291: Holy City

Whoosh!

But just as everyone rushed towards the city gates in ecstasy, hundreds of fierce, iron-armored figures suddenly swept out from the city wall.

Those iron-armored figures seemed to be the guards of the Holy City, led by a middle-aged man clad in silver armor.

He looked at the refugees, a flicker of surprise crossing his eyes, before he shouted, "Halt! Where do you all come from?"

"We came from Jinshui City."

The young woman whom Lin Yang had previously saved stepped forward now.

"Jinshui City?"

The Holy City guards all looked surprised upon hearing this, and the silver-armored man’s face turned cold as he said, "A Flame Demon Commander is stationed there. How could you possibly escape? I will give you one more chance. If you don't tell the truth, none of you will enter the city today!"

"Everything I said is true. A Heavenly God saved us. Even that Flame Demon Commander couldn't withstand a single blow from the Heavenly God!"

Seeing the skeptical expressions on the faces of the Holy City guards, the young woman quickly explained.

"A Heavenly God?"

However, upon hearing this, all the guards frowned.

The silver-armored man leading them scowled and rebuked, "Nonsense! We only have one deity, the Mermaid Goddess. Where did this Heavenly God come from?"

As guards who constantly defended the front lines, they knew the terrifying Flame Demon Clan better than anyone.

The strength of a Flame Demon Commander was such that even all of them combined couldn't match it. For this young woman to claim someone killed a Flame Demon Commander in a single blow was practically an insult to their intelligence!

"Sir, everything she said is true! We can testify!"

Facing the silver-armored middle-aged man and the others who were about to erupt in anger, the native residents who had fled with them spoke up one after another, many swearing on their lives that the young woman's words were true and that they had witnessed everything firsthand.

Seeing so many people step forward to corroborate the story, the Holy City guards present all began to murmur amongst themselves.

"Captain, could what these people are saying be true?" a young guard whispered to the leading silver-armored man.

Hearing this, the silver-armored middle-aged man frowned deeply.

What the young woman said was truly too incredible to believe, yet it also seemed unrealistic for so many people to lie along with her.

"Alright, I'll believe you for now."

After a moment of thought, the silver-armored middle-aged man decided to let these people enter the city first.

At the same time, he looked at the young woman who had spoken: "You, come with me. If what you said is true, this matter must be immediately reported to the Mermaid Goddess!"

With that, the silver-armored middle-aged man gathered his troops and left.

Before turning away, he gestured with his eyes for the young woman to follow.

The young woman's delicate body tensed, and she anxiously looked around, unable to find the young figure who could bring her peace of mind.

"You don't need to be nervous. Just follow him as he instructed. I will follow you secretly."

Just then, Lin Yang's voice sounded in the young woman's ear.

It turned out that after arriving here, Lin Yang had once again concealed himself within the Void Realm.

Since he didn't know the full details of the Mermaid Goddess mentioned by the crowd, Lin Yang decided to observe secretly first out of caution before deciding whether or not to make contact with her.

At the same time, after hearing Lin Yang's words, the young woman clearly felt relieved. She quickly tidied her dust-covered sleeves and hurried after the silver-armored middle-aged man... In the center of the majestic giant city stood a magnificent palace, approached by nine hundred and ninety-nine steps, radiating brilliant light as if a celestial palace had descended upon the mortal world.

Shortly after entering the city, the silver-armored middle-aged man quickly reported the matter.

"Clang, clang, clang..."

Immediately afterward, urgent chimes of a bell rang out from the palace.

Before long, all the high-level administrators of the city arrived and gathered in the palace.

Pairs of eyes, full of suspicion, were now fixed on the young woman standing cautiously in the center of the palace.

"Heavenly God, are you there?"

Being stared at by so many pairs of eyes, the young woman was clearly feeling uneasy and couldn't help but softly call out to Lin Yang in her heart.

"Don't worry, I'm here."

Lin Yang responded softly, observing the situation inside the hall at the same time.

The people inside the great hall were all emitting considerably strong power fluctuations.

The strength of a few of them was comparable to, if not greater than, that of the previous Flame Demon Commander.

If this were in Lingxiao Heaven, this would be equivalent to an expert in the Earth Immortal realm!

However, in Lin Yang's perception, the Qi emanating from these people was different from immortal power; it faintly contained a kind of rampant energy fluctuation.

That was the power of the Flame Demon Clan!

"These people have obtained the power of the Flame Demon Clan..."

Lin Yang narrowed his eyes. It seemed this Holy City, which the young woman and the others longed for, was not the pure land they imagined.

The power of the Flame Demon Clan had already infiltrated it.

"Welcome, Goddess!"

Just as Lin Yang was deep in thought, a sound suddenly arose in the great hall. Then, everyone inside the hall bowed respectfully towards the same direction.

The next moment, a graceful figure in a black dress arrived elegantly.

To Lin Yang's surprise, the Mermaid Goddess mentioned by everyone was actually a charming young woman.

The young woman's face was like jade, her temperament unparalleled, fluttering like a startled swan, graceful like a swimming Dragon. Her shapely figure, wrapped in the black dress, outlined alluring curves.

Her pair of Phoenix eyes were bright and clear, and between glances, they exuded a heroic spirit that rivaled any man.

The most eye-catching feature was the young woman's lower body: instead of legs, she had a beautiful fish tail carved seemingly out of jade.

Of course, what surprised Lin Yang the most was not the young woman's age, appearance, or fish tail, but her strength!

According to his estimation, the young woman's true strength had already reached the Heavenly Immortal realm!

Such strength would make her a top-tier expert no matter where she was located!

Moreover, Lin Yang did not sense the same rampant energy fluctuations within the young woman's body that he felt in the others present.

In other words, the young woman had not accepted the power of the Flame Demon Clan; her entire cultivation base was achieved through her own Cultivation!

"Are you the young woman saved by the Heavenly God? Could you please recount in detail what happened to you in Jinshui City?"

The Mermaid Goddess looked at the young woman in the hall and asked with a gentle voice.

"Yes, Goddess!"

The young woman raised her head, looked at the black-dressed girl before her—who appeared solemn yet gentle—and excitedly recounted her previous experiences in full detail.

As her voice slowly faded, exclamations of disbelief predictably arose within the great hall.

Even the Mermaid Goddess showed a hint of emotion after listening. She was well aware of the Flame Demon Commander's strength; even she wasn't confident she could kill one in a single blow.

Yet, the Heavenly God mentioned by the young woman was capable of doing so, which was truly incredible.

"Nonsense! What Heavenly God? This is utterly delusional!"

Just as everyone in the hall was reeling in shock, a gloomy-faced old man walked out with a sneer.