"No!"
Shen Yun Yao quickly flipped through the stack of documents again, then shook her head with a hint of regret.
"Then why were you so excited?"
Ye Feng was puzzled.
He had just seen Shen Yun Yao's pupils dilate and her breathing quicken as she reached the end of the book, her face filled with astonishment. He thought there might be news about the Ark of Salvation.
"Is... is there news about your father?"
Ye Feng pondered for a moment, considering another possibility.
"Not exactly~"
Shen Yun Yao shook her head slightly. She took a deep breath, calming her mind. "Ye Feng, this stack of documents mentions a very important piece of information!"
"That this place called 'Civilization Spark' is a product of humanity's research into the Angel civilization!"
Under the curious gazes of Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao, Shen Yun Yao slowly explained.
"What? Angel civilization?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao exchanged glances, both showing surprise.
"Mhm!"
Shen Yun Yao nodded. "The Angel race, or the Winged race, according to the records in these documents, this Shelter No. 2, Civilization Spark, was built by humanity as a doomsday refuge, based on the 'Stone of Hope' left behind by the Angel civilization!"
As she spoke, Shen Yun Yao pulled out a paper from the documents and handed it to Ye Feng. "This is the 'Stone of Hope' left behind by the Angel civilization!"
"This... this is..."
Seeing the square object on the yellowed paper, with two sides bearing familiar patterns, Ye Feng was stunned.
Because the "Stone of Hope" left by the Angel civilization that Shen Yun Yao mentioned was actually the altar he had seen before in the Goblin Kingdom and the secret chamber in the human forbidden zone.
However, the "altar" in the picture did not have four strange black sheep heads...
"Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, have you two seen this 'Stone of Hope' of the Angel race before?"
Seeing the surprised but not overly astonished expressions on Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao's faces, Shen Yun Yao couldn't help but murmur.
"We... sort of have~"
Ye Feng replied ambiguously, then continued, "By the way, Yun Yao, why were you so surprised when you saw this record about the Stone of Hope?"
"My grandfather told me about this!"
Shen Yun Yao subconsciously looked around, her expression cautious. "Back then... the reason Star-Treading City was so powerful was because they made significant progress in researching the Angel race's Stone of Hope... This is a huge secret, and very few people know about it!"
"My grandfather only told me after my strength broke through to the Gold rank!"
"It is said that this Stone of Hope, left by the Angel race, came from outside the heavens... brought by a meteor..."
"According to my grandfather, there is more than one Stone of Hope, and within them lies the ultimate secret of the Angel race, and the last hope of the entire Angel civilization!"
Shen Yun Yao spoke quickly to Ye Feng.
"This..."
Hearing this, a storm of thoughts surged in Ye Feng's mind.
"Did Ling Xi explore the ancient ruins just to find this thing?"
"Did I actually destroy one with the Annihilation Array? Was that altar with the sheep head really the same as the Stone of Hope described in these documents?"
"This Stone of Hope belongs to the Angels... the secrets of the Angels... that demon called Asmodeus..."
...
For a moment, Ye Feng's mind was filled with a chaotic jumble of thoughts.
Ye Feng took several deep breaths, shook his head, and cleared the杂七杂八 thoughts from his mind.
"Xiao Xiao, what are you looking at? You seem lost in thought?"
Ye Feng saw Xiao Xiao walk to the console and stare at the light screen for a long time, feeling somewhat puzzled.
"Big Brother... do you think the bright spot on the screen... might be the sun we saw outside just now?"
"If I turn it off, will it get dark?"
Xiao Xiao pointed to the screen on the console, her voice filled with curiosity.
"This... I'll go..."
Ye Feng walked to Xiao Xiao's side and was speechless when he saw the console screen.
Because the screen displayed a three-dimensional image, showing numerous buildings, peaks, rivers, and forests. He even recognized a few of the places he had passed with Xiao Xiao and Shen Yun Yao before...
The entire three-dimensional image on the screen seemed to be a map of the entire ancient ruins, and at the very top, there was a bright spot that looked remarkably like the sun...
"The person who built this ancient ruin is so amazing... they could even handle an artificial sun..."
Ye Feng was astonished.
After all, the sunlight and heat he felt outside earlier were real, as were the grasslands, forests, and rivers...
"Uh... Xiao Xiao, don't mess around... turning off the sun is not a good thing..."
Seeing Xiao Xiao staring intently at the console and appearing very interested, Ye Feng reluctantly spoke.
Even though he knew Xiao Xiao liked sandboxes, drawing, and simulation building...
"I know!"
Xiao Xiao nodded seriously and walked closer to Ye Feng, moving further away from the console.
"Zzzla! Zzzla~"
At this moment, a crackling electric current suddenly sounded, and the ground where Ye Feng and the others were standing began to shake violently.
"Boom! Bang! Ka Ka~"
"Keng! Qiang~"
The violent shaking caused many items in the room to fall to the ground, and the sound of metal falling could be heard from the corridor not far away.
"What the heck? Is it an earthquake?"
Ye Feng looked at the messy surroundings, bewildered.
"Ye Feng, over there!"
Shen Yun Yao pointed to a spot not far from the room, her expression astonished.
Because the previously dark room now had white light shining in, which was the sunlight from outside.
"Ye Feng, those ripples... the space here is becoming increasingly unstable!"
"The control core building of this ancient ruin, which should have been indestructible... has cracked directly due to spatial rifts!"
Looking at the white light shining in, Shen Yun Yao spoke again.
"Ye Feng, we need to find the Stone of Hope that might be here as soon as possible and leave!"
"This ancient ruin might be a spatial zone similar to a Spatial Rift Fragment Bracelet. If it's this unstable now... it's very likely to be directly annihilated, just like when the usage count of a Spatial Rift Fragment Bracelet ends!"
She paused and added with concern.
"Mhm!"
Ye Feng had the same plan. He spoke quickly, "There are three entrances here. We can split up to search, which will be faster. If you encounter danger, don't handle it alone. After 5 minutes, regardless of whether you find anything, return here!"
"Okay~!"
"Okay~!"
Xiao Xiao and Shen Yun Yao nodded in unison, then each chose a passage and prepared to split up to search for the Stone of Hope.
Ye Feng looked around and walked towards the passage that the two women had not chosen. But before he took a few steps, Xiao Xiao's voice rang out.
"Big Brother, this way!"
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