Supreme Tamer

Chapter 676: 546: Death Pervades, City of Immortality

Chapter 676: Chapter 546: Death Pervades, City of Immortality

The opening of Mirror Sword Mountain occurred late at night, and it has been rumored that someone saw the Netherworld Gate of Mirror Sword Mountain open on a special moonlit night.

This rumor was not false; Mirror Sword Mountain was indeed the so-called Netherworld Gate, but it led to a sealed Immortal City instead of the world of the undead.

When the ninth realm began, Chu Mu’s eyes were covered and his Soul Sense was sealed. He was led along a long winding path before finally being brought into Mirror Sword Mountain, entering the hidden domain gate between the roots that stretched across the sky.

Chu Mu had no idea how the Netherworld Gate was opened; he only knew that his body passed through a very special space filled with a strong dark aura. It felt as though he had entered a land of death, giving the impression that there were no living beings, yet there were moving objects.

As soon as the blindfold was lifted, Chu Mu quickly discovered that he was standing beneath a dark and oppressive sky!

The cloud formations formed a murky Sky Curtain, making people feel a sense of depression as if their heart was being weighed down, unable to catch their breath.

Chu Mu was currently standing in a withered and decayed city suburb, seeing a dark and ancient city beneath the black cloud layer.

In fact, this could not be called a city; a more accurate description would be an underground palace because the city had no buildings or houses—only countless broken walls and pitch-black stone-paved roads.

There were many “walls” in the city, formed from black plant-like walls between the scattered broken columns, hanging vines, lichens, ferns, and other things. Occasionally, severely eroded wall fragments would be visible.

The walls were tall and complicated, almost covering the entire City of Immortality. Even plants covered the messy “streets,” and from time to time, unusual cold lights could be seen flickering between the “walls,” indicating that certain creatures were hiding.

The Immortal City was vast, and there was a noticeable slope. The deeper you went, the higher the terrain!

Standing at the edge of the city, Chu Mu could see an ancient gray palace standing beneath the black sky curtain at the highest point of the slope.

What was particularly horrifying was that the dome of the ancient palace was precisely touching the dark sky, and the clouds in the sky curtain appeared to be distorted as if a certain power was restraining something under that space.

Chu Mu had no idea that such a terrifying and decayed city was hidden within Mirror Sword Mountain. It was a world submerged in darkness!

“Is this the legendary ninth city? Truly eye-opening!!” A young expert from the Earth Realm sighed with emotion.

There were many second-tier participants of the ninth realm around Chu Mu. Almost all of them were seeing this scene for the first time, and their astonishment was even greater as they exclaimed loudly!

Chu Mu glanced around and found about a hundred contestants competing in the ninth realm’s second tier.

In other words, these hundred people represented the strongest of the entire World Realm’s second tier. Each of them was invincible in any Earth Realm, and even some middle-aged and older generations from the cities couldn’t compete with them.

“It’s said that the creatures inside are of the tenth rank, and even the lowest are at the commander level…”

“What’s so scary about the Tenth Rank commander level?” someone disdainfully said.

Everyone present was an expert. The World Decree had been going on for a long time, and by now, the Soul Pets of the contestants had almost reached the ninth rank – the mid-level Monarch level. Tenth Rank – High-Level Commander level was equivalent to the Ninth Rank – Mid-Level Monarch, so for players who could all perform Quadruple Control, a tenth rank commander indeed wasn’t to be feared.

“Unfortunately, Tenth Rank Commander-level creatures are merely the foot soldiers here, meaning they appear in groups.” Soul Pet Palace’s Wu Qing smiled coldly and told the ignorant contestants a very cruel fact!

“Groups… really?!” Wu Qing’s words quickly caused the crowd to explode, and faces filled with horror.

“Listen up, everyone!!”

At this moment, a soul sense overwhelmed the voices of the people, causing the voices of all the contestants outside the city to come to an abrupt halt.

“It’s one of the Four Seats, Ye Tao!!”

“The strongest of the King of the World! It’s said that his main pet is an Emperor level!”

Soon, the contestants recognized the man standing on the decayed city wall and began murmuring again.

There were about a hundred competitors present for the second-tier youth, yet their strength paled in comparison to one of the Four Seats, Ye Tao!

For them, just being nominated for the World Throne in the future would be an incomparable honor.

“Immortal City is a mysterious and dangerous city. Only the true strong ones can withstand the city’s brutal tests. The World Decree is not meant to provide everyone with safety guarantees; participating contestants may have to pay the price of their Soul Pets’ lives or even their own lives. This city is full of dangers and death is commonplace, so it’s best to be mentally prepared.”

