Getting Stronger By Fighting

Chapter 848 - 846: An Illustrious Guest Arrives

Just at this moment, a sound of footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.Immediately, Luo Xue came in and said, "Brother Wang, someone outside wants to see you."

Wang Zhan nodded, glanced at Luo Xue, and then asked, "Where is the person? Take me to see."

In the blink of an eye, the two had arrived in the Great Hall of the City Lord’s Mansion.

At this moment, a burly man stood by and upon seeing Wang Zhan walk over, he immediately cupped his hands in a salute to Wang Zhan and said, "Presumably, you must be Mr. Wang."

Wang Zhan nodded lightly, sat to the side, and then asked, "And you are...?"

"Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Shangguan Yunzhan, I was once from North City, but later I had some disputes with the City Lord and left North City. It has been decades since I left, and I never thought that upon returning here, the place where I once lived would have become so dilapidated..."

Shangguan Yunzhan began speaking, "It seems that the so-called City Lord in their eyes cannot provide them with protection. It’s truly disappointing."

Wang Zhan’s gaze fell on Shangguan Yunzhan. After sizing him up, he asked, "You came here just to say sarcastic words?"

"Of course not."

Shangguan Yunzhan said with a smile, "I do have some grudges with the former City Lord, but I’m not that petty. I also fully understand what North City has become. Right now, the ones suffering are the commoners living here. I also want to lead them out of danger."

"So, you’re planning to come back and take over North City?"

Wang Zhan slightly squinted his eyes and smiled slightly.

He had been wanting to leave here, so if a strong person takes over, it would be considered a good thing for him.

Shangguan Yunzhan nodded and then said, "Indeed, I have such an idea. After all, I can’t bear to see these ordinary commoners suffer in vain here. Of course, I am aware of your strength, and if you are willing to stay here long-term, you don’t need to yield to me. Having you guard North City would likely make the residents here happier."

"It’s a pity..."

Wang Zhan shook his head, "I’m still planning to go to the upper plane to do some things that I have prepared to do. The reason I haven’t left yet is because I haven’t found someone to take over, but my friend has already gone to Tianxiong City and Flying Cloud City to ask for help. Presumably, they should be back soon in these two days, and by then, they should be able to take over these cities."

"Hmm?"

"You plan to go to the upper plane?"

Aside, Shangguan Yunzhan slightly frowned and said gravely, "Do you know what the upper plane means for us?"

"Of course I know."

Without the slightest hesitation, Wang Zhan said, "However, encountering stronger fighters, and possibly losing my life, but everyone has their own pursuits. One cannot always remain stagnant."

"From what you’re saying, have you heard the legends about the upper plane or have you personally been there?"

Shangguan Yunzhan explained, "To be honest, I have been there, but I don’t like that kind of survival of the fittest life..."

"Survival of the fittest?"

Wang Zhan questioned in return.

"Yes."

Shangguan Yunzhan frowned and said, "Once you’ve been there, you’ll understand how terrifying life is there. It’s full of experts, each creating their own Star Domain, constantly at war with each other. So, without absolute strength, even if you can enter the upper plane, it is not necessarily a good thing for us..."

Actually, Wang Zhan had long understood this.

If not for this, he wouldn’t be so determined.

After all, only by encountering stronger fighters can his strength also improve.

Fighting with weaker ones every day would also make his progress stagnant.

After thinking this through, Wang Zhan grinned and said, "Then you must know how to enter the upper plane from here, don’t you?"

"Yes."

Shangguan Yunzhan answered without hesitation, "In fact, it’s extremely close, right in front of you. The Teleportation Formation is at the center of these four cities, just hidden so well that it hasn’t been discovered. But if you want to go, I can lead the way for you, however..."

Halfway through, Shangguan Yunzhan’s face became much more solemn.

"Don’t blame me for not warning you, this Spatial Wormhole is not as simple as you think."

"With the slightest carelessness, you might be obliterated by lightning. By that time, not even bones would be left."

Wang Zhan smiled nonchalantly, and in his eyes, there was even a hint of excitement. He stood up, quickly went to Shangguan Yunzhan’s side, and hurriedly asked, "Quickly tell me where that place is; as for other things, you don’t need to worry about them."

