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Chapter 186 Seven Mile City? Seven Mile Fragrance! Phoenix Leap City, Dongshan Glass!
Planet Z99.

Area 80.

The Sky City, which blots out the sky, casts a vast shadow, completely enveloping the level 8 refuge city of Seven Mile City.

"That, that's..."

The millions of citizens of Qili City were all speechless with grief.

Their eyes were filled with shock and bewilderment.

Before the Dawn City descends.

They have always considered themselves one of the top ten refuge cities on the planet.

But at this moment?
Looking up at the Sky City above, and below it, hundreds of millions of powerful evolved beings.

A profound sense of insignificance, like that of an ant, crept into everyone's heart.

whoosh-

Whizzing--!
Inside Qili City.

One after another, figures soared into the sky.

They were almost all seventh or eighth-tier evolvers.

Nearly a hundred people appeared behind Iku Sagawa.

"Lord City Lord?"

Their tone was filled with trepidation and nervousness.

The scene before me seemed to have a hostile intent.

They were unsure whether their city lord knew the origins of that Sky City.

The questioning ended.

After a long while, there was still no response from Sagawa Iku.

A chill ran through everyone's hearts.

They looked up and gazed once more at the hundreds of millions of figures, their eyes lingering especially on the few at the very front.

Those few people, no, there were more than a dozen...

Even from a distance, their auras seemed no weaker than that of their own ninth-tier city lord!

A dozen or so ninth-tier evolved beings?
There probably aren't that many ninth-tier evolved beings on planet Z99 combined...

"Don't panic."

Sagawa Iku finally spoke in a deep voice.

As the lord of Qili City, he still forced himself to remain calm.

Sagawa Iku took a deep breath and looked at the young man standing in the sky at the very front, looking down at him.

The young man's gaze was utterly indifferent.

to be frank.

Since breaking through to the ninth rank, Sagawa Iku hadn't been seen like this for many years.

but……

You must endure it!

To his subordinates, who were at the seventh or eighth rank, the young man was at the ninth rank.

But in reality?

In Sagawa Iku's eyes, the young man's aura fluctuations were on a completely different level from those of a ninth-rank cultivator!
Above the ninth rank?

This completely touched upon Sagawa Iku's blind spot, but he couldn't think too much about it at the moment.

"Come with me!"

Sagawa Yu gave a soft drink without looking back.

With that, he moved and flew towards Yu Jin and the others, who were higher in the sky.

"This……"

The group of seventh and eighth-tier evolved beings from Qili City hesitated for a moment, but gritted their teeth and followed Sakawa Iku.

In the sky.

Yu Jin raised an eyebrow as he watched Sagawa Iku and the others approach.

"Oh?"

"Instead of avoiding it, they're taking the initiative to fight?"

To know.

At this moment, he released a tiny bit of the aura of a sixteenth-tier evolved being.

Beside the embers.

Yin Yao Naiya and the others also showed some surprise on their faces.

"Is he a fierce warrior?"

Chen Gang chuckled and joked, looking exactly like a villain's henchman.

Whizzing--

The sound of wind breaking drew closer.

Yu Jin and the others simply stood silently in mid-air, watching.

until...

Sagawa Iku and his men flew to a position only a hundred meters in front of the embers.

For advanced evolved beings, a distance of 100 meters is no different from being face-to-face.

And this moment.

As the distance closed, Sagawa Iku and his men's hearts pounded even harder.

"S-lord!"

A shout rang out in the sky.

It was Sagawa Iku who spoke.

This statement came out.

His men behind him were stunned at first, and then they all breathed a sigh of relief!

Yu Jin wore a faint smile.

"He's someone who knows how to adapt to the times."

Naya hummed and mumbled a casual comment.

This attitude made Sagawa Iku and the others feel even more bitter.

but……

Bitter as it may be.

People have to bow their heads under the roof.

Seeing that there was no response to the previous question about embers, Sagawa Iku took a breath and spoke again:
"grown ups!"

"I am Sagawa Iku, the ninth-rank city lord of Shichiri Castle."

"I was unaware of your arrival, sir, and have failed to greet you properly!"

"If there is anything in Shichiri Castle that can help you, sir, please don't hesitate to ask. Sagawa Iku will go through fire and water for you!"

"If you have any misunderstandings about Qili City, please give me a chance to explain!"

Sagawa Iku's words were spoken with humility and respect.

If Yu Jin and the others really were passing by, they probably would have given him that opportunity.

only……

It is a pity.

Ember and the people of Dawn City came to collect debts.

"Iku Sagawa!"

A shout rang out from behind Ember.

Yu Chen's figure slowly walked out.

He stared at Sagawa Iku, his eyes filled with anger and hatred.

Today, the city is in crisis. If it weren't for the arrival of the embers, I'm afraid I would have lost both my life and the city!

