"Shen Xiu?!"
Several guards patrolling atop the city walls widened their eyes abruptly when they recognized Shen Xiu standing there.
They were extremely familiar with that name. After all, it had already resounded throughout the entire Western Continent. They also knew that on this continent, there was a man named Shen Xiu who had once swept through every force in the Eastern Continent and ultimately driven Purple Cloud City into a dead end, reducing it to a third-tier city.
"What's this guy doing in our Western Continent again?"
The guards looked at one another, a trace of apprehension flashing through their eyes.
Whoosh!
Shen Xiu could not be bothered with those guards. He turned into an afterimage and shot into the sky, heading beyond the Eastern Continent.
Beyond the Eastern Continent.
Buzz—
All of a sudden, a pillar of black light surged into the sky, then shrouded an island.
Boom!
As the black pillar of light descended, a shrill tearing whistle erupted from the island. Then, a massive black stone tablet appeared out of thin air, standing directly above the island and radiating a terrifying pressure that sent chills down one's spine.
"So this is the Black List?"
Shen Xiu gazed up at the enormous black stone tablet in the heavens and muttered.
"That's right. The Black List is the Black List. Legend has it that it is a treasure created by the Dark Church in ancient times. It is said to possess earth-shattering power and can suppress and kill any Holy Lord expert."
"The Black List is also known as the Dark Inquisition. It specifically deals with those who betray the church. Thus, once a member of the Dark Church defects, the people of the Dark Inquisition will act, capture them, and hand them over to the Dark