Around the palace, many watched Li Xiaotian and the City Lord of Blissful City with peculiar gazes.
What did the City Lord of Blissful City want?
Was it because he saw that Li Xiaotian, like himself, possessed bloodlines from the Divine Realm, and thus wanted to recruit him?
But judging by his tone, it was clearly a commanding attitude.
This made it somewhat incomprehensible.
At this moment, Li Xiaotian was thinking the same things. Escape was impossible. Facing an invincible fifth-tier expert, he had nowhere to flee and could only brace himself and meet the challenge.
"Greetings to the City Lord of Blissful City."
Li Xiaotian approached the City Lord of Blissful City, his face filled with apprehension.
The City Lord of Blissful City scrutinized Li Xiaotian, his divine sense searching Li Xiaotian's body without restraint.
"Senior Blissful!"
Li Xiaotian's expression changed slightly, revealing a hint of anger and grievance.
The City Lord of Blissful City's actions were something anyone would find unacceptable, let alone considering the strength Li Xiaotian had exposed.
If he showed no reaction, it would only lead to suspicion.
Therefore, Li Xiaotian controlled his emotions with all his might at this moment.
He conveyed a sense of being angry but afraid to speak, along with the pride of a genius expert.
"A month ago, did you come to Blissful City?"
the City Lord of Blissful City asked.
"Replying to senior, I did. As a newcomer to the Void Universe, I was very curious about everything. A month ago, Huo Ao from the Fire Spirit Realm brought me to Blissful City."
Li Xiaotian replied, feeling extremely nervous. The City Lord of Blissful City surely knew about his brief visit to Blissful City!
"Then why did you only stay in the city for half a day before coming here?"
the City Lord of Blissful City asked, his eyes fixed on Li Xiaotian.
"Senior, the city is mostly a place for sightseeing and pleasure. I wanted to improve my strength, so I came here."
Li Xiaotian said respectfully, his expression unchanged.
The City Lord of Blissful City stared at Li Xiaotian, trying to discern something, but ultimately, he found nothing.
"Did you see these two in the battlefield?"
Immediately, the City Lord of Blissful City waved his hand, and an image appeared before Li Xiaotian. The image showed Huo Yu and another whom Li Xiaotian had killed.
Li Xiaotian pretended to look, then frowned and shook his head, saying.
"I haven't seen them. After I arrived at the battlefield, I accidentally entered the Blood Lake and have been trapped here ever since. In the past month, I've encountered fewer than twenty living beings."
The City Lord of Blissful City frowned slightly upon hearing this. Perhaps he felt he had asked too much, and his tone softened as he said.
"Let it be then, hmm? No! Wait!"
Suddenly, the City Lord of Blissful City's expression changed, and he stared at Li Xiaotian, asking.
"Where is Huo Ao?"
Huo Ao!
Li Xiaotian was startled. Damn it, he knew Huo Ao would be a potential loophole.
At that time, fearing that killing Huo Ao would alert the powerful guardians of the Heavenly Gate, he had kept the man sealed in the Dragon King Hall.
However, for a Heavenly grade expert to not appear for a month was clearly abnormal!
Li Xiaotian's heart tensed. How should he answer this question? If it aroused the City Lord of Blissful City's suspicion, he believed that given the other party's nature, he would rather kill the wrong person than let the right one go.
"What? Can't remember?"
the City Lord of Blissful City said coldly, his eyes narrowing, and terrifying killing intent instantly locked onto Li Xiaotian.
"Replying to senior, it's not that I can't remember, it's just a bit inconvenient."
Li Xiaotian said quickly, then transmitted his thoughts to the other party.
"Huo Ao once said that he would take the opportunity to report to Blissful City and relax. After bringing me to the battlefield, he left. When he left, he said he would find a female expert to have some fun with."
"So, he should still be in Blissful City."
He was gambling, betting that the City Lord of Blissful City currently didn't know Huo Ao's whereabouts, and also betting that the City Lord of Blissful City didn't know Huo Ao had been missing for a month.
The killing intent emanating from him gradually disappeared, and Li Xiaotian breathed a sigh of relief. He knew his gamble had paid off.
"Are you interested in joining Blissful City? If you agree, I will help you break through to the intermediate level when the Blood Palace opens this time."
the City Lord of Blissful City suddenly asked, his attitude changing so much that Li Xiaotian was taken aback. Was he already trying to recruit him?
"Replying to senior, this junior is accustomed to freedom and is not considering joining any forces for the time being."
Li Xiaotian replied. Even if his identity were normal, with his current talent and strength, he truly looked down on a place like Blissful City.
"Heh heh, it's good for young people to be proud and ambitious, but I want to tell you, Blissful City is not what you see."
the City Lord of Blissful City said, his words thought-provoking. Then, without waiting for Li Xiaotian's reply, he continued.
"Go, if you change your mind, you can come find me anytime."
"This junior takes his leave." Li Xiaotian responded, then returned to his stone pillar.
The scene was witnessed by many, and their eyes were filled with envy.
The City Lord of Blissful City held a special status in the Fire Spirit Realm. Joining Blissful City would be equivalent to being from a supreme world. Such a great opportunity was actually refused by this young man.
It was a pity.
Their thoughts were understandable, as many of the experts present had emerged from minor worlds and particularly yearned to join a major world.
This way, when venturing into the Void Universe, they would have an extra trump card for survival.