The next day.
As Xiao Yan left Cloud-Hidden Pavilion and headed towards the gates of Lengcui City, an inconspicuous figure quietly followed behind him.
Of course, all of this was exposed under Xiao Yan's powerful Spiritual Strength at the Realm of Unity, but Xiao Yan did not expose them. He also wanted to see who this person was who was so persistent in pursuing him.
In a short while, Xiao Yan arrived at the city gate. Unexpectedly, it was noon, but the city gate remained tightly closed. Two Half-Emperor stood atop the city gate, their terrifying Half-Emperor aura sweeping out and suppressing all those who intended to cause trouble below.
"Damn it! What time is it? Why haven't you opened the city gates yet!"
"Exactly, why aren't the city gates open!"
Why aren't the city gates open?!
"Bring the city lord out! We want to reason with him! Why won't he let us leave Lengcui City? There are hundreds of people here. Even if he's Half-Emperor, he can't just stop us from leaving the city for no reason!"
"That is!"
"Hmph! Enough with the nonsense. Want to argue? Let's settle this with strength! If you don't have the strength, you're not leaving the city today!"
With a cold snort, a Half-Emperor dressed in brocade robes on the city gate suddenly trembled, and then a terrifying aura belonging to an Eight-Star Half-Emperor instantly swept out in front of the city gate.
The moment this aura swept over them, the crowd below was instantly knocked back as if by a wave, taking more than ten steps in unison before collapsing to their knees with flushed faces.
Before Half-Emperor, their strength Dou Zun and Dou Sheng was utterly insignificant. No matter how many of them there were, they were nothing more than ants in the eyes of Half-Emperor. No matter how many there were, they were nothing more than a slap in the face.
"This... is this the power of Half-Emperor?!"
At this moment, the crowd below, overwhelmed by this imposing aura, finally gained a more concrete understanding of the terror of Half-Emperor level expert.
In the face of Half-Emperor, their so-called strength is as insignificant as air.
"Hehehe, you bunch of ants! You dare to dream of meeting the city lord? Do you think you're worthy?"
A strange laugh rang out. The Half-Emperor- level expert in brocade robes atop the city gate crossed his arms and looked down disdainfully at the kneeling crowd below. To him, these people were nothing but ants.
"Today, don't even think about leaving Lengcui City, not even if Half-Emperor level expert came, let alone a bunch of trash like you!"
"Hmph! Zou Shan, you've got quite the nerve. You're not the only Eight-Star Half-Emperor in this Lengcui City, and you're not the one who calls the shots here!"
Just as the Half-Emperor in brocade robes spoke with a cold shout, another cold snort came from the sky, its meaning directly targeting the Half-Emperor in brocade robes who had just spoken.
"Hmph, so you're the Sword Emperor. With your cultivation level, you're indeed no weaker than me. But unfortunately, we have two Eight-Star Half-Emperor here!"
With a cold laugh, the Half-Emperor in brocade robes and the other Half-Emperor beside him trembled violently. Instantly, a terrifying Half-Emperor pressure swept out in all directions, causing the already grim-faced crowd in the city below to cough up blood and retreat.
They were indeed unable to withstand the pressure from the Half-Emperor, and what was most critical at this moment was that the owners of this pressure were two Eight-Star Half-Emperor!
When the combined pressure of the two Eight-Star Half-Emperor above the city gate was released, the old man in the yellow robe couldn't help but change his expression slightly, and his Elder Zhang face immediately became solemn.
In contrast to the miserable state of everyone around him, Xiao Yan, standing at the back of the crowd, remained calm. However, his terrifying Spiritual Strength had already spread to a radius of a thousand feet.
During this time, Xiao Yan had already sensed that an extremely powerful aura was rushing towards them at high speed. The owner of that aura was none other than the middle-aged man he had encountered on the street yesterday, and the latter's direction was directly towards him.
Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes at this, and immediately thought of the person who had been secretly following him. If he wasn't mistaken, it must have been him who had led the way for him.
When Xiao Yan went to look for that guy again, he discovered that in the short time he hadn't paid attention, the guy had already escaped his detection range. Clearly, that person was no ordinary person.
But what intrigued Xiao Yan was why the middle-aged man was still staring at him.
When Xiao Yan first saw the middle-aged man yesterday, he noticed something unusual in his eyes. However, Xiao Yan couldn't quite put his finger on what it was. But judging from the man's swift movements, the result he wanted to know shouldn't be too far off.
Meanwhile, in the void above, the old man in the yellow robe was also struggling to withstand the pressure from two Eight-Star Half-Emperor. In just a moment, his face turned slightly pale.
"Snort!"
With a cold snort, the Eight-Star Half-Emperor named Zou Shan, who was standing on the city gate, suddenly trembled. With a burst of aura, the old man in yellow robes turned pale and quickly retreated.
Facing two Eight-Star Half-Emperor at the same time is indeed far too much of a stretch.
"Hmph, let's join forces and make an example of him today, to warn others and let these guys know who's in charge in Lengcui City!"
With a cold shout, Zou Shan and the Eight-Star Half-Emperor beside him flashed and appeared in front of the yellow-robed old man in the blink of an eye. With a wave of his sleeve, he slammed a palm into the old man's chest.
"Boom!"
The next moment, to the astonishment of the old man in the yellow robe, a figure dressed in black robes stood straight in front of him and unleashed a palm strike, forcefully blocking the attack from Zou Shan, one of the two Eight-Star Half-Emperor coming towards him.
Beside the black-robed figure, a robust figure, as tall as an iron tower, easily withstood the fierce attack of another Eight-Star Half-Emperor. With a powerful jolt, he blasted the Eight-Star Half-Emperor away.
" Yellow Springs Palm! Break!"
Xiao Yan shouted, and his right arm suddenly trembled. With a terrifying force, his Dou Qi surged out, and his two hands separated.
Xiao Yan took two steps back, while Zou Shan, who was wary of the Northern King beside Xiao Yan, quickly retreated back to the city gate.
"Hmm? Kid, I didn't expect it to be you again!"
The moment Zou Shan looked up, he saw Xiao Yan's familiar face from yesterday, and immediately frowned and shouted sternly.
"Heh... it's just a coincidence. I happened to be leaving the city anyway, and seeing that you all want to prove your worth through strength, I took this opportunity to test whether I'm qualified to leave."
Upon hearing Zou Shan's words, Xiao Yan chuckled lightly, his face showing no sign of concern.
However, just as Xiao Yan finished speaking, before Zou Shan could even open his mouth, another loud laugh echoed from the horizon.
"Hahaha, are you leaving so soon? I haven't even apologized to my friend for what happened yesterday, and I still feel a bit apologetic. If you leave like this, wouldn't I be ashamed to death?"