Chapter 1011: Tianhe City!
Tianhe Ruins.
Located on the sea surface at the northernmost part of the Holy Continent.
It was an unimaginably massive domain gate.
And near the Tianhe Ruins, there was an extremely prosperous city.
Named 'Tianhe City'.
Because of the existence of the Tianhe Ruins, Tianhe City attracted countless tourists who came to see with their own eyes the place of ascension.
In reality...
Aside from the overwhelming sense of divinity and grandeur, the domain gate had nothing particularly special.
It's worth mentioning that...
Many Level 200 powerhouses resided in Tianhe City.
The reason they lived here was simple: to make it easier to ascend.
And also to prepare for their ascension.
And because the recent battle in the Ten Thousand Demons Cavern had ended in complete victory,
many veteran powerhouses had flocked here at this moment.
They began making preparations for ascension.
So...
Lately, Tianhe City had become even more overcrowded.
Of course, there was another reason.
That was, when a Level 200 powerhouse died within the Tianhe Ruins, all their items would be directly teleported to a small island in front of the domain gate.
That small island was called 'Opportunity Island'.
Why such a name...
Naturally, because when a Level 200 powerhouse failed their ascension, their top-tier equipment and items would scatter randomly across the island.
If a Professional on the island was lucky, they could pick these items up.
That would be equivalent to gaining a precious resource for free.
So...
During this period, Opportunity Island was basically packed with people.
In the past, very few people were around; only when a Level 200 powerhouse was preparing to ascend did crowds gather.
But now.
Opportunity Island was clearly full.
Because everyone knew that the victory in the Ten Thousand Demons Cavern battle had lifted many top powerhouses' concerns.
They could now ascend boldly and without worry.
For example…
The patriarchs of many aristocratic families.
They didn't choose to ascend earlier; instead, they stayed behind to protect their clans, in case the Ten Thousand Demons Cavern invaded their homes.
To protect their descendants.
But now that the Ten Thousand Demons Cavern was destroyed, and the remaining three forbidden zones posed no threat,
they naturally arranged for contingencies and prepared to ascend directly.
That was another reason for the recent crowds in Tianhe City.
Ling Zhan, on this journey, naturally brought along his five contract divine beasts.
Yun Man, Meng Shuang, Chang Yue, Little Golden Crow, and Dark Holy Dragon.
Although these five contract beasts weren't Level 200 yet, being Ling Zhan's contract beasts, they could still enter the domain gate with him for the trial.
After completing the trial, they would ascend together with Ling Zhan to the Upper Realm.
"So many people..."
Meng Shuang looked at the grand and bustling city and couldn't help but exclaim.
And indeed...
All were Professionals of quite high level.
If a Professional's level was too low, they wouldn't dare come here—it was simply too dangerous.
Especially on Opportunity Island.
Though it was full of opportunities, it was also filled with danger.
After all, you came seeking opportunities, but in others' eyes, you yourself were an opportunity.
There were plenty of cases of robbing and killing.
Especially at the moment a Level 200 powerhouse failed their ascension, Opportunity Island would immediately descend into chaos.
All the Professionals on the island would frantically fight over the loot.
Fights broke out everywhere.
Sometimes…
Blood feuds from killings were a common sight.
So...
If your level was low and you were alone, it was best not to seek fortune here.
You might not even get close to the opportunity before your life was forfeit.
After arriving, Ling Zhan wasn't in a hurry to head to the domain gate.
Instead, he found a place to stay.
Gotta say…
The hotels here were crazy expensive.
The cheapest night stay cost ten thousand Sacred Crystals.
Note… that's the lowest tier.
The most luxurious seven-star hotels cost at least three hundred thousand Sacred Crystals a night.
Can you believe it!?
But here, that's just how it was.
After all, those who dared to come here seeking resources were not weak Professionals.
Professionals with strength usually weren't poor either—and they wouldn't stay poor.
So they were willing to spend.
Also…
Though Tianhe City was now extremely prosperous, once this wave of Level 200 veteran powerhouses finished ascending,
the city would return to being desolate.
So all the merchants were seizing the chance to rake in a fortune.
After settling down,
Ling Zhan sat in a tavern eating and listening to the chatter of surrounding Professionals.
But…
Because Yun Man, Chang Yue, and Meng Shuang were all too cute and charming, they drew quite a few gazes.
Those gazes were clearly unfriendly.
After all, this place was very dangerous.
Luckily, this was the city center—a safe zone.
Even if these Professionals had evil intentions, they couldn't act on them here.
But once outside the city, near Opportunity Island or the domain gate, it would be a different story.
The atmosphere and tension would skyrocket.
Everyone would fear getting stabbed in the back.
"Really wanna smash these guys' faces in with one punch."
Meng Shuang naturally sensed those lustful stares.
She furrowed her cute little brows and clenched her small fists.
But don't underestimate Meng Shuang's little fists.
With the body of a divine beast Azure Dragon, one punch could flatten even a Level 180 powerhouse.
Even Level 190 ones would have to back off.
"Just ignore them."
Yun Man said coolly.
In fact, she even hoped they'd try to attack once they left the city.
The reason was simple—she hadn't killed in a while.
She didn't participate in the previous Demon-Slaying War because she had to protect Little Golden Crow and Little Holy Dragon's advancement.
Now that the two little ones had successfully completed their bloodline evolution, and she hadn't fought in ages, she was hoping some blind fools would stir up trouble.
When that time came, she'd be free to kill.
After the meal,
Ling Zhan also got up and led his divine beasts out of Tianhe City.
And sure enough…
As soon as Ling Zhan stood up, some Professionals in the tavern followed suit.
They silently followed behind Ling Zhan.
Without the slightest attempt to hide it.
And when Ling Zhan stopped and looked back at them,
they returned eerie and dangerous smiles.