First Battle! Tian Realm!

"Zijin... Zijin City," He Qifeng kept muttering.

Lu Ran's heart sank.

That was right—Zijin City!

After destroying Wuji Peak, Peak Master Tu had neither lingered there nor ascended on the spot. Instead, he had headed straight south.

Thirty kilometers south of Wuji Peak lay Zijin City!

The problem was that Zijin City was full of Weak God disciples. Why would such tiny ants draw the interest of a Tian Realm Great Being?

Lu Ran absolutely did not believe that Peak Master Tu had suffered qi deviation.

On the contrary, the other party was very lucid, and his objective seemed exceptionally clear.

So killing was not the goal. Destroying the highly symbolic Zijin City was the true priority?

Could that be right?

The atmosphere of the Wuji Peak faction had been personally rectified by Peak Master Tu.

That Zijin City, too, had only been built under Peak Master Tu's support and protection!

How could a clear-headed person, a majestic figure in power, possibly deny their own career, ideals, and lifelong aspirations for no reason?

To put it bluntly, one did not even need to be a person in power.

Even for an ordinary adult, making them deny their own beliefs and overturn convictions rooted deep in their bones would be harder than killing them.

Yet Peak Master Tu was even going to personally destroy everything from his past!

Could that be right?

Lu Ran's thoughts raced, and two words surfaced in his mind—gods!

Gods must be meddling in this!

Lu Ran immediately recalled a piece of news he had heard when he last returned to Great Xia: the second session of Heavenly Pride had been suspended.

Most likely, it had been halted by the gods!

The tiny and lowly human race had sought to resist, scattering sparks that had fallen into