The ruins vanished!
All the surrounding structures, including the statues, were gone.
In their place was an endless desert!
Most of those present were quite astonished by the sudden change.
It seemed that after the Heart of the Ruins recognized its master, the entire ruins had directly disappeared!
Ye Cangtian looked at his surroundings and let out a soft sigh.
Then, he glanced at Shangguan Yanran, who was looking somewhat bewildered not far away, and couldn't help but smile wryly.
Who could have imagined that the Heart of the Ruins would actually choose her?
At this moment, the three top powerhouses also fell silent.
Qing Dao felt a sense of unwillingness, but seeing the man in green clothes laugh heartily, he said, "Don't think about it. The Heart of the Ruins has recognized its master; even if you kill her, it's useless!"
"Hmph!" Qing Dao's face turned ashen.
After entering the ruins, he gained nothing and, instead, lost a large number of his subordinates.
The red-robed Archbishop of Sahara sighed, "I never expected the Heart of the Ruins to choose an ordinary person. Jian Wusheng, congratulations to your China!"
With that, he quietly led the remaining few away.
The Church of Light had also suffered heavy losses this time, with several purple-robed bishops and a large number of divine envoys killed.
Therefore, he had no intention of staying any longer.
"Let's go!"
Seeing that Sahara had left, Qing Dao, despite his unwillingness, was heavily injured and dared not stay here any longer.
He glanced at Ye Cangtian and Xuan Jiu and waved his hand, "Let's go too!"
...
The number of people who entered this ruin expedition reached ten thousand.
However, fewer than fifty people emerged!
Near the base, there were many factions that had not entered the ruins. These people were regretting not going in, but upon discovering this situation, they were all terrified, their faces turning pale.
Over ten thousand people went in, and less than fifty came out? What exactly happened inside the ruins?
In an instant, news about the ruins spread rapidly.
Major top powers around the world, as well as certain strong nations, were completely shocked!
Of course, the most shocked were the hostile forces around the Saudi royal family, who were stirring restlessly. They had originally harbored covetous desires for the ruins discovered by the Saudi royal family this time.
But now that the news had spread, these hostile forces immediately changed their expressions and hastily withdrew more than half of their troops.
...
Night fell!
About ten kilometers away from the royal city, a yacht docked by the Grand Canal.
Qing Dao led his group onto the boat. His face was ashen as he sat on the sofa, grabbed the foreign liquor, and guzzled a large bottle!
He then smashed the remaining half bottle on the ground and gritted his teeth, cursing, "Bastards!"
If he hadn't been injured, he wouldn't have let this matter rest!
Even though the Heart of the Ruins had already recognized its master, he would never let the Hidden Group off the hook. After all, there was considerable enmity between the Dark Association and China's Hidden Group. If only he could kill that young girl.
Unfortunately, he was injured at the time and was no match for Jian Wusheng!
"It's all the fault of that old guy from the Church of Light for ambushing me from behind!" Qing Dao gnashed his teeth.
"Cough, cough, my lord, this matter is my fault!"
Ye Cangtian stepped forward and said, "If I hadn't killed people from the Church of Light, they wouldn't have dealt with you like this!"
Qing Dao thought the same.
Sahara must have believed that their side had killed many of the Church of Light's strongmen, which was why they retaliated from behind.
He didn't blame them, after all, the three sides were rivals, and ambushing each other in the ruins was a normal occurrence.
However, he looked at Ye Cangtian with some surprise: "Xuan Qi, you really killed so many people from the Church of Light? Were those three purple-robed bishops really killed by you?"
"I only killed one purple-robed bishop and a few divine envoys. I succeeded in ambushing that purple-robed bishop!"
"As for the other two purple-robed bishops, they were not killed by me!" Ye Cangtian shook his head.
He naturally couldn't admit to having the ability to kill a purple-robed bishop, as he had only recently been promoted to a Xuan-level deacon. If his power had increased so rapidly, the Dark Association would surely be suspicious!
Qing Dao nodded: "I see, how could you suddenly become so powerful? Well, succeeding in an ambush is also your skill."
"However, you only killed one of the purple-robed bishops. What about the other two?"
"Cough, cough, my lord, I also ambushed and killed one!"
At this moment, Xuan Jiu weakly raised his hand and then chuckled sheepishly, "I happened to see that purple-robed bishop being chased by people from the Dragon Group, so I took the opportunity while he was injured to ambush him!"
Ye Cangtian, listening from the side, couldn't help but want to give him a thumbs-up. This guy was even more slick at lying than he was.
Qing Dao was somewhat surprised: "So, you two each ambushed one purple-robed bishop. It seems the remaining one was killed by someone from the Dragon Group!"
He sighed slightly. When entering the ruins, the Church of Light was the most powerful faction, but in the end, they seemed to be in a worse state than his own side.
Thinking of this, he felt much better!
Looking at Xuan Qi and Xuan Jiu before him, Qing Dao suddenly found them much more pleasing to the eye. He was also jealous of Zi Long for having such excellent subordinates.
One was good at flattering, and the other was full of tricks; both were talents!
Moreover, during this ruin expedition, none of the subordinates around these two Xuan-level deacons had died.
On the contrary, his own side had all its Huang-level members wiped out, and even Xuan Shi had died inside.
Only Xuan Shi, who had no achievements to speak of, managed to come out injured.
Qing Dao looked at his honest subordinate and became more and more annoyed as he looked. He snorted with displeasure.
"..."
Xuan Shi beside him was bewildered.
Why was Lord Qing Dao staring at me out of the blue?
I don't think I did anything, did I? Xuan Shi felt a little guilty under his gaze.
Fortunately, Qing Dao only looked for a moment before turning to Ye Cangtian and Xuan Jiu: "I'm leaving. Are you two coming with me, or...?"
Ye Cangtian cupped his hands: "I will not go with you, my lord. I still need to return to China, and the matters entrusted by Lord Zi Long are not yet finished!"
"You are to monitor that Ye Cangtian?"
"Precisely!"
"Be careful! This guy is very strong; he can last a few rounds against me. This person is not simple!" Qing Dao said in a deep voice.
Suddenly, as if recalling something, he added, "When you return to China, also keep an eye on that woman."
Ye Cangtian's eyebrows shot up: "My lord, are you referring to the one who obtained the Heart of the Ruins?"
"Yes!"
Qing Dao nodded: "Although it's just a small ruin, the Heart of the Ruins transforming into a spiritual object is by no means simple. If you have a chance, kill her!"
"What our Dark Association cannot obtain, China's Hidden Group will also not get!"
"..."
Ye Cangtian was speechless and silently despised this guy fiercely in his heart.
No matter what, Shangguan Yanran was his brother's sister. Asking him to kill her? How could that be possible!
It seemed that after returning, he would have to ask Shangguan family members to be careful to prevent the Dark Association from assassinating Shangguan Yanran!
Thinking this, Ye Cangtian cupped his hands: "Please rest assured, my lord. Xuan Qi will do his best!"