"Everyone leave Mercenary City …" A clear voice rang out from afar. It came from a Heaven Saint Master in Mercenary City. His voice was extremely loud, basically echoing through half of the city.
With that, everyone in Mercenary City returned to their senses. Looking at the expanding crack on the ground, no one dared to remain in the city any longer. They all flew out of the city as quickly as they could.
Mercenary City had always been peaceful ever since it had been founded, so it was far too abnormal for such a violent earthquake to occur. Basically, everyone sensed that something major had probably happened to Mercenary City.
Swish! A whistling sound rang out from the sky. A Heaven Saint Master flew through the air as he was enveloped by faint, azure wind-attributed Saint Force. He shot through the air as an azure streak of light, quickly making his way out of Mercenary City.
"Heavens, has this person gone mad? He's actually flying in Mercenary City. Isn't he afraid of being punished by the barrier …"
"Even if he's fleeing for his life, there's no need to do this. Doesn't he know that flying is forbidden in Mercenary City …"
"Flying in Mercenary City is a privilege that only the upper echelon of Mercenary City can enjoy, and these upper echelon are no weaker than Saint Rulers. Not only is this person a Heaven Saint Master, but he's not a member of Mercenary City either. He's dead for sure …"
"This Heaven Saint Master is doomed. Let's see just what kind of punishment he'll receive …"
Many of the fleeing cultivators sneered inside when they saw the Heaven Saint Master who dared to fly in Mercenary City. Many of them were already prepared to see the fate of the Heaven Saint Master.
There were quite a few Heaven Saint Masters among the cultivators who fled out of the city, but they all chose to run on the ground. None of them dared to fly in the air.
However, the cultivators who had come to watch the show waited for a very long time. Not only did the flying Heaven Saint Master fail to receive the punishment they had imagined, he had even flown out of Mercenary City in an extremely short amount of time.
"What's going on? Why wasn't that Heaven Saint Master punished by the barrier? Were the rumors false …"
"Impossible. Rumors can't be false. Ten years ago, I personally witnessed a Heaven Saint Master flying through Mercenary City get heavily injured by a barrier that descended from the sky. Is the Heaven Saint Master that just flew by some important person in Mercenary City, which is why he received special treatment?" A black-clothed old man asked in doubt. He was also a Heaven Saint Master, but he dared not fly in Mercenary City. Instead, he quickly ran on the ground.
"Everyone, look! The barrier that enveloped Mercenary City has disappeared!" Suddenly, a cry of surprise came from the distance. Hearing this, everyone immediately raised their heads to look at the sky. However, when they saw the scene in the sky, all of them were so shocked that their mouths were wide open. Their faces were filled with disbelief.
This was because the huge barrier that had always enveloped Mercenary City was rapidly fading. In less than a few seconds, the barrier that had existed for countless years without any problems had actually vanished into thin air.
Everyone's heart sank when they saw this. This was an extremely bad omen. Basically all of them could sense that something shocking was about to happen to Mercenary City. As soon as they thought of that, all of them began to flee even faster. Without the threat of the barrier, all the Heaven Saint Masters became fearless. They all rose into the air, shooting out of the city as streaks of light.
At the same time, several dozen Holy Emperor experts hovered high in the sky in the center of Mercenary City. They were extremely stern as they glanced at the barrier that had vanished and the ground that was violently shaking from time to time.
"What has happened to our Mercenary City? Why has the barrier suddenly disappeared? And why has there suddenly been an earthquake?" A Saint Ruler could not help but cry out when he saw the palm-wide cracks in the ground. They all knew that the ground of Mercenary City had been protected by the barrier for generations, making the ground as tough as steel. Even Saint Rulers would not be able to leave behind a single mark on the ground with their full strength. Yet now, the ground of Mercenary City that had never been damaged had actually become so damaged, which filled all of them with disbelief.
"Use a secret technique to contact the grand elder and the others," a Saint Ruler anxiously said. Although they were the upper echelon of Mercenary City, they were all Saint Rulers. Basically all the Holy Emperor experts in Mercenary City had fled, so they were completely helpless against the sudden change in Mercenary City.
