Chapter 468: A Festival from Hundreds of Years Ago

“That guy just now clearly had ulterior motives,” Long Tian whispered to Ye Feng, avoiding the crowd celebrating.
“I know,” Ye Feng nodded expressionlessly. “If I’m not mistaken, he’s the one who detected us earlier.”
“The second city lord of Titan City is a notable figure even in the Divine Realm—after all, Titan City is a major city. Remember, there are only twenty-seven major cities in the entire Divine Realm. Why would he target us?” Long Tian was puzzled. “Could it be he knows someone among us and has a grudge?”
“Unlikely. We’ve only ascended for a few days,” Ye Feng tried hard to recall if he had offended anyone since arriving in the Divine Realm, but found no clues.
“It might also be because we’re ascendants,” Long Tian frowned slightly. “Do you remember what those two guards said when we first ascended? Ascendants are oppressed by the natives in the Divine Realm. The place we’re in now is native territory.”
“That’s possible. Racial hatred can’t be resolved in a short time. It’s understandable that the natives don’t like us,” Ye Feng agreed that was the only possibility.
“Then… should we still go to Titan City?” Long Tian was worried. Even peak gods were beyond Ye Feng’s current strength. The second city lord alone was terrifying, not to mention the true city lord.
“Why not? We’ve won a hundred battles in a row and have gained some fame in the Divine Realm. Even if they wanted to attack, they wouldn’t dare to do it openly.” Ye Feng saw things clearly. “Besides, many people want to ally with us. If we encounter problems we can’t solve, they’ll step in to help and use it as an opportunity to draw us in.”
“However, if we bypass Titan City, we’ll have to go to another major city. We need to use their teleportation arrays to reach the major city closest to Cent City. That will waste at least another month,” Long Tian said helplessly.
“Then let’s go to Titan City early tomorrow. There’s a direct teleportation array here, though it’s one-way only.”
“We must go to Titan City, but try not to stay long. Find the location of the major city near Cent City as soon as possible.”
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“Are you sure? Is it him?” In one of Titan City’s grand buildings, Tai Hao pointed at the illusion in the air—clearly Ye Feng’s image.

“It’s him! I won’t forget him—he’s called Blade! Back in that secret realm, we were chasing him, but he tricked us and we were surrounded by beasts; only I survived. When I returned, I found that all the storage rings on the others had been emptied—definitely him who took them.” A man with a pale face, tattered clothes, and black iron chains wrapped around his body spoke eagerly. If Ye Feng were here, he would surely recognize him—back in the Heavenly Realm’s inheritance secret realm, this guy was one of the over a dozen True God-level warriors who were chasing him, and the only one who survived. Although Ye Feng didn’t obtain any inheritance there, he at least got a key to another secret realm.

“Are you sure it’s him? Didn’t you say before that he was just at the peak of the God level? It’s only been a few years, yet his cultivation has already reached the Imperial God level, and his strength is comparable to that of an Ancestral God.” The man sitting in the seat of honor was tall and muscular, clad in golden armor, holding a giant sword as thick as his thigh. Though his face showed no expression, his tone revealed doubt.

“I’m absolutely certain—it’s him who took Hao Yi’s ring. The Martial God Order is inside that ring,” the man said excitedly, pointing at the illusionary image.

“Take him away first,” the man in the seat of honor said, turning to the two guards beside the man.

“Lord City Master, please release me! I’ve already told you everything I know…” The man struggled violently, but in vain. The two guards dragged him out expressionlessly.

“What should we do?” Tai Hao looked at his elder brother.

“Stay put for now. We’re in the shadows while he’s in the light. We know he has the Martial God Order, but he won’t know that it was me who sent those lowly guys back then. Besides, we’re not 100% sure it’s in his possession. If he were just an ordinary ascendant, things would be much simpler. But he’s a warrior with a hundred consecutive victories, and he has another such warrior by his side. The two of them together will draw attention wherever they go in the Divine Realm. Moreover, now is a good opportunity to win them over. If we take action, who knows if others won’t intervene to gain their allegiance?” The man in the seat of honor rested his hands on his giant sword, which emitted a buzzing sound of electricity from its tip.

“A bunch of fools! They were sent down to retrieve the Martial God Order, but they arrogantly followed others into other secret realms and ended up losing it,” Tai Hao couldn’t help but curse.

Actually, the whole thing was quite simple. They originally sent some people to the Heavenly Realm to retrieve the Martial God Token. Under normal circumstances, they would return after getting the token. Butdramaticallyically, the location where Ye Feng opened the secret realm was very close to those god-tier powerhouses who had just obtained the Martial God Token. So as soon as the secret realm was opened, those guys sent down from the Divine Realm to carry out orders sensed its existence. Wanting to take advantage of the situation, they followed Ye Feng into the secret realm.

At first, they thought that with their strength, it would be a piece of cake to seize the powerhouses from the Heavenly Realm. But later, they encountered Ye Feng, who lured them into a swarm of beasts, resulting in nearly total annihilation and allowing Ye Feng to reap the benefits. The Martial God Token also ended up in Ye Feng’s hands, though he still had no idea what the token was for.

However, after that god-tier guy returned to the Divine Realm, he was detained due to the loss of the Martial God Token. Tai Hao and the others also obtained information about Dao Feng from him, including what Dao Feng looked like. Dao Feng had always been considered the most likely candidate to obtain the Martial God Token. Even after many years, Tai Hao still remembered his appearance clearly.

When he heard that one of the hundred-win streak powerhouses was named Dao Feng, he rushed to Cana City eagerly, wanting to confirm as soon as possible whether this Dao Feng was the one he was looking for. That’s how the incident of using mental power to invade Dao Feng’s room happened.

“There’s no need to rush. Didn’t he choose to become the city lord of Cent City? We both know how dangerous that place is. If a level-five beast tide breaks out, he’s definitely dead. Don’t forget we have tamed magical beasts. Let’s release a few around Cent City. When a beast tide hits, they can mix in with the magical beasts and steal his storage ring without anyone noticing,” said a middle-aged man sitting across from Tai Hao, his mung bean-sized eyes darting around, giving him a somewhat lecherous appearance.

“Third brother, it will take ages before a level-five beast tide breaks out! Those god-tier magical beasts aren’t stupid. They wouldn’t launch such an attack on a ruined city. Cent City is an excellent hunting ground for them. If it’s completely destroyed, no one will pass through there anymore. They keep Cent City for a reason,” Tai Hao clearly wasn’t very hopeful. “Besides, you must have heard about Dao Feng’s mastery of formations. I think beast tides at level four or below pose no threat to them at all.”

“As long as those beasts consider Cent City a sufficient threat, they will launch a level-five beast invasion.” The sneer on the face of the shabby middle-aged man across from Tai Hao carried an eerie tone. “All we need to do is stir the pot…”