Five hundred years of stacked Q, this one Q, unique and unparalleled throughout eternity!

Luo Tian, ​​who was standing next to Ivyia and watching her attacks, discovered Ivyia's attack methods for the first time.

gravity!

A capability that, theoretically, has almost limitless possibilities.

In other anime and novels, this ability of limitless possibilities is mostly relegated to the pathetic state of being used as a sledgehammer to smash people.

Simply put, this is an ability limited by the user's skill level. A strong person who masters one of the four fundamental forces can dominate an entire realm, while a weak person can at best become cannon fodder.

Ivy's mastery of this ability piqued Luo Tian's interest.

However, for the time being, Luo Tian has no intention of training, no, I mean cultivating Avinia's abilities.

The things that were subtly revealed in the Undying City before him made Luo Tian feel uneasy.

The two continued walking forward, and the closer they got to the center of the Undead City, the more alien races they encountered.

The few humans you see are mostly tourists dragging suitcases; it seems you haven't seen any native humans living in this immortal city.

These rare human tourists are often surrounded by a large number of alien races as soon as they appear, who look at the humans entering the Undead City with the same eyes they would use to select food at a self-service counter.

Under those cold, piercing gazes, the people around them seemed to finally realize something.

They rushed out of the street, trying to run towards the city gate, but most of them were just ordinary people and they couldn't get past the strong and powerful aliens.

"let me out!"

"I want to go home! I want to go home!"

"What you've done violates Imperial law, and His Excellency the Immortal Lord will punish you!"

"My uncle is the director of the Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs. He is a trusted subordinate of His Majesty the Immortal Lord. If you lay a hand on me, you will surely be punished by His Majesty the Immortal Lord!"

Several young men and women who looked like they had just started college were surrounded in the alley, screaming in terror.

Before them, more than a dozen ferocious-looking gnolls surrounded the group, completely ignoring their threatening shouts and dividing their food with unrestrained laughter.

"I want a thigh!"

"You're still the same as ever. I really don't understand why anyone would like legs!"

"You foot fetishist, what do you know!"

......

If you only listen to the sound, most people would think that what they are seeing is just an XP system exchange meeting between old fogies.

But if you carefully add those images of jackals choosing and devouring people, all that it brings is a chilling fear.

As the gnolls' voices echoed, a group of pigmen who had been eyeing the two girls nearby couldn't help but complain under the girls' trembling gazes:

"Why are these gnolls breaking the rules again?"

"His Excellency the Immortal Lord hasn't even given the order to begin the ceremony, and none of the distinguished guests have arrived yet, and they dare to be so blatant here?"

“Those guys are all talk; they can’t afford the cost of starting the banquet early.”

As the alien races discussed loudly, they slowly tore off their disguises, revealing their bloodthirsty fangs beneath their suits and ties, still brimming with primal, wild savagery.

Many of the alien races who had not found their targets began to turn their greedy eyes to Luo Tian and Ivynia, quietly approaching the two as they moved.

Just as this immortal city was beginning to reveal its demonic side, a carriage slowly drove into the area at the end of the long street.

The carriage was entirely painted in a blend of pale gold and crimson, with delicate patterns resembling bat wings embroidered on its surface. A huge cross-shaped bat emblem, resembling a shield, hung on the carriage's exterior.

In terms of overall appearance, this carriage gives people a sense of elegance and luxury.

Ahead of the carriage, an elderly man with gray hair, dressed in an old-fashioned evening gown and wearing a blood-red bat badge on his chest, drove the horses slowly into the long street under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

The previously noisy sounds instantly fell silent. Even the arrogant jackal-men lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at the magnificent carriage before them. Only the sound of the wheels rolling echoed through the long street.

"Stop!"

A gentle voice came from inside the carriage.

The carriage stopped a moment later, and a pale hand lifted the curtain, revealing a pale young man with an elegant demeanor dressed in a black suit.

In the alley, a beautiful young girl surrounded by gnolls saw the pale young man in the carriage and her eyes lit up. She frantically waved in the direction of the carriage:

"Senior Du En, Senior Du En!"

The pale-faced youth narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of doubt appearing on his face:

"you are?"

"I am Vivian, I am Vivian from the same club as you! You were the one who invited me to visit the Undead City."

A look of sudden realization dawned on the pale young man's face, and a gentle smile appeared on his lips as he said:

"Oh, it's Vivian, my junior!"

The pretty girl named Vivian blushed, looked at Dunn with expectant eyes, and said cautiously:

"These are all my classmates, they came to the Undead City with me."

However, we had a minor disagreement with these foreign gentlemen. Could you please let us leave?

