Life and death were predestined.
Unless one had the key to reverse the wheel of time, no matter how strong one was, one could only watch as they decayed and died.
This was predestined.
It was also helplessly sad.
Even Shen Zhenyi could only wait.
"Ashes to ashes, dust to dust …"
He prayed softly as he watched the unparalleled Moonless Raiment turn into bubbles in the air.
"City Lord!"
Ouyang Jue seemed to have sensed something as he exclaimed.
The walls of King City shook at the same time, letting out a loud sound.
The entire city was alarmed!
An era had come to an end.
From now on, King City no longer had an unparalleled expert. Even in the southwest corner, they might not be able to gain a foothold.
Ouyang Jue's heart was dead.
After the Elder Council's surrender, everyone was in a panic.
Although it was already proven that Shen Zhenyi was an absolute expert, he was originally an outsider. In the end, King City even betrayed the Abandoned Sword Villa once. Would he take over the responsibility of Moonless Raiment and protect King City?
No one was confident.
Furthermore, this person had a grudge with Xuantian City.
"I support the Third Young Master Shen to take over as City Lord!"
Guang Shengjun was the first to suggest in the Elder Council.
After Moonless Raiment passed away, the first thing the Elder Council did was not to mourn, but the most important inheritance.
The City Lord had lived for too long, so King City did not have a tradition. Who should inherit the position of City Lord was a serious problem.
According to the traditions of other cities, if the City Lord's successor was good, then the successor would take over. If the successor was not good, then the Great Elder would take over.
Moonless Raiment did not have a successor. For thousands of years, countless people wanted to take her in as a disciple, but in the end, it was to no avail.
Although Ouyang Jue held the position of Great Elder, he did not have enough authority. His authority all came from the City Lord. In fact, he was only the City Lord's confidant.
Once Moonless Raiment passed away, Ouyang Jue lost the power to control the entire King City.
He understood this point. If he forced himself to take over, the people below would not be convinced.
That was why he had gathered the Council of Elders to discuss the issue of the successor.
But there was one thing that Ouyang Jue really didn't want Shen Zhenyi to inherit the position of City Lord. Thus, when Guang Shengjun spoke, his expression darkened.
"No!"
Advisor Hei Ze objected.
The conflict between him and Shen Zhenyi was very deep. Now that Shen Zhenyi had defeated the City Lord with one strike, his strength had reached a realm that he could not imagine. If he were to let him become the City Lord, wouldn't he die without a burial place?
"This person has an agreement with the experts of Xuantian City and will be leaving King City soon. He probably won't be able to return, how can we let him be the City Lord?"
This was also a very suitable reason.
No matter how powerful Shen Zhenyi was, he was just a nobody in Mystic Heaven City.
The grudges that he owed, King City had always stayed out of it, and it was even more impossible for them to get involved now.
If Shen Zhenyi became the City Lord, would King City become enemies with Xuantian City?
"The Third Young Master Shen and Xuantian City had a misunderstanding. Now that the guards of Xuantian City have retreated, as long as we explain it properly, it will naturally be resolved. The Third Prince is now a Level Six True God, and he is still young. Even Xuantian City can't ignore him. "
Guang Shengjun spoke slowly. He had already thought it through, which was why he had made such a resolute suggestion.
If Shen Zhenyi was the City Lord of King City, Xuantian City would need to consider more things and would not act rashly.
"Now that we no longer have a Level Six True God in King City, we can't withstand the attacks of the beasts."
He analyzed calmly. "Other than the Third Young Master Shen, who else can break through to Level Six True God? Who can protect King City? "
Advisor Hei Ze was speechless.
— — Guang Shengjun was speaking the truth.
Below Ouyang Jue, the five elders and Great Heavenly King Luo, with their talents and the resources of King City, reaching the fifth level of the True God Realm was already their limit. Just like Ouyang Jue, Sha Wuchou, Qiu Feng Ye, and the others, they had been in the fifth level of the True God Realm for many years and had spent countless resources and time, but they still couldn't even touch the doorstep of the sixth level.
Actually, they all knew that to them, this was an insurmountable gap.
It was true that they could exclude Shen Zhenyi, but if they were to exclude the only Sixth Level True God expert, who would protect King City?
Seeing Sha Wuchou and Qiu Feng Ye lowering their heads in contemplation, Great Heavenly King Luo gritted his teeth and said, "I'm afraid it won't be that easy to make Shen Zhenyi work for King City. Don't forget that just a while ago, the Elder Committee had just decided to hand over the Abandoned Sword Villa to the guards of Xuantian City. Wouldn't he bear a grudge?"
"What's more, the four elders of the Abandoned Sword Villa didn't come this time. It's obvious that they don't care about the Elder Committee of King City. Do you think he will accept the position of City Lord? "
The position of City Lord meant great status and power, but it also meant responsibility.
In this chaotic world, being a City Lord meant that one had to protect the peace of the city. King City had offended Shen Zhenyi, so why would Shen Zhenyi want to repay King City?
Ouyang Jue's heart trembled. He had already thought of this possibility.
Now, Shen Zhenyi didn't need anything from King City, but King City needed something from Shen Zhenyi. At the same time, King City also wanted to cut ties with him. Ouyang Jue found this request ridiculous.
If he wanted Shen Zhenyi to protect King City, he had to first obtain his understanding and second, he had to help him mediate in the matter of Xuantian City.
This was the main reason why Ouyang Jue didn't want to have anything to do with Shen Zhenyi.
"The City Lord and the Third Young Master Shen have a close relationship. If we start from this point, the Third Young Master Shen might not reject King City's request."
Guang Shengjun also thought of this point and had a countermeasure.
Moonless Raiment stabbed Shen Zhenyi with her sword. Before she died, she met with him alone. There must be some secret relationship between the two of them.
Although he couldn't understand how Moonless Raiment, who never left the City Lord's residence, knew Shen Zhenyi, who had just arrived after the Moon Decapitation. However, this relationship was obviously good karma for King City.
Now that King City was in a precarious situation, they had to find a backer.
Guang Shengjun didn't hesitate and wanted to bet on Shen Zhenyi.
"This …"
Everyone saw what happened that day. When they thought about it, they also panicked.
The City Lord's sword covered the sky and was extremely powerful, but it was broken by Shen Zhenyi.
Even the Sword of Tears was broken!
And Moonless Raiment didn't look surprised at all. Could it be that she thought that she was inferior to Shen Zhenyi?
Who was this Third Young Master Shen?
Even the fearful Advisor Hei Ze and Great Heavenly King Luo couldn't help but feel anxious and didn't dare to say anything.
"Okay, since that's the case … then we can only …"
Ouyang Jue gritted his teeth and finally made a decision.
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