Chapter 4976

Kai still said nothing, his face tense. If they alerted the soldiers inside the city, escaping would become nearly impossible.

“My dear son-in-law, if we bypass this place, we’ll have to take a much longer route—and likely run into other checkpoints!”
Bai Yi said to Kai.

They had already come this far, and the mountains lay just ahead. Taking a detour would cost them precious time.

“We have no choice. This isn’t a city—it’s a massive military barracks. There are fully armed soldiers inside, likely numbering in the tens of thousands,”
Kai explained, following behind Bai Yi and Fengxian.

“Then let’s detour—now!”
Upon hearing this, Fengxian and Bai Yi turned and ran even faster than Kai.

To avoid the city and reach the mountains from a different angle, they ended up traveling several hundred miles more.

But soon, another city appeared in front of them.

This one was clearly smaller, but atop the city gate stood a large number of soldiers clad in black armor.

Kai and his group had just approached the city—still several hundred miles away—when they saw a swarm of soldiers flying out from the city!

The troops were heading straight toward them.

“Quick, hide your aura! Who let theirs leak?”
Kai shouted in alarm. At that distance, their presence shouldn’t have been detected—unless someone failed to conceal their aura properly.

“It was me…”
Niu Ben admitted sheepishly.

As it turned out, although he had been trying to suppress his aura the whole time, his control was too weak, and it had slipped.

Seeing the situation, Kai immediately raised a hand. A barrier appeared, sealing off everyone’s aura. They quickly moved away from their original position.

The soldiers swarmed the location where Kai and the others had been—but found no one there.

“Search the area—they can’t have gone far!”
the soldier captain barked, sending out search teams in all directions.

Kai and his group took advantage of the soldiers’ distraction and quickly made a move to slip past the city.

Just as Kai and his group were stealthily approaching the city, another squad of soldiers suddenly charged out from within!

Neither side had anticipated the encounter—they collided unexpectedly!

Swish…

Kai reacted instantly. With a flash, the Dragon Slaying Sword unleashed a flurry of sword energy, slashing toward the soldiers in front of him!

Before they could even respond, the entire squad was struck down and killed on the spot.

Flames danced in Kai’s palms as he quickly incinerated the bodies, turning them to ashes.

If the soldiers’ corpses had been left near the city gate, they would have been discovered soon. By destroying the evidence, Kai bought them valuable time.

“Let’s go!”

The group soared into the sky, flying directly over the city.

Since there were no guards on duty, no one noticed their presence.

After crossing the city, the mountains finally came into view. The sprawling range stretched endlessly across the horizon—far larger than the Tianmo Mountain in the Heavenly Realm.

“Let’s keep moving. There are fewer cities in this mountain region. Once we get through it, we’ll enter the territory of other beast clans—and we won’t have to keep sneaking around,”
Kai said, exhaling deeply as he gazed at the towering mountains ahead.

Constructing cities in mountainous terrain demanded immense manpower and resources. As a result, Feihu City had far fewer cities in this area.

Kai and the others pressed on along the mountain path, covering nearly a thousand miles without encountering another city.

“Brother Chen, can we rest for a bit? I can’t keep going…”
Niu Ben panted heavily as he spoke.

He was still young, and his body couldn’t recover energy as quickly. A break was necessary.

“Alright, let’s rest. Don’t wander off—I’ll scout ahead.”

Kai quickly set up an illusion formation and had Fengxian and the others enter it. If anyone passed by, they wouldn’t be able to detect them.