Bu A's arm, from fingertip to elbow, had already turned into a mess of flesh, hanging limply to the ground.
Someone from the Brown Bear tribe accidentally touched Bu A's softened, muddy arm, their eyes widening, pupils shrinking to slits.
One punch!
The Brown Bear tribe's warrior, Bu A, had been killed with a single punch!
This outcome made the Brown Bear tribe disbelieve, yet they had no choice but to accept it.
The surrounding breaths suddenly grew heavy. The Brown Bear tribe members now faced an extremely awkward situation: what should they do next?
Normally, when a companion from their own tribe was killed by someone from another tribe, they would naturally seek revenge.
However, the Brown Bear tribe members were not reckless individuals without courage; on the contrary, they were adept at assessing situations.
When even their strongest member was no match for the Abandoned One's single punch, rushing forward would only be a futile sacrifice of their lives.
Therefore, after a moment of hesitation, they chose to carry Bu A away and leave at the fastest possible speed. They did not even enter the Royal City, turning back home.
Their decision was entirely within Xu Yi's expectations.
In this place where the strong prey on the weak, only the powerful could control their destiny.
Ji Buwang did not dwell on the recent events. He looked towards the city gate, where a figure flashed and disappeared.
"It seems we won't have to take the initiative," he said calmly.
Xu Yi glanced in the direction the figure had vanished and chuckled, "Then we shall await good news."
The events at the city gate had been noticed by interested parties, and it was unknown when their desires would be fulfilled.
The two, harboring hidden anticipation, slowly entered the Royal City.
The first thing Xu Yi saw upon entering the Royal City was the Beast King statue in the center of the city.
The Beast King had a tiger's head, a human's body, a serpent's tail, wings on its back, and held a battle-axe in its hand. Its eyes were half-closed, as if containing fierce glints.
It stood there from afar, like a god of war from ancient times.
While Xu Yi marveled at the statue, she also found it strange. The Beast King did not resemble any beast she remembered. Was this the Beast King's true form?
She suppressed her questions and scanned her surroundings, the ends of her eyebrows subtly lifting.
She finally understood why the Shaman of the Bird Tribe had immediately recognized her as an outsider.
On the streets of the Royal City, there were many people dressed in fine robes; these were the attendants living within the Royal City.
They were more like the noble youths Xu Yi had seen in her dreams during her Kunlun Academy graduation assessment – arrogant, with a hint of haughtiness in their brows.
They were markedly different from the tribal people, but they were also markedly different from Ji Buwang and Xu Yi.
They were currently observing Xu Yi and Ji Buwang with looks of surprise and uncertainty, as if also astonished by their differences.
Xu Yi and Ji Buwang ignored their stares and walked slowly through the Royal City.
The main street of the Royal City also had shops, and these shops were almost indistinguishable from those on the Nine Provinces Continent. Even the attire of the people inside felt familiar.
Xu Yi became increasingly convinced of their speculation; these traces everywhere revealed the style of the Nine Provinces Continent.
She wondered if that unfortunate cultivator who had shared their same experience had eventually succeeded in returning to the Nine Provinces Continent.
The shops in the Royal City were only located on the main street. When Xu Yi reached a crossroads, she discovered that the other side was of a completely different style.
Goods casually thrown on animal hides, tribal people dressed in various ways, and the faint smell of decaying flesh lingering in the air.
These all reminded Xu Yi that this was where the tribal people bartered.
Xu Yi looked at this stark contrast and seemed to understand the source of the attendants' arrogant expressions.
As Xu Yi observed the stalls of the tribal people, they were also observing her.
The tribal people generally shared similar aesthetics. Upon seeing the two, their brows couldn't help but furrow.
However, they understood the rules of walking outside better than the Brown Bear tribe members, suppressing their expressions to the best of their ability and showing no unusual reactions.
Once Xu Yi became accustomed to the environment, she quickly became interested in the items sold by the tribal people.
This was because many were strange curiosities she had never seen or heard of before.
For example, ahead were a few tribal people with scales on their faces, and their stalls displayed many strangely shaped dried fish.
Some fish were entirely silver-white but had two protruding fangs at their mouths, and their tails were twice as long as their bodies.
Another type of fish had four or five long barbels on its face, looking extremely ugly, the kind that would give a child nightmares.
Xu Yi even saw a red strange fish with six legs.
Each type of fish challenged Xu Yi's understanding.
Xu Yi's gaze was so intense that it was difficult for the Fish Tribe members to ignore.
The young woman sitting in front of the stall cautiously asked, "Do you want to trade?"
Xu Yi's eyes lit up, and just as she was about to nod, her expression instantly stiffened.
She suddenly remembered a problem.
That was, she had nothing to trade with.
Putting aside whether her storage ring could be opened, even if it could, the items inside would be of little use to these tribal people.
The only potentially useful items might be the pills she had refined, but the other party might not believe in the efficacy of pills.
If only she had gathered some herbs or hunted some wild beasts on the way here.
"I don't..."
"Esteemed friend from afar, please state what you desire. Allow us to fulfill our duty as hosts."
From the corner, several men in brocade robes hurried over, their faces radiating a warmth inconsistent with their attire.
The Fish Tribe members were startled by the arrival of the newcomers.
Their tribe lived by the sea and frequently transported surplus large fish to the Royal City for exchange, so they were very familiar with the renowned attendants of the Royal City.
Especially the leader, Guan Li, who was the most influential among the current attendants.
Guan Li managed the most shops in the Royal City, lived in the best location, and had over a hundred attendants following him.
The Fish Tribe members did not expect the seemingly delicate attendants before them to have such a deep background.
"You are..." A subtle light flashed in Xu Yi's eyes. She hadn't expected them to arrive so quickly.
"My name is Guan Li."
Guan Li smiled gently, but he quietly wiped his palms on his thighs.
He looked at Xu Yi and Ji Buwang, and in the depths of his eyes, a flame called ambition leaped.
He could never have imagined that he would actually encounter the outsiders mentioned in his ancestors' records.
No, they should be called cultivators.
Cultivators, it was rumored, could fly on swords, achieve immortality, and maintain eternal youth.
Furthermore, they possessed the power to destroy the heavens and the earth; they were existences as terrifying as the Beast King.
Guan Li considered himself the most powerful and influential person on the Beast King Continent, but he was not satisfied with that.
In fact, everyone who had glimpsed another realm was not satisfied. That was why their ancestors had come here.
Now, his dream had come true.
He would definitely seize this opportunity tightly.
Absolutely!