This place is similar to the Golden Triangle in Southeast Asia, Mexico in North America, and Syria in the Middle East; it is the most chaotic region on the Dou Qi Continent, bar none. Countless powerful fugitives from various countries have found their way here, establishing the most barbaric rules. Furthermore, it is a melting pot of all sorts of races from across the continent, making it a miniature version of the entire continent.
In the "Black Corner," there are no laws. There is only a savage law—the law of the jungle. In other words, it is "survival of the fittest."
The weak! Here, it is hell, where there is no right to survive.
The strong! Here is paradise, where you can live more happily than anywhere else.
Medusa was shrouded in a wide black robe, a veil obscuring her peerless beauty. Yet, nine out of ten men standing before her would want to tear away the veil and robe to see what kind of body lay hidden beneath.
Often, the more ambiguous and unclear something is, the more it makes people eager and impatient.
Soaring thousands of miles on a sword, it traversed the airspace of various empires without hindrance. Even powerful figures who sensed it could only watch as the river flowed across the sky, daring not to obstruct it, much less pursue it. The monotonous, towering mountains began to thin out, and as the gaze swept into the distance, a dark plain stretched out at the horizon, like a black line, completely separating the outside world from the inside.
"We've arrived at the Black Plains! This is the gateway to the Black Corner Region. Once you step into here, you'll enter a chaotic world completely different from the outside."
Medusa extended a slender, jade-like finger and pointed ahead, saying...
"Chaos? Ha... That's only for the weak. For the strong, this place is far more orderly than the outside world! Go! Before long, you'll regret coming here..."
Medusa's face, shrouded in black veil, darkened as she asked, "Master, I have already reached the strength of a three-star Dou Zong in such a short time. Is that not enough to protect myself?"
"A Dou Zong? Confined to a corner of the world, he's nothing but a frog in a well!"
Hearing Jiang Liu refer to herself as a "frog in a well," Medusa showed no displeasure, allowing the sword light to envelop her entire body.
Jiang Liu once again flew away on his sword, and saw a large city in the distance. With a flash of sword light, he landed outside the city.
“Twilight City!” Medusa looked up and smiled faintly, “This city should be the Blood Sect’s lair. The Blood Sect’s leader, Fan Lao, is ranked fifth on the Black List and is known as the Blood Emperor of the Black Corner Region. His strength is around a four-star Dou Huang.”
"You're quite well-prepared. Isn't there a pharmacist on this blacklist named Han...?"
"Han Feng, the Medicine King!" Medusa continued, "He's ranked third on the Black List, a peak Dou Huang, and also a sixth-grade alchemist. Is the Abbot interested in him?"
"I've heard he possesses the Sea Heart Flame, a unique fire! However, we mustn't alert him. We need to take the Fallen Heart Flame from Canaan Academy first, and then take his unique fire!"
"Indeed, there is nothing in this world that the Abbot does not know!" Seeing Jiang Liu walk towards the city gate, Medusa immediately followed.
At this moment, on the dark plains, a caravan was galloping towards "Twilight City," raising a light dust wherever the horses' hooves landed.
The leader was a young man with a pale face, like a vampire from Twilight in a previous life, and of course, he was also exceptionally handsome.
As soon as this person arrived, everyone at the city gate had already moved away.
The horse galloped past Jiang Liu, but the next second, the magnificent steed reared up, its front hooves raised, and let out a long neigh. Then it landed, and the young man controlled it to turn its head and circle Medusa once.
"Absolutely stunning!"
The young man chuckled lewdly, and at that moment, the knights behind him surrounded him.
"Young Master, the Sect Master is still waiting for us!"
"No rush, no rush... Look at this woman, although she is shrouded in black veil, how could she escape my eyes? Even if her face is slightly less than perfect, her figure is rare in the world... Come back with me! Haha..." As he spoke, he took the riding whip and lifted it towards the veil on Medusa's head.
The moment the veil was lifted, the pale-faced young man's eyes widened at the sight of Medusa's unparalleled beauty. Before he could even smile, an invisible and colorless gas rushed towards him, carrying the fragrance of orchids into his nostrils.
"Well!"
In an instant, the young master's whip suddenly fell, his hands gripping his neck, his face contorted in rage, his eyes wide open, almost tearing the corners of his eyes apart.
Before anyone could react, he had already fallen from his horse, bleeding from all seven orifices. To the horror of the knights, his face had turned purple, and he began to rot from the inside out.
From the onset of poisoning to death, it only took a mere three seconds.
"Young Master..."
With this person's death, the pedestrians at the city gate had already scattered, and from the caravan behind them, two Dou Wang powerhouses suddenly sprang up and attacked Medusa.
