Chaotic Sword God Chapter 617: Minor Achievement with the Chaotic Body (Two)

News of the fact that a Saint Ruler had been killed by the barrier of Mercenary City spread like wildfire throughout the city. Practically everyone that heard the news was stunned into silence as they processed the information with great shock.

Saint Rulers were extremely rare individuals on the continent. In the eyes of the general populace, people like them stood at the very top of the power structure. They were the ones who had grasped the profound mysteries of the world and arrived at the realm where only the supernaturals could go. A single lift of their hand was capable of destroying the earth around them, and even gods wouldn’t be left unharmed.

When they heard that a person of this legendary status had been killed by the punishment of Mercenary City, everyone had been thoroughly shocked once more by the severity of the punishment. Once again, everyone acknowledged the power of Mercenary City if it could so easily kill a Saint Ruler.

Following the spread of the fact that a Saint Ruler had died, news that Jian Chen had been left relatively unharmed had accompanied it as well. Everyone was especially curious to know just how Jian Chen had been able to escape punishment even though he had been the one to instigate the fight and had destroyed several establishments. No one knew the answer why.

In a small kingdom roughly fifty thousand kilometers away, a single person with a doughty build was drinking a jar of wine and eating a platter of food by himself in an inn. As he ate, he listened to the random gossip of the people around him with great interest, especially when their conversations pertained to Mercenary City. With a voice just low enough for only himself to hear, he smiled, “The barrier of Mercenary City was placed down by the unparalleled genius Mo Tianyun himself. It gained sentience a long time ago, so how could a measly Saint Ruler compare to it? If a Saint Ruler were to fight, they would die without even a whimper. In all of these years, I wonder just how many Saint Rulers have lost their lives to it

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