Published at 7th of December 2024 11:03 am

Chapter 974: End Of The Ancient City Incident (3)

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The city was bustling. It did not seem affected by the events at Heavendoom City. In fact, the number of people here might have even grown as people searched for an alternative to the Heavendoom City.

"This time, I need to keep a low profile. I can't be so eye-catching anymore."

If that was the plan, he needed a disguise. But the mayor would definitely be an expert. He wondered if there was any taboo here. What if he accidentally disguised himself as a race disliked by the mayor? That would be unfortunate.

He glanced at the city gates. He decided to just disguise himself as one of the races he saw. That should be fine. After a while, he didn't notice anything unusual. Even humans were able to safely enter and leave the city.

After thinking about it, Su Yu's body swelled slightly. His face also changed to make him look slightly older. Before long, his transformation was complete. He had turned into a burly human.

It wouldn't be too out of place for a human warrior to seek shelter here. He also sealed his entire sea of willpower, giving off only the aura of a Skysoar warrior. That was his true physical cultivation level, anyway.

Before long, he started walking toward one of the gates while pretending to be injured. The familiar sight of armored guards greeted him.

Like Heavendoom, this was also a city with nine gates.

Su Yu did not even spare the main gate a glance. This time, he was going to keep a low profile. What was the big deal about going through the main gate? Furthermore, the nine defensive spheres he had obtained from Heavendoom City's gate trial were still around. To be precise, he had only used one of them.

As he moved nearer, he noted that the Empyrean Cloud City was slightly different from Heavendoom City. Perhaps the mayor here was a more domineering individual.

When the guards saw an unfamiliar face approaching, one of them said, "You can stay in any building between the 30th to the 36th rings for free. Entry is prohibited for all the other rings unless you pay the fees to enter. No killing is allowed in the city. Damage of property will not be tolerated."

With a cold tone, the guard warned, "This is especially true for humans. Do not create trouble in the city. Don't make the mistake of thinking that everyone can do what Su Yu did."

Clearly, the incident in Heavendoom had spread even here. Su Yu, the human who had caused massive trouble in Heavendoom. As a response, security had been tightened in Empyrean Cloud City, with warnings given to every human that they should never try to imitate Su Yu's actions.

Su Yu nodded, "That is only natural. I'm only going to rest a few days in the city before leaving. Sir, I heard about Su Yu's incident as well. How are things in Heavendoom?"

He was unaware of the events that had happened after his departure. Without an index copy, he did not have any source of information. However, the guard merely ignored him.

Someone who was passing by heard that and laughed, "What else? A bunch of people died. Some people saw a rain of moons from afar. But I think some Invincibles arrived. More news will probably arrive within the next two days. Brother, that genius from your race sure is ferocious."

Su Yu laughed, "Yeah. Then again, that has nothing to do with me. I'm a regular person while Su Yu is a genius. It's not a good idea for me to talk like he's one of us too much. I don't want to get implicated by his actions. For the past few days, everyone has been looking at me with odd gazes, as though every human is a lunatic like Su Yu."

The person who had spoken to him was a living being with about eight horns on his head. He laughed heartily upon hearing Su Yu's words and said, "True. Su Yu sure is ruthless. He killed so many people that his rank keeps changing in the Heavenly Hunt Index. It has been years since something like this happened. The last time it happened, Ye Batian was still active."

Su Yu smiled and nodded before stepping through the gate.

The odd living being with numerous horns followed him and said, "Brother from the human race, are you looking to buy something during your visit? I know the city quite well. I even know the buildings well. For example, I can introduce you to the empty buildings with a lower amount of death qi."

Su Yu laughed, "It's fine. I'm poor so I'll do the searching myself. Brother, stop following me. This might be my first time here, but I've been to other ancient cities. I'm quite experienced with ancient cities. Just stop targetting me."

"..."

The horned individual laughed awkwardly and said, "How am I targeting you? I'm only making a living. People from minor races like us have it really hard out here. Life is a lot more comfortable for those from a major race like you."

"That is only applicable to geniuses or those with good backgrounds. People without a good background like me will still live dangerously out here."

Su Yu shook his head, "Even after years in the Allheaven Battlefield, I have yet to accomplish anything. I only make enough to survive. I don't even know how long I can live. Perhaps one day, I will die to a random slap by an expert. Just look at Heavendoom. A bunch of people died in there. My heart chilled when I heard that. Sigh. But what can normal people like us do?"

After a short chat, the horned individual bid farewell and left the city again. Clearly, he was going to continue looking for customers. As for Su Yu, he was in no rush to find a place to stay. When he first visited Heavendoom, he had arrived at night. The stores of the city were all shut.

This time, he had arrived during the day. A lot of stores were open to the two sides of the streets. Some were opened by city residents and some were opened by the minor races operating in the city.

In fact, it was quite common to see the minor races opening stores in ancient cities to trade for the resources they required. The ancient cities might be classified as danger zones, but one would mostly be fine if one refrained from going too deep into the city, killing, or staying for more than three days. In fact, the city could be safer than anywhere else in the Allheaven Battlefield.

Su Yu took a look at the wares being sold by these stores, but he didn't find anything interesting. Before long, he found an unoccupied building. After checking the surroundings, he entered. Here, he was going to properly digest all his recent gains.

