Wild rush through the wilderness.

Along the way, no one seemed inclined to converse.

The overwhelming impact of seeing such a massive city reduced to ruins in the blink of an eye was hard to digest.

And Su Qi silently recalled that sentence—"You have gone too far."

Does this imply that everything that happened in the Thirteenth District was possibly known to the human high council all along?

Moreover,

it seems like the arrival of the disaster got some form of acquiescence.

Too far?

What exactly went too far?

Was it too far for these millions of people to be intercepted so oddly, or was it too far for that gigantic beast head to manifest in the real world?

If it were the latter,

wouldn't that mean these millions of people are nothing more than dispensable to that enormously powerful Transcendent?

At this thought, Su Qi felt an inexplicable chill in his heart.

These top-tier Transcendents need to show some effect.

Always putting on airs in their own little domains, what are they truly fearful of?

As Su Qi thought about this, a thread of anger unavoidably rose within him, wishing he could thrash all of the human high council in the Holy City and throw them into the world's most dangerous places.

"Holy City, what kind of place is it really?" asked Su Qi, unable to suppress the question while riding on a Fierce Beast's shoulder.

Upon hearing this,

Xia Shengxuan immediately realized that Su Qi had fallen into a pessimistic mood over the fall of a city.

After some thought, he said, "The Holy City is regarded as the last sanctuary of this world."

"The people inside..."

"Maybe they've been overly protected and often forget the world's true reality."

"Just take my younger days for example; although we could learn through various channels how dangerous the outside world was and how rampant the Fierce Beasts were, it was just that, without a clear concept in mind."

"It always felt like living in a different world."

"Thinking I still had time to slowly become stronger and make a greater contribution to humanity."

"It wasn't until I stepped out of the Holy City that I realized humanity was on the brink of struggling; if we didn't act, we might not even be able to protect the last sanctuary."

"That's why Brother Pei fell out with the family and left for the Ninth District."

"Otherwise, with his status and position, stepping into Destruction Level or Catastrophe Level would probably be as easy as drinking water or eating food."

Through Old Xia's description, Su Qi seemed to see a world of stable order, however unwilling he was to admit it; it appeared that maintaining the last bit of stability was necessary for more people to emerge, and with more people, more Transcendents would arise.

"If that's the case, why haven't I heard of stronger beings above Destruction Level coming out to pacify the lands?"

"Also, since Principal Pei had such conditions for promotion, why didn't he wait to advance before leaving the Holy City?" Su Qi had too many questions.

Xia Shengxuan's expression was very calm, carrying a hint of an inexplicable smile.

"You don't know."

"Back then, the one who led us was not Brother Pei, but one of his clan brothers."

"He too, once like you, was very concerned about this world, working hard every day to improve himself, hoping to one day advance to Destruction Level and then lead our brothers to guard a city; the things other strong beings dared not do, we would do."

"However..."

"After he advanced to the Destruction Level, he broke his promise."

"This is also the reason why Brother Pei has always been puzzled. After they quarreled, Brother Pei speculated that advancing to Destruction Level might impose some unspeakable constraints, similar to the reason behind the All Heavens Reflecting True Crystal's origin, which cannot be declared to the world."

"So, Brother Pei chose to use his own method to bring about some changes in this world."

"What method?" Su Qi asked curiously.

Beside him, Qiu Ran's eyes gleamed as he said aloud, "Brother Pei's ambition is beyond your imagination."

"What you see now involves the All Heavens Reflecting True Crystal, stepping onto certain Mysterious Paths to become a Transcendent, but within the truly profound Holy Sanctuary Clan, a much stronger step had already been taken long ago, which is the fusion of numerous similar Mysterious Paths to carve out an unprecedented Extraordinary path."

"In their cognition, those Mysterious Paths that had once dissipated, leaving only their traces in the long river of history, were all of the defeated ones."

"Retreading the path of failure offers no hope at all."

"Therefore, during the time when humanity was invaded by Fierce Beasts and fell into despair, many Transcendents contributed their Mysterious Path knowledge, all gathered for the top Transcendents to comprehend."

"During that period, countless powerful Transcendents emerged like bamboo shoots after a rain, and many Supreme Saint Masters advanced during that time too."

"For example, the Divine Demon Prison Breathing Technique from Brother Pei's clan was also refined by blending in numerous Mysterious Paths' essences."

"And Brother Pei..."

"wants to reignite such a grand occasion, calling on the Holy Sanctuary Clans to share their Secret Techniques to collectively enhance the Transcendents to a new stage."

Upon hearing this,

Su Qi immediately stood in awe.

He never imagined that Principal Pei would harbor such ambition.

Likewise, he also understood why Principal Pei would have a fallout with his family.

To make this happen, he certainly had to set an example; it's likely that Principal Pei had long since made his clan's Secret Technique public.

Not being beaten to death is already quite good.

After all, as Qiu Ran mentioned, once such a period begins, it would indeed create a batch of extremely powerful Transcendents, but the newly emerged strong would definitely challenge the old established powers.

Unless they could ensure their clan remained on top always,

such a thing would be very hard to achieve.

Seeing Su Qi fall into silence, Xia Shengxuan explained, "You see, Brother Pei touched such a big piece of cake, yet he is still alive, so it means there are indeed short-sighted individuals in the Holy City, but quite a number support Brother Pei."

"Otherwise, Brother Pei's clan would have already dragged him back."

"Anyway, now is not the time for despair. If you can rise to Destruction Level, perhaps you can help us uncover the truths behind all this."

As he spoke, Xia Shengxuan seemed to think of a figure, a trace of recollection appearing in his eyes.

The convoy continued to speed onward.

In the lush wilderness, Fierce Beasts occasionally attacked.

This time, with sufficient manpower, no major disturbances occurred.

Plus, with a Beast on Disaster Level keeping watch, its aura alone was enough to deter most Fierce Beasts from approaching.

The setting sun cast its last rays of twilight.

As if providing the final warmth to everyone.

Foretelling that the earth would soon fall into darkness once more.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.