Zhao Yaogu responded, completely unable to specify the reasons, yet his words expressed nothing short of admiration for that 'powerful individual' capable of stripping a divine position.

Moments later, something else occurred to him, and he asked curiously, "Domain Master Zhang, you just mentioned that Liu Jin's Mountain God rank has been stripped. What about Wang Yu? His strength surpasses Liu Jin's, and yet he holds the same level of Earth God rank as Liu Jin. Has his rank been stripped along with Liu Jin's?"

"That is not the case."

Zhang Shunming replied, "Wang Yu's rank wasn't stripped but rather shattered and vanished upon his death."

"What a pity!" Zhao Yaogu lamented with extreme regret.

That was an Earth God rank, and it just shattered - truly such a shame. Although he himself was already a strong contender in the mid stages of the Yin God Realm, holding merely a door god rank.

Even though both are Yin God ranks, the door god rank clearly lacks quite a few grades compared to the Earth God rank. Zhao Yaogu felt a deeper sense of loss over the Earth God rank shattering than anyone else.

"Could it be that the person actually lacked the power and wasn't capable of stripping Wang Yu of his Earth God rank?"

A few moments later, Zhao Yaogu speculated further.

Upon hearing this, everyone else fell into a brief silence, and after a while, Cen Xian responded, "That's tough to say, but given that this person could strip Liu Jin of his Mountain God rank, it doesn't make sense that they couldn't strip the Earth God rank from Wang Yu, who was also in the Divine Spirit realm and held a Yin God level rank alike."

"Hard to tell! Otherwise, we can't explain why that person would let Wang Yu's rank shatter without stripping it," Zhao Yaogu shook his head.

Indeed, I truly didn't have the ability to strip Wang Yu of his rank; Zhao Yaogu's guess was right, Cen Xian, you are mistaken.

Xiao Mu watched Zhao Yaogu and Cen Xian as they seemed on the verge of arguing about whether he had the ability to strip Wang Yu of his rank, and he couldn't help but chuckle internally.

At the same time, Xiao Mu also observed the expressions of the others present.

Among the many Mutated Beings present, Yang Jun was undoubtedly the most attentive listener, particularly when he heard that Liu Jin's Mountain God rank was stripped. The man's breathing immediately turned heavy.

Hearing Zhao Yaogu and Cen Xian's debate, Yang Jun couldn't help but interject, "Elder Zhao, Elder Cen, if the one who stripped Liu Jin of his rank is truly a Mutated Being from our human world, do you say I could trade resources with them to obtain a rank?"

"No," Zhao Yaogu cut him off quite directly, dashing Yang Jun's hopes on the spot.

"That's impossible, I think you should stop thinking about it," Cen Xian added after glancing at Yang Jun, supplementing Zhao Yaogu's comment, "First off, judging by the way that person operates, they do not wish for anyone to know that they've stripped Liu Jin of his Divine Spirit rank. Thus, it's highly likely that you won't even be able to find out who that person is."

"Even if we take ten thousand steps back, even if that person is willing to sell the rank, it wouldn't be your turn to buy it."

"There are many in the Alliance in need of ranks who are Divine Spirits; you are still in the mid Yin God Realm. Compared to these Divine Spirits, what ability do you have to compete? Can you offer more resources than these Divine Spirits?"

"This…"

Yang Jun was hit hard and suddenly didn't know how to respond anymore. Cen Xian's remarks hit him deeply and were undeniably true.

The Mountain God rank is a True God rank among the Yin God ranks, naturally being an extremely scarce resource with fierce competition. Not to mention, within the Alliance, there are so many Divine Spirits without ranks, the chance of it being his turn to obtain a rank is slim to none.

"Brother Yang, there is no need to be disheartened. You may not be able to obtain Liu Jin's Mountain God rank from that mysterious powerful individual, but I believe you will nonetheless secure a rank through other means and succeed in bringing your sister into the Great Tang Ruins Headquarters," Zhang Shunming, who had a good relationship with Yang Jun, said consolingly upon seeing the dispirited look on Yang Jun's face. He knew that Yang Jun's pursuit of a rank wasn't merely for his sake but mainly to bring his sister into the Great Tang Ruins after obtaining one.

"This…"

Yang Jun managed a wry smile, aware in his heart that Zhang Shunming was merely comforting him, "Thank you for your concern, Brother Zhang. I won't give up on looking for a rank."

Xiao Mu was still quietly listening, maintaining an expressionless facade.

However, while listening to everyone speak, he also could not help but observe Yang Jun.

