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Chapter 60 Zebu
Outside the city stretches a ten-mile-long stretch of ruins, with broken walls and rubble everywhere.
Ten miles away, mounds of graves stretched as far as the eye could see.
The larger ones have stone tombstones, while the smaller ones are just mounds, burying nameless people.
Since the great disaster, at least 700,000 to 800,000 residents of Black Swamp City have died, the vast majority of whom perished there.
The cheapest rents are in the western part of the city, largely thanks to the cemeteries outside the city. Wealthy people dislike the area for its bad luck and are willing to spend a lot of money to move elsewhere.
Zhou Qiuyuan recalled the unknown evil spirit that appeared at night, whose strength was unfathomable. He did not believe that he currently possessed the strength to fight against it.
He instinctively moved away from the cemetery and followed the path trodden by thousands of people.
Dangdang Dangdang!
The sound of metal clashing could be heard in the distance. Dozens of burly men dressed in different clothes were fighting fiercely, white blades going in and red blades coming out. The battle was extremely brutal.
Upon witnessing this scene, the scavengers kept their distance and dared not linger there.
Is this a gang fight?
Fighting is forbidden in Black Swamp City, let alone murder. Once the authorities issue a warrant for your arrest, no one can escape.
The struggle between gangs is nothing more than for territory and resources; the winner takes all. There aren't many body cultivators in the gangs, so how could they dare to offend the government?
The strong men were all ordinary people; the battle looked fierce, but in reality, it was completely chaotic.
Elsewhere, two body cultivators were locked in combat.
One of them was a fire-elemental body refiner, wielding a pair of spirit-weapon long spears, with crimson flames surging and fiery clouds filling the sky.
When the splashing flames touch the dry grass, they spread like wildfire.
The other person was an earth-elemental body refiner, and there was a yellow gem on the hilt of his sword, which was clearly a divine artifact.
This person mostly adopted a defensive stance, calmly deflecting each attack with ease. Occasionally, sparks would splash onto his body, only igniting his clothes and not burning his skin before quickly extinguishing.
Zhou Qiuyuan, despite his limited combat experience, could tell that the two sides were locked in a protracted battle, and that the earth-type body refiner wielding the Heavenly Crafting Artifact had the best chance of winning.
The two stopped fighting halfway through and looked at Zhou Qiuyuan warily: "Who are you? Do you intend to interfere in the conflict between the Black Shark Gang and the Wild Wolf Gang?"
Zhou Qiuyuan watched the battle with a leisurely air, making the two feel like they had thorns in their backs.
This person must be a body cultivator!
They didn't want to fight to the bitter end only to have someone of unknown origin take advantage of the situation.
Zhou Qiuyuan only wanted to observe the battles between body cultivators to make up for his lack of experience, but unfortunately, the two of them didn't give him the chance.
"You can continue."
He didn't want to be surrounded by the two men, so he had no choice but to leave.
Beyond the ruins lies an endless wasteland, where weeds and trees have almost disappeared, and wooden stakes stand as evidence that a forest once existed here.
To the north were enclosed farmlands where serfs were watering vegetables with manure, and the outer perimeter was fenced off with guards patrolling the area.
What's most captivating is that every three zhang there's a large banner fluttering in the wind, its surface smeared with unknown blood, and the flagpole has patterns resembling magical artifacts.
Is it a treasure of cultivators?
Just as Zhou Qiuyuan was about to approach and take a closer look, three body refiners patrolling nearby picked up spiritual tools with spiritual patterns and exhaled various colored breaths from their nostrils.
"Anyone who approaches this place within three zhang (approximately 10 meters) will die!"
Their eyes were cold, as if they were looking at livestock, not people.
The city and the outside world seemed like two separate worlds. The government only dealt with order within the city and did not interfere outside. Conflicts outside the city were not limited to words but also took place in real action.
The guards patrolling other areas heard the commotion and turned their attention to the scene. They would come to the rescue should a conflict break out there.
At a glance, there were at least thirty body cultivators gathered there.
As expected of a family that established a farm outside the city, their strength is indeed formidable.
Families such as the Feng, Qi, and Wei families recruited talent in front of the Qiling Hall. Ordinary people who signed contracts with these families were to serve as guards protecting grain or patrolling medicine outside the city.
They could only cultivate for one hour each day, and the rest of the time they had to patrol outside to deal with the strange beasts that roamed the area and the scavengers who stole their food.
Desperate people would take risks to survive and enter farms to steal food, but they were all killed on the spot by the grain guards.
The number of scavengers killed by the grain guards was more than ten times the number of the strange beasts.
Zhou Qiuyuan had no intention of testing him and quickly left.
As he continued his journey, he came across medicinal herb fields and livestock farms built outside the city. These were firmly controlled by families within the city, and ordinary people could only enter these places to work by becoming servants.
As Zhou Qiuyuan ventured deeper into the wilderness, he looked back and saw that Black Swamp City had become a tiny black dot, out of reach.
Gu Lin had long since disappeared without a trace.
This guy followed them out of the city for a short time before stopping his pursuit.
The area outside the city was too dangerous, and following behind openly would easily expose them, so they secretly started fishing.
My life is my own; it's not worth risking it for a few thousand coins a month.
There doesn't seem to be any danger outside the city.
Just as Zhou Qiuyuan had this thought in his mind, he heard a roar coming from afar, and several scavengers ran in different directions like startled rabbits.
A black ox, about half a meter tall and covered in black tumors, was charging wildly toward the scavenger.
Ordinary people are far slower than the strange beasts. The zebu caught up with the slowest woman and rammed straight into her.
Finally found a suitable target!
Zhou Qiuyuan took out the deadly sword strapped to his leg, and the Yang Thunder Qi accumulated in his lungs was suddenly activated. Purple lightning flowed throughout his body and finally gathered in his legs.
A flash of lightning!
The purple figure vanished in a flash, leaving only afterimages. Just as the bull was about to knock the person away, the purple light swept the person up and flew to the side.
The zebu crashed into an empty space, and with its momentum undiminished, it charged more than ten zhang away.
Thank you!
The woman's face still showed fear as she repeatedly thanked Zhou Qiuyuan.
"Let's go now." Zhou Qiuyuan gestured for the woman to leave quickly, his eyes fixed intently on the large creature in front of him.
The fighting spirit was ignited at this moment, and today we'll test our skills on this zebu bull.
The zebu ignored the fleeing woman and stared at the figure crackling with purple lightning. It spewed out two plumes of white smoke from its nostrils and charged forward.
With a gentle push of his feet, Zhou Qiuyuan shifted half a zhang to the side, his body moving left and right, leaving behind blurry purple afterimages.
After using the Lightning Shadow Technique, his speed can reach three to ten times that of normal, making it easy for him to dodge charging zebu.
As Zhou Qiuyuan dodged the charge of the zebu, the Deadly Sword unleashed a purple lightning bolt that clung to its blade.
Thunder Strike!
The lightning-fast blade sliced through the black cowhide, producing a piercing scraping sound. Black cow hair flew everywhere, and a white mark half a meter long was left trailing across the hide.
The skin is too thick!
Even the thunderous strike couldn't pierce the cowhide.
The blades separated at the first touch, and the power of the thunderous force on Zhou Qiuyuan's deadly sword grew stronger and stronger. He was preparing to use his astonishing speed to launch a fierce attack on a single point and break through the tough cowhide.
Just then, the fleshy bumps on the zebu's back began to move, and a human face appeared on each bump, all of which emitted extremely eerie laughter.
Zhou Qiuyuan involuntarily broke out in goosebumps, and his movements became stiff and slow.