Chapter 1040: City Lord
Vale’s aura suddenly changed as he asked the question.
The Immortals found this astonishing since Vale was alone while there was a group of them standing in front of him.
They couldn’t comprehend how he was so brave...
"Are you sure about this?" One of the Immortals of the Hoffman Tower spoke coldly...
"If you attack any of us... You’re not getting out of here."
"You have to think twice, young Immortal."
They warned...
However, Vale felt confident...
He could even start with his Divine Extraction at any moment he wanted, since they were all too close to him!
His hand tightened around the Abyss Watch insignia, and for a brief moment, the dark badge pulsed faintly...
It wasn’t just a token after all...
He could use this as a life-saving item as well... Then, it would notify any nearby member of the Abyss Watch Guild...
As it started releasing a ripple of cold energy...
The Immortals all stiffened instinctively, their Divinity flared for a heartbeat. Even the silver-haired man’s composure cracked as he narrowed his eyes.
"...What did you just activate?"
Vale’s lips curved into a knowing smile.
"You wanted to test me. Then prepare yourselves—"
Before he could finish, the entire corridor shuddered violently.
A thunderous explosion echoed from above, shaking the whole tower.
There were even cracks that ran down the walls, and Formation Circles... blared through the structure.
All the Immortals turned their heads in shock. Something massive had just descended over Note City.
The tall Immortal frowned as he felt a powerful Divinity just now...
It was definitely above them!
"What... what is that aura?"
Vale’s eyes widened slightly as he felt it too.
It was an overwhelming presence pressing down on the entire city, far greater than the Sky Immortals before him. A Celestial far beyond Third-Stage! It means that it could be High Immortal or even an Arcane Immortal!
The silver-haired man’s irises narrowed as he immediately recognized the aura he had just felt.
"...The City Lord has succeeded?"
"He really reached the Arcane Immortal?!"
The Hoffman Tower’s immortals seemed shocked.
Vale heard this as well as clenched his fists and controlled his energy... He thought that could leave already.
But suddenly, the City Lord’s order spread across Note City’s Immortals.
It seemed to be a high-level form of Telepathy!
Every Immortal—whether they belonged to sects, clans, guilds, or were simply travelers—received the same message directly into their minds...
’All Immortals are to gather at the City Lord’s Mansion. By decree of Shadowlord Kilo, this is an Order.’
No one could resist. It wasn’t a request... It was compulsion, backed by the authority of a newly ascended Arcane Immortal.
Vale used this chance to leave... As soon as he was outside, he knew he was already safe... He tightened his robe and followed the flow of Immortals streaming toward the heart of Note City.
Even the Hoffman Tower Immortals couldn’t do anything about him as soon as they were outside.
The streets were soon filled with flying Immortals. More than six hundred Immortals flew or walked openly...
On the other hand, half-Immortals and mortals could only watch with a hint of trepidation as they couldn’t understand how so many Immortals just suddenly came out to the streets, and most of them weren’t even hiding their divinity, causing some pressure to those ordinary people.
The divinity was simply too suffocating with so many of them!
Even the Hoffman Tower officials, who had just threatened Vale minutes ago, were also showing off outside...
Still, they didn’t dare continue their games here.
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The City Lord’s Mansion was like a fortress, and it was also filled with formation arrays...
Then, thousands of guards lined the gates, but none were necessary—the pressure of the Arcane Immortal himself hung over the city at this point.
It seemed that the guards were just a show of wealth and authority instead of power.
One by one, Immortals entered the great hall.
None of them had reached the Arcane Immortal, so they were all following the City Lord’s words...
Vale took a deep breath as he positioned himself far from the center. He wanted to stay at a corner...
Thankfully, the hall inside was vast enough to hold them all comfortably...
At the far end sat the City Lord himself.
Shadowlord Kilo was an old man... He had long white hair, but his aura right now wasn’t as imposing as before...
There was divinity around him, but it wasn’t a lot...
At this time, he had his eyes closed as if waiting for everyone to enter his mansion or perhaps, monitoring those other Immortals who were still not planning to visit his mansion...
At this time, Vale could see multiple Sky Immortals lowering their gazes, and they all dared not look directly at the City Lord..
Still, Vale was curious since beside the City Lord was a young woman.
She wore a dress made of silver with long dark hair tied neatly behind her...
Soon, he heard a few Immortals glancing at her and heard a few things about her identity.
Apparently, she was the daughter of the City Lord. Though only thirty years old, her aura was already that of a Lesser Immortal—a feat most Immortals present could hardly believe.
Many of them had clawed their way into immortality past their hundredth year. Some at two hundred.
Being an Immortal at 30 was an incredible feat that they could never have imagined.
Yet this girl stood proud and calm, carrying her father’s talent in her veins...
She was Kaela, daughter of the City Lord.
Vale listened as the immortals whispered quietly among themselves. Some admired her. Others envied her. But all respected her since she was operating this city whenever the city lord went into seclusion...
Vale stood in the crowd, expressionless.
No one here could ever guess that he was younger than her... After all, he had become immortal at just twenty-three.
If they knew, the shock would shake them more than the City Lord’s presence.
But Vale had no reason to reveal it.
Then, when everyone had finally arrived, Shadowlord Kilo finally spoke.
"You all know why I summoned you here. I have broken through to the Arcane Immortal Realm. But this is not a celebration."