Time passed like sand through fingers, and a month passed by as Wutan and Cang Zheng strolled leisurely.
On this day, the two stood in front of a majestic and magnificent city, feeling deeply moved.
In a month, Wutan and his companions traveled from the eighth city to the second city. They found that the further they went, the more magnificent and gorgeous the cities became. However, compared with the city in front of them, it could only be described as a dwarf compared to a giant.
The hundred-meter-high city wall is like a natural moat across the earth, ancient and magnificent. Through the wall, you can clearly see the huge and ancient buildings, exuding a vastness and grandeur that shocks the perspective!
This is an ancient city that has existed for who knows how many years. From a distance, it looks mysterious and cold, like an ancient ferocious beast lying here, impacting the hearts of all things!
"This city should be no worse than Shura City." Wutan murmured.
When rebuilding Shura City, Dongfang Xiao repeatedly emphasized that both the appearance and layout should not be worse than the original Fengyang City. As a result, he created a city that was only inferior to Wanjun City, but countless times more majestic than other cities in Zhongyaozhou.
In Wutan's mind, this city can be compared with Shura City, which shows how magnificent this city is.
"This is a place where people live." Cang Zheng nodded with satisfaction, but there was still a hint of disdain in the depths of his eyes.
"Don't be so particular, a cultivator..."
Before Wu Tian finished speaking, Cang Zheng rolled his eyes and continued, "For a cultivator, the ground is their bed and the sky is their blanket. It is enough to have a safe place to live. Can you please stop saying this all the time? My ears are almost callused from hearing it."
"It's good that you know. Let's go! The time to register has come. There may be a tough battle ahead, so you'd better prepare yourself mentally as soon as possible." Wutan shook his head and laughed. After he finished speaking, he strode towards the city gate.
"Have you heard that the person who is participating in the Shadow Guard election in our First City this time seems to be the little devil in the City Lord's Mansion."
"I've heard about it a long time ago. It is said that the little devil king was already a powerful person in the initial stage of divine transformation five hundred years ago. He has been in seclusion for five hundred years. Now that he has come out of seclusion, it is 100% certain that he will break through to the minor stage. It is even possible that he has already reached the major stage. It seems that he is the best candidate for the first place in the Shadow Guard this year."
“Not necessarily. Chong Feng from the second city and Kong Hanqing from the third city are both strong men in the minor success stage. It is said that they have been in seclusion for the past hundred years in order to win the championship. Although their realms have not been broken through, their combat power is definitely several times stronger than before.”
"Not only that, I heard that Zhao Ansheng from the Fourth City, Ge Ranqin from the Fifth City, and Rao Junguang from the Sixth City are all arrogant figures. They did not participate in the Shadow Guard election in previous years. I guess they are planning something."
"That's right. Everyone only has one chance in their lifetime to participate in the Shadow Guard election, so they must be fully prepared. It seems that a fierce battle is inevitable, and it may be more intense than last year."
"What do you mean by maybe? It's definitely possible. The overall strength of Feng Mo and the others last year was simply not comparable to this year. If they had come out of retreat last year, there would have been no chance for Feng Mo to win the championship."
Before Wutan and his companions got close to the city gate, they clearly heard the discussions of several city guards. They couldn't help but laugh in their hearts and had a premonition that they would be laughed at next.
Because several people mentioned all the people from the first city to the sixth city, but did not mention the seventh city and the ninth city at all, which shows how weak these three inferior cities are in the Dark City.
Who would care about the weak
Furthermore, from Zhuang Luochen's memory, he learned that the city guards of the First City boasted of their noble status and relied on the power of the city lord to look down on the people of the lower cities. They even dared to scold the city lord like Liu Taijun.
Seeing two strangers approaching, several city guards immediately fell silent. One of them, a bearded man, stepped out from the crowd, looked at the two men arrogantly, and shouted, "Who are you? Tell me your name and identity."
Seeing the big man's appearance, Cang Zheng wanted to slap him, but he held back, took out the city lord's order, and said, "I am Yan Kuan, the man next to you is my companion Li Feng, we are both guardians of the Ninth City, we came to the First City to participate in the Shadow Guard election, and this is the letter of recommendation from the lords of the Eighth and Ninth Cities."
Wutan also consciously took out the city lord's order and handed it over.
"The ninth city, the eighth city?"
The big man was stunned when he heard that. He looked Wutan and the other man up and down for a while, and his expression was instantly replaced by disdain. He was just arrogant before, but now that he knew the identities of the two, he became even more arrogant. He raised his head high, with his nose facing the two of them, looking down at them condescendingly.
The same was true for his companions behind him. When they heard the words "the eighth city" and "the ninth city", they immediately lost interest and began whispering again. They never looked at him again from beginning to end.
Cang Zheng frowned slightly, forced a smile, and said, "Brother, can we go in?"
"brother?"
