Before Li Xuanmiao had touched upon the threshold of the Quasi Emperor Realm, he had naturally believed that with the Sky Profound Four Elders backing it, Sky Profound City could gain a foothold in this world, even securing a first-rate, transcendent position across the entire Sky Profound Continent—one on equal footing with the Rogue Cultivator Alliance.
But now that he had touched upon the threshold of the Quasi Emperor Realm, he realized just how naive that notion had been.
If Sky Profound City, or the Rogue Cultivator Alliance, possessed no means of counterbalancing the Great Emperor Realm, then the former Sky Phoenix Dynasty and Sky Origin Dynasty would likely have swallowed them clean long ago. Only that would accord with the true power structure of the present-day Sky Profound Continent.
"Father, what exactly have you been hiding from me? Must you hide it even from me?"
Li Xuanmiao let out another bitter laugh. Then he slowly suppressed the doubts in his heart and turned his gaze back toward the center of the battlefield.
If he wanted to learn the whole truth, he would have to truly break through into the Great Emperor Realm first. Only then would he have a slim chance.
Before that, even as the young City Lord of Sky Profound City, he could probably only wait in silence. Nothing more.
On the battlefield, the fierce battle between Qin Jiuge and Sikong Changfeng continued. The thunderous collisions of Quasi-Emperor Weapons resounded through heaven and earth, while shockwaves surged in all directions, flattening the surrounding mountains and forests.
After an unknown amount of time, a voice suddenly rang out from the center of the battlefield. It carried a trace of exhaustion, yet remained full and forceful.
"How about one final move?
"If you win, you win. If you lose,