"The competition is certainly fierce. The four major forces are all thinking about how to annex each other’s territories." Jiang Wenyuan said with a smile.

Curious, Mo Wangchen couldn’t help but ask again, "Among these four major forces, what level have the strongest individuals reached?"

Jiang Wenyuan was silent at first, then shook his head, "I don’t know the specifics, but they should all be at least above Reverse Life Realm fivefold!"

"Reverse Life Realm fivefold..."

Mo Wangchen nodded when he heard this, and upon reflection, it was not surprising. After all, this is the Holy City, and to take root and develop here, how could one’s strength be simple?

"East of the city is ’Taixu Pavilion’, south is ’Tianxuan Hall’, west is ’Divine Sword Sect’, and north is ’Canglong Sect’.

"This is a pavilion, a hall, a sect, and a sect that occupy the entire Holy City. Many people who want to dive in and take a share almost always retreat knowing the difficulties. Perhaps there will come a day when the other universes bring strong masters to build a similar force, only then it’s possible to contend with the four major forces..."

"Is there anyone from Chaos Universe among the city lord?" Mo Wangchen suddenly asked.

Jiang Wenyuan was stunned upon hearing this and then spoke, "Naturally there are, after all, this is the Holy City. There are people from all nine universes here. However, as far as I know, Chaos Universe seems to be the weakest among the nine universes. Even if they form a force, it’s almost impossible to contend with the four major forces; the gap is too evident."

After speaking, he couldn’t help but look at Mo Wangchen, "Brother, why do you ask? You wouldn’t be from Chaos Universe, would you?"

"Let’s keep walking."

Mo Wangchen smiled and did not respond.

Jiang Wenyuan naturally didn’t bother to ask further, as it had no relation to him.

Soon, he led Mo Wangchen to a bustling street.

Looking around, people were like a tide, figures traversed back and forth, and both sides of the street were lined with numerous stalls.

"This is a famous street in our Holy City; we call it ’Black Workshop’." Jiang Wenyuan said with a laugh.

"Black Workshop?" Mo Wangchen was stunned.

"Given the limited shops in the city and the high rents, even if you let them sell your items on consignment, they charge a high commission, so many choose to trade here, bartering items. If you’re lucky, you might find genuine treasures here."

"But you must be careful, as the place is a mix of fish and snakes, some forced buying and selling often occurs, which is why we call this street Black Workshop; it’s the only place the four major forces haven’t intervened."

As they walked through Black Workshop, Mo Wangchen looked at the items displayed at the stalls on either side and couldn’t help but say, "All are somewhat quirky things, their uses unknown."

"Kid! Watching for so long without buying? Touched my things and want to leave directly?"

Suddenly, chaos erupted in front of them at a stall; looking around, a dispute was happening between a stall owner and a customer.

The stall owner was tall, dark-skinned, and overbearing, giving off a vibe as if he might act violently at any moment.

The customer was a young man dressed in black, frowning at the stall, saying, "I just touched it twice, the items on your stall are just ordinary stones, not rare Essence Stones."

"What do you know? I say they’re Essence Stones, so they are. You’ve absorbed the energy when you touched them earlier. If you don’t buy, you must buy; I’m not looking to be too harsh, hand over a thousand Divine Crystals, and I’ll let you go today, otherwise..."

The stall owner’s words were left unfinished, but his eyes flashed with a cold glint, clearly conveying a sense of forced buying.

All around, the crowd was drawn over by the chaos, seemingly accustomed to such events, each wearing a look of watching a show on their faces.

"What Essence Stone? It’s just an ordinary stone! If it really is an Essence Stone, I wouldn’t mind buying it today!" The young man in black got angry; he had just come to the Holy City, planning to check out Black Workshop today, unexpectedly encountering such an incident.

"Kid, I tell you I’m from Divine Sword Universe, know about Divine Sword Sect in the city west?" The tall stall owner coldly laughed.

The young man in black’s expression changed upon hearing this, furrowed his brow, and couldn’t help but say, "What’s so great about being from Divine Sword Universe? If you had truly joined Divine Sword Sect, you wouldn’t be selling here, don’t use Divine Sword Sect to scare people."

"I’m indeed not with Divine Sword Sect yet, but soon will be. You should have heard, numerous strongmen from Black Wither City have migrated north, arriving at Holy City, right?" The tall young man spoke again.

"You’re from Black Wither City?" The young man in black furrowed his brow tighter.

"Heard Black Wither City explored a restricted zone recently, suffered heavy casualties, even City Lord Zhuge Ye returned heavily injured, and now they came to the Holy City to seek refuge in Divine Sword Sect, after all, they are all from Divine Sword Universe."

"Was it Wind Devouring Forest? I’ve heard something similar. Not just Black Wither City, even Yunyi City, Qingxuan City, Shadow City, and other city masters all explored together; Yunyi City Lord Li Xuan and Shadow City Lord Xiao Ran both perished there."

"Both were renowned geniuses from Tianxuan Universe, to die just like that is truly lamentable."

The crowd started discussing the event, demonstrating that the Wind Devouring Forest incident, nearly half a month past, had spread widely, and many had heard of it.

The young man in black furrowed his brows, silent for a moment, then spoke again, "So, you’re from Black Wither City, hmph, heard you provoked Mo Wangchen in Wind Devouring Forest, then returned defeated, yet still haven’t learned your lesson."

"Do you know Mo Wangchen?" The tall stall owner squinted his eyes upon hearing this, flashing a chilling glint.

"How could I not know Mo Wangchen, a peerless talent of Chaos Universe that stands equal to East Emperor, West Saint, Southern Immortal, and Northern Emperor, the Divine King Body Mo Wangchen?" The young man in black said.

"Turns out you’re from Chaos Universe..."

The stall owner suddenly sneered, his eyes carrying a cold gleam as he approached the young man in black.

"What do you want to do?" The young man in black instinctively retreated, knowing that the other’s strength was far superior; if a fight occurred, he’d suffer a great loss.

Though the Holy City has rules set by the Daoist Master that forbid killing, anything other than that is within the rules.

"Chaos Universe, a barren backwater, ranks last among the nine universes. You shouldn’t even partake in the Star Child Battle, but since you’re here, I’ll leave you some lifelong unforgettable memories."

The tall stall owner sneered continuously, approaching endlessly, with an aura of Reverse Life Realm twofold peak bursting forth, "Should I break your hand first? Or crush your foot first?"

"You!"

The young man in black’s expression changed dramatically, retreating back, having no intention of contending.

His cultivation was merely at the beginning of Reverse Life, and under absolute power suppression, fleeing was his only option!

"Even a kid from such a barren backwater can cause heavy casualties for your Black Wither City, so what does your Divine Sword Universe amount to?"

Suddenly, from a direction within the crowd, came a faint voice, now Mo Wangchen couldn’t help but step forth.

He hadn’t wanted to intervene but didn’t expect the young man in black, like him, to be from Chaos Universe, and the tall stall owner’s aggressive behavior somewhat stemmed from mentioning his name. How could Mo Wangchen stand by indifferently?