Jianchen was astounded when he heard Xiao Ling's explanation. Xiao Ling was a supreme expert who had surpassed the Holy Emperor. With her strength, the seal that Mo Tianyun had cast down in the past, and the tremendous energy that had accumulated in the depths of Mercenary City over countless years, she had barely managed to block the attack of the foreign expert. Just how terrifying was the person who had attacked the seal?
Jianchen immediately became worried after learning about what had happened in Mercenary City. He was basically certain that the person who had attacked the seal was stronger than the Holy Emperor, which made Jianchen extremely stern.
The World of Forsaken Saints had already given birth to people who surpassed the Holy Emperor, so there were definitely a few people who had surpassed the Holy Emperor as well. There were definitely quite a few experts who had reached the level of the Holy Emperor as well.
On the other hand, of the four supreme experts of the ancient times, the war god of the Hundred Races, Aergyns, had died in battle. The number one expert of the human race, Mo Tianyun, and the god of the beast race, the Winged Tiger God, had both disappeared. Although the god of the sea race was still alive, only his soul had survived. His strength was far from what it had been at his peak.
As for the Holy Emperor, there were only a few of them even if all the experts from the three races were added together. How was it possible for them to stop the terrifying invasion of the World of Forsaken Saints with that amount of strength?
"Xiao Ling, if you were to clash with the person who attacked the seal, would you be able to stop him?" Jianchen stared at Xiao Ling closely. In this world, only Xiao Ling possessed strength that surpassed the Holy Emperor.
Xiao Ling shook her head without any hesitation, "Big brother, Xiao Ling definitely won't be able to defeat that person. Xiao Ling thinks that person is at late Returnance at the very least, or even Reciprocity."
"Returnance? Origin? " Hearing these unfamiliar words for the first time, Jianchen was stunned. He asked with a serious expression, "Xiao Ling, are the Returnance and Origin the realms above the Holy Emperor?"
"Yes, master told me all this in the past. Master said that the Saint Ruler of the Tian Yuan Continent was the Holy Emperor. The Holy Emperor was at Sainthood, and above Sainthood was the Origin realm. However, the Origin realm also has three minor realms, which are Receival, Returnance, and Reciprocity. Each minor realm has three levels," Xiao Ling explained.
"So above the Holy Emperor is the Origin realm." Jianchen came to a sudden realization. His expression changed as he asked Xiao Ling, "Xiao Ling, what level have you reached now?"
"Big brother, Xiao Ling is only at early Returnance. I can't defeat that person at all," Xiao Ling pitifully replied. She felt wronged.
Jianchen fell silent. Xiao Ling's explanation allowed him to understand the strength of the World of Forsaken Saints even more clearly. Experts who had surpassed the Holy Emperor were at Receival, while those who had surpassed the Holy Emperor were at Returnance. However, the person who had attacked the seal was so powerful that it was extremely likely that he had reached Reciprocity. This filled him with deep shock.
In ancient times, Mo Tianyun had once entered the World of Forsaken Saints alone and killed over twenty Receival experts who had surpassed the Holy Emperor, as well as three Returnance experts who had surpassed the Holy Emperor. According to his guesses, it was extremely likely that Mo Tianyun was at Returnance or Reciprocity. Yet now, a supreme expert who could rival Mo Tianyun had actually appeared in the World of Forsaken Saints. This made Jianchen feel extremely pressured.
After bidding farewell to Xiao Ling, Jianchen returned to the surface with a heavy heart. Tian Jian, Ruijin, and the others continued to hover in the air. Aside from them, there were several dozen experts from the ten protector clans as well as many experts from the Holy Emperor who belonged to the various organisations. These people had all been alarmed by the presence of the ruler of the Beast God Continent, so they were all gathered in Mercenary City.
The group of elders behind Tian Jian had decreased by quite a lot. Many Saint Ruler elders had been sent to the surroundings of Mercenary City to maintain order in the city. At the same time, they came up with a random reason to explain what had happened in the city.
"Look, Jianchen has come out!"
As soon as Jianchen appeared on the ground, he was immediately discovered by everyone. They all descended from the sky and arrived by Jianchen's side.
"Jianchen, are you fine?" Ruijin was the first to ask. His face was filled with concern. Although he had not known Jianchen for very long, Jianchen would affect his chances of meeting his clansmen in the future. As a result, aside from Tian Jian and Houston, probably only Ruijin and Honglian cared about Jianchen's life the most.
"Jianchen, what did the barrier spirit say to you? Have you investigated why something like this has happened to our Mercenary City?" Tian Jian also asked eagerly.
The experts of the protector clans were slightly surprised by Tian Jian's question. Their gazes toward Jianchen immediately flickered with light. Changyang Shōten of Changyang Prefecture was actually connected to the barrier spirit of Mercenary City. This was extremely bad news to them.
As for the elders of the Changyang clan, they all faintly smiled after making some guesses. They looked at Jian Chen with a slight sense of pride.
Jianchen did not immediately answer Tian Jian's question. He began to hesitate with a sunken face as he considered whether he should tell everyone about this or not.
