The Sword God of the Universe

Chapter 2456: Chapter 2456: Jaw-Dropping

The people in this room were just discussing how the Golden Toad Commerce could benefit if Hongmeng City were to fall.

Although the Golden Toad Commerce had a single transaction with Jing Yan, purchasing twenty-two Divine Soul Items from him, they couldn’t care less about Jing Yan’s fate. What concerned them more was whether they could gain any benefits.

But the next moment, the information relayed by Bo Qian, the new City Lord of Mystic Underworld City, shocked them.

”The strength of Jing Yan, the City Lord of Hongmeng City, is off the charts, isn’t it?” Elder Yu Luo said with a trembling voice.

”Three out of five Red-Clothed Killing Stars from the Yama Palace were consecutively killed? And the remaining two Red-Clothed Killing Stars might not even escape from Hongmeng City?”

”What is the strength of Hongmeng City’s big array? This city’s been built for only over thirty years, how can it be so formidable?”

”President, your decision back then was indeed wise. If... back then our Golden Toad Commerce had sent people to attack Hongmeng City, then perhaps...”

Several elders spoke in succession with expressions of wistfulness.

”The strength of this City Lord Jing Yan has clearly reached the level of the Immortal Venerable Peak Realm. His power is extremely formidable, and with the assistance of the city formation, he defeated five Red-Clothed Killing Stars in one stroke.” The president said in a deep voice.

”Elder Zhenjiang, the reason the Red-Clothed Killing Stars went to Hongmeng City was to pursue the Thunder Domain Remnant?” The president looked at Gao Zhenjiang and asked.

”Indeed, it was to pursue the Thunder Domain Remnant. According to the information, Luo Hao of the Thunder Domain showed up and was detected by the Yama Palace.” Gao Zhenjiang nodded and said.

”What is City Lord Jing Yan’s intention? Is it really just to maintain city rules that he would go so far as to make an enemy of the Yama Palace?” There was some suspicion in the president’s voice.

”President, do you think there’s any connection between this City Lord Jing Yan and the original Thunder Domain? Although he is not a cultivator from Kunling Heaven, once he came from other Heavenly Domains, he went straight into the depths of the Thunder Domain and even established a city there, isn’t that more than a coincidence?” Elder Yu Luo pondered.

”Elder Yu Luo makes a good point. Perhaps this City Lord Jing Yan really has some connection with the Thunder Domain, but we just don’t know the details yet. According to Tianji Trading House, City Lord Jing Yan is a cultivator from Faro Heaven, but finding out about his identity and background could take tens of thousands of years.” Another elder nodded heavily.

”Let’s just wait and see, City Lord Jing Yan killed so many Red-Clothed Killing Stars from the Yama Palace, the Yama Palace won’t ignore this. I’m afraid, soon there will be another large-scale war.” The president took a breath and lowered his voice.

The elders present all changed their expressions.

Even these high-ranking individuals at the headquarters of the Golden Toad Commerce had some fear of the Yama Palace.

If the Yama Palace decides to wage war against Hongmeng City, it could truly become a major battle. From the information currently available, Hongmeng City is no pushover, and City Lord Jing Yan is not easy to deal with.

Hongmeng City.

”You little bastard, I’ll fight you to the death!” The Red-Clothed Killing Star roared angrily with bloodshot eyes, turning to pounce on Jing Yan.

He had not managed to escape from Hongmeng City before being caught by Jing Yan.

Although Kang Linyue had bought some time, the effect of the Heavenly Gang Yin Yang Reincarnation Array was significant, forcing the two fleeing Red-Clothed Killing Stars to devote a considerable portion of their mind and strength to counter the array’s attacks.

After Jing Yan killed Kang Linyue, he caught up with the Red-Clothed Killing Star who had fled to the edge of the city in a flash.

The result, needless to say.

This Red-Clothed Killing Star also used forbidden techniques right from the start, but was still slain by Jing Yan with two sword strikes.

Thus, out of the five Red-Clothed Killing Stars that entered Hongmeng City, four were killed by Jing Yan. Only Zhuo Ting escaped from the city.

Jing Yan spread his Divine Thought, but was unable to find any trace of Zhuo Ting, so he could only give up.

”It’s a pity I couldn’t kill them all, one got away.” Jing Yan’s eyes gleamed.

Since he was already thoroughly opposed to the Yama Palace, he certainly didn’t want to let go of the chance to kill an additional Red-Clothed Killing Star of the Immortal Venerate Peak Realm.

”If it were outside the city...” Jing Yan shook his head.

Within the city, although he could use the power of the formation to affect the Red-Clothed Killing Stars, this convenience was not enough to offset the disadvantage of not being able to use the Nine Heavens Divine Fire effectively. The power of the Nine Heavens Divine Fire is too great, and being a large-scale attack akin to an Immortal Technique, using it within the city would cause too much damage. A single strike with the Nine Heavens Divine Fire could destroy half of Hongmeng City.

If the Nine Heavens Divine Fire could be used, then from the start, one strike could heavily damage all five Red-Clothed Killing Stars, making it nearly impossible for any of them to escape.

Jing Yan returned to the vicinity of the Four-direction Guest Restaurant.

Luo Hao and Peng Qiuping were still waiting there, and when they saw City Lord Jing Yan return, they immediately approached to greet him.

Meanwhile, the City Guard had already arrived, sealing off this area.

”City Lord!” Luo Hao and Peng Qiuping saluted Jing Yan.

Jing Yan waved his hand and said, ”Let’s talk later, there are some things I need to ask you.”

The two exchanged a glance and then nodded to Jing Yan.

”Tianshuo.” Jing Yan called over Guard Captain Shi Tianshuo.

”City Lord!” Shi Tianshuo immediately stepped forward excitedly.

Shi Tianshuo and the others never expected their City Lord to be so powerful!

”Handle the situation here, manage it well,” Jing Yan instructed Shi Tianshuo.

”Yes, City Lord, rest assured.” Shi Tianshuo replied respectfully.

”Daoist friends, come with me!” Jing Yan then turned to Luo Hao and Peng Qiuping.

The two followed Jing Yan as they left. To be honest, their hearts were also a bit uneasy, as they didn’t know what fate awaited them. This City Lord Jing Yan was too terrifyingly strong. If he wanted to do them harm, they would hardly be able to resist. With five Red-Clothed Killing Stars being killed so quickly, what could the two of them possibly do to resist?

However, given the current situation, City Lord Jing Yan seemed to have no ill intent towards them. The logic was simple: if City Lord Jing Yan wanted them dead, he could have found an excuse to expel them from Hongmeng City earlier, leaving them to face the siege of the five Red-Clothed Killing Stars from the Yama Palace outside the city.

”Is the Store Manager of the Four-direction Guest Restaurant still alive?” Shi Tianshuo called out to the distant crowd.

This restaurant had already been leveled. And the City Lord wanted him to handle this matter well.

The slightly chubby Manager Miao hearing Shi Tianshuo’s call paused for a moment before dragging himself out.

”Greetings, sir, I... I am the Store Manager Miao Ang of the Four-direction Guest Restaurant.” Miao Ang bowed slightly to Shi Tianshuo.

”Captain, the Store Manager of the Four-direction Guest Restaurant is indeed this person.” A city industry administrator said softly beside Shi Tianshuo.

”Hmm!” Shi Tianshuo nodded, his gaze fixed on Miao Ang.

Miao Ang kept his head down.