No one knew where Little Nonpoint had come from or where his home base lay.
But enough factions had gathered in the Stone Kingdom Imperial Capital.
With the Imperial Capital at the center, countless factions had eyes and ears stationed within a hundred thousand li and even farther beyond, all hoping to spot Little Nonpoint first.
Some harbored sinister plans, such as ambushing him or abducting him before anyone else could.
But those plans were all but impossible to carry out.
With so many factions keeping one another in check around the Imperial Capital, how could anyone abduct Little Nonpoint?
More importantly, Little Nonpoint was too fast.
Riding a horse straight toward the Imperial Capital, he crossed tens of thousands of li in the blink of an eye.
Those people had no time to react.
Was that a speed someone in the Inscription Realm should have?
And what kind of horse was that? How could it be so swift?
A divine steed?
"Shi Hao has arrived as promised."
The Imperial Capital fell silent for an instant. Little Nonpoint had used a special method to carry his voice throughout the entire city, and the Stone Emperor had not stopped him.
Little Nonpoint—no, he should be called Shi Hao.
Shi Hao had announced his arrival to the entire Imperial Capital.
There were no heaven-shaking visions, no dazzling divine halos. He simply stepped into the Imperial Capital in peace.
The place where he had suffered all those years ago.
No guards stopped him. They watched him enter the city.
Figures stood everywhere, all looking at Shi Hao—the Number One Under Heaven in three realms, the Desolate Heaven Marquis personally appointed by the mysterious master of the Enchanted Cottage.
Shi Hao paid their gazes no mind. He surveyed the Imperial Capital before him, its