The mastermind behind all of this is none other than the city lord of Qili City right before our eyes.

"Uh?"

Sagawa Iku, who had his head down, was startled when he heard the voice.

He looked up blankly at Yu Chen, his eyes filled with confusion.

"you are……?"

Sagawa Iku had never met Yu Chen.

Of course, Yu Chen had never actually met Sagawa Yu before. He only learned of his identity from the current situation and Sagawa Yu's introduction earlier.

"I?"

Yu Chen sneered.

"Didn't you send a large army to kill me this morning?"

Sagawa Yu's pupils trembled.

He instinctively took two steps back.

"Yu Chen?!"

Sagawa Iku called out that name.

His men behind him changed their expressions instantly!

Yu Chen?

Isn't that the rising star of Area 99, the young man whose own city lord wants to seize his crystal and take his life?
bad!
This is really bad!
"grown ups!"

Sagawa Iku is indeed worthy of being a ninth-rank city lord.

When his subordinates were terrified and their faces turned deathly pale.

He looked at Ember and quickly explained:
"grown ups!"

"There must be some misunderstanding here!"

"This, this Yu Chen..."

Sagawa Yu was eager to know what Yu Chen's connection was with Sky City.

Before deciding to kill Yu Chen, he specifically had his men gather information about the latter.

turn out--

Yu Chen comes from an unknown planet, with no background, no power, and no companions!
Therefore—

He guessed that the group of mysterious experts in front of him might have just happened to encounter his army besieging the city, which is why they had the idea of ​​'punishing the strong and helping the weak'.

In Sagawa Iku’s mind, all sorts of guesses popped up one after another.

but……

His heart sank lower and lower.

Makes no sense.

His guesses are all illogical!
Sagawa Iku knew, but he didn't want to admit it, nor did he dare to.

He must, and can only, seek that slim possibility.

Available in the next second.

Yu Chen's words plunged him into hell.

"elder brother."

"Help me kill him."

The simple word "brother" caused a ninth-level city lord to completely break down.

"No!"

Sagawa Iku yelled.

His previous feigned humility and respect were shattered at this moment!

Who would be a fool to become a ninth-tier city lord?

When Yu Chen called him "brother," Sagawa Yu knew that the other party had come to seek revenge and settle scores!

He had no way out!

boom--!
Sagawa Iku reacted extremely quickly.

Yu Chen had barely finished speaking.

Sagawa Iku had already retreated a thousand meters away!
An extremely intense aura of power erupted from his body. The oppressive force of a ninth-tier evolved being swept across the entire Seven Mile City below!

but……

He did not want to fight, but to flee.

Sagawa Iku knew that he was no match for Yu Jin and the others.

For this reason, he was willing to abandon his trusted subordinates and the city of Qili, which he had carefully cultivated for many years!
Om-!
It was just a fleeting moment.

Sagawa Iku's figure had already blurred at the edge of his sight.

"Oh?"

"An attribute ability similar to space travel?"

Ember watched quietly, raising an eyebrow.

So far.

He had never met anyone other than himself who had awakened the 'space' attribute.

"Brother, he seems to be able to run quite fast..."

Yu Chen's understanding of Yu Jin's power is still not deep enough.

Seeing Sagawa Iku's figure getting further and further away, almost disappearing completely, he suddenly became anxious.

This statement came out.

Naya and the others burst into laughter.

"It's not a big problem."

Yu Jin responded to Yu Chen with a smile.

He reached out and gently grabbed forward.

Om-!
The fluctuations of time spread outwards.

Wherever the fluctuations passed, everything seemed to slow down.

"This this……"

"Dude, your attributes are related to time?!"

Yu Chen was stunned.

He had read quite a few online novels before he transmigrated, so how could he not know the value of the word 'time' in the extraordinary system?
"more or less."

Yu Jin responded, and then extended his hand and gave it a slight squeeze.

Om-!
The end of the field of vision.

Just as he was exhausting all his energy and traversing through the area again and again, almost leaving Zone 80, Sagawa Iku suddenly crouched in mid-air.

His time was frozen in time.

His thoughts remained stuck in the previous moment.

"come over."

Yu Jin reached out and waved his hand gently.

A spatial fluctuation aura spread out.

hum-

The void shook.

Sagawa Iku, who had already escaped a thousand miles away, was forcibly teleported back to the starting point.

At this moment, he looked like a statue.

His face was filled with hysterical madness, a madness mixed with fear and hatred.

He clasped his hands together, preparing for his next space travel.

but……

no more chance.

"You do it yourself?"

"Or should I do it?"

Yu Jin looked at his adopted younger brother.

The latter took a deep breath and shook his head.

"Brother, come here."

Yu Chen hated Sagawa Yu, but he was worried that his rank was too low to break through the defense of a ninth-rank evolver.

