"There are actually people fighting there. Strange. In the past, those who dared to fight in Mercenary City were all killed by the descending Spirit Formation power without exception. Why isn't there any Spirit Formation power descending this time?" A middle-aged man said with great confusion.
"Let's not worry about that for now. As people of Mercenary City, we should follow every single rule of Mercenary City. We need to stop them. Let's go together," the old man in the center said indifferently before flying off first.
However, just as he flew less than ten meters away, his forward body came to an abrupt stop. He maintained his previous posture and stiffened in mid-air.
Sensing the abnormality of his body, the old man paled in fright. He cried out, "Oh no, there's a supreme expert secretly immobilizing my body. I can't move. Quick, go inform the elders."
With that, the expressions of the Heaven Saint Masters who had yet to move changed drastically. Without any hesitation, they immediately disappeared into the city lord's estate as quickly as they could.
Before long, three ruddy old men flew out of the city lord's estate. All of them wore simple clothes and seemed benevolent.
The three old men first glanced at the battle in front of them with bright eyes, then landed on the old man whose body was restrained. Their brows slightly furrowed.
"What's going on?" One of the elders asked. They had not sensed any abnormalities at all. There were no pulses of energy or Spatial Force around the immobilized old man. In their eyes, everything was normal.
The people beside him nodded in agreement. One of them said in thought with a frown, "It's said that anyone who dares to injure people in Mercenary City will not be able to hit a single person no matter how fast they move because they'll be killed before they can even unleash their attacks. However, the situation before us doesn't seem to match the legends at all."
"Yeah, it's just too strange. The two of them have already clashed several dozen times, and they've even caused such a great disturbance. Why hasn't Mercenary City's punishment arrived yet?"
"What's going on? Isn't it said that anyone who fights in Mercenary City will be severely punished? Why hasn't the punishment arrived yet?"
"Is it because there hasn't been any fighting in Mercenary City for so long that the people of Mercenary City have all become lazy?"
As time went on, more and more people realized that something was wrong. They all began to whisper to each other. Everyone was puzzled by this phenomenon.
The ancestor of the Shi family suddenly raised his head and looked at the huge barrier in the sky. He then looked at Jianchen who was chasing after the Saint Ruler of the Jiede family and muttered, "What's going on? Jianchen has already been fighting for so long, why hasn't the barrier been used to kill anyone who breaks the rules of Mercenary City?"
In the central region of Mercenary City, not far from Mo Tianyun's statue, there was a huge and grand hall. This hall was the city lord's estate when Mercenary City was first established. However, ever since Mo Tianyun left, Mercenary City had never established a second city lord to show respect to Mo Tianyun. So, the city lord's estate had been converted into a part of the city that communicated with the outside world.
At this moment, several white-robed Heaven Saint Masters hovered in the air above the hall. They looked at the sounds of battle from afar with furrowed brows. Their faces were filled with doubt.
"Elder, my … my … my body has been imprisoned. I can't move at all." The old man who was imprisoned said anxiously. His tone was filled with unconcealable panic.
"Boom!" At this moment, another rumble rang out from up ahead. A huge restaurant collapsed, kicking up dust into the air. Not only did the battle there not weaken at all, it became even more intense instead.
"There's actually someone fighting there. Strange, why hasn't the barrier been used to kill him?" An elder asked in confusion. He then said to the two old men beside him, "No matter who he is, we can't let him off so easily for daring to fight in Mercenary City. Twenty-third elder, twenty-fourth elder, you two go ahead and deal with the matters there. I want to see what's going on with him." With that, the elder extended his hand and pointed at the restrained Heaven Saint Master.
The two elders of Mercenary City nodded slightly before turning into a blur and flying in the direction of the battle. However, as soon as they had flown ten meters away, they seemed to come into contact with an invisible barrier. They were sent flying back even faster than when they had charged forward.
"Boom!" The bodies of the two elders slammed heavily into the hall behind them. The strong impact caused the entire hall to tremble slightly.
