Divine Martial Void

With a thunderous crash, Skyward Peak shattered into countless fragments, and both the Alchemy Sage Mo Tianya and the Formation King Wu Hengdao vanished into the swirling dust. Multicolored streams of light surged, sweeping up a force mighty enough to destroy heaven and earth, filling the entire world with their might...

Lin Xiaobao struck the wooden clapper hard upon the table, his sharp gaze sweeping across the crowd in the main hall, making everyone tense with anticipation. Then, he took a sip of tea and declared, "If you wish to know what happens next, listen to the next installment!"

He had baited his audience well, savoring the moment for himself, but those listening in the hall were not pleased.

"You've been telling the story of the Alchemy Sage and the Formation King for more than a month. How come there's still no conclusion?"

"Lin Xiaobao, hurry and go on! If you finish the tale today, this gold ingot is yours!" A middle-aged man, plump and dressed in splendid brocade, patted his round belly and held up a gleaming gold ingot in his palm, his voice rising above the rest and echoing throughout the hall.

Silence fell at once. A single gold ingot was enough to support a family of three for three months in Howling Moon Town. Most who came to drink tea and listen to stories were common folk; though they might toss a few coins when a tale delighted them, such a lavish reward was utterly unprecedented.

Hu Youcheng, once a noble, had fallen on hard times and moved to Howling Moon City ten years