Chapter 2562: w.a.n.g Xiao, the Top Figure of the Divine Prefecture
w.a.n.g Xiao inherited the teachings of Tianyan the Great. Besides that, he could communicate with imperial arms and bestow imperial spirits into divine arms!
The City Lord’s words caused even the cultivators from the Divine Prefecture to feel their hearts tremble. Even though the giant-level figures had speculated about this, they were still slightly shocked when they heard the verification from the City Lord. Their gazes were all fixed on w.a.n.g Xiao.
He was the only one who could communicate with imperial arms in Tianyan City. Even the Lord of Tianyan City did not have this ability. This meant that w.a.n.g Xiao had received recognition from Tianyan the Great himself.
From today on, w.a.n.g Xiao officially joined the stage of the Divine Prefecture. With his ability to summon imperial arms, he would become the next leading figure in the Divine Prefecture. Even now, he was considered unrivaled.
Once he summoned imperial arms, n.o.body beneath the Great Emperor level stood a chance against him.
The crowd had a better understanding of his exceptional performance during the Armorer Compet.i.tion.
Countless people in Tianyan City cheered excitedly. Prior to this, many people snorted decisively when they heard the rumor of w.a.n.g Xiao intending to become the son-in-law of Donghuang the Great. They felt that it was unrealistic. However, right now, they had a vague feeling that the rumor might not be completely unfounded.
w.a.n.g Xiao was actually really outstanding.
He was the top figure in the Divine Prefecture who could communicate with imperial arms.
“Everyone, please follow me to pick your rewards.” The Lord of Tianyan City ordered someone to lead the winners to claim their prizes. The various cultivators would be led into the City Lord Office to pick their prizes. The City Lord didn’t say anything even though some cultivators had mysterious backgrounds among the winners. Regardless of where they came from, as long as the cultivators joined the Armorer Compet.i.tion and were ranked, the City Lord Office had to recognize and reward their talents.
“Many thanks, City Lord,” the winners said while nodding. Then, they followed the guide and went into the office.
w.a.n.g Xiao didn’t follow them. He was the successor of the City Lord Office. In the future, he would own the entire office. There was no point in him picking any of his divine arms as a reward.
After the cultivators left, someone from the Divine Prefecture looked at w.a.n.g Xiao and the Lord of Tianyan City and said, “Not long ago, a few major incidents took place in the Divine Prefecture. Firstly, Ye Futian committed a ma.s.sacre in the West Sea Domain. He killed many cultivators in Yingzhou City. Then, he eradicated a holy land of cultivation. He has been breeding enmity with various forces in the Divine Prefecture since long ago. If we wait and allow his forces to grow bigger, he might pose a threat to the various forces of the Divine Prefecture. Now that the various cultivators of the Divine Prefecture have gathered here for the Tianyan City Armorer Fest, shouldn’t we discuss how to deal with this threat to the Divine Prefecture?”
It had finally begun, thought Ye Futian, who was among the crowd. As expected, they had come because of him. As the Armorer Compet.i.tion came to a close, they were about to cause trouble for him.
“That’s right. We should use this opportunity to discuss how to conquer the Ziwei Segmentum together,” said Chief Xihai, who was also present. “Ye Futian’s ident.i.ty is special, and he is full of schemes. In the future, he might attempt to overthrow the Divine Prefecture. The Great Emperor was merciful and did not want to attack a junior for old time’s sake. He allowed Ye Futian to develop and forbid the Imperial Palace from interfering as well. However, we cannot allow Ye Futian to develop any longer. The Domain Chief’s Manor of both the Donghua Domain and the West Sea Domain were ma.s.sacred by Ye Futian. A holy land of cultivation was also destroyed. Ye Futian cannot be left alive.”
“The forces of the Divine Prefecture have gathered here in Tianyan City. Today, with this opportunity, City Lord, please rally the forces of the Divine Prefecture to destroy the Ziwei Segmentum,” said Ning Yuan, the Donghua Domain Chief. His tone sounded somewhat humble. However, before the Lord of Tianyan City, a Domain Chief like him did not amount to anything.
As long as Ye Futian remained alive, it was as though a sword was hanging over Ning Yuan’s head. He naturally could not be at ease. He worried that Ye Futian would destroy the Donghua Domain Chief’s Manor in the future.
