Chapter 276 Black Imperial City
Time flies, and soon it is the day when the Black Emperor Sect auction officially opens.
Early in the morning, Xiao Ling and his companions set out from Canaan College, heading directly for the Black Emperor Sect's headquarters, Black Emperor City.
Although the Black Emperor Sect and Canaan Academy are both in the Black Horn Region, the distance between the two is not short. If one's strength is not at the Dou Wang level, it will probably take several days to get there.
However, the group of people who set out today are all masters above the Douhuang level. Even if they are not traveling at full speed, their speed is astonishingly fast.
After about half a day's journey, Xiao Ling and his three companions were gradually approaching the Black Emperor City. Today, Medusa was particularly interested and did not choose to sleep, but turned into a human form, ready to go with Xiao Ling and the others to see the largest auction in the Black Horn Region. Qing Lin was not interested in this event and decided to stay at Canaan College.
As he got closer and closer to the Black Emperor City, Xiao Ling also discovered that there were more and more people on the road leading to the Black Emperor City. Obviously, these people were all heading for the auction in the Black Emperor City.
In a chaotic place like the Black Horn Region, there are many people and many eyes, so naturally there are many conflicts. Along the way, Xiao Ling and his companions could see a bloody fight almost every other section of the road. Medusa was initially a little shocked by this bellicosity, but as time went on, she gradually got used to it. Now, she can turn a blind eye to these violent scenes like Xiao Ling, Xiao Yixian and Zi Yan.
After all, as the queen of the snake people, what kind of cruel scenes has Medusa not seen? Her psychological quality is not to be underestimated. These small fights are just commonplace for her.
As they hurried along, with the afternoon sun shining through the mottled shadows of the treetops, the group finally saw the outline of a magnificent city at the end of the avenue.
They stood on a slope, looking at the towering city wall from afar, with a hint of admiration in their eyes.
This Black Imperial City is worthy of its name, and its spectacular scale does not disappoint the word "imperial". When they walked along the avenue and finally saw the outline of the city, the pitch-black city walls that stretched to the horizon gave people a cold and solemn feeling. The sunlight sprinkled on the city walls, reflecting a faint light, like a huge mirror, reflecting the surrounding scenery.
"This Black Emperor Sect is quite impressive!" Xiao Ling couldn't help but admire.
Medusa and Xiao Yixian also nodded. They were both well-informed people, but the scene before them still surprised them. The surface of the city wall was covered with a layer of rare black mirror stone. This material was not only hard, but also could reflect some attacks. It was an excellent material for building city walls.
However, Black Mirror Stone is not common, and the Black Emperor Sect was able to use it to build the entire city wall, which is enough to show their strong strength and foundation.
"This is much more magnificent than those buildings of the Gama Empire and the Snake People." Medusa couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. It was the first time she saw such a magnificent city.
Xiao Ling glanced at her and said with an inexplicable smile, "Haha, this is just the beginning. When you go to Zhongzhou, you will find that there are many more spectacular sights than this."
Hearing Xiao Ling's words, a glimmer of anticipation flashed in Medusa's eyes. She nodded slightly and said nothing more, but that glimmer of anticipation was enough to show her curiosity and yearning for the unknown world.
Xiao Ling's eyes moved away from Medusa and turned to observe the people who hurriedly passed by them. These people all exuded a fierce aura. Along the way, they met many powerful people, some at the Dou Wang level, and even Dou Huang level.
Judging from their route, they were obviously heading for the Black Emperor City. With so many powerful and hot-tempered people gathered in such a city, I'm afraid the city would not be peaceful in the days ahead. After all, when so many hot-tempered and powerful people gathered together, it was hard to imagine what would happen.
"This place is really chaotic." Xiao Ling thought to himself. The characteristic of the Black Horn Region is this lawless atmosphere. Here, no matter how powerful you are, it is difficult to completely suppress this chaos. In the Black Horn Region, people don't take rules and regulations seriously at all. They believe in "the hard fist is the hard truth."
Xiao Ling coughed lightly, stretched out his hand and grabbed Zi Yan who was looking around, and whispered to remind her: "After entering the city, restrain yourself. Although there are many treasures in the city, if you act recklessly, you will get into trouble. Do you understand?"
Although he wanted to make some big noise after the auction, now was not the right time. He had to keep a low profile and hide his strength, so that those strong men would underestimate him and he could catch them by surprise.
"Don't worry, don't worry, I'm very good!" Zi Yan answered nonchalantly without even blushing.
When these words came out, even Medusa and Xiao Yixian couldn't help but laugh. Obviously, they knew very well that Zi Yan was "well behaved". This girl was famous for her mischievousness.
"Okay, let's go."
Xiao Ling gently rubbed Zi Yan's head and decided not to say anything more. He knew that no matter how many times he warned her, it would fall on deaf ears to this girl.
He waved his hand, took Zi Yan, gave Medusa and Xiao Yixian a relaxed smile, and then led the way towards the city gate.
