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**Chapter 2296: We Didn't Wait in Vain**

The closer he got, the more extraordinary this city seemed.

Until he arrived at the foot of the city and saw its name.

**Soul City!**

"This name is a bit strange!" Lin Moyu thought to himself. Why would it be named this way?

The name of any city is not chosen randomly. There must be a reason for such a name.

The city gates opened, and the atmosphere became even more intense.

It wasn't killing intent, but rather battle intent.

The entire city was in a state of combat readiness, as if prepared for a great battle at any moment.

As he entered the city and walked along the streets, Lin Moyu noticed that there were no ordinary people in the city, only soldiers.

The entire city resembled a massive military camp; it was a military city.

The architecture of the city bore some resemblance to the city he had seen in the Fingertip Ruins, and even the Divine City had some similarities.

Lin Moyu felt that the Divine City was modeled after this Soul City.

As he sensed the aura within Soul City, Lin Moyu felt increasingly uneasy.

So, he quietly activated his Undead Vision.

In an instant, he saw countless soul fires burning brightly.

Lin Moyu was shocked. The soul fires he saw here were completely different from those he had seen before.

Every building, every soldier, every cultivator in the city was a cluster of soul fire.

They had no physical bodies, so everything seen by the naked eye was composed of soul fire.

Especially the dark clouds enveloping the city, which were also filled with countless soul fires.

"They are all dead, only their souls remain."

"Previously, Xingping Supreme and Tianze Supreme had only physical bodies, no souls."

"But here, there are only souls, no physical bodies."

**"What exactly is going on?"**

Lin Moyu was a bit confused and couldn't figure it out for a moment.

At this time, several gazes fell upon him, and the Supreme beside him softly commanded, "Withdraw your gaze."

Lin Moyu immediately retracted his Undead Vision, knowing he had been discovered.

Fortunately, the other party only issued a warning and did not take direct action.

The strength of this city exceeded his imagination.

After entering the city, he had already seen more than ten Supremes, patrolling the city with their teams.

And he had only seen a small part of Soul City; there were many more areas he hadn't seen, and there would be even more Supremes.

If a fight broke out, he wasn't confident in his current strength.

Especially the dark clouds overhead, which gave Lin Moyu a strong sense of danger.

After walking in the city for half a day, the group finally arrived in front of a pagoda.

The pagoda seemed to have suddenly appeared; Lin Moyu hadn't seen it before.

The pagoda soared into the sky, connecting with the dark clouds above. Lightning and thunder continuously struck the pagoda, which was also flashing with electric light.

However, these lightning bolts gave Lin Moyu a sense of gloom.

"They are not dark lightning; they are void lightning."

"Lightning composed of void power."

Sensing the void power, Lin Moyu was not surprised.

With so many Supremes in Soul City, their city lord must be even stronger, at least a peak Supreme, possibly even a Heavenly Lord.

For such an existence to use void power was not surprising.

The group stopped in front of the pagoda, and the leading Supreme saluted the pagoda, "Reporting to the City Lord, the person has been brought."

The pagoda hummed, and the door opened, accompanied by a voice, "You may leave."

"Yes, sir!" The leading Supreme did not hesitate and left immediately.

Hearing the city lord's voice, Lin Moyu thought to himself, "It's a woman."

The city lord's voice was that of a woman, carrying an air of authority, clearly someone who had been in a high position for a long time.

The city lord's voice echoed in Lin Moyu's ears again, "Come in!"

Lin Moyu did not hesitate. Having come this far, how could he not go in?

Moreover, he wanted to see whether the city lord was a peak Supreme or a Heavenly Lord.

He walked into the pagoda with large strides. The interior was bright and exquisite, with a woman in battle armor sitting on a throne in the center.

There was no need to say it; she was the city lord of Soul City.

The city lord was valiant and formidable, her gaze as sharp as lightning, looking at Lin Moyu.

In that instant, Lin Moyu felt that she was not a soul but a living, powerful being.

There was no overwhelming pressure, but Lin Moyu could feel that if she wanted to kill him, it wouldn't be difficult.

Lin Moyu saluted her, "Junior Lin Moyu greets the senior!"

Although she had long been dead, she was worthy of being called a senior.

The city lord's voice was clear, "There are two reasons I allowed you to enter."

"First, you possess the Soul Sword Sect's Soul Execution Sword. The Soul Execution Sword is a heritage item of my Sword Sect. By obtaining it, you are considered a successor of my Soul Sword Sect."

Lin Moyu suddenly understood. No wonder it was called Soul City; the city lord was also from the Soul Sword Sect.

And because he possessed the Soul Execution Sword, she regarded him differently and allowed him to enter the city.

Lin Moyu, with a hint of apology, said, "I am ashamed to say that since obtaining the Soul Execution Sword, I have not found a suitable candidate to continue the Soul Sword Sect's heritage."

Originally, he wanted to pass the Soul Sword Sect's heritage to his sister, but her bloodline awakening was too powerful, even rejecting the heritage of the Heaven and Earth Sword Sect, let alone the slightly weaker Soul Sword Sect.

Later, due to being too busy, he never had the time to find a suitable candidate to inherit the Soul Sword Sect's heritage, and the matter was left unresolved.

The city lord did not blame Lin Moyu, "No matter, as long as you have the intention to find one, you will naturally find it."

"The second reason is that you carry his aura. You should be the one he mentioned."

"But this still needs to be confirmed. You need to provide proof."

Lin Moyu's heart skipped a beat. The "he" the city lord mentioned could only be the mysterious master.

Could it be that this place was also a contingency plan set up by the mysterious master?

If so, how many contingency plans had the mysterious master left behind? One after another, his ability to plan was truly terrifying.

Thinking this, he asked, "What kind of proof does the senior need?"

The city lord uttered four words, "The Fire of World Destruction."

"As expected, it is related to the mysterious master."

Lin Moyu opened his palm, and a flame rose from his palm.

The flame burned brightly, seemingly small but possessing immense power.

As soon as the flame appeared, the entire space began to distort and deform, with constant screams echoing within.

The entire Soul City was composed of souls, and souls had an instinctive fear of the Fire of World Destruction.

The city lord snorted softly, and an invisible force swept across the city, instantly stabilizing it.

Lin Moyu also withdrew the Fire of World Destruction. This was enough; he didn't really intend to burn them.

Moreover, even if he detonated the Fire of World Destruction, it was uncertain whether it could burn them to death.

The city lord said, "As he said, we didn't wait in vain for so long."

"Tell me, what is the situation outside? How is the development of the human race? Is the Black Blood Great World still there? What danger is the Great World facing this time?"

The city lord's tone was somewhat relaxed, as if confirming Lin Moyu's identity and knowing that the mysterious master's plan had not gone wrong.

She began to inquire about the current situation of the Great World. Having stayed in the ruins for so many years, she knew nothing about the outside world.

Lin Moyu roughly explained what he knew and also inquired about what had happened back then and why they had stayed until now in this manner.