Explosion

Ye Zong was seated in the City Lord's Office, dealing with all the paperwork. Just as he relaxed a bit, he felt a powerful earthquake. The entire city lord's building was shaking from that Earthquake.

A few seconds later, Ye Zong realized that this was a shockwave. He sensed that it originated from the Sacred Family's direction.

"Has the Sacred Family created a Battle Inscription of Mass Destruction?" Ye Zong muttered with a terrified look.

He was sure this Battle Inscription would obliterate even a Legend Ranked expert!

However, Ye Zong wasn't the only one startled. The Divine Family's Patriarch also came to a similar conclusion, and his face morphed into a frown.

The Snow Wind Family, the Divine Family, and the Sacred Family were considered the powerful families of the Glory City. Among them, the Snow Wind Family was the most powerful since it held a Legend Ranked Expert, while the Sacred Family and the Divine Family were considered at the same level.

However, Chen Zhenlong predicted that the production of this dreadful Battle Inscription would radically alter the power dynamics. The Divine Family would slip to third place among the Glory City's three most powerful families, while the Sacred Family would battle for the first position with the Snow Wind Family!

While the rivals of the Sacred Family broke into a sweat, the most terrified of them was none other than Shen Hong!

He was terrified that a terrifying expert was targeting the Sacred Family! Just a few days ago, his sister fought against a masked expert and was left gravely injured.

And today, an explosion occurred near the Sacred Family's Estate. This seemed to be a warning to the Sacred Family.

And considering what he knew, Shen Hong felt that it was linked to his alliance with the Dark Guild.

But as far as he was aware, the Glory City only had a single Legend Ranked Expert, Ye Mo. Only he possessed the power to generate such a massive explosion.

'Wait… If the Snow Wind Family was aware of my alliance with the Dark Guild, they would have confronted me first. Ye Zong and Ye Mo would have come to warn me clearly before declaring war on me. They wouldn't have used such an indirect method to warn me.'

His next suspect was actually the Dark Guild. They held experts that could generate such a powerful explosion.

But Shen Hong failed to understand why they would do such a thing inside the Sacred Family's territory.

"I should observe the location," Shen Hong decided after some consideration.

He didn't immediately move to the location as he feared meeting that expert who was capable of generating such a powerful explosion.

But not doing anything was also not an option. He could have ignored it if it happened elsewhere, but this occurred within his own territory. He had to check it out!

Shen Hong arrived at the site soon enough, and he couldn't help but take a gasp while staring at the destruction. Even the ground seemed to have been swallowed by that explosion!

"…I need to ask Long Sha about this when I meet him next time," Shen Hong whispered.

He knew that the Glory City must have felt that shockwave and decided to visit the City Lord's Mansion.

After Shen Hong arrived, Ye Zong instantly asked him, "What was that explosion, Shen Hong?"

"I don't know," Shen Hong sincerely responded.

Ye Zong wasn't convinced by that answer. He spoke with a frown on his face, "This occurred within your territory, Shen Hong! It's impossible for you to know nothing about it!"

Shen Hong responded furiously, "You should have sensed the power of that shockwave! Only a Legend Ranked Expert could have generated that explosion! And unfortunately, the Sacred Family doesn't have a Legend Ranked Expert! So tell me, was it, Lord Ye Mo, behind that explosion!"

Ye Zong's expression turned a bit colder as Shen Hong brought Ye Mo into the middle of their discussion.

"No. My father wasn't involved," Ye Zong instantly replied.

"And this wasn't our doing as well. Or do you think I am stupid enough to test something within my territory?! It's obvious that the suspicion would fall on me!" Shen Hong spoke.

"That's…true," Ye Zong spoke with a frown. He felt that Shen Hong was telling the truth.

But this only brought up further questions. If it wasn't the Sacred Family, then who was it behind that explosion?

"Then it could only be the Dark Guild!" Ye Zong snarled as he came to a conclusion, "The audacity of those scumbags!"

"…Yeah. I also believe it was the Dark Guild," Shen Hong agreed after a short pause.

"I will organize a meeting with all the Noble Families of the Glory City. They need to be prepared in case the Dark Guild makes a move against them. Also, the Snow Wind Family promises full support in this battle against the Dark Guild," Ye Zong solemnly spoke.

Shen Hong seemed relieved upon hearing those words and nodded. He had successfully turned the suspicion away from himself.

The Noble Family meeting was scheduled for the weekend. All the seven major Noble Families and the top three families of Glory City were the attendees of this meeting.

At this moment, Nie Li was cultivating along with his comrades, and he sensed that terrifying explosion. Even he gazed in the Sacred Family's mansion's direction and wondered what they had created this time around.

This gave him a sense of urgency to quickly increase his strength. If he continued to use the simple methods, it would take a long time for him to acquire the strength necessary to make a difference!