Twin Swords, Shattered Heavens New chapter

# Chapter 12 — Rooftop Pursuit

# Sun City — Western Rooftops

Rain violently struck the rooftops while cultivators rushed across the city under flashing spirit light.

Xu Yuan stood frozen briefly beneath the cold rain.

That strange sensation inside his chest kept growing stronger.

Heavy.

Cold.

Almost like sothing was pulling at him from far away.

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“You okay?” Xia Yu asked quietly beside him.

Xu Yuan slowly nodded.

“…Probably.”

“That doesn’t sound convincing.”

“It isn’t.”

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Ahead of them—

multiple cultivators continued chasing the dark figure across the western rooftops.

Spiritual energy explosions occasionally illuminated the rainy night.

Liu Feng’s voice echoed loudly sowhere ahead.

“Don’t let it escape!”

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Lin Hao looked horrified.

“Why are people willingly chasing THAT?”

Xu Yuan calmly answered:

“Because cultivators lose intelligence during dramatic situations.”

“That’s the most believable thing you’ve ever said.”

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Another explosion echoed across the district.

BOOM!

A rooftop partially collapsed nearby while civilians scread from distant streets below.

Several city guards quickly evacuated people from the area.

The peaceful Sun City from days ago already felt unbelievably distant now.

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Xu Yuan suddenly frowned again.

That cold sensation—

it was becoming clearer.

Not pain.

Not spiritual pressure.

Almost…

a resonance.

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Then suddenly—

Xia Yu grabbed his wrist.

Instantly—

the heavy feeling weakened slightly.

Xu Yuan looked toward her in surprise.

“…Again.”

Xia Yu silently nodded.

This wasn’t the first ti their spiritual energy strangely stabilized each other.

But tonight—

the effect felt much stronger than before.

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Rain quietly flowed across the streets beneath them while distant battle sounds continued echoing through the city.

Then—

a wounded cultivator suddenly crashed down from above.

BOOM!

The man slamd directly into the stone road nearby.

Several guards imdiately rushed toward him.

Xu Yuan’s expression darkened slightly.

The cultivator’s chest looked partially hollow.

Like sothing violently drained spiritual energy directly from inside him.

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Lin Hao nearly stumbled backward.

“That thing is killing Spirit Vein cultivators now?!”

No one answered.

Because everyone already understood.

Whatever they chased tonight—

was far beyond ordinary danger.

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Suddenly—

a loud scream echoed from farther ahead.

Then silence.

Complete silence.

The rooftop pursuit instantly stopped afterward.

Even the rain suddenly felt heavier.

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Several cultivators slowly gathered atop nearby buildings while staring toward the northern edge of the district.

Xu Yuan followed their gazes.

Then finally—

he saw it clearly.

A tall dark figure standing motionless atop a distant rooftop beneath the rain.

Thin body.

Long arms.

And within the darkness—

two glowing crimson eyes stared directly toward the city.

Watching silently.

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No one moved.

Not even Liu Feng.

Because the pressure surrounding that thing no longer felt human.

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Then—

very slowly—

the creature turned its head.

And looked directly toward Xu Yuan.

The cold sensation inside his chest exploded instantly.

BOOM!

Xu Yuan’s vision blurred violently for one brief mont.

Dark underground ruins flashed through his mind.

Black crystals.

Broken formations.

Countless red eyes inside endless darkness.

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Then suddenly—

Xia Yu’s spiritual energy surged beside him.

Silver light briefly surrounded Xu Yuan’s body.

The visions instantly shattered.

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The creature still stood motionless in the distance.

Watching.

Then—

it smiled.

Not human.

Too wide.

Too unnatural.

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Lin Hao’s voice trembled nearby.

“…What is that thing?”

No one answered.

Because nobody inside Sun City knew anymore.

Then—

the creature suddenly vanished.

Gone instantly.

Like it dissolved directly into the darkness itself.

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Rain continued falling silently afterward.

But deep beneath the eastern mountains—

sothing ancient had already awakened further.