Chapter 829: Chapter 827: North City Heavenly General

"Your first master must have been unimaginably powerful, right?"

Wang Zhan quickly inquired.

"Yes."

The Sword Spirit wasn’t the least bit modest. She smiled and said, "My master was considered a genius on the Star War Battlefield, not only possessing profound cultivation, but even creating a space belonging to us."

"So what?"

Xiang Tian crossed his arms and muttered, "Didn’t he still end up turning to dust?"

"That’s why there is no invincible person in this world. There’s always a higher mountain. No matter how powerful one is, the final result is the same."

The Sword Spirit shook her head and didn’t get angry, instead explaining, "You might not know how terrifying the Great War of Deities was. Back then, there were many powerful beings on the Star War Battlefield. Although my master was one of them, there were many who could stand shoulder to shoulder with him."

"But here exists something even more terrifying than demonic beasts, which is from the higher plane..."

"Demons!"

Wang Zhan hurriedly asked, "What’s that?" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

"Demons, a race that can rival true gods, cultivates to a certain level and can become immortal."

"Thousands of years ago, a Demon Lord called God Slaughterer appeared, and this Demon Lord’s emergence completely shattered the structure of the Star War Battlefield. Afterwards, the Star War Battlefield fell into unprecedented catastrophe."

"That War of the Deities was to deal with the God Slaughterer. Many on the Star War Battlefield had already joined the Great War of Deities, and then, you saw what you see now. The Star War Battlefield was completely shattered and split into nine planes."

"After that, demonic beasts ran rampant. Many powerful beings have become mere remnants, even guarding certain places, never to leave."

In Wang Zhan’s mind, the Azure Dragon Venerable suddenly came to mind, and he immediately asked, "Right, how do you know there’s a connection between me and the Azure Dragon Venerable?"

The Sword Spirit shook her head with a smile and said, "Because I sense a familiar smell on you. Many years ago, my master and the Azure Dragon Venerable were quite good friends."

"But I have to say, your destiny is truly enviable. At such a young age, you were able to receive the favor of the Azure Dragon Venerable, who even taught you his life’s most powerful martial arts."

Wang Zhan didn’t speak. This wasn’t the first time someone had praised him.

If he weren’t the favored one of heaven, how could he gain the System’s favor?

"The Azure Dragon Venerable has always stayed in that place, is he guarding something too?"

The Sword Spirit replied, "Indeed, it should also be demons existing in the area where the Azure Dragon Venerable resides."

"Back then, even though the God Slaughterer was eliminated, the conflicts among true gods also escalated, leading many great gods to fall completely. Therefore, they couldn’t conduct a thorough extermination of the Demonic Clan, leaving no choice but to guard them."

Wang Zhan nodded, finally understanding everything clearly.

The Sword Spirit smiled and said, "Alright, now that we’re in the North Netherworld Domain, let’s find a quiet place first, get a map, and then head to the Captive Dragon Abyss. It’s been so long since I last came here, I’ve forgotten many things."

Wang Zhan nodded as well, acknowledging their need to rest.

After a day’s walk, they reached a city.

There, they saw written atop the City Gate, two large characters, "North City."

Conspicuous and glaring.

The Sword Spirit chuckled, "I’m somewhat familiar with North City. The City Lord here, Chu Beigu, is extremely powerful and quite amiable. However, I wonder if he still remembers me."

"You’ve been asleep for so many years; he might not even be the City Lord now."

Wang Zhan teased with a smile.

The Sword Spirit shook her head, "Once one’s cultivation reaches a certain level, they can break through the body’s limit, transcending life and death. But it’s necessary to complete the next breakthrough cycle during the bottleneck period for it to continue repeating."

Nearby, a group of people gathered, discussing something.

Wang Zhan approached them, overhearing their conversation.

"Have you heard?"

"The vice city lord is recruiting a Heavenly General."

"Anyone who wishes to apply can write their name here unconditionally. If they stand out in the competition, they can become one of the vice city lord’s three major Heavenly Generals."

"Apparently, this is all to prepare for a trip to the Captive Dragon Abyss!"

"..."

Initially disinterested, Wang Zhan and his companions stopped abruptly upon hearing the last part.

He quickly approached the speaker and asked, "Captive Dragon Abyss? Is that the place just before imprisoning the True Dragon War Venerable?"

The person hesitated, shaking off Wang Zhan’s arm, and replied irritably, "Got questions?"

Wang Zhan ignored him, instead turning to the Sword Spirit, "Seems like our timing is good. But why are these people going to the Captive Dragon Abyss?"

