The group shot through the city skies. Flying was forbidden, but Sylvanos seemed completely unconcerned about it. While still in the air, the leader of that race explained:
"The city may look like a calm river, with only small conflicts between clans on the surface, but there are dark undercurrents at play. The four clans have coveted the position of City Lord for a long time. To make things worse, the City Lord, Alaric Celsiel, has no heirs. Rumor has it that an incident happened during his attempt to break through to the second level of the Emperor Saint, leading to the ruin of his bloodline."
Everyone heard that and swallowed hard. The Emperor Saint Realm was the realm above the Heaven Saint Realm, and there should currently be no more than three living people at that level in the entire universe. Almost everyone stalled at the ninth level of Heaven Saint and never managed to advance further in their lives; the clan masters included.
