The Blood Marsh consisted of thirty-six great cities.
Every one of them rivaled Dragon City in size.
Among these thirty-six cities were nine special main cities. Even the lower three of these nine were already comparable in scale to the imperial capitals of the three surrounding kingdoms.
As for the middle three and upper three, they were even more terrifying. Who knew how many old monsters lived there in seclusion?
At that moment, in Boundless City, one of the nine main cities.
Boundless City was one of the lower three. Trade flourished here, giving it the greatest flow of visitors among all nine main cities.
People came and went through the bustling marketplace.
But every so often, a bloody clash broke out.
The Blood Marsh was a place utterly without rules. Here, people could kill at will, rape, abduct, and plunder.
But all of that depended on being strong enough to do such things without getting beaten to death.
Anyone who dared set up a stall or open a shop here was the most ruthless of the ruthless.
Inside a treasure pavilion specializing in clothing and accessories, a beautiful woman was admiring the stockings on her legs with delight.
"Granny, look at these!" The woman smiled at the old woman beside her.
"They say female cultivators in the Central Divine Domain all like wearing stockings like these. Apparently, they give your legs a perfect shape."
"They used to sell them in the Jade Kingdom too, but the royal family banned them, saying they offended public decency."
"Ah! Everything about our Jade Kingdom is good, really. It's just too conservative."
"Look at this tiny frontier region. People here are even more open-minded than back home. I saw plenty of female cultivators wearing them along the way."
Granny Yu shook her head in disapproval. "This won't do."
"If the family head found out, he would certainly order you to destroy them, miss."
"Still, these things are rather interesting. You do look noticeably more captivating with them on."
"If a man saw you, he'd be so spellbound he couldn't move his feet."
The woman smiled slyly. "Don't worry, Granny. I wouldn't dare wear these home."
"But there's no harm in buying a few pairs and putting them in my storage ring. No one else can see them anyway."
"I'll only wear them occasionally when no one's around, to make these legs of mine even more perfect!"
Granny Yu said nothing more. She had already bought who knew how many things she shouldn't have on this trip. Granny Yu couldn't stop her even if she tried.
This mistress and servant were none other than Shangguan Haiyue and Granny Yu, who had crossed paths with Fang Ling in the Lost Ancient Mine.
Back then, after staying with the White Family for a few days to recuperate, they had quietly left.
Their travels eventually brought them to the Blood Marsh. Although the place was chaotic, it was far more exciting than the Southern Sun Kingdom.
After arriving, Shangguan Haiyue had visited several cities in succession, and even now she had no intention of leaving the Blood Marsh.
"I'll go pay now..." Granny Yu murmured an acknowledgment, then turned and left the private fitting room.
After she left, Shangguan Haiyue continued admiring her reflection in the bronze mirror, brimming with delight.
"With a beauty like me, I wonder which bastard will luck out in the end," she murmured, preening.
But suddenly, Granny Yu returned.
She had barely stepped out before coming straight back, leaving Shangguan Haiyue a little bewildered.
"Granny, how did you finish so quickly?" she asked.
Granny Yu looked grave. "Miss, take off those stockings at once. We're leaving. We can't stay in Boundless City any longer."
"Huh?" Shangguan Haiyue was startled, but she always listened to Granny Yu and immediately took off the white stockings.
"What happened? Did someone from home track us down to Boundless City?"
"No, that's not it." Granny Yu shook her head.
"If that's not it, then it can't be anything serious." Shangguan Haiyue smiled, inwardly breathing a sigh of relief.
"No, we're in great danger right now!" Granny Yu said, her expression stern.
"I heard someone say a great demon has entered the city."
"He kills everyone he sees. He's cut his way in from the east gate, and no one can stop him."
"Several famous figures in the city have already died beneath his sword."
"From the looks of it, this great demon who appeared out of nowhere intends to slaughter the entire city!"
"So if we don't leave now, we may be in danger."
"Boundless City is one of the lower three cities. Anyone who dares do this is either insane or possesses terrifying strength. Even I'm probably no match for him."
"Someone wants to slaughter the entire city?" Shangguan Haiyue's eyes widened in shock.
Although everyone who prowled the Blood Marsh was a desperate outlaw, without a single tenderhearted soul among them.
This degree of madness still exceeded anything she had imagined.
The two wasted no more words and hurried downstairs.
Shangguan Haiyue still clutched a storage pouch, planning to toss it straight to the shopkeeper on her way downstairs and buy all the pairs of white stockings she had just tried on.
But downstairs was already deserted. The shopkeeper valued his life too, and had abandoned his shop and fled.
In the center of the city, Fang Ling stood alone with his sword, his eyes red with bloodlust.
In just fifteen minutes or so, a hundred thousand souls had perished beneath his blade.
The Blood Marsh was unlike other places. Elsewhere, he wouldn't dare act with such abandon.
Those kingdoms were not as simple as they appeared on the surface.
The Southern Sun Kingdom, for example, had the Great Qian Dynasty backing it.
If he slaughtered a city in Nanyang, he would inevitably bring enormous trouble down on himself.
But here in the Blood Marsh, where no one held sway, it didn't matter.
"Oh my! Good sir, why are you so fired up?"
Just then, a ravishing woman approached him.
She swayed her seductive waist, dressed in exceedingly revealing clothes.
Half of her round, white buns were exposed, threatening to spill out and drawing every eye.
But despite her wanton appearance, her cultivation was astonishingly powerful.
She was at the peak of the Heavenly Authority Realm!
In the Southern Sun Kingdom, she could have swaggered around without a care.
"I'm Second Madam Peach. I'm sure you've heard of me."
"Here in Boundless City, I count among the very best."
"Be a good boy and come with me. I'll take you somewhere nice."
"Once we're there, I'll personally cool that fire of yours. I promise you'll feel wonderful."
"It's normal for a young man to be full of fire! But you can't be this violent..."
"Just look at yourself. How many people have you killed since entering the city?"
Second Madam Peach walked up to Fang Ling, raised her hand, and rested it affectionately on his shoulder, her breath fragrant as orchids as she whispered in his ear.
Had anyone else dared run so wild in Boundless City, Second Madam Peach would have long since gone over and drained him dry, leaving not a single drop.
But she had been watching the battle from the shadows for quite some time and still couldn't gauge Fang Ling's strength. That was why she wanted to calm him down by other means.
Fang Ling said nothing. Golden flames suddenly blazed over his body.
The golden flames spread along Second Madam Peach's soft, smooth hand and engulfed her entire body, burning her to death in an instant.
She didn't even have time to let out a single scream...
Every expert in Boundless City watching from the shadows felt their heart clench violently at the sight, as though they were about to die.
"Where did this great demon come from?"
Those who had intended to step forward and subdue Fang Ling now fled the fastest, wishing they could grow another pair of legs.
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