Seeing this, Grey did not act and remained standing in place, letting the fireballs rush toward him.

The next second, his hands glowed with circuitry-like markings of Nexus Overclock.

The fireballs were instantly extinguished by his hands.

However, seeing this, City Lord Brown was not demotivated.

Spiritual energy stormed behind his back, and several flying swords immediately appeared.

A special formation formed around them, and they instantly doubled in number.

"Sword Formation!" City Lord Brown shouted as he pointed forward with two fingers, controlling the swords.

The swords descended rapidly like a tsunami.

He was not afraid of the attacks landing on White Spring.

The law enforcement had already begun moving and had nearly evacuated everyone.

Of course, if possible, he also wanted to target the infernals.

He wanted to see whether they were as strong as he believed.

However, before the swords could even come close to Grey or the silent infernal army awaiting orders, Grey's figure flickered out of reality.

Nexus Overclock surged to full momentum as everything effectively stopped moving from his perspective.

Nexus Convergence followed immediately, sword energy clashing head-on with the descending blades.

The next moment, Grey appeared directly in front of City Lord Brown.

Boom!

The Nexus Convergence appeared before everyone's eyes for only a split second.

Then it swallowed both his own sword energy and the flying swords, exploding like a supernova.

The sheer intensity cracked the ground below.

At this moment, Grey was not even using his full power.

If he wanted to, he could end the battle in a single move.

His Mind Annihilation Art alone was enough, or he could simply use telekinesis to crush him.

"Impressive," City Lord Brown praised.

"Your talent is incredible, City Lord Grey. However."

"I'm not done yet. Earth Seal, Earthly Disintegration!"

As he shouted, his eyes glowed, and the ground beneath them began to stir uncontrollably.

Chunks of earth shot toward Grey at incredible speed.

Boom. Boom. Boom. Boom.

They crashed into his body one after another, sending him flying through the sky as they latched onto him.

Soon, his entire body was sealed, and a small moon of debris formed in the sky.

Seeing this, City Lord Brown moved again.

His figure flickered as he formed seals and activated the earth spell.

"Break!"

Boom!

The small moon collapsed instantly.

A massive mushroom cloud rose as spiritual energy erupted from the debris sealing Grey.

City Lord Brown appeared beside Grey immediately after the explosion.

Fire burst from his hands and slammed into Grey's chest.

Boom. Whrrmmm.

A beam of firepower shot through Grey's body, engulfing him completely.

Then City Lord Brown heard a cold voice ring out.

"Not bad."

The fog cleared, revealing Grey once more.

"But It isn't even enough to burn through my clothes."

'[He is completely fine after all that?]'

The spectators found it unbelievable.

Yet at the same time, it made sense.

This was the same man who could deflect 12th-level laser beams with ease.

What was an 11th-level attack to him?

He had no competition.

"Let's end this, shall we?"

Grey's eyes flickered with silver-purple brilliance as his sharp horns lit up.

Energy and the Law of Heavenly Tribulation converged as it shot toward City Lord Brown.

He was engulfed within milliseconds.

When the energy subsided, City Lord Brown stood there smiling, cuts covering his body.

"That was a good battle," he said sincerely.

"I appreciate you for fighting me on my level. I surrender."

Soon, alerts rang out announcing the transfer of ownership.

Grey had won the challenge.

The ownership of the three White Spring cities transferred to him just like that.

Grey then turned to City Lord Brown and handed him a healing potion.

After that, he spoke.

"You don't need to leave your city lord mansion," Grey said.

"Since I now own the city, you can still live there. I know you've lived there with your family."

"As of now, you are part of the Ascension Province. Do you have any objections?"

"No." City Lord Brown shook his head bitterly.

He was sad, but as a man who had lived for countless years, he understood reality.

After a moment, he spoke again.

"I agree to work under the Ascension Province."

"If you want, I can also manage the city for you."

"Oh?" Grey tilted his head.

The suggestion was not bad.

If he conquered the entire southern region, could he manage every micro movement alone?

The answer was no.

Valeria alone could not handle everything either.

There would be too much happening everywhere.

This gave Grey new thoughts.

Generals.

He needed people he could trust to manage cities.

Betrayal or sabotage would not be an issue.

He could see all records perfectly.

He would only choose the most stable ones.

In the end, his goal was not city building or kingdom ruling.

It was power and the spread of his evolutionary path.

Starting today, he would conquer the southern region.

Once done, he would spread the path across it entirely.

"Yes, for now, you will act as the city manager," Grey finalized.

"I will give you further instructions once I am done."

"Yes." City Lord Brown felt a surge of relief.

Perhaps losing ownership was not so bad.

He could still do what he had always done.

He simply needed Grey's approval now.

He also no longer had to worry about taxation quotas.

Maybe this man was not a heartless brute after all.

...

In the Mandate Province, City Lord Albert could no longer sit still. He had just received a notification from Eterna. His alliance with White Spring had been annulled due to the change in city lord.

"Everyone, prepare for combat," City Lord Albert said grimly.

"He is definitely coming here today."

At that moment, Grey looked toward the livestreaming drones.

"Oh, it's live?" Grey said, pleasantly surprised.

He had not expected it to be broadcasting already.

He quickly opened the streaming interface.

Millions of viewers were watching.

The chat flooded instantly.

[Notice me City Lord Grey!]

[I'm right here!]

[City Lord Grey!!!]

[LOOK OVER HERE!!!]

[City Lord Grey glance once!!!]

[I'M GOING TO REMEMBER THIS MOMENT FOREVER.]

[NOTICE ME SENPAI]

"..."

Dark lines formed on Grey's face as he stared at the comments.

What the hell was wrong with these people?

Thankfully, there were some normal comments as well.

"Alright, everyone," Grey said calmly.

"Since the entire region is watching, I'll livestream everything. I'm something of a Livestreamer myself."

He gave a peace sign toward the camera.

His mind interface activated instantly.

Thousands of drones launched from the city like a swarm.

He distributed them among the infernal groups.

He could not personally visit every city and province.

That would take months.

The best method was to strike city lords directly using the infernals.

Each of them exceeded the 12th level.

Who in the southern region could stop them?

'Eterna, send challenge invitations to all city lords in the southern region.'

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