AST 2480 - Messed Up Divine Palace Nation (1/2)

Divine City!

By the time Qing Shui's group arrived in Divine City, half a year had already passed. It was a long journey and they weren't in a hurry. Sometimes, they would even stop at a place for a couple of days. There were some places which could allow them to travel via teleportation arrays, and in those places, Qing Shui would choose to do so.

The Divine City was the same as Mortal City. It wasn't just a city but was actually a region that was comparable to an Empire. Be it the Divine City or the Demon City, they each represented an area that was within their influences. They were the dominators in the area.

The city walls appeared old and prestigious, dignified but not boring. This place wasn't like the ancient era in the world of Qing Shui's previous life. Qing Shui felt that it would be very outdated and the colors would be dominated by black and white. However, there was another type of civilization here. There were light stones and extravagant-looking buildings. Although there were no automobiles, there were luxurious beast carriages. There were no planes here, but there were huge flying beasts. These gave an even greater impact than the flying swords mentioned in Qing Shui's previous life.

The area was wider, the speed was faster, and the strength was greater than that of the bulldozers and big trucks...

Qing Shui had no idea how things were for Tantai Lingyan in the Demon City. However, he knew that she should be vying for the position of the Demon Gate's sect leader in the Demon Gate's headquarters about now.

The Divine City had an endless rustic aura. It was an ancient legacy and from the moment they entered the city, Qing Shui immediately noticed that many people dressed up in a way that was similar to that of Battle Gods. However, they were not actually Battle Gods. Those people should be considered to be those at the lower levels of the Battle Gods influence.

The times were changing and the things in Qing Shui's inheritance weren't fully accurate anymore. In the past, the Divine Palace should be very fair and harmonious, just like the age of Yao, Shun, and Yu [1] in Qing Shui's previous life. However, things changed there their times and Qing Shui felt that the situation here was similar to that.

Right now, the Divine City was about the same level as the sects with inherited legacies and royal families, passing on their positions. They each had their own strength and had formed a sect amongst themselves. This was, unless there were stronger people who were capable of taking down the Divine Palace. After arriving in the Divine City for half a day, they had obtained some simple information.

They found a random inn to quickly take a rest and then continued on their way. This time around, Qing Shui didn't use the Nine Continents Steps. He tried to find more information along the way. On the way, Qing Shui realized that there were many Divine Palaces in the Divine City. There would be at least one Divine Palace in each place. There were Nine Continents Divine Palace—Clea River, Nine Continents Divine Palace—Carp River…

A random person from the Divine Palace would be like an aristocrat from an Empire. They had to be branched out. Otherwise, the people from the headquarters wouldn't be able to manage them. Moreover, the headquarters didn't have the time to deal with this.

This was the Divine City, and Qing Shui wanted to see how strong the Battle Gods here were. Most of them had their own respective inheritances. Some of the Battle Gods had been in this place for no less than several decades and their influences had already been deeply-rooted to the place.

For a massive organization like the Divine Palace, the Divine City was the foundation. The Divine Palaces Qing Shui had encountered in the past were far cry from them, not connected like the ones here. This was the real Divine Palace organization.

”I beg of you, let my daughter off. She doesn't wish to become the Divine Palace's Holy Maiden. Please let her off! I'll kowtow to you. I beg of you.”

Many people crowded around and crying sounds could be heard.

”It's her blessings that the Divine Palace has chosen her. Don't obstruct the Divine Palace from its duties. Otherwise, we'll arrest you.” An arrogant voice rang out.

”Sigh, this is really sinful.” An old man sighed and shook his head.

Qing Shui and the group happened to walk over. He smiled and asked, ”Uncle, what's the matter here? Why does it look like someone is being forced to become the Divine Palace's Holy Maiden?”

Qing Shui saw a married lady kneeling on the ground with disheveled hair. She was pulling another lady next to her. They were facing ten more more men with burly builts. One of them was looking at the beautiful lady with a lewd expression.

The old man looked at Qing Shui with some wariness, shook his head, and didn't say anything.

”I have no ill intentions, nor am I one of them. I've just arrived in this place today and they gave me the feeling as if they are forcibly seizing women.” Qing Shui knew that the old man was scared of getting into trouble if he were to speak recklessly.

”Hah...” The old man sighed again and shook his head.