***

When Su Yu first stepped into the city.

Similar to Heavendoom City, the mayor's residence here was also split into inner and outer halls. And a stone statue could also be found in the inner hall. But this statue looked quite different from the one in Heavendoom City.

The stone statue in Empyrean Cloud City was actually the statue of a woman. The statue opened her eyes and stared in Su Yu's direction. Instantly, his figure appeared in her eyes. She saw him. She saw through him.

Su Yu could conceal himself from Sunmoons, but he couldn't conceal himself from Invincibles. After a short while, the stone statue shut her eyes in silence. Hopefully, that human would not cause trouble in the Empyrean Cloud City.

That was most likely the human known as Su Yu that those people had been talking about. Why was he here? The stone statue was feeling quite annoyed. This fellow should stick to creating trouble for that fellow in Heavendoom City. She prayed that he wouldn't create trouble for her as well.

After all, the human race had a good track record of creating trouble in Heavendoom City. She reckoned it was due to karma. After all, the city's name was too overbearing. The doom of heavens? In contrast, Empyrean Cloud was such a better name.

The stone statue continued thinking with her eyes shut. She did not intend to spend her time dealing with the death spirits like that fellow in Heavendoom City. What a boring life would that be.

***

While Su Yu was inside the ancient building.

Several imposing figures appeared outside Heavendoom City. They did not speak to each other. One of them was a devil with long, purple hair. His voice rang out.

"Open the gates."

Utter silence.

Tian He did not reply.

The devil spoke again, "Open the gates. Death spirits might be strong, but they can't stop us. Neither of us wants to destroy the city and give rise to disaster."

After saying that, he threw a punch. The gate he struck shook. Then, a unique death spirit appeared.

The devil said, "The Death Realm might be strong, but don't provoke the original devil race. An Eternal of the original devil race has transformed into a death spirit. He is also a death sovereign in the Death Realm. Our Emperor is in the process of bringing him back. Does the Death Realm intend to start a war with the original devils?"

The cold voice of the death spirit rang out, "The holy city is the place where the death spirits welcome their new brethren. The original devils do not run this place."

Purple devilish aura surged into the sky.

The devil said, "Do not force me to slaughter your people. Others don't understand this, but you know this well. Yes, the death spirits are numerous. But how many Eternals do you have? Do you want to test us and see if we can blockade all ancient cities and stop anyone from entering the city from now on?"

"The death spirits will persevere." The death spirit did not appear threatened, "That will not change even if the holy cities are blockaded."

"Impudent!"

With a roar from the purple-haired devil, the death spirit burst apart. But next, an even stronger death spirit appeared, carrying an incredibly dense wave of death qi. Next, a moon fell from the sky.

The purple-haired devil coldly said, "A death sovereign? Do you insist on pushing me to invade the Death Realm?"

One Invincible after another revealed themselves around the devil. Dao King was among them. The dragons were there as well.

"Immortals, devils, and dragons...The five elementals are here as well..."

With a hoarse voice, the death spirit spoke, "Two choices. The Sunmoons or the young geniuses. By the rules of the holy city, the death spirits can not return without seeing blood."

After a short silence, the purple haired devil said, "They are not the ones who had slaughtered the death spirits."

"I am aware of that."

The death spirit said, "But that is the rule. If the rules are broken, I won't be the only death sovereign to appear here."

The devil king coldly said, "Our Emperor will make a breakthrough soon."

The death sovereign paused slightly and said, "Two choices. Choose, or not."

"Who among them are still alive?"

"The dragon and divine Sunmoons. The blood fire devil Sunmoon was killed by me a moment ago."

"..."

Na Dazhi was dead?

After a short silence, the purple-haired devil king said, "Alright. I'll choose the young geniuses."

A king from the celestial dragon race said, "Mo Ge, Long Dou is still in there."

The devil king looked at the dragon and said, "You are free to enter and help him if you want."

"..."

The dragon king sank into silence.

Nobody spoke for the divine Sunmoon since no divine king was present.

The death sovereign said, "Since this is the first time, I will show some leniency to all of you. But it won't end so easily the next time it happens."

Then, death qi swept out and engulfed the entire city.

Rumble!

Two moons fell from the sky.

Meanwhile, the Invincibles watched in silence. Even the dragon king said nothing. Sunmoons or young geniuses?

Long Dou and Lei Huo were seventh-stage Sunmoons. They were incomparably strong. But...they were outsiders for these Invincibles. Meanwhile, the young geniuses were their descendants.

With that, all the Sunmoons had perished. The death sovereign smiled and started turning indistinct before eventually vanishing into thin air. All the Sunmoon death spirits in the city vanished as well.

Once again, the city gates swung open.

Twenty-one Sunmoons had arrived to kill Su Yu. Su Yu survived, while the city was reduced to a mess. The Invincibles did not take a single step into the city. They all waited outside.

A short while later, several dying young geniuses appeared.

Dao Cheng, Mo Duona, Tianduo, Long Zhan, little golden dragon, Topsoil Spirit.

These were the only survivors.

All of them had complicated expressions. They had all summoned the Invincibles backing them. The Sunmoons had been sacrificed in the deal with the death spirits. The Invincibles had not chosen to break into the city by force.

This was a setback that they would remember for life.

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