Chapter 1401: Clarifying the Situation

The Young City Lord lowered his head, sipping the exquisite spiritual tea. His fingers tapped rhythmically on his knee as he counted silently to himself.

"One, two, three..."

However, just as he finished counting to three, a blood-soaked head rolled to a stop at his feet.

Warm blood splattered into his tea, staining the emerald-green liquid crimson. Some blood also splattered onto his face, adding a chilling grimness to his already sinister countenance.

The Young City Lord's fingers stopped tapping his thigh. His narrow eyes shifted upwards, looking towards the battleground. His eyes gradually narrowed. The imagined scene of Jiang Fan, an Eight-Aperture Nascent Soul, being collectively pulverized into a mist of blood by the Ten Generals of the East City, did not materialize. On the contrary, Jiang Fan had a finger pressed to his lips, continuously chanting a spell. The Ten Generals of the East City were all thoroughly drunk and couldn't even stand steadily. Jiang Fan, holding his purple sword, cut them down one by one.

Those with Dharma Idol protection could barely fend off an attack. Those without, like the general whose head had just been severed, were dismembered.

*Splurt!* Another general was decapitated. His head flew upwards, and a column of blood erupted from his neck. Before his soul could escape, Jiang Fan forcibly captured it with a Soul-Binding Lock and sealed it inside a Phantasmal Crystal.

In less than five breaths, not only did he fail to acquire Jiang Fan's head, but the Young City Lord had already lost two generals! Each of them represented valuable strength, equivalent to a Human Race's Nine-Aperture Nascent Soul. There were only a little over a hundred such figures in the entire Legacy City. The death of any one was a significant loss for Legacy City. Moreover, it was happening right in front of the Young City Lord, a blatant slap in the face!

"Hmph!" The Young City Lord rose, slamming the blood-stained spiritual tea to the ground. The next moment, he vanished from his spot.

Meanwhile, Jiang Fan swung his sword at the neck of the fourth general. This general also lacked Dharma Idol protection. Just as he was about to sever the general's neck, Jiang Fan keenly detected a shift in the atmosphere. His face cold, he softly intoned, "Grand Evolution Sword Array!" The two swords behind him flew out, forming a sword array with the purple sword in his palm. They transformed into a three-colored divine rainbow and slashed forward.

*Crack!* A crisp snapping sound. The Young City Lord, who had teleported in front of Jiang Fan, sensed the terrifying power of the three-colored divine rainbow and narrowed his eyes. He decisively took out a bone shield and held it in front of him. This shield, bestowed by the City Lord, was capable of blocking an attack from a Human Race Transcendent Venerable. To his astonishment, the three-colored divine rainbow carved numerous dense cracks into the bone shield. It had almost shattered the shield!

He stared at Jiang Fan, his voice low. "An Eight-Aperture Nascent Soul, yet capable of launching an attack at the level of a Heaven-Human First Decline. When did someone like you appear in the Land of Returning Ruins?"

Jiang Fan's expression remained icy. "Hand over the Grand Marshal of Conquest!"

The Young City Lord, with his hands behind his back, calmly said, "Coming to Legacy City to demand someone, you're quite confident." Then, he burst into laughter. "But I like it! I like people like you, powerful and arrogant! Stay and serve me like a dog, and I, the Young City Lord, will spare your life." As a Dharma Idol Realm Young City Lord, and one of Legacy City's Ten Dharma Idol Realm experts, he possessed such confidence. For him, "serving him like a dog" was not a derogatory term, but a reward for those he acknowledged.

Jiang Fan stared at him coldly. "Get out of my way! Obstruct me, and I'll kill you, Young City Lord, just the same!" Towards a dying man, Jiang Fan, who already harbored little fear, became even more fearless! At this moment, let alone the Young City Lord of Legacy City, even if the City Lord himself were present, Jiang Fan would show no reverence!

