The Outer Territory Battlefield remained steeped in chaos. Although the impending invasion of the Feather Transformation Church had caused large numbers of True Martial School disciples to withdraw back to the school, quite a few bold disciples still lingered here. More importantly, this place was a paradise for star beasts, with countless such creatures living here. Even with fewer True Martial School disciples, it remained as it had always been, not returning to peace because of their departure.
They were also slaughtering one another on a massive scale. The killing between different clans showed no sign of stopping.
The Great Sage who had previously guarded this place had also withdrawn to the True Martial School. Only some Saint Realm martial artists remained to watch over the martial artists still training here. Many of them were even disciples from Ye Xiwen's own generation, still lingering here to train, unlike Ye Xiwen, whose cultivation had long since soared by leaps and bounds.
All in all, it could no longer be mentioned in the same breath as its peak days.
Within an ancient city in the Outer Territory Battlefield, several Saint Realm experts stationed here were nervously awaiting Ye Xiwen's arrival. With the previous Great Sage gone, Ye Xiwen, who was about to take over, had become their immediate superior—a master seated over an entire region.
Compared to Ye Xiwen, they were nothing at all. Though the Feather Transformation Church's invasion was imminent, it was still too distant a matter for them. Ye Xiwen's arrival to take up his post, however, was right before their eyes.
Moreover, the one coming was no ordinary Great Sage, but Ye Xiwen, this super God of Slaughter—a freak who was not a Great Sage, yet could kill Great Sages. Decades ago, when he had still been an