Yang Jun, not only did he possess an ancient divine bloodline, but he was also a direct descendant of the Ancient Array Master Yang Yuan from ancient divine spirits. It was very likely that the bloodline concealed knowledge about arrays passed down from Array Master Yang Yuan.

The Life and Death Sect has been wantonly abducting those with ancient divine bloodlines in the Putuo and Ban Ruo Domains, and it's uncertain whether they could be connected to the ancient Array Master, Yang Yuan.

If there is a connection with Yang Yuan, things would become quite complicated.

After all, Yang Yuan once helped Lord of White Mansion construct the Great Array, detaining Curse Ancestor, Five Elements Ancestor, and the Yin and Yang Divine Sovereigns, even assisting Lord of White Mansion in confronting the Undying Divine Sovereign.

Given this, could the Life and Death Sect's search for beings with ancient divine bloodlines be related to the ancient Array Master, Yang Yuan?

A myriad of questions surged in Xiao Mu's mind as he pondered quickly.

Without doubt, if the divine bloodline the Life and Death Sect seeks truly belongs to the descendants of Array Master Yang Yuan, then both Yang Jun and his sister, Yang Yu, would find themselves in danger.

Although the purpose behind the Life and Death Sect's search for those with ancient divine bloodlines is still unknown, in Xiao Mu's view, any action taken by the Life and Death Sect will inevitably be to the detriment of the human world.

Thus, regardless of the Life and Death Sect's purpose, preventing them from succeeding is undoubtedly the right choice.

Gazing covertly at Yang Jun, who had just suffered a significant blow, he was now looking down, his mind unclear and his state, poor.

Domain Master Zhang Shunming of the Putuo Domain suddenly spoke, "Zhao Brother, Cen Brother, Xiao Brother, Yang Brother, and all friends who have come to help, Domain Master Chen and I would like to invite you to visit the battle site at Jinhai Garden. We sincerely ask for the honor of your presence."

Zhao Yaogu laughed heartily, standing up. "Even if Domain Master Zhang hadn't mentioned it, I would still want to see the battle site. I'm truly curious to see how that mysterious figure managed to strip away Liu Jin's Earth God Rank."

"My interest differs from Zhao Brother's; I actually want to see how Wang Yu's Divine Spirit's rank was shattered, haha!"

Cen Xian immediately stood up as well.

The rest, clearly led by the two Divine Beings, Zhao Yaogu and Cen Xian, expressed their willingness to visit the battle site.

Liu Xu from the Great Tang Ruins had been listening to the conversation between Zhang Shunming, Zhao Yaogu, and Cen Xian, and now finally spoke up, "Zhang Brother, I have a question, please enlighten me. You mentioned earlier that people missing from the human world were found imprisoned in Jinhai Garden by the Life and Death Sect. Does that include the Sculptor Yuan Wei?"

The reason for this person's visit to the Putuo Domain was to look for Sculptor Yuan Wei, and it was imperative for him to be concerned.

Zhao Yaogu, with the same purpose as Liu Xu, had come in search of Sculptor Yuan Wei. Hearing this, he immediately looked at Zhang Shunming with a full measure of doubt.

He was just as concerned about the whereabouts of Sculptor Yuan Wei as Liu Xu.

"Yuan Wei? This... I haven't heard of that."

Zhang Shunming thought for a second or two before responding, "According to the reports sent by the Mutated Beings who discovered Jinhai Garden, among the imprisoned humans there, Sculptor Yuan Wei was not found. However, Brother Cen's search for Wang Zongyuan, he is among the prisoners in Jinhai Garden's dungeons."

As he spoke, he glanced at Cen Xian.

Cen Xian immediately looked relieved; Wang Zongyuan was Wang Yu's father, and the reason Cen Xian had come to the Domain Master mansion in the Putuo Domain was to find this man's whereabouts.

"No trace of Yuan Wei was found?"

Zhao Yaogu's eyebrows knit together unintentionally, and his face showed a trace of worry.

"Could it be that Yuan Wei has been taken somewhere else?"

Liu Xu muttered to himself, his expression a mix of disappointment and reluctance.

"Zhao Brother, Liu Brother, would you both like to come with us to the site?"

Zhang Shunming, seeing the reactions of Zhao Yaogu and Liu Xu, was again uncertain whether they would still go to Jinhai Garden.

After all, the two had come to the Putuo Domain to find Sculptor Yuan Wei; since he couldn't be found in the Putuo Domain, there seemed to be no need for them to stay.

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