“As you know, there are many Tenth Rank Soul Pets in Immortal City, with the lowest Combat Power Level being the commander, who often travels in groups. Combat Power Levels reaching quasi-monarchs and low-level monarchs are very common. If any of you are fortunate enough to enter the ninth realm, I advise you to withdraw because you don’t have the strength to deal with even the most common creatures here!”

Ye Tao’s tone was very strict, and his words brought an invisible pressure, making many contestants who thought their strength was not good enough want to give up.

Tenth Rank quasi-monarch strength is equivalent to Ninth Rank high stage – mid-level monarch, and many people present may not have Ninth Rank high stage Soul Pets.

Perhaps they can handle Tenth Rank quasi-monarchs with multiple controls, but if they encounter low-level Monarchs or even mid-level Monarchs, the disparity in strength would mean that they might never come back!

After Ye Tao’s words, several people actually chose to withdraw!

For these contestants who managed to break into the ninth realm, they were already very content. As for the ultimate glory that could be obtained in the ninth realm by risking their lives, it was not a wise choice to compete for it.

“This is the south side of the city, and there are many paths leading to the final destination – the Blood Beast Altar. Each path has many branches, which may be circuitous, bypassing, straight or deviating. You need to rely on your own intellect and awareness to find the path leading to the Blood Beast Altar. On the way, various dangerous Soul Pets will appear and you need your real strength to overcome these obstacles.”

“And I must remind you, once a blood-patterned symbol appears under your feet, it means that it’s a path leading to other areas of Immortal City. This path is not for you young ones to tread on. Step in, and you’ll die!!”

“In Immortal City, many Oath Beasts are sealed. These Oath Beasts are generally found around the locations of powerful sealed creatures. I can tell you that if Oath Beasts appear, the creatures sealed inside must be high-level Monarchs or above. Although the creatures sealed in the area you’ll be wandering are the weakest in Immortal City, it’s better not to touch those seals that shouldn’t be undone. We can’t guarantee that the strength of some sealed creatures has not increased, reaching higher levels. So don’t go looking for death for the sake of greed.”

Elder Ye Tao’s words left all the contestants speechless with surprise.

The lowest level of Soul Pets guarded by Oath Beasts is high-level Monarchs. Any of these sealed Soul Pets can be released at will, and they can slaughter them all.

More importantly, Elder Ye Tao also said that the area they would be wandering in is the weakest sealed area in the entire Immortal City. So, aren’t there more powerful and mysterious Soul Pets sealed in other parts of Immortal City?!

Ye Tao’s words immediately unsettled everyone’s hearts, and many of the pretentious contestants who wanted to challenge alone immediately began searching for teammates without hesitation!

By the ninth realm, unless one’s strength is overpowering, it’s almost impossible for one person to make it to the end alone.

“The way back is simple. When you see the green pattern, turn left, and you’ll quickly walk out of Immortal City.” Ye Tao said.

“Also, flying is prohibited in Immortal City. The black plant wall is made up of numerous undead plant Soul Pets. They don’t allow anyone to cross over. If you try to cross, they will attack your Soul Pets. Their strength isn’t strong, but their numbers are many. If you try to cross, there will be hundreds of plants and thousands of black vines attacking your Soul Pets.” Ye Tao added.

Almost all mysterious realms, forbidden domains, and dangerous places had flying restrictions. It’s alright to engage in aerial combat, but if you fly directly through the airspace of certain creatures, you’ll surely be attacked by a group. This is a big taboo in the natural world that all Soul Pet Masters must remember.

So, from the beginning, no one had the wild idea of simply flying over Immortal City with their winged Soul Pet.

“Alright, that’s all I have to say. Wishing you guys good luck would be an understatement; it would be good enough if you can come back alive.” After saying that, Ye Tao jumped off the city wall, signaling the contestants that they could now enter Immortal City.

After Ye Tao’s words, the contestants who were eager and passionate about moving forward didn’t dare to do so immediately!

A city full of death and countless unknown dangers, who would be willing to step into it first?

However, at this moment, a man appeared in the crowd, dressed in deep blue clothes with black stripes. This man walked silently towards the city gate of decay!

Alone!

This man didn’t even have any interest in choosing teammates and actually walked alone towards the decaying city!

“It’s… It’s Si Tian from Soul Covenant!”

“As expected from the one recognized as the strongest person, he actually went in alone!” (.)