If we make too much of a fuss, it might cause trouble for my brother.

"Row."

Yu Jin nodded, then stared at Sagawa Iku, whose time had been frozen, and fell into thought.

"What method should we use?"

Yu Jin thought to himself.

Of the ten million people in Qili City, unless Yu Chen wanted to kill them all, Yu Jin planned to spare them.

Those hundreds of thousands of troops from before, killing them is no big deal.

However, the vast majority of the millions of citizens in Qili City were actually innocent, and Yu Jin did not want to carry out a large-scale massacre.

"It has to be a deterrent."

Yu Jin made a decision.

He waved his hand.

wow——

In the void, dazzling flames surged forth.

A few wisps of black mist were faintly mixed in with the flames.

This is the 'Dark Fire' attribute that Ember previously obtained from the Fallen Ones; it's essentially a corrupted version of the pure fire attribute.

"Since it's Qili City, let's have Qili Fragrance!"

"Ember spoke softly."

Wow——!
The flames in the void surged even more fiercely.

Sagawa Iku was instantly engulfed by flames.

However, under the control of the embers, the flames did not instantly burn it into nothingness.

But...

Grilling, inch by inch, bit by bit.

This method is extremely cruel, bordering on torture.

but……

"I no longer care to distinguish right from wrong."

"If you have someone to blame, blame yourself for wanting to kill the wrong person!"

Yu Jin's two sentences spread faintly, reaching the ears of millions of citizens in Qili City.

In the sky.

The group of seventh and eighth-tier evolvers who had originally come with Sagawa Yu were all trembling with fear, completely terrified!
What a pity!

The young man's strength was far beyond their imagination!

The ninth-rank Sagawa Iku was like a chick, completely at his mercy and powerless to resist!

"Master~"

Natasha's voice suddenly rang in Yu Jin's ears.

"how?"

Yu Jin raised an eyebrow and looked at this vixen who was always thinking about getting into his bed.

"Don't you feel like something's missing?"

Natasha looked very serious.

Yu Jin fell into deep thought.

After a while.

He waved, and the time stop was lifted.

Sagawa Iku, whose time had been frozen, finally regained his senses.

Can……

He immediately realized that, despite having escaped thousands of miles away, he was now back above Qili City.

and……

He was being scorched by the brilliant, blazing flames!
"what--!"

Screams echoed through the sky.

Sagawa Iku wanted to escape, but he couldn't—Ember had deliberately imprisoned the entire space around him this time.

"That's right!"

Natasha chuckled, and her laughter sounded like the devil's to the ears of the seventh and eighth-tier evolvers in Seven Mile City!

……

……

Planet Z99.

Area 90.

On the wasteland, a dark red city sits quietly.

Phoenix Leap City, a level 8 refuge city, ranked tenth on planet Z99.

Its city lord, Dongshan Li, is also a ninth-tier evolver, and one of only two female ninth-tier evolvers on planet Z99.

now.

Phoenix Leap City, City Lord's Mansion.

On the throne covered with fiery red feathers, a slender woman draped in a light veil had her eyebrows furrowed.

Before Higashiyama Rie's eyes, the information of the Wasteland game panel floated silently.

More accurately, it's the 'Z99 Planet Comprehensive Ranking List'.

This ranking is based on a combination of the refuge city's level and the city lord's evolutionary rank.

As a result, the ten promotion slots for planet Z99 were ultimately decided one month later.

Compared to established cities like Qili City, Fengyue City is relatively 'young', hence its ranking at tenth.

But now?
Dongshan Li watched helplessly as Fengyue City's ranking rose from tenth to ninth...

"How could this be?"

A deep sense of doubt surfaced in Higashiyama Rie's eyes.

The top ten refuge cities on planet Z99 have remained unchanged for a long time.

Even the city ranked eleventh is still far behind Phoenix Leap City.

The leaderboard only displays your own ranking; you cannot see information about other ranked players.

However, as a 'neighbor', Higashiyama Riri knew that Shichiri City was ranked exactly one place higher than her, at ninth.

"Could something have happened in Qili City?"

Higashiyama Riri thought to herself.

"Or……"

What changes have occurred in the cities ranked higher?

At this moment, Dongshan Li was not happy about Fengyue City's improved ranking. On the contrary, she felt a little worried.

There's only one month left until the promotion.

For Phoenix Leap City, it would be best if no accidents happened.

Higashiyama Ri slowly rose from the throne.

The thin veil slipped off her body, revealing her fair, snow-white skin.

On the skin, one can still faintly see a few red feather patterns.

wow——

The flames surged.

A magnificent fiery red phoenix cloak materialized out of thin air on her body.

"perhaps……"

"We should go and take a look at Qili City..."

(End of this chapter)