Peerless Dragon Sovereign-Chapter 573: Desolate Ancient City

"Master, please look, this is the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall."

In the vast desert, Jiang Chou led Chu Nan through the sands and finally arrived at the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall.

A gigantic palace was lifted by an invisible force, standing mysteriously a thousand feet in the sky, its boundless majesty like towering mountains, crushing through time and space, affecting the environment within a thousand-foot radius.

Golden mist encircled the palace, allowing Chu Nan only to see faint outlines, unable to discern its true form.

Beneath the palace, Chu Nan could also see an ancient city settled on a vast oasis, filled with the traces of ancient times.

At this moment, Jiang Chou also introduced to Chu Nan: "The nine Hall Masters are supreme, residing in the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, and only those summoned—elders, hall masters, disciples—are qualified to enter."

"And we live in the Desolate Ancient City below, managing the oasis of the Southern Desert for the nine Hall Masters, collecting resources for cultivation."

Chu Nan understood in his heart that in the Southern Desert, the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall was an organization similar to the Qin Kingdom, responsible for managing all the oases in the Southern Desert.

The Hall Masters and elders of each hall were subordinates of the various Hall Masters of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, remotely controlling the entire Southern Desert.

With Hai Wujie dead, the position of the Ninth Hall Master was vacant, and Chu Nan knew this was a chance to penetrate the core circle of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, an opportunity that wouldn’t come easily again.

"Very well, take me to the Blood Demon Hall," Chu Nan nodded slightly and then followed Jiang Chou into the Desolate Ancient City.

Inside the Desolate Ancient City, it wasn’t much different from ordinary cities. Except for the Southern Desert residents, every hall occupied their own area, with the Elder Hall at the center.

At the four city gates, caravans from different places came here to trade.

Perhaps because the Main Hall of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall was about to open, many outsiders were in the Desolate Ancient City, and Chu Nan even saw some martial artists from the Qin Kingdom. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

However, what concerned him most was the invisible pressure enveloping the entire city as soon as he entered it.

Chu Nan looked up and could see the vaguely visible Desolate Ancient Holy Hall in the void.

"With this Holy Hall presiding, no wonder the Qin Kingdom has been unable to occupy the Southern Desert." Although powerful, the Qin Kingdom had its limits, and the strength of the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall could not be underestimated; ordinary strong races were no match.

Soon, Chu Nan arrived at the Blood Demon Hall, and as soon as he stepped in, he felt the intense presence of blood qi.

Releasing his spiritual sense, Chu Nan easily sensed that the Blood Demon Hall housed a large number of martial artists from the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall, practicing with blood collected from unknown sources, seemingly in a frenzy.

"Everyone, assemble!" As soon as they entered the Blood Demon Hall, Jiang Chou immediately issued the order.

Soon, hundreds of Blood Demon Hall members gathered, the weakest among them at the eighth level of the Divine Illumination Realm, with many Cloud Sea Realm Martial Artists.

Though the Southern Desert was barren, the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall occupied it, and with cultivation resources obtained every time the Main Hall opened, their power was immense, with as many Cloud Sea Realm Martial Artists as the strong races of the Imperial Capital.

The entire Desolate Ancient Holy Hall could be compared to the Qin Kingdom in the Celestial Crossing Realm, sucking the life out of the entire Southern Desert, wielding absolute power there!

"This is Mo Feng, our new Blood Demon Hall member."

"All of you, listen up! Mo Feng’s father did me a favor, and I will take good care of him."

"From now on, whether Divine Illumination Realm or Cloud Sea Realm, if I’m not around, you’ll all listen to Mo Feng. If anything happens to him in the Blood Demon Hall, I’ll sacrifice you all in blood."

"Understood!" Jiang Chou used his Hall Master’s powerful intimidation to elevate Chu Nan’s status as a newcomer.

The law of the jungle; as long as Jiang Chou was the Hall Master, none of the people here would dare defy his will.

"Yes!"

Everyone answered in unison, secretly eyeing Chu Nan with curiosity and speculation.

A few showed dissatisfaction, clearly displeased with Jiang Chou’s orders, yet utterly afraid to express it.

The expressions of these people didn’t escape Chu Nan’s notice, but he didn’t care.

His goal was to become the Ninth Hall Master as quickly as possible, not waste time with these ants.

Finally, Jiang Chou waved them away, and Chu Nan and he went to a room alone, where Chu Nan immediately asked, "Jiang Chou, I want to see Zhao Shibang, the Hall Master of the Blood Corpse Hall, alone and without anyone else noticing."

Jiang Chou’s eyes flashed. Though enslaved by Chu Nan, he was still mindful and immediately realized something: "Master, are you perhaps planning to take action against Zhao Shibang?"

"He is a Six Limited Heaven expert. If not for Hai Wujie’s suppression, he would have been promoted to elder a long time ago. Isn’t it too risky to target him?"

Chu Nan glanced at Jiang Chou and calmly said, "Are you suggesting I’m not a match for Zhao Shibang?"

This gaze was icy cold, like a sharp sword piercing Jiang Chou’s heart.

Jiang Chou’s mind shivered, and he knelt quickly, saying, "Master, please forgive my disrespect, I..."

Chu Nan smiled, waved his hand indifferently, and said, "If I dare to target Zhao Shibang, I naturally have the means to deal with him; there’s no need for you to worry."

"You outwardly follow Zhao Shibang and are a Hall Master, giving you more authority than others."

"Your task is simple: closely monitor Zhao Shibang’s every move and report to me."

For Chu Nan, this was child’s play. He was the most terrifying hunter in the shadows; any slip from Zhao Shibang would lead to a fatal strike!

With Chu Nan’s task in mind, Jiang Chou left.

Chu Nan also began exploring the Desolate Ancient City, understanding all aspects. Even with formidable strength, he couldn’t fully relax in a foreign land.

A day passed quickly, and Chu Nan had a decent understanding of the Desolate Ancient City.

The clearest impression it gave him was one of crime and chaos!

Although the Desolate Ancient Holy Hall was a terrifying force ruling the Southern Desert, it had no function in maintaining order.

The entire Desolate Ancient City brimmed with crime, hijacking caravans, blood sacrifices, oppressing the innocent; without great strength, moving an inch was nearly impossible; otherwise, one was merely a target of oppression.

But the people here were used to it; the strong exploit the weak, and the weak exploit the weaker. Those who couldn’t exploit either went mad or were destroyed.

Especially the various halls in Desolate Ancient City, they operated like the demonic path, doing as they pleased.

"No wonder the nine Hall Masters don’t live in Desolate Ancient City; I wouldn’t want to live in this place either," Chu Nan sighed, shaking his head, choosing not to intervene in any of it.

The ecology here was such that even if he intervened, it wouldn’t change the grand scheme of things.

After understanding the situation in Desolate Ancient City, Chu Nan planned to return to Blood Demon Hall and wait for Jiang Chou’s news.

But just as he reached the entrance of Blood Demon Hall, a few people approached him, one of whom was a strong man who, after examining Chu Nan, said, "You must be the newcomer, Mo Feng. Our boss wants to see you."