Jason Key landed more than ten zhang away, staring at Joe Di with a look of shock. Although he had acted cunningly just now, using Genesis City’s defensive array to attack Joe Di, it was still nearly a full-powered strike.
And even with his full strength, Joe Di was able to tear through his Dao Resonance suppression and shatter half of his palm?
"I heard your son was killed by someone? You couldn’t do anything to them, so now you want to kill someone else’s son?" Joe Di mocked.
He had been considering whether it was best not to provoke a powerhouse like Joe Di for now, but hearing Joe Di mention his son, Jason Key was instantly enraged again. Without hesitation, he sent out several messages—he alone couldn’t deal with Joe Di, but there were plenty of experts here who could crush him.
In just a few breaths, several figures landed beside Jason Key. Joe Di’s divine sense swept over them without restraint. Though many had arrived, not one was truly a powerhouse—at least compared to him. Some were even weaker than Jason Key, so he had no need to pay them any mind.
Jason Key looked a bit pale as he asked a tall Genesis Realm cultivator, "Why didn’t the City Lord come?"
The messages he sent were mainly to request Zane Edge’s help; the others were just for support. With all the help Jason Key had given Zane Edge over the years, asking for his aid now should be no problem. Besides, Joe Di was also someone Zane Edge wanted dead.
The tall cultivator was named Ju Qi, Zane Edge’s most trusted subordinate. Whenever Zane Edge wasn’t around, Ju Qi managed the City Lord’s affairs. Now that Ju Qi had come and Zane Edge hadn’t, it meant Zane Edge would not be coming.
"The City Lord has some important matters and hasn’t returned to Genesis City yet," Ju Qi replied, unconcerned by Jason Key’s anxiety.
Jason Key was stunned. Without Zane Edge, even with all these people, they couldn’t do anything to Joe Di. What baffled him most was why Zane Edge would leave Genesis City—staying in Genesis City was his best chance to win a Cosmic Seat.
He naturally didn’t know that Zane Edge’s Dao Heart was damaged, so he left Genesis City to recover it.
Seeing that Zane Edge wasn’t among those who arrived, Joe Di immediately understood what was going on—Zane Edge’s Dao Heart still hadn’t been restored. If it had, and he knew Joe Di was here, he would have come at once.
Jason Key quickly calmed down and looked at Joe Di, saying, "Daoist Di, you truly are formidable."
After saying this, Jason Key turned to the cultivators who had come to support him. "If you have time, why not come to my residence for a chat?"
Jason Key knew well that with Zane Edge absent, staying here would only bring him more humiliation.
Seeing Jason Key leave in defeat, Nate Rivers was even more excited. In the past, cultivators from the Five Elements Universe who came to Genesis City could only end up dead or forced to swallow their pride. Even then, trouble would always find them.
Now, seeing Jason Key, the Fourth Vice Mayor of Genesis City, forced to leave in defeat by Joe Di, how could he not feel elated?
"Who is your father?" Joe Di ignored Jason Key. He knew that someone as cunning as Jason Key understood when to back down. If he didn’t, Joe Di wouldn’t hesitate to kill him—even if it meant postponing his trip to Genesis City.
"My father is Nick Ning. Junior Nate Rivers once again thanks Senior for saving my life." Nate Rivers bowed respectfully.
Nick Ning? Joe Di chuckled—he hadn’t just heard of this name, it was legendary to him.
"Although I’ve never met your father, I’ve heard of him many times. I’ve also met his friends Mandy Chu and Ethan Yi—they’re both remarkable people."
"Senior, you’ve met Aunt Mandy and Senior Yi? I thought Aunt Mandy had already perished!" Nate Rivers asked in surprise.
Joe Di nodded, "Daoist Mandy Chu is well now. She was reborn through Nirvana. Do you know where your father is?"
"Thank you, Senior. During the Blue Star War, most cultivators from the Five Elements Universe were killed. The survivors scattered, and that’s when I was separated from my parents—I haven’t seen them since." Nate Rivers replied.
