"Hey, have you heard? Xiong Ba of the World Association has issued a kill order for Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun. Anyone who kills them will receive a hefty reward from the World Association, and may even get to learn one of Xiong Ba's three exclusive ultimate arts." Amid the noisy chatter, a man at one table spoke quietly, his face full of longing.
The man sitting with him sneered. "Stop dreaming. Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun are both hall masters of the World Association. Even if they betrayed it, they're still first-rate experts in the martial world. Who do you think you are, wanting to hunt them down?"
"Can't I even dream about it?" the first man complained.
All sorts of news came from the surrounding tables as well. The figure from earlier calmly raised his cup.
The wine here was stronger than the wine from his hometown, but he found it quite good after drinking it.
"I heard the Hero Sword has reappeared in the martial world, in the hands of a young man called Jian Chen."
"The Hero Sword? Could it be that the martial world's legend is about to emerge once more? Has the old master finally grown tired of the World Association's years of arrogance and tyranny?"
"It's still unclear, but this is definitely huge news."
Listening to their conversation, someone at another table gave a cold snort. "Tch, what kind of news is that? The biggest news in the martial world right now should be the destruction of Unrivaled City and the Sword Saint's death."
"What?" Everyone who heard those words shuddered. The man at the previous table even stood up at once and cupped his fists toward him. "Brother, is that true?"
Over the years, as the World Association rose to power, countless