On the twelfth level of Divine Oracle Cave Heaven.
Above Sky Divine City, a soul-shaking clap of thunder echoed.
A black and a white "beam" of light intertwined and danced in the sky, inseparable, like crisscrossing teors in the night. Their speed was so great that even the Profound Emperors and Red Emperors on the ground could hardly track them with their eyes.
However, in the hearts of the Celestial Realm cultivators, the outco of this battle was already a foregone conclusion.
"This Ao Debiao has so skill, to actually be able to spar with the North City Lord."
"Hah, they're just probing each other. The North City Lord is giving him a chance. If he were to get serious, could Ao Debiao even withstand a single one of his moves?"
"Daring to fight the North City Lord alone? This brat is bound to lose!"
「...」
After a brief exchange of probes, the black and white "beams" suddenly separated.
The Celestial Realm cultivators on the ground all raised their arms and cheered for the North City Lord.
However, the North City Lord's face, hidden within a hazy aura, was grim. He stood in The Void, his clenched fists trembling slightly as he stared intently at Luo Xiu, several hundred ters away.
During their recent exchange, he had been constantly on the defensive, barely managing to parry Luo Xiu's sword. And in fact, Luo Xiu was wielding a feather, not a true sword, using the feather as his blade.
If it had been a real sword, I doubt I could have defended myself.
When did the Mortal Realm produce such a powerhouse? He's not even twenty, yet he's already a White Emperor. I can't hold back any longer, nor can I view him as a normal opponent. After all, he is the Descendant of Ghost Valley!
At this thought, the North City Lord raised his left hand high.
Dark clouds instantly surged across the sky!
A giant white hand broke through the clouds, reaching straight for Luo Xiu.
"The Hand of Sky Capture?!"
"It's the North City Lord's Divine Skill, the Hand of Sky Capture!"
Among the cultivators watching the battle from the ground, soone couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.
"I never thought this Ao Debiao could force the North City Lord to use his Divine Skills so quickly!"
At that mont, Luo Xiu's expression also grew more serious. His wildness and pride were rely an attitude toward the Celestial Realm; they didn't an he was arrogant, complacent, or dismissive of his enemies.
A White Emperor is a White Emperor, after all. He's got so tricks.
Luo Xiu didn't dare to be careless. He flicked the Golden Crow Feather, and a deafening crack of thunder instantly erupted in the sky!
"Space-splitting Divine Thunder!"
Before the giant hand descending from the sky could even arrive, it mysteriously vanished, having been transferred by Luo Xiu into the Divine Thunder Space.
Seeing this, the North City Lord's gaze sharpened, but he did not panic. He threw a series of alternating punches, unleashing a sky full of fist-shadows that roared toward Luo Xiu.
"Sky Divine Hundred Blossoms Fist!"
Luo Xiu's expression remained unchanged. He had no intention of blocking the North City Lord's move head-on. With a gentle flap of the Destructive Thunder Wings on his back, his figure appeared behind the North City Lord as if teleported.
"Get down!"
Strangely colored Glazed Thunder, so dense it seed tangible, instantly gathered on Luo Xiu's fist.
"Asura Fist!"
BOOM!
The North City Lord was struck square in the back. His body shot toward the ground like an arrow, smashing a large crater upon impact.
Seeing this, the watching cultivators all stared with wide eyes, finding the scene hard to believe.
"How is that possible?!"
"The North City Lord... he was knocked down that easily?"
"This Ao Debiao is terrifying!"
...
At that mont, Luo Xiu couldn't care less what anyone was thinking. After sending the North City Lord plumting to the ground with a single punch, he followed like a shadow, planning to finish him off in one fell swoop.
The power of this Glazed Thunder is truly extraordinary.
Luo Xiu, brimming with confidence, prepared to deliver the fatal blow.
Just then, however, three figures appeared out of thin air, materializing before him and launching powerful Taoist Arts.
Luo Xiu ca to an abrupt halt. He used the Golden Crow Feather to slash away the incoming attacks, then steadied himself and scanned the three figures before him.
"I've heard Sky Divine City on this twelfth level has four City Lords. I presu you three are the others."
The South City Lord shouted coldly, "Ao Debiao, today you die!"
Luo Xiu flicked the Golden Crow Feather and smiled calmly. "Perhaps this day next year will be the death anniversary for the four of you."
"Hah! Such shaless boasting! You arrogant, brainless fool! Do you really think you can turn the heavens upside down?"
The three City Lords suddenly dispersed, forming a triangular formation that surrounded Luo Xiu. He glanced around, his expression turning solemn as he suddenly sensed a powerful aura brewing.
"Set up the formation! Kill this brat!"
But just as the three City Lords were about to activate their Slaughter Array, a brilliant white light erupted in the sky.
