Chapter 777: The Eerie Third Prince

At night, Lingyun stood at the top of the Eternal Ancient Tree, gazing at the sky in silence.

"What's wrong, Lingyun?" A shadow suddenly emerged from behind Lingyun and wrapped its arms around his neck.

"Liuli?" Lingyun reached out and carried the girl who was hanging on his back.

"Mm, it's me!" A sweet smile appeared on Liuli's face. "What are you thinking about, Lingyun?"

"It's nothing, I just feel that I might run into some old friends on the God-Given Continent," Lingyun said, looking at the stars.

"Judging by your tone, I'm afraid that old friend of yours isn't coming with good intentions!" Liuli caught the subtle, unclear meaning in Lingyun's tone.

"That's right, I don't think it's a friendly friend, but I also don't know who exactly they are."

"No matter what kind of enemy it is, as long as Lingyun is here, we will absolutely not lose!" Liuli rubbed against Lingyun's back and said with her eyes squinted.

"You trust me a bit too much, don't you!" Lingyun said with a wry smile.

"No, this is a truth gained after fighting side-by-side with you countless times," Liuli said with a serious face. "Regarding this matter, both I and she believe it without a doubt!"

"She?" Lingyun felt that the 'she' in Liuli's words was not any of the girls currently by his side.

"Hmm, she is still sleeping right now. Once she wakes up, you two will be able to meet! For now, let me keep this little secret for a while!"

Hearing Liuli's tone, Lingyun did not press to find out who the person Liuli mentioned was. After all, Liuli had said they would definitely meet, so he would leave a little suspense for that moment.

"Look at the star signs of this world; have they undergone some changes?" Lingyun pointed at the sky and said.

"The star signs of this world are in chaos!" Liuli glanced at the stars in the sky and spoke.

Although Liuli herself was an expert proficient in Destruction Power, as a former top-tier practitioner of the Cycle, she had also dabbled in other areas, and Star Astrology was one of the skills she had a rough grasp of. Although she called it a 'rough grasp,' that was only relative to her Destruction Power; if compared to the astrologers of this Continent, her Star Astrology could still be considered top-tier.

In Liuli's eyes, the current star signs were like a massive creature suddenly intruding into a normally calm pond. Although this massive creature had not yet made any moves, its act of intrusion had already caused a huge impact on this world.

"You mean there are other outsiders in this world besides us, and this outsider has caused a huge impact on this world. And, this outsider is very likely our enemy?" Liuli raised her eyebrows slightly.

"Judging from the current state, there is indeed such a possibility. But because the star signs of this world are actually completely disordered, I cannot determine for the moment who our enemy is," Lingyun's tone held a hint of helplessness. "Part of the reason I went to the River of Fate this time was to investigate news of that outsider, but the other party seems very experienced and has hidden themselves very well."

"Since we can't find them for now, we can just put it aside. Once they show their face, we can just beat them to death, right?" Liuli shrugged and said. "Isn't that our usual way of doing things?"

"This approach doesn't seem to have any problems!" Lingyun pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement with Liuli's approach.

Norton Empire, Imperial City, Third Prince's Mansion.

"Chief Guard, why do I feel that His Highness the Prince has seemed a bit abnormal lately?" a patrolling guard quietly asked the captain beside him.

"That's right, ever since that Magician who followed His Highness the Prince died, His Highness has become increasingly strange. Sometimes when I get close to His Highness, I get a chilly feeling," another guard also chimed in.

"Shh, this kind of thing is not for us to discuss. Discussing the heir to the throne is grounds for beheading!" The guard captain leading them was startled and gave the two a stern warning.

"Hey, it's only because there are only us few here that we dared to say a word or two. In front of others, our mouths are tight as can be!" the first guard said with a laugh.

"Alright, the handover point is just ahead, keep your mouths shut. Eh, that's not right, why do I feel like it's a bit cold here! The situation seems a bit off, all of you, perk up!" A gust of cold wind suddenly blew over, and the guard captain couldn't help but shiver.

"That's just your imagination, Captain. This place is the Prince's Mansion; who could possibly sneak in!" one guard said carelessly.

Just at this moment, several black shadows suddenly appeared behind this four-man squad. The guard captain sensed an ominous aura behind him and, just as he was about to shout a warning, felt a pain in his chest.

He looked down and saw a skeleton hand covered in blood protruding from his chest, and in the palm of the skeleton hand was a red heart. The moment he saw this heart, the guard captain felt his vision go black and lost consciousness forever.

Black runes spread out from the skeleton hand, instantly covering the entire heart. After being entangled by the black runes, the bright red heart instantly began to wither, and in no time, the blood within it completely vanished. The skeleton hand clutching the heart retracted, placing the withered heart back in its original position.

The moment the heart was placed back, the guard captain's entire body began to twitch, and black runes emerged from his body before fading away. After the runes faded, the guard captain stood straight again, but his pupils had completely lost their vitality, replaced by a strange Death Qi. Looking at the guards beside him, it was clear they had also become existences like the guard captain.

Standing behind the group was a six-armed skeleton monster. This skeleton monster was clearly extremely satisfied with its work; after letting out a hiss, it dived back into the ground.

After the monster dived underground, this squad of guards walked toward their designated post. And the guards standing watch at that handover point also lacked vitality in their eyes, clearly having become corpses driven by others just like them.

Looking around, over eighty percent of the guards in the entire Prince's Mansion had become these kinds of strange monsters, and the number was still constantly increasing.

"Not enough, not enough! Just relying on these guards is not enough! I need more powerful strength, more powerful subordinates, to be able to complete my goal!"

In the study, the Third Prince Moduo, whose entire body was shrouded in a gray robe, gazed at the Crystal Ball floating in front of him, his voice carrying a hint of hoarseness, looking incomparably eerie.