The remaining humans in the city all paled in succession, for once the alien race made a move, the humans within this stretch of heaven and earth were simply no match.
Human Cultivators were soaring into the sky from various locations, fleeing in all directions—there were over a hundred of them.
Yet the alien race experts were all sneering as they charged towards those human Cultivators, launching a pursuit.
"What are you doing?" Within the ancient city, a large number of soldiers appeared, each one wreathed in a bloody aura—all were genuine experts—attempting to stop the alien race experts.
Among them, a powerful Commander even appeared, extremely formidable, seeking to halt this pursuit. His bronze, resolute face was filled with coldness as a great shout shook the entire ancient city: "All of you, stop! Do you dare disregard the city's rules and intend to kill?"
"Your Highness?" The alien race experts all looked towards Ancient Xun King.
Ancient Xun King looked at the Commander and said coldly, "Step aside. This king does not wish to act against you for now."
He was extremely arrogant. Saying he did not wish to for now did not mean he would not in the future.
The ancient city Commander held a war halberd, pointing it from afar at Ancient Xun King as he said coldly, "This is the ancient city of the Fifth Trial Continent. The continent's master strictly forbids anyone from taking action within the city, otherwise they will face severe punishment. Are you certain you wish to be punished?"
"Stubborn and unyielding. Let's see what ability you have to stop this king from acting." Ancient Xun King snorted coldly, soaring into the sky, his body wreathed in black light as he shot forward with a whoosh.
With a flick of his sleeve, he struck, immediately causing Heavenly King laws to pour down like a flood, directly assaulting the Commander—simple and brutal.
That stretch of the vast heavens directly collapsed into nothingness.
The ancient city Commander's expression changed slightly, but he showed no fear. Holding the war halberd, he similarly erupted with swathes of great Dao laws, overwhelming and surging like a brilliant ocean of divine power, sweeping across the firmament alongside powerful great Dao laws.
It must be said that one capable of serving as an ancient city Commander was truly an extremely powerful figure, also a formidable Heavenly King.
Yet Ancient Xun King was the same. As one of the alien race's strongest geniuses, he dared to contend with the ancient city Commander of the Fifth Trial Continent, launching a fierce battle.
"The Commander is so strong, he's actually a Heavenly King!" Many people in the city exclaimed in surprise. That was one of the alien race's strongest geniuses, so his strength was expected, but they hadn't anticipated the ancient city Commander to be this powerful as well, capable of holding off Ancient Xun King.
"He is not only the city's Commander but also its City Lord. His strength is to be expected," an informed person explained.
Boom—
In the sky, the ancient city Commander confronted Ancient Xun King. Meanwhile, on another side, the alien race experts were all blocked by the city's soldiers—all were experts who had experienced true bloody battles, very powerful.
Ye Chen stood atop the precious pavilion, unmoving like a demon god, watching from afar.
Now that the ancient city Commander was taking action, unless absolutely necessary, he was unwilling to act and expose himself, as it would greatly affect his completion of absorbing heaven and earth spiritual energy.
However, if it reached a necessary moment, he would certainly act.
Boom—
The clash between the two Heavenly Kings in the heavens reached a white-hot stage. Both sides collided extremely fiercely. Divine radiance blazed brilliantly, Dao mark laws reversed shockingly, slicing through the void and shattering the firmament—extremely terrifying.
If not for the ancient city's extraordinariness, covered by a special radiance, the might of the two Heavenly Kings' battle would certainly have destroyed everything.
The ancient city Commander let out a long roar, his armor clanging as he wielded the fearsome war halberd in sweeping strikes. Each strike seemed capable of reopening heaven and earth, with immeasurable might soaring and sweeping forth, vast and mighty, crashing forward.
Upon his body, powerful phantoms of Qiongqi, Zhu Yan, Hundun, and others appeared, tearing through everything.
From Ancient Xun King's body erupted thousands of layers of black light. Each layer of black light actually represented a type of great Dao law. The thousands of layers were like the myriad Daos of all heavens, manipulated by him, then added to his body as he crashed down, seeking to completely annihilate the ancient city Commander.
Both Heavenly Kings employed powerful law-based divine abilities, clashing against each other. Rumbling booms echoed as if they were about to tear the entire ancient city apart.
Boom—
Finally, accompanied by a brilliant radiance descending, a figure was sent flying backward—it was the ancient city Commander. His armor was shattered, tattered and ragged, his entire body covered in blood—a miserable and eye-catching sight.
He had lost!
Under the watchful eyes of all, the powerful ancient city Commander had been defeated, bested by the alien race's strongest genius, Ancient Xun King. He coughed up large mouthfuls of blood, falling onto the street in a wretched state.
Ancient Xun King stood atop the vast heavens, black light flowing, law divine marks surging mightily, his aura incomparably powerful as he looked down upon all sides, proud and aloof.
"What of an ancient city Commander or City Lord? In the end, you've grown old. How could you possibly withstand this king?"
He took the ancient city Commander's war halberd in hand, looking down from a commanding height with contempt and disdain, not placing the defeated Commander in his eyes.
Then, pointing into the distance at the fleeing human Cultivators, he coldly issued the order: "Humans, show no mercy! Kill them all!"
Seeing their most powerful Commander defeated, the morale of the various soldiers plummeted. The alien race experts charged over, directly defeating them, sending each person flying backward, all coughing up blood.
Yet the alien race experts paid no heed to these injured soldiers, instead pursuing the human Cultivators fleeing in all directions.
Although the human Cultivators were fast, the alien race was stronger, not lacking genuine experts. They soon caught up, many brandishing their weapons as they closed in, seeking to kill them.
It could be seen that despair appeared in the eyes of many human Cultivators—true despair.
They were truly about to be killed. No one could save them anymore. How could they not despair?
"Sigh, wanting to stay quietly isn't possible either. Why must you force me to act?"
At this moment, a sigh suddenly rang out, clearly audible beside the ears of everyone in the ancient city.
"Who is it?!" Ancient Xun King roared, his sword-like eyebrows shooting up as if about to pierce the heavens.
Hum—
There was no answer. Yet above the ancient city, a circle of invisible spatial ripples suddenly appeared, spreading out at an astonishingly fast speed, swift as lightning.
In the blink of an eye, it caught up to those alien race experts. Immediately afterward, the sounds of figures spitting blood and falling from mid-air could be heard, dropping into the dust.
Though described slowly, it happened quickly. From the sound ringing out to the invisible ripples spreading and knocking away those alien race experts, the time elapsed was less than the blink of an eye—so fast that the vast majority of experts in the city hadn't even reacted yet.
One after another, alien race experts spitting blood fell to the ground. Aside from the central, most powerful Ancient Xun King, without exception, they all tumbled down.
This scene deeply shocked everyone in the city. What an astonishing method this was.
Ancient Xun King roared in even greater fury, sweeping his gaze around: "Who is it?!"
Upon the ancient city's precious pavilion, a tall, heroic figure slowly rose to his feet, looking from afar at Ancient Xun King as a faint voice resounded throughout heaven and earth—
"The one who will kill you!"