(PS: Congratulations to RNG on winning the championship! Didn't make it in time today; there'll be an extra update tomorrow!)
Wei City. Ning Chen and Yun Manlu fled into the city in a sorry state. Behind them, a mighty expert from the God Realm gave chase, the Enlighten Me Dao Sword circling his body with killing intent boiling over.
Inside and outside the city, separated by only a single wall, lay the boundary between life and death.
Outside the city, the God Realm expert tried to enter. The moment he stepped half a foot inside, the power around him was immediately suppressed. The Enlighten Me Dao Sword swiftly dimmed, showing signs of dispersing.
Inside the city, Ning Chen looked at the Gods and Devils-level God Realm expert before him, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Come in, then."
Outside the city, the God Realm expert withdrew the foot he had raised, hesitating indecisively.
"Coward."
Ning Chen mocked him without the slightest concealment, then supported the injured Yun Manlu and left.
Behind them, the God Realm expert's expression turned incomparably ugly. Yet he forcibly suppressed the rage in his heart and did not rashly enter.
On the eastern side of the small city, Ning Chen returned with Yun Manlu. When he saw the mess before him, the corner of his mouth twitched. "Where's my house?"
"Earthquake. It collapsed."
Before the fallen ruins, the likewise homeless young man in green, Teacher, answered.
From the blacksmith shop ahead—the only place to survive the disaster—came the clangor of hammering iron. It was already time to close up, yet the noise remained deafening.
"Did he do this on purpose?!"
The young man in green glared at the blacksmith shop ahead, gritting his teeth.
"On purpose."
Teacher replied blandly.
"Where are we sleeping tonight?"
Ning Chen raised the