Chapter 104 – What happened in Ghostfire City?

Upon hearing Xuan Qing’s cursing and swearing, which even directly called out their names, Xue Xiaoxian and Zhu Hai merely sneered, completely unfazed.

Wearing masks!

It was only to preserve the last shred of dignity for Xuanming Pavilion, not out of fear!

The forces behind them were equally powerful, no weaker than Xuanming Pavilion.

This pursuit of Xuan Qing was aimed at eliminating Xuanming Pavilion’s 3rd Revolution forces within the Shadow City Secret Realm.

Although there was a balance among the major powers in Netherworld City, covert conflicts and struggles had never ceased and could never truly end. Each sought opportunities to weaken the other’s strength and dominate alone.

“Xuan Qing, I advise you to stop running.”

An Invincible Realm expert from another faction sneered, calmly stepping through the air as he pursued the fleeing Xuanming Pavilion members ahead.

Especially Xuan Qing, who was now on their must-kill list!

“Without Xuan Qi, this Xuan Qing is nothing but trash!”

Another Invincible Realm expert laughed heartily.

“That’s right, just a punching bag that can only take a beating.”

“Hahaha!”

…

Ahead.

The Elders of Xuanming Pavilion were being chased relentlessly, and they were suffering greatly.

Ever since Xuanming Pavilion’s other Invincible Realm expert, ‘Xuan Qi,’ had recently promoted to the 4th Revolution Ghost Sect Realm, Xuanming Pavilion had faced disaster within the 3rd Revolution Domain of the Shadow City Secret Realm.

Although there was still Xuan Qing, he could only achieve Invincible Realm in defense. His offensive capabilities were extremely weak, with only 500 times Combat Power, utterly incapable of intimidating the other factions.

As a result, the other factions seized the opportunity to pursue them relentlessly.

“When will this ever end?”

One Xuanming Pavilion Elder fumed!

The other Elders remained silent. Being hunted down for so long had left many of them somewhat withdrawn.

Usually, they were at least Elder-level figures with considerable status within Xuanming Pavilion. But now, they were being chased like drowning dogs—what dignity did they have left?

“I can’t take it anymore!”

Jiang Gong felt he had reached his limit.

Beside him, Fu Yuan forced a bitter smile. “Brother Jiang, there’s no escaping now!”

Jiang Gong and Fu Yuan were the two Elders who had once gone to Yellow Waterfall Mountain to negotiate peace with the Bai Family.

They had personally witnessed Ye Sheng slaughtering the entire Bai Family base.

“Brother Fu Yuan, wouldn’t it have been better for us to drink tea in Sky-Suspended City? Why did we have to get involved in this mess?”

Jiang Gong was almost in tears!

Fu Yuan sighed helplessly. “Xuanming Pavilion Headquarters ordered us to come to the Shadow City Secret Realm for support. How could we disobey?

Enough talk. Let’s save our energy for fleeing. Perhaps there will be a turn of events?”

“I hope so!” Jiang Gong said.

…

Xuan Qing soared through the air at extreme speed. Despite his obese physique, his speed was not slow in the slightest. In the distance, he spotted a city that resembled a black mountain range.

Seeing the city, one Elder exclaimed in alarm and warned, “Xuan Qing, that ahead is Ghostfire City! Ghostfire City is an ancient black city with 800 times Combat Power. It’s extremely dangerous—we must not approach it!”

“Ghostfire City?”

Xuan Qing glanced back at the black-clad pursuers behind him and gritted his teeth. “We’re heading to Ghostfire City! We’ll use it to shake off these stubborn pursuers!”

“What?!”

“Xuan Qing, that’s too dangerous!”

“This is like walking straight into the tiger’s mouth!”

The Xuanming Pavilion Elders were all shocked!

They naturally knew how dangerous Ghostfire City was—every Yin Soldier there possessed 800 times Combat Power.

Otherwise, before the pursuers behind them could even make a move, they might already perish in front of Ghostfire City.

