Supreme Warrior in the City

”Because the first place on the Shadow List is an assassin!” Ye Jiansheng explained. ”The assassin has been the undisputed number one on the Shadow List for thirty-six years. When he first appeared, he directly killed the then number one, becoming the new number one. Afterward, the Law Enforcers from the Heavenly Palace found him and invited him to participate in the selection for Law Enforcers. But he declined.”

Su Yang was astonished. ”Why would he refuse such an opportunity?”

Ye Jiansheng smiled. ”To refuse participation in the selection is to defy the rules of the Heavenly Palace. Those Law Enforcers wanted to forcefully take him for the selection, but the three who found him were all slain by him.”

”What?” Su Yang was shocked. ”He killed Law Enforcers... what... what is he trying to do?”

”Later, the Heavenly Palace was enraged and sent out Law Enforcers seven times in a row to besiege him. A total of one hundred and three Law Enforcers died in the process, yet the assassin remained unharmed,” Ye Jiansheng explained. ”Eventually, the affair ended there. The Heavenly Palace never troubled the assassin again, and the top three of the Shadow List changed to the second to the fourth places!”

Su Yang was dumbstruck. Such an assassin was too formidable, wasn’t he? One person against the entire Heavenly Palace, and to the extent that the Heavenly Palace no longer dared confront him. How extraordinary must his strength be? Could there really be such an invincible individual in this world?

”Although the Heavenly Palace is the most powerful, if they need to pay too great a price to deal with one person, they will still compromise and make concessions!” Ye Jiansheng said. ”For instance, the assassin, for instance, the Su Family.”

”Does the Su Family also have individuals with such formidable power?” Su Yang inquired.

”The Su Family of Yanbei, where gods and demons retreat!” Ye Jiansheng stated. ”The individuals in the Su Family may not have the strength of the assassin individually, but there are many Terrestrial Immortals in the Su Family. At its peak, there were more than two hundred Terrestrial Immortals. Although nearly half of them were lost in a massive battle seventeen years ago, they remain a force to be reckoned with and still one of the seven Superlunary Clans that even the Heavenly Palace cannot interfere with!”

Taking a deep breath, Su Yang spoke in a serious tone, ”The seven Superlunary Clans? You mean there are six other families, similar to the Su Family, that are also beyond the reach of the Heavenly Palace?”

”Not just that, but there are also some powerful sects!” Ye Jiansheng said. ”For example, the Martial God Platform, the Hidden Sword Pavilion, and Lingxiao Peak!”

”From what you’re saying, many people are out of the Heavenly Palace’s control!” Su Yang said. ”Then the control of the Heavenly Palace is not that extraordinary!”

”Not necessarily!” Ye Jiansheng shook his head. ”What I’ve mentioned are, after all, the minority. The Heavenly Palace controls eighty percent of the Terrestrial Immortals in the world. Moreover, I’ve only said that these forces are not under the control of the Heavenly Palace, not that they are stronger than the Heavenly Palace. It’s just that the Heavenly Palace has to pay a certain price to eliminate them. Therefore, the Heavenly Palace has made compromises and concessions in these areas! In fact, if the Heavenly Palace is willing—if they are ready to pay these prices—then there is no one in the world who can escape the control of the Heavenly Palace!”