Chapter 2520 Rising Storm; He Comes Solo

Starlight vaporized under billions of rays of sunlight.

As the final pass, the ancient city at the end of the Thousand Star Road was vast and magnificent in a way that far exceeded any city before it.

It seemed to be made of a single piece of cemented gold, gleaming with a cold luster. Vaguely, crimson halos could be spotted, resembling dots of blood.

According to legend, those dots were the blood of generations of Emperor experts who had fallen during the various wars since ancient times. There might even be blood of immortal characters among them.

Of course, the blood had long dried up and lost all of its essence. Otherwise this city would be shrouded in murderous intent so heavy that made it unapproachable.

The huge city gates were tens of thousands of feet high, capable of accommodating even the members of the Ancient Giant Spirit Clan. Spacious and majestic, they radiated a heart-shaking oppression.

They were a pair of doors forged by Galaxy Sand mixed with immortal matter, which was why they easily inspired awe in people.

This was Chaotian City, a place that countless cultivators had dreamed of visiting for eons!

Rumor had it that Chaotian City was like a port. As long as one arrived here, they had the opportunity to rocket upward and ascend to the Eternal True Realm!

At this moment, many figures had gathered in front of the magnificent city gates. Each of them exuded a powerful aura and extraordinary might. Some displayed peerless elegance, some full of bravado, some like a fairy from Heaven, some like a monarch on a royal patrol...

Every single one of them was so powerful that it caused hearts to tremble.

When the group of figures that were covered in radiance and carrying excitement arrived and saw this scene, they all couldn't help but feel their pupils contract and calm down.

Since the beginning of time, anyone who was able to enter the Great Thousand Battle Domain was definitely a terrifying expert of the Emperor Stage.

More than that, those who were able to trek all the way from the first to the forty-ninth Immortal Heavenly Pass were always the most outstanding among Emperors. They were no-nonsense menaces, less than one of whom could be found among ten thousand!

“Worry not, everyone, Chaotian City is different from other places. Even the worst mass murderers won't be treated with enmity here, much less becoming wanted,” someone casually said in a lowered voice.

There had always existed an iron rule in Chaotian City that prohibited killing and conflicts. Even noble figures from the Eternal True Realm would be suppressed once they violated this rule!

Unlike the other Immortal Heavenly Passes, the law of Chaotian City was not maintained by its City Lord’s Residence, but instead a law spirit!

This law spirit was called ‘Haotian,’ and was rumored to come from an Eternal Divine Clan that existed in the Ninth Heaven Domain a long time ago.

Haotian had been presiding over this city for countless moons and was always impartial, showing favor to no one. Anyone who caused trouble in the city would always be heavily punished as quickly as possible!

“Not bad, even enemies with a deep-running blood feud between them would never dare to act out in this city.”

“I heard that a powerful figure from some Immortal Imperial Clan in the Seventh Heaven Domain was killed on the spot by Haotian for committing violence in the city.”

Amidst the murmurs, all of the newly arrived cultivators relaxed.

“Look, Cang Fusheng is here!” a loud voice suddenly rang out near the city gates, causing agitation.

The crowd looked over and immediately saw a man walking leisurely in the distance. He had an unrestrained air around him, dressed in white and wearing his long hair loose. Above his head, a seven-inch, gold-colored bronze coffin was suspended.

At a glance, this person exuded overwhelming arrogance that seemed to declare that the world belonged to him! Many people revealed unusual expressions.

In the past eight thousand years, Cang Fusheng's name had resounded over the Great Thousand Battle Domain. He had at one point topped the wanted list, having countless experts die at his hands.

However, no one had been able to do anything to him so far.

One reason was his extremely terrifying battle prowess at the peak of the supreme eighth realm of the Emperor Stage. The other reason was his hard-to-track whereabouts and the fact that he rarely showed himself in front of people.

Originally, everyone had thought that he had long left the Great Thousand Battle Domain for the Eternal True Realm. Who on earth had expected that he’d appear before Chaotian City today?!

It wasn't until Cang Fusheng disappeared into the city gates that someone laughed, “This fellow is too bold.”

“This is Chaotian City after all. Those Immortal Imperial Clans who are hunting him won’t dare to act in the city at all, and that's why he's so fearless,” someone softly explained.

“Even Cang Fusheng has shown up here after such a long absence. It probably has to do with the Battlefield of the Gods,” someone speculated with a strange look in their eyes.

“That’s for certain. They’ve been saying that in at least three months and at most a year, the number one forbidden area, the Ruins of the Gods, will reveal a portal that lets cultivators in, and at that time, the rumored Battlefield of the Gods will also be there!” someone lamented.

Chaotian City had been in a state of flux for a while now, with numerous unique top experts coming here, waiting for the Battlefield of the Gods to appear.

These visitors even included many overlords from the Eternal True Realm who planned to participate in the fight over the fortune therein.

It was worth repeating that for eons now, the Ruins of the Gods had been regarded as the number one forbidden area of the Great Thousand Battle Domain. Those who dared to barge into it without permission had no chance of survival, including immortal characters.

Furthermore, in the rumors, the Ruins of the Gods was home to a supreme secret fortune that belonged to the previous epoch.

