276: Chapter 276 The Strange Food Palace Wizard

Nie Ning, bearing the sudden pressure, scratched his head in confusion, not quite understanding the meaning behind those words.

At that moment, the voice spoke again.

"As Wizards of Blood Rainbow City, you actually want to rob someone refining a Transcendent tool within the city? Have you no shame!"

"From this day forward, no one is allowed to do such things in the city. Violators will be making an enemy of my Yishi Mansion!"

"You will be punished without leniency!"

As the voice fell, the world suddenly changed color, and a bone-chilling cold invaded the bodies of the Transcendents in the city.

Nie Ning looked at the falling snowflakes, his heart filled with incomparable shock. How strong must one be to directly influence the weather?

Could it be that a Rank Seven Wizard from Yishi Mansion has arrived?

At the very least, Nie Ning was certain a Rank Six Wizard couldn't do this.

Because Rank Four and Rank Seven were major hurdles; even a Rank Five couldn't achieve such a thing, and a Rank Six would likely fall short. Only a Rank Seven could have such a qualitative change.

'But what does the other party mean by this?'

Nie Ning couldn't help but rub his chin.

Were they truly afraid of their reputation being tarnished, or were they afraid the person refining the Transcendent tool would escape, and thus said this intentionally?

After thinking it over, Nie Ning still felt a bit unsafe.

It was better to be safe than sorry; who knew what the other party's true intentions were.

In the face of a powerhouse of this level, if an accident truly occurred, any counterattack would be futile.

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"And you, Bone Soul King! To dare bewitch the Transcendents in the city, you truly have no respect for my Yishi Mansion!"

The furious voice rang out again, followed immediately by terrifying energy fluctuations in the sky above the city.

Successive explosions echoed, and the floating clouds constantly changed color due to the fighting above, as the Elemental Power of the entire city gathered toward the sky.

'Boom—!'

A violent clash of energy dispersed the clouds and mist above the city.

Under the night sky, two figures hovered above the city.

"Hahaha, I have some business today, so I won't play with you anymore. I'll pay a visit to Yishi Mansion another day!"

One of the dark figures left behind these harsh words and vanished in an instant.

"Damn that Bone Soul King!"

The powerhouse from Yishi Mansion let out a roar of rage.

The terrifying sound waves were like a gale blowing through, causing the trees throughout the city to tremble.

After venting, the powerhouse from Yishi Mansion turned and left.

As the pressure above the city vanished, the Transcendents in the city seemed to recover some of their sanity.

There was no shortage of clever people among the Transcendents.

Thinking of the words of the Yishi Mansion powerhouse, most Transcendents began to reflect on themselves.

For a person's worth lies in having self-knowledge.

If it were high-level Transcendents wanting to snatch it, that would be one thing, but Wizards below Rank Three didn't even have the qualification to participate.

Clearly, with their strength, they couldn't possibly obtain that transcendent artifact, yet they had been like possessed men wanting to seize it.

Even if they were just watching the excitement, they had to weigh their own strength.

Particularly for Transcendents below Rank Two, this was no longer just inexplicable; it was terrifying.

As the weakest group in the city, they usually wouldn't even think about watching the excitement; staying away was their way of survival.

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Nie Ning's eyes shifted as he also fell into deep thought.

But upon closer thought, there would always be some truly evil people mixed among them.

No one knew if those people had given up looking for the Transcendent tool, so it was best to stay away from Blood Rainbow City.

"Now that I have everything I need, I should go back to the vicinity of the mountains and hide for a while."

Thinking of this, Nie Ning no longer lingered.

But as Nie Ning turned around, he saw a middle-aged man with white hair and a white beard but a very young face, staring at him with a smile.

Nie Ning was startled; he hadn't even noticed the other party!

"Little friend, is this yours?"

The middle-aged man opened his palm with a gentle expression, and a mass of wriggling flesh floated above it.

"No, I don't have that, I don't know what that is."

Nie Ning denied it without a second thought, but his heart was exceptionally vigilant.

Because he couldn't see through the other's strength at all; or rather, the man looked like an ordinary person.

But could someone who could appear behind him silently be ordinary?

The middle-aged man smiled at his words: "Rest assured, I have no ill intent. I am a Wizard of Yishi Mansion, you can call me Belen."

As he spoke, Belen pushed the floating, wriggling flesh in front of Nie Ning.

"Sir, this really isn't mine."

Nie Ning took a step back and said with a face full of resistance.

He indeed didn't sense any malice from the other party.

But at a certain level, powerful Spiritual Power wouldn't leak out at all.

Just like those few people he encountered with the Eye of Astral; he could only sense the malice of Rank Four, but not Rank Five.

Even for a Wizard of the same level as Nie himself, as long as they restrained their Spiritual Power, they could weaken the malice they emitted.

"This thing is too dangerous. Since that's the case, I can only destroy it."

Belen didn't say much more upon seeing this.

With a light snap of his fingers, the wriggling flesh was frozen in ice.

Immediately afterward, the ice shattered and dissipated, and the wriggling flesh vanished.

Nie Ning's heart tightened; the other party's strength was even greater than he had anticipated. It was very likely he was the Wizard who was just above the city!

"I wonder if you have anything else, sir? If not, I will take my leave."

Nie Ning bowed slightly and asked cautiously.

Facing a high-level practitioner made him feel very unsafe; now he just wanted to leave this place as quickly as possible.

Belen looked at Nie Ning, then spoke slowly.

"I advise you not to leave Blood Rainbow City. The Bone Soul King is proficient in mental secret arts; if you go out rashly, you will surely be caught by him."

Hearing this, Nie Ning's face stiffened.

But on second thought, it seemed very logical.

The other party had actually used this to incite the people in the city; his every move might be under someone's control.

But it was very strange. If the other party's strength was so great, why didn't he just come and rob him directly, instead choosing to cause trouble in the city?

Did he have a grudge against Yishi Mansion?

Or did he look down on the Transcendent tool in his hands?

"Thank you for the reminder, sir. I was just about to go back to sleep."

Nie Ning snapped out of it and said with a slight bow.

Leaving was impossible now. If he faced a Rank Four or Five Transcendent, he might be able to escape if he couldn't win.

But judging from the might the Bone Soul King had just emitted, he had no possibility of escaping at all.

"Just stay in the city with peace of mind. This is Yishi Mansion's territory; it's at least much safer than outside. It might be safer to leave after some time has passed."

Belen stroked his beard, revealing a kind and amiable smile.

"Thank you, sir. If you have no other business, I will take my leave."

After Nie Ning finished speaking, Belen waved his hand, signaling that Nie Ning could leave.

Seeing this, Nie Ning did not linger and turned to leave in the direction he came from.

But when Nie Ning looked back again, the Wizard named Belen had already disappeared.

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