The cheers had only just spread when the war chariot that had descended from the sky came to a stop outside Heavenly Star Lord City.
Cao Mo stood at the front of the chariot, his black robes fluttering in the wind. The First Demon Mark between his brows glimmered with a sinister light as surging blood essence swept from his body, crossed the city walls, and blanketed the entire Heavenly Star Lord City in an instant.
The air within the city suddenly sank.
On both sides of the streets, many Martial Venerables who had come specifically to watch the battle simultaneously looked up, their gazes passing over the city walls toward the figure standing atop the chariot.
Those who had witnessed the battle at Cangxuan Lord City immediately recognized that power.
"It's this First Demon Blood Essence!"
A Human Race Martial Emperor said solemnly, "Li Chengyu's cyan great seal was smashed head-on by a single punch from him."
The voices around them quickly faded.
Cao Mo had consecutively defeated Mo Qianqiu, Yuan Wudao, and Li Chengyu, ending all three battles with a single move. He had already proven the strength of the second-ranked figure on the Chaos Gold Ranking.
Now that he had released his full aura and his might covered the entire lord city, he was clearly telling Jiang Hao that he had arrived.
The Martial Emperors of the Jiang Clan and Ji Clan appeared one after another, but none approached the chariot directly.
They had long received instructions from their two clan heads. Each guarded the area around the lord city, and so long as the battle had not begun, they would not interfere with this public challenge.
Cao Mo looked down at the city before him. After waiting for a while without seeing Jiang Hao appear, impatience