"W- w- what's going on here?" Twenty-second Elder remained where he was. His eyes widened in shock as he stared at the elder who had been bounced back. His face was full of disbelief.
Twenty-three and Twenty-four Elders climbed up from the ground in a sorry state. They looked at the empty space in front of them in shock and exclaimed, "This … this is the power of the barrier. We were just blocked by the power of the barrier. No … no … this is impossible. How can the power of the barrier stop our own people?"
"What! You were blocked by the power of the enchantment. Is that true? "The 22nd Elder asked in disbelief.
"It's definitely true. We've stayed in Mercenary City for so long, so how can we not recognize the barrier? The barrier actually stopped us. H- h- how is this possible? How can something like this happen? No, this is no small matter. I need to inform the grand elder immediately, "The twenty-second elder said sternly. The Twenty-fourth Elder said in a deep voice. Then, he entered the City Lord's Mansion and disappeared. He left behind the Twenty-third Elder and the Twenty-second Elder, whose face was full of disbelief.
Something like this happened so suddenly, which put a lot of pressure on the two elders of Mercenary City. After the twenty-fourth elder left, the twenty-second and twenty-third elders stayed where they were and didn't do anything. They didn't even have the mood to pay attention to the fight in front of them.
The huge barrier of Mercenary City had always been the protector of Mercenary City, silently protecting the city for countless years. To Mercenary City, it was sacred and inviolable. Not only did it have a long history, most importantly, the barrier had been personally cast down by the publicly acknowledged greatest expert of the continent, Mo Tianyun. Its significance was completely different, and it represented the glory of Mercenary City. The entire city took pride in it.
At this moment, the barrier that silently protected Mercenary City had actually stopped the elders of Mercenary City from stopping the battle up ahead. The twenty-second and twenty-third elders were in disbelief because this was the first time in countless years that something like this had happened. Their own people were actually going against their own people.
Suddenly, the space in front of the Twenty-second Elder and Twenty-third Elder started to ripple like water waves. A space crack formed in the blink of an eye, and quickly transformed into a space door. Then, three people wearing white robes stepped out of the space door.
The three of them hovered in the air with one at the front and two at the back. The person in the middle was a middle-aged man with shoulder-length black hair. His face was resolute, and his calm eyes were extremely deep. They were like a vast expanse of space, so vast that people could sink in unknowingly and lose themselves in them.
He was Ming Dong's Uncle Tian, Tian Jian.
The two people who had stepped down from Tian Jian were ruddy old men in their seventies. Their faces were benevolent, and their eyes were filled with the vicissitudes of life. It was as if they had lived for countless years and had experienced the myriad of things in the world. They seemed like otherworldly experts who had seen through the mundane world. They radiated with an otherworldly presence.
"Greetings to the grand elder, second elder, and fourth elder!"
The twenty-second and twenty-third elders immediately bowed to the three of them. They were extremely respectful. They felt respect and fear for the three of them from the bottom of their hearts.
"What happened here?" Sky Sword, who was standing in the middle, asked.
"Reporting to the Great Elder, there are people fighting in Mercenary City. The Twenty-fourth Elder and I tried to stop them, but we were blocked by a barrier and bounced back." The Twenty-third Elder said with a respectful tone.
A trace of surprise flashed across the eyes of Tian Jian, the Second Elder and the Fourth Elder when they heard this. They immediately threw their gazes to the front. Even though there was a great distance between them, they were still able to clearly see the scene in front of them with their abilities.
"Hmm? It's actually him!" A sliver of surprise flashed through Tian Jian's eyes when he saw the situation up ahead.
"Grand elder, do you know the person fighting up ahead?" The second elder asked from beside the grand elder.
Tian Jian nodded, "The person chasing after a Saint Ruler is called Jianchen. He's the victor of the last Mercenary Tournament. His talent is supreme and rarely appears in ten thousand years. He's a rare prodigy."
The second elder gently smiled, "Hehe, it looks like there's something extraordinary about this Jianchen to be able to receive such great praise from the grand elder. It's just that this young man is far too impulsive. He actually dares to fight in Mercenary City. Doesn't he know that he's breaking the rules of us military officials? But it does feel strange. Why hasn't he been punished by the barrier?"
