Supreme Warrior in the City

All the Guardian Gods escaped, and Su Yang stood in the void, looking at the remaining hundred or so people, feeling utterly desolate.

These were the members of the Human Clan they fought so desperately to protect, the reason they clashed with the Guardian Gods.

And now, in order for him to successfully advance to become the Strongest, a million warriors died successively, leaving only these hundred or so.

At this moment, Su Yang even doubted whether his promotion held any meaning at all.

If it required sacrificing so many people for him to advance to the Strongest, he would rather remain stagnant forever!

The other Strongests also descended from above, landing beside Su Yang, their expressions equally somber.

”Don’t grieve too much!” Ye Wantong walked to Su Yang’s side, whispering, ”The blame lies with those Guardian Gods being too treacherous, not with you.”

”Indeed!” Qi’er also approached: ”The First God and others could have entered the Land of Origin long ago, but they waited for the moment you advanced to the Strongest to launch a sneak attack. Even the Heavenly Venerables acted, which shows how long they had been planning. These people are truly despicable!”

”What has happened cannot be undone, mourning longer serves no purpose!” Heaven Slayer said softly: ”Since you’ve already advanced to the Strongest, it’s time for us to counterattack the Guardian Gods!”

”Yes, it’s time to repay their blood debts with more blood!” The other Strongests chimed in.

Su Yang nodded slowly. At this point, grief and pain were indeed useless. Only by repaying blood debts and crushing the Guardian Gods, thoroughly destroying their plans, could the Human Clan be truly saved.

Only by vanquishing those Guardian Gods could they comfort the souls of the deceased Human Clan warriors!

”Indeed, it’s time to go out!” Su Yang murmured, looking at the Demon Beasts’ corpses in the air, and suddenly wondered: ”By the way, did you notice? When I shattered the bodies of the Guardian Gods, a Demon Beast’s corpse would appear. Strangely, in here, the corpses don’t decay. What is going on?”

The others recalled the Demon Beast corpses and flew over to them upon hearing Su Yang’s words.

The Supreme Dragon Emperor flew at the forefront, being the king and the sole Strongest of the Demon Beast Clan.

”What the devil have these Guardian Gods done to my people!” The Supreme Dragon Emperor exclaimed angrily, ”I must kill those bastards to avenge my people!”

Taoist Venerable: ”Hold on, these creatures had taken refuge with the Guardian Gods, are you sure they’re your people?”

”Uh...” The Supreme Dragon Emperor scratched its head: ”They didn’t exactly take refuge, they were bewitched by the Guardian Gods, hence they did their bidding. But the crux isn’t this, the question is why the Guardian Gods’ Strongests killed these specific Demon Beasts? They were already compelled to work for them, why kill them without reason? Could it be...”

The Supreme Dragon Emperor’s eyes suddenly brightened, exclaiming excitedly: ”Could it be these Demon Beasts intended to defect and join us? So, the Guardian Gods killed them in anger?”

The others remained silent, merely watching the Supreme Dragon Emperor quietly.

”What?” The Supreme Dragon Emperor felt uneasy under their stares: ”Did I say something wrong?”

”Nonsense!” The Eternal Divine Emperor sneered: ”If they really intended to defect and join us, the Guardian Gods’ Strongests wouldn’t need to kill them. What capabilities do these Demon Beasts have? They haven’t even reached the Heavenly Level; would a Strongest need to deal with them?”

”Exactly!” The Eye of Chaos nodded: ”Even if they were discovered defecting, a Strongest wouldn’t need to bring their corpses here for us!”

”Could it be to intimidate us?” The Supreme Dragon Emperor said softly.

”...”

”Would anyone intimidate in such a way, by killing a few Earth-Level Demon Beasts to scare us?” The Eternal Divine Emperor said speechlessly: ”Moreover, if they truly intended to intimidate, they would have thrown them directly at us. Yet, they didn’t, instead they hid these corpses intentionally. We only realized there were Demon Beast corpses because Su Alliance Leader shattered their bodies. Otherwise, we would’ve never known they carried these on them. Don’t you think there’s something odd about this?”

”Uh, now that you mention it, it does seem strange.” The Supreme Dragon Emperor frowned: ”Then what do you all think is going on?”

All around, everyone fell into silence, unable to answer this conundrum.

Su Yang circled the corpses for a while before saying gravely, ”Have any of you noticed? These corpses are infused with a large amount of Spiritual Energy from the Land of Origin. That’s why these corpses aren’t decaying!”

”Indeed, that’s true!” Heaven Slayer nodded.

The others, after careful examination, also realized this fact.

”Why is this?” The Supreme Dragon Emperor wondered aloud.

Su Yang did not speak, sinking into a pause. After long contemplation, Su Yang finally said solemnly, ”Have you noticed? It seems it’s not easy for the Guardian Gods to enter the Land of Origin. They seem fearful of something, so they haven’t entered. Even those Heavenly Venerables hide in the black hole absorbing the Spiritual Energy from the Tai Chi Diagram, instead of coming out to absorb it directly!”

The crowd, pondering carefully, all nodded in agreement. They all resonated with what Su Yang said.

”Indeed, it’s like that!” The Human Emperor stated seriously: ”Moreover, when that black hole entered the Land of Origin, the Guardian Gods didn’t enter after it. If they were watching, how could we extend the branches of the World Tree beyond the black hole? The moment we did, they would’ve been severed. Don’t forget, the Guardian Gods also possess powerful Magic Artifacts capable of slicing through the World Tree!”

”But the Guardian Gods didn’t do that. This indicates they previously hadn’t entered. When we used the branches of the World Tree to leave the black hole, the Heavenly Venerables must have known. They must have had a way to inform the Guardian Gods, yet they didn’t stop us.”

”I suspect, prior to this, the Guardian Gods hadn’t really found a way to enter the Land of Origin, so they didn’t stop us. Otherwise, they just needed to block the World Tree, and we’d be trapped in the black hole forever, never able to leave it, nor pose any threat to them!”