The king stared at Tie Ta in a daze. He said, "Golden blood, golden blood. How can there be golden blood? Are you not a human?"
"Who says I'm not a human? Aside from being taller than you, how am I not a human?" Tie Ta panicked and hurriedly explained. This was what he worried about the most. He was afraid that others would say that he was not a human, but a monster, an outsider.
At this moment, the space in the sky began to distort. A Space Gate rapidly formed and a middle-aged man in white robes walked out.
"Tearing open a Space Gate. That's the Holy Emperor's ability." Noticing the Space Gate in the sky, all the Saint Rulers' hearts skipped a beat. They could already guess the person's strength.
Ming Dong rejoiced when he saw the middle-aged man. He immediately flew toward him and yelled out, "Uncle Tian, uncle Tian, you've finally appeared."
The middle-aged man was the grand elder of Mercenary City, Tian Jian.
Several dozen experts immediately flew up from the crowd and steadily flew toward Tian Jian. Without exception, they were all Saint Rulers from large clans on the continent. There were even a few experts who had reached the level of the Holy Emperor hidden among them.
They stopped fifty meters away from Tian Jian and clasped their hands at him, "We greet the grand elder."
The king also flew up from the ground and politely clasped his hands at Tian Jian. He said, "One of the nine kings of the Ferista Empire, greets the grand elder." The king glanced at Ming Dong from the corner of his eyes from time to time. An extremely cold light was hidden in the depths of his eyes.
"Great Elder? Could he be the Great Elder of Mercenary City?" A few Saint Rulers who did not recognize Tian Jian guessed his identity. They all clasped their hands and bowed to him politely.
"Everyone, there's no need to be so polite," Tian Jian calmly said to everyone. Tian Jian's expression was calm as he spoke to everyone. His eyes immediately looked towards Ming Dong. His calm eyes contained some doting as he said, "Not bad, your strength has improved very quickly over the years. Your cultivation speed is so fast that even your uncle Tian was far inferior to you when he was your age."
Ignoring Ming Dong's excitement, Tian Jian's gaze landed on Tie Ta. When he saw Tie Ta's golden blood, his eyes immediately narrowed, and he furrowed his brows.
"Golden blood …" Tian Jian muttered in a low voice. His eyes revealed a pondering expression. Immediately, he waved his hand. Immediately, an invisible force wrapped around Tie Ta and flew him up. Finally, it stood in front of Tian Jian.
"Tie Ta, don't be afraid. This is my Uncle Tian. He won't hurt you," Ming Dong said.
Tie Ta nodded as he stared at Sky Sword anxiously. His hand gripped his wound tightly. However, the golden blood had already seeped through the gaps between his fingers. It was so eye-catching.
Tian Jian stared at Tie Ta closely as he studied him. His brows were tightly furrowed as he became surprised and doubtful.
"Tie Ta, I never thought that you'd become so powerful. You can even kill Saint Rulers. Oh right, what kind of powerful battle skills are the Mysteries of War you use, the Void-piercing Technique and the Mortal-breaker Technique? Why haven't I heard you mention them before? When did you learn such powerful battle skills? They should be high level Heaven Tier Battle Skills at the very least, right? " Ming Dong asked as he stared at Tie Ta curiously. He was filled with doubt as to how Tie Ta could use such powerful battle skills.
Tie Ta shook his head in confusion when he heard that. He said in a muffled voice, "I don't know what's going on either. I- i- i- I suddenly learned them."
"What! You suddenly learned them!? "Ming Dong was stunned. Disbelief filled his face.
"Mysteries of War, Mysteries of War …" Tian Jian murmured as he thought hard. He felt like he had seen this term somewhere before.
Suddenly, Tian Jian seemed to think of something. His face drastically changed as he stared at Tie Ta in shock. Disbelief filled his eyes.
"Mysteries of War, golden blood, and the imprint of a battle-ax between his eyebrows. Isn't that the ancient records of the war god of the Hundred Races, A 'Ruijin? I- is he the war god of the Hundred Races?" Tian Jian's heart churned. Even with his mental fortitude, he struggled to remain calm after discovering Tie Ta's secret identity.
"Uncle Tian, what's wrong?" Ming Dong noticed Tian Jian's sudden change in expression and immediately asked out of curiosity.
The Parallel-Shouldered King, the Saint Rulers who had been paying attention to Tian Jian, and a few Holy Emperor experts noticed Tian Jian's loss of composure as well. They all felt curious, wondering just what had happened to make the grand elder of Mercenary City act so abnormally. Even though they were extremely puzzled, no one dared to ask as fearlessly as Ming Dong.
Tian Jian sucked in a deep breath and slowly calmed himself down. At that moment, the way he looked at Tie Ta had undergone an overwhelming change.
"Ming Dong, is this your friend?" Tian Jian asked Ming Dong.
"Yeah. Uncle Tian, Tie Ta is one of my few friends, and he's Jianchen's friend as well," replied Ming Dong.
