In the sky realm port of the Abyssal Void, cultivators from various factions had gathered.
Banners symbolizing different forces were planted everywhere, demarcating the territories.
But now, the sky realm port was filled with flags bearing a ghost face.
Ye Yun looked at Xing Wu and Xu Bing Lan in confusion.
"Do you recognize the owner of these flags?"
His understanding of the various factions in the sky realm was limited, let alone these flags.
However, Xu Bing Lan recognized them at a glance and frowned.
"These seem to be... the flags of Black Abyss City."
Upon hearing the name, Ye Yun and Xing Wu were both stunned.
Especially Ye Yun, who had been attacked by two cultivators from Black Abyss City just two days ago in the space where Xing Wu hid the Heart of Heavenly Principles.
And not long ago, when he met Gu Xiao Yue, she had also mentioned friction with Black Abyss City.
Looking at the uniformly black flags of Black Abyss City in the port below, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"Judging by the appearance, perhaps Black Abyss City has annexed the port?"
"That's likely the case, otherwise, there wouldn't be only their flags."
Xing Wu nodded, her eyes narrowed.
"It seems the storms in the Void Sea have prevented anyone from the sky realm from traveling here for over a year, giving them wicked ideas."
In this Abyssal Void, major forces couldn't dispatch large armies. Black Abyss City was the local power, coupled with the increasingly intense void storms in the Void Sea.
The Lord of Black Abyss City probably felt that the connection between the sky realm and the Abyssal Void would be completely severed from now on.
The sky realm port, as a gathering place for major factions and a commercial center, would naturally bring immense short-term benefits if taken over.
Ye Yun sneered.
"Since that's the case, let's give him a surprise."
His original intention in coming here was to unify the forces of the Abyssal Void.
But with Black Abyss City acting so presumptuously, he naturally couldn't let it slide. He would start with them.
He glanced at Xing Wu and Xu Bing Lan, and they nodded at each other.
"Keeping Black Abyss City around is a trouble. Let's deal with them first."
At the same time, the Lord of Black Abyss City was unaware that disaster was imminent.
Currently, he and several elders from the city were in a warehouse, inspecting their recent haul.
"Excellent, excellent! I knew those factions would have considerable resources in the Abyssal Void. These good things are enough for a long time!"
The Lord of Black Abyss City looked at the mountains of rare treasures piled before him, his face beaming with joy.
It was worth the crucial decision he had made earlier to attack the cultivators of various sky realm factions who had remained here.
After all, with the upheaval in the Void Sea, it would be impossible for anyone to come from the sky realm in the future.
Even if they did, he wasn't particularly afraid. The reason was simple.
An elder beside him respectfully said to him,
"Congratulations, City Lord! With these treasures, your newly broken-through Emperor tier cultivation can be thoroughly stabilized, and perhaps you can even advance further."
Another elder nodded, sighing with emotion.
"With your Lordship's Emperor tier cultivation now as a guarantee, we don't have to worry even if someone attacks us in the future!"
"This Abyssal Void should be the domain of our Black Abyss City!"
The Lord of Black Abyss City was full of smiles at their praise.
That's right, not long ago, he had unexpectedly broken through from the Quasi-Emperor realm to the Emperor tier!
Although his cultivation was still unstable, he was ultimately an Emperor tier expert, unmatched by anyone below that level.
It was precisely because of this that he had made up his mind to completely seize control of the other factions in the Abyssal Void.
The Lord of Black Abyss City sighed, "The only regret is that massive battleship from back then."
"If we could have captured it then, we would be even stronger!"
An elder beside him chuckled, "City Lord, you don't need to worry. After some time, we will establish cooperative relations with those fellows of the Abyssal race."
"Hand over the remaining individuals here who once opposed the Abyssal race, and we will have no enemies left."
Upon hearing this, the Lord of Black Abyss City nodded thoughtfully.
"That makes sense. With this Emperor presiding, the fellows of the Abyssal race will cooperate with us obediently."
He was thinking very highly of himself. Since the connection between the Abyssal Void and the sky realm was severed.
There was no need for them to maintain an antagonistic relationship with the Abyssal race. It would be better to cooperate and divide the Abyssal Void together.
And how to gain the trust of the Abyssal race? According to the Lord of Black Abyss City's plan, it was to capture all cultivators from the sky realm in the Abyssal Void and hand them over to the Abyssal race.
Clearly, they had not realized that such an act was tantamount to betraying their own kind, a traitorous act...
...
Just as they were envisioning a beautiful future.
Suddenly, an urgent voice came from outside.
"City Lord! There's a situation at the port! Something big has happened!"
Hearing this, the Lord of Black Abyss City frowned.
He turned to the messenger who rushed in and asked with some displeasure.
"What's all the fuss about? What could have happened?"
The messenger swallowed hard and quickly explained.
"Just now, a massive battleship appeared at the port. It seems to be coming from the sky realm!"
As soon as he said this, the faces of the Lord of Black Abyss City and several elders changed.
"A massive battleship? What did it look like?!"
At this point, the Lord of Black Abyss City could no longer remain calm.
If a super expert from the sky realm were to descend at this time, it wouldn't be good news for him.
Then, the messenger thought for a moment and explained.
"This, City Lord, is the battleship you wanted to capture last time."
"Hmm?"
The Lord of Black Abyss City raised an eyebrow.
"Did you get a clear look at who arrived?"
"This..."
The young man pondered for a moment and then said.
"It seems to be a young man, accompanied by three beautiful women, and a few pretty young girls around him."
"Anything else?"
"That's all."
Hearing this, the Lord of Black Abyss City finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's just them, then. That's good. With such a party, it's highly unlikely to be one of those top-tier Emperor tier experts from the sky realm, or a large contingent."
After all, if they were truly coming to deal with them, they wouldn't send such a small group.
Bringing young girls along was somewhat dismissive.
However, more than this, what concerned him more was the appearance of that battleship, the one he had missed last time!
At that time, for some reason, it was inconvenient for him to act personally. Now that he was an Emperor tier expert, what did he have to fear?
As long as he made a move, heh heh...
He immediately let out a cold snort and said to everyone.
"Let's go, all of you, follow this Emperor and capture that battleship!"