93: Lord Xiao's Ambition

City Lord Xiao's face was dark as he watched the surging "public opinion," as if seeing that group of nobles celebrating their anticipated success behind the scenes.

No one had consulted him; this was a direct attempt to force his hand, leaving him to be roasted over the fire!

If he didn't want to be swallowed by "public opinion" and lose the hat on his head...

Then he could only be pushed forward to go head-to-head with the Azure Dragon Temple.

No, it should be called striking a stone with an egg!

City Lord Xiao clenched his fists, released an even more powerful Soul Power, and jumped onto the main gate. Scanning the crowd, he shouted, "I am the City Lord of Nuoding City! If you have grievances, speak them now! The City Lord will naturally give you justice!"

"Who will stand up and speak?!"

City Lord Xiao asked loudly with a gloomy expression.

The crowd buzzed with discussion, but no one came forward; they only shouted loudly.

"Expel the Azure Dragon Temple! Restore peace to Nuoding City!"

"Expel the Azure Dragon Temple...!!!"

The troublemakers hidden in the crowd were very cunning; no one was willing to be exposed before City Lord Xiao.

City Lord Xiao's brows furrowed tightly. Currently, the forces of the City Lord's Manor were only enough to maintain the scene; as for going a step further to drag out those troublemakers, he could forget about it.

In fact, it might even provoke the commoners who were just there to watch the commotion.

If they were to riot, the entire City Lord's Manor might be in danger of being overturned!

"Now, I need to know, who exactly was harmed by the Azure Dragon Temple? Rest assured! The City Lord is your 'father and mother official'; I will absolutely not make things difficult for you! I will stand up for you!"

City Lord Xiao shouted again.

Still, no one came forward, and the coffins brought by the carriages remained in the middle of the crowd, completely stationary, with no intention of letting City Lord Xiao see them.

City Lord Xiao was truly at his wits' end now.

The surging "public opinion," driven by those troublemakers, had only one demand... On the balcony of the second floor of the hotel opposite the City Lord's Manor, several nobles were sipping wine while watching the spectacle.

"How is that fellow City Lord Xiao going to hide this time?"

"If he had put in some effort for us earlier to expel the Azure Dragon Temple, how could things have reached this point?"

"Hehe... in any case, thanks to that fellow Viscount Jack, we now know the High Priest isn't that impressive after all; he won't make a move against us."

"A joke! We are nobles! The Dominators of the Douluo Continent! Who would dare harm us?"

"..."

The nobles immediately burst into cheerful laughter.

Completely forgetting that a few days ago, they were still cautious, fearing they would be targeted by the Azure Dragon Temple and struck by a Divine Lightning bolt... A noble with a goatee walked to the window, looked at the sky outside, and smiled, "This is truly fitting; it's so thoroughly overcast."

"Hmm... Huh?!"

The nobles suddenly had a terrible premonition.

The next second, a golden light suddenly lit up outside, and an incomparably brilliant radiance shot inside.

"Rumble...!!!"

An earth-shaking explosion erupted.

In an instant, the goatee-wearing noble was swallowed by the golden light.

The powerful energy sent him flying, embedding his entire body into the wall!

"Bang...!!!"

Before the other nobles could react.

Several more divine bolts of lightning smashed through the windows, shooting directly at them.

Electric currents surged through the room. As the light gradually dissipated, only one noble remained in the motion of picking up food, his face pale and his expression numb.

And all around, the other nobles had collapsed to the ground; some had been charred to cinders by the Divine Lightning, while others had been slammed against the walls, bleeding profusely.

"Zizizi...!"

The residual current was still making noise.

The only surviving noble opened his mouth and swallowed hard.

But he didn't dare move a muscle, staring blankly out the window.

The gloomy celestial phenomenon was still occasionally streaked with golden light, falling into some buildings.

He noticed that the direction of one Divine Lightning bolt seemed to be his home... Outside the City Lord's Manor, the originally rowdy crowd was now completely silenced by the thunder as they watched the Divine Lightning suddenly descending in all directions.

The golden Divine Lightning split the darkness, falling into household after household.

As if the world were ending, the terrifying heavenly might struck not only the buildings but also the hearts of these people.

Facing heavenly might, humans were far too insignificant.

Someone started it, kneeling on the spot, and then a vast crowd of people all lowered themselves.

Having seen the Divine Lightning descend upon the world, they no longer dared to say another word.

If they continued, their attempt to expel the Azure Dragon Temple might very well end up striking their own heads!

Especially those troublemakers who had been bribed and driven by the nobles; they were now nearly fainting from fright.

"Please calm your anger, Lord Divine Lord..."

"We were instigated by those nobles! You are a great person with a broad mind, please do not make things difficult for us little people..."

"I know I was wrong, Lord Divine Lord..."

"..."

City Lord Xiao stared blankly at those Divine Lightning bolts falling in various directions.

He had personally investigated; those were almost all noble estates.

Now that the Divine Lightning had descended, there was no need to say what it was for.

The once-glorious nobles were facing a catastrophe today.

And with so many nobles dying under his jurisdiction, given the nature of the Imperial Family, he would likely be blamed.

No, if they couldn't oppose the Azure Dragon Temple, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family would more likely... execute him, the City Lord, to give the other nobles an explanation!

He would die!

City Lord Xiao's body began to tremble; he would definitely die!

Facing such terrifying heavenly might, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family weren't fools; how would they dare to directly confront it?

"I... I can't die! Since they are all forcing me, then I... then I..."

City Lord Xiao's eyes turned red, and a mad idea sprouted in his heart.

"What bullshit nobles? All of you can go to hell! And this Heaven Dou Empire made up of nobles has no reason to exist anymore either!"

"If you all want me dead, then I'll turn everything upside down!"

City Lord Xiao gritted his teeth and growled... Spirit Hall.

Su Yuntao, who had just finished the handover, had not yet recovered from his surprise and was about to lead the many Spirit Masters of the Spirit Hall out to see Salas off.

When they saw a scene they would never forget in their lives.

Under the pitch-black sky, bolts of lightning snaked down from the air, piercing the darkness and plunging into the mortal world, erupting in deafening explosions.

Coincidentally, there were several noble estates next to the Spirit Hall, all of which were visited by the Divine Lightning!

("!!!")

The Spirit Masters' faces all turned pale, and they forgot how to speak.

Salas swallowed hard; he finally understood why Bibi Dong leading so many Spirit Masters would end up with such a fate!

...In front of the Nuoding Academy gates.

After watching the Divine Lightning descend upon the world, Dragon Duke Meng Shu could no longer muster the desire to teach Yu Xiaogang a lesson and swallowed hard.

He felt it was better not to take risks; being a gatekeeper for the temple was nothing.

It's better than being blasted to smithereens by Divine Lightning, right?!

Yu Xiaogang murmured, "How can there be such a celestial phenomenon? Could it be a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast Undergoing Tribulation?"

Luo San Pao took the opportunity to run out.