"Not bad," Xu Zimei nodded.

He looked at the duel below, which was actually nearing the end.

Now only three or four people remain.

It should be over in a few more minutes.

"I'm afraid it doesn't impress Young Master Xu," the City Lord of Dragon City laughed.

"In this world, how many people can truly impress me?" Xu Zimei didn't hold back and said directly.

"I originally thought, among the younger generation of Shenghai City,

The outstanding ones would be the descendants of the Zhuo, Lu, and Wang families."

The City Lord of Dragon City said with an implying smile, "But unfortunately, the ones standing till the end are not from these three families."

"This shows that Shenghai City is full of hidden talents.

This is a good thing; Shenghai should thrive," Xu Zimei smiled.

"But the key is, these people aren't from Shenghai City," the City Lord of Dragon City suddenly said.

He looked at the few remaining on the combat stage, his expression unreadable.

Xu Zimei was momentarily taken aback.

He said, "In a city like Shenghai with tens of thousands of people, some are low-key. It's normal for the City Lord not to have seen them."

"No, Young Master Xu, trust my memory.

These people definitely do not belong to Shenghai City."

The City Lord of Dragon City confidently said, "Although my strength isn't much, my memory is very good.

Every person in Shenghai City is in my memory."

"What do you mean, City Lord?" Xu Zimei slightly frowned.

"Something has mixed into the city," the City Lord of Dragon City laughed.

"But it's no matter; someone will handle them.

It's just a pity, a good martial arts contest was ruined this way."

Xu Zimei, though a bit puzzled, knew there was something wrong with those few people.

So he quietly waited for the next events to unfold.

The City Lord of Dragon City seemed confident of the outcome.

Sure enough, when the duel below reached its final stage, soldiers from Shenghai City suddenly intervened.

These soldiers were directly aiming to capture those few contestants.

Immediately a conflict erupted.

The few remaining participants suddenly entered a berserk state, each transforming into ferocious Monster Beasts.

Looking at these Monster Beasts, they resembled Water Beasts to some extent.

But they didn't seem exactly like Water Beasts.

Xu Zimei slightly frowned.

The City Lord of Dragon City sighed, "Ah, it seems Shenghai City is not safe anymore."

"What's going on?" Xu Zimei asked in confusion.

"Wait a moment, and you'll see for yourself," the City Lord of Dragon City said.

Xu Zimei held onto his puzzled feelings.

Sure enough, it wasn't long.

A group of soldiers led the captured monsters over.

These monsters were also entirely a ghostly blue, similar to Water Beasts, but under the ghostly blue, there seemed to be faint black Qi emerging.

And even after being captured, these monsters remained extremely ferocious.

Constantly trying to resist.

"Let Young Master Xu take a look," the City Lord of Dragon City instructed the soldiers.

Xu Zimei grabbed one of the monsters with one hand.

The vast Spiritual Energy within him surged into the monster's body.

As soon as he entered the monster's body, he originally wanted to probe its condition.

But unfortunately, in an instant, he was pulled into a dark world, as if even his spirit might be swallowed up together.

In that darkness, there was an endless amount of Demonic Qi.

The Demonic Qi surged through the world, violent and domineering.

Xu Zimei slightly frowned; as the Demon Lord, he knew all too well, this was indeed Demonic Qi.

And it was very strong Demonic Qi.

Ordinary members of the Demon Race could never possess it.

But for him, this Demonic Qi still fell short.

His spirit calmed slightly, searching in the dark world for a long time, but to no result.

Finally, he could only withdraw.

The City Lord of Dragon City stood by, smiling as he looked at Xu Zimei, and asked, "Did Young Master Xu discover anything?"

"Demonic," Xu Zimei only said one word.

"That's right, it's indeed Demonic," the City Lord of Dragon City replied.

"To be precise, it's a fusion of Demonic and Water Beast."

"How so?" Xu Zimei slightly frowned.

"A long time ago, these Water Beasts were as we knew them.

Just a bunch of beasts laying siege by numbers.

But unfortunately, as time passed, we discovered these Water Beasts kept evolving.

Like the one you saw today.

He referred to Water Beasts, but they could take human form."

"I see, this so-called martial arts contest is actually a trap," Xu Zimei suddenly said.

"The purpose is to lure these people and then capture them all in one go.

It's just, I don't understand, how did the City Lord know for sure that these Water Beasts would come?"

"They want to approach me; they will try by any means to get close to me. subtex./subtex

Even if they suspect it's a trap, they will still attempt it," the City Lord of Dragon City said.

"Now that it's safe, does Young Master Xu have any questions?

About the Lihuo Realm or the Water Beasts, I can answer them for you.

But before I answer, may I ask Young Master Xu a question?"

"Go ahead," Xu Zimei nodded.

"What is the purpose of Young Master Xu in doing all this?"

The City Lord of Dragon City asked the same question that Shangguan Xian had asked before.

But he was different from Shangguan Xian.

In his eyes, he still cared about the Lihuo Realm.

Constantly thinking of rebuilding the entire Lihuo Realm.

This Shenghai City is the spark that can ignite a prairie fire.

"I want to find the source of the Water Beasts.

Perhaps it could be useful to me," Xu Zimei said.

He didn't mention anything about the Ancient God.

The fewer people who know about such matters, the better.

"Actually, when the Lihuo Realm was destroyed, I witnessed it personally," the City Lord of Dragon City sighed deeply.

"How so?" Xu Zimei suddenly felt like he was asking too many questions.

"If Young Master Xu truly wants to know the truth, I'm afraid it will shock you," the City Lord of Dragon City replied.

"The more shocking the truth, the more interesting I find it," Xu Zimei laughed.

"If the truth is too ordinary, I would be disappointed instead."

"With the strength of the Lihuo Realm, the Water Beasts couldn't have been exterminated back then.

But in that battle for the realm's destruction, there was interference from other powers," the City Lord of Dragon City was deep in thought.

"Other powers?" Xu Zimei inexplicably had a name pop into his mind.

He blurted out, "Holy Court?"

Upon hearing these two words, the City Lord of Dragon City's whole body trembled slightly.

Xu Zimei knew then, he had guessed right.

No matter what, if something bad happened, it seemed like the Holy Court was somehow involved.

Sometimes even Xu Zimei was curious about how much the Holy Court was controlling behind the scenes.

"How did you know?" The City Lord of Dragon City asked.

"Apart from the Holy Court, I can't think of any other forces," Xu Zimei laughed.

"We did see people from the Holy Court.

But I'm not sure if it was really the work of the Holy Court.

After all, this matter is too significant," the City Lord of Dragon City replied.

"I only tell you this.

Because it's such a significant matter, if the Holy Court finds out.

I'm afraid my little city would be wiped out in an instant."

"Aren't you afraid I'll betray you?"