Battle Through the Heavens: Purple Heaven Thunder Emperor

Chapter 60 Snake Woman

As I walked towards the city gate, the number of people coming and going on the road gradually increased.

Xiao Bai instantly felt as if he had entered another world. Most of the men among these passersby were quite strong, with bronze skin, and looked exceptionally fierce. The women had wheat-colored skin, much like the Latin Americans from his previous life.

These women were not as reserved and graceful as those inside the Gama Empire. They wore a bra and a short skirt that tightly covered their breasts and hips, revealing their slender waists and long, toned legs. They swayed like water snakes as they walked, possessing a unique and captivating charm.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Bai clicked his tongue, and a phrase instantly popped into his mind: exotic charm, swaying to the extreme.

Upon arriving at the city gate, one sees two large characters carved above the earthen-yellow gate—"Mo City." The black and red characters evoke a sense of bloodshed.

The weather was hot. At the city gate, a dozen soldiers in armor, holding long spears, were impatiently urging pedestrians to pay the city entry tax, some of them even shouting and cursing loudly.

Xiao Bai followed the crowd to the city gate. Just as a soldier was about to look up, glare, and shout a curse, he suddenly saw a pair of deep eyes looking at him calmly.

Looking into those eyes, he felt a jolt, and cold sweat poured down his back. He was a veteran, and he had an instinctive reaction to life-or-death crises. Instantly, the words he was about to utter stuck in his throat.

Seeing that he didn't start cursing, Xiao Bai placed ten gold coins on the table and slowly walked into the city.

Only after the soldier watched him walk away did he slowly exhale a breath of stale air, wiping the cold sweat from his brow and muttering to himself:

"Damn it, why would such a powerful person obediently line up to enter the city? What kind of bizarre hobby is that?"

The city lord is a Dou Wang (Battle King). Generally, Dou Wangs don't enter through the city gate. As for those below Dou Wang, they should just obediently queue up, pay taxes, and enter the city!

Although he was only a Battle Master, the city guards of Mo City were border troops and were not afraid of anyone below the Battle King level. Since he couldn't fly, they could overwhelm him with sheer numbers.

Although the black-clad, white-haired youth did not reveal any aura, the pressure the soldier felt when facing him was even greater than that of the city lord, a two-star Dou Wang.

Upon arriving in the city, what caught Xiao Bai's eye most were not shops selling medicinal herbs, magic cores, or weapons, but rather...

Snake girl!

They were handcuffed, heads bowed, locked in cages by human traffickers, and picked over like pets.

When Xiao Bai first saw the snake women, their upper bodies were no different from those of humans, except that they had long snake tails trailing below their waists. Their overall appearance was quite similar to a great god in the mythology of his previous life.

It was the first time he had ever witnessed human trafficking, and it gave him a profound shock.

Race, strength, and weakness—these things were laid bare at this moment!

His feelings were complicated. He could kill, and even go to extremes if necessary, but he couldn't bring himself to openly buy and sell things like commodities.

Xiao Bai walked quickly across the street, out of sight, out of mind!

"What's wrong, Xiao Bai? Do you sympathize with these snake women?" Yao Lao asked, noticing his somewhat displeased expression.

Xiao Bai shook his head: "In wars between two races, it's normal for it to be a matter of life and death, but I don't like this kind of deal. Just kill them directly; why humiliate them in this way!"

"Alas! Self-interest can be very tempting!" The old apothecary seemed to recall something from the past and said with a touch of emotion.

"Heh~" Xiao Bai sneered, "Benefits? In the end, it's just that I'm not strong enough. If I were strong enough, even if I had enormous benefits, who would dare to be tempted!"

"Haha~ You little fellow, you see things very clearly!" the old medicine master laughed.

As they were talking, a shop called "Gu Tu" came into view. Seeing this somewhat quaint shop, Xiao Bai gathered his thoughts and a playful look appeared in his eyes.

The owner of this shop must be a famous angel investor in the Dou Qi Continent. I never expected to wander into this place while just browsing around. What a coincidence!

Since we're already at the door, we should at least go and see them. After all, we're here, right?

With a hint of anticipation, Xiao Bai slowly walked into the shop. The shop was not spacious, and several moonstones hung on the surrounding walls, making the originally dim room very bright.

Inside the shop, one side had shelves piled high with folded animal hides, while the other side had a row of counters displaying many unfolded maps.

The shop was deserted at the moment, with no customers. Only an old man stood behind a table in the center of the shop, carefully making a map with his head down.

The old man had a full head of white hair and looked quite old, but his withered hands, which held the pen, were surprisingly steady and strong.

He didn't raise his head, so his appearance was unknown. When Xiao Bai entered the shop, the old man didn't greet him but kept his head down, doing what he was doing.

Xiao Bai glanced at him with interest, then wandered around the store on his own, a wicked smile on his lips. The old guy was quite the show-off. Once he found the map of the Pure Lotus Demon Flame, let's see if he'll jump up and down!

"Xiao Bai, that old guy... he's got some skills!" Yao Lao said with interest from inside the ring.

Xiao Bai, who was searching for a map, nodded slightly and smiled upon hearing this, saying, "There are some, but not many!"

Old Yao rolled his eyes. He had initially wanted to hit Xiao Bai for his occasional nagging, but now he simply ignored him. As long as he didn't pay attention to him, the kid couldn't take advantage of him.

"This old guy's true strength should be that of a Dou Huang, but it seems he's being suppressed by a strange power, and right now he can only exert about the strength of a Dou Ling. You've just injured your soul power, so be careful! Don't let yourself get caught!"

The old apothecary knew from Xiao Bai's expression that he was up to something. Although he didn't know what Xiao Bai was going to do, he still kindly reminded him.

Along the way, he had gained some understanding of Xiao Bai's combat strength. This kid would crush those of lower cultivation levels with his crimson lightning.

He would first use his soul force to impact and control those of higher cultivation levels, then crush them with lightning. He rarely used combat techniques.

You know what, this method, though simple and crude, actually works!

With Xiao Bai's soul realm, he could easily crush anyone below the Dou Huang level. Even a high-level Dou Huang would be stunned if he were to fall into his trap.

Moreover, the soul is formless and intangible. People who have not cultivated soul techniques do not even know how to use their soul to fight when they are in the mortal realm of the soul, not even the simplest soul impact.

Just like some alchemists, even though their soul power has reached the sixth rank, they can only use one soul perception.

"Don't worry, senior! Even if the boat capsizes, you'll still be there for us, right?" Xiao Bai replied with a smile.

"Hehe~ I only agreed to help you when you were getting the strange fire, not now. Asking me to help comes at a very high price!" Yao Lao teased.

He still owes this kid something, and it would be best if this kid asked him to pay it off this time, otherwise, if he keeps owing it, who knows what he'll have to pay in return.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Bai quickly realized what Yao Lao was thinking and couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Old fox!"

He smiled and continued searching for the map.

(End of this chapter)