Seeing Xuan Qing’s plan, Jiang Gong couldn’t help but be shocked, exclaiming, “Are you insane? Going to Ghostfire City? Isn’t that suicide?!”

Fu Yuan also paled, believing this to be a death wish.

Normally, whenever they encountered Ghostfire City, they would steer as far away as possible, not daring to approach it, fearing they would be discovered and hunted down by the Yin Soldiers within the city.

Now, however, they were actively heading toward it, which seemed utterly mad.

Xuan Qing’s expression turned ferocious. “No matter what, fleeing like this isn’t a solution. We must find a way to shake them off.”

With that, he headed toward Ghostfire City without hesitation.

Behind them.

The various forces pursuing Xuan Qing and the others were also taken aback.

Especially the few in the Invincible Realm, who frowned in unison.

“That fatso is heading to Ghostfire City!”

Xue Xiaoxian furrowed his brows, and as he spoke, he fired an icy arrow from his frost bow. An explosion erupted ahead, forming a frozen Domain in an attempt to halt Xuan Qing and the others.

Zhu Hai sneered, “Going to Ghostfire City? That fatso is courting death. By then, we might not even need to lift a finger—they’ll likely die right in front of Ghostfire City.

That’s a black ancient city with 800 times the Combat Power. Only those at the Giant Level dare to venture there.”

Another Invincible Realm expert shook his head. “Those Xuanming Pavilion Elders might die, but that fatso Xuan Qing has incredibly strong defenses and is skilled at escaping. Ghostfire City alone won’t be enough to take his life.

If he manages to use the city’s momentum to his advantage, he might actually escape from our grasp.”

“Is he planning to sacrifice the lives of the Xuanming Pavilion Elders to make his escape?”

“Very likely!”

“Indeed, Ghostfire City won’t kill him. If he escapes and hides in some corner, finding him again will be nearly impossible!”

The few Invincible Realm experts quickly exchanged words.

Their main target was Xuan Qing. As for the 3rd Revolution Elders of Xuanming Pavilion, whether they lived or died was irrelevant—in their eyes, they were mere ants.

Zhu Hai snorted coldly. “Then later, the few of us should focus solely on locking onto Xuan Qing. As for the others, there’s no need to pay them much attention.”

“Agreed. We can’t let that fatso escape!” Xue Xiaoxian nodded.

The group quickly settled on their strategy.

…

A few minutes later.

The pursuing and fleeing parties soon closed in on Ghostfire City, now only a dozen or so miles away.

“Huh? Something’s off! Are there people inside Ghostfire City?”

Xuan Qing was the first to notice the anomaly, looking up in shock and uncertainty toward the interior of Ghostfire City.

The group of 3rd Revolution Elders from Xuanming Pavilion behind him also halted, gazing into the distance. They saw thick black thunderclouds gathering above Ghostfire City, with endless thunderous power brewing within, occasionally striking down.

The sound of thunder rumbled incessantly from within Ghostfire City.

Moreover, the city walls were eerily empty. The densely packed Yin Soldiers that usually crowded the ramparts were nowhere to be seen—clearly, the entire city had been cleared out.

Shouts and clashes echoed from within the city.

It seemed as though thousands were battling monsters inside.

“Someone is clearing out Ghostfire City? How is that possible?”

Upon witnessing this, the group of 3rd Revolution Elders from Xuanming Pavilion let out exclamations of disbelief, their eyes filled with incredulity.

This was a black city with 800 times the Combat Power. Who would dare target such a place?

And even clear it out entirely?

“What’s going on?!”

Xuan Qing was stunned!

He had planned to use Ghostfire City’s momentum to shake off the pursuers behind him!

But now Ghostfire City was completely empty, how could he still leverage its power?

“What happened in Ghostfire City?”

Among the crowd, Jiang Gong and Fu Yuan stared at Ghostfire City in disbelief, equally unable to believe that someone could cleanse a city of this level.