10 Chapter 9: The Dragon City

Outskirts of the Ice Bound Forest

Nian Zhen has been delaying his travels. Enron seems to be formulating a route for Nian Zhen during his travels. Inside a certain cave, Nian Zhen was roasting a huge demon bird he had managed to kill while searching for a hiding place.

It has been a little more than a week since Nian Zhen departed towards the outer world.

[The host, according to the information from the 'Sanctuary' it seems that Dragon City is just around 4 hours away using flight.]

"Hmm. Ok. We will move tomorrow morning."

Nothing significant happened that night.

The next day, Nian Zhen woke up early. Covering his entire body in a full black cloth, Nian Zhen took out a red cloak and covered his body. The two extremely powerful eyes were covered with a black cloth.

"Aren't I handsome, Enron?"

[No comment.]

"...."

"Shape Shift." Nian Zhen whispered. A huge black wing like those of the ancient dragons formed behind Nian Zhen. Slightly lifting himself up, Nian Zhen lightly tapped the ground with his leg before skyrocketing upwards. Due to the immense speed, Nian Zhen had to practice for quite some time before being able to fully master flight and aerial combat.

"Enron, at my speed will it still take 4 hours to reach the Dragon City?"

[Estimated 2 hours according to host's speed]

"Well not that it matters. Let's fly slowly."

*Boom*

Even if he said that, Nian Zhen soared pushing his speed to the limits. As calm as he seemed, Nian Zhen was actually interested in seeing a human being other than Uncle Hua.

"Thinking of Uncle Hua, did the note from my parent's say his location? I have not seen him at all after the incident."

[The location of the so-called Uncle Hua is not mentioned]

"Still, Uncle Hua must have come at least once…"

Before long a huge grassland appeared in Nian Zhen's view. A tiny view of a city could be seen thousands of miles away.

"So that's dragon city huh.."

The four hour journey was completed in less than 2 hours due to the flying speed of Nian Zhen. Nian Zhen landed a little further than the city not wanting to draw unnecessary attention.

Dragon City is considered a huge city in the Heaven Spirit Empire, located in its northeast region. Its temperature was comparatively lower than the other regions. The Heavenly Dragon and Earth Dragon Sects are the two representative sects of Dragon City.

To enter the city, Nian Zhen had to pay some fees. What Nian Zhen saw was actually similar to how the novel described the city.

Although the streets weren't completely empty, they weren't bustling with life either. In a city as cold as this, the population was bound to be much less than a city in the south. Nian Zhen decided to find an inn to stay during his time in this city.

It was very easy to find an inn in such a cold city. After finding a nice inn, Nian Zhen ordered the food for his afternoon meal.

Entering the cafeteria like hall, Nian Zhen found people had already started drinking. Drinking could warm one's body, and this was why many northerners considered it their hobby. Even some ladies shared the same hobby too.

It seemed like this was a culture of inns in Dragon City. Ladies were only there to provide an atmosphere for drinking.

Dragon City has its own Defense Army that sects' members can voluntarily join. Such an environment was completely new for Nian Zhen as what he had seen in this world was just blood, corpses and the pure white world.

Looking at the new faces, Nian Zhen called out Enron.

"Enron, did you detect any soul masters?"

[Yes host there are 2 soul masters. One of them is that old man speaking with someone who seems to be his grandchild. He seems to be just a soul ancestor.]

Following Enron's description Nian Zhen found an old man playing with a boy just around Nian Zhen's age.

"Then who is the remaining one?"

[The remaining person is that person over there. The host should be warned that the person seems to be in the threshold of reaching a Titled Douluo.]

"!!!"

Nian Zhen felt deeply shocked. The woman looks slightly above the age of 35 yet she was already a titled douluo.

"Do you have an idea who that is, Enron?"

[The host need not to worry. The host's disguise is completely perfect.]

"You should know that nothing is perfect in this universe, Enron." Nian Zhen said, glancing towards the person.

Noticing the gaze, the person looked towards Nian Zhen, only to find an empty seat. Nian Zhen had already used space shift and teleported to the outside.

"Let's go somewhere else for now."

Walking around the city, Nian Zhen glanced upon a certain family of three. The parents were smiling affectionately towards their 3-4 y/o son. Seeing this scene, Nian Zhen felt that tears were streaming down his eyes.

"Enron, do you think my mother didn't love me as much as a mother should love their child?"

[No host. According to the data collected from Ying Yue, she loves you as much as she loves her husband. If the host is talking about the incident where she is abandoning you, then it's just that the instinct of a dragon does not allow them to abandon their mate. In extreme dangers, dragons go as far as abandoning their children to save their mate as they know that they can still produce many children as long as the mate is alive. If anyone is to blame for her actions it would be her instinct and pride as a dragon that does not allow her to have multiple mates.]

"Sigh...I don't wanna blame her but the look on her eyes that time...it felt as if she was looking at a complete stranger. I don't know how i should face her when we meet."

[....]

Night, Dragon city, Slums

"Please just spare the child…." A low wounded voice was heard from a dark alleyway. The old man Nian Zhen previously saw at the inn was now completely covered in wounds and blood. Both of his arms were neatly cut from their joints.

"Hmph! Silence!" A cold voice sounded from somewhere. In the darkness a vague figure could be hardly made out. The gender of the voice was unknown. If Nian Zhen was here then he would be able to find out that the figure is none other than the titled douluo he saw today.

In front of the old man was the boy who was alongside the old man at the inn. The boy seemed to have lost consciousness and collapsed on the ground.

"Do you think you are eligible to ask for mercy. Hand over the spirit bone that man gave you before his death." The voice was full of hatred when talking about the man.

"No, the spirit bone is the property of the spirit hall's elders. It should not be handed to someone like you!!!."

*Slash*

The old man's eyes were directly cut. "I will ask you for one final time. Hand over the bone otherwise… but, it doesn't matter if you don't say. I can directly use soul search."

"You...you!! Don't come near me!!" The old man started to panic. Before he could even resist, his head was completely held by the figures hand. A dark strand of energy penetrated the old man's body.

After some time, the eyes of the old man completely became lifeless as the figures hand loosen their grip a ruthless voice came from their mouth, "Die"

Saying so the figure ruthlessly cut down the old man's body into pieces. The young boy's body was also directly smashed. In this dark alley, nobody knew how the two people were slaughtered.