Chapter 2801 One Alone Shakes All

Near the South Heaven Gate of Fortune Divine City, a suffocating silence blanketed the air. In the distant starry void, the dozen or so Eternal beings still lingered, refusing to leave, their presence bewildering the cultivators at the gate.

Lin Xun knew those old guys had no intention of giving up! He drew a slow breath, feeling the change within his body. As soon as he stepped into Fortune Divine City, his cultivation was forced down to the Emperor level, just managing to remain at the threshold of the Emperor Ancestor Stage.

He glanced around. The auras of the nearby cultivators were all the same. They were at the Emperor Stage or below. Not a single Immortal-level figure could be found. Clearly, the rumors were true: whoever entered this city would be forcibly suppressed, no matter their power.

Suddenly, a thunderous voice boomed from the void. “Attention, experts of the Royal Dao Epoch! Whoever slays that boy will be welcomed into our Liangqiu Clan to cultivate!”

A golden-armored figure, majestic as a god, leveled his spear toward Lin Xun. An uproar shook the crowd at the city gate, countless disbelieving gazes snapping toward Lin Xun.

Who is this man, to have drawn the Liangqiu Clan’s killing intent?

Greed flickered in many eyes. Everyone knew that across the hundreds of epochal worlds in the Fortune Dominion, the Liangqiu Clan stood firmly among the top five divine clans.

Then another voice resounded from the depths of the starry sky, “Experts of the Shangqing Epoch! Whoever captures that boy alive will be rewarded by my Yan Clan with a chance to step into the immortal path!”

That one sentence was enough to leave countless cultivators parched and trembling, their hearts pounding. An opportunity to become Immortal! This was a peerless fortune, one that could not be sought but only encountered by chance!

It was utterly inconceivable. What could Lin Xun have possibly done to make such mighty divine clans throw out such offers?

“Experts of the Cloud Shadow Epoch, heed my words! Kill that boy, and you’ll be granted either the chance to attain immortality or the right to cultivate within my Ying Clan!”

South Heaven Gate boiled over. Countless eyes blazed, fixed on Lin Xun as if he were the most coveted prey in existence.

Still, it was not over.

One after another, Eternal figures issued their decrees:

“Experts of the Qinglong Epoch...”

“Experts of the Great Chu Epoch...”

“Experts of the Scarlet Radiance Epoch...”

Majestic voices thundered one after another, until South Heaven Gate was in complete uproar, shaken to its core.

“The divine clans of nine epochal civilizations have joined forces to kill this man! Who is he?” someone cried in disbelief.

“No matter who he is, with nine great divine clans against him, how could he possibly survive?”

Some rubbed their hands and paced forward, eager to act. Their looks grew fierce and feverish, as if they were eyeing a delicious prey.

“Wretch, surrender, or die! Today will be your end!”

A tall figure in green lunged forward, brandishing an ancient sword. His eyes sparked like lightning and his murderous intent was blatant. He was an Emperor Ancestor. In Fortune Divine City, that level was already the absolute pinnacle. It was why he dared to act with such arrogance.

Lin Xun didn’t even acknowledge him. From start to finish, he never spared the man a single glance. With a casual sweep of his sleeve, a boundless force exploded outward, bearing down on the green-robed man like a collapsing sky.

Bang!

Without the chance to struggle, the greed-robed man exploded into a storm of blood and bone that rained across the sky. The cultivators nearest him screamed in terror, stumbling back in panic.

“So powerful!”

Faces blanched all around, eyes wide with horror. With nothing more than a casual flick of his sleeve, Lin Xun had slain an Emperor Ancestor on the spot! Even here, within Fortune Divine City where all power was suppressed, such dominance was enough to leave countless cultivators trembling in awe.

Those who had been ready to pounce froze in place, as though doused in ice water. The rewards were enticing, but only the living could enjoy them.

“One day, you will pay for this.” Lin Xun cast a cold glance toward the distant starry void, where more than a dozen Eternal figures loomed, then turned and strode into South Heaven Gate.

The nearby cultivators instinctively stepped aside, opening a path for him. Someone, unwilling to give up, shouted to the crowd, “Everyone, if we strike together, we can surely take him down...”

Pu!

He hadn’t even finished speaking when a sword qi tore through him, killing him instantly, his blood pooling across the ground. The gruesome sight made every scalp tingle. Too domineering!

Even though nine great divine clans had decreed his death, he showed not a flicker of fear. His strikes were swift, ruthless, iron-blooded and cold as steel, making many tremble.

Seeing Lin Xun walk calmly through the South Heaven Gate, many cultivators hesitated, heaving silent sighs as they gave up their unrealistic thoughts. Still, many others grit their teeth and trailed behind Lin Xun, unwilling to let go of the chance.

“Quick, send the message! Tell them great fortune has landed at our doorstep.” More cultivators chose to relay the news across the city, hoping to borrow the strength of their backers to capture Lin Xun.

