illusory black feathers that met the sword light head-on.

The sword's edge collided with the black feathers, unleashing a deafening roar.

The light faded, the sword's edge vanished, leaving a deep trench in the ground.

On the back of the black-feathered golden roc's corpse, fine cracks also appeared.

Qin Yuan was filled with shock as he watched the incredibly powerful attack.

With just a single sword beam, cracks appeared on the corpse of the Black-feathered Golden Roc; such power was truly astonishing.

However, he soon noticed that the children who were controlling the formation turned pale instantly, and their bodies swayed precariously.

Some children even collapsed to the ground, muttering incantations as if performing some kind of ritual.

Qin Yuan observed carefully and discovered that they were communicating with some bonfires inside the city.

Those bonfires were exactly the same as the ones he had seen outside the city, each representing the corpse of an immortal being.

The children are using some kind of secret method to draw power from the fire to replenish their energy and dispel the shock they have suffered.

Qin Yuan felt a chill run down his spine; he understood that this approach was extremely dangerous.

The slightest misstep could lead to a backlash, or even death.

But these children did it with incredible skill, clearly having done it countless times.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "This is too dangerous! They're just children!"

The old man sighed and said, "From the moment they were born, they were destined to no longer be children, but warriors."

"Their fathers and grandfathers once sacrificed their lives together in groups of dozens, hundreds, or even thousands, embracing the bones and flames of the immortal holy spirit, and rushed out to fight alongside the king."

"Now that I think about it, what they did was even more dangerous than that."

The Stone King fell silent, a hint of dejection flashing in his eyes. "I'm just too useless."

He whispered, "If I were strong enough, why would these children need to risk their lives?"

Qin Yuan looked at the Stone King and the old man, his heart filled with admiration and emotion.

I know that they bear a heavy responsibility in their hearts. In order to protect the Stone Clan and the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, they are willing to give everything.

“Ancestor, you don’t need to blame yourself.”

Qin Yuan said, "You have done enough. I believe that as long as you are here, the Stone Clan will surely be able to regain its glory."

The Stone King looked at Qin Yuan, a hint of relief flashing in his eyes.

"child."

He said, "You're right, I can't give up hope. For the Stone Clan, for the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, I must continue fighting!"

Looking at the approaching dark figure in the distance, the Stone King turned to Qin Yuan and said, "Child, go and give it a try."

"I am willing to hand over a portion of the ancient city's authority to you. Are you willing to go and fight that ancient beast?"