When the torrential ominous aura from the Jiu You Palace soared into the sky, it had shocked the various factions in the Greatlaw Heaven. Immediately, countless gazes were directed towards the direction where the Jiu You Palace had left. Those gazes were filled with deep meaning.
The news that the Jiu You Palace had sent out a notice to the cities that they once belonged to had already spread throughout the Greatlaw Heaven. This had undoubtedly attracted some ridicule, with the Blood Hawk Hall being the most ridiculed.
Although ridicule was ridicule, everyone knew that the Jiu You Palace would definitely not swallow this humiliation. Otherwise, there might not be a place for the Jiu You Palace in the Great Heaven Domain in the future. With a force that had lost its face to such a degree, even if Jiu You had the support of the Jiu You Emperor, it would be hard for the Jiu You Palace to survive.
And from the looks of it, the Jiu You Palace was clearly about to make a move.
However, the Jiu You Palace had been developing slowly over the years, and its foundation was indeed the weakest amongst the nine Kings' forces. Although Jiu You had successfully passed her tribulation and returned, a force could not be strengthened by relying on her alone. The other various Kings' forces all had experts under them. However, other than Mu Chen, who had just appeared, the others under Jiu You could only be considered as ordinary.
As for the battles between the various Kings in the Great Heaven Domain, they relied on their subordinates. As a King, they couldn't take action … Therefore, many people were doubtful as to whether the Jiu You Palace's actions would be effective.
Although Mu Chen's performance in the Greatlaw Goldpond was perfect, he was still alone. On the other hand, the City Lords weren't ordinary characters. Some of the pinnacle experts among them had some fame in the Great Heaven Domain.
Therefore, whether the Jiu You Palace's action to regain its prestige would be a different matter.
Blood Hawk Hall.
In a great hall, Blood Hawk King sat on the throne as he gently rubbed the armrest with his blood-red pupils looking out of the great hall with a playful smile hanging on the corner of his lips.
"Jiu You Palace has finally started." Blood Hawk King faintly smiled. He looked down at Wu Tian and said indifferently, "Is everything ready?"
"All the City Lords are gathered in the Demonic Python City. If he really dares to go there, I'm afraid he won't be able to come back without losing all his face."
Wu Tian said with a sinister smile. Being able to become a City Lord, these City Lords naturally possessed extraordinary strength. Amongst them, the strongest amongst them possessed strength that was not inferior to the Four Great Commanders. However, the majority of them were older, and their potential could not be compared to the Four Great Commanders of the younger generation.
Now that they have gathered together, it was an extremely powerful force. In the Jiu You Palace, aside from Jiu You, only Mu Chen could be considered as a formidable force. But if he wanted to rely on his own strength to contend against so many City Lords, he could only be said to be extremely stupid.
"Women are women, after all. It's hard for them to achieve great things."
Blood Hawk King faintly smiled. Although Jiu You's strength had soared after her return, this matter was still too hasty. After all, the foundation of the Jiu You Palace was too weak. How could it be so easy for her to take back all the territories that had betrayed them the moment she returned? Did she really think that his deterrence all these years was for naught?
Although the potential of the youth called Mu Chen was pretty good, which City Lord wasn't a cunning old fox? Furthermore, there was also his support. Therefore, this time, Mu Chen would probably throw away the face that he had painstakingly earned back in the Greatlaw Goldpond.
At that time, perhaps that young woman, Jiu You, would know the gap between the Jiu You Palace and the Blood Hawk Hall.
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Demonic Python City
This was an extremely large city that was situated in the northwest of the Great Heaven Domain. This city was one of the important cities in the Great Heaven Domain, and its prosperity could be considered as one of the top in the entire Great Heaven Domain.
Back then, when the Jiu You Palace was able to take this city under their control, it had caused many people's eyes to turn red. Therefore, when she disappeared, the first thing that the Blood Hawk King did was to annex this city.
Today, the Demonic Python City was clearly extremely bustling. In the sky of the city that was so huge that one couldn't see the end of it, there were streaks of light that covered the sky and covered the earth as they flew over from all directions, before landing in the city.
The Teleportation Spiritual Array in the city was also constantly flickering with light.
A day ago, there was news that the City Lord of the Demonic Python City, Luo Mang, had gathered fifty City Lords in the Demonic Python City. Some well-informed people also knew the objective of it. Clearly, it was to deal with the Jiu You Palace.
Although strictly speaking, everyone was under the Great Heaven Domain, the Jiu You Palace had declined in recent years. Furthermore, Luo Mang had quite the ambition, so he naturally wouldn't want to offend the Blood Hawk Hall. That's because in his eyes, the Jiu You Palace had declined, and couldn't be compared to the Blood Hawk Hall that was at its peak.
The reason why he had the guts to openly gather people to deal with the Jiu You Palace was naturally due to the support of the Blood Hawk Hall.
There was a vast chalk field at the centre of the Demonic Python City. In the middle of the chalk field, there was a massive Demonic Python statue that was a thousand feet tall, overlooking the entire city.
At this moment, the surroundings of the chalk field was already filled with a sea of people, with voices ringing out. Streaks of light constantly flew over from the entire city, before hovering in the sky around the chalk field. Those buildings were also filled with figures.