Luo Xiu looked up and saw only an incredibly blinding light, like a white sun. The next mont, the intense radiance robbed him of his vision.
The white light, almost substantial, instantly blanketed the entire Sky Divine City, even penetrating through the walls of the buildings.
「A short while later.」
When Luo Xiu's vision returned, he found himself inexplicably standing in a small courtyard. For a mont, his heart grew heavy.
How was I moved? Why was I transferred here without feeling a thing?
As he was lost in thought, a calm voice spoke from behind him. "If those City Lords had joined forces to activate the Divine Heavenly Killing Formation, even the Heavenly Emperor himself would have found it difficult to escape unscathed."
Luo Xiu turned around, his gaze growing heavy. "It's you?"
The person before him was the sa white-haired man he had t half a month ago in the Ferocious Land on the tenth level.
"What are you doing here?"
The white-haired man casually waved his hand, and a vibrant red flower materialized from thin air, flying toward Luo Xiu.
"Naturally, I'm here to deliver your flower. This is what I owe you."
Luo Xiu caught the flower. After asking Xiao Yu to confirm its authenticity, he stored it in his Access Space.
"It was a forced trade, but you're a man of your word."
The white-haired man turned his back to Luo Xiu and said indifferently, "You'd better hide your identity from now on. Shattered Star City has placed a bounty on you for two hundred million Spirit Jade.
"Moreover, the news that you possess Ghost Valley's Treasures is now known to everyone.
"Therefore, there will be an endless stream of cultivators from the Celestial Realm coming to kill you."
Luo Xiu smiled. "It seems I'm quite famous now."
The white-haired man continued, "Also, a word of advice... from now on, don't so easily reveal your Power of Laws in front of others."
"Thank you for the reminder," Luo Xiu said.
The white-haired man started to walk away. "Farewell. We may not et again."
Luo Xiu suddenly rembered sothing. "Wait, my two friends..."
The man in white pointed to the side. "They're over there. But they were hit by my White Night, so their eyes will be blind for a while."
Hearing this, Luo Xiu couldn't help but recall the dazzling white light from before. That must be so kind of Divine Skill. He turned his head and saw Lao Ba and Black Fatty rolling on the ground, wailing that they were blind.
When he turned back again, the man in white had vanished without a trace, as if he had never been there.
「...」
「Sky Divine City.」
Inside the City Lord Mansion, the North City Lord was slumped weakly in a large chair. His face was pale, and blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, making him look as if he had just survived a grave illness.
Luo Xiu's punch, infused with Glazed Thunder, had severely injured him. If not for the protection of his Magical Treasures, it might have been fatal.
"The Power of Laws of the Thunder Path is truly terrifying. If you three hadn't arrived to help in ti, I fear I..."
The South City Lord cut him off. "That brat should still be on the twelfth level. I've already sent n to search for him."
The West City Lord spoke in a grave tone. "We must capture him, no matter what! If he's not eliminated soon, I fear that in ti, he might beco another Azure Emperor, threatening the orthodoxy of our Heavenly Path!"
The East City Lord was pensive. "Compared to that, I'm more concerned about the white light from before."
At his words, the other three City Lords paused, only then rembering the bizarre white light.
The East City Lord looked at his three brothers. "If I'm not mistaken, that should have been 'Eternal Extre White Night'."
Hearing this, the eyes of the three City Lords widened in shock.
"Are you saying... the Demon Clan has also co to Divine Oracle Cave Heaven?"
The East City Lord nodded slightly. "Who else but that Demoness Empress could use Eternal Extre White Night?"
The West City Lord pondered this. "But a being of the White Demon Empress's caliber shouldn't be able to enter Divine Oracle Cave Heaven."
"Theoretically, that's correct," the East City Lord said. "But don't you forget... the Ghost Sword Heavenly Emperor was also able to enter Divine Oracle Cave Heaven."
"That's true. Beings at the Heavenly Emperor's level are beyond our comprehension."
...
「Elsewhere.」
Luo Xiu put Lao Ba and Black Fatty into his Cave Heavens Talisman, then took out a Silver Needle and used the Creation Thirteen Needles to subtly alter his appearance.
He left the courtyard, passed through a long corridor, and arrived in a tavern's main hall.
As he moved through the crowd, about to leave, he overheard a piece of news that caught his attention.
"Hey, have you heard? Sothing big happened over at the Immortal Grass Forest again!"
"You said it. I heard that even the Nine-tailed Celestial Maiden, Su Shenyun, went in and hasn't co back out!"
"These people, always trying to get their hands on the Immortal Grass Forest... they're just courting death!"
"From ancient tis to now, how many who have ventured into the Immortal Grass Forest have ever returned?"
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