Before long, a completely different city finally appeared in Lin Yi's field of vision.
Its walls were built from thick, massive blue-gray stones, soaring hundreds of zhang high like an impassable barrier stretching across the horizon.
Various strange reliefs were carved atop the walls: Evil Tigers with wings on their backs, nine-headed Snake Monsters, all vicious Evil Creatures commonly found in the Dark Mist Realm. Yet they had been sculpted with lifelike detail, radiating an intimidating presence.
What surprised Lin Yi most was the scene at the city gate.
Several Five-Star Peak Evil Creatures with formidable auras stood guard on either side. Some had heads like giant crocodiles, while others possessed bodies covered in bony spikes. They should have been bloodthirsty and combative by nature, yet they merely swept their cold gazes over the passing Evil Creatures.
The Evil Creatures entering the city further overturned Lin Yi's understanding of the Dark Mist Realm.
A Marrow-Grinding Spirit had taken the form of a wolf and was obediently waiting in line for inspection. The cloth sack in its mouth contained sinister materials for trading, without the slightest trace of hostility. Two Poison Scorpion Evil Creatures with compound eyes walked side by side, their feelers' spikes retracted as they even whispered to each other, showing none of the usual inclination to fight. Even several of the most unruly Flying Insect Evils had restrained their auras and honestly landed on the platform beside the gate, waiting for the guards to verify their identities.
Such an orderly scene was exceedingly rare in the chaotic Dark Mist Realm.
However, what truly astonished Lin Yi was that he saw humans at the city gate.
These people wore identical black robes, their hems embroidered with fine dark patterns. Their auras were concealed so thoroughly that not a trace