Billy originally wanted to send a message to Harleen and the others, but considering that Prime City was too far from Endless City, he knew the sound transmission stone would not cover such a distance.
After waiting for a while, Billy decided to head towards the Cooper Mansion.
When he arrived at the Cooper Mansion, he was stunned.
What met his eyes was a scene of ruins; the entire Cooper Mansion had collapsed, and several neighboring estates were also affected.
Upon seeing this, Billy’s right eyelid twitched involuntarily, and he had a bad feeling.
He asked the surrounding townspeople what had happened, but no one could give him an answer.
The people nearby only knew that there had been a fight a few days ago, but no one knew who was involved.
Billy then walked around the area before heading towards the city center.
On the way, he inquired about the address of the Gathering of Immortals Pavilion.
He had previously learned from Piper Avila that the headquarters of the Gathering of Immortals Pavilion was in Prime City, so he wanted to try his luck.
About fifteen minutes later, Billy arrived in front of the largest Gathering of Immortals Pavilion in the city.
To his surprise, the courtyard was empty, and the main building’s doors were tightly shut. There were no customers or staff to be seen.
Billy asked around the nearby shops, and everyone gave him the same answer.
Five days ago, all four Gathering of Immortals Pavilions in Prime City closed at the same time, and no one knew the reason.
Billy also asked if anything unusual had happened in Prime City recently, but the answer was no.
“Billy, there are strong fighters from Mystic Kun Realm dueling outside the city. Do you want to take a look?” At this moment, Purple Spirit’s voice sounded in Billy’s mind.
“Are you sure?” Billy was taken aback.
As he spoke, he released his spiritual power to investigate but found nothing.
“Yes!” Purple Spirit responded. “It’s a bit far from the city, so you can’t detect it. You can try drinking two drops of soul water.”
“Let’s go take a look!” Billy said as he ascended into the air.
About fifteen minutes later, he arrived above a mountainous area. As Purple Spirit had said, there were indeed two men dueling.
Billy roughly assessed their cultivation levels; both were fourth-rank Mystic Kun Realm.
At this moment, the two men clashed and then each retreated several kilometers, causing the void to collapse at the same time.
One of them stopped not far from Billy and looked over at him. “Mr. Billy?”
Billy was surprised when he saw that the man was none other than Charlie Cooper from Ancestral Grounds.
“Mr. Billy, when did you come out of Deadland?” Charlie Cooper asked again.
“Not long ago,” Billy replied, pointing to the man opposite. “Who is he?”
“He is from Grand Hall,” Charlie Cooper responded.
After a brief pause, he continued, “Mr. Billy, let’s talk later. Please step aside; I need to…”
“I’ll handle it,” Billy interrupted him.
“You?” Charlie Cooper was taken aback. “Mr. Billy, he is a fourth-rank Mystic Kun Realm…”
Although he knew Billy could challenge several major realms above his own, in his impression, Billy was only a second-rank Controlled Kun Realm. It would be difficult for him to be a match for a fourth-rank Mystic Kun Realm opponent.
“No problem! You rest first!” Billy said as he flew towards the other man.
“Who are you?” The man asked as he looked at Billy.
“Billy.”
“Hmm?!” The man’s eyes narrowed slightly. “You are Billy? Do you have Nine Dragons Cauldron and Heaven Book?”
“Yes,” Billy nodded. “Do you want them?”
“If you hand them over willingly, you can live,” the man responded.
“The items are with me. If you want them, come and get them yourself,” Billy shrugged.
“Fine!” The man glanced at Charlie Cooper not far away before charging towards Billy.
He had already assessed Billy’s cultivation level as sixth-rank Controlled Kun Realm, much lower than his own.
In his view, dealing with Billy would be a matter of moments, so he didn’t mind attacking first.
If he could obtain Nine Dragons Cauldron and Heaven Book, it would be an unexpected windfall for him.
Of course, he soon realized how naive he was!
Halfway through his charge, a blade light flashed across his body, and his head flew into the sky.
“Impossible?” The man’s soul body shot into the air with a look of shock on his face.
Without any hesitation, he turned and fled.
However, he clearly overestimated his chances!
Before his soul body could escape three or four kilometers, Billy’s second blade light flashed past him from behind, and his soul body instantly dissipated.
Seeing this scene, Charlie Cooper couldn’t help but gasp in amazement.
A fourth-rank Mystic Kun Realm defeated in just two strikes?
In shock, he assessed Billy’s cultivation level again and marveled at how much it had improved in such a short time.
Just this brief period without seeing him and he had advanced four minor levels?
What a prodigy!
“Sir, what exactly happened? Why is the Cooper Mansion in ruins?” Billy asked as he flew over to Charlie Cooper. “Also, do you know where Miss Sanaa went?”
“Mr. Billy, let’s talk after we land,” Charlie Cooper said as they both descended to the ground below.
“Mr. Billy, while you were in Deadland, something big happened in the eighth-tier star domain,” Charlie Cooper said with a serious expression as he looked at Billy.
“What happened?” Billy asked.
“Abyssal Depths resurfaced!” Charlie Cooper responded.
“Abyssal Depths?” Billy was puzzled. “What’s that?”
“It’s a very special place in the eighth-tier star domain,” Charlie Cooper explained with a serious expression.
“Although it only occupies one-millionth of the eighth-tier star domain’s size, it houses eight or nine ancient forces.”
“Many years ago, Abyssal Depths was sealed by a powerful person. For some unknown reason, the seal was recently broken, and forces from within have started operating outside.”
“Is that so?” Billy was once again puzzled and asked further. “How do these ancient forces compare to Ancestral Grounds?”
“I’m not entirely sure because it’s been so many years that it’s hard for outsiders to know what’s going on inside,” Charlie Cooper responded.
“But one thing is certain: the two strongest forces inside, Abyssal Clan and Dark Court, are definitely stronger than Ancestral Grounds!”
“Really?” Billy narrowed his eyes slightly and continued to ask. “Which force is currently active outside?”
“Dark Court!” Charlie Cooper responded. “After coming out, they quickly subdued several top-tier forces. Grand Hall has submitted to them!”
“Grand Hall received orders from Dark Court to attack Ancestral Grounds with the aim of making Ancestral Grounds submit to Dark Court!”
“What about Abyssal Clan? No reaction?” Billy frowned slightly. “Aren’t they worried that Dark Court will become too powerful after subduing these forces?”
“I don’t know about that!” Charlie Cooper shook his head.
“What is the relationship between Abyssal Clan and Dark Court?” Billy asked again.
“I’m not sure!” Charlie Cooper shook his head once more.
“Do you know what happened to Gathering of Immortals Pavilion? Why did they close?” Billy continued to ask.