"Don't get angry yet. I actually want to know—when you captured my friend, it was to threaten me; when you caught those Spirit-Wandering experts, it was for your refinement purposes. But what about the other elders? They don't fit either of those criteria, do they?" Evan Yang said casually, as if he were just making small talk.
Zane Tiernan was furious when he heard this and snapped, "None of your damn business!"
"Come on, you're a peak Spirit-Wandering expert, high and mighty—surely you're not this petty." Evan Yang sighed helplessly after Zane cursed him.
"You forced me!" Zane Tiernan snorted coldly, then surged forward aggressively to attack Evan Yang.
"You captured my friend, and I haven't even come after you for that yet. Now you want to fight me first?" Evan Yang snorted coldly, and then his clone flew out as well.
Seeing Evan Yang with two bodies present, Zane Tiernan's true body and clone split up, each facing off against a different Evan Yang.
Now that Evan Yang was facing a peak Spirit-Wandering expert, he no longer had to struggle like last time. With his speed, he could evade Zane Tiernan's attacks and counter quickly, sometimes even unleashing bursts of attack up to twenty times stronger than normal.
"Damn it, how did your speed get so fast!" Zane Tiernan exclaimed in shock, seeing that Evan Yang was even quicker than himself.
"That's none of your concern. Since you made a move today, I won't hold back either." Evan Yang said with a cold smile.
Evan Yang didn't lose his temper, which was lucky for Zane Tiernan. Even so, Evan still forced both of Zane's bodies to retreat, until Zane's eyes flashed with a sudden realization.
"Stop!" Just as Evan Yang was about to attack again, Zane Tiernan shouted.
"What, giving up?" Evan Yang laughed.
"I admit you're strong, but we don't really have any deep grudges—there's no need to fight to the death. Since you've uncovered the secret here, I have nothing left to hide. Why don't we join forces and break through this restriction together?" Zane Tiernan realized that if he kept tangling with Evan, he'd eventually be destroyed, so he decided to use Evan's strange explosive power to open the restriction.
Evan Yang withdrew his hand and smiled. "That's a decent proposal, but I don't want to team up with you."
"You—don't you want to know what's beyond the restriction at the End of the Sky? Don't you want to reach a higher realm?" Zane Tiernan exclaimed.
"Of course I do. But with someone like you, I'd probably die without even knowing how." Evan Yang smiled, though inwardly he thought, "I can enter freely—why would I need to team up with this hypocrite?"
Hearing Evan Yang's words, Zane Tiernan sneered. "Kid, don't say I didn't warn you. This restriction is extremely solid. Unless your strength surpasses the Spirit-Wandering Realm, you won't get through it alone."
"Didn't others go in before?" Evan Yang replied, unconcerned.
"To tell the truth, before the restriction was set, Spirit-Wandering experts could indeed enter this palace. But after the restriction appeared, the last time it was opened, it took several peak Spirit-Wandering experts working together." Zane Tiernan said with a smile.
"And what if I refuse to cooperate?" Evan Yang had no intention of teaming up with him.
Zane Tiernan snorted coldly after seeing Evan Yang's stubbornness. "Kid, do you really think you can kill me?"
"Isn't that possible?" Evan Yang laughed.
"You're overthinking it. Sure, I can't deal with you right now, but I can always use this information to trade for your life," Zane Tiernan threatened.
"Who could you find on the continent right now?" Evan Yang asked. Except for a few peak Spirit-Wandering experts, he hadn't run into anyone he feared; he showed no hint of intimidation.
"Connor Hawke—I think you have a grudge with him, right? Besides him, there's also the Blue Clan's top figure. After you provoked the Blue Clan so much, if I hand this news over, he'll definitely be interested. Maybe even that strange monster," Zane Tiernan sneered.
The people Zane Tiernan mentioned were indeed ones Evan Yang wasn't confident about, especially that strange monster, who had left a deep impression on him before.
"Scared now? If you're scared, just join forces with me. Otherwise, plenty of people would want this information, and it could even cost you your life," Zane Tiernan laughed when Evan Yang didn't answer.
"I'm not scared. I'm just thinking—as long as you can't leave this place, there's no problem," Evan Yang replied.
"You? Dream on. Don't think you're truly invincible," Zane Tiernan snorted immediately at Evan Yang's words.
"Try me," Evan Yang laughed, then stepped forward to battle Zane Tiernan again.
Zane Tiernan, furious, had no choice but to keep fighting.
The battle grew fiercer and fiercer. Zane Tiernan realized that if things continued like this, Evan Yang would eventually defeat him, so he made a decisive choice in his mind.
Evan Yang was standing still when suddenly Zane Tiernan's clone's power surged, shocking Evan and forcing him to retreat.
Zane Tiernan's ferocious clone tangled with Evan Yang's clone, forcing Evan's main body to step forward, planning to quickly deal with the clone first.
