Lord Came Back From The Battlefield

The news of the Northern Domain King’s death had already reached the City Lord’s Mansion, throwing the entire compound into chaos.

In times of great peril, people tend to flee. Many had already taken their families and escaped.

Of course, some remained, including two elite armies under the Northern Domain King.

The core members of these armies had followed the Northern Domain King into battle and perished in the mountains. The highest-ranking survivors were only at the ninth-rank Perceiving Dao Realm.

The two thousand people gathered in the square looked at Billy and his group with intense apprehension.

In a world where the strong ruled, they had little choice. With the Northern Domain King dead, their only option was to submit.

“Everyone listen up, you have two choices!” Billy announced loudly, scanning the crowd.

“First, leave on your own and I’ll give you a way out, but only for today. Anyone causing trouble later will be killed without mercy!”

“Second, stay in the City Lord’s Mansion. From today, Sky Cloud Pavilion will take over. Those who choose to stay must submit completely, or face death without mercy!”

Billy clearly did not intend to stay permanently in the North Domain. Once matters were settled here, he planned to return to the West Domain.

Radiant Sky City in the West Domain had a teleportation channel connecting to Akabuchi City, allowing everyone to return at any time.

“I am willing to submit!” A Late Stage of Perceiving Dao Realm elder responded loudly as Billy finished speaking.

“I am willing to submit too!”

“I choose to stay!”

One after another, most people made their choice.

This also showed that Sky Cloud Pavilion had a decent reputation in Northern Abyss City.

Those unwilling to stay chose to leave.

Soon, members of Sky Cloud Pavilion arrived, totaling four to five thousand people, more than enough to take over the City Lord’s Mansion.

Billy then had Samuel Sparks deliver an impassioned speech, marking their official takeover of the City Lord’s Mansion.

“Thank you, Mr. Billy!” Samuel Sparks bowed to Billy inside a grand hall of the City Lord’s Mansion.

For Sky Cloud Pavilion, this was a winning gamble!

Without losing a single soldier, they had become the rulers of the North Domain and were naturally grateful!

“Mr. Bowman, no need for thanks. It was a small matter,” Billy smiled and continued, “With the Northern Domain King dead, the Domain Lord’s Mansion will likely take action. We must remain cautious!”

“That’s exactly what I wanted to discuss with you, Mr. Billy. I’m worried about the Domain Lord’s Mansion…” Samuel Sparks said with a serious expression.

“Don’t worry too much. Their target is me. Until they capture me, they won’t focus too much on this place,” Billy responded.

“The strength of the Domain Lord’s Mansion should not be underestimated, Mr. Billy,” Samuel Sparks cautioned.

“Understood,” Billy nodded.

“By the way, Mr. Billy, you went to Heavenly Secrets Pavilion for matters related to the City of the Dead, right?” Samuel Sparks asked.

“Indeed,” Billy replied with a smile. “It’s a pity we couldn’t meet Old Alfie.”

“Mr. Bowman, do you know if there’s anything valuable in the City of the Dead besides the treasures left by the original Domain Lord’s Mansion?” Stout asked.

“I haven’t heard of anything valuable,” Samuel Sparks smiled hesitantly. “But…”

“But what?” Stout pressed.

“Mr. Billy, have you heard of the Star Domain Chasm?” Samuel Sparks asked Billy in return.

“Star Domain Chasm? What’s that?” Everyone was puzzled.

“I don’t know much detail; I only know a little,” Samuel Sparks continued.

“Our universe is divided into first to ninth-rank star domains. First to third-rank are low-rank star domains, fourth to sixth-rank are mid-rank star domains, and seventh to ninth-rank are high-rank star domains.”

“To travel from a low-rank star domain to a mid-rank star domain or from a mid-rank star domain to a high-rank star domain, one must pass through a legendary Star Domain Chasm. Otherwise, it’s impossible!”

“Hmm?” Everyone was puzzled again.

“What do you mean?” Azure Dragon asked after a pause. “Can’t we just take a starship? It might take longer, but still…”

“No,” Samuel Sparks shook his head and added.

“As far as I know, no starship in our star domain can reach a mid-rank star domain.”Content property of NôvelDra/ma.Org.

“Why?” Azure Dragon and others asked simultaneously.

“The journey from a low-rank star domain to a mid-rank star domain is extremely long,” Samuel Sparks explained again.

“The path is filled with unknowns. Just the cosmic storms and black holes alone are impassable for starships.”

“It’s said that someone from our third-rank star domain once tried to reach a higher-rank star domain by starship.”

“There were ten Heaven Dao Realm experts on that ship, including two late-stage Heaven Dao Realm experts, three mid-stage Heaven Dao Realm experts, and five early-stage Heaven Dao Realm experts.”

“And what happened?” Judge asked.

“It’s said that the starship was torn apart by cosmic storms before it even left our third-rank star domain. All ten Heaven Dao Realm experts perished!” Samuel Sparks continued.

Hearing this, everyone gasped in shock.

Even late-stage Heaven Dao Realm experts couldn’t survive?

“Is it really that terrifying?” Soul Chaser couldn’t help but ask.

“Cosmic storms and black holes are two super killers in the vast universe!” Samuel Sparks said again.

“Isn’t it possible that someone got lucky and avoided all cosmic storms and black holes to reach a fourth-rank star domain?” Azure Dragon suggested.

“In theory, it’s possible,” Samuel Sparks nodded. “But practically, it’s not feasible.”

“Why?” Vermilion Bird asked.

“Because the journey is too long!” Samuel Sparks replied. “I don’t know exactly how long.”

“But one thing is certain: with our current starships, it would take nearly a hundred years just to leave our third-rank star domain, maybe even longer!”

Everyone was stunned.

“Is this third-rank star domain that big?” White Tiger asked.

“It’s even bigger than we imagine!” Samuel Sparks smiled.

“The vast universe is boundless. A hundred-year journey is actually not that long.”

“For example, from Radiant Sky City to Northern Abyss City in the Great Blue Star Domain, it only takes twenty days by starship. It doesn’t seem that big.”

“But do you know that the area enclosed by the Great Blue Four Domains accounts for less than one-thousandth of this second-rank star domain?”

“It’s just that other areas are dead zones without spiritual energy and thus no living beings.”

“Alright then,” everyone sighed slightly.

“Mr. Bowman, are you saying that this so-called Star Domain Chasm is like a teleportation channel?” Vermilion Bird asked Samuel Sparks.

“It can avoid cosmic storms and black holes and greatly shorten the distance between low-rank and mid-rank star domains?”