Just as Yi Nian was about to step forward, someone grabbed her hand. 0

Startled, she turned to see Jing An beside her.0

"You didn't betray the Tianxing Civilization. They failed you," Jing An said, her voice steady and full of conviction.0

Yi Nian lowered her gaze, her eyes glistening. She said nothing, but her grip on Jing An's hand tightened as if she were clinging to that final glimmer of hope.0

Jing An turned toward the enraged Tianxing Civilization cultivators. Their faces were distorted in fury as they hurled insults at Yi Nian. 0

Yi Nian's gaze grew cold and distant as she stared at them.0

"A civilization should have strength," Jing An murmured under her breath, "but arrogance should never be the foundation of its power."0

Once an entire civilization was blinded by arrogance, their inevitable collapse was surely nigh.0

More and more members of the Tianxing Civilization were gathering, each one adding to the chorus of accusations. They couldn't understand...0