Xiao Tianhao hurried onward, taking in the surroundings along the way. Wrecked courtyards lay everywhere.
He encountered quite a few members of the Dark Guild along the way, but those on the outskirts were all minor figures. The strongest was only a peak Gold-rank Demon Spirit Master, and he dispatched them in passing without much effort.
He reached the heart of the City Lord's Mansion.
The scene before him was utter chaos. Members of the great families were locked in bloody combat with the Dark Guild, and all manner of demon spirit combat techniques flew across the sky.
Xiao Tianhao sensed the number of Black Gold Demon Spirit Masters and Black Gold-rank warriors from the Dark Guild nearby, and even he was startled.
There were nearly thirty Black Gold Demon Spirit Masters and Black Gold-rank warriors in total, with another two or three hundred Gold-rank Demon Spirit Masters and warriors around them.
He could not help marveling at the Dark Guild's formidable reserves. He had already killed more than a dozen Black Gold Demon Spirit Masters in the Sacred Ancestor Mountain Range last time, yet they could still deploy so many now. He had already thought highly of the Dark Guild, but it turned out he had still underestimated them.
What drew his attention even more, however, were five enormous red figures. After observing them briefly, Xiao Tianhao recognized the creatures. They belonged to the Abyssal Giant Troll race that lived in the Abyss World, and every adult Abyssal Giant Troll possessed Legend-rank strength.
The Abyssal Giant Trolls radiated scorching golden light, as though formed from condensed flames and energy. They had enormous black bat wings, with fire flickering across them, lending them an eerie, imposing air.
Sharp horns rose from their heads, and flames blazed atop their crowns like