Today was the day Tiansang City's delegation arrived at East Heavenly King City.
The delegation included inner courtyard disciples of Tiansang Spirit Palace, young alchemists from the Alchemist Association, young spirit array masters from the Spirit Array Masters Association, and others.
Though these factions had never seen eye to eye in Tiansang City and had always been at daggers drawn—
Now that they were traveling together to compete in the Royal City Trial, they had developed a sense of mutual appreciation, of huddling together for warmth.
After all, beneath the pressure of an absolute power like the royal city, with forces from other prefectural cities eyeing them like tigers watching prey—
If people from the same city did not band together, they would only be crushed mercilessly by outside forces.
The main leaders of this delegation from Tiansang City were three people: Ye Xiaotian, Shi Ti, and Chao Zhidao.
"President Shi Ti, please stop! It's dangerous over here!"
The delegation had only just stepped into the headquarters of the royal city's Alchemist Association when a receptionist inside let out that cry of alarm.
Everyone immediately grew tense.
Anyone with eyes could see that the atmosphere in the inner hall of the Alchemist Association headquarters was profoundly wrong.
The elderly Chao Zhidao stepped forward. A tower-shaped array plate flew from his hand, his aura surging forth as a tower-shaped barrier shielded the young talents behind him.
As president of the Tiansang City Spirit Array Masters Association, Chao Zhidao's first reaction in such a situation was to protect the safety of the delegation's competitors.
Ye Xiaotian floated at the rear of the group.
He did not move, yet the Tiansang Spirit Palace disciples were immediately twisted through space and drawn to his side.
"What is this?"
Shi Ti was the calmest of