A while later, Jianchen finally made up his mind. He said, "Senior Tian Jian, this is a matter of great importance. Can we find a place where we can talk in private?"
Tian Jian also realized the severity of the situation when he saw how stern Jianchen was. He immediately took Jianchen to an independent space in Mercenary City without any hesitation.
Afterward, Jianchen told Tian Jian everything he knew about the World of Forsaken Saints and everything he had learned from Xiao Ling, including how he had met Mo Tianyun's soul. He only hid the matter of the Yinyang Saint Rock.
After learning about the World of Forsaken Saints from Jianchen, Tian Jian became stunned on the spot. He was unable to return to his senses even after quite a while. The existence of the World of Forsaken Saints was just too shocking to Tian Jian. Even with his mental fortitude, he struggled to remain calm. He was speechless from shock.
Tian Jian finally returned to his senses after quite a while. He sucked in a deep breath and slowly suppressed his shock. He stared at Jianchen in interest and asked with a slightly trembling voice, "Jianchen, is what you said true? Is there really a tunnel that leads to the World of Forsaken Saints hidden beneath Mercenary City? Was the sudden tremor of Mercenary City earlier because a supreme expert from the World of Forsaken Saints, someone who's even stronger than the Holy Emperor, was attacking the seal? "
"It's absolutely true!" Jianchen sternly replied. Although he really wanted to keep the matter of the World of Forsaken Saints a secret so as to prevent the Tian Yuan Continent from falling into a panic once the news spread, he could no longer keep it a secret now that the situation had developed.
Tian Jian's expression rapidly changed. He became extremely ugly. He said with a deep voice, "I need to inform the ten protector clans about this matter as soon as possible so that we can come up with a plan. Jianchen, come with me as well." Tian Jian left with Jianchen in a hurry.
After leaving the independent space, Tian Jian immediately found the people from the protector clans. He sternly invited them to a meeting in Mercenary City. Even Ruijin, Honglian, Black Fish, and Houston were invited.
Honglian and Houston did not go with them because they were recovering. Instead, under the arrangements of the elders of Mercenary City, they went to heal by themselves. Only Ruijin and Black Fish went with them.
Several elders who had reached the level of the Holy Emperor and several dozen experts from the protector clans gathered in a majestic hall in Mercenary City.
Tian Jian's face was extremely sunken the entire time, leaving all the experts present confused aside from Jianchen. They had no idea what had happened for the grand elder of Mercenary City to act like this.
Tian Jian did not beat around the bush. He directly cut to the chase and told everyone everything he had learned from Jianchen about the World of Forsaken Saints. He gave a detailed explanation of the strength of the World of Forsaken Saints.
All the experts present became dumbfounded after learning about the World of Forsaken Saints. Disbelief filled their faces. The information they had learned from Tian Jian was like a bolt from the blue to them, stunning them all.
"Grand elder, what did you say? There's a seal beneath Mercenary City that seals the entrance to another world?"
"Great Elder, is what you said true? Does the World of Forsaken Saints really exist? Is the World of Forsaken Saints really that powerful? "
"Grand elder, aren't you exaggerating a little too much? Let's not even talk about whether the World of Forsaken Saints really exists. Just over twenty experts who have surpassed the Holy Emperor and three existences who have surpassed the Holy Emperor are already shocking enough, yet all these powerful existences have died to Mo Tianyun's hands. I find this hard to believe."
"Grand elder, may I ask where you obtained this information …"
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After a moment of silence, an uproar ensued. Whether it was the protector clans or the experts from the Holy Emperor, they all voiced their doubts. Tian Jian's words were just too exaggerated. No one actually believed him.
"Everyone, please be quiet!" Tian Jian raised his hand to silence the discussion before pointing at Jianchen beside him. He said, "I've also heard about the World of Forsaken Saints from my friend Jianchen. Jianchen's understanding of the World of Forsaken Saints far surpasses mine. If you have any doubts, please ask Jianchen."
"What? The information about the World of Forsaken Saints actually came from Jianchen? Hahahahaha, grand elder, aren't you treating this like a joke? How can you believe something so absurd so easily?" A ruddy old man laughed aloud. He did not believe the information at all.
Jianchen glanced at the old man. He recognized him. He was a great elder of the Yiyuan sect.
"That's right, first elder. How can we believe such ridiculous words so casually? It's definitely fake. Otherwise, why wouldn't our Protector Family have any records of such a huge matter?" Another great elder from the Protector Family spoke.
The pavilion master of the Pure Heart Pavilion, Wuchenzi, clasped her hands at Jianchen and said, "Jianchen shouldn't be someone who likes to lie. However, the matter of the World of Forsaken Saints is just too shocking after all. May I ask if you have any evidence to prove the existence of the World of Forsaken Saints? Or would you like to take us to the seal beneath Mercenary City to verify this matter?"
The protector clans had existed since ancient times. Their history was even longer than Mo Tianyun's, so they were extremely confident that they would have records of anything major that happened in this world. It was impossible for there to be no records of something as major as the World of Forsaken Saints, so they did not believe in the World of Forsaken Saints.
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