"Will you be disappointed that my true appearance is so ordinary? Brother Wangmeng, and you, City Lord Xinjiu."
Xinjiu was somewhat taken aback, but he had still sensed him when he actually arrived.
Wangmeng, meanwhile, looked at Dongguan with a slightly complicated expression.
"I had a feeling that I might know the 'Purger,' but I never imagined it would be you, Brother Guantian."
"There's no need for the title of City Lord. The city no longer exists." Seeing that the "Purger" was fairly easygoing, God Emperor Xinjiu relaxed inwardly.
Still, his sudden appearance just now had given Xinjiu some understanding of his strength.
How an actual battle would go remained unclear, but Xinjiu would have a hard time seizing the initiative.
Thinking again of the Void-Heart Derivation Demon that had vanished without a trace, and the four overlimit-level Hunyuan lifeforms that had escaped the city, he could only admit his inferiority.
"You know each other?" He turned to Death Dream Hall Master.
"Yes," Death Dream Hall Master replied, then looked at Dongguan.
Dongguan knew he was asking whether he needed to keep his origins confidential.
"It's not much of a secret, but let's keep it between us here," Dongguan replied.
Limited confidentiality meant that God Emperor Xinjiu could be told.
In fact, as long as word did not reach Ying'an, Dongguan did not care if others knew about him.
But if word spread, Ying'an could find out too.
After all, once he ran into a few acquaintances, his origins would be no secret at all.
In fact, once Ying'an grew suspicious of him, he could go straight to the Large Hunyuan Hall and spend battle merits to verify the information.
Dongguan was not even sure whether Ying'an had already guessed he had come, and that was why he had stayed