Ahead, the ancient Prosperity Wall had a massive gap.
This wasn’t the small corner Lin Xiao had previously refined. Instead, a section of the wall, dozens of meters high, was entirely gone.
And it wasn’t just a small patch. A stretch of the wall, spanning several miles, had vanished!
A gaping hole, miles long, had appeared in the Prosperity City wall.
“Good heavens…” Lin Xiao was dumbfounded, muttering in disbelief. He had only refined a piece the size of half a palm, yet now, miles of the wall were gone…
The shock left him reeling.
Not only Lin Xiao, but Shi Jindou, Zi Jinchen, and the countless others who rushed over were stunned.
The Prosperity Wall was impervious even to Martial Emperors. The previous loss of a small corner had already shaken the entire city.
Now, an entire section was gone.
This was utterly unbelievable!
“What on earth happened?” someone asked an elder in Sheng family attire standing ahead.
“We don’t know what happened. In just a few breaths, the Prosperity Wall vanished. As it disappeared, a masked figure in black fled from this spot at incredible speed. The Sheng Emperor and a group of Martial Emperors have already given chase,” the elder said, dazed.
“What!”
The crowd was shocked. An entire section of the Prosperity Wall had vanished without a sound?
How was that possible?
Wasn’t the Prosperity Wall impervious to Martial Emperors? How could someone make such a large section disappear so silently?
“It’s him. It has to be him who refined the Prosperity Wall!” Lin Xiao confirmed in his heart.
The earlier phenomenon in Prosperity City could have been caused by an attack, though refining the wall was the more likely cause.
But seeing the scene before him and hearing the elder’s words, a silent disappearance could only mean one thing: the Prosperity Wall had been refined!
The only ones capable of refining Prosperity Stone were him and that Stone Human Clan powerhouse!
That Stone Human Clan powerhouse had survived countless ages in the Mysterious Domain Battlefield through a special method, a peerless expert capable of breaking through the Mysterious Domain. Only he could refine such a vast amount of stone!
Even so, Lin Xiao was utterly shocked. Refining just a corner had allowed him to break through two levels of hand sea cultivation, nearly reaching another major realm.
But the Stone Human Clan powerhouse had refined an entire miles-long section of the wall. How terrifying would his cultivation progress be?
Of course, it was possible he only refined it with his hand sea. Since the Stone Human Clan’s entire body was stone, perhaps refining with his whole body required even more stone aura.
Still, the sheer quantity of miles of Prosperity Stone was terrifying, no matter how you looked at it.
“An ancient monster who’s lived for countless ages… what level of strength would he reach after refining a section of the Prosperity Wall?” Lin Xiao sighed, unable to fathom it.
Meanwhile, murmurs of astonishment rippled through the surroundings.
“This is just like the missing corner before, destroyed without a sound. The earlier incident was just a test; now it’s for real!”
“I wonder what method he used.”
“The Prosperity Wall has stood for countless ages, unbreakable by anyone. Who is this person who can destroy it?”
“Could it be a powerhouse stronger than a Martial Emperor?”
“Impossible. If it were someone stronger than a Martial Emperor, they wouldn’t need to hide!”
“Maybe they used some extraordinary treasure!”
“After destroying the Prosperity Wall, will they attack Prosperity City next?”
“It’s possible. If so, Prosperity City is in danger…”
“Besides the Prosperity Wall, Prosperity City has terrifying formations. Even if the wall is damaged, it only weakens the city’s defenses.”
“Not necessarily. The city’s formations are set in the beacon towers, and the Prosperity Wall has a mysterious connection to them. If the wall is destroyed, the formations might fail or require far more energy to maintain.”
“No need to worry too much. The Sheng family oversees Prosperity City, and the leaders of the Lingjian Sect and Qianglong Sect, who hold Prosperity Tokens, are here. With those two protecting the city, destroying it won’t be easy. The leaders of the Lingjian Sect and Qianglong Sect are the pinnacle existences in the Southeast Domain, and other Martial Emperor factions won’t stand idly by either…”
The discussions went on endlessly, with countless people speculating.
“Everyone, join the Sheng family to hunt down the culprit who damaged the Prosperity Wall! If you find any trace of the culprit, the Sheng family will reward you handsomely!” an elder from the Sheng family flew over and announced to the crowd, his voice laced with intense anger.
At his words, many joined the Sheng family’s experts, surging out of Prosperity City in all directions.
With such a major event, the Sheng family was likely furious to the extreme. Those who contributed would surely be greatly rewarded.
At that moment, countless miles from Prosperity City, a masked figure in black, riding a void ship, sped through the void.
“Even if chaos erupts, staying in the city breeds no fighting spirit. Walls will eventually break, and those who don’t advance will perish. My refining of the wall might not be a bad thing for you,” the masked figure sighed from the void ship.
If the Sheng Emperor heard this, he would surely be furious enough to spit blood.
“Those who destroy Prosperity City will die!”
At that moment, another void ship shot forward from behind. A long spear pierced through the void, trailed by a radiant dragon-like glow, as if a true dragon were charging. It carried terrifying Martial Emperor pressure and immense force, rushing forward at incredible speed.
The masked figure turned and threw a punch directly at the incoming spear.
“Clang!” A deafening clash rang out, as if the void itself shattered. Sparks flew, and dazzling light erupted. The spear was blasted back.
“What?” From behind, a robust elder was shocked, his face filled with disbelief.
He knew better than anyone how terrifying that spear strike was and how sharp his weapon was. Yet this person had caught it bare-handed!
How strong was this person’s physical body?
“Boom!”
In the elder’s moment of shock, the masked figure thrust out a palm. A massive stone materialized out of thin air, pressing toward him.
The elder grabbed his recoiling spear and thrust it at the stone.
“Rumble!”…
A thunderous explosion followed. The stone shattered into a torrent of stone aura, its rolling waves forcing the elder back.
By the time the elder steadied himself and his void ship, the masked figure had vanished from sight.
“A powerhouse no weaker than me!”
Staring into the void ahead, the elder’s face was filled with profound shock. “Capable of refining the Prosperity Wall, with a terrifying physical body and the power to turn force into stone. Who is this person?”
In the distant void, the masked figure sighed. “That spear user wasn’t bad. There are still some noteworthy figures among today’s humans.”
“With so many Martial Emperors gathered, it’s troublesome. Once I’ve finished refining this Prosperity Stone, I’ll return! With a wall like this, my strength can recover significantly…”
With that, the masked figure rode the void ship, disappearing far into the horizon.