Tian Jian let out a sigh of relief as he smiled happily. However, he soon sighed inside, "Sigh, the ancient Winged Tiger and the war god of the Hundred Races have appeared once again. The Beast God Continent and the Hundred Races have both given birth to supreme experts, and Poseidon of the sea realm is still alive. Just where are the supreme experts of my Tian Yuan Continent?"
At that moment, Tian Jian suddenly felt extremely uneasy. He was worried for the safety of the Tian Yuan Continent. Out of the four great races of the world, three of them had given birth to supreme experts. Only the Tian Yuan Continent had yet to produce one. If the same thing happened again in the ancient times, what power would the Tian Yuan Continent have to contend against them?
However, what made him feel slightly at ease was that both the Winged Tiger and the war god of the Hundred Races maintained good relations with Jianchen and Ming Dong. They had not become enemies.
"I wonder how Jianchen is doing. He reached Saint Ruler in twenty years. His talent is the most outstanding on our Tian Yuan Continent right now, and he knows the barrier spirit. Is he the future hope of our Tian Yuan Continent?" Tian Jian thought of Jianchen with a second thought. He immediately felt eager.
At this moment, Tian Jian's eyes suddenly narrowed. He said, "Tie Ta, go to Mercenary City first." With that, Tian Jian did not ask for Tie Ta's opinion. With a wave of his hand, a powerful force immediately wrapped around Tie Ta, forcefully dragging him into the Space Gate behind him and disappearing.
The expression of the king changed slightly when he saw the person he had to kill, Tie Ta, being sent away by Tian Jian. However, he said nothing.
"Uncle Tian, what are you doing?" Ming Dong looked at Tian Jian in confusion.
As soon as Ming Dong finished speaking, the surrounding space began to distort violently. Afterwards, Space Gates appeared one after another. Experts of various ages walked out from the Space Gates. They were all from the ten protector clans.
At that moment, the people of the ten protector clans gathered above Flame City. Although they were not the most powerful people in the clan, they were all supreme experts on par with the Holy Emperor.
A Space Gate appeared beside Bi Jian as well. His father, Bi Yifei, walked out. Bi Yifei was rather pale and haggard.
Back in the sea realm, he and the great elder of the Yiyuan sect had been injured by Jianchen's God's Descent. Even now, they had yet to recover.
Tian Jian stared at the people of the protector clans calmly and gently said, "I never thought that all the people of the protector clans would come."
"Grand elder, since Jianchen is Changyang Shōten and Changyang Shōten is a member of the protector clans of Changyang Prefecture, the Flame Mercenaries he founded outside has already broken the rules set down by us protector clans. As a result, they must be eliminated. We are dealing with the matters of our clans right now, so I hope that Mercenary City will not interfere with the matters of our protector clans," a great elder of the Yiyuan sect clasped his hands at Tian Jian.
At this moment, another Space Gate appeared. Two old men with white hair and ruddy complexions walked out. They stepped through the air and arrived before Tian Jian with a single step. They were the third and fourth elders of Mercenary City.
"Grand elder, our Mercenary City cannot interfere with the matters of the Tian Yuan Continent. We cannot forget the rules set down by the city lord all those years ago," said the third elder of Mercenary City.
"Grand elder, the rules set down by the city lord all those years ago state that he can only appear to stop large-scale internal conflicts when our Tian Yuan Continent is under threat and prevent our strength from weakening. However, a small conflict like this is not enough for us to interfere. At the same time, this is an internal matter of the protector clans, so our Mercenary City cannot interfere, "advised the fourth elder of Mercenary City.
Ming Dong immediately became worried when he heard that. He said, "Uncle Tian, we spent several years of effort and painstaking effort to build this city. You can't let it be taken away by someone else."
Tian Jian gently sighed. After a moment of thought, he said, "Ming Dong, your uncle Tian can't help you with this matter."
"Uncle Tian …" Ming Dong refused to give up. He still wanted to plead. However, before he could say anything, Tian Jian interrupted him, "All of this is because of Jianchen. Only Jianchen can change this situation. Once he has enough strength, he'll naturally take back the city. Ming Dong, follow me back to Mercenary City. Cultivate well there, and I will use the rest of my time to teach you. " With that, Tian Jian forcefully took Ming Dong away without even asking for his opinion. They returned to Mercenary City through a Space Gate.
With Tian Jian's departure, the third and fourth elders left as well. They did not stay for too long.
"Kong 'er, come back with us," Changyang Zu Yunxiao looked at Changyang Zu Yunkong. His voice was filled with helplessness.
Changyang Zu Yunkong had already returned to the city walls with You Yue and Bi Lian. Hearing that, Changyang Zu Yunkong immediately became furious. He said, "Father, are you just going to watch the city your great-grandson spent so many years building be destroyed like this?"
"Kong 'er, when Jianchen was not a member of the protector clan in the past, it had nothing to do with us no matter how powerful the organization he created was. However, since he's a member of the protector clan now, he needs to follow the rules set down by the protector clan. I hope you can understand," Changyang Zu Yunxiao sighed. It was not that he did not want to protect the city that was completely forged from tungsten alloy, but with the rules, he could not do anything about it. This was because once the rules were broken, their Changyang Prefecture would face pressure from the other nine protector clans.
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