At the same time, traveling through time, starting from subverting the war at the top

Chapter 168 Little Flame's Worldview is Challenged

"Little brother, are you okay?"

Hearing the voices behind him, he could feel the approaching presence of the other party.

Driven by his fighting instincts, Xiao Yan immediately retreated to create distance from his opponent, while his right hand gripped the handle of the Xuanzhong Ruler on his back.

Xiao Yan, feeling as if facing a formidable enemy, looked up.

The enemy he imagined was a man pulling a horse-drawn carriage, which was piled high with all sorts of fruits and vegetables.

"Young man, I've seen you standing in the middle of the road without moving for quite a while now. Are you alright? I've been waiting for a bit, but I really can't wait any longer. These fruits and vegetables can only fetch a good price while they're fresh. Could you please move aside, young man?" the man pulling the cart said.

"Little one, don't be impulsive," the old apothecary's voice rang out at the right time.

Xiao Yan slowly lowered his right hand, which was holding the weapon, and made way for him.

Seeing that Xiao Yan had made way, the man quickly pulled the carriage to continue on his way. However, when he passed Xiao Yan, he glanced at him with the look of someone looking at a lunatic.

Xiao Yan felt like he was going crazy and needed to find a place to rest immediately.

Along the way, the old doctor was teaching him common knowledge about the Black Corner Region.

If what the old doctor said is true.

In a place like the Black Corner Region, simply surviving is already a luxury.

But what about the smiles on the faces of these passersby and the light in the eyes of the children?

Would such a smile really appear in a place like the Black Corner Region?

All of this seemed so unreal to Xiao Yan.

He felt only a daze.

If someone blocks your way, shouldn't you draw your sword and slash them?

Why are you being so polite as to ask me to make way?

Is this really the Black Corner Region?
"What you see with your own eyes may not be the truth; it's best to be cautious," said the old apothecary.

After hearing what Yao Lao said, Xiao Yan felt a little calmer.

That's right, it's all just an illusion!

Just as Xiao Yan was about to continue his journey, something suddenly happened ahead.

A tall, burly man knocked a young girl down, scattering her goods all over the ground.

"Little one, let me remind you again, don't have too much pity in this Black Corner Region. That thing here is just something thrown into a stinking ditch. It won't do you any good; on the contrary, it will drag you into the mud." Looking at the scene before him, Elder Yao suddenly spoke up again to remind him.

Xiao Yan nodded and said, "Teacher, I am not a pushover, nor am I a saint with a heart full of compassion. Those great things to save the world from suffering are not for me to do. I just want to become strong and protect the people I should protect. I have no interest in or right to care about anything else."

"This is the best mindset for surviving in the Black Corner Region." Hearing this, Elder Yao smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. He also hoped that his student wouldn't be the kind of soft-hearted saint. Because he knew that such people were the least likely to live long.

Rather than becoming a short-lived saint, he would prefer Xiao Yan to be a ruthless and unscrupulous hero who chooses to protect those who deserve it.

Through his extraordinary soul power, Xiao Yan was able to sense that the burly man before him was a Dou Ling expert.

The little girl was just an ordinary person who wasn't even a fighter.

When an ordinary person confronts a powerful person, in the outside world, there might be a possibility that the powerful person will not stoop to the level of the weak.

If placed in the Black Corner region, the chances of survival are slim.

The scene of the girl kneeling and begging for mercy, while the Dou Ling expert, enraged by the dirtied clothes, attacked the girl, was immediately conjured up in Xiao Yan's mind.

This wasn't because he had a preconceived notion that things would necessarily turn out this way.

However, given the broader context of the Black Corner Region, this is the only way, and the only possible course of action.

Here, the life of the weak is not even worth as much as the clothes of the strong.

However.
Xiao Yan looked on in surprise.

The scene he envisioned did not appear.

The person who apologized was not the young girl, but rather the powerful Dou Ling!
The powerful cultivator felt apologetic for accidentally bumping into the girl because he was in a hurry. This was indeed true.

Is this even a big deal?
Normally, shouldn't the strong always be the ones who are wrong?

The weak are wrong even to breathe!
This is true not only in the Black Corner Region, but also in the outside world.

The powerful cultivator not only apologized, but also took out gold coins from his pocket to compensate the girl for her loss.

The strong apologize to the weak.

The strong compensate the weak.

This is somewhat subverting Xiao Yan's worldview.

"Teacher, could this girl be a hidden powerhouse?" Xiao Yan asked in a low voice.

"will not."

The old doctor shook his head. Although he was injured, his soul perception ability was still intact. If this girl could hide her cultivation level under his nose, then she must be at least at the Dou Zong level.

Why would such a powerful person disguise himself as a street vendor?
This is even less likely to happen than the former.

Xiao Yan and his master Yao felt that the city before them was strange in every way.

So I decided to find someone first to find out what was going on before making any decisions.

Xiao Yan found a noodle stall, ordered a bowl of noodles, and started chatting with the stall owner.

Xiao Yan asked the question in a very veiled way.

However, the stall owner immediately understood what Xiao Yan wanted to ask.

"Is this your first time visiting the Black Corner Region? Doesn't what you see here seem completely different from the Black Corner Region you've heard about?" the old man said with a smile as he cooked noodles.

"Please enlighten me, sir," Xiao Yan asked.

"Because this place is different; this is the Endless Domain of Flames."

"With Emperor Yan around, who would dare to act recklessly? Those who did have all died out in the past few months."

The old man scooped out the noodles, skillfully added seasonings to the bowl, and then presented it to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan asked, "Is the Flame Emperor the master of this Endless Flame Domain? No matter how strong he is, he can't possibly manage everything, can he?"

In Xiao Yan's view, if this city really has a super strong person in charge.

It can indeed make those powerful people wary and prevent them from going too far.

It is absolutely impossible to reach the current level.

"Because Emperor Yan is not human, he is a god, and he will bring divine punishment upon everyone who violates the rules of the Yan Domain." The old man's eyes were full of piety when he mentioned Emperor Yan.

"What bullshit Emperor Yan? What divine punishment?!"

"I don't believe in that. I only believe in the knife in my own hand."

A one-eyed giant was seen shouting loudly.

Clearly, this person, like Xiao Yan, was also visiting the Black Corner Region for the first time.

This one-eyed man was a wanted criminal of the Fallen Goose Empire, his hands stained with countless dropes of blood, and his murderous aura could be smelled from a great distance.

He was about to attack a stall selling medicinal herbs when the stall owner, instead of running away, knelt down.

However, they did not kneel before this one-eyed man.

Instead, they faced south and knelt in prayer.

The next moment.

Suddenly, the one-eyed man burst into flames.

(End of this chapter)