"Rum-ble—!!"

Just as the two were conversing, the Abyssal Magic Dragon, Demon Dragon Xiao Hei, had already landed. Its massive body landed on the sandy ground in front of the Black Stone City gate, kicking up a yellow sandstorm a hundred meters high.

The sphinxes on both sides of the city wall trembled at this moment, but their tightly closed eyes never opened.

"Click, click, click..."

Accompanied by a teeth-grinding, heavy friction sound, the city gate, built from a single block of black gold stone, began to slide open to both sides.

Amidst the rolling yellow sand, a tall figure stepped out.

It was a dark-skinned general, wearing only a simple golden breastplate, with a linen battle skirt tied around his waist, and holding a golden spear in each hand that emitted a cold, deathly glow. His pupil-less grey eyes swept over Zhou Huai and Chun, and he exuded the formidable aura of a top-tier Level 80 Professional.

The general stopped ten meters away from Demon Dragon Xiao Hei, bowed, placed one hand on his chest, and performed an ancient and awkward Ancient Egypt military salute.

"People of Great Xia."

The general's voice was deep, carrying the texture of dry sand rubbing together: "The Ancient God has been waiting for a long time. Please enter, you two."

However, just as Zhou Huai was preparing to step directly into the city gate with Demon Dragon Xiao Hei, the general suddenly flashed, blocking the center of the gate with his golden spears held horizontally.

"However—"

The general coldly glanced at the massive Abyssal Magic Dragon, which was impatiently snorting, and added: "Leave the pet outside the city. Black Stone City is the Ancient God's Forbidden Land; mortal beasts are not allowed to enter and disturb the Ancient God's tranquility."

"Roar—!!!"

As the words fell, the Abyssal Magic Dragon, Demon Dragon Xiao Hei, let out a deafening dragon roar!

As a quasi-god level existence with over 100 million HP and a noble Dragon Clan Bloodline, while Demon Dragon Xiao Hei might be as well-behaved as a cat in front of Zhou Huai, in front of outsiders, it was undoubtedly an overlord of the abyss.

This mere Level 80 dark-skinned Professional dared to call it a pet right to its face?!

It was an utter humiliation!

The quasi-god level dragon might erupted, causing the surrounding sand dunes to collapse over a large area. Even the two huge sphinxes on both sides of the Black Stone City gate trembled violently in this terrifying sound wave. Demon Dragon Xiao Hei opened its abyssal maw filled with fangs, dark red annihilation lightning flashing frantically deep in its throat. Its dark golden vertical pupils stared at the black general; with just one look from Zhou Huai, it would tear this loose-lipped black man to shreds!

Facing Demon Dragon Xiao Hei's terrifying dragon might, the black general's figure swayed, and his face turned pale. However, he gritted his teeth and did not retreat half a step, his internal Law energy running frantically, attempting to resist this high-dimensional pressure. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Zhou Huai patted Demon Dragon Xiao Hei's dragon horn, signaling it to retract its dragon might.

He turned to look at the stubborn black general and smiled: "What if I insist on taking it in?"

The general gritted his teeth, stared at Zhou Huai, and said word by word: "No one can violate the Ancient God's rules. Even if Your Excellency possesses heaven-reaching strength, if you want to force your way into Black Stone City, you must be prepared to endure the Ancient God's wrath!"

"Endure the Ancient God's wrath?"

Zhou Huai chuckled and was just about to use the 【Universe Reversal】 Law of Space to teleport Demon Dragon Xiao Hei directly into the city, or perhaps just toss this troublesome general aside.

At this moment, Chun, who was on the side, suddenly reached out a slender finger and gently poked Zhou Huai's shoulder.

"Forget it, Zhou Huai."

Chun yawned and said lazily: "Although that old guy Anubis has a weird temper, he has too many rules. We are guarding against Mr. Duan, and we came all this way to discuss serious business; there's no need to fight their security guard at the door over a big pet."

She glanced at the angry Demon Dragon Xiao Hei: "Besides, this Little Black Dragon is so huge that the narrow streets in the city probably can't fit it. If you force it in and accidentally break their black stone flowerpots, you'll have to pay for it."

"Roar?!" Demon Dragon Xiao Hei let out a wronged low roar, thinking to itself, who is a pet! This dragon is a noble quasi-god level magic dragon!

"Alright, say less."

Zhou Huai shook his head helplessly. He soothingly patted Demon Dragon Xiao Hei's massive dragon ◆ Nоvеlіgһt ◆ (Only on Nоvеlіgһt) head and coaxed softly: "Demon Dragon Xiao Hei, just bear with it and stay outside the city. If anything happens in the city, I will summon you through the Soul link at any time. Then, you can just tear down this city wall and charge in, understand?"

"Woo..."

Although Demon Dragon Xiao Hei was reluctant, it obeyed the orders of its master, Zhou Huai. It rubbed its huge head against Zhou Huai's palm, then glared fiercely at the black general, let out a threatening low roar, and finally turned around. Its massive body lay down on a huge sand dune outside the city, and it chomped down on its Alligator Snapping Turtle meatball, gnawing on it unhappily.

Seeing that the Abyssal Magic Dragon had finally compromised, the black general secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, put away his spears, and stepped aside to clear the way.

"You two, please follow me. The Ancient God is in the great hall at the top of the pyramid and has been waiting for you both for a long time."

Zhou Huai, hands in his pockets, walked side by side with Chun into this ancient and mysterious Black Stone City.

The moment he stepped through the city gate, Zhou Huai noticed an extremely subtle fluctuation in the surrounding space.

"This place... really is a world of its own."

Through the spatial perception of Viktor within his body, Zhou Huai clearly sensed that the Law gravity inside Black Stone City was at least five times stronger than outside. Not only that, but what drifted in the air was not the elemental mana common in the present world, but a kind of grey energy particle carrying decay, death, and the sedimentation of time.

The moment he stepped inside the city gate, the whistling of the wind and yellow sand in his ears came to an abrupt stop.

What greeted him was a prosperity and bustle that exceeded Zhou Huai's expectations.

On both sides of the wide black stone street, ancient stone buildings were lined up like scales on a fish, and the long street was bustling with people, incredibly lively. The sounds of peddling and laughter intertwined; if not for the obelisks lining both sides of the street and the grey particles permeating the air, Zhou Huai would have had the illusion of returning to a tourist ancient city in the present world.

"Take a look, come and see! Dried sacred scarabs just picked from the oasis, clearing heat and detoxifying, dispelling evil spirits!"

"Praise the Ancient God, the great Anubis protects us!"

On the street, many commoners wearing white linen robes were devoutly worshipping towards the towering black pyramid in the center of the city as if no one else was around. Their expressions were fanatical and sincere, and they were murmuring ancient hymns.

Furthermore, in the center of the long street, a group of men and women in festive attire were singing and dancing along the roadside. Crisp drumbeats and ethereal flute sounds echoed in the air. Their dance movements were graceful and rhythmic; whenever they passed by Zhou Huai and Chun, these dancers would stop their movements, smile brightly at the two, and bow to greet them.

Zhou Huai nodded politely, his expression gentle.

However, when he withdrew his gaze, he withdrew that gentleness.

"Stop looking, if you keep looking, your eyeballs are going to fall out."

Chun shook the wooden jar in her hand, stuffed a dried fruit she had casually grabbed into her mouth, and while chewing, glanced sideways at Zhou Huai.

"Did you see anything?"

As Zhou Huai followed the black general leading the way, he used mental fluctuations to transmit his voice: "These people... are very awkward."

"Oh? Where are they awkward?" Chun asked with a half-smile.