Reborn Divine Doctor: The Abandoned Girl's Legend

Chapter 849: Chapter 716: Competing in Spiritual Power

The City Lord of Sifang City, whose name, age, and identity are unknown.

This was recorded in the investigation data regarding the City Lord of Sifang City by the Ghost Sect that was placed in Ye Lingyue’s Qiankun Bag.

As of today, the Ghost Sect has become the second-most significant presence, next to the Underworld Yama Palace.

The data that even the Ghost Sect could not investigate could only be known by the mighty entities such as the Underworld Yama Palace and the Three Sects.

However, after last night, Ye Lingyue roughly guessed that the existence of the City Lord of Sifang City is likely connected with the Three Sects; he might be one of their members.

Earlier, when Ye Lingyue was at the Demon Awakening Gate, she only saw the back of the City Lord. Today was the first time she witnessed this elderly man in person.

He seemed older than her grandfather Ye Gu, with a long beard reaching his waist and a face as tough as a jujube, showing authority without anger.

After Long Sixuan’s arrival, almost all the last competitors had also arrived.

The initially somewhat noisy scene quieted down suddenly due to the appearance of the City Lord of Sifang City.

The city tower of Sifang City was about ten meters high, and the City Lord, high above, looked down like an eagle watching the competitors below his city gate.

Behind him followed three others whose dress appeared similar to the Southern Envoy Ye Lingyue had once met; they were likely the other three Envoys of the north, south, and west of Sifang City.

”Reporting to the City Lord, all competitors are here. More than seven hundred groups participated in the trial in the sand river. Over fifty groups withdrew midway, with over three hundred deceased and two hundred thirty severely injured. A total of one hundred and nine groups have arrived below the Sifang City Gate, assembled as per your orders,” spoke a beautiful woman who emerged beside the City Lord of Sifang City.

Her voice was clear and sweet, very pleasant to the ears. She was the Envoy who had announced the Sifang Ranking over the past five days; she was also the only female envoy under the City Lord, the Western Envoy.

The City Lord of Sifang City nodded. His gaze swept across and looked down at the city.

He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

The truth was finally about to come to light; it was very likely that the Moonflower King was within someone present.

When his gaze fell upon Ye Lingyue and Feng Xun, his eyes paused momentarily.

His sharp look unhesitatingly fell on Ye Lingyue and Feng Xun.

Was it them?!

That young man and woman who appeared in the Desert Garden.

The eyes of the City Lord deepened significantly, as if he wished to see through them.

However, the young man and woman, whether it was that vivacious and lively girl or that handsome and peerless young man, both kept calm under his almost harsh gaze, looking straight back at him.

It’s him!

As the City Lord gazed at her and Feng Xun, Ye Lingyue felt a sense of familiarity surge in her heart.

She almost instantly recognized that the City Lord was the owner of the scrutinizing gaze she had encountered in the Desert Garden.

The sudden mist array that arose in the Desert Garden was laid by this elder standing above on the high tower.

Ye Lingyue’s intuition was not wrong.

Even though she hadn’t seen the face of the person who was spying on her, a person’s spiritual power is unique.

Just as Ye Lingyue confirmed the City Lord’s identity, she felt a chilling sensation quickly seeping in.

Soul searching?

Again that move.

Previously, when Ye Lingyue met Chen Hongru, he used soul searching on her, and back then, with her insufficient cultivation, Ye Lingyue almost fell into his hands.

But unlike the past, Ye Lingyue, who had just braved through the Second Layer of the Heaven and Earth Array and cultivated Star Power, wouldn’t just sit there waiting for death as before.

Her lips slightly curved up, forming a charming smile as she confidently looked up at the City Lord of Sifang City.

The City Lord intended to use soul searching to figure out who between Ye Lingyue and Feng Xun had acquired the Moonflower King.

But at that moment, a shiver ran up his spine.

His old face stiffened, feeling an overwhelming spiritual power rushing toward him.

Good gracious!

This girl dared to counter-search his soul; she truly rebelled.

He, the City Lord of Sifang City, had lived for who knows how many years on the mainland, was actually soul-searched by a young girl.

The City Lord’s face could barely save face; he grunted, pulling back the spiritual power that was probing Feng Xun, directly clashing with Ye Lingyue’s spiritual power.

Below the city gate, the competitors who were earlier waiting for the City Lord to announce the results sensed something was off.

The City Lord stood atop the city tower, motionless, not speaking, just staring at a specific spot below the city gate.

The Envoys by the City Lord were also puzzled but dared not to utter a word to inquire; for a brief moment, the gate fell silent, only the sound of the night wind could be heard howling past.

Their spiritual power was like a tug-of-war, neither willing to retreat nor to withdraw.

An invisible fluctuation confronted each other in mid-air.

I refuse to believe that a mere young girl of just over ten years could counter-search my soul, thought the City Lord with confidence.

Just a little bit more, today, I must clearly see the City Lord’s origins.

Ye Lingyue also gathered all her strength; her five fingers clustered, nails digging into her right palm, and the Qian Cauldron in her hand started to spin.

Ye Lingyue’s spiritual power abruptly grew stronger.

She felt her pupils tighten, and the City Lord’s face atop the city tower suddenly blurred as if something wanted to reveal itself from his body.

After a good quarter of an hour, the City Lord suddenly felt a shake in his Divine Soul, a strange feeling surged up.

Oh no, that little girl actually peeked into the deepest part of his Divine Soul.

The City Lord of Sifang City was greatly startled, hastily pulling back his spiritual power, but it was already too late. He clearly saw the shock in Ye Lingyue’s eyes as she looked at him, and her gaze became strange.

Both the City Lord of Sifang City and Ye Lingyue withdrew their spiritual power simultaneously.

The City Lord’s face turned slightly red, angrily glared at Ye Lingyue; today was truly a catastrophe, unexpectedly defeated by a young girl.

The latter stuck out her tongue. She hadn’t expected that after surmounting the Second Layer of the Heaven and Earth Tribulation, she could be so powerful as to see through the true identity of the City Lord.

”City Lord, it’s getting late, almost midnight,” the Eastern Envoy behind reminded the City Lord.

The City Lord cleared his throat, glancing again at Feng Xun behind Ye Lingyue.

Now that his real identity was seen through by Ye Lingyue, he naturally felt embarrassed to probe whether Feng Xun carried the Moonflower King; he could only wave his hand with resignation.

”Order all competitors to hand in the Four Directions Token, and announce the final results.”