Divine Flame Crystal

Chapter 439: Camilla feels a little pain

Xingluo laughed secretly. He could tell at a glance which one had the strongest dark aura, but some of the materials were not what he needed, so he paused for a moment when his hand passed by the one with the strongest magic material. Camilla's tentacles stiffened, but when they saw that Xingluo did not take it but passed over the material, their tentacles resumed floating. Xingluo glanced at Camilla's behavior, which made him want to laugh. He picked up a few magic materials that he thought were useful. These were also very valuable. After Camilla saw them, her tentacles stiffened for a while, and then she reluctantly took the dagger and said, "Don't forget me when you have good things in the future. You got a bargain today."

Xingluo nodded and said, "Don't worry, as long as you have new goods."

Camilla's tentacles floated slightly and said, "Humph, in this plane, I, Camilla, will definitely get what I like."

Xingluo said goodbye to Camilla and started shopping with some dark materials he liked. Although he had been around before in search of materials, he had not been to other places. He was in a good mood today and it was a good opportunity to take a look at what the Demon City looked like.

This is the first demon city that Xingluo came into contact with, a place full of mystery and weirdness, located in the dark abyss at the edge of the world. The city is made up of black stone towers that rise into the sky. They are like giant claws stretched out from hell, piercing through the thick dark clouds, as if to challenge the limits of the sky. The stone towers are connected by winding suspension bridges, which sway in the strong wind, making people tremble with fear.

The streets of the city are narrow and winding, paved with smooth obsidian slabs, as if they are witnesses of time and sin. The buildings on both sides are low and gloomy, and the windows are like empty eyes, peeping at passers-by. The walls are engraved with ancient runes and curses, emitting a faint dark red light, as if it is the trace of coagulated blood.

The environment of Demon City is unique. It is inhabited by various inhuman creatures, including cunning demons, twisted abyss creatures, and cursed souls. There is a complex social structure among them, where the strong are respected and the weak can only survive in the shadows. Although they each have different evil powers, they maintain the order of the city with a strange tacit understanding, a chaotic and orderly balance.

The Demon City is famous for its dark arts, including witchcraft, alchemy, and hymns to death. The artists here use pain and fear as inspiration to create shocking works. The magic equipment produced is full of wailing and roaring, and even the poems of the bards are hymns to darkness and death.

Although the Demon City is full of malice and despair, it also has a unique charm. It is a land untouched by light, a paradise for adventurers who seek power and freedom, and are even willing to pay the price of their souls. Here, every transaction may be accompanied by betrayal, every smile may hide a trap, and every life is struggling to survive, performing the tragic epic of the Demon City.

This alien city shrouded in mystery and darkness is full of shops, each of which is full of unique charm and strange temptation. In this city, the appearance of the shops is completely different from the business model of the four empires. They are the intersection of desire and fear, and the fusion of reality and illusion.

In the center of the city, there stands a building called "Hellfire Blacksmith Shop". Flames leap in the darkness, and hot metal flows from the furnace, casting weapons of various shapes, each of which seems to contain indescribable power. The owner of the blacksmith shop, a blacksmith with devil wings on his back, has unmatched craftsmanship, at least in this city, but his eyes reveal endless loneliness.

Walking along the winding obsidian road, you will see the "Forgotten Study", which is filled with yellowed ancient books and parchment scrolls, filled with the dust of time and the breath of magic. The shopkeeper, an owl with glowing eyes, is good at finding lost knowledge and providing guidance for adventurers seeking wisdom.

The Bloody Tavern is the bustling place in the Demon City, where laughter and whispers are mixed, blood-like wine sways in crystal glasses, and every corner seems to be brewing deals or conspiracies. The bartender is a taciturn demon, and the drinks he mixes can make people forget their pain, but can also awaken their deepest fears.

Further in, you'll find Shadow Dance Tailor Shop, its facade hidden in the shadows, visible only by invitation. The tailor here is an elegant siren who weaves clothes from star yarn and death's bones that conceal the body's shape and grant the wearer unimaginable abilities.

These shops are just the tip of the iceberg of the Demon City. Each of them carries a strange story, attracting all kinds of fallen souls to explore. In this city, whether it is material needs or spiritual desires, you can find corresponding satisfaction, as long as you dare to step into this forbidden land.

Although this place is full of naked temptations, it has a little more freedom than the cities under the Holy See. At least it is less superficial and more sincere. Just like Camilla, although she looks scary, she is much more comfortable to get along with than those cardinals. At this moment, Xingluo feels that the abyss is not so disgusting.

Xingluo was just walking around and didn't spend any money. He just wanted to experience what the Demon City was like. Although this was a world where the strong preyed on the weak, it was actually a lot easier to get along with. There were no complicated interpersonal relationships, only a simple comparison of strength. As long as you were strong, then what you said was right, and the weak would only end up dying or being enslaved.

This way of getting along is much easier than pretending to be nice. Although Xingluo cannot say that way is better, at least he does not hate it, because he knows that as long as he makes a little progress every day, sooner or later he will be able to say no to things he doesn't like.

Because of Xingluo's strong mental power, few people could see through his true realm. Although he was a junior magician, he was not panicked at all and strolled leisurely on the street. For a while, no one came forward to disturb him. It was Xingluo's relaxed attitude that made others dare not provoke him easily.

Xingluo glanced at the City Lord's Mansion from afar. The owner of this city lived there. He was an extremely powerful demon. Xingluo just used his mental power to sense the surroundings and felt a slight pain in the middle of his eyebrows. It was obvious that the other party's mental power was not inferior to his, which meant that the other party had reached the level of a mid-level grand mage.