Back in the Fire Crow Watershed, the little monkey devoured a remnant of Evil God Fire Crow’s soul. As a result, it underwent a shocking metamorphosis.

It was also then that Su Yi realized that the little monkey, the Xiantian Divinity born of chaos, most likely had to devour gods to develop!

That was why Su Yi thought of the monkey upon killing the bony old man. In life, the old man had been a god. It was only after the curse of the City of the Lost entered his soul that he became a Ghost God.

He was, ultimately, still a god! Thus, his soul might well serve as food for the little monkey.

Now, seeing the little monkey eagerly devour the man’s arm unquestionably proved Su Yi’s hypothesis. The little monkey had the innate ability to devour gods’ souls!

The monkey glanced at the ground hungrily; it seemed it had yet to get its fill. Chunks of the old man’s body lay strewn in the dirt.

Then, the monkey opened its mouth.

Whoosh!

The bony old man’s fragmented corpse transformed into bundles of light, and the monkey sucked them all into its stomach. It smiled and patted its belly, but it seemed it had yet to eat its fill.

The massive man saw it all, and despite himself, goosebumps arose all over his skin.

That young man is a freak, but it seems that monkey of his is even more terrifying. It can actually devour Ghost Gods!!

Boom!

The little monkey’s fur churned, and a wave of chaos rain fell around it. Its muscles and bones creaked like the rumbling of thunder.

There was no doubt about it. After devouring the bony old man, a Ghost God, the monkey was undergoing yet another transformation!

The sight left the woman in the conical hat, Li Shuang, completely tongue-tied.

What… What kind of monster is that?

Wu Lingchong, however, had grown accustomed to such things. After all, he’d been there when the little monkey devoured that wisp of Evil God Fire Crow’s soul.

“It seems it’s just as Grandmother said. I won’t be able to take you down unless I use my full power,” the massive man said gravely.

Whoosh!

He stretched out his hand and pulled the bone chains off himself, as if he were undoing a seal. His imposing presence instantly expanded, and he was instantly far stronger than before.

He roared at the top of his lungs, shaking the sky on all sides and splitting the baleful fog blanketing the firmament. Blood-red thunderclouds came crashing down, enveloping the massive man completely.

He suddenly seemed to brim with utterly strange and malevolent power. It was as if he’d fused completely with his surroundings.

As if he were the ruler of the City of the Lost!

Su Yi’s pupils constricted as he felt intense pressure bearing down on him. The massive man really was different from before!

“Die!” The man bellowed, swinging his hundred-foot bronze pole and attacking from afar. Churning blood-red lightning bolts interwove and unleashed strange, forbidden power.

This was the aura of the Curse of the Ancient Gods, manifested in the form of lightning. It covered the entire City of the Lost. When the massive man used it, he was like the ruler of the entire city!

Bang!!!

One strike was enough to send Su Yi flying, his blood and qi churning. It hurt so badly that he almost coughed up blood.

Su Yi was quite surprised.

This guy is even stronger than a Creation Realm Lesser God, but it’s not because he has a superior cultivation base. No, the ancient curse is just that strong!

Boom!

Heaven and earth swayed, and the massive man swung his bronze staff, attacking in a mad flurry of attacks. Every strike exploded the sky and threw heaven and earth into upheaval.

Su Yi was instantly under terrifying suppression. Even when he used his entire cultivation base and unleashed the power of reincarnation with all his might, it was all he could do just to fight back!

Boom!

Su Yi was forced back once more, his long hair loose and disheveled. He looked utterly wretched.

“You’re too weak. Had you become a god first, you might have been able to fight me.” The massive man laughed, his voice booming like thunder.

As he spoke, he took a step forward, his staff drawing upon the blood-red thunder blanketing the dome of heaven.

“You’re jumping to conclusions,” Su Yi said coldly.

Clang!

The Sword of Proximity shot forth, expanded until it was four feet long, and landed in Su Yi’s palm. Chaos sword qi poured from its simple, unadorned blade.

And when Su Yi swung it…

Clang!!!

The blood-red lightning filling the sky dissipated, and the Sword of Proximity blocked the massive man’s bronze staff with ease.

Its edge was so sharp that it even left a mark in the metal!

“An Epoch Treasure!?” exclaimed the massive man.

“Don’t tell me you really thought I didn’t have a single treasure on me?” Su Yi said calmly. “Surely you aren’t that stupid?”

Kcch!

Sword qi flew through the air as he launched his counterattack.

A grand battle erupted. Sword qi flew throughout heaven and earth, bringing with it unstoppable chaos light imbued with the inscrutable power of reincarnation.

The massive man sensed the threat and attacked in an even greater frenzy. His bronze staff was like a pillar supporting the sky, and when it struck, heaven and earth swayed.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Deafening impacts rang out in rapid succession. The aftershock of the battle threatened to overturn heaven and earth.

Before long, both Su Yi and the massive man stepped back.

Su Yi was entirely unharmed, but the massive man’s hundred-foot frame was covered in startling sword wounds. The power of reincarnation lingered around every gash, corroding the man’s towering frame.

His face was hideously contorted as he roared in fury.

He gripped his spear and attacked, intent on continuing the battle, only for his weapon to split and break in his hands, inch by inch.