Joe Di naturally knew about the siege of Blue Star. Cultivators from the Five Elements Universe were treated as cannon fodder—no matter how many went in, they were doomed to die.
"Let me ask you something. Above the five characters for Genesis City, there’s a vague stairway. That stairway used to be a plaza in the void—do you know what that’s about?" Joe Di changed the subject. The Five Elements Universe’s grievances would be avenged, but not now.
"Senior, you can see the Cosmic Seat Plaza?" Nate Rivers’s eyes shone with excitement.
Joe Di looked at Nate Rivers in confusion. "What is the Cosmic Seat Plaza?"
Nate Rivers took a moment to calm his excitement before explaining, "In the vast chaos, Genesis Universe is supposed to be where the Cosmic Seats are located. Any universe’s powerhouses wishing to seize a Cosmic Seat must gather in Genesis Universe. Whether a universe qualifies to exist in Genesis Universe and compete for a Cosmic Seat is determined by leaving its name on the Cosmic Seat Plaza."
"What do you mean? Isn’t it said that the Cosmic Seats were already allocated, and that the Five Elements Universe has the most?" Joe Di was even more puzzled. From what he knew, the Five Elements Universe’s seats were based on the Saint Seat Stele. That’s why he forcibly took Du Mo’s Saint Seat Stele.
After saying all this, Nate Rivers finally calmed down. "Senior, the Saint Seat Stele was only distributed when the vast chaos first opened up the universes. As for why it was allocated this way, or why the Five Elements Universe got the most, I really don’t know. But allocation is just the beginning—the actual Saint Seats must still be fought for. Getting a Saint Seat Stele early just gives you a slight advantage. Before the struggle, though, you have to leave your universe’s name on the Cosmic Seat Plaza above Genesis City. Otherwise, you don’t even get a chance to compete."
At this, Nate Rivers pointed to the five large characters for Genesis City. "This is actually a supreme treasure—it supports the Name Inscription Stele on the Cosmic Seat Plaza. The reason Five Elements Universe cultivators are slaughtered in Genesis Universe isn’t just because our world’s rules are lacking and our Dao incomplete, but also because we lack cosmic fortune."
Any cultivator from any universe who comes to Genesis Universe, if their universe’s name isn’t inscribed on the Cosmic Seat Plaza, they won’t have fortune protecting them. To inscribe your universe’s name, you first have to be able to see the Cosmic Seat Plaza above Genesis City. If you can’t, there’s another way—have a powerhouse help you open the entrance to the plaza."
"How do you know all this?" Joe Di asked. He’d met many Five Elements Universe cultivators, but none knew this secret. Nate Rivers’s cultivation wasn’t very high, so he shouldn’t know either.
Nate Rivers looked a bit embarrassed. "I have a very close friend—Jane Huan, daughter of Zane Han, the First Vice Mayor of Genesis City. If not for Jane Huan, I’d have died countless times. I was captured this time because Zane Han found out about me and Jane Huan and took her away. After she left, I wandered aimlessly, hoping to find her near Genesis City, but was caught by Jason Key’s men as soon as I arrived. If not for you, Senior, I’d probably be nailed outside Genesis City right now. Everything I know, Jane Huan told me."
Joe Di instantly understood Jane Huan must be Nate Rivers’s beloved. He said seriously, "Jiangzhou, Jane Huan may have gotten herself into real trouble this time. The matter of the Cosmic Seat Plaza is no small thing—otherwise, no one in the Five Elements Universe would still be unaware of it. It’s clearly been kept secret from your universe."
Now that Jane Huan leaked the secret, even Zane Han may be implicated. Zane Han must realize how serious this is, yet he still let you go—he truly loves his daughter. No matter what, I have to go to the Cosmic Seat Plaza myself. If possible, I must inscribe the name of the Five Elements Universe on it."
(That's all for today. Good night, friends!)