A young, exceptionally talented saint can shake the world, while a candidate for an ancient sage can make him risk the immense danger of Jinling being affected by a celestial event just to meet him...
Because this matter took precedence over everything else.
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On the other side.
Su Han returned to his home, and his Observation Haki allowed him to hear sounds coming from near his house, sounds that were filled with surprise, doubt, fear, or disbelief.
"Did you notice? It's another earthquake! But this time, the magnitude of the earthquake is much larger than the last one we encountered."
"Didn't they say... the last earthquake was caused by the Holy Lord's breakthrough? How come it happened again? Or are the officials lying to us, and the last one was an earthquake, and this one is an aftershock?"
"I suddenly thought of something. It seems like there's a drill going on in the Dongcheng District... I was wondering before, if it's just a drill, why evacuate everyone? That's suspicious... Considering the current earthquake situation, could these two things be related?"
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Chapter 59 The silly netizen frowned, realizing that things were not so simple.
"After all, nobody's a fool," Su Han sighed softly.
It would be strange if the residents of Jiangzhou City didn't suspect anything given the frequent anomalies.
After a moment's thought, Su Han took out his phone and searched online. The most trending topic online was naturally the mass evacuation of cities in the provincial capital of Shanbei. However, the aftershocks in Jiangzhou topped the list of trending topics.
Su Han casually browsed through the comments.
"Good heavens... what on earth is happening to Huaya? First, something happened in Nanshan. Before things have even calmed down there... now something has happened in Jiangzhou City?"
"Hmm?! Should we check international news? There have indeed been a lot of problems in Huaya, but there are even more problems happening abroad right now."
"Hiss, such frequent accidents? I feel something is wrong. Could it really be the legendary global warming that is causing the natural environment to deteriorate and become unsuitable for human survival? Should I respond to the call for low-carbon travel and low-carbon living in the future?"
"You're a real genius to think of something like this."
"One wave subsides, another rises."
"Jiangzhou sounds familiar... Wait! Isn't that the place where something big happened a few days ago?"
"It's said that the last change was caused by the Holy Lord's breakthrough... but something else has happened in such a short time. Interesting... Let's wait for the official explanation!"
"Waiting together!"
Su Han rubbed his chin, actually quite curious about what explanation the authorities would give.
Time flew by as I casually scrolled through messages.
As if by unspoken agreement, twenty minutes later, major mainstream media outlets simultaneously voiced their opinions.
Breaking News: Jiangzhou's Eastern District Attacked by a Horde of Ferocious Beasts
The Holy Lord of Jiangzhou strikes again! This Holy Lord is suspected to be a native of Jiangzhou.
Why did a horde of ferocious beasts inexplicably attack Jiangzhou's eastern city? A suspected emergence of a rare and precious treasure.
Su Han stared at the news articles, speechless for a long time.
The evil god's attack was magically transformed into a horde of ferocious beasts? Is this even possible?
However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this explanation was still quite reasonable.
Because the world we currently inhabit is a fantasy Earth, there are many deep mountains and dense forests in the Huaya region that are practically forbidden zones for humans. These areas harbor numerous extremely powerful and ferocious beasts.
The pinnacle ruler among ferocious beasts is not even inferior to the Holy Lord.
"However, it seems these guys haven't accepted that explanation."
Su Han laughed. He noticed that the comment sections of these newly posted news articles were in an uproar.
"They're spouting nonsense again... A beast tide attack? Are there any large forbidden zones for humans near Jiangzhou?"
"Never heard of it! I don't know anything about it. The Jiangnan region is a densely populated area, not some remote, mountainous region. Theoretically, the number of ferocious beasts there is very small, let alone a ferocious beast tide."
"But if that's not the case, how else can it be explained? You yourselves don't even believe the earthquake explanation."
This constant arguing and heated debate continued until a completely new message emerged.
"Everyone... something big has happened. The World Cultivators Association has issued a statement through major mainstream media outlets around the world. They have announced that they are willing to make an exception for Huaya and acknowledge that Huaya has a new Holy Lord."
Holy crap!
"???"
"I'm stunned! Did that newly emerged Holy Lord go to the World Cultivators Association for certification?"
"Certification my foot! It's obvious that the recent beast tide attack in the eastern district of Jiangzhou City... was resolved by this Holy Lord. Although he didn't go to the World Cultivator Association for certification, he demonstrated his power in this incident, which can be considered as certification. This also explains why it's called an exception!"
"Holy crap... this is even possible? I'm stunned! Doesn't this just confirm... that a beast tide has really occurred this time?"
"Aren't you fucking shameless? You don't believe domestic news, but you believe foreign news right away?"
"It's so real."
"...Wow, my goodness! A Holy Lord has actually emerged from Jiangzhou City. Did you see that? A native of Jiangzhou... and judging by the looks of it, he's going to settle down in Jiangzhou."
"Damn it, I'm so shocked, I can't control myself."
"Stop talking, I'm from Jiangzhou... I'm going back to Jiangzhou right now. Why go to a big city? If I run into this fellow townsman of the Holy Lord, maybe he can give me some pointers. Then I'll become a true cultivator. And... who knows, he might even open a holy land in Jiangzhou?"