The emergence of the Battlefield of the Gods also meant the reveal of this supreme secret fortune!

Therefore, it hadn’t been in just the recent period of time but at least over the last ten years or so, all cultivators who arrived at Chaotian City chose to stay behind, forgoing the opportunity to directly go to the Eternal True Realm in order to wait for the Battlefield of the Gods.

Nowadays, Chaotian City had become a scene of hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Any rando on the street was likely to be a deeply hidden menace.

Even some old relics who had lived for who knew how many years threw away their dignity to take part in the competition over this fortune.

“That...that can’t be Blade Bearer, right?” someone suddenly exclaimed in astonishment.

Many people near the city gates looked over and saw a man wearing a bamboo hat. He was obscured by an aura of chaos that made it impossible to see his face. The only thing visible about him was the rusty war blade on his back.

Inexplicable chills ran down everyone’s spine the moment they laid eyes on him. They felt clearly the dangerous aura that poured out from the man with the bamboo hat.

He quickly disappeared, but there were already discussions in the area.

“It’s got to be him, Blade Bearer, the most mysterious person on the wanted list!”

“I didn't expect that even he would show up...”

“It’s already astounding to imagine how many terrifyingly experts will be there when the Battlefield of the Gods appears.”

The voices of discussions were mixed with emotion.

“What's strange is that Lin Xun, who is now the number one on the wanted list, hasn't been seen around here at all so far. It couldn't be...that he's fallen, right?” someone suddenly speculated.

Lin Xun!

The atmosphere around the city gates instantly quieted down as the various cultivators here felt their hearts tumbling.

In today's Great Thousand Battle Domain, this name represented the most fascinating and legendary supreme Great Emperor.

He was an absolute menace who raised a commotion whenever he was mentioned!

Regarding the bloody feats that he had single-handedly created, there were simply countless. To this day, no one in the entire Great Thousand Battle Domain hadn’t heard of or didn’t know of him.

“How could such a terror of a person have fallen?” a person’s eyes gleamed suspiciously. “But I heard that recently, someone in the city has declared to take Lin Xun’s head as long as he rears his head at the Battlefield of the Gods!”

Another was unimpressed, “Many people have said something along the lines, but isn't that Lin Xun still alive and kicking?”

“No, the person who declared it this time is a supreme Great Emperor from the Seventh Heaven Domain, a leading figure in the younger generations.”

“Nan Tianzheng?”

“Yeah, it’s him!”

Silence filled the area in a second. Nan Tianzheng had declared with his own mouth that he was going to take Lin Xun’s life? People were unable to stay calm after hearing this.

At the moment in Chaotian City, Nan Tianzheng was definitely one of the most dazzling supreme Great Emperors in the Immortal Imperial Clans’ camp.

He came from the Nan Clan, an Immortal Imperial Clan that ruled an eighth grade Heaven Rank law. He himself was a peak supreme eighth realm Emperor who carried a heaven-defying bloodline and a horrifyingly deep heritage.

It was said he didn’t even consider Emperor Ancestors to be his opponents!

Perhaps it was impossible to judge who was better in a head-on confrontation between him and Lin Xun, but without a doubt, Nan Tianzheng's background and identity were enough to pose a fatal threat to the latter.

“What caused him to say that?” someone couldn't help but ask.

“How do people like us know what those Immortal Imperial Clan nobles think? But...” a thin, scholarly-looking man sneered with a hint of gloating. “Heh, as far as I know, the number of people who want Lin Xun dead is by no means small. After all, who told him to kill like a maniac on his way? Whom the gods wish to destroy they first make mad!”

Right at this moment, an emotionless voice rang out from the Thousand Star Road, “You view me as an enemy?”

The question was uttered lightly, but flavor in the words stopped everyone mid-conversation, and they looked over in unison.

There, they saw a handsome man in moon-white clothes. He was closing the distance between them leisurely as if taking a stroll. His long black hair fluttering behind him, he looked indifferent and ethereal. The green wine gourd in his hand added a lazy and unrestrained touch of an idle cloud to his demeanor.

There was not a hint of might or aura around him, but his appearance sent the field into utter silence and caused everyone to stare with wide eyes. Some already couldn’t help but reveal apprehension on their faces.

The scholarly-looking man's face also changed. Then, he seemed to suddenly think of something and coldly laughed, “I didn't expect that you, Lin Xun, would live to make it to Chaotian City. Truly disappointing.”

The newly-arrived man was none other than Lin Xun.

Since he had left Taiyi City, it had been eighteen years of trekking and fighting before he finally arrived in front of Chaotian City. Moreover, he did nothing to conceal his true identity or appearance.

“We are still outside the city. You aren't scared that I will kill you?” Lin Xun's eyes were deep as he gazed at the scholarly-looking man and took a step forward.

The latter stiffened.

“What do you want?” Like an overly frightened rabbit, the man bolted into the magnificent city gates with a whoosh.

“Why did you run?” Lin Xun laughed teasingly.

A burst of laughter followed around the city gates. The cheeks of the scholarly-looking man immediately turned red. He was so mortified that he just wanted to drill himself into a crack in the ground.