NOVEL NEXT Chapter 19: Dumbfounded
"How is this possible?!"
"How could the Jiang Dynasty suddenly have so many powerful experts?"
The masked man in black stared at the scene in the palace. Although his face was covered, his shocked eyes revealed his inner turmoil.
"And this Jiang HuanYu…"
"It seems he's a deeply hidden figure. For so long, the people of the Northern Domain have all been deceived by him."
"At such a young age, his intelligence is already this monstrous. Truly terrifying!"
The black-clad man's gaze remained fixed on Jiang HuanYu in the palace. Everything that had happened tonight indicated that Jiang HuanYu was far from simple.
"This place is no longer safe."
"Assassinating him is out of the question now. I'd better leave while I still can."
The masked man decided it was best to retreat for his own safety. However, just as he turned to leave, he suddenly noticed a cold figure standing on the rooftop ahead.
This figure, clad in silver-white armor, had been silently watching him with an icy gaze.
"Have you been watching for long? Think you can leave just like that?"
"There's no such easy way out under the heavens," said Feipeng with a frosty tone.
The masked man froze. To his shock, he hadn't even noticed Feipeng's presence until now, let alone how long Feipeng had been observing him.
Feipeng's aura was restrained, and the man couldn't discern his strength. However, one thing was certain: this person was far stronger than him.
Xu Bai hadn't expected the Jiang Imperial Palace to harbor such formidable individuals.
"Who are you?"
"When did the Jiang Dynasty gain someone like you?" Xu Bai asked cautiously, his eyes darting for possible escape routes.
"I once had an old friend who said,"
"'The dead don't need to know my name,'" Feipeng responded coldly.
"I'm Heavenly. You're one as well," Xu Bai said, trying to negotiate.
"If we fight, the entire palace will be destroyed."
"How about this: you let me go, and I promise never to set foot in Jiang City again."
Feipeng listened to Xu Bai's words and revealed a faint smile on his stern, cold face. "You think too highly of yourself."
"You're not even qualified to fight me."
As soon as Feipeng spoke, a wave of pressure emanated from his body, bearing down on Xu Bai like a tidal wave.
Xu Bai immediately tried to resist with his own power.
However, the next moment, under Feipeng's overwhelming aura, Xu Bai's knees buckled, and he was forced to kneel on the spot.
The crushing weight of the aura felt like a mountain pressing down on him, rendering him completely unable to move or mobilize his strength. It was a complete suppression.
"I told you,"
"You're not qualified to fight me," Feipeng said, still unmoving.
Feipeng had not made a single physical move. He had only released a sliver of his aura, yet it was enough to pin Xu Bai to the ground, utterly powerless.
"Y-You're a Heavenly at the Ninth Heaven!!"
"Mercy! Please spare me, senior!"
"I know I was wrong! Please spare my life!"
Xu Bai knelt on the ground, trembling, his voice filled with terror as he begged for mercy.
He had never felt such fear before. But now, in the face of the overwhelming power of a Ninth Heaven Heaven Sovereign, he truly understood the meaning of despair.
Heaven Leaders were different from other realms.
In the Law Aspect realm, there were the stages of early, middle, late, and peak.
But in the Heavenly realm, there were nine distinct Heavens.
Even the leader of the Bloodshadow Tower was only a Third Heaven.
Yet, even a Third Heaven expert would kneel before a Ninth Heaven leader.
In the Heavenly realm, past the Seventh Heaven, each additional Heaven represented a monumental leap in strength.
Ninth Heaven were incredibly rare in the entire Northern Domain, with fewer than ten in existence.
Each was a towering figure of great renown, capable of shaking the Northern Domain with a mere stomp.
For the Jiang Dynasty to have a Ninth Heaven…
Xu Bai's heart pounded with fear.
He realized he hadn't come here to assassinate someone; he had come to die.
Meanwhile, the commotion from the palace caught the attention of Xiao Qingli in her sleeping quarters.
She arrived at the scene and witnessed Xu Bai being suppressed by Feipeng.
After learning of Feipeng's Ninth Heaven cultivation, she was also a little surprised.
The Jiang Dynasty was not just about Jiang HuanYu's strength—its other people were also exceptional.
Simply having a Ninth Heaven meant the Jiang Dynasty was already on the verge of becoming a dominant force in the Northern Domain.
As Xu Bai begged for his life, Feipeng ignored him.
Now that the intruder was subdued, it was up to the emperor to decide his fate.
Xiao Qingli silently walked toward the gathering crowd at the palace.
Inside the main hall, Zhang Bai and Lei Tianxiong were on the verge of mental collapse.
They regretted everything.
In their minds, they were screaming:
"Why didn't you show this power earlier, Jiang Dynasty?!"
"If you'd revealed it, who would've dared provoke you?!"
Their hearts were filled with remorse.
What's more, if the two of them died tonight, the Tempest Sect and Evil Moon Palace would never learn of the Jiang Dynasty's terrifying strength.
And after that…
Neither man dared imagine what would happen next.