His son, Ning Hua, was also killed by Ye Futian. How could he forget this grudge?
However, right now, even Chief Xihai was no match for Ye Futian. It was even less likely for Ning Yuan to be able to defeat him. Feeling hopeless, Ning Yuan could only shamelessly ask Tianyan City for help.
“You speak too highly of us,” said the Lord of Tianyan City. “Many of you here are top figures from the Divine Prefecture. Tianyan City is not qualified to lead everyone.”
He continued, “However, I have also heard of what happened in the Divine Prefecture. The forces from the Ziwei Segmentum hunger for the blood of the cultivators in the Divine Prefecture. They have lost their humanity, and their acts are considered despicable by all.”
A cultivator from Sun G.o.d Mountain said, “Exactly. Ye Futian is only a Level Nine Renhuang, yet he has cultivated Celerity and can go anywhere without leaving a trace. It is difficult to capture him. The Ziwei Segmentum is protected by the remnant will of Great Emperor Ziwei. When Ye Futian utilizes this power, it’s difficult for us to do anything to him. Therefore, we need cultivators from Tianyan City to summon the imperial arms to kill this treacherous person. w.a.n.g Xiao has shown great talent during this Armorer Compet.i.tion. Since he can communicate with the imperial arms, we plead that the Young City Lord will kill this person on behalf of everyone in the Divine Prefecture.”
“Young City Lord, please accept our plea,” Ning Yuan seconded. Many other people looked at w.a.n.g Xiao.
“Young City Lord, you’re a genius who can wield imperial arms. You should shoulder this important responsibility,” another top figure added. Just now, the Lord of Tianyan City had mentioned that w.a.n.g Xiao could perhaps solve the problems faced by the Divine Prefecture. His words practically implied that w.a.n.g Xiao would accept their request.
Right now, the top figures were merely complying with the City Lord’s wish. Since the City Lord wanted to make w.a.n.g Xiao’s name renowned far and wide, the top figures didn’t mind showering w.a.n.g Xiao with plenty of praises and hyping up the situation before he finally agreed to their request.
When the City Lord saw this scene, he had a faint smile on his face. Everything was progressing as he expected.
w.a.n.g Xiao had gained his fame overnight. Next, he would become the leader of the cultivators of the Divine Prefecture. He would pave his way to success with Ye Futian’s death and the conquest of the Ziwei Segmentum. Finally, he would become the number one cultivator among the next generation and rule over the Divine Prefecture.
The City Lord looked towards w.a.n.g Xiao, seemingly awaiting his response.
At this moment, a cultivator from the City Lord Office came forth with a box in his hands. Inside the box was a glamorous robe, flaming red in color. The robe appeared to be sewn from phoenix feathers. It glowed with golden divine light and was dazzling to behold.
The cultivator walked up to w.a.n.g Xiao. The latter took the box, turned around, and walked towards where Princess Donghuang was. Holding the box with both his hands, he offered it up to Donghuang Diyuan and said, “Princess, this is the gift that the City Lord Office has prepared for you. May you kindly accept it.”
“Thank you.” Donghuang Diyuan didn’t reject it; instead, she accepted it right away. She didn’t check it either. As the only daughter of Donghuang the Great, she did not lack in any divine arms.
w.a.n.g Xiao asked, “Princess, Ye Futian, and the members of the Ziwei Segmentum are causing trouble in the Divine Prefecture. Donghuang the Great is merciful, and the Imperial Palace doesn’t plan to get involved in this. Can the Tianyan City Lord Office be in charge of hunting him down?”
“I have said it before. All the forces in the Divine Prefecture are to settle your grudges with Ye Futian on your own. The Imperial Palace will not be involved,” Donghuang Diyuan responded.
“Understood.” w.a.n.g Xiao nodded. He then turned around and walked towards the crowd. Everyone had their eyes on him. w.a.n.g Xiao’s expression was calm. He scanned across the cultivators present and said, “I thank everyone who came to observe the fest in Tianyan City. Since everyone hopes to collaborate with the Tianyan City Lord Office in attacking Ziwei, I will oblige to your request. I’m willing to join forces with everyone present to attack the Ziwei Segmentum.”
His voice reverberated across the sky above the City Lord Office. All the cultivators in Tianyan City could hear him.