At this moment, the Holy Emperor experts from the various organizations of the Tian Yuan Continent were still gathered in the ancient mountain range where Tian Jian had become a Holy Emperor. They congratulated Tian Jian one by one and did not forget to ask him about his experience in becoming a Holy Emperor.
The Holy Emperor experts from Mercenary City were all excited. Their smiles were brighter than anyone else's. Great elder Tian Jian had become a Holy Emperor. The significance of this was just too great for Mercenary City.
However, at this moment, the grand elder's face suddenly changed. He had already received a message from Mercenary City through a secret technique, learning about the changes in Mercenary City.
The grand elder's face immediately became extremely ugly. He immediately turned to the Holy Emperor experts beside him and said, "Oh no, something huge has happened in Mercenary City. Elders, immediately return to Mercenary City as quickly as possible. Do not waste a single moment."
"Alright, we'll return immediately." The Holy Emperor experts of Mercenary City could tell how serious the grand elder's loss of composure was from his expression. Without any hesitation, they immediately created a Space Gate and hurried back to Mercenary City.
The grand elder did not return with them. He arrived beside Tian Jian in a flash and said through a communication technique, "Great elder, I've just received a message from Mercenary City. Something huge has happened in Mercenary City. The protective barrier has vanished and the entire city has been violently shaken. The ground has cracked and the city has changed beyond recognition." The grand elder's voice was extremely heavy. If it were not for the fact that he knew that the messenger would never lie to him, he would have doubted the authenticity of the message.
This was because something like this had never happened in Mercenary City since it had been founded.
Tian Jian's face changed as well when he heard the grand elder's words. He could not help but think about how Jianchen had mentioned that a tunnel to the World of Forsaken Saints was sealed deep beneath Mercenary City. Moreover, when he was the grand elder of Mercenary City, Mercenary City had experienced a tremor as well. However, the tremor had come and gone very quickly, so it did not cause too much of a disturbance.
"Could it be that the seal beneath Mercenary City has been broken?" Tian Jian suddenly realized the problem. His heart immediately sank, and he growled, "Grand elder, let's return to Mercenary City immediately." Before he had even finished speaking, Tian Jian immediately created a Space Gate and pulled the grand elder through it in a hurry.
"Everyone present, please come to Mercenary City immediately. There are important matters to discuss." Just as the Space Gate was about to close, Tian Jian's voice rang out, allowing all the Holy Emperor experts present to hear him clearly.
The Holy Emperor experts from various places looked at each other. They were all stunned by the abnormal actions of the Holy Emperor experts from Mercenary City.
"Tian Jian and the Holy Emperor from Mercenary City have left in such a hurry. Has something happened to Mercenary City?" A Holy Emperor from an ancient clan asked in doubt.
"Mercenary City is protected by a protective barrier that has existed for generations. Even Saint Emperors can't break through it. In terms of defense, it surpasses even the protector clans. If you say that something has happened to the protector clans, it would be somewhat believable. As for Mercenary City, that's just ridiculous." A dignified old man in golden dragon robes chuckled aloud. This old man was the ancestral emperor of the Felicity Empire. He was extremely powerful, having reached the peak of the Eighth Heavenly Layer of the Holy Emperor. He was about to reach the Ninth Heavenly Layer.
Hearing the words of the Felicity Empire's Founding Emperor, quite a few people from the Ten Great Protector Clans became displeased. However, no one dared to say anything because what the Founding Emperor said was very reasonable. They raised their defenses.
This was because the protector clans were nowhere near as powerful as Mercenary City.
Back when they were ambushed by the experts of the Hundred Races, a single protector clan was unable to fend off a small group of them. On the other hand, Mercenary City was able to block all the experts of the Hundred Races with just a single barrier. Even when multiple forbidden artifacts attacked at the same time, the barrier did not even tremble. This was more than enough to show just how terrifyingly powerful the barrier was.
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