"Did you secretly siphon off all these different kinds of power?"
Gu Qingshan asked in surprise.
As he spoke, he tore off his shattered armor.
--This was a mortal-world battle armor collected by the Heavenly Court. Its quality was decent, but how could it have withstood the battle between him and Ning Yuechan just now?
The Sequence did not answer. A new line of text simply appeared:
"I will temporarily enter a state of silence and spend some time gathering all available power to activate one of the Highest Sequence's functions."
All the small characters vanished from before Gu Qingshan's eyes.
--The Sequence seemed to have fallen asleep.
By now, the commotion outside the crater had grown louder. Clearly, the battle earlier had drawn quite a few people, and they were hurrying over to investigate.
Gu Qingshan's expression shifted, and he leaped out of the crater.
Eighteen immortals and two Sequence Envoys stood not far away.
"City Lord of Starry Sky City!"
The eighteen immortals shouted as they quickly prepared for battle.
Gu Qingshan glanced at them indifferently, then turned his gaze to the two Sequence Envoys.
One was tall and the other short. They wore loose black robes, and shifting, indistinct mists of light swirled around them.
Their faces were hidden within the mist, impossible to make out.
--Compared to the eighteen immortals, Gu Qingshan was more concerned about these two Sequence Envoys.
"Did you need something?" Gu Qingshan asked deliberately.
When they saw Gu Qingshan, the two exchanged a glance and said in low voices, "Let's go!"
They turned to leave.
Suddenly, someone among the eighteen immortals shouted, "Those people are from Starry Sky City! They're going to get reinforcements to save the City Lord!"
"Don't let them get away!" another immortal shouted.
They rushed toward the pair