"Yes, City Lord!"
"Good. You may go. I'm going into seclusion. If anything comes up that you cannot decide, wake my avatar."
"Yes!"
Ascenders were exceptional talents in the myriad worlds. But Hong Huang was too vast. No matter how gifted they were, rising quickly after arriving here took ages of effort.
That was why many factions in Hong Huang paid them little attention.
Some leaders with a keener eye, however, took newly ascended people from the myriad worlds under their protection.
Of course, conflict was everywhere. Where some offered protection, others plotted harm and sought to snuff them out.
"Yang Qi, you've pushed the Witch Race too far! Get out here!"
Outside the Ascenders Alliance's city, a burly man dressed in fiery red shouted into the city, spoiling for a fight.
Terrifying heat flushed the faces of many experts inside. This was the might of Hunyuan.
As the man shouted, a black-clad figure appeared atop the city wall. Yang Qi calmly regarded the man in the distant sky.
"Fellow Daoist Zhurong? We ascenders and the Witch Race have always kept out of each other's way. What is this about?"
"Hmph. No reason. I just don't like the sight of you. The Human Race of Hong Huang may stand equal to the Witch Race, but that doesn't mean you humans from the myriad worlds can walk all over us."
Yang Qi's expression changed. Zhurong had come looking for trouble, and he was being utterly unreasonable.
"Hmph. We ascenders may be weaker, Zhurong, but you cannot provoke us with a few words."
"Haha! Come fight me. Let this Ancestral Witch see what you can do."
With that, terrifying flames erupted around Zhurong, forming a World of Fire that closed in on Yang Qi.
"Royal Dao Killing Fist!"
Yang Qi refused