A Monument for Abyss Court! The West District's Underground Emperor Knelt! (Part One)

Heaven Dou City, West District.

The air always carried the stench of rotten rust.

Poverty, crime, and cheap alcohol had fermented together into a foul reek so severe that even the City Guard's patrol horses refused to set hoof here.

Su Chen stepped through sewage deep enough to cover his soles, yet not a drop of filthy water touched the hem of his black robe.

Behind him, the Abyss Seven Generals spread out in formation.

"This place really stinks."

Chu Yao frowned and waved a hand before her nose, clutching a jade-green bottle tightly to her chest and keeping it far away from the filth.

Ye Linglong's silver hair stood out sharply in the dim light.

Her crimson eyes silently swept over the dilapidated buildings on both sides before returning half a second later.

"There are seventeen hidden sentries on this street. Three are on the rooftops, while the rest are hiding in the alleys."

She kept her voice extremely low, audible only to those beside her.

"They're all trash below level thirty."

Chu Yao shot her a glance. "Using those eyes of yours to count riffraff like that is a waste."

"Still better than using your nose."

Chu Yao's mouth twitched, but she said nothing.

Mo Qianye walked at the very back of the group.

His black hood was pulled low, exposing only half of his jaw, pale enough to seem almost translucent.

As they passed a dark alley, he slightly turned his head.

Several ragged vagrants were huddled deep within the alley, greedily sizing up this group of outsiders.

Mo Qianye's gaze met theirs.

Just one glance.

The vagrants all lowered their heads at once, their necks bending so sharply they seemed ready to snap.

They had seen that kind of gaze on corpses.

Yan Wuji walked half