The morning sun spilled down over the ruined city. Thin wisps of mist drifted in the breeze and gradually faded beneath the sunlight.
Before the Great Nirvana, City 009 had been a sprawling metropolis, with skyscrapers crowding its downtown and countless monsters roaming its streets.
Near the edge of the city, a Beast General-level Tiger Mastiff Dog was leisurely patrolling its territory with several Advanced Beast Soldiers when it suddenly sensed something. Its head twisted at an odd angle as it looked toward the sky beyond the city.
A pale golden figure streaked through the distant sky, moving even faster than a flying Lord-level Monster.
"Woof~" The Beast General-level Tiger Mastiff Dog gave a quiet command, then quickly led the Beast Soldiers into nearby buildings.
Feng Qingmo stood on the Phoenix Wing and flashed past.
After cultivating late into the night, he had breakfast with Long Jingxuan that morning, then mounted the Phoenix Wing, took the Wind Cutter Sword, and headed straight for City 009.
At the Phoenix Wing's speed, it took less than half an hour to travel from Kyoto Base City to the skies above City 009.
Hovering over the city, he looked down. The monsters' distribution was almost entirely visible. Some powerful Lord-level Monsters cloaked their territory in a bank of mist.
The larger the area covered by the mist, the higher the level and greater the strength of the monster occupying it.
"That area is a massive commercial complex. The high-level Lord lurking inside should be the Three-Headed Wicked Dragon. They say each of its three heads has a different deadly ability: one breathes fire, one exhales poisonous smoke, and the most dangerous one in the middle spits out an electromagnetic orb. If that orb hits you, your body goes numb for a short time. Against