A-9 City

There were no signs of any ordinary people living within a thousand miles of the Abyssal Beast Grotto's entrance.

At regular intervals, there was a watch post.

Each watch post had a four-man team. The leading sentry was at least a Ninth-Rank Martial Artist and led three elite soldiers.

From the White Bone God Lord, Yang Ling learned that there were at least thirty thousand such watch posts within a thousand miles!

"That means at least thirty thousand registered Ninth-Rank experts and a hundred thousand elite soldiers!"

Yang Ling secretly drew in a sharp breath.

He did not look down on Ninth-Rank Martial Artists just because he had risen to the peak of the Fifth Grade.

Based on his experiences in Zhao Kingdom and the information he had obtained here in the Great Dream Dynasty,

Ninth-Rank Martial Artists were still exceedingly rare when distributed across the various regions.

"This is the final checkpoint. Once your identities are verified, you'll have a clear path all the way to the A-9 Entrance of the Abyssal Beast Grotto."

The White Bone God Lord spoke indifferently.

Yang Ling remained silent, his mind constantly churning.

He had originally refused to go to the Abyssal Beast Grotto to investigate the case, but the other party had refused to accept his refusal.

A quarter of an hour later, a flock of Giant Strength Golden Eagles flew over and landed not far from Yang Ling and the others.

A group of people then approached. The leader looked to be around thirty years old and was a Lower Fifth Grade Lesser Grandmaster.

"Sir, ahead lies the A-9 Entrance of the Abyssal Beast Grotto. I'm Lei Xiao, a Fifth-Grade Commandant of the Abyssal Army. Please present your Pass Permit."

Lei Xiao cupped his fists and bowed, his expression solemn.

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