Chapter 4605
General Xing hurriedly stood up, exclaiming in surprise, “I didn’t expect Fellow Daoist Chen to be so extraordinary! Despite being only at the ninth level of the Tribulation Realm, he easily defeated a fourth-level cultivator of the Mahayana Realm!”
“Please, take a seat, take a seat…”
General Xing’s demeanor toward Kai shifted noticeably, and even the other guests now regarded Kai with newfound respect.
The fourth-level Mahayana cultivator who had accompanied Kai looked deeply embarrassed. Stepping forward, he said humbly, “I was rash earlier. Please don’t hold it against me, Fellow Daoist Chen.”
“It’s fine!” Kai responded with a casual wave of his hand.
“Fellow Daoist Chen, may I ask if you have any relatives or friends? And where have you been staying?” General Xing inquired.
He was keen to learn if Kai had any remaining kin. Recruiting a group of dragon-lineage cultivators could significantly bolster his standing compared to the other two generals.
“I have no fixed residence—I’m just a wandering cultivator,” Kai replied.
He couldn’t reveal his true identity. If General Xing discovered that he came from outside Beast City, it would only invite unnecessary trouble.
“Oh, so Fellow Daoist Chen is a wandering cultivator. Even so, reaching the ninth level of the Tribulation Realm with no formal backing speaks volumes of your exceptional talent,” General Xing remarked. “What are your plans for the future? Do you have a destination in mind?”
Kai gave a wry smile. “Where can I go? I’m still a criminal and bound for prison.”
“Prison?” General Xing was taken aback. “Didn’t I instruct Bai Cheng to secure an amnesty order and bring you out? Why are you still talking about prison?”
Unaware that Kai had escaped on his own, General Xing assumed Bai Cheng had used the amnesty order to free him.
“General, allow me to explain…” Bai Cheng quickly stepped forward and recounted the entire situation to General Xing.
When everyone heard that Kai had escaped from prison on his own, they were utterly stunned.
The prison was protected by two layers of formations—one securing the cells and another surrounding the entire facility. How had Kai managed to bypass both formations silently and escape so effortlessly?
For thousands of years, no prisoner had ever managed to escape from this prison unaided.
“Are you also a formation master?” General Xing asked in astonishment as he looked at Kai.
“I’m no formation master,” Kai replied with a faint smile. “I just know a little about formations. The ones in the prison were nothing more than child’s play—they couldn’t stop me.”
Hearing this, the crowd frowned slightly.
Formation masters were exceedingly rare in the Tianren world. When the Beast City region was enclosed by its own formation, there were already very few formation masters available. The prison’s protective formations had been established over a thousand years ago, commissioned at great expense by the City Lord’s Mansion to reward the only formation master in the region at the time.
Yet Kai claimed these intricate formations were mere trifles. His statement struck many as overly arrogant.
Although Kai was a dragon and capable of defeating a fourth-level Mahayana cultivator while only in the ninth level of the Tribulation Realm, it didn’t make him invincible.
Formation magic and alchemy were highly specialized arts—far more challenging than simply cultivating and advancing realms. They were also incredibly time-consuming, which is why most cultivators avoided them, preferring to dedicate their time to realm breakthroughs.
“Fellow Daoist Chen,” General Xing said, “my mansion is protected by formations. I wonder—can you identify them and perhaps even break through?”
“That’s no challenge at all,” Kai replied with a light smile. With a casual wave of his hand, a brilliant white light flickered briefly around the entire mansion, illuminating the dark night.
Just as quickly as it appeared, the light vanished.