Hearing this, the big man was stunned again, and then he couldn't help laughing, mocking: "Who are you? You dare to call me brothers? Why don't you go take a piss and look in the mirror? I wanted to let you in, but now I have changed my mind. You wait here for me, and you can enter the city only when the registration starts."
After saying that, the big man ignored Wu Tian and the other man, turned around and walked towards his companions, shook his head and cursed: "It's so damn unlucky that I'm actually called a brother by the trash from the Ninth City. It seems that I have to find a master to get rid of the bad luck tomorrow."
"Haha! Zhou Qian, stop it! Others call you brother because they respect you. If they really become shadow guards, you are not even worthy to be their brother." A city guard laughed, but anyone who was not an idiot could hear the disdain in his words.
"Wu Degang, you really flatter them too much. They are just two pieces of trash from an inferior city. If they participate in the election, they will be cannon fodder at best. For them, shadow guards are undoubtedly a pipe dream. If they don't want to die, they should just tuck their tails between their legs and go back to where they came from." The big man Zhou Qian shook his head.
"Looking for death!" Cang Zheng was extremely angry. He took a step forward and rushed forward.
However, at this moment, a big hand reached out, grabbed his neck, and twisted it back like a chicken. Cang Zheng sent a voice message, angrily saying: "Wutian, why have you become so weak? Others have already ridden over your head, and you can still be so calm!"
Wu Tian said calmly, "If I get angry over these trivial matters, I will be angry to death sooner or later. You should change your temper. Think about it yourself. How many times have you been angry since you entered the Dark City?"
"None of your business." Cang Zheng said angrily, but then he calmed down.
He calmed down, but that didn't mean the city guards would calm down. Seeing Cang Zheng's previous actions and demeanor, Zhou Qian's face darkened. He stepped forward and sneered, "You useless piece of shit, you actually dared to kill me. I'll give you two choices. Kneel down in front of me and wait for the registration to start. I'll let you into the city. Or I'll report to the city guard commander right now, accuse you of treason, and have you killed on the spot!"
"Brother, it was my friend who was reckless before, please forgive me."
Wu Tian took out a fire element essence from his bosom, took a few steps forward, quietly put it into Zhou Qian's hand, and whispered: "Brother Zhou Qian, this is a fire element essence that I accidentally got before, and I have never been willing to use it. Today I reluctantly give it to you. Please be magnanimous and don't make it a fuss with my friend."
When Zhou Qian saw Wutan suddenly approaching, he thought he was going to attack him, but when he heard that he wanted to bribe him, and that this thing was the legendary fire element essence, he was immediately overjoyed. He glanced at the people behind him inconspicuously and put it into his sleeve without any hesitation.
"You are a good kid. I like you very much." Zhou Qian patted Wu Tian on the shoulder and nodded with a smile on his face. Then he looked at Cang Zheng beside him and said with a serious face: "You should learn from your friends and be careful about what you say and do in the future, otherwise you will lose your life without knowing why."
Then, he glared at the two of them fiercely and shouted, "It's not easy for you to come here after so much trouble. I'll let you go today. Get in now!"
"Thank you, Brother Zhou Qian." Wutan smiled and bowed, grabbed Cang Zheng who was about to speak, and walked towards the city gate.
It’s a pity that Wutan didn’t notice that the moment their hands touched, a blush suddenly appeared on Cang Zheng’s face, but it quickly disappeared.
When the two entered the city gate, a middle-aged man in purple strode out of the city. It was obvious at first glance that he was a person of distinguished status. Wutan just glanced at him quickly, then turned sideways and walked straight in with Cang Zheng.
"Ah! Commander, how come you have time to come here!"
Behind them, when they saw the man in purple walking out, Zhou Qian and several other city guards' faces suddenly changed. They immediately walked out happily, nodding and bowing, looking extremely respectful, which was completely different from how they faced Wutan and the other man before.
The purple-robed man glanced at the few people and said calmly, "Today is the big day for the Shadow Guard election. The Shadow Guard Commander has already come to the fighting arena. Naturally, I have to come and see how everything is going!"
"Don't worry, Commander. With us brothers here, nothing will go wrong." Zhou Qian said solemnly and patted his chest hard with his big hands.
"Ding..."
However, at this moment, a fiery red crystal slipped out from the sleeve as Zhou Qian's arm dropped, and fell to the ground, making a loud and crisp sound!
This thing was exactly the fire element essence that Wutan gave him. Unexpectedly, it slipped out of his sleeve due to an unintentional movement.
“Oh no!”
Zhou Qian's face changed color on the spot, and at the same time, he took a step forward and grabbed the essence of the fire element. The whole process was so fast that even the other city guards didn't have time to react.
However, just as he was about to put it in his arms, a cold shout made his arms freeze.
"What is that? Hand it over to me!" The man in purple had a high level of cultivation and sharp ears and eyes, so he naturally noticed it at the first moment and stopped Zhou Qian before he could put it in his arms.
(End of this chapter)