Everyone's gazes were directed below the Demonic Python statue, where there were dozens of stone chairs with dozens of figures seated on them. Vaguely, there were boundless Spiritual Energy rippling out from their bodies.
Those dozens of people had calm auras, with light surging in their eyes. Clearly, they weren't ordinary figures.
Amongst those people, the three in the centre had the most robust Spiritual Energy around them. The one in the centre was donned in black robes. He had a robust figure with short hair and a smear of a smile hung on his boorish face. However, his deep-set eyes were like a venomous snake that was sweeping around, making others feel a chill in their hearts.
On his neck, there was a black python tattoo, with the sinister mouth of the snake in the shape of a bite. That sinister scene was emitting a strange feeling.
He smiled with his eyes narrowed as he leaned on the stone chair, his hand rubbing the armrest, as if he wasn't worried about the rage that was about to erupt from the Jiu You Palace.
That person was the City Lord of the Demonic Python statue, Luo Mang. He had controlled the Demonic Python City for many years and was cunning and ruthless. Furthermore, his cultivation had already reached Second Grade Sovereign for many years, reaching the pinnacle of Second Grade Sovereign Realm. His strength was so powerful that he had quite a bit of fame amongst the many City Lords under the Great Heaven Domain.
Beside Luo Mang were two skinny middle-aged men. They were the City Lords of the Blood Vulture City and Black Rock City, with a cultivation that had also reached Second Grade Sovereign. However, their gazes were slightly flickering, clearly not as calm as Luo Mang. No matter what, it wasn't a good thing to offend the Jiu You Palace. Furthermore, it was said that the current Jiu You Palace had already successfully gone through its Tribulation, and its strength was comparable to a Fifth Grade Sovereign, not any weaker than the Blood Hawk King.
"There's no need for the two of you to worry. Although the current Jiu You Palace is different from the past, the foundation of the Jiu You Palace is still weak. Although the new Commander is somewhat capable, it's said that he's just a brat, and it's hard for him to achieve anything." Luo Mang faintly smiled as if he had sensed the worries of the two beside him.
Hearing his words, the faces of the two City Lords of the Blood Vulture City and Black Rock City loosened up a little.
"With our formation here, even if that brat comes, I'm afraid that he won't dare to say anything. At that time, we will suppress him a little before speaking to him nicely. I believe that it will be sufficient to intimidate him."
Luo Mang lightly smiled as he continued, "Furthermore, don't forget about the promise that Lord Blood Hawk King has given us. As long as we repel the Jiu You Palace, we will be able to join the Blood Hawk Hall for real. At that time, why would we be afraid of the Jiu You Palace?"
Only then did the two City Lords nod their heads. If they could truly enter the Greatlaw Sky, it would naturally be better than being a City Lord that did hard labor. After all, although the income of these cities was considerable, the majority of it had to be handed over.
"However, although we have the advantage in numbers, the majority of us do not dare to shed all pretense of cordiality with the Jiu You Palace …" The City Lord of the Blood Vulture City softly said.
The corner of Luo Mang's mouth curled as he continued, "Therefore, we still need them to be completely disappointed with the Jiu You Palace. As long as we repel the troops of the Jiu You Palace in front of them, they will naturally know what to choose."
The two City Lords nodded their heads once again. Just as they were about to speak, their expressions suddenly froze as they abruptly raised their heads towards the northwest of the city, where a gigantic pillar of light had suddenly soared into the sky.
It was the light of a teleportation Spiritual Array.
"They have indeed come. Truly, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers." Upon seeing this, Luo Mang's eyes narrowed as he sneered in a low voice.
Countless gazes in the entire Demonic Python City were directed towards the direction where the pillar of light had soared into the sky. Thereafter, they saw a patch of black clouds whistling out from it in all directions.
An austere aura spread out, enveloping the entire area.
The faces of many people in the city slightly changed. Clearly, they were intimidated by the austere aura of the army. They couldn't help sighing in their hearts. It was indeed worthy of being the Great Heaven Domain. Even the weakest Jiu You Palace possessed such an imposing army.
The black cloud swept over. Without any hesitation, it directly rushed towards the vast arena. Finally, it quietly floated in the air. Over a thousand people were completely silent. Only their cold and stern eyes slowly swept across the area.
The faces of the fifty City Lords on the field slightly changed. Luo Mang's pupils had also slightly shrunk. Shortly after, he sneered as he stood up and cupped his hands together with a smile, "The arrival of the lord of the Jiu You Palace has truly brought glory to my Demonic Python City."
"However, I wonder who will be the new commander of the Jiu You Guard?"
As Luo Mang's robust voice rang out, countless gazes looked towards the Jiu You Guard. Within the black clouds, a crack had split open as a slender figure slowly walked out.
He stood at the front of the Jiu You Guard as his pitch-black pupils slowly swept across the dozens of City Lords that had extraordinary auras on the vast field. Shortly after, he lightly smiled and softly said, "Your formation is pretty good."
A chilling light suddenly gathered in his black pupils as his voice abruptly became as sharp as a blade.
"You have two choices. Return to the Jiu You Palace, or … give up the position of City Lord!"
When his cold voice rang out, the atmosphere in the city froze as countless people quietly inhaled a mouthful of cold air. The new commander of the Jiu You Palace was truly overbearing!
(To be continued.)