On this day, w.a.n.g Xiao pledged to rally the various cultivators of the Divine Prefecture and conquer the Ziwei Segmentum.
This was originally a job for the Lord of Tianyan City. However, w.a.n.g Xiao had taken over this great responsibility and now stood on the stage of the Divine Prefecture. It was his time to s.h.i.+ne in glory.
For the past few decades, the most eye-catching junior in the Divine Prefecture was undisputedly Ye Futian from the Original Realm. He was renowned all over and was peerless in the Divine Prefecture. He had many glorious deeds.
However, today, w.a.n.g Xiao of Tianyan City was made known worldwide and became famous overnight in the Armorer Fest. Next, he would make his name be known all across the Divine Prefecture through this glorious conquest. By stepping over the corpse of the previous most eye-catching monstrous figure, he would become the most outstanding figure in the Divine Prefecture.
Could w.a.n.g Xiao pull it off?
Ye Futian was among the crowd in the City Lord Office. Beneath his mask, his gaze was fixed on w.a.n.g Xiao. Right now, w.a.n.g Xiao appeared heroic and peerless. w.a.n.g Xiao wanted to lead the cultivators of the Divine Prefecture to conquer the Ziwei Segmentum and kill him.
w.a.n.g Xiao could communicate with imperial arms.
As expected, it was the worst possible outcome.
At that moment, the armorers who had headed into the City Lord Office returned. w.a.n.g Xiao glanced over the crowd and looked towards Mu Yan and the other armorers. He said, “Masters, your talents in forging are extraordinary. May I ask where you all are from?”
“Does it matter?” Mu Yan asked. His tone was cold and indifferent.
“It does not,” w.a.n.g Xiao continued. “It is just that your talents in forging are extraordinary, and I did not know your names before this. Hence, I was curious. Aside from that, all of you seem to come from extraordinary backgrounds. You do not seem like cultivators from the Divine Prefecture.”
Mu Yan and the others frowned. w.a.n.g Xiao smiled and said, “Countless talented figures have gathered in Tianyan City, and we have become the center of everyone’s attention. The Armorer Fest has come to an end now. Yet, I am still in high spirits. Everyone knows that the basis of forging is still cultivation. I want to use this opportunity to ask for a few pointers from you regarding cultivation. What do you think?”
Right now, w.a.n.g Xiao seemed to have retracted his previous gentle demeanor. He now seemed sharp and overbearing.
“Tianyan City feels as though it has lost face over forging techniques, so you now wish to deal with us?” mocked Mu Yan.
“Sir, aren’t you belittling Tianyan City too much? We are merely asking to spar and will stop before getting serious. It is not just for those present here. All cultivators who are present in Tianyan City may partic.i.p.ate,” w.a.n.g Xiao declared loudly.
“Who will act as a guarantor?” asked Mu Yan in a stern voice.
“As Lord of Tianyan City, I guarantee that we will not trouble anyone,” said the Lord of Tianyan City.
“I do not believe you,” replied Mu Yan directly. This caused the expression of the Lord of Tianyan City to turn cold and indifferent. Mu Yan actually dared to question him.
“I will guarantee it,” said Donghuang Diyuan, who was sitting to the side right then. “Regardless of who you are and where you are from, you may reveal your ident.i.ties. I will not question it. No deaths will occur during this grand occasion in Tianyan City.”
“What if I were a member of the Ziwei Segmentum?” Mu Yan suddenly asked with a smile. Before this, these people had been planning to destroy the Ziwei Segmentum.
“Even if you were Ye Futian himself, my word still stands,” said Donghuang Diyuan. “I keep my word. I believe it is the same for you, City Lord.”
“Of course,” said the Lord of Tianyan City as he nodded his head.
“Hahahaha…” Loud laughter could be heard. It came from outside the City Lord Office. In Tianyan City, a few terrifying auras descended. Mighty pressure came down and enveloped the city. Then, in the sky above the City Lord Office, many powerful auras suddenly appeared. There were even quite a few terrifying auras at the second Tribulation Plane.
“It is the members of the Dark Court and the Empty Divine Realm,” said Donghuang Diyuan as she looked outside. From the looks of it, those two major worlds wanted to take part and had come to the Divine Prefecture!