1002: Shocked Qing Yunzi

Nether City.

Shen Yun, the True Lord expert of Xuantian Holy Land responsible for guarding this area, rushed into the council hall.

As soon as he entered, he saw Grand Elder Qing Yunzi leisurely drinking tea in the hall. Without bothering to salute, he eagerly said,

“Grand Elder, something has happened!”

“What is it? What happened that made you so flustered?”

Qing Yunzi frowned unhappily upon seeing Shen Yun’s appearance:

“Didn’t this old man tell you to calm down when things happen? You’ve already achieved the True Lord Realm, yet your temperament is still so unstable.”

“This Disciple knows his mistake.”

Facing Qing Yunzi’s reprimand, Shen Yun lowered his head in shame, but then quickly said,

“Grand Elder, something happened in Wanshou City.”

“Just now, Bai Shengzi, who is in charge of Wanshou City, sent a message that Dragon-Slaying Zhenjun Wang Chen and Kahn, a ninth-tier Late Stage expert of the Dead Spirit Race who appeared in Canglan City, engaged in battle.”

“What?”

Upon hearing this, Qing Yunzi’s expression immediately became serious:

“What’s going on? How could Wang Chen confront Kahn of the Dead Spirit Race?”

“With his strength, as long as he is careful and cautious, he wouldn’t be cornered by Kahn.”

“Grand Elder, this Disciple doesn’t know the specific situation either.”

“But the message from Bai Shengzi said that Dragon-Slaying Zhenjun Wang Chen left Wanshou City tonight and fought several battles with Kahn of the Dead Spirit Race in the wild.”

Shen Yun shook his head and quickly told everything he knew.

“What… fought several battles?”

Hearing his words, Qing Yunzi couldn’t help but be stunned. Then, as if he thought of something, he quickly asked,

“You mean, Wang Chen didn’t suffer any losses in his battles with Kahn of the Dead Spirit Race?”

Qing Yunzi’s tone at this moment was somewhat disbelieving, and his face showed a rare loss of composure.

However, he couldn’t be blamed for this.

The news Shen Yun brought back was simply too astonishing.

Being able to fight Kahn, a ninth-tier Late Stage expert of the Dead Spirit Race, and engage in several battles…

This already indicated that Wang Chen’s combat power had at least entered the ranks of a Great True Lord, completely distancing him from the ninth-tier Middle Stage.

This kind of performance was simply terrifying!

Others might not know, but Qing Yunzi was almost perfectly aware of Wang Chen’s recent increase in strength.

After all, in the Demon Beast Forest, when Wang Chen dealt with Blade City of the Dead Spirit Race, he still relied on a clever method, using the power he left in Zhao Tianci’s Soul to break the Guardian Array of Blade City.

At that time, Wang Chen’s strength was only in a slightly stronger phase among the ninth-tier Middle Stage.

But now, he could actually fight Kahn, a ninth-tier Late Stage expert of the Dead Spirit Race?

“How much time has passed?”

Qing Yunzi couldn’t help but sigh in his heart. Then, as if he thought of something, he immediately asked urgently,

“Since that little fellow Bai Yuliang sent a message, the situation in Wanshou City must have changed. How is Wang Chen now?”

“Well, the message from Bai Shengzi said that powerful energy fluctuations still occasionally appear in the Dead Spirit gathering places around Wanshou City. True Lord Wang Chen is still targeting the Dead Spirits, but Kahn, the ninth-tier Late Stage expert of the Dead Spirit Race, is nowhere to be found. He seems to have returned to Canglan City and is staying indoors…”

Upon hearing this, Qing Yunzi’s eyes narrowed, and his white hair flew up as his mind was shaken:

“You mean, Wang Chen fought Kahn, that ninth-tier Late Stage expert of the Dead Spirit Race, not only retreated calmly but also forced Kahn to stay in Canglan City, not daring to go out?”

“According to the message from Bai Shengzi, the situation should be exactly like that.”

Shen Yun nodded, saying with some disbelief,

“This Disciple believes that True Lord Wang Chen now possesses combat power almost comparable to a Great True Lord. Even if his Realm hasn’t reached it yet, his combat power is definitely up to standard.”

As he spoke, Shen Yun thought of Wang Chen’s age, still under thirty, and couldn’t help but feel somewhat doubtful about life.

He was one hundred and sixteen years old this year, more than four times Wang Chen’s age, but his strength was only in the ninth-tier Middle Stage, still a long way from Dark World Perfection, and even further from the ninth-tier Late Stage.

“Is this news true?”

“That little brat Bai Yuliang, he wouldn’t be joking with this old man, would he?”

Qing Yunzi was also somewhat disbelieving, his eyes a bit hazy.

This was too astonishing!

In less than two months, his combat power increased from ninth-tier Middle Stage to ninth-tier Late Stage, reaching a level comparable to a Great True Lord. Even if he was from another domain, a Genius rumored to be favored by the Heavenly Dao, his rate of strength improvement was too excessive!

“This news is absolutely true!”

“This Disciple couldn’t believe it when I received the message, and I even sought confirmation from others. The leaders of the Holy Lands currently stationed in Nether City all received the same news as us.”

Shen Yun said, with a somewhat ashamed expression on his face:

“Originally, this Disciple should have reported it immediately, but because it was too unbelievable, I went to verify it first, which delayed some time.”

“That’s not your fault!”

“This old man was also incredibly shocked to hear this news!”

Qing Yunzi shook his head, leaning back in his chair, and said with immense emotion,

“A Great True Lord under thirty, this is something one wouldn’t even dare to imagine!”

“Unprecedented! Unprecedented!”

“Is this… a peerless Genius from those incredibly powerful worlds?”

“Indeed, in the past, this old man was short-sighted!”

“Grand Elder, you…”

Shen Yun was nodding in agreement as he listened to Qing Yunzi’s lament, but hearing the latter part, his body trembled, and his eyes widened.

“You said a peerless Genius from incredibly powerful worlds?”

“Could it be that Wang Chen is not from our Netherworld?”

Looking at Qing Yunzi, Shen Yun hesitated for a moment before asking.

Regarding the worlds beyond the Netherworld, although Shen Yun had never seen them, he never doubted the possibility of their existence.

Because the Netherworld became what it is today precisely because the Human Race Great Emperors of yesteryear discovered the existence of new worlds. In order to continue improving their strength, they recklessly shattered the world barrier, leading to the arrival of the Dead Spirits.

It’s just that…

Due to the defeat of that year, although the Human Race of the Netherworld would not deny the existence of other worlds, they had also given up the idea of searching for other worlds.

With terrifying monsters like the Dead Spirit Race in the Limitless Void, who knew if there might be even stronger ones?

After all, although the records passed down from that devastating war were only fragmented, the few words left by the Mother Goddess of the Undead before she self-destructed her body were still preserved within the Eight Great Sacred Grounds, treated as top secret.

“Darkness will eventually engulf light. My race is merely a pawn. Humans, when those truly powerful beings arrive, all your resistance will crumble.”

It was because of this passage that the Holy Lands had always spared no effort in blocking any exploration and attempts concerning other worlds.

They worried that venturing out rashly would bring disaster to the Netherworld, just like in the past.