"To uphold the law, you must die," Guang Ming snorted. His entire body surged with Spiritual Power as he rose into the air, and his gem-studded treasure sword instantly cleaved toward Wu Tian.

This was also a Profound Level Martial Arts Technique. When he executed it, it was as if a mountain were collapsing. A streak of blade light, carrying boundless pressure, headed straight for Wu Tian, seemingly unstoppable.

Wu Tian only needed a single glance to feel a sense of familiarity with the martial technique. Back when he first arrived in the Immortal Emperor Realm, he had a few old friends in this Xiuyuan Country. This "Mountain Sea Blade" seemed to be the martial technique of one of them. However, those few old friends had limited talent and were confined to Xiuyuan Country for their entire lives. But Wu Tian had forgotten which specific friend’s technique it was. After all, he had too many friends.

Wu Tian chuckled, for he knew the secrets of this Martial Arts Technique better than anyone. "Mountain Sea Blade. What a pity, your cultivation of it is still lacking. Your blade has form but no substance!"

Wu Tian formed a blade with his hand. As he raised it, a domineering aura immediately spread out, a potent Blade Intent coiling around the edge of his hand.

Then, Wu Tian also struck out.

This slash was like Mount Tai collapsing and the East Sea toppling over. At the same time, it struck precisely at the flaw in Guang Ming’s "Mountain Sea Blade."

It was like striking a snake at its vital point.

BANG!

With just a light chop from his hand, Wu Tian sent Guang Ming’s treasure sword flying from his grasp.

"Impossible! A max-level Mountain Sea Blade?" Guang Ming’s face was a mask of disbelief. He had no time to figure out why a technique his own father couldn’t fully master would shine so brilliantly in the hands of an outsider.

Wu Tian had already kicked out.

"No!"

Wu Tian’s foot stomped on Guang Ming’s face, sending him flying. It was the very definition of humiliation.

"Heavens, isn’t that our City Lord’s Mansion’s Martial Arts Technique, the Mountain Sea Blade?"

"Yes, but how does he know it?"

"What’s more, the City Lord himself lacks some crucial components of the technique, making it impossible to cultivate to its peak. How can he do it?"

The soldiers of the City Lord’s Army behind Guang Ming were filled with shock and astonishment. They had originally thought Wu Tian was doomed at Guang Ming’s hands, never expecting such a turn of events.

"Brothers, what are you standing around for? Attack together!" Guang Ming scrambled up, his face filled with rage as he roared.

"Yes, sir!" a portion of the City Lord’s Army responded immediately.

However, another portion didn’t move. They were clever enough to realize that Wu Tian was not someone to be trifled with and might even have some connection to their City Lord’s Mansion.

"I think we need to consult the City Lord on how to handle this person," said Guang Lin from within the City Lord’s Army.

The City Lord’s Mansion was controlled by the Guang Family. Guang Lin was not the City Lord’s son, but he was the son of the Guang Family’s Great Elder.

"Idiot!" Guang Ming cursed loudly. He had always disliked Guang Lin. Everyone in the Guang Family said that Guang Lin was the most outstanding of this generation. Even Guang Ming’s father, Guang Tianfeng, often said, "My son is not as good as Guang Lin."

"I think Guang Lin has a point."

"Yes, that’s very reasonable. This person knows our Guang Family’s Mountain Sea Blade. He must have some history with our family."

More soldiers from the City Lord’s Army began to agree.

At this point, Guang Ming also knew that dealing with Wu Tian would not be easy. But he had already issued his challenge. Could he take it back? Wouldn’t that mean he had been beaten for nothing? Would it prove that his judgment was truly inferior to Guang Lin’s?

"Insolence!" Suddenly, a thunderous voice exploded.

Wu Tian only knew that during his time, the Realms in the Immortal Emperor Realm were Qi Refinement, Innate, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Divinity Transformation. He did not know that in the 3,000 years after he had left, the cultivation system had undergone a major revision. Now, the Realms were Foundation Establishment, Tongxuan, Heavenly King, Martial Emperor, Mystic Sect, Nine Nether Supreme, Supreme of the Void, Supreme of Hengyu, Saint of No End, Saint of the Beginning, and Emperor of the Ancient Desolation. After that came transcending life and death, creating Yin and Yang, and merging with heaven and earth, with the final step being the Immortal Emperor!

At this moment, Wu Tian’s Spiritual Energy was still recovering, so his strength couldn’t simply be defined by a particular Realm.

Now, a woman had stepped forward. She was at the Third Rank of the Tongxuan Realm. Nowadays, each Realm was divided into nine grades, which was also a significant change from the early, middle, and late stages of the Realms in the Immortal Emperor Realm of Wu Tian’s time.

The woman was lavishly dressed, her clothes adorned with gold-threaded hems. She walked over, glanced at Guang Ming with doting affection, and then glared at Guang Lin and the others. She was Guang Ming’s mother.

"You all had better remember, my son *is* the son of the City Lord!"

As soon as she spoke, Guang Lin and the others couldn’t help but respond, "Yes, ma’am."

"She’s the City Lord’s wife."

"I’ve heard that unlike the benevolent City Lord, she has a fiery temper."

"I can see that. Didn’t you hear her? She’s warning Guang Lin that her son, Guang Ming, will be the one to inherit the City Lord’s position, not him! She wants him to stop trying to stand out."

The crowd buzzed with discussion, their gazes toward the woman, Mei Xinlan, filled with fear and apprehension.

Rumor had it that Guang Ming once abducted a commoner girl. The girl was only released after the City Lord returned and intervened on her behalf. Yet, the girl died anyway. It was said that the City Lord’s wife was the one who acted, all for the sake of Guang Ming’s reputation.

It was clear how deeply she doted on her son. Subsequently, the onlookers all turned to Wu Tian with sympathetic eyes, feeling he was headed for a disaster.

"You dare injure my son? Do you admit your guilt?" Mei Xinlan raised an eyebrow, completely ignoring the circumstances of the event. As far as she was concerned, since Guang Ming was injured, Wu Tian was in the wrong.

"You’re an unfit mother," Wu Tian scoffed as he looked at Mei Xinlan.

There is a difference between doting and spoiling! The two must be kept separate. Wu Tian doted on his little one, but if the youngster did something wrong, he would definitely discipline him, not indulge him.

Wu Tian glanced at Guang Ming’s face, his fingers moving as if in calculation.

He deduced that Guang Ming was facing a fatal calamity! Originally, this calamity was due in three years. Of course, by offending Wu Tian, it wouldn’t have to wait three years. It would claim him today.

"You say I’m an unfit mother?" Mei Xinlan’s gaze turned frigid.

She believed she was the most dedicated and responsible mother in the world; there was no one better. Whatever her son wanted, she would get for him, no matter what it took. Whatever wrong her son did, she would clean up the mess flawlessly. She would rather bear the scorn herself than let her son’s life be tainted.

And after all that, this man had the gall to call her an unfit mother?

"What do you know? What could you possibly understand? What right do you have to judge me?" Mei Xinlan began screaming in the street, her tone venomous and her eyes cold with killing intent. "I’m telling you, if you don’t apologize to my son and to me today, don’t even think about leaving here alive. The City Lord’s Mansion, since the time of Guang Changlin, has always enforced the law impartially. Killing a petty criminal like you to defend the laws of this city is a trivial matter!"

Mei Xinlan threatened Wu Tian.

But upon hearing the name "Guang Changlin," Wu Tian paused slightly. "Guang Baldy? Who is he to you?"