It turned out that in the fierce confrontation earlier, the Sword of Proximity had left countless marks on the staff. Now, the staff could no longer maintain itself, and it shattered into pieces.

This sudden development caught the giant off guard, and he froze, stunned.

Before he could react, Su Yi swung his sword and flashed through the air.

Splurt!

Both Su Yi and his sword pierced the giant’s hundred-foot frame, emerging from his back with such momentum that they stopped over one hundred feet away.

“You…” The towering man glanced down at the new, gaping hole in his body. Astonishment was written all over his face. He opened his mouth to say something, only to topple over backward as his body gave out.

Bang!

It was as if a mountain had toppled. A cloud of dust and smoke billowed into the air.

The little monkey immediately rushed over. This time, waves coursed through its fur, and it surged with chaos qi. The mysterious marking in the middle of its forehead split, opening like a vertical eye.

Kcch!

A beam of gray light fired from the marking, enveloping the giant’s shattered body completely. Then, the entire massive corpse transformed into a wriggling bundle of light, which the little monkey devoured.

It had devoured yet another Ghost God! But this time, the monkey was obviously stuffed. Its belly bulged, and it staggered on its feet as if intoxicated, its blood and qi churning.

It opened its mouth as if to vomit, only to clutch its hands over its mouth to hold its meal in.

It was a ridiculous scene, and Su Yi couldn’t help but find it amusing.

Why insist on biting off more than you can chew? You really are a god alright... The god of gluttony!

Wu Lingchong and Li Shuang watched from afar, but they couldn’t bring themselves to laugh. They were too overcome with shock.

Including Yu Qian, the leader of the evil spirits, Su Yi had slain three Ghost Gods since entering the City of the Lost!

This wasn't any easier than killing a normal god. On the contrary, here in the City of the Lost, Ghost Gods were even more terrifying than living deities.

But they’d still lost to Su Yi!

The Curse of the Ancient Gods was indeed taboo. It could threaten even gods.

But Su Yi controlled a power capable of countering it. Perhaps this is what they meant when they said that everything had its weakness!

Of course, the true crux of the matter was that Su Yi was heaven-defyingly strong. Otherwise, he’d have died beyond a doubt, even with a power that neutralized the curse.

And the little monkey was a freak, too. It could actually devour gods!

This was a monkey that saw gods as food. Who in the River of Epochs had ever seen such a creature before?

The battle ended, and silence descended over heaven and earth once more.

Unbelievably, as terrifying as the aftermath of the battle had been, the endless Fog-Shrouded Street wasn’t affected at all. It was entirely undamaged!

This was highly out of the ordinary, but Su Yi had sensed a long time ago that everything that was damaged in the City of the Lost was quickly restored to its original state.

The entire mysterious city was shrouded by the Curse of the Ancient Gods. It was indestructible, strange, and eternal, just like the Ghost Gods.

That actually almost injured me, and I’ve expended much of my cultivation base. Fortunately, that won’t affect my ability to fight.

Su Yi took a moment to examine his condition before continuing on his way.

Lanterns hung from the eaves of the buildings lining both sides of the Fog-Shrouded Street, and the mottled light illuminated the fog. All was silent.

The countless buildings all had tightly shut doors and windows. Not one was open.

When Su Yi and his companions walked through the street, it seemed extraordinarily long, as if it continued into perpetuity.

Su Yi gripped the pearl fragments, then continued ahead, silently sensing his surroundings. Wu Lingchong and Li Shuang stuck close to him. Both of them were ashamed. They’d come all this way together, but neither of them had helped Su Yi in any way. On the contrary, they’d become a burden. Both of them felt deeply uncomfortable.

But this was the City of the Lost, a place where even gods struggled to escape their doom. Knowing this eased their embarrassment considerably.

And they dared not compare themselves to Su Yi. Sure, he was in the Great Realm, just like them, but they’d long since ceased to be comparable to him.

When the gap between you and someone of the same cultivation was this unbelievably enormous, it was like gazing into the ocean; you might sigh with admiration, but you wouldn’t feel envy, nor would you try to compare yourself to them.

Suddenly, Su Yi stopped in his tracks and said, “Did you notice? The road seems endless. No matter how far we walk, it’s like we’re stuck right where we began.”

His companions froze, stunned, then quickly came to their senses.

It was true. Almost ten minutes had passed since they’d entered the Fog-Shrouded Street. They hadn’t been moving all that fast, but they absolutely weren’t going slowly, either.

Yet even now, there was no end in sight! The far end of the street still seemed distant and unreachable.

“Is the Fog-Shrouded Street… actually a formation?” Wu Lingchong couldn’t help but ask.

“If it were, I’d have seen through it long ago.” Su Yi shook his head. “Seems to me that it’s actually a manifestation of the Curse of the Ancient Gods, and here, the curse is like the natural order of the heavens. Moreover, it’s likely that the street is under a Ghost God’s control. When we entered it, we effectively flung ourselves into their net.”

He’d only just said this when he heard a burst of applause from down the street.

“You figured it out so quickly? You truly are extraordinary, my good sir! No wonder you managed to kill Yu Qian, Qiu Man, and the Papercrafter.”

A figure approached through the distant fog accompanying this voice.