A bustling ce with arge portal standing firmly in the center of a za paved with white stones in a specific pattern. The vast za was filled with a variety of races. There were humanoids with lion heads, crows with sharp beaks, and even beautiful women with pointed ears. However, humans remained the dominant race in this ce.


    At thatrge portal, people of various races would appear every so often. Besides their diverse physical forms, these people also possessed a wide range of power auras. asionally, a power equal to Foundation Building (Tier-2) would emerge, and several times a figure with the strength of a Golden Core (Tier-3) would appear.


    At this moment, a man with ck hair and a friendly face emerged from the portal, followed by two beautiful girls who looked joyful and energetic.


    "Yay... That was so easy," said the short-haired girl, letting out a light sigh.


    Yes, the three people who had just emerged from the portal were Lein, Laras, and Nita, who had previously nned to visit the Guandu Realm.


    "This ce is still as busy as before," Lein said as he observed his surroundings. He saw a long line at the registration post for new rulers wanting to umte contribution points. He also saw arge gate, the exit from the teleportation area.


    "Come on, what are we waiting for? Let''s get out of here first," said Lein, already walking towards the exit gate. There wasn''t anything particrly interesting in the teleportation area.


    Nita and Laras were still chatting lightly and observing the various races around them. asionally, Nita wouldment on a race with an unusual body shape, and Laras would try to share her knowledge about it.


    However, after a while, as she was too engrossed in talking to Laras, Nita lost track of Lein. She looked around and finally saw him far ahead, walking towards the exit gate.


    "Brother, wait! Why are you in such a hurry?" Nita called out softly, seeing that Lein had already walked quite a distance. She walked impatiently, with hurried steps, trying to catch Lein''s attention.


    Seeing Nita''s behavior, Laras could only smile slightly, amused by her clinginess toward Lein.


    ...


    As they stepped out of the teleportation za, the main view of Heavenly News City greeted them. The main streets of this city were filled with people from the Qian race, who were the majority poption in the Guandu Realm. The bustling streets reminded them of viges on Earth but were much livelier and more crowded.


    Along the road, various activities illustrated the diversity of life in Heavenly News City. There were merchants pushing carts full of hay. On the side of the road, small shops operated with just a piece of cloth as their base, where sellers offered their goods to busy passersby.


    However, the most striking were the Cultivators. They walked confidently, radiating an undeniable aura of strength. Long swords hung at their waists, symbols of the power and skills they had achieved.


    "Look, there''s a food stall over there," Nita eximed loudly. Out of all the activities and ces along the streets of Heavenly News City, Nita only cared about the food stall.


    "Hmm... when ites to food, your eyes are sharp," Lein rolled his eyes 360 degrees at Nita''s intense gaze at a noodle stall not far away.


    Even so, Lein felt they needed to explore Heavenly News City for a bit. So, without thinking further, he led the two girls towards the noodle stall.


    ***


    In the emptiness of the universe, two figures were locked in fiercebat.


    "Human, you will die today!"


    A monster in human form spoke with a terrifying tone. Its body seemed to be made of shiny ck rocks, with glowingva mes visible in the gaps between the stones. Its horrifying appearance could make lower-level rulers shiver in fear.


    On the opposite side of the fiery monster, an old man in a white robe hovered calmly in the void. His face showed no sign of worry, let alone fear, towards theva monster in front of him.


    "You talk too much."


    Immediately after saying this, the old man waved both hands in front of him, forming a strange pattern. Every movement left a trail of glowing blue light.


    "Nirvana Fire Hand!"


    A massive hand appeared out of nowhere. The hand was so enormous, reaching a hundred meters in size, making theva monster look tiny beneath it.


    The Nirvana Fire Hand, glowing with blue mes, shot down toward theva monster at incredible speed, as if intent on destroying anything in its path.


    Theva monster, though terrifying and full of rage, immediately jumped back, dodging the approaching attack with equally swift movements. When the gigantic hand struck the spot where it had been, a massive explosion ensued, sending shockwaves that shook the entire void. Dust particles and cosmic rocks that had been floating around now scattered in chaos.


    "Argh..."


    Not standing idle, theva monster. With a thunderous roar, it swung its arm made of shiny ck rock, hurling a massive fireball formed from zingva toward the old man. The fireball burned so brightly, tearing through the space it passed, as if it could burn the entire universe.


    "Indeed, this chaos monster is as terrifying as its name," the old manmented, watching the terrifying attackunched by theva monster. Without hesitation, the old man dodged the attack with a graceful movement, as if merely shifting a few inches to the side.


    His blue eyes gleamed with a frightening calm. Quickly, he gathered energy in his hands, and before the fireball could reach him, he made another rapid hand movement.


    "A Thousand Shadow Swords!"


    In an instant, the space around him was filled with thousands of energy swords shining with blue light. The swords shot forward with terrifying speed, chasing theva monster from all directions. Each shadow sword that struck the monster''s body emitted a small explosion, tearing through the ck rockyer that covered it and burning every crevice filled withva.