Hearing their questions, the man who had brought the news drew a deep breath and said, "I've checked with multiple sources and asked around about this. Incredible as it sounds, every word I've said is true."
"As for how that mysterious expert destroyed the Imperial Zenith Mystic Sect in front of that Immortal King... you'll probably find the answer even harder to believe!"
He paused to catch his breath, taking in the curious gazes around him before finally continuing, "According to what I've learned, when that mysterious expert was about to destroy the Imperial Zenith Mystic Sect, an Immortal King suddenly appeared and stopped him. But he actually used some earth-shattering secret art to forcibly raise his own power to the Immortal King Realm!"
"And the Immortal King Sacred Art that mysterious expert possessed was terrifyingly powerful. Even that genuine Immortal King was no match for him and was slain with ease!"
"Only after slaying that Immortal King did the mysterious expert destroy the Imperial Zenith Mystic Sect."
At those words, everyone was shocked once again. Many were left utterly speechless.
"What!? H-how is that possible? An Immortal King actually fell just like that!?"
"Exactly! That's... that's just absurd! He was a genuine Immortal King!"
"And what heaven-defying secret art did that mysterious expert possess? He actually broke through the barrier between the great realms of Taiyi Golden Immortal and Immortal King, raising his power to the Immortal King level. That's simply unbelievable!"
"This really is incredible. To think such a heaven-defying secret art exists in this world!"
Everyone discussed it in disbelief. The whole affair seemed utterly inconceivable, far beyond anything they could comprehend.
Hearing them, the man who had shared the news immediately added, "Hard as it is to believe, that's what happened."
After a pause, he continued,