Chapter 1700: Profound Tortoise City

So happy was Ye Qing that he decided to take out the Four Villains while he was at it. He happened to be in the area anyway, so why not?

If not for the fact that Anomalies were unkillable, he would have taken out the Three Anomalies as well.

Oh wait, there were only Two Anomalies left now since the Blood Sun Yin Riders were destroyed.

Who would have thought that the scariest disaster of the Golden Road, the Blood Sun Yin Riders, was not a true Anomaly? Not only that, who would have thought that it was controlled by Blood Plum?

Blood Plum was dead now, and the Strange Artifact that controlled the Blood Sun Yin Riders had fallen into Feng Qingyou’s hands. Naturally, the Blood Sun Yin Riders could no longer haunt the Golden Road.

The remaining two Anomalies combined were not as threatening as the Blood Sun Yin Riders. They could be circumvented more or less perfectly so long as one mastered the rules and stuck to them.

One might say that he had eliminated all of the threats plaguing the Golden Road after the pest extermination he did. From now on, the Golden Road was free and safe. At least in the short term.

Long story short, they had become filthy rich in one go.

Of course, this was still nothing compared to the riches Wei Nandou had siphoned from the Golden Road all these years.

He would be lying if he said he didn’t covet them.

Alas, Wei Nandou was far too wise. He didn’t even give Ye Qing an excuse to demand compensation, much less take him out.

So, he had no chance but to give up.

“Get lost!”

“How dare you! I’ll kill you!”

“Kill me? Who do you think you are?”

A commotion suddenly broke out inside the restaurant. For whatever reason, two people started yelling at each other. The yelling match quickly turned into a murderous brawl as both men tried to kill each other.

No one in the restaurant was surprised or afraid though. On the contrary, they were watching the fight excitedly.

“Fight!”

“Did the two of you forget to eat breakfast this morning? Put your backs into it!”

“His head, Wumeng! Aim for his head!”

“Use the Ink Dragon Twisting Pillar—ah, dammit. He could have twisted his head right off if he used the Ink Dragon Twisting Pillar there...”

The shopkeeper of the restaurant was also performing his bookkeeping duties calmly and dutifully. Ye Qing could hear him muttering under his breath:

“A pear blossom chair is worth a hundred silver...”

“A veluriyam night light cup is worth a hundred and fifty silver...”

“A thirty-year-old jar of Snow Lotus Wine is worth two hundred silver...”

“Heavens! His business sense is better than mine!”

Ye Qing’s senses were powerful. Naturally, he heard every single word the shopkeeper was muttering and felt speechless.

No matter how he looked at it, the chair that was sat on so many times that the entire top was practically peeled off or the cup that was obviously made of clay were not worth a hundred silver.

Just how shameless could he get?

𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

No wonder the shopkeeper wasn’t in a hurry to stop this fight at all. At this rate, he was going to make a killing. This was way better than selling Bitterhearts or Sandworm Feasts.

Of course, whether or not he could actually get the money from the offenders were a different story. If his “fists” were bigger than his marks’, then hurray. Otherwise, then it would be a pure loss for the shopkeeper.

Sand City came to be when people from all walks of life came together for one reason or another and formed all sorts of groups. There were no officials to keep the law or even laws to obey. In addition, all kinds of people lived within the city. So, chaos was the dominant theme of this society. Theft and looting were rampant, and fighting and killing were everywhere.

Because of this, “fist”, or more accurately strength, was the determining factor of one’s status and power.

If you were strong, then you could live comfortably and enjoy the luxuries. If you were weak, then you could only submit and hunt for food in the drains.

In fact, the entire Western Regions were more or less like this. Ye Qing had seen so much on his way here that he was no longer surprised by it.

“Let’s leave.”

Ye Qing and Feng Qingyou watched the brawl for a bit but soon grew disinterested. So, they got ready to leave.

As they were Sages, no one could notice them unless they wanted to be noticed. Naturally, they didn’t need to worry about attracting trouble.

“Hmm?”

They were just about to leave when they suddenly sensed something and looked up.

As if on cue, the clear, sunny sky abruptly turned dark.

It wasn’t because the sun had set. It was because a gigantic object had covered up the sky.

To be specific, it was a giant Profound Tortoise.

The Profound Tortoise was bluish black in color and about three kilometers tall. It was as big as a mountain with four limbs that seemed to hold up the very heavens. Its shell was thick, heavy, and covered in profound patterns. It was also covered in spikes that resembled peaks, jagged and deadly. Its aura was so terrible that it naturally formed a cloudy storm that only circled around its body.

The most amazing thing of it all was the fact that there was a city on the back of the Profound Tortoise.

The city was loft, vast, and magnificent. There were all kinds of structures such as pavilions, towers, restaurants and more that were separated into logical orders. The vehicles came and went like a ceaseless river, and the people leisurely went about their lives in gold and silver.

The entire city was brimming with an aura of wealth and prosperity, peace and happiness.

The Profound Tortoise looked massive, but its footsteps were silent. It moved surprisingly quickly too. It reached the Sand City in just the blink of an eye.

Soon, the entire Sand City was shrouded by its shadow.

“It’s the Profound Tortoise City...”

“The people of the Profound Tortoise City is here! Run!”

“Run away!”

It was around this time the people of Sand City saw the Profound Tortoise and panicked greatly. Every single one of them ran in the opposite direction.

For a time, the entire Sand City was in chaos.

Swoosh swoosh swoosh...

It was at this moment the Profound Tortoise opened its mouth, and a massive tongue shot toward the escaping humans. It easily spanned a kilometer or so and showed no signs of ending.

When the tongue got close to the escaping people, it abruptly split into dozens of smaller tongues. They caught at least hundreds of people like tentacles.

“Ah! Mercy!”

The trapped people cried in horror and tried to struggle, but it was futile. Some of them were Spirit Masters or Half-Step Truemen, but they couldn’t break free from the tongues wrapped around their bodies either. They could only flail helplessly as they were pulled toward the Profound Tortoise’s mouth and tossed inside.

The Profound Tortoise’s mouth slammed shut with an audible, sickening crunch. Scarlet blood dripped down the corners of its mouth and rained on the city like a downpour.

“Stand where you are! Anyone who tries to escape will meet their fate!”

It was at this moment a person appeared on top of the Profound Tortoise’s head and shouted.

“The city lord...”

“It’s the city lord!”

“Long live the city lord!”

The citizens of Profound Tortoise City immediately cheered. It was clear that the figure standing on the Profound Tortoise’s head was celebrated and well loved by his people.

“I am the city lord of Profound Tortoise City, Menghu. Why are you not kneeling before me?” Menghu shouted.

Maybe it was because of the shock, but no one moved at first. Menghu added coldly, “What’s wrong? Do you wish to die?”

The Profound Tortoise looked up and let out a long howl.

“OOOOOooooo...”

It sounded both like a snake’s hiss and a dragon’s roar. It was deafening and resounding.

As the Profound Tortoise roared, a terrible energy pressed down from above. It hurt everyone’s ears and inflicted terrible fear on them. They felt as helpless as an ant facing a god. They just couldn’t muster any sense of defiance or resistance whatsoever.

Finally, someone could not withstand the terrible energy and collapsed to their knees.