999: Kahn's concerns

Seeing Wang Chen disappear into the sky at an extreme speed that the naked eye couldn't possibly catch, City Lord Karn was directly bewildered by the wind.

“No?”

“Didn't you want to test your limits?”

“I had already prepared my emotions, but you turned around and fled?”

“Do you have any dignity as a strong individual?”

“Damn it!”

“How dare you fool me?!”

After the astonishment, City Lord Karn immediately erupted in rage, the blood flames on his body boiling even more intensely, as he unleashed his full speed and chased after him into the sky.

Today, even if Wang Chen fled to the ends of the earth, he would capture that fellow, flay him alive, and extract his tendons to quell the hatred in his heart!

However.

A moment later, City Lord Karn stood in the Void Realm, looking around blankly.

He suddenly realized that Wang Chen's speed was actually faster than his own.

In such a short time, he could no longer sense Wang Chen's lingering Qi.

“Damn it! Damn it!”

“Is this beast a rabbit? Running so fast!”

City Lord Karn roared, furiously venting his anger at his surroundings.

In the blink of an eye, a vast area around him was leveled, countless rocks, flowers, trees, and plants turning into fragments.

“I can't let this continue!”

“His speed is faster than mine, and he won't confront me head-on. It's incredibly difficult to corner him; I must find a way.”

After devastating the surrounding terrain, the rage in City Lord Karn's eyes subsided, and a low pressure enveloped his entire body.

Now, he had to admit that Wang Chen already possessed the qualifications to make him take him seriously, regardless of talent, potential, or future achievements, simply because of the strength Wang Chen was currently displaying.

Without a way to kill Wang Chen in one blow, Wang Chen, who possessed the ability to swiftly disengage from battle, was as elusive as a loach.

Moreover…

What made City Lord Karn even more troubled was that Wang Chen's strength was increasing at a visible rate.

In the place where Ogre and his subordinates died, Wang Chen could only flee after taking one of his blows, but before, he had taken his full-power strike, and his subsequent counterattack pierced through his blood flame defense, leaving a shallow fist print on his armor.

Compared to before, Wang Chen's strength had increased by at least twenty percent.

And this was in less than an hour.

This terrifying rate of improvement made City Lord Karn feel a faint sense of fear, and at the same time, it made him suspect…

Was Wang Chen a secret weapon specifically cultivated by the Human Race to target the Dead Spirit Race, rapidly increasing his strength through slaughter and the blood of the Dead Spirit Race?

“I can't go on like this. If I continue to chase him, I will only let him escape from my hands again and again, and I won't be able to save our clansmen in the various gathering places.”

“The most important thing now is to report this news to the Great Priest, so that the Great Priest can send more strong individuals to nip Wang Chen in the bud.”

City Lord Karn thought solemnly, his eyes inexplicably looking at the locations of several distant gathering places.

He knew very well that he could not protect the safety of the clansmen in these gathering places, nor did he have the ability to protect them, and he might even get himself involved.

Constantly following behind Wang Chen, he could only use the Burning Blood Secret Technique to quickly arrive when he discovered Wang Chen's traces.

And the Burning Blood Secret Technique consumed Qi and lifespan. Up to now, he had already lost decades of lifespan. If he continued like this, his strength would inevitably decline.

Now, he could only reluctantly abandon these clansmen.

“I will not let you die in vain. I, City Lord Karn, swear that I will make Wang Chen, and the Human Race, pay a blood debt, a thousandfold, a hundredfold the price!”

City Lord Karn muttered, forcefully suppressing the hint of unbearable pain that had just arisen in his heart.

Then, he flew towards Canglan City without looking back.

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Outside Wanshou City.

“City Lord Karn of Black Abyss City has retreated?”

Seeing City Lord Karn's figure disappear in the water curtain, and his aura fluctuation moving away towards Canglan City, the faces of the Human Race True Lords guarding the city all showed an uncontrollable shock.

They never expected that Wang Chen's strength could render City Lord Karn, a strong individual comparable to a Human Race Great True Lord, helpless.

That was a strong individual equivalent to a Great True Lord!

He had already stood at the pinnacle of all living beings in the Netherworld, an existence like a god or demon!

Originally, the strength Wang Chen had displayed in Wanshou City before had already deeply shocked everyone present. His talent and combat power were beyond their reach.

However, although they dared to compare themselves before, now they no longer dared to do so. Whenever they thought of Wang Chen's name, they would involuntarily feel awe.

Too strong!

They had thought that Wang Chen was only invincible below the Great True Lord, but they never expected that in reality, he could already contend with Great True Lord-level strong individuals and retreat calmly.

“Everyone, it seems that the distress signal we sent to the Holy Land earlier was unnecessary.”

After a moment of silence, Thunder True Lord Yang Xin was the first to speak with a bitter smile:

“Go back and explain everything clearly, and also report True Lord Wang Chen's battle achievements, so that the Holy Land doesn't misunderstand that we handled things poorly!”

“Next, the matter concerning True Lord Wang Chen will likely cause a huge debate within the Holy Land.”

As soon as these words were spoken, the shocked expressions of the surrounding ninth-level strong individuals all returned to normal, and then they looked at each other, their eyes filled with contemplation.

Great True Lord-level strong individuals were like pillars supporting the heavens in the Human Race. The appearance of each one would have a significant impact on the Netherworld Human Clan, and even cause countless forces to reshuffle.

Especially a Great True Lord without any backing, even the Eight Great Sacred Grounds of the Human Race would offer countless benefits to recruit him.

And if this Great True Lord was unwilling to accept the recruitment, the Eight Great Sacred Grounds and various forces would even cut off a portion of their territory to serve as this Great True Lord's fiefdom.

After all, the destruction that a Great True Lord-level strong individual, without any ties and alone, could cause was absolutely devastating. Even if there was no enmity, the leaders of various forces would not sleep peacefully every night.

This could be seen from the Four Symbols Holy Land.

True Lord Wang Chen's reputation as invincible below the Great True Lord spread by stepping on the Four Symbols Holy Land.

But in response, the Four Symbols Holy Land did not take any action, instead restricting its Disciples from provoking Wang Chen.

An individual invincible below the Great True Lord had already tied the hands of the Four Symbols Holy Land.

And now, even City Lord Karn of Black Abyss City, who could contend with a Great True Lord, was helpless against Wang Chen. The Four Symbols Holy Land probably couldn't sleep even more soundly now.

It is estimated that once the news spreads, even Supreme Elder Hua Teng Great True Lord of the Four Symbols Holy Land will have to seriously consider how to resolve the grievances with Wang Chen.

Otherwise, being targeted by such a powerful enemy, the Four Symbols Holy Land would face the danger of collapse.

“Cloud Mountain Holy Land is probably in trouble this time!”

At the same time, everyone thought of the Cloud Mountain Holy Land True Lord who had previously mocked Wang Chen, and their expressions all became strange.