Under the guidance of several old monsters, Shi Hao and his companions opened a teleportation passage and entered the Imperial Pass Inner City. An elderly gatekeeper emerged and led them deeper into the city.
As soon as they entered the Inner City, every genius except Shi Hao was stunned by the sight.
Cao Yusheng exclaimed, "Good heavens! How is this a city? It's an entire world! They even have Heaven-Swallowing Beasts here? Weren't they supposed to be extinct?"
Heaven-Swallowing Beasts fed on stars. Each stood hundreds of thousands of feet tall, with a Grand Knight riding on its back.
Before the old monsters could explain, Shi Hao told Cao Yusheng and the others, "Heaven-Swallowing Beasts are the exclusive mounts of Demon Hunters. They're all Divine Archers."
Cao Yusheng asked, "Demon Hunters?"
Shi Hao said, "They're Divine Archers who specialize in hunting down the enemy's supreme experts. The enemy has people like that too. They're called Dragon Slayers."
The elderly guide said to Shi Hao in surprise, "Young man, you're quite something!"
Shi Hao said, "Senior, I took part in the battle where we wiped out a hundred thousand enemy creatures. I'm Human-Demon Desolate. Dao Master Qi is still holding on to my Military Merit Jade Token for me!"
The old man said, "Oh! Now I remember. You're Desolate, the young genius countless veterans admire. On your very first battlefield, you killed dozens of enemy Void Dao Realm creatures with only heavenly god realm strength. Remarkable! And now your strength is downright terrifying."
Shi Hao said, "You flatter me, Senior. If the Free and Unfettered Young Master hadn't held the field, I couldn't have killed so many enemies."
The old man said, "Indeed! Now that the Free and Unfettered Young Master isn't here, killing the enemy isn't nearly so easy. We've