"I find it strange as well, but we need to stop him as soon as possible. We can't let him continue like this. It's just too much of a pity for such a prodigy to die here," Tian Jian said after some thought. Afterward, he moved forward with unbelievable speed.
"Stop! You're not allowed to go over!" Suddenly, a pure girl's voice rang out in the ears of the elders of Mercenary City. Tian Jian stopped as well, hovering in the air as he looked around in surprise.
"You're the barrier spirit?" Tian Jian only returned to his senses after quite a while. His voice was filled with great surprise. At that moment, he even began to doubt his ears.
"You can call me that, but none of you are allowed to go over. You're not allowed to interfere with what's happening up ahead, or Xiao Ling will beat you up."
Xiao Ling's words immediately stunned Tian Jian and the other elders. In terms of status, they were the leaders of Mercenary City. They could decide everything that Mercenary City did. In terms of strength, they were all people who stood at the apex of the Tian Yuan Continent, yet a little girl had actually threatened them with such lofty statuses. They had no idea whether to laugh or cry.
However, whether it was the grand elder Tian Jian, the second elder, or the fourth elder, none of them showed any displeasure. Everything seemed to be as it should be, and they all chose to stand there obediently without interfering with what was happening up ahead. They watched as Jianchen violated the rules of Mercenary City without doing anything.
This was because the status of the barrier spirit in Mercenary City was just far too special.
"The spirit of the barrier. I never thought that I would actually hear the spirit of the barrier speak. The legend is indeed true. The barrier that protects our Mercenary City has indeed given birth to intelligence." The Twenty-third Elder said with an excited tone.
The fourth elder also sighed emotionally when he heard that, "Old Man has stayed in Mercenary City for over four thousand years, but this is the first time he's heard the voice of the barrier spirit. Hehe, this really is the Old Man's honor. I never thought that I would be able to see the legendary barrier spirit in my lifetime. Even though I can only hear its voice and not see it, I'm satisfied."
"As far as I know, the barrier spirit hasn't appeared for tens of thousands of years. But this time, it appeared because of Jianchen's existence and stopped us from interfering. Could it be that this Jianchen has some sort of relationship with the barrier spirit? Otherwise, why would the barrier spirit be so protective of Jianchen, even going so far as to violate the rules set by the city lord?" the second elder murmured, his heart filled with doubt and shock. Jianchen actually had some sort of relationship with the guardian spirit of Mercenary City. This was just too unbelievable.
"I am also very curious about this matter. It seems that this Jianchen is not as simple as he seems." Tian Jian murmured as he stared at Jianchen with a complicated gaze.
…
As Jian Chen continued to chase after the Saint Ruler of the Jiede family, the onlookers on the street began to discuss among themselves as they wondered why Jian Chen had not been punished.
"Why is this happening? Why is the enchantment of Mercenary City not killing you? Is it because the enchantment has lost its effect? Or is this punishment never going to happen again?" The Holy Ruler of the Jiede family couldn't help but ask.
Hearing the Jiede clan's last sentence, the eyes of the Shi Clan's Saint King flashed. "The enchantment must have lost its effect. That's why we haven't punished him yet. Jiede Tai, there's no need to hold back. Having said that, the Holy Ruler of the Shi family moved. His body turned into a blur as he appeared in front of Jianchen in the blink of an eye. His palm struck out towards Jianchen.
As the Holy Ruler of the Shi family struck out with his palm, the space around Jianchen quickly solidified, trapping Jianchen's body in place. Every part of his body was pressed down by a force of ten thousand kilograms. Even moving a finger was difficult, let alone dodging or even blocking the attack.
Saint Force surged to the limit in the Holy Ruler's palm. Wherever his palm passed, the space around it violently distorted, as if it was about to be torn apart.
A casual strike from the Holy Ruler was more powerful than a Heaven Tier Battle Skill used by a Heaven Saint Master.
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