In just a few dozen breaths, the city gate was in complete disarray, with countless dead and wounded. The two Dou Wang level experts were also killed by Medusa.
"Who dares to act so presumptuously in my City of Twilight?"
A sinister shout suddenly rang out from within the city, and a red shadow flashed in the sky as a person flew out, with a pair of blood-red battle aura wings on his back that were extremely eye-catching. When the wings flapped, one could even faintly smell the blood in the wind.
"Kill them! This Black Corner Region isn't chaotic enough yet, let's add fuel to the fire!"
As Medusa heard Jiang Liu's voice, her purple pupils instantly contracted to the size of pinpoints.
The person who flew in was so fast it was almost ghostly: "I am Fan Lao, who are you?"
But when he saw the dead youth on the ground, his face was immediately filled with resentment and ashen color. His eyes were fixed on Medusa, who was shrouded in a black robe. With the flapping of his blood-red wings, his figure transformed into a blood shadow and shot straight towards Medusa. On his palm, chilling blood-red battle aura rapidly condensed.
"Palace with my son!" In the blink of an eye, Fan Lao, the Blood Sect Master, appeared above Medusa's head, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace, as he violently slammed down his blood-red battle aura. At that moment, even the space around them trembled violently; clearly, Fan Lao showed no mercy whatsoever, and was utterly intent on killing her!
Medusa snorted coldly, and with a flick of her slender hand, a burst of seven-colored energy, like a rainbow, surged from her palm.
With a single punch, the seven-colored energy vibrated rapidly. The blood-red battle aura and the rainbow battle aura collided, but instead of exploding, they annihilated each other. The rainbow-shaped energy swept away, and the Blood Sect Master, Fan Lao, let out a painful roar within the rainbow.
Medusa threw three punches in quick succession, and the air seemed to vibrate three times as if struck by the impact.
Medusa stood still, looking at her slender hands, and thought to herself, "Such powerful fist techniques, enough to surpass even high-level Earth-rank combat skills!"
At this moment, a gruesome corpse crashed to the ground. The Blood Sect disciples were horrified to see their sect leader killed so soon after the fight. They all took several steps back, swallowing the shouts of killing that were about to come.
Chapter 150 Canaan Academy
"Why did the Abbot want to kill the Blood Sect Master?"
As they approached Canaan College, Medusa finally asked the question that had been on her mind all along.
Jiang Liu shrugged and said, "I didn't lift a finger. It seems like you were the one who did all the killings!"
"Isn't the one who killed me the same person the abbot killed? Is the abbot trying to make me establish my authority? To show that Canaan Academy what I'm capable of?"
Jiang Liu looked into the distance and saw a small town faintly visible between two majestic mountains.
"Canaan Academy isn't as simple as you make it out to be. You know that Mang Tianchi possesses the cultivation of a half-saint. Beating the junior will inevitably draw him out. Moreover... are you sure that Canaan Academy, which has stood firm in this Black Corner Region, doesn't have a few hidden old fogies? I want to take the Fallen Heart Flame. After I absorb the strange fire, the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower will definitely be destroyed. How can they let it go! Mang Tianchi will definitely make a move to take it back. I might not even be his match..."
"Therefore, we cannot seize it by force. If the Abbot trusts Medusa, he can hand her over to me after entering the academy. I will definitely help the Abbot enter the Heavenly Flame Refining Tower. As for what happens after we seize the strange fire, we will take it one step at a time..."
As she spoke, Medusa threw away the black robe and veil that covered her entire body, revealing a face and figure that would make any man unable to resist. Once you looked at her, you would not be able to take your eyes off her and would want to look a second and a third time.
"Then I'll have to trouble Your Majesty!" Jiang Liu lifted Medusa's chin and smiled.
"I wouldn't dare. Your words, Abbot, make me feel uneasy!"
"Haha, now you are the queen, and I am the servant!"
The two of them walked one after the other onto the dirt road that led directly to the town.
The earthen road, flanked by neatly arranged fields, is a testament to the fact that such a paradise exists in the chaotic Black Corner region. The rapeseed flowers in the fields are in full bloom, a vibrant yellow that is truly delightful. Butterflies flutter slowly in the spring breeze, annoying bees buzz incessantly, willow catkins drift in the wind, and a cluster of bright red azaleas ignites the eye.
This glimpse reveals a lot: the ability to establish a school in this chaotic region and provide protection for the local people, even with the presence of the half-saint level Mangtian Ruler to deter evil spirits, suggests that the academy must also have a high level of martial arts prowess.