"Perhaps they want to kill the True Dragon War Venerable?"

The Sword Spirit said flatly, "From what I know, Chu Beigu once fought the True Dragon War Venerable. The outcome wasn’t satisfactory; they couldn’t drive him away or kill him."

"So why bother to expel the True Dragon War Venerable?"

Wang Zhan laughed and remarked, "Can’t everyone just develop peacefully?"

"It’s not as simple as you think."

The Sword Spirit pointed to the barren land outside and said, "The True Dragon War Venerable does not belong here, but is suddenly trapped here now, so he needs more Spiritual Energy to nourish himself. However, this plane simply cannot withstand it, which is why the nearby land has become like this."

"So if we cannot kill the True Dragon War Venerable, it won’t be long before there is no good place left in the North Netherworld Domain."

At this point, Wang Zhan finally understood.

Suddenly, a disdainful voice came from behind them, "Is there no one daring enough to participate in the trial tournament? It seems that the Vice City Lord can’t find a capable assistant. Now, within North City, it’s still just a bunch of cowardly and incompetent people, truly detestable."

The people present looked at each other but no one dared to speak.

After all, standing before them was one of the Vice City Lord’s generals, Ghost Slasher.

It’s said that this person’s strength has reached the bottleneck realm of the Tribal Patriarch, only a step away from breaking through again, and with the divine weapon Heaven Slicing Saber, he can even fight two Tribal Patriarch pinnacle experts simultaneously without losing.

Who would dare provoke him?

Ghost Slasher carried a big saber, muttering to himself, "I told the Vice City Lord long ago, why not just let me go with him, why bother looking for some useless assistants?"

"In the end, they might even drag us down, truly hateful."

Seeing Ghost Slasher about to leave, a figure blocked his path, folding his arms and saying, "Where exactly is the location of Captive Dragon Abyss? I wonder if you can help me find a map?"

"Heh..."

Ghost Slasher glanced at Wang Zhan blocking his way, a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, then shook his head and said, "What? Are you planning to go to Captive Dragon Abyss?"

"Don’t blame me for not warning you, with your capabilities, going there is just throwing your life away."

The passersby around also shook their heads one after another.

"Yes, I really don’t know where he got the courage, actually daring to think about going to Captive Dragon Abyss?"

"Probably not someone from North City, right?"

"After all, we don’t have such reckless guys here!"

Ghost Slasher completely ignored Wang Zhan and turned to leave.

Behind him, Xiang Tian snorted coldly, with disdain, saying, "Why waste words on him? Why not just beat him until he kneels and begs for mercy, then even if he doesn’t want to speak, he’ll have to!"

"Swish!"

In an instant, Ghost Slasher’s face turned grim, he quickly turned his head, coldly looked at Xiang Tian, and then directly drew his Heaven Slicing Saber, swiftly slashing towards Xiang Tian’s neck!

A killing move?

Wang Zhan’s face changed, he quickly drew the Great Void Divine Sword from his back!

"Ding!"

Heaven Slicing Saber and Great Void Divine Sword clashed, sparking a burst of fire light!

An energy ripple immediately spread out!

Wang Zhan remained unmoved, but Ghost Slasher was shaken back several steps.

Xiang Tian and Luo Xue walked behind Wang Zhan, looking disdainfully at Ghost Slasher.

Surrounding spectators exchanged looks, full of shock.

"Where on earth did these people come from, able to confront Ghost Slasher General?"

"Haven’t you noticed, Ghost Slasher isn’t even his match?"

"Could they be outside intruders?"

"During this time, the City Lord has been in seclusion, the Vice City Lord holds the fort in the city, if someone really comes to stir trouble, I wonder if they can handle it?"

"..."

Ghost Slasher glanced at the crowds and barked loudly, "Shut up!"

Next second, he suddenly soared into the sky, glanced at Wang Zhan, and coldly shouted, "Heaven Breaking Slash!"

That is...

Ghost Slasher’s signature move!

Among the crowd, someone shouted, "It’s said he once used this move to kill a pinnacle expert of the same realm as the Tribal Patriarch, to think we could see him use it again!"

For a moment, everyone was shocked.

Wang Zhan sneered slightly, raised the Great Void Divine Sword in his hand, and fiercely swung a sword light!

Casual hacking!

"Boom!"

The moment the saber light and sword light collided, Ghost Slasher’s Heaven Slicing Saber suddenly split into two halves...

This...

Everyone widened their eyes, filled with disbelief.

At that moment, a figure descended from the sky.

"Vice City Lord!"