However, Lin Xun paid none of it any mind. His chest seethed with fury and hatred, and in truth he wished for trouble to come to him so that he could vent it all in blood. Soon, his figure vanished into the city.

Far in the starry void, an old monster snorted coldly, “Hmph! This is only the beginning. Let’s see how long the boy can survive in Fortune Divine City.”

The orders had been given. It would not be long before the city’s great forces were stirred, and Lin Xun would find himself besieged on all sides.

“Everyone! News has come from the Great Qin Divine Domain. This boy carries the Fortune Sword. He is most likely a descendant of Luo Tongtian!”

Suddenly, an old monster spoke, his words jolting everyone present.

Luo Tongtian! At once, that name made them think of the Eternity Coffin!

“Then, if we kill him, we’ll also learn the whereabouts of the Eternity Coffin, won’t we?”

“No wonder he forced his way into the Flowing Light Forbidden Realm. So that’s the truth...”

The faces of the Eternal figures shifted, eyes glimmering with calculation.

“No matter what, this opportunity must not be missed!”

After a pause, the golden-armored man from the Liangqiu Clan said heavily, “Such a great upheaval cannot be hidden. In my opinion, it won’t be long before every great divine clan in the Fortune Dominion learns of this.”

At these words, the eyes of the others narrowed sharply.

Then, with calm authority, he continued, “I swear upon the name of the Liangqiu Clan: if your forces join hands with mine, then once we seize this fortune, it shall be shared among us all.”

After a brief moment of thought, the others nodded in agreement. The Liangqiu Clan’s foundation was strong enough to place it among the top five divine clans. Joining forces with them could only be advantageous.

“It’s settled. We’ll station here and unleash the clan’s full might to hunt that boy down in Fortune Divine City,” declared the man in golden armor. “Any setbacks will be crushed, one by one, by our strength.”

There were no objections; everyone nodded in agreement.

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Fortune Divine City.

The size and vastness of this city were utterly beyond Lin Xun’s imagination. The moment he stepped inside, he was swallowed by a maze of crisscrossing streets and endless rows of buildings. Mountains and rivers threaded through them, with peaks rising like islands, stretching on without end. It was as if the city itself was a grand world. Mountains, rivers, heaven and earth were all woven into its fabric, forming a magnificent world-city!

Every street and every hall was shrouded in an obscure, inscrutable power. Lin Xun realized immediately that even if a battle broke out, not a single blade of grass or tile would be destroyed. The city’s forbidden force would dissolve all violence.

The city was already in uproar with factions launching into action. What had erupted in the starry void before was far too terrifying. Dozens of Eternal figures had descended together, provoking the Fortune Divine City’s law power to lash out at them. Though the clash had ended, everyone knew a far greater storm was coming.

“What happened?”

“The divine clans of nine epochal worlds have issued a joint order: Hunt down a man surnamed Lin!”

“What?!”

“Who is he?”

“A fortune like that! Where is he now?”

As the news spread, waves of exclamations and uproar swept through the city. Since ancient times, Fortune Divine City had stood as a land ‘beyond the divine’s reach,’ becoming a hub of exchange for cultivators of hundreds of epochs.

The might of the divine clans was rooted deep within this city, while endless tides of cultivators poured in daily from across the realms. Even now, some proclaimed Fortune Divine City to be the first and greatest of all divine cities across the countless epochs in the Fortune Dominion!

Today, with Lin Xun’s arrival, the Fortune Divine City was thrown into an unprecedented uproar. In addition, the uproar only continued to spread without end.

For instance, the entrenched powers within the city, including the Liangqiu, Ying, and Yan Clans, acted without hesitation the moment the news reached them. Indeed, since ancient times, no force had been able to claim Fortune Divine City as its own, but in this city, the great divine clans remained its undisputed overlords.

They were spread across different districts, each ruling their own territory. Even though all cultivators here were suppressed to the Emperor Stage, it did not diminish the fear and reverence the divine clans commanded.

“Quick! He’s coming in through South Heaven Gate.”

“Our people have him in sight. He won’t get away!”

“Move!”

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From above, one would see figures pouring out from every district of the city, surging like tides toward South Heaven Gate. Along the way, the divine clan experts, wreathed in murderous intent, drew countless stunned gazes. By now, even the most clueless idiot knew a great upheaval was about to shake the city!

Lin Xun stepped through South Heaven Gate and continued down the street, oblivious to the storm his arrival had unleashed across the city. Even if he knew, he wouldn’t have cared. Even now, countless cultivators trailed behind him, and more gathered with each step. Wherever he went, he inevitably drew the attention of all along the road.

He stood out far too much! However, he couldn’t care less. At this moment, all he wanted was to vent the fury and hatred pent up inside him. He even wished his enemies would hurry and strike, just so he could unleash it all!