Supreme Warrior in the City

Su Yang’s gaze swept around slowly and he said, ”Is there anyone else who thinks I haven’t gained any insight just now?”

None of the Saint Venerables responded.

The Saint Venerable who had previously dueled with Su Yang was undoubtedly the strongest among them. However, that Saint Venerable was easily killed by Su Yang, making even the stronger Saint Venerables too afraid to challenge Su Yang.

Su Yang smirked and shrugged, saying, ”It seems that the insights everyone has gained aren’t that profound either!”

”Enough!” The Jinghong Saint King said softly, ”Jiushi, do not be presumptuous in front of the seniors!”

”Understood!” Su Yang replied with a gentle smile and walked to the Jinghong Saint King’s side, no longer speaking.

The Jinghong Saint King smiled and said, ”I apologize for making a fool of ourselves in front of you all. Jiushi is attending this kind of occasion for the first time and doesn’t understand the rules, so please forgive any offenses!”

While saying this, the Jinghong Saint King’s smile was extremely bright. Though it seemed like an apology, everyone could see the undisguised pride on their face.

This time, Su Yang’s actions brought great honor, and the Jinghong Saint King’s inner joy was self-evident.

Other Saint Kings looked somewhat embarrassed. They had been ridiculing the Jinghong Saint King earlier, not expecting to be slapped in the face instead, a feeling that was unpleasant.

Despite their frustration, being Saint Kings meant they were too embarrassed to confront Su Yang. The Saint Venerables around them dared not take action either, so they could only watch the Jinghong Saint King in triumph.

These Saint Kings chatted a bit more idly and then left separately.

The Jinghong Saint King also cupped his hands towards the Saint Kings and said, ”See you all next time!”

Su Yang continued to watch the chaos in that Star Domain, where the Demon Beasts continued devouring the lives on those planets. Those living beings were in utter misery, unable to escape, completely awaiting death.

Su Yang felt extremely frustrated at heart, but he could do nothing about it.

”Strength, only strength can change all of this!” Su Yang shouted in his heart. At this moment, he was even more determined to grow stronger.

Not to become a Saint King, nor a Saint Emperor, but to become the strongest in this Endless Universe. Only then could he truly master the universe’s laws and protect anyone he wished to protect!

”Let’s go!” the Jinghong Saint King said, seeing Su Yang’s expression, ”Don’t be agitated. It’s always like this. There’s competition even among the Saint Kings, you’ll get used to it. When you become a Saint King, you’ll surely experience the same things. However, battles among Saint Kings rarely break out; what matters most is whether the Saint Venerables under them can excel, that’s the competition.”

Su Yang exhaled lightly, nodded slowly, said nothing, and followed the Jinghong Saint King away.

Returning was the same as before, traveling back through the Teleportation Gate using a Spiritual Source.

Returning to Jinghong City, months had passed. The previously arrived Saint Venerables were still waiting in that courtyard for the Jinghong Saint King’s audience.

Although they had been there for a long time, they dared not leave without being summoned by the Saint King.

These Saint Venerables knew about the Jinghong Saint King bringing Su Yang away, and they were all extremely envious. When Su Yang returned to that courtyard, these Saint Venerables were all fawning, no longer as hostile and disdainful as before.

Su Yang didn’t have much interaction with these Saint Venerables; his mind was still on calculating how to enhance his strength.

The next day, that Jinghong Saint King summoned all the Saint Venerables. And at the audience hall, they produced a giant Spiritual Source and bestowed it to Su Yang, leaving the other Saint Venerables stupefied.

Su Yang was also a bit shocked, as this Spiritual Source was ten times larger than the one the Unihorn Saint Venerable had, extremely rare.

The Jinghong Saint King giving him such a Spiritual Source showed their intention to cultivate him.

Su Yang accepted it without hesitation, as what he lacked most at the moment was a Spiritual Source. He urgently needed a powerful Spiritual Source to support his cultivation to the Saint King Realm; this Spiritual Source came at the perfect time.

After thanking the Jinghong Saint King, Su Yang put the Spiritual Source away.

The Jinghong Saint King spoke of some other trivial matters and then issued a surprising order to all the Saint Venerables: instructing them to have their subordinate Demon Beasts monitor the nearby Beast Tamers.

The moment this command was given, the entire place was in uproar, as the Demon Beasts were bewildered by the order.

”Saint King, we... we need to monitor the Beast Tamers?” an experienced Saint Venerable asked in surprise, ”Is this appropriate? Haven’t we always had mutual non-interference with the Beast Tamers? Now we’re going to monitor them, for what reason? Isn’t this breaking the rules?”

”This order was issued by the Saint Emperor, and I don’t know why either!” the Jinghong Saint King shook his head and said, ”You just need to follow orders, there’s no need to know too much!”

Other Saint Venerables still looked baffled, clearly not expecting they would have to interact with the Beast Tamers.

Seeing the expressions of these Demon Beasts, Su Yang felt a stirring in his heart and took the opportunity to ask, ”Saint King, isn’t this surveillance against the rules? What if the Beast Tamers find out?”

As soon as Su Yang finished speaking, all the other Saint Venerables looked towards the Jinghong Saint King. They had always tried to avoid conflict with the Beast Tamers and adhered to the rules. Now, breaking the rules to monitor the Beast Tamers, what should they do if a conflict arises?

The Jinghong Saint King was silent for a moment and then said softly, ”At critical times, some sacrifices can be made!”

Upon hearing this, the Saint Venerables immediately started to clamour again. The Jinghong Saint King’s words implied that if a conflict did occur, they could choose to suffer losses and abandon those Demon Beasts sent for surveillance.

The issue was that the beasts sent for surveillance were their subordinates, so how could they be willing to accept such a thing?

”Saint King, why should our Demon Beast Clan suffer?” one Saint Venerable urged, ”What’s so great about the Beast Tamers or the Guardian God? We aren’t afraid of them at all. If there’s a loss, shouldn’t it be theirs instead? They’ve always treated us like animals, and if we keep compromising, how will the Demon Beast Clan survive in the future?”

The other Saint Venerables nodded in agreement, sharing the same thoughts. They had always been unwilling to compromise anything when dealing with Beast Tamers.

The previous incident where the Six Trigrams Saint Venerable went out to kill Beast Tamers was due to this sentiment. These Demon Beasts held an inherent resentment and hatred towards the Beast Tamers. Now asked to compromise, they certainly wouldn’t agree.

The Jinghong Saint King’s face turned cold, and he said sternly, ”This is the Saint Emperor’s command. Are you intending to defy the Saint Emperor’s order?”