The two women also nodded, their eyes inadvertently sweeping over the curious or malicious eyes around them. In their eyes, a cold light suddenly flashed.
Medusa's movements were swift and decisive. With a wave of her hand, several long, snake-like strands of fighting spirit shot out like sharp arrows, pointing directly at the wretched men who were looking at them unscrupulously.
Almost in the instant before others could react, the men had turned into a cloud of blood mist and disappeared into the air.
After dealing with these uninvited guests, the two women retracted their cold gazes and continued to follow Xiao Ling's steps towards the gate of Black Emperor City.
As Xiao Ling and his group left, the tense atmosphere gradually eased and the chill dissipated. The passers-by looked at their receding backs and secretly thanked themselves for not rushing forward, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
"Hiss, that casual swing can be a fatal blow, he must be at least a Douhuang-level warrior. Does anyone among you know him?" A passerby asked the people around him in a low voice.
"I've been in the Black Horn Region for twenty years and have never seen such a person. He is definitely not from here." Another person answered with a hint of awe in his tone.
"They are probably powerful outsiders who were attracted by the Black Emperor Sect's auction. We can't afford to offend them anyway." Someone else added, his voice full of caution.
The crowd around them were talking in low voices, shocked by what had just happened. Xiao Ling and the others did not hear these discussions, but even if they did, they would not take it to heart.
After walking for a while, Xiao Ling and his team had walked down the slope, and after walking for a distance, a majestic city gate came into view. Outside the city gate, a long team was winding and noisy, almost unbearable to the ears.
Seeing those strong men with naked upper bodies and scars crowded together to form a human dragon, Medusa and Xiao Yixian couldn't help but frown. They were both women with a bit of mysophobia, so they were naturally not used to such a chaotic scene.
Xiao Ling noticed their expressions, and he glanced around the city gate, as if looking for something. He knew they didn't like this crowded environment, so he thought, maybe there is a faster way to get into the city.
Before Xiao Ling could come up with a countermeasure, a discordant voice came from the city gate. A rude voice sounded: "Hey, look at those two girls, they are absolutely amazing. I haven't seen such hot girls in a long time. Their figures are so attractive."
Then, another voice with an obscene smile said: "Haha, that little girl is also very cute. I really want to pinch her face."
When Xiao Ling heard the noise, he didn't intend to continue thinking about it. He calmly turned his gaze to the source of the sound, and saw a group of burly men gathered together. Their eyes greedily swept over Medusa and Xiao Yixiang.
What's even worse is that some of them even stared at Zi Yan, their eyes were simply shameless. Those malicious laughs caused a vulgar laugh in the team. During the long wait, seeing two beautiful ladies being teased seemed to be entertainment in the eyes of some people. They thought that humiliating the young man with three ladies was also a fun pastime.
Medusa's temper was well-known in the Gama Empire, enough to calm a crying child at night. But at this moment, she was not angry because of these rude looks and words. She gently pulled Zi Yan's hand, and the latter's little face turned red because of anger.
Medusa turned her gaze to Xiao Ling, as if asking for his opinion. After all, they had already reached the city gate, and whether to cause a commotion here depended on Xiao Ling's decision.
Xiao Ling took a step forward and gently stopped the little medical fairy who was about to attack. His voice was calm and firm: "Let me handle it. These people have already sought their own death."
Hearing Xiao Ling's words, Xiao Yixian nodded and stepped aside. She knew that Xiao Ling would use the most appropriate way to deal with these ungrateful people.
Although it was not the first time for Xiao Yixian to set foot in the Black Horn Region, she had never really dealt with the people here before. She had heard that most people in the Black Horn Region were not good people, but after all, she had never seen it with her own eyes.
After this journey of observation, she had a direct feeling: almost all the people in the Black Horn Region were cunning and insidious, and they were all unscrupulous guys. It was harder to meet a good person here than to find a pie in the sky.
Xiao Ling was not very interested in these minor characters, and he did not want to get entangled with them. With a sneer on his face, he swept his eyes over those people, and the fighting spirit in his body began to flow quietly, and the Fallen Heart Flame was ready to be unleashed in his body, ready to teach them the necessary lesson at any time.
"Is this accumulating energy? There's no reaction at all. Watch me and don't compete with me!" Another strong man was not to be outdone, with a hint of contempt in his tone.
"I'll join in the fun too. I want that..." The third strong man also joined in. While talking and laughing, they rolled up their sleeves and prepared to walk towards Xiao Ling and the others. It was obvious that they were going to teach Xiao Ling and the others a lesson.
The laughter of these strong men was full of ridicule and disdain, and they seemed to be completely unaware of what they were about to face. Their steps were firm, and their eyes revealed a greed and cruelty that was about to succeed.
At that moment, those guys who had been looking at each other with obscene eyes and speaking disrespectfully just now suddenly froze, and the words in their mouths stopped abruptly.
Then, an invisible fire seemed to ignite in their bodies. The sudden severe pain made them unable to maintain their balance. They fell to the ground one after another, letting out sharp and painful howls.