At that moment, Zane Tiernan's true body actually abandoned the fight and disappeared rapidly. By the time Evan Yang realized he'd been tricked, the clone was even more aggressive, trapping both Evan's clone and main body in a corner. It was too late to give chase.
Zane Tiernan had used some unknown method to vanish from Evan Yang's sight by another route—even Evan's divine sense couldn't find him.
As for Zane Tiernan's clone, after some time, it finally self-destructed.
"Ruthless—he actually burned up his own clone," Evan Yang cursed, seeing the destroyed clone.
After cursing, Evan Yang regained focus and released his divine sense again to search for Zane Tiernan's true body, but it was gone—he couldn't detect it at all. He could only reluctantly recall his clone, leaving his main body outside the restriction, planning to see if he could really enter so easily.
Zane Tiernan had left many secret passages here, so just now he escaped through one. When he reappeared, he was already inside that castle, muttering to himself, "Damn it, brat! My clone is destroyed today, but you won't have it easy either."
Then he arrived in the castle, glanced at the mural, and with a wave of his hand, the scene of the End of the Sky instantly expanded, showing everything happening there to Zane Tiernan.
"Brat, you think just because I escaped I don't know what you're doing? I'll tell you the truth—this Immortal-grade formation has a feature: whatever happens inside, I can see it all from here." Zane Tiernan snorted coldly after observing the situation.
Evan Yang had no idea the formation had such a function. At that moment, he was trying to enter the restriction.
According to the Snow Wraith, he shouldn't fear this kind of restriction, so Evan Yang touched it with his hand. His hand slowly sank in, and then, out of curiosity, he stepped in completely.
Seeing this, Zane Tiernan was stunned, shouting, "Impossible! Impossible! How can this be happening!"
He had spent years isolating this place to keep others from entering first, but now, Evan Yang had gotten in so easily—and had destroyed one of his clones. How could he not be furious and shocked?
"No way—I can't let him succeed so easily." Zane Tiernan's eyes blazed with anger, and he quickly disappeared from the castle.
Evan Yang had no idea that Zane Tiernan was watching everything that had just happened. Now, Evan arrived outside the palace.
The palace was dilapidated, like an ancient ruin, but what surprised Evan Yang most was that its surroundings were spotless. Though it was an old palace, there wasn't a speck of dust.
Besides that, Evan Yang released his divine sense and discovered many remains inside the palace.
"Let's go in and take a look." The temptation inside was immense—especially since this was the legendary End of the Sky. Anyone who entered never came out whole.
So Evan Yang was extra cautious, locking his divine sense on everything, and leaving his clone in the tower. He believed the tower could be useful if needed.
He walked lightly, step by step, to the palace entrance. One door was already missing, looking broken, and the other door was shattered as well.
"There must have been fierce battles here in the past," Evan Yang muttered, then continued inside, reaching the outermost area filled with remains.
He found many intact bodies, but couldn't tell how they'd died.
"Strange—so complete, yet how did they die?" Evan Yang wondered aloud.
The place was deathly silent. Evan Yang's words echoed here, startling him quite a bit.
"What's that circle of light?" Evan Yang spotted a large glowing circle not far ahead, surrounded by even more remains.
Judging from the positions of the bodies, Evan Yang could easily tell they were all gathered around the light circle. If anything in the palace attracted people, it was surely that circle.
The circle of light was about twenty people wide and two people tall—a semicircle—so up to twenty people could enter at once without issue.
But how did these people die? Was it because of the circle of light? Evan Yang wondered.
To test his suspicion, Evan Yang picked up a stone and threw it at the circle. The moment the stone touched it, it turned to powder.
"That's terrifying!" Evan Yang exclaimed, but was puzzled—why did the stone turn to powder, while the bodies were simply dead and intact, not showing signs of being attacked?
To figure out what the circle of light was, Evan Yang started thinking, trying various ways to probe its power. With each test, he felt less confident, growing more and more fearful.
While Evan Yang was experimenting here, he had no idea that many things were happening outside.
As soon as Zane Tiernan left, he wasted no time—he spread the news about the possible location of the End of the Sky to everyone. Soon, many Spirit-Wandering experts, especially those at the peak of the realm, began flocking toward Tianqi Gate.
The Tianqi Gate's sect leader, Pang Da, was at the Blue Clan seeking help. When he received the news, he was baffled—even the Blue Clan personally asked him about the cave dwelling.
Pang Da only knew the cave was mysterious; he had no idea it was connected to the space of the End of the Sky, so he himself was confused about the situation.
So the Blue Clan leader immediately went excitedly to the room where Lan Xuan was in seclusion, cultivating.
"Why are you here?" Lan Xuan usually didn't allow visitors; if he hadn't been feeling better lately, he would have taught the intruder a lesson long ago.
"There's news—and it's big news," the Blue Clan leader said excitedly.