Book Seven – Reigning Supreme

Thunder City neighbored the Thunder Sea in the extreme west, and it formed a semi-circle with Tracing Wood City at the central area and Inkcloud City at the east to surround and protect Silken City behind them. At the same time, it was a member of the ten great cities that were rather famous in the central plains, and it enjoyed the reputation of being a city formed from a thunder palace that descended from the heavens.

It was an ancient city that had stood towering for a few tens of thousands of years. No matter if it was its scale, appearance, and imposing manner, it was ancient and vast to the extreme, and it was difficult to imagine exactly how many years were spent to build this city to such a scale.

Chen Xi was shocked at the instant he stepped foot into Thunder City. Streams of people and wagons flowed ceaselessly on the its streets that were wide like a public square as clamorous noises rose and fell in waves, and when he took a broad view of his surroundings, dense masses of people were everywhere. A variety of buildings were constructed in rows on both sides of the streets, and each of them was more magnificent and gorgeous than the previous. They seemed like hills that stood towering within the city and emanated an ancient and lofty feeling.

Chen Xi had once gone to Azure County, and the...