This scene made the surrounding crowd quiet down instantly. They looked at this scene in horror, realizing that these strong men had obviously touched the bottom line that should not be touched.
Their original arrogance instantly turned into panic, and they realized that they had offended someone they shouldn't have offended. They rolled madly on the ground, trying to relieve the burning sensation that was almost tearing them apart, and they began to beg for mercy one by one.
"Sir, please spare my life!" a strong man wailed.
"Sir, just treat what I said before as bullshit and let me go." Another strong man said hurriedly.
"Sir, it was my fault that I failed to recognize a great man." Another strong man begged for mercy in a trembling voice.
However, Xiao Ling was indifferent to their pleas. He didn't even look at them and simply ignored their existence. The people around were also shocked by this scene, and their eyes were filled with fear.
Those who were entangled by the Fallen Heart Flame did not get relief immediately. Xiao Ling cleverly controlled the intensity of the flames to ensure that their suffering would not end too quickly. These people would have to slowly experience the torment of the flames in the next half hour, feeling their vitality being drained away bit by bit.
The people around witnessed this scene and automatically made way for him. They didn't dare to approach this obviously untouchable character. They didn't even dare to look directly at Xiao Ling, fearing that they would suffer the same fate if they were not careful. There was a tense atmosphere in the air, and everyone was carefully trying to avoid becoming the next target.
Soon, Xiao Ling and his companions quickly arrived at the city gate.
There are two passages here, one is an ordinary black door, and the other is a more noble-looking purple door.
Next to the purple door, there were a dozen burly men in light yellow tights standing upright. The powerful aura emanating from their bodies made the people queuing on the other side dare not get close at all. They could only wait with their heads down for the queue to move forward slowly.
The presence of these big men undoubtedly added a bit of majesty to the Purple Gate, and also made the people in line feel an invisible pressure. Their eyes revealed awe, and it was obvious that they knew the strength of these guards very well.
"Xiao Ling, we don't have to queue up, right?" Zi Yan glanced at the long line and turned to ask Xiao Ling.
Although Xiao Ling was also visiting Black Emperor City for the first time, he knew a thing or two about the rules here: "It shouldn't be necessary. The strong always have some privileges. That purple passage looks like it's for VIPs. Let's go that way."
After hearing Xiao Ling's words, everyone went straight towards the purple passage without hesitation.
When Xiao Ling and his companions walked directly towards the purple passage, the eyes around them immediately became surprised. The purple door was specially set up by the Black Emperor Sect for the well-known strong men in the Black Horn Region. Without the strength of the Douhuang level, ordinary people would not dare to hope to enter from here.
Are these people all Douhuang-level warriors? This question arises spontaneously in the minds of the onlookers.
Zi Yan was particularly eye-catching. She looked only about thirteen or fourteen years old. Could she also be a Douhuang? This was unbelievable.
Under the gaze of the crowd, the four slowly walked towards the purple door. The dozen or so men in tight clothes guarding the door suddenly turned alert with their sharp eyes, but then an old man's laughter came from behind them, breaking the tense atmosphere at the moment.
"Haha, friends, this is a passage specially prepared for Douhuang powerhouses. If you are not strong enough, please take a detour." An old man holding a pipe and wearing a yellow robe walked out slowly. He looked at Xiao Ling and the others carefully, with a hint of smile in his tone.
Xiao Ling didn't say much, but just casually released a Dou Zong-level aura. This powerful aura was like a gust of wind, which made the people around him feel pressured. They all cast awe-inspiring glances at him and consciously kept a certain distance from Xiao Ling and his group.
Because of the auction that Black Emperor City was going to hold, although many Dou Zong-level masters came to Black Emperor City, true Dou Zong masters were still rare and not someone that anyone could provoke.
Feeling the aura of Dou Zong, the old man's eyes narrowed slightly, his surprise was obvious, and his attitude became more respectful. Just as he was about to say something, an attendant hurried over and whispered a few words into the old man's ear, probably about the murder that Xiao Ling and his men had committed earlier.
After listening to the report from his attendant, the old man's eyes gradually became serious. Obviously, he had understood the tempers of Xiao Ling and the others. He knew that these people were cruel and ruthless, so he had to be polite in entertaining them.
The old man waved away his followers, took a few steps forward, and bowed slightly to Xiao Ling and the others, with a polite smile on his face: "May I know the names of the distinguished guests?"
The old man who was guarding the gate was only a four-star Dou Wang, but when facing a Dou Zong master like Xiao Ling, although his attitude was respectful, he did not show any fear. After all, he had the support of the Black Emperor Sect behind him, which gave him enough confidence.
He knew in his heart that his clan leader was a four-star Dou Zong, and even if other Dou Zong masters came to Black Emperor City, they would be given a certain amount of respect.
Of course, if he knew that there were three Dou Zong masters among the group of people in front of him, he probably wouldn't be so calm.
(End of this chapter)