"Moreover, we just happened to reach a consensus. Since you’re willing to stay in North City, that’s perfect, this city is entrusted to you to guard. In any case, I don’t have much affection for them. If it weren’t for being unbearable, I wouldn’t even bother with them."

Undeniably, Wang Zhan’s words are indeed quite blunt.

But the truth is exactly like this.

Back then, Wang Zhan saved the lives of many people, yet these people not only didn’t think to repay him but even wanted to kill him. How could he endure that?

Being able to stay here for final protection already counts as Wang Zhan doing his utmost duty.

Shangguan Yunzhan smiled and said, "That’s just right."

"If that’s the case, shall we proceed?"

As they spoke, Wang Zhan and a few others were about to head out.

But after taking just two steps, they heard the sound of footsteps approaching.

Wang Zhan looked toward the sound and noticed that Xiang Tian and others had already returned, among them were some familiar faces.

"Brother Wang, did I complete the mission satisfactorily?"

Xiang Tian walked directly to his side and after giving Wang Zhan a hug, he smiled and said, "You don’t know how much time we spent along the way, nor do you know what happened to us on this journey."

"It truly was full of twists and turns."

Wang Zhan glanced at him and then said, "Is this your excuse for wasting time, kid?"

Xiang Tian awkwardly chuckled and quickly glanced at Jiang Yin, then said, "Among these people, you have the best relationship with Wang Zhan, can’t you put in a good word for me? Others may not know what dangers I encountered, but surely you do, right?"

"It was just a few demonic beasts, if it weren’t for your gluttony, we wouldn’t have been delayed for so long."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Tian’s face suddenly changed. He rolled his eyes at Jiang Yin and mumbled in annoyance, "Aren’t we comrades fighting side by side?"

"Besides, you’ve eaten my roast chicken, and now you’re drawing a line between us, it’s really disheartening..."

Han Junxiong also joined in the laughter.

Han Junxiong quickly walked up to Wang Zhan, bowed respectfully, and then said, "The city lords of Tianxiong City and Flying Cloud City asked me to convey to Mr. Wang that they have settled there, and since the citizens all want to keep living there and don’t want to move, they haven’t brought everyone over, hope you don’t mind."

"No big deal."

Wang Zhan casually waved his hand and said, "Certain things naturally cannot be forced, and since you’re here, that’s more than enough, with us here we should be able to protect this place."

"Mr. Wang isn’t planning to leave?"

Han Junxiong curiously glanced at Wang Zhan.

Wang Zhan smiled helplessly, his gaze falling on Shangguan Yunzhan, shrugged at him, then said, "To be honest, I’ve already found the Spatial Wormhole leading out to the plane, I was about to go take a look, if it wasn’t for encountering you, I would probably have already arrived..."

"How about this, you all stay here and discuss matters regarding the four cities, while I go with Shangguan Yunzhan to the teleportation site for a look."

Xiang Tian excitedly walked up to Wang Zhan’s side and quickly asked, "Brother Wang, are we planning to leave?"

"Yes."

Wang Zhan nodded and smiled, "But whether or not to take you along is still under consideration."

Upon hearing this, Xiang Tian stood as if struck by lightning, frozen in place without saying a word...

...

Half an hour later.

Wang Zhan and Shangguan Yunzhan arrived at a mountaintop.

Looking around, the area was very vast, but in front of them was a strange stone tablet, on the tablet were carved various runes, yet Wang Zhan did not recognize these runes nor know what was recorded on it.

Shangguan Yunzhan walked up to the stone tablet, slowly raised his hand, and as his palm landed on the tablet, the runes on it emitted a faint glow, extremely eerie.

"All along, every teleportation formation I’ve seen is mostly similar, as long as you follow the light, you can find the teleportation formation, but I didn’t expect there to be such mystery here."

Wang Zhan said with a smile, "If not for encountering you, we really wouldn’t know how long it would take to leave here, after all, this thing is extremely hidden."

"Not as exaggerated as you say."

Shangguan Yunzhan said with a smile, "After all, the plane before us and the one we’ll be in next have enormous differences."

"So, entering should also become more difficult, right?"

Wang Zhan paused, then asked, "What’s different?"