"There are many hidden forces in the Mist Mountain Region. Even the Domain City knows only about seventy to eighty percent of them," Fan Sen explained. "The remaining unknown ten to twenty percent are often the most troublesome. For instance, the recent surge of Star Tower City was orchestrated by a hidden force from the Celestial River Region operating in the Mist Mountain Region. Star Tower City got connected with that force, which brought an additional Blood Coagulation Realm expert to the Mountain Race. You can imagine the strength of this hidden force."

Diroya nodded, deeply agreeing.

An expert in the Blood Coagulation Realm!

Even the Domain City finds it difficult to cultivate such an expert, yet this hidden force from the Celestial River Region managed to produce one on a whim. If they can easily cultivate Blood Coagulation Realm experts, the Domain City might not stand a chance.

No wonder the Domain City only demonstrated their power to the Celestial River Region without punishing Star Tower City for their cooperation—likely out of fear of that hidden force.

If they were to face a force as formidable as the hidden force behind Star Tower City, Chasing Light City's subsequent actions would need to be extremely cautious.

This is also the reason why, after Star Tower City's forces withdrew, he sent Yino to investigate instead of pursuing them.

People living in cities as well as the vagabonds living in the wild both believe that the monsters outside are the most dangerous. In reality, they are unaware of the lethal forces lurking within the Mist Mountain Region, forces that even the Domain City turns a blind eye to.

As Diroya and Fan Sen were chatting, someone suddenly entered through the hall door. Although the newcomer was a Bone Forging Realm expert, his expression was unspeakably anxious.

"What's the matter?" Diroya looked at Wu Zhuoqun from the Defense Corps who had walked in, slightly raising an eyebrow.

Ever since Lin Qi from the Human Race became the Deputy City Lord, he hadn't involved the Human Race much in the ongoing war between the two cities, mostly having them stationed in Fenglin Town. Experts like Lin Qi in the Bone Forging Realm are a rare find, capable of even defeating someone like Tu An from the Holy Blood Mercenary Corps. Such strength stands out even among the talents of the Domain City.

If it weren't for the current situation, Lin Qi might have directly entered the Domain City and become a Blood Coagulation Realm expert, so drawing him in was essential—without him, the Human Race wouldn't receive any attention.

"City Lord, two emissaries from Star Tower City have arrived, saying they want to negotiate," Wu Zhuoqun replied loudly after composing himself.

"Negotiation?" Diroya was stunned for a moment before hurriedly asking, "Do we know the identity of those two?"

This time, the city war was initiated unilaterally by Star Tower City. If it weren't for the restrictions of the Domain City, he would have already led his people away.

The idea that Star Tower City would want to negotiate now seemed like a joke.

He couldn't help but suspect Wu Zhuoqun might be teasing him, or perhaps someone was impersonating envoys from Star Tower City.

"The two of them; one claims to be Alek, the Deputy City Lord of Star Tower City, and the other claims to be Desolate Wolf, the Deputy Leader of the Holy Blood Mercenary Corps." Wu Zhuoqun quickly tapped on his Smart Watch. "Here are their information visuals."

On the hologram displayed by the Smart Watch, one was a middle-aged Mountain Race man, the other a middle-aged Flame Horn Race man. Even through the hologram, their unusualness was evident—their eyes reflected experience and confidence, certainly not qualities of ordinary Bone Forging Realm experts.

"It's indeed Alek." Diroya nodded, looking at the image of the Mountain Race middle-aged man. "Alright, let them in."

He had no personal acquaintance with members of the Holy Blood Mercenary Corps, only having heard of their formidable reputation.

However, Alek, as the Deputy City Lord of Star Tower City, had met him a few times before, although not during his recent visit to the Martial Artist Association, there were some memories of him.

"Star Tower City initiating negotiations at this time... could there be a major issue over there?" Fan Sen pondered, intrigued as he watched Wu Zhuoqun leave.

Though Stormwind Town inflicted significant losses on Star Tower City, killing tens of thousands of Martial Artists, much of their main force remained. Under normal circumstances, the idea of negotiations wouldn't even be on the table—demanding unconditional surrender of Chasing Light City would be more likely.

No matter what, this Star Tower City once harbored the renowned Holy Blood Mercenary Corps. While he was confident of being unmatched among the younger generation in the Mist Mountain Region, confronting the Holy Blood Mercenary Corps wouldn't be an easy feat. It was hard to fathom why Star Tower City would even consider negotiating.

After all, this involves a city's resources, both sides fully waged war. To call a halt at this moment means all prior investment of resources and manpower would be wasted.

"I'm not sure, but negotiations are always good," Diroya thought, believing any chance for peace was like pie falling from the sky.

Though inviting Fan Sen had cost a significant sum, as long as Fan Sen hadn't acted, he owed a favor, and Chasing Light City could be preserved, profiting greatly.

It wasn't long before Wu Zhuoqun led Alek and Desolate Wolf into the hall.

Alek's presence was as expected—his Qi and Blood were strong, but he felt similar to other Deputy City Lords. However, Desolate Wolf, with a somewhat pale complexion, was a different story.

The instant Desolate Wolf appeared, a palpable pressure seemed to fill the room, felt keenly by both Diroya sitting prominently at the head seat and Fan Sen beside him, clearly setting him apart from ordinary Bone Forging Realm experts.

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