171: I like the original flavor

Miss Lu was still somewhat worried after all.

"Laughable! Even if he participates in the Sermon Ceremony, how far can he Breakthrough with his current Realm?"

"I've acquired resources from the Liu family, and I'll soon Breakthrough to the Grandmaster Realm. If he dares to come back, I'll crush him in minutes!"

With that, Li Jie flipped Miss Lu onto her back.

"Ah~ you're annoying."

"Hahahaha..."

...

City 39.

Although the Sermon Ceremony had been ongoing for several days,

City 39 was still seeing a continuous influx of outsiders.

Great Xia is vast and rich in resources, and it would take more than ten days for people from distant cities to arrive.

Therefore, City 39 was still bustling with activity.

Industries like food, drink, and lodging saw huge profits, and City 39's tax revenue soared.

Piles of energy stones were moved into the city treasury, making City Lord Jian grin from ear to ear.

In addition to this,

City Lord Jian also made all his juniors practice in the Central Plaza, an act that many of them found quite embarrassing.

"City Lord, practicing like monkeys under everyone's gaze, this... isn't this too shameful?"

City Lord Jian said with a profound air, "Do what you're supposed to do. Don't ask if you don't understand, it's disgraceful!"

The juniors exchanged glances, smiling bitterly.

Ever since the True God's blessing, City Lord Jian had become a fervent follower of the True God.

He unconsciously imitated the True God's profound demeanor, though he clearly hadn't grasped the essence and still looked somewhat comical.

However, he was the City Lord!

Even if these juniors complained, they dared not say it openly, so they had to comply.

But how could they understand City Lord Jian's intentions?

City Lord Jian's actions were meant to establish City 39's prestige and the Divine Might of the True God!

Indeed!

With these juniors, who were at least Great Grandmasters, practicing there, they naturally attracted many onlookers.

Although the juniors were just doing ordinary practice,

the Qi they unleashed was astonishing!

So many experts practicing together naturally drew exclamations from passersby.

Even some people who participated in the Sermon Ceremony but couldn't step onto the Jade Stairs requested to join City 39.

City Lord Jian selectively kept some of them, expanding City 39's strength.

Seeing this, the juniors finally understood City Lord Jian's painstaking efforts.

City Lord Jian's actions were both to proclaim the True God's Divine Might and to strengthen City 39.

Although those who were rejected by the Jade Stairs couldn't compare to those who ascended,

the fact that they traveled thousands of miles to get here meant they were by no means ordinary.

As long as they were conquered with absolute strength,

then taking them in was not necessarily a bad thing.

Even these people remaining from the Sermon Ceremony were enough to satisfy City 39.

At this moment,

a woman in her thirties, leading over a thousand Martial Artists, rushed over from a distance.

"City Lord Luo?"

City Lord Jian recognized the newcomer at a glance.

This person was Luo Yu, the City Lord of Eleventh City.

Luo Yu came before City Lord Jian and anxiously asked, "I heard that all the people from Stormwind City have been killed. Is that true?"

City Lord Jian smiled and said, "Yes, the True God has killed them all."

Luo Yu breathed a sigh of relief, then said with a hint of disappointment, "I'm truly sorry."

"My Eleventh City is tens of thousands of miles from here. When I heard Stormwind City was going to attack City 39, I brought people to support, but I didn't expect City 39 to have already dealt with them by the time I arrived."

"City 39 truly lives up to its name as the number one city on Blue Star. We are impressed!"

Luo Yu and her group were already incredibly amazed when they entered the city.

Now, learning that City 39 could actually kill people from Upper City, they were even more astonished.

They had initially thought this support mission would be a certain death situation.

Unexpectedly, they didn't even see a shadow of the Upper City people.

Luo Yu bowed and said, "Young Miss congratulates City Lord Jian in advance."

"With such a powerful True God in City 39, it will surely soar to greatness in the future!"

City Lord Jian felt a surge of emotion in his heart.

He had personally sought out Eleventh City back then.

He naturally knew how far it was from here.

By his calculations,

Luo Yu and her group must have set off as soon as they received the news to arrive now.

Adding flowers to embroidery is certainly not as good as sending charcoal in the snow.

Especially since going to war with Upper City was seen by most as a sure death situation.

Therefore, even though the people from Eleventh City arrived late, City Lord Jian would not forget their kind intentions.

In addition to this,

Kuang Long, the City Lord of Thirty City, also arrived quite early.

Unfortunately, they also arrived just after the great battle had ended and couldn't help City 39.

Even so, City Lord Jian still remembered their kindness.

At this moment,

a muscular man walked over.

The man appeared to be in his fifties, over two meters tall, with a Grandmaster Realm cultivation that was neither high nor low. He was indeed Kuang Long, the City Lord of Thirty City.

"City Lord Luo, are you also here to support City 39?"

Kuang Long asked, looking at Luo Yu and the dusty group behind her.

Ever since wireless communication was established, the cities of Great Xia gained the ability to communicate with each other.

Although it was not yet possible for ordinary people to communicate freely,

these City Lords had all held video conferences.

Therefore, Kuang Long recognized Luo Yu at a glance.

After all, among the thirty-nine cities, female City Lords were truly not many.

Luo Yu said bitterly, "Yes, but unfortunately I arrived a step too late; all the people from Stormwind City are dead."

"Oh, what's that to complain about?"

Kuang Long said, "When I brought my people, the people from Stormwind City were already dead. The battle ended a week ago."

"My Thirty City is so close to City 39, and we couldn't make it in time, let alone you all."

Hearing this, Luo Yu felt much more balanced.

A week ago?

At that time, they had barely set off for less than a day.

Unless they took an airplane, they absolutely couldn't have arrived.

But on today's Blue Star, airplanes had long become history.

After all, people in the past dared not casually venture outside the city walls.

Therefore, things like airplanes were useless and naturally gradually disappeared.

Kuang Long and Luo Yu again offered some flattering words to City Lord Jian.

However!

City Lord Jian remained as calm as an ancient well.

He waved his hand and said, "You two are joking. What soaring to greatness, what number one city on Blue Star, all that stuff."

"After witnessing the True God's abilities, I no longer care about these things."

Luo Yu was puzzled, "Could it be that City Lord Jian no longer wishes to strengthen City 39?"

City Lord Jian shook his head, "With the True God here, City 39 will eventually become a thing of the past."

"I can even foresee Blue Star unifying and resisting invaders together."

"I no longer desire any power struggles or gains. I only wish to closely follow the True God's footsteps."

"I have a very strong premonition that as long as I can closely follow the True God's footsteps, my achievements... will be immeasurable!"