Chapter 2542: Chapter 2545: The City of Suppression

Humph!

With a cold snort, Lei Yan waved his hand and retreated a few steps with everyone, making way.

A wave of disappointed sighs echoed around. People once again showed hopeful expressions after Lei Yan spoke, but in the end, Lei Yan did not press further.

Jiang Chen, expressionless, stowed away the Great Dao Wheel of Light and stepped past Lei Yan.

Watching the thin figure walk past him, Lei Yan really wanted to strike, but as soon as he had the thought, he suddenly felt a sense of crisis. Turning his head, he saw Jin Liang, Yun Cheng, Yan Hu, Zhuo Bufan, Mu Ling’er, and Su Qingluan all staring at him.

Taking a deep breath, Lei Yan suppressed the overwhelming killing intent within him, looked straight at the formation, ignoring Jiang Chen walking by.

Jiang Chen only stopped when he reached Kuang Long and the others, clasping his fists at Kuang Long, then turning to look at the formation.

At this moment, the buildings within the formation had basically all emerged, making everyone’s pupils shrink in surprise at the collapsed structures. From the ruins leftover, people faintly saw a shadow.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a figure soared into the sky, stopping only when the full view of the buildings within the formation was visible.

"It’s a palm imprint! A huge palm imprint in the entire building complex that turned everything into ruins!"

A surprised shout came from the sky.

"Palm imprint!?"

"Good heavens! A palm imprint covering a hundred li radius? Who could have left this?" 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

"How is that possible? Could it be a legendary Supreme Expert?"

People exchanged astonished exclamations.

"It’s the Extraterritorial Alien Race!"

Suddenly, a firm voice sounded, and everyone paused for a moment, then looked towards Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen was staring straight into the formation, a hint of reverence in his eyes.

Cheng Huang’er raised her eyebrows slightly, approaching Jiang Chen and looking along his gaze.

Jiang Chen’s position faced directly towards a half-broken front gate within the formation, seemingly the main gate of this mansion. Above the remaining half of the gate was the character "City."

"What did you say about the Extraterritorial Alien Race?"

Cheng Huang’er asked Jiang Chen softly, her eyes filled with seriousness.

Everyone else looked over, their eyes holding complex emotions, mostly tinged with hidden fear.

No one was unfamiliar with this name which nearly wiped out the entire Void Nether Realm, but all chose to selectively forget the existence of that race. Now with Jiang Chen suddenly bringing it up, no one knew what feelings to face it with.

"That palm imprint, the one that destroyed the entire mansion, was left by a Supreme Expert from the Extraterritorial Alien Race!"

Jiang Chen spoke calmly.

"What!?"

"This was left by a Supreme Expert from the Extraterritorial Alien Race?"

"Was it that battle from back then? Was there a Supreme Expert who appeared here during that war?"

Everyone was astonished. Abandoned Plains were formed due to the invasion of the Extraterritorial Alien Race that year, everyone knew this. Yet, in the rumors, only battles among Saints happened here, and there weren’t any Supreme Level experts.

"This is the City Lord’s Mansion of Linyang City from back then!"

Jiang Chen continued with complicated eyes: "Back then, the City Lord of Linyang City led the City Guard Army to resist the attacking Extraterritorial Alien Race outside, leaving his old friend to guard the City Lord’s Mansion. But none of them expected that a Supreme Expert from the race managed to escape Lord Ancestral Dragon’s pursuit, reaching here and casually destroying the mansion with a single palm!"

"A casual palm strike!?"

"Impossible! Is this for real?"

"Could it be? An Extraterritorial Alien Race escaping from Lord Ancestral Dragon?"

People exclaimed in disbelief, casting skeptical glances at Jiang Chen.

"The extraterrestrial Supreme you’re talking about should be the Death Supreme, one of the three peak Supremes of the Extraterritorial Alien Race!"

Cheng Huang’er spoke solemnly: "Back then, Lord Ancestral Dragon led a group of experts to save the Void Nether Realm, battling alone against the three peak Supremes, killed one, severely wounded another, and one escaped, the one injured being Death Supreme."

"At that time, Lord Ancestral Dragon pursued alone, while other powerhouses surrounded the remaining one. Eventually, Lord Ancestral Dragon reached a space rift, suppressing it with his own body, falling into slumber. Thus, nobody knows whether Death Supreme lived or died!"

Looking around quickly, Cheng Huang’er’s eyes flashed with realization: "I understand now. When Death Supreme escaped here, he must have destroyed the Mansion’s guarding experts with a palm and then devoured the entire Linyang City to heal!"

"He didn’t succeed in healing, because Lord Ancestral Dragon caught up!"

Jiang Chen spoke again.

"How do you know this?"

Lei Yan furrowed his brows, questioning.

Everyone around him cast suspicious glances at Jiang Chen. Even Cheng Huang’er didn’t know such a secret; how did he know?

"After Lord Ancestral Dragon caught up, he slashed at Death Supreme, separating Linyang City from its belly, resulting in the present Abandoned Plains."

Jiang Chen ignored Lei Yan, continuing to speak on his own: "When the City Lord’s Mansion was annihilated, the expert guarding it noticed Death Supreme’s arrival and activated the Defensive Great Formation. Just as it was half opened, Death Supreme destroyed the Mansion, resulting in this formation—it’s the City Lord’s Mansion’s Defensive Great Formation from back then!"

"Did Death Supreme die?"

Cheng Huang’er’s eyes showed a trace of hope.

"Uncertain. After Linyang City was separated, Death Supreme was injured once more, tore through space and fled. Lord Ancestral Dragon pursued him, but I don’t know if he was killed."

Jiang Chen shook his head.

"Jiang Chen, stop babbling nonsense! What are you trying to do? Are you trying to raise your prestige to gain benefits while the formation is opening?"

Lei Yan shouted loudly.

Upon hearing this, everyone paused for a moment, then looked at Jiang Chen with skeptical expressions.

Jiang Chen once more ignored Lei Yan, continuing: "After Lord Ancestral Dragon left, Senior Lu Zheng, the City Lord of Linyang City, led his forces back, discovering no survivors left in Linyang City. But here, some Extraterritorial Alien Race members still lingered. He led the City Guard Army in a bloody battle and ultimately sacrificed his life to suppress the royal of the race lurking here!"

"Royal?!"

"Impossible! How could a City Lord suppress a Saint Realm expert!"

"Utter nonsense!"

"Hmph! Employing such schemes, does he think weaving such tales will let us allow him into the formation first?"

"Ignorant child, speaking without knowledge!"

People exclaimed one after another, followed by sneers echoing throughout.

Even though Jiang Chen’s side had strong combat power, he had angered the crowd.

With so many people gathered, they weren’t worried about Jiang Chen causing trouble; did he think he could kill them all, thousands strong?