As he spoke, lightning suddenly flashed in his eyes, shooting towards the Young City Lord at close range. The Young City Lord raised a hand and casually shattered the attack. The smile on his face gradually faded, and he said blandly:

"You don't seem to understand the situation! This is Legacy City. Ten Dharma Idol Realm experts are here. There are also a hundred Nine-Aperture Nascent Soul-level half-giants. And countless half-giant armies. Killing you is but a thought for me."

Jiang Fan retorted coldly, "It's *you* who doesn't understand the situation!" He waved his arm, and Kaiyang City, which he held, thundered forth. It crushed a large section of the bone city walls and embedded itself into Legacy City. Only then did the Young City Lord examine the city Jiang Fan had brought. With a single glance, his expression finally changed, and a hint of panic spread in his eyes. "Kaiyang City? You... you've been to the Seven Abyssal Cities, and you even escaped the time rewind?"

The time rewind personally set up by the Sage had been broken? Wouldn't everything that happened in the Seven Abyssal Cities soon spread throughout the Land of Returning Ruins? Such a massive disturbance from the broken time rewind couldn't be hidden from the top experts of the Land of Returning Ruins. The events within wouldn't remain hidden from them for long. Legacy City's costly effort to enlist the Sage to cover up their scandal had failed. Soon, formidable Human Race cultivators would arrive, demanding answers!

Thinking of this, he was consumed by anxiety. When he looked at Jiang Fan again, annoyance flickered in his eyes. "Do you know what you've done?"

Jiang Fan said coldly, "Yes, I know. I've left you beasts with no place to hide!" With the sword array hovering in his hand, he said chillingly, "Do *you* understand your situation now? If you don't want Legacy City to be implicated by the Grand Marshal of Conquest, hand him over and cut ties immediately! It will be too late when the experts from the Land of Returning Ruins come to demand accountability!"

The Young City Lord stared at Jiang Fan with malice, but did not act rashly. This was because Jiang Fan had seized their crucial weakness. Since the truth about the Seven Abyssal Cities had been exposed, Legacy City had to sever all ties with the Grand Marshal of Conquest. Protecting him was no longer an option. However, as the Young Lord of Legacy City, and one of the few Venerable-level existences in the Land of Returning Ruins, how could he be threatened by a mere Nascent Soul cultivator?

The Young City Lord narrowed his eyes. "I will cut ties with the Grand Marshal of Conquest. But I can kill you first, and then cut ties, it will be the same!"

*Whoosh.* Suddenly, another person appeared beside Jiang Fan. A golden mask, a fiery red long dress, and graceful, well-proportioned body lines. It was none other than Fairy Ziwei.

She said calmly, "So, you half-giants have a habit of cannibalism? If my master knew this, I'm sure she wouldn't have agreed to our marriage alliance."

The Young City Lord was startled. "Ziwei? You're here too?"

Fairy Ziwei moved closer to Jiang Fan and said indifferently, "Or perhaps you'd like to kill me as well?" The Young City Lord dared to kill Jiang Fan because Jiang Fan was an unknown nobody; if he died, no one would care. But if Fairy Ziwei were to die in Legacy City, the Myriad Stars Mountain would never let it go.

The Young City Lord's face darkened. He eyed the two of them and asked, "Ziwei, what is your relationship with this man?"

Fairy Ziwei said calmly, "No relation. It's just that, like him, I'm also here to demand a blood debt from the Grand Marshal of Conquest! You Legacy City actually protected him after he devoured the people of several cities!" As she spoke the last sentence, her eyes were filled with chilling coldness. Her gaze towards the Young City Lord openly showed disdain.

The Young City Lord's expression changed. The heir of Myriad Stars Mountain had personally come to demand answers. If he continued to protect the Grand Marshal of Conquest, Legacy City would truly be in jeopardy. Of course, would he honestly hand over the Grand Marshal of Conquest to Jiang Fan to deal with? Dream on! If Jiang Fan had the capability, he could deal with the Grand Marshal of Conquest himself!