Chapter 707: Chapter 367: New Ruler_3

"Then I won’t go either. I’ll stay and help you focus on breaking through to the Heavenly Human Realm, let the Guild Leader do whatever he likes." Zhang Qingwei immediately sent a refusal message to the Guild Leader and also prepared to break through to the Heavenly Human Realm.

For a moment, Chu Qingtian, the Guild Leader at the Celestial Power Headquarters Building, was dumbfounded.

"What do they all mean by this?" Chu Qingtian looked at the refusal letters from everyone entering the Descent of High Martial and felt that these people were obsessed with gaming.

Luo Wushang was already understandable, but Zhang Qingwei, Zhao Hu, and Yu Tian also refused as well—were they planning to rebel?

"Guild Leader, if Wushang doesn’t participate, it might be hard to explain to the consortium. They are willing to invest heavily because of Luo Wushang." A man in his forties couldn’t help but feel a headache.

As the Vice Guild Leader, Luo Wushang wasn’t much bound by the guild, nor was she lacking money, so it was impossible to force her.

"Forget it, I’ll lead the team for this competition," Chu Qingtian shook his hands and sighed helplessly, "With my reputation, the consortium shouldn’t back out."

Meanwhile, at another location — the War God Alliance.

"Vice Guild Leader, the Guild Leader hopes we focus our efforts on preparing for the competition and temporarily not waste time in the Descent of High Martial." Ghost Marquis looked towards Zhan Tian Banbu, who was cultivating in the Basic Meditation Room. By now, Zhan Tian Banbu had reached the advanced stage of the Bone Forging Realm and was close to the Blood Coagulation Realm.

"Alright, I got it." Zhan Tian Banbu nodded, a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, "I’ve gained a lot from the Descent of High Martial, it’s time to return and have some fun with those old rivals. You should get ready too."

"Yes!" Ghost Marquis, who was at the middle stage of the Bone Forging Realm, nodded with a smile.

In the Descent of High Martial, they primarily honed their spiritual skills. Their control over spiritual energy in the Eternal Immortal Path had advanced by leaps and bounds, and their combat level had ascended several tiers. Facing those old rivals, he was somewhat looking forward to it.

Meanwhile, in Red Moon City, while players were celebrating and sorting the rewards from their recent missions, the news of Mist Mountain Domain City’s fall and its takeover by the disciples of Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall spread quickly—not just through the forty-one cities that observed the event, but to every corner of the Mist Mountain Region.

The message of Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall taking over the Mist Mountain Region reached the other three regions in just over a day.

Celestial River Region, Celestial River Domain City.

Within a grand martial arts hall, a large number of Human Race students from the domain city gathered. Some were queuing for the training room, others waiting for the gravity room, making the bustling scene resemble a marketplace.

Inside a Basic Meditation Room, a woman meditated silently until a young man burst in, prompting her to open her eyes.

"Yi Feng, why are you so flustered? Did Brother Shadow Tiger come to you for points again?" Ling Ye laughed, looking at Yi Feng’s tense expression.

Ever since the equipment of Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall became accepted by their academy students, they nominally joined Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall as disciples and advanced rapidly. When Shadow Tiger learned of this, he joined with a try-and-see attitude and was immediately hooked on the equipment.

However, besides needing energy crystal stones for rental, like for Basic Meditation Rooms and Intermediate Gravity Rooms, Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall equipment also required martial arts hall points.

Shadow Tiger didn’t have Yi Feng’s Core Disciple status, so his point accumulation was much slower. To not delay his cultivation, he occasionally borrowed points from Yi Feng, consequently leaving Yi Feng quite wary against further borrowings.

"No, that’s not it." Yi Feng shook his head, seriously saying, "I just heard that recently Mist Mountain Domain City went to attack Red Moon City. This news was tightly sealed by Mist Mountain Domain City, so it couldn’t get out of the Mist Mountain Region."

"Mist Mountain Region attacked Red Moon City? What has Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall done?" Ling Ye was stunned upon hearing this.

Domain cities attacking forces—that hadn’t occurred in the Four Domains for ages. Typically it happened only when a local force breached a critical line, provoking the domain city’s wrath leading to strict suppression.

It was hard to imagine Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall doing something so foolish.

"I don’t know the specifics either." Yi Feng shook his head. "I got the news from a merchant caravan. Now, Mist Mountain Domain City has been destroyed, and Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall has taken over, becoming the new ruler of Mist Mountain Region."

"Mist Mountain Domain City was destroyed by Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall? Are you sure?" Ling Ye’s eyes widened, wondering if Yi Feng was joking.

Mist Mountain Domain City had ruled the Mist Mountain Region for over a century, its City Lord a Great Grandmaster, with known numbers of grandmasters within the city numbering in the dozens. Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall was strong, but only its Hall Master Lin Qi could contend with the deputy city lord of the Heavenly Human Realm advanced stage. They didn’t even have many disciples at the Blood Coagulation Realm. It was impossible they’d be a match for Mist Mountain Domain City.

"This information is confirmed. The caravan came from Red Moon City to Celestial River Region." Yi Feng nodded firmly, speaking with tension, "Senior Sister, what do we do now? The Four Domain Cities are from the same branch. Since Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall destroyed Mist Mountain Domain City, none of the other domain cities, including ours, Celestial River Domain City, will easily tolerate Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall."

While the Four Domain Cities appeared to be competitors, everyone from within a domain city knew they were effectively a single entity. If a force merely taunted Mist Mountain Domain City which had no way to retaliate, the other three domain cities would just make light of it and do nothing.

But Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall destroying Mist Mountain Domain City was a different matter entirely.

Opening a Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall in Celestial River Domain City was unimaginable now...

"We have no choice; let’s go find our teacher and explain," Ling Ye understood the gravity of the situation upon hearing it and went directly to fetch their teacher with Yi Feng.

As Ling Ye and Yi Feng took action, in a hidden cultivation room within Celestial River Domain City.

Three deputy city lords at the advanced stage of the Heavenly Human Realm stood nervously in front of an elderly Three-Eyed Race member, their trembling legs nearly giving in.

"What did you say? Frost Wolf is dead?" The Three-Eyed Race elder opened his three golden eyes, and his whole body’s qi and blood surged, nearly suffocating the three, "What happened, tell me clearly!"