Fiancée Stolen by MC, I Trip Them up

Chapter 621 523: Fengdu Ghost City

"Fengdu?"

In the dim space, Zuo Xiaoluo didn't know how long she had been walking before she arrived in front of the city.

She raised her head, softly uttered the two words above the city, then looked ahead with slight hesitation. Just beyond the wall, she could hear the continuous sounds of lively conversation inside.

"Take a walk, have a look, fresh top-grade delicacies straight from the oven, miss it and you won't find another like it!"

"Wine brewed from the master's exclusive recipe, one sip will guarantee your soul elevate!"

"Top-grade tonic, specifically for treating all sorts of soul body injuries, truly an essential for home, travel, murder, and arson!"

....

Zuo Xiaoluo was a bit puzzled, feeling as if she had misheard.

In this ghostly place, how could there be people?

However, within this cage, this was the only city present. After pondering for a moment, since she wasn't in any danger for now, she thought she might as well enter the city and see what the thirteenth clone was up to.

Honestly speaking,

When she saw the two characters above the city, Zuo Xiaoluo didn't know why, but she instinctively read them out loud.

What a strange name!

Fengdu?

She seemed to recall Zhao Yi mentioning it before, but she couldn't quite remember it immediately.

As she approached the city entrance, two armored soldiers stood at the gate. Their faces were a bit too pale, yet their demeanor was imposing.

Moreover, the energy fluctuations on their bodies were unlike those of any outside cultivator; Zuo Xiaoluo could sense that their entire strength came from their entire bodies. Just two city guards had strength equivalent to the eleventh-level cultivators outside.

It is worth knowing that the next step up would be twelfth-level cultivators, second only to the Sage Realm.

In the outside world, these would be giants walking horizontally everywhere, casually brought out as ancestors.

Yet here in Fengdu City, they were merely soldiers.

Such strength made Zuo Xiaoluo quite envious.

The soldiers under her command, though many were powerful in the Sage Realm, were still too few for an army of a hundred thousand.

Most were of the eighth or ninth level, with few at the tenth level.

When they first emerged from the New World, they averaged only the sixth level. To grow to their current level in just six months was incredibly rapid.

However, if all were as strong as the soldiers before her, Zuo Xiaoluo estimated that by deploying a battle formation and gathering the cultivation of a hundred thousand soldiers, she could eliminate that so-called thirteenth clone of the Nether Tree in minutes.

"Who are you? How did you end up in this place?"

The two soldiers saw her and immediately showed a fierce look, their expressions somewhat strange.

They looked Zuo Xiaoluo up and down and were even more astonished.

"Whoa, someone actually made it to this place?"

"I've been here for so many years, didn't expect to see a flesh-and-blood person!"

"Quickly report to the City Lord, a 'person' has come to Fengdu City!"

...

As they raised the alarm, many soldiers surrounded them at once.

They looked at Zuo Xiaoluo as if they had discovered a rare species, with each face showing a look of surprise.

Shortly after,

Someone came towards the city gate, led by the soldiers.

Seeing this person, Zuo Xiaoluo exclaimed, "Thirteen?"

Within this city, the thirteenth clone was not as confrontational as in the outer world; instead, he greeted her warmly, "Indeed, the name you call is used outside, but here you can call me City Lord Fengdu. Of course, a name is just a label, call me as you wish."

After hearing his words, Zuo Xiaoluo put her drawn long knife back into its sheath.

"What is this place?"

The thirteenth clone spoke, "Haven't you seen the name on the city? This is Fengdu City. Though it has other names in some worlds, like Fengdu Ghost City."

"Fengdu Ghost City?"

Zuo Xiaoluo suddenly realized, instantly remembering Zhao Yi's previous mention of this place.

It's rumored to be a city within the Underworld, the hub of the entire Underworld.

The thirteenth clone waved his hand for the soldiers to disperse, then led her into Fengdu City.

"Judging by your expression, you must have heard of this city. Your guess is almost right; this is indeed the core place of the entire Underworld, and the black cage that brought you inside before was actually the Nether Lord's attempt to build an Underworld."

Zuo Xiaoluo was stunned upon hearing this.

She involuntarily asked, "What Underworld?"

What she knew was that the Nether Tree, as the devourer of this world, had been constantly devouring the Three Thousand Worlds to expand itself, how could it possibly build an Underworld?

The Underworld is meant to construct the Three Realms' cycle, allowing countless lives to reincarnate after death, ensuring the balance of soul energy in a part of the Cosmos.

Only then could the Cosmos develop endlessly.

But the Nether Tree building an Underworld?

That seemed impossible.

The thirteenth clone had a faint smile on his face, "So, isn't that why we are at odds?"

"Zhao Yi's presence, the Nether Lord is aware of it, but he does not want to take that path. Building a new Cosmos is overly complex, to discard everything now and rebuild—how could it succeed?"

"And on the wasteland, when this Cosmos reaches its final demise, the Nether Lord intends to lead everyone to rebirth. At that time, the Three Thousand Worlds will still exist, just in a different manner, just like me. Your presence here means the one outside is not far from death."

"The reason he brought you in, if you die within Fengdu City, then he will obtain the energy in your hands, and then resurrect."

Then, he pointed to the two energies in Zuo Xiaoluo's hand.

"One life, one death, truly balanced!"

"I didn't expect to meet you here; it's not just his opportunity, but it also makes this Underworld of mine more complete."

After hearing this, Zuo Xiaoluo raised her hand and murmured, "One life, one death?"

"If the energy of life is condensed from the entire life force of the Tree of Life, then what about this death energy?"

The thirteenth clone pondered for a moment, "The me outside had long been separated from the Divine Soul. I might not know what happened between you all before, but if I guessed correctly, that death energy should have been left behind during the cloning process, only to be absorbed by you?"

Zuo Xiaoluo couldn't help but think back to her encounter with the Spirit Realm's Heavenly Dao Will.

Only then did she understand the reason for the appearance of death energy.

However, at this moment, she had more questions.

Looking at this so-called Fengdu City, a look of confusion appeared on her face.