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"Brother Lin Xiao, our Celestial Venerable just sent me a telepathic message saying he wants to see you at the City Lord's Mansion!" The City Lord of Wood Soul City suddenly appeared beside Lin Xiao and said to him.

"Oh?" Lin Xiao's face showed surprise, but then he asked the city lord to lead the way.

As for the situation outside Wood Soul City, it was left to the other races to do as they pleased.

After explaining things to Zhuge Duo and the others, Lin Xiao followed the city lord to the city lord's mansion.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the city lord's mansion, the city lord stepped forward and pushed the gate open.

Lin Xiao looked inside following the light and saw the leader of the Green Bamboo Demons and the leader of the Clear Stream Wilderness reinforcements.

Meanwhile, an unfamiliar figure was sitting on the throne that originally belonged to the city lord.

Lin Xiao focused his attention and looked closely, only to find that the figure's face was as if it were covered by a mosaic, making it impossible for Lin Xiao to see through his features.

Seeing Lin Xiao's actions, the city lord of Wood Soul City patted him on the shoulder and said:

"Stop looking, Brother Lin Xiao. With our current strength, we are completely unable to see through the Celestial Venerable's true face!"

"If you wish to see through the Celestial Venerable's true face, you would probably need to reach the same level of strength as the Celestial Venerable!"

Lin Xiao suddenly realized something.

Then they saw the City Lord of Wood Soul City take a step forward, and Lin Xiao followed him.

After the four of them stood in a row, the Heavenly Venerable on the throne of the City Lord's Mansion finally opened his mouth.

He first looked at the leader of the reinforcements from the Clear Stream Wilderness:

"Thank you for your help in the Clear Stream Wilderness. It was thanks to you that our Wood Soul Domain held out for those few days, which ultimately led to our victory!"

As the Celestial Venerable of the Wood Soul Domain spoke, he raised his hand, and a black, large-sword-shaped fifth-tier item appeared in his hand.

"This fifth-tier item is essentially our Wood Soul Domain's reward to the Clear Stream Wilderness!"

Upon seeing the reward from the Heavenly Venerable of the Wood Soul Domain, the leader of the Clear Stream Wilderness reinforcements was overjoyed:

"Thank you for your generous gift, Celestial Venerable. Our Clear Stream Wilderness and Wood Soul Domain are natural allies..."

After receiving the fifth-tier item from the Heavenly Venerable of the Wood Soul Domain, the leader of the Clear Stream Wilderness reinforcements showered him with flattery.

Even a seventh-level Celestial Venerable wouldn't get angry when he heard compliments, after all, who wouldn't want to be praised more?

After a while, the Celestial Venerable stopped the incessantly chattering leader of the Clear Stream Wilderness reinforcements.

Upon seeing this, the leader of the reinforcements knew that his flattery could only go so far, so he gave a slight bow to the Heavenly Venerable and took two steps back.

Next, the Heavenly Venerable of the Wood Soul Domain turned his gaze to the leader of the Green Bamboo Demon Clan.

The leader of the Green Bamboo Demon Clan stepped forward and bowed to the Celestial Venerable.

"I appreciate your hard work this time, Bamboo Demon Clan. After some time, I will be responsible for restoring your clan's bamboo forest to its original state and expanding its area. However, I can't do anything about the clan members who died as a result."

Even a seventh-tier being has no way to revive too many dead people.

The leader of the Green Bamboo Demon Clan nodded silently; he had already been thinking about this for some time.

However, the Celestial Venerable's suggestion to rebuild the Green Bamboo Forest was somewhat unexpected for him.

Of course, the rewards for the Green Bamboo Demon Clan were not yet over.

With a flick of his wrist, the Celestial Venerable revealed a black stone of unknown purpose in his palm.

Then, the Celestial Venerable threw the stone to the leader of the Green Bamboo Demons.

"This stone was compensation from them. Although it's a fifth-tier item, I haven't figured out how to use it. However, I feel that it might be somewhat suitable for your race!"

The leader of the Green Bamboo Demon Clan instinctively caught the pitch-black stone.

Feeling a certain power emanating from the stone, I felt a sense of joy.

After thanking the Celestial Venerable, the leader of the Green Bamboo Demon Clan took two steps back.

Then, the Heavenly Venerable of the Wood Soul Domain glanced at Lin Xiao, paused for a moment on Lin Xiao, and then looked at the city lord beside him.

"Thorn Knight, you did very well. This time, your contribution is the second greatest in the entire Wood Soul Domain." The Celestial Venerable was very satisfied with the actions of the Wood Soul City Lord.

Then, as if he had just thought of something, the Celestial Venerable asked the City Lord:

"I heard that in order to save the Wood Soul Domain, you traded away the only three Tier 5 items in your treasure vault?"

The city lord of Wood Soul City glanced at Lin Xiao subconsciously, then answered with a serious expression:

"Yes, Your Majesty, but this is something I, as the city lord of Wood Soul City, should do. As the city lord of Wood Soul City, I must protect the safety of Wood Soul City, and even the entire Wood Soul Domain!"

The city lord of Wood Soul City looked very solemn, and it seemed that he was telling the truth.

Even the Celestial Venerable was quite satisfied with the attitude of the City Lord of Wood Soul City:

"Very well, you truly are my most prized subordinate. However, since you've already suffered so much loss, I can't let you suffer the same fate!"

The Celestial Venerable of the Wood Soul Domain thought for a moment, then took out a set of armor from his spatial pocket.

The black armor was covered with strange symbols. The city lord of Wood Soul City couldn't help but probe it with his spiritual power and discovered that he could activate the black flames released by the Dark Sun Forest on this armor.

"This is a Tier 6 armor set they gave me as compensation. Perfect, it's enough to offset the Tier 3 and Tier 5 items you lost!"

"Besides, your current strength should be sufficient. I'll find a way to increase your success rate in reaching the sixth rank. Consider this a reward for you!"

The city lord, who had just acquired a sixth-tier armor, was stunned when he heard the Celestial Venerable's second statement.

Reaching the sixth rank was something this city lord dreamed of achieving.

However, he has always been afraid that he would fail to reach the sixth rank, which would lead to a decrease in his combat power.

Today, the Celestial Venerable of the Wood Soul Domain actually said that he could help him increase his success rate in reaching the sixth rank. With this news, even if he didn't get his hands on the sixth-rank item, the city lord would be extremely happy.

However, the City Lord of Wood Soul City also raised some questions. After hesitating for a moment, he asked the Celestial Venerable:

"My Lord, I wonder... just how many items did the ruler on the other side compensate you with?"

"Hahahaha!" Upon hearing the question from the City Lord of Wood Soul City, the Celestial Venerable laughed loudly, then replied:

"Don't worry about that. That overlord on the other side compensated me with two seventh-tier items, five sixth-tier items, seven fifth-tier items, and eighteen fourth-tier items. As for items of the third tier and below, I haven't kept track of them!"