The youth landed steadily on the ground.
At this moment, an ancient-looking longsword had already appeared in his hand.
A sweeping arc of sword qi flashed by, instantly slaying all the surrounding skeletons.
Before the other skeletons could surge forward again, the sound of a mechanism rang out.
The long case behind Chen Yi’s back unfolded to both sides like a peacock spreading its tail, revealing rows of sword hilts.
A glint of blue light flashed, and several longswords behind him shot out like arrows leaving the string, transforming into streams of light that slashed in all directions.
In an instant, countless skeletons were pierced by the sword light, shattered bones scattering through the air.
Each flying sword radiated a different glow, swirling and weaving around Chen Yi, annihilating any skeleton that entered their domain.
At this moment, centered around him, a true Absolute Domain had already formed.
The professionals on the city wall were all stunned, looking at the scene before them in disbelief.
Most people here were hunters who had struggled for years at the bottom, hardly ever witnessing such a powerful expert.
The professionals fighting below also felt the pressure on them suddenly lighten, and all of them looked toward Chen Yi.
“So strong! Which genius is this now?”
“Whose subordinate is this person?”
“This is great, we don’t have to worry about this First-Tier Calamity anymore.”
Not far away, Bai Nian also gripped her blade, watching the scene before her and falling into deep thought.
Even if she possessed stronger skills and a tougher body, she still felt so powerless before these true professionals.
This wasn’t just the strongest professional the surrounding hunters had seen—it was also the strongest Bai Nian had ever witnessed.
As for those who hadn’t shown their strength, she wouldn’t comment.
“Damn!”
Zhang Kun beside her was already dumbfounded.
“Isn’t this a Sword Immortal?!”
“Team Leader, let’s head up. There’s nothing for us to do here anymore, it’s the perfect chance to rest,” Bai Nian said.
When Zhang Kun turned back, he found that Bai Nian was already walking up toward the city wall.
“Huh?”
He glanced at Chen Yi.
The other was still slaughtering everything in sight, his killing speed already outpacing the rate at which skeletons emerged from the Disaster Gate.
The number of enemies on the field was gradually dwindling.
Zhang Kun also breathed a sigh of relief and finally headed for the city wall.
With the situation now, melee professionals like them had become nothing more than a hindrance, so everyone sensibly began to retreat.
On the city wall, Bai Nian tilted her head and spotted a middle-aged man not far away, noticing that he was watching her.
After being noticed, the man didn’t seem embarrassed at all.
Instead, he smiled slightly at her.
What a strange guy, Bai Nian thought inwardly and looked away.
Time passed until five in the morning.
All the skeletons had been slain by Chen Yi, and the Disaster Gate had ceased to pour out enemies.
A tremendous noise followed, as the door inside slowly began to close.
At that moment, all the professionals on the field breathed a collective sigh of relief.
“It’s finally over. Thankfully, the situation wasn’t too bad—it only lasted a single night.”
Li Qian spoke as she put away her weapon and took a bottle of water from her backpack, gulping it down.
The sealed area was now completely covered with bones; the thick steel walls were studded with embedded arrows, riddled with cracks like spiderwebs.
Just a First-Tier Calamity had left the whole scene in ruins, the air thick with the stench of decay.
“Shi-ge, you said before that even those who passed through a Level Three Gate might not be able to handle a First-Tier Calamity. So what about him…”
Bai Nian whispered, looking in Chen Yi’s direction.
All night long, the other had fought with effortless ease.
Even without help from these professionals, she never doubted he could handle the disaster alone.
“Not sure about his Profession and Gift, but judging by his Hunter rank, he’s at least level four—maybe even level five.”
Shi Gao whispered in reply.
Bai Nian nodded, not at all surprised by his words.
“This youth looks about your age,” Zhang Kun added, but was immediately met with a glare from Li Qian.
She glanced at Bai Nian.
“He’s just lucky, that’s all. He awakened a good Gift, no need to envy.”
“Don’t worry, Sister Qian, I’m fine.”
Bai Nian reassured her.
At that moment, members of Heavenly Dynasty Nine Provinces began gathering everyone together inside the stronghold.
“Thank you all for your support. With your help, the Alliance can only prosper!”
“I’m the Team Leader of this stronghold. On behalf of all members of Heavenly Dynasty Nine Provinces and the Huaxia Alliance, I thank you!”
The Team Leader bowed deeply to everyone, and the crowd responded politely.
It was clear that, now that the calamity was quelled, everyone was genuinely happy.
“I’ll make sure to report everyone’s contributions to my superiors. Each of you will receive a bonus of twenty thousand.”
Just as he finished speaking, a cool voice rang out from the crowd.
“We don’t need the bonus.”
Everyone turned in surprise to see it was Chen Yi who spoke.
After finishing, he turned and left directly with the middle-aged man.
The Team Leader of Heavenly Dynasty Nine Provinces immediately called out, “You two, we don’t know your names yet!”
Disasters were a top priority for the Alliance, and recording everyone involved was naturally their duty.
And as the greatest contributor to this disaster’s resolution, such a genius couldn’t possibly remain nameless.
“Chen Yi,” the youth replied indifferently.
He didn’t turn back, just waved his hand casually.
At his words, the surrounding professionals immediately made a connection.
The youth’s name was plain, but ‘Chen’ was not.
The Chen Family was one of the Five Great Clans of the Huaxia Alliance.
And for Chen Yi to possess such talent and care nothing for money, he had to be a genius from the Chen Family!
At dawn, golden sunlight bathed the wasteland as Bai Nian’s group of four left the Tianmu 0111 stronghold.
The three were unexpectedly awarded the bonus and were all in high spirits.
As for Shi Gao, since he hadn’t participated in the battle, he naturally received no bonus—just a thousand as a participation reward.
“I found it!” he suddenly shouted.
“Are you out of your mind?”
Zhang Kun glared at him.
“No, it’s information about Chen Yi,” Shi Gao explained.
“He’s ranked third among the current generation disciples of the Chen Family, known as the Third Young Master. His Profession is Xuan-grade Swordmaster!”
“Only Xuan-grade?”
Li Qian looked skeptical.
“Don’t tell me you got tricked by some marketing account?”
Ignoring the two, Shi Gao pushed up his glasses and continued, “But his Gift is S-grade, the Sovereign of Myriad Swords.”
“S-grade?!” the three of them exclaimed in unison, shock written all over their faces.
“No wonder he’s so strong…”
Li Qian suddenly understood.
Bai Nian also recalled a widely-circulated saying, which she only now fully understood.
“There’s no strongest Profession, only the weakest Gift.”
“Because Professions can be duplicated, but Gifts are unique.”