Dunn simply chuckled and nodded, and before he could speak, the gnoll lowered his head humbly and said:

"I'm sorry, Young Master Dunn, I didn't know these people were your classmates. I'll let them... no, I'll escort them out of the Undying City!"

Upon hearing this, Dunn frowned slightly and said with some dissatisfaction:

"Who told you to let them go?"

The gnoll suddenly raised his head, and Vivian, who had been looking pleased, stared wide-eyed in surprise, her expression full of disbelief.

"My father said that this year, because a distinguished guest is visiting the Undead City unexpectedly, the number of offerings needed is much greater than in previous years. However, the useless people in the Hall of Ceremonies did not prepare in advance, so there is a huge shortage of offerings."

To help my father alleviate his worries, I specially invited many of my junior classmates to participate in the memorial ceremony.

They were all outstanding commoner students from the Imperial Academy; these genius commoners with no special background were the most excellent sacrifices.

If they graduate normally, they will definitely be sent to various places by the imperial government for important positions. With your status and position, it is impossible for you to touch their social class.

Cherish this wonderful meal! This might be your only chance to meet people from this social class.

Dunn still wore a gentle smile, but the words he uttered sent chills down one's spine.

The gnolls in the alley looked at each other, then burst into maniacal laughter.

"As expected of Young Master Du En!"

"Young Master Duen is meticulous and thoughtful. He has managed to send such high-quality offerings for the sacrificial ceremony. He will surely win the praise of Earl Du Huai!"

"We are deeply grateful for Young Master Du En's kindness and will certainly pledge our loyalty to him!"

Among the crowd surrounded by gnolls, a girl named Vivian stared palely at the seemingly gentle young man, her eyes filled with disbelief.

The other students shared the same expression as Vivian, and one of them tentatively spoke up:

"Senior Du En must be joking."

"Senior Du En is the direct grandson of the Undying Duke, the eldest son of Earl Du Huai, and one of the future heirs of the Undying family. How could he possibly do such a thing?"

"It must be fake, it must be fake!"

The hope that had just been brought about instantly turned into the deepest despair, driving everyone almost to madness.

"This is the City of the Undying! It is the main human city of our Great Yin Empire. How could the Eye of the Empire, which monitors the world, allow a foreign race to commit massacres in the city?"

"This is definitely a dream world that tests our character and selects extraordinary talents!"

......

Hearing those people's self-comforting words, Dunn lowered his head in the carriage, his body trembling.

When he looked up again, he covered half his face with his right hand and burst into unrestrained, wild laughter.

"Hahaha! How could there be such naive people as you?"

"Don't you understand what this immortal city is all about?"

As Du En stepped out of the carriage, his pale face and magnificent attire, illuminated by the moonlight, exuded an indescribable air of nobility.

He spread his arms and looked down at everyone present, his words, tinged with low laughter, echoing in everyone's ears.

"The Undying City is the territory of the Undying Du family, and it is the city of my Du family!"

The so-called ruling power possessed by the Great Yin Empire is utterly insignificant to our Du family.

"This seemingly glorious empire has poured all its power into overseas and dimensional colonization, leaving only a decaying framework within the empire."

The empire's upper echelons need stability in the Dark Domain, and our Undying Du family can bring stability to the Dark Domain.

The empire's upper echelons need peace across the five planes, and our Undying Du family can maintain that peace.

This is because the Empire needs the Du family, not for us to be subservient to the Imperial power structure!

"We maintain the stability of the entire Underdark and preserve the facade of prosperity."

In return, all we need is a small amount of resources and a few insignificant sacrifices.

"And you, and all the humans in the Undying City, are merely a tiny, insignificant sacrifice made by the Empire under this great stability!"

The maniacal laughter gradually subsided, and Dunn's eyes swept contemptuously over all the humans and aliens present, as if everyone was nothing more than insignificant ants in his eyes.

"You should feel honored to have sacrificed yourselves for the stability of the empire and the prosperity of the Undead City!"

Chapter Fifty-Three: Woof Woof!

The cold words pierced the hearts of everyone present.

They looked at Dunn with trembling eyes, their lips moving as if trying to speak, but ultimately they couldn't utter a word.

They wondered if the scene before them was due to a rebellion by the alien race, or if these aliens were being supported by powerful figures from other dimensions, which was why they acted without restraint.

Even the worst-case scenario is that someone under the Immortal Lord's command will rebel.

They firmly believed that as long as the empire intervened, all problems would be solved.

But Dunn's words shattered the last glimmer of hope they held in their hearts.

From beginning to end, it was the very empire they believed in that sacrificed them.

In order to maintain that so-called peace, they did not care about sacrificing some civilians, just to consolidate their power.

Despite being one of the three great empires of the Star World, a vast empire that controls several colony planes, it is actually so corrupt when reflected in reality!