Skyfall City

Skyfall City

In less than half a day, Chen Yun and the others had emerged from the jungle. They had not encountered any particularly powerful ferocious beasts along the way.

Chen Yun had an easygoing personality and a mild temper. Although he did not talk much, he had quickly won the favor of the other five.

Brian was the most talkative of them all. He was friendly and gentle with others, and every gesture he made carried an indescribable air of a man in a position of power. This greatly increased Chen Yun's favorable impression of him while also making Chen Yun intensely curious about his identity. However, he did not feel comfortable asking directly.

Niya, meanwhile, kept glancing at Chen Yun from time to time along the way. Toward this youth who had once saved her, Niya had always felt something strange in her heart, along with a measure of curiosity.

After all, a Fourth Order Peak King at such a young age possessed combat strength comparable to that of an ordinary Fifth Order Sect Master. His talent was truly frightening.

As for the rough-featured, honest-looking France, his personality had absolutely nothing to do with his appearance. He was practically a walking comedy act.

The image of Chen Yun's formidable, invincible, and violent display that day had been deeply imprinted in his mind.

Thus, France followed behind Chen Yun all the way, scampering along like a puppy, clearly acting as though he would follow Chen Yun's lead. This left Chen Yun quite helpless.

With eyes full of admiration, France even blurted out, "You're my big brother from now on! Big brother, take me in as your little brother!"

Chen Yun naturally refused. After all, he himself was only twelve years old, while France was a full five years older than him. Although Chen Yun looked like a youth of seventeen or eighteen, the childishness had not yet faded from his face.

Besides, having a rough-looking fellow trailing behind him and constantly calling him "Big brother, big brother" made Chen Yun feel strange no matter how he thought about it!

France kept circling around Chen Yun along the way, so Chen Yun had no choice but to use the "push" tactic and tell France to reach the Fourth Order before they discussed it further.

France took this to mean that his strength was too weak and that he was unworthy of being Chen Yun's little brother.

But after thinking it over, France decided that it made sense. His boss was so powerful; as his little brother, he naturally could not be too weak.

He immediately slapped his chest with loud thumps and solemnly agreed.

Lia was also quite easy to get along with. She was quiet by nature and held Chen Yun in great admiration.

Although Guke did not say a word throughout the journey, the gaze he directed at Chen Yun also revealed flickers of respect.

Nothing unexpected happened along the way. By the time the sun had set in the west, the group finally reached a human city.

Skyfall City was true to its name.

Its black walls stood towering and majestic, reaching roughly several dozen, perhaps even a hundred, zhang high. Looking out, it seemed as though the entire sky had fallen onto the top of the city, creating an intense sense of oppression.

The entire city was built from massive black-gold boulders. Black-gold boulders were an exceptionally hard kind of rock, broad and thick. Even the full-force attack of a Sixth Order Battle Emperor could not completely pierce one. Their hardness was evident.

Chen Yun stared, deeply shaken, at the enormous city before him, its entire body pitch-black. Since being reborn in this foreign world, this was the first human city he had ever seen. In his previous life, he had never witnessed architecture so grand and towering.

At the same time, strands of information flashed through Chen Yun's mind. Xili had told him all this before he left.

There were four great empires across the entire War God Continent.

The Tianwu Empire occupied the southwest.

The Sage Empire lay in the southeast. It was said that its founding emperor had been a Battle Saint, which was why it had been named the Sage Empire.

Then there was the God Empire in the northeast, which was said to have some connection with the War God Academy.

The northwest belonged to the Proud Moon Empire. Skyfall City was the gateway on the northeastern border of the Proud Moon Empire.

In addition, there were four academies in the four regions of the continent.

They were the War God Academy in the due north, and the Knight Academy in the due south, which specifically recruited knights. Knights were also an extremely important profession on the continent, and its dean was a Saint Dragon Knight.

To the due west and due east stood the Purple Moon Academy and the Golden Moon Academy. They had been named after the two moons in the sky over the War God Continent. The two academies had an excellent relationship and were therefore known collectively as the Twin Moon Academy.

The four academies were situated precisely between pairs of the four great empires. The continent had already enjoyed peace for over a hundred years, and the Four Great Academies had played a major role in that.

Of course, the War God Continent was extremely vast, and some regions remained unknown. People's understanding of the entire continent was still limited to a certain range.

For example, there was Heavenly Chasm Gorge at the center of the continent; Golden Beast Forest on the northwestern border of the Proud Moon Empire; Bone Burial Desert on the northeastern border of the God Empire; Volcano Ridge on the southeastern border of the Sage Empire; and the Forest of Curses on the southwestern border of the Tianwu Empire.

They were known as the Five Great Danger Zones of the War God Continent.

It was said that many powerful experts had ventured deep into them in an attempt to uncover their secrets. Yet without exception, not a single person who entered had ever come back out. Since then, no one had dared to enter again.

As for the Hundred Thousand Forest where Chen Yun's village was located, it was not included among them. After all, the unknown was what made something truly frightening.

Although ferocious beasts ran rampant in the Hundred Thousand Forest, and it was even possible that Venerable Rank ferocious beasts existed within it, it paled in comparison with the Five Great Danger Zones.

One had to know that the experts who had entered the Five Great Danger Zones back then had included Venerable Rank experts, yet not even the slightest news had come out. It was obvious that calling the Five Great Danger Zones danger zones was thoroughly deserved.

The War God Continent was still vast, and it was not as simple as it appeared on the surface. That was what Xili had told him before he left.

Chen Yun drew a deep breath and praised in a low voice, "As expected of Skyfall City. It truly lives up to its name!"

Hearing Chen Yun say this, Niya took over with a hint of pride. "Of course. Skyfall City is the gateway to the northeastern border of my Proud Moon Empire. It's the largest city after the imperial capital. Facing the Hundred Thousand Forest, it has also stopped wave after wave of beast tides."

Chen Yun looked at her in surprise and asked, "You're from the Proud Moon Empire?"

Chen Yun had long been curious about their identities. Judging from the way she and Bright carried themselves, they should be nobles of the Proud Moon Empire!

Chen Yun himself was mature beyond his years, and his mind was meticulous. He had managed to guess a little.

Bright, standing nearby, subtly shot Niya a reproachful glance before taking over with a smile. "That's right! My younger sister and I are indeed from the Proud Moon Empire. We were busy hurrying here earlier and forgot to introduce ourselves. Heh-heh. Guke and Lia are also from the Proud Moon Empire. As for France..."

Before Bright could finish, France hurriedly ran in front of Chen Yun and said with an honest smile, "Big brother, your little brother is a ci... citizen of the God Empire! Heh-heh!" France paused slightly, his eyes flickering as he chuckled.

"Oh." Chen Yun looked at France and Bright thoughtfully.

"I suppose I'm also a citizen of the Proud Moon Empire! Heh-heh!" Although the Hundred Thousand Forest was not within the Proud Moon Empire, it was at least close by. He could count himself as a citizen of the Proud Moon Empire, right? Chen Yun thought.

"Oh? Chen Yun, you're also from the Proud Moon Empire! Hahaha... I never thought our Proud Moon Empire would actually have a genius like you! It is truly the empire's good fortune!" Bright stared at Chen Yun with shining eyes and spoke in a ringing voice.

"Of course!" France said obsequiously. "He's the boss I've already chosen! Heh-heh."

His honest-looking manner immediately drew a burst of laughter. Even the usually cold Guke had the corners of his mouth lifted.

Chen Yun gave France a helpless look and said, "Then let's enter the city now!"

With that, he took the lead and walked toward the roughly three-zhang-high city gate. The others hurried after him.