Somuo City

"Master, that is Somuo City." Dup pointed to the giant city and introduced it to Andres.

"I never imagined it would take three years to get here," Andres exclaimed.

His first journey through Hell was completely different from his memories in the original story.

When Linley first arrived in Hell, he joined the Black Dragon Tribe, which was more than ten million miles away from the nearest Emperor Wing City. They traveled there in half a month by riding on the Black Dragon Tribe's Metal Life.

Iron Saber Gorge is tens of millions of miles away from Somuo City, but it took them three years to get there, which was much longer than expected.

Of course, the specific circumstances vary greatly.

Firstly, the Black Dragon Tribe's Metal Life have more than one Highgod, so they encountered fewer bandits on the road and didn't waste too much time.

Secondly, there is a difference between Metal Life and real life forms. When the Thunder Dragon "Clark" is flying, it inevitably has to worry about attacks that may come at any time and has to be vigilant about its surroundings at all times. It cannot fully unleash its speed, and long-term uninterrupted flight also consumes a lot of mental energy and divine power.

Metal Life, on the other hand, have no such concerns. They can maintain full speed flight without being distracted by the fear of being attacked and killed.

Metal Life still have a huge advantage when traveling long distances; otherwise, they wouldn't have been so popular in the original story's era.

Both Dup and Clark heard Andres's exclamation.

Dup immediately said, "Master, it's already very fast to have traveled from Iron Saber Gorge to Somuo City in three years. Back when Hamid sent someone to ask me to break the 'Boulder Guard' Magic Array, it was a journey of over ten million miles. Do you know how long it took them?"

"How long?"

"Nearly twenty years!"

"Twenty years!" Andres exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, because Hamid has no Highgod under his command, he can only send Middle God to invite me. That time, it was Clark who brought them over. Although there were more than a dozen Middle God in their group, they still dared not fly openly on the way."

Clark exclaimed excitedly, "Sir, this is the most exhilarating flight I've had in the past three years! Even when I was with Hamid before, it wasn't this exhilarating!"

Upon hearing this, Andres could only lament the difference in eras.

Clark landed outside the city gates of Somuo City and then transformed back into the Blue-robed Strongman.

Outside the city gate, many people were queuing to enter the city.

"Dup, are there any things we should be aware of in Somuo City?" Andres asked.

In the original story, fighting was not allowed within the city; violators would be killed by the army of the Sovereign. However, times are different, and the rules may be different. Andres wanted to find out more about it first.

Knowing that Andres was visiting for the first time, Dup introduced him, "Master, in Somuo City, the most important thing is not to provoke the Four Great Families; all other rules are negotiable."

"The Four Great Families?" Andres had heard Dup mention the Four Great Families that controlled Somuo City before, but he didn't know what kind of power these Four Great Families actually had.

Dup solemnly said, "Master, the Four Great Families are unshakeable within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles around Somuo City. The patriarch of each of their families cultivates the Four Great Rules, and their strength is even greater than that of Highgod who cultivates the seven laws!"

"Um?"

Upon hearing this, Andres's eyes flickered. "What? Cultivating the seven elemental laws is inferior to cultivating the Four Great Rules?"

Dup seemed to have anticipated Andres's question and explained, "Master, the Dylan Plane may never have had any powerful beings who are Highgod. You are not very familiar with this aspect. All seven elements of law have Profound Mystery. The wind element has nine Profound Mystery, and the other six elements each have six profound Profound Mystery. When you have mastered all the profound Profound Mystery of a certain element of law, you can become Highgod."

"But the Four Great Rules are different. Each of the Four Great Rules is a whole and there is no Profound Mystery between them. When you comprehend them to a certain extent, you will become Highgod. But after becoming Highgod, you can continue to comprehend them and your strength can continue to improve."

At this point, Dup sighed, "My forte is the Water Law. After reaching the Highgod, there are no more profound Profound Mystery to comprehend, and my strength has stagnated. Even the God of Destruction 'Destruction God Clone, which has cultivated for many years, has been unable to break through to the Highgod. I chose to study Magic Array, firstly because I genuinely like them, and secondly because I want to improve my strength through Magic Array."

"It seems that many of the Highgod in Hell are still unaware that the Profound Mystery can be fused," Andres thought to himself.

He looked at Dup: "What are the strengths of the patriarchs of these Four Great Families?"

Dup thought for a moment and said, "They are all similar to their master."

"Oh?" Andres raised an eyebrow. He had used his full strength when he killed Hamid, and Dup had witnessed his power back then.

"Judging from this, the patriarchs of the Four Great Families are very likely to be at the level of Five-star Demon," Andres thought to himself.

In the original era, due to the accumulation of countless years, there were many powerful beings in Hell. The lord of a city was a master of the Seven-star Demon level. The level of power in this era is far from comparable to that in the original era.

"The strength of the Hell Expert in this era is far behind, at least in the vicinity of Somuo City," Andres thought to himself.

Dup glanced at Andres, puzzled by Andres's strength. Despite being only Middle God, Andres was much stronger than an ordinary Highgod.

He was very curious, but dared not ask directly.

"Besides their patriarchs, are there any other powerful figures in the Four Great Families that we need to be wary of?" Andres asked.

"Besides the patriarchs, the Four Great Families also have many powerful Highgod. In short, we should be careful after entering the city and avoid provoking them," Dup said.

"Of course." Andres nodded. He was there to buy maps and didn't want to make any enemies.

The three of them lined up to enter Somuo City. Unlike the original story, they did not need to pay for Ink Stone to enter Somuo City. The Middle God soldiers guarding the city scanned them with their Divine Sense and then let them pass.

The streets of Somuo City are wide, and the buildings are ancient and grand, with every brick and stone exuding the ancient atmosphere of time.

The city is filled with various clothing stores and restaurants, and the raw materials used for the clothing and dishes are all from the Saint Domain, which is incomparable to those in the Material Plane.

"Master, most of the businesses in Somuo City are owned by the Four Great Families. It's okay to get into fights with people on the street, but if it affects the business of these shops, it may attract the Enforcement Team of the Four Great Families."

As they walked, Dup explained some of the rules of Somuo City to Andres.

"The most important property of the Four Great Families is Somuo Castle. You can buy all kinds of goods there, and even precious items that the Four Great Families have brought back from other places. Master, we can go there first. There are people from the Four Great Families there. We can ask them if they have any maps of other places."

"Good."