The appearance of the three old city lords elevated the atmosphere in the grand hall to its peak. At this moment, no one doubted Chu Tian’s identity. However, City Lord Kou explained why he had initially judged Chu Tian to be the Divine Venerable they spoke of.
It turned out that only those who served as acting city lords had the opportunity to learn certain secret information and receive a legacy. This legacy was the true name of the Emperor Zhan Dao, which was… Gao Kai! When Chu Tian had spoken earlier and uttered the name Gao Kai, City Lord Kou had been in a daze, recalling this secret that was not to be revealed. Later, he also thought of the statue that had been moved. Why hadn't Emperor Zhan Dao built his own statue back then, but instead built this one? Because, ever since Emperor Zhan Dao became the City Lord, he had been the… acting City Lord. Everyone had been confused as to why, but with Chu Tian’s appearance, everything was now clear.
The appearance of this individual after tens of thousands of years shocked everyone. However, even cultivators at the King level could live for a thousand years, and above the King level was the Emperor level, with lifespans reaching up to three thousand years. As for those at the level of Emperor Zhan Dao, their lifespans were ten thousand years. But what about those even more powerful than Emperor Venerables, the Divine Venerables? Legend had it that they were beings who lived as long as heaven and earth. Coupled with the divine miracle he had just witnessed, where calling out “Master” summoned the Extinguishing Thunder, City Lord Kou was confirmed that he… was Chu Tian, the Divine Venerable.
Furthermore, the secret information mentioned that upon the appearance of the Divine Venerable, the position of the City Lord of Wudu City must be handed over to him. City Lord Kou did not conceal this; he acted decisively. Hearing this, Chu Tian understood the reason behind everything. These were all the efforts of his old brothers paving the way for him.
Looking at the two items City Lord Kou presented again, Chu Tian pondered. Since they were arranged by Gao Kai, there must be a reason. Perhaps it was related to finding him. He reached out, took the formation disk and the City Lord’s Seal, and examined them, finding nothing unusual.
“Wonderful! With the arrival of the Divine Venerable and the restoration of the statue, we no longer have to endure the arrogance of Sword Capital, Holy Capital, and Wealth Capital! Let’s see how they mock us at the Central Capital Grand Assembly this time! Haha…” Seeing Chu Tian accept the City Lord’s Seal, City Lord Kou was especially excited! Even the three old city lords were beaming, nodding frequently at his words.
City Lord Zhao then spoke, “Damn it, we’ve been mocked for 2000 years since the statue was toppled. This time, we finally don’t have to be ridiculed anymore. I heard Sword Capital is in great turmoil recently; I really hope their statue has also been toppled. Then, at the Central Capital Grand Assembly, let’s see how I’ll mock them!”
After he finished speaking, Chu Tian was stunned. “Huh? You mean there are three more cities with my statues?” Chu Tian quickly inquired.
“Reporting to the Divine Venerable, our Wudu is located in the west of the Central Continent. From the largest cities in the west, there are Sword Capital, Holy Capital, and Wealth Capital in the east, south, and north, respectively! These three cities are similar to ours, and each has the great formations set up by Emperor Lin Ran, and each city has a statue of the Divine Venerable,” City Lord Zhao replied, cupping his hands towards Chu Tian.
Chu Tian chuckled wryly after hearing this. He said with a strange expression, “Sword Capital… wouldn’t that be Sword Piercing Heaven, created by Zhao Lei?”
The three old city lords and the current City Lord Kou were taken aback, then nodded in unison. “And Holy Capital? Wouldn’t that be Holy Light misleading you, that is, the Holy Light Emperor Venerable you speak of, Jing Kaiyu?”
The four nodded again. “Then Wealth Capital… it must be the immediately wealthy… that kid Ma Deju, right? What’s his nickname? Wealth Emperor?”
The four exchanged glances and, looking bewildered, nodded once more. Finally, the four faces showed expressions of extreme joy. Originally, they still had a trace of apprehension in their hearts. This time, hearing Chu Tian reveal the origins of the four cities and the true names of the four city’s Emperors made them feel more confident. Everyone in the continent knew their titles, but their true names were secrets that were not to be passed down. Only successive city lords could know them, and upon succession, they would receive this secret information and swear an oath to the heavens. If it were ever leaked, they would suffer the most severe punishment of Extinguishing Divine Thunder, a punishment that would not cease until they were immortal. However, this time it was not them who revealed it, but Chu Tian who spoke it, and they were merely enduring it, so it had nothing to do with them.
“These kids are really awesome!” Chu Tian was also incredibly excited to hear this. The directions of the four major cities – east, south, west, and north – were now confirmed. The next step was to travel to the other three cities; there would surely be clues about Zhao Lei and the others. He wondered why the Night Cat and the Candle Dragon had suddenly left! Otherwise, he could have had them take him directly to Zhao Lei, although he wasn’t sure if they would be willing. They had tried to stop him before. Since they left, he would search for them himself.
Chu Tian, in a great mood, suddenly had a thought. “Right, in the center of the Central Continent, there must be a larger city, right? The one you just mentioned, Central Capital?”
“Yes, Central Capital! It is the center of the entire Yin Yang Realm, where powerful individuals emerge and forces are intricately intertwined!” City Lord Kou nodded in response.
Upon hearing his reply, Chu Tian furrowed his brow. “Hasn’t it been unified by any Emperor Venerable?” He had initially thought that the so-called Central Capital would also have been conquered by his old brothers. But after hearing City Lord Kou say that it was filled with powerful individuals and intricate forces, it indicated that it had not been unified.
“No, there is more than one Emperor Venerable stationed in Central Capital, so how could it be unified? Moreover, the city of Central Capital has been like this for tens of millions of years!” City Lord Kou replied again.
Chu Tian nodded. “Then have you heard of the Reverse God Alliance?” As soon as he uttered the words “Reverse God Alliance,” everyone in the hall who had been eavesdropping began to recall, but everyone showed a look of confusion; they had never heard these three words. However, Chu Tian observed that the expressions of the four city lords changed.
Just as he was about to ask again, a voice came from the entrance of the grand hall. “Report… Ding Chunzi has been captured!”
“Bring him up!” City Lord Kou commanded. Hearing that the old fellow had been captured, Chu Tian swallowed the words he was about to say. He then saw a group of people carrying Ding Chunzi at the entrance of the grand hall. This fellow was now emaciated, with only a thread of life left, clearly having suffered a backlash after taking the Blood Burst Pill. At this moment, a mere child with a knife could have killed Ding Chunzi.
“How should the Divine Venerable dispose of him?” City Lord Kou asked Chu Tian.
Chu Tian tilted his head and thought. “Kill him directly, and by the way, purge all the forces of the Yun Shui Chamber of Commerce in Wudu.” His casually spoken words sent a shockwave through everyone in the grand hall.