There were many pedestrians on the main road, all of whom carried weapons, their blades stained with blood. They exuded a fierce aura, but they forcibly suppressed it within their hearts.
Wherever Medusa went, she became the center of attention. Everyone's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, and an unnamed fire flared up from the depths of their hearts. The men felt desire, the women felt jealousy! However, no one dared to make a move. If this were in the Black Corner Region, these guys would probably have already drawn their swords and taken her away.
Seeing the two walk past, a burly man with a sharp, sinister face spat a mouthful of phlegm onto the ground and muttered, "Damn it! Such a beauty is a waste on that skinny kid. I wonder if he can even handle her... If it were me, I'd be willing to give up thirty years of my life... No, I need to go to Black Seal City to vent my frustration!"
The burly, sinister man with great willpower pulled his eyes back, looked around, and couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Damn, second brother, don't be so thirsty!"
"Boss, I can't take it anymore! Wait for me for a few minutes, I'll be right back." The sleazy man with the mustache followed Medusa with strange steps, his hands hidden under his wide robe, moving rhythmically.
"Hehe...tsk tsk..." He let out a lewd laugh.
Medusa paused, flicked her hand behind her, and a beam of light shot out. As she took another step, the head of the lewd man behind her flew into the air.
His not-so-tall body fell backward and began to convulse violently.
The head, suspended in mid-air, wore a satisfied, rapturous smile.
Everyone was stunned. Their lust vanished as the blood spread, and they stared in shock at the woman in front of them.
"You...you...this is Canaan Academy, how dare you break the rules! Second brother, I will never let you die in vain!" The sinister man gritted his teeth, cruel and vicious.
Jiang Liu was looking up at the plaque above the town entrance. The name on it was very ordinary and common. If it were in the Black Corner Region, it would be torn down the very next day.
Who committed murder in Peace Town?
In just over ten seconds, a dozen people surrounded Medusa and Jiang Liu.
The group of young men, around twenty years old and full of youthful vigor, dared not meet Medusa's gaze. Those who secretly glanced at her all swallowed hard.
One of them coughed and then said, "I am Lu Mu from the outer court of Canaan Academy. You should know the rules of Canaan Academy. As for right and wrong, let the academy's law enforcement team come and judge..."
The sinister man immediately shouted, "Are the rules set by your Canaan Academy going to be broken because of this woman? What's the point of having these rules then? Everyone, be the judge! My second brother was killed for no reason, and this woman cannot be let off the hook!"
"Yes, we can't let them get away!"
"The Tree of Death will hang someone today..."
"..."
Just then, an old man with a full head of white hair flew in from the sky. His eyebrows were as black as ink, his figure was like a sword, and his eyes stared at people like the eyes of a tiger or an eagle, making people shudder.
Landing at the town gate, he stared at Medusa and said, "Queen, you have quite the methods. You killed a Dou Huang as soon as you entered the Black Corner Region. Now you're joining my Canaan Academy. Aren't you afraid of being nailed to the Death Tree? Do you troublemakers also want to be nailed there?"
As soon as he spoke, his voice was incredibly powerful. The students who had surrounded Jiang Liu and his companion immediately stepped back, bowed to him, and stood behind him. The surrounding noise suddenly subsided. Jiang Liu looked around and saw that these troublemakers, who seemed to thrive on chaos, were pale-faced and trembling, staring at a large tree not far to the left of the town entrance.
The tree was pitch black, its canopy spreading out in all directions, baring its claws. In the afterglow of the setting sun, it exuded a faint chill. As my gaze slowly swept across the tree, I saw many corpses hanging directly from the branches, many of them already reduced to bones. A gentle breeze blew, causing them to sway and creak, making a chilling sound.
Medusa raised her chin, revealing her queenly aura, and laughed, "Elder Su Qian, do you intend to kill me? You... don't have the strength!"
In an instant, a surge of energy rushed toward the white-haired old man.
"Dou Zong?" Su Qian waved his hand, his long robe fluttering, and a look of seriousness instantly appeared in his eyes.
He already knew in his heart that Medusa's strength was comparable to his own, both being three-star Dou Zong.
"I have not come here to fight you to the death; that is not the way to treat a guest!"
Many thoughts flashed through Su Qian's mind before he said, "Queen Medusa, please!"
Chapter 151 Heavenly Flame Refining Tower
Outside the inner hall of Canaan Academy, Jiang Liu idly watched the clouds change under the rising sun. Inside the hall, Medusa had been inside for some time. Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed before his eyes, and a young girl appeared not far away.
Wearing a bright red dress, with a hot figure and a neat ponytail, she waved to Jiang Liu.
"You were looking for me?"