Visitors from the Imperial Capital

Qingze Kingdom is one of the six nations established by the Shan people thousands of years ago, following the collapse of the unified empire that occurred after the passing of the Great Emperor. Not only on the Sea Dragon Continent, but on the other two continents as well, there are Shan empires, and the six parties watch over and support one another.

Qingze Kingdom has tens of millions of citizens and many powerful individuals, with a Saint of the ninth rank presiding over it, making it a relatively powerful nation on the Sea Dragon Continent.

In the Imperial Capital, as night fell, a small streak of cyan light streaked across the black night sky unnoticed, vanishing as quickly as lightning before landing in a spacious courtyard.

The courtyard was filled with tall, dark wooden pillars. The streak of light landed on one of them, revealing a bird covered in cyan feathers, about a foot long, with a translucent white horn on its head and intelligent, lively black eyes that even held a hint of human-like emotion.

It looked around to ensure no one was nearby, flapped its wings, and tilted its head to let out a crisp cry.

"Huh? It's so late, yet a letter has arrived?" A man dressed in the uniform of an internal affairs official from the Imperial Administration Bureau walked in, looking with surprise at the Horned Eagle on the pillar. The Horned Eagle looked down at him and let out a dissatisfied grunt.

"Alright, alright, don't be impatient, little one. I'll feed you right away, just give me the letter first." The official untied the specialized canister containing the letter from its leg and glanced at the seal on the outside. "Hmm? This serial number... is it from Wanhe City?"

Not long after, this letter appeared at the Imperial Intelligence and Supervision Department. After being researched and analyzed, the report from the female City Lord quickly entered the sight of the imperial high command.

"A suspected Shan Saint has appeared in Wanhe City? And there's more than one? One of them might be a high-rank Saint?" The Imperial Capital immediately attached great importance to this intelligence.

Every Saint possesses the power to easily destroy a city and cannot be ignored.

"An unknown Shan Saint? Shouldn't every Saint in the Shan Alliance be on record?" Some high-ranking officials felt puzzled.

On this planet, the stronger one is, the greater their influence. Every faction places great importance on gathering intelligence on powerful individuals, and whenever a new Saint appears, all parties record it.

Powerful individuals have a growth process; it is almost impossible for them to appear out of thin air.

Of course, this is the normal situation. Occasionally, there are reclusive existences who stay far away from the spheres of influence of various factions, ignoring worldly affairs, and may cultivate to a very strong level without anyone knowing, but such cases are rare.

There are also some factions that secretly cultivate powerful individuals but keep them hidden from the public eye.

"Since it is a Saint, it cannot be ignored. Send an envoy to visit and see what is going on. If possible, recruit them for our own use." The high command of Qingze Kingdom quickly made a decision. There are not many high-rank Saints in the whole world, and a high-rank Saint is still very attractive to every faction.

A team led by three Saints departed from the Imperial Capital in a hurry the next day, heading toward Wanhe City.

Another day passed, and Su Ke returned to the spaceship's control room to continue monitoring yesterday's progress.

Kadibus could be described as conscientious and lived up to expectations. He didn't even accept the banquet invitation from the beautiful female City Lord. From yesterday until now, he hadn't rested, instead staying in the City Lord's Mansion library with a group of subordinates, collecting a large amount of information from here. He indeed obtained a lot of useful intelligence, which was analyzed and summarized by the Smart AI before being presented to Su Ke.

"Hmm?" Su Ke discovered that a "Twilight Fall Phenomenon" had once occurred on Gulei Planet, referring to a period where many powerful individuals from various factions on the planet would disappear, never to appear again, with death being the suspected outcome.

"The ones who disappeared were mainly Saints? And they all disappeared suddenly at the same time?" Su Ke keenly sensed something.

"And not long after the Saints disappeared, a new Great Emperor would be born, ruling the world for nearly a hundred thousand years!" Su Ke narrowed his eyes.

Of course, there were also rumors that after the new Great Emperor emerged, they would carry out large-scale slaughters of the Saints of various factions to conquer the world and force them to submit.

Su Ke was thoughtful. "I, however, feel that the emergence of the Great Emperor is because of those missing Saints... Perhaps it is because there is an opportunity to become a Great Emperor that these Saints flock to it, or perhaps that place is so dangerous that it causes the Saints to die one after another, or perhaps they kill each other in the struggle... A large number of powerful individuals fall at the same time, which is why the Twilight Fall Phenomenon occurs at a fixed period."

Just as Su Ke was thinking, he discovered a new situation regarding Kadibus.

Wanhe City.

The female City Lord woke up early. Last night, she received a letter from the Imperial Capital, notifying her that a special envoy from the Imperial Capital would be arriving today.

"The special envoy should be a Saint, right? Two parties of Saints meeting..." The female City Lord felt great pressure. If the two sides didn't talk well and a conflict broke out, leading to a big fight, the Wanhe City she had worked so hard to manage might be gone.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. Streaks of light flew in from the distant horizon and stopped above the City Lord's Mansion.

At the same time, a powerful aura permeated the area.

A team of people floated above the City Lord's Mansion. Leading them was a handsome man with a clean-shaven face. His facial features had the characteristics of the Shan people, with azure eyes, flowing silver hair, a suit of white armor, and a long sword on his back. His entire body radiated an aura of ice and snow.

Behind him were a man and a woman, two lower-ranking alien powerhouses: a woman with green skin and cat-like heterochromatic eyes, and an icy man with bat wings on his back, dressed entirely in black.

Following them were more than a dozen Transcendental beings with little presence, all of whom were carrying weapons.

Although Gulei Planet has spatial storage equipment, it is extremely rare and precious. Even the Great Emperor might not necessarily possess one. Although they cannot increase combat power, they are always treasured by the factions that obtain them. Since the powerful individuals do not have spatial storage equipment, their weapons are carried on their persons.

"A high-rank Saint!" The female City Lord's legs almost went weak. "And there's more than one." She hadn't expected the Imperial Capital to make such a big show.

"I am Leon, the special envoy from the Imperial Capital. You are the City Lord of Wanhe City, right?" The cold, frost-like man looked down from above, his sharp eyes piercing into the heart of Yaji.

"This subordinate greets the special envoy." City Lord Yaji knelt down humbly, and the other Transcendental beings and ordinary soldiers behind her followed suit.

"I seem to have seen you before." Leon narrowed his eyes slightly to examine her.

City Lord Yaji said respectfully, "152 years ago, when this subordinate was ordered to report to the Imperial Capital, I had the honor of seeing you once outside the Hall of Glory."

"So that's how it is." Leon lost interest after one glance. After so many years, she was still a level 4 Transcendental. Either her talent was extremely poor, or she was addicted to pleasure; she had no value at all.

If one does not become a Saint, one is ultimately just an ant.

"Take me to meet that unknown Saint," Leon said.

He, a royal elder advisor who had lived in the Imperial Capital for many years, was a true Saint of the eighth rank. Among Saints, he was absolutely powerful, second only to those at the peak. Moreover, he had his own unique skills. Looking at the world, those who could kill him could be counted on one hand.

Besides him, there were two other seventh-rank Saints whom the royal family had spent great effort to win over accompanying him. The simultaneous appearance of three high-rank Saints was extremely rare, showing how much the empire valued this suddenly appearing unknown Saint.