Urban's Fury: The War Dragon God-Chapter 1560: West City

Ancestor Dragon City, with Heaven Tower at its center, is built with nine outer ring districts surrounding the tower. From a distance, it looks like an aerial garden or a gigantic nine-story pagoda.

To move from one ring to the next, there are only two options. One is the Transmission Array, but it consumes a lot of resources and is hard to activate, so typically, the only access is via the main roads that traverse the four corners of Ancestor Dragon City.

The four main roads are named Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Xuanwu, and White Tiger.

These roads almost directly connect from Ancestor Dragon City's gate to the first ring, appearing like a Heavenly Road on the pyramid's outer walls.

However, Ancestor Dragon City has four such roads. While they connect the upper and lower rings, they only have access to the city districts near the gates' plaza, and the streets and alleys within the districts do not connect to these four roads.

This means Li Feng and his group, wanting to reach the Eighth Ring, must first move from the plaza near the central Heaven Tower toward the gate and then step onto one of the four main roads from the plaza behind the gate, heading upwards along these roads.

"Vermilion Bird Avenue is no longer an option."

Having escaped the central plaza, they hid in an alley as Ran Yue spoke.

"Yes, let's choose another route," Zi Yan also nodded, biting her lip.

According to their previous plan, if Li Feng earned the qualification to proceed to the Middle Three Rings, they would take Vermilion Bird Avenue to the sixth layer, because Tongfu Inn is near Vermilion Bird Avenue, within its sphere of influence.

The Lower Three Rings have numerous forces and are scattered throughout the Nine Streams. Even the prominent families of the Upper Three Rings care little for them, allowing many powers to form in the Lower Three Rings.

Among them, the strongest three forces in the Ninth Ring are Tongfu Inn, Dragon Tiger Sect, and Dragon Gate Bathhouse. Besides these, there are dozens to hundreds of other forces that emerge and fall rapidly.

Even prior to the rise of these three forces, others reigned temporarily, but the cycle of fortune changes, with few enduring for a century.

"If we can't take Vermilion Bird Avenue, which way should we go?" Xiao Luobing looked at the three.

Li Feng quickly weighed the pros and cons.

In the Ninth Ring, the major forces are these three, with Tongfu Inn near Vermilion Bird Avenue, making use of its convenience; naturally, this area is within Tongfu Inn's sphere of influence.

Dragon Gate Bathhouse is east of Tongfu Inn, occupying the large area between Vermilion Bird Avenue and Azure Dragon Avenue because the bathhouse owner, Lord Wei Jie, lacks ambition to dominate, only maintaining his own small territory.

As for the Dragon Tiger Sect, it occupies most of the Ninth Ring; Beicheng is its core, with Azure Dragon Avenue extending southeast and West City filled with various competing forces that even the mighty Dragon Tiger Sect struggles to conquer.

Furthermore, towards West City, it's known for being the Ninth Ring's notorious black market—a marketplace formed by mutual compromise amongst numerous powers, almost like a city within a city with its unique order.

Here there's the Death Arena and a slave market, featuring the world's darkest dealings.

Even if Dragon Tiger Sect envies it, they can't seize it.

According to the plan, Li Feng's group has conflict with Dragon Tiger Sect, making the northern Xuanwu Avenue risky, and the eastern Azure Dragon Avenue also poses danger. As for the western White Tiger Avenue, the situation is complex; Li Feng can manage alone, but with Zi Yan and two other women, the risks are high.

The beauty of Zi Yan and the other women is well-known, and attractive women are highly sought after in Ancestor Dragon City.

The best option was Vermilion Bird Avenue because Tongfu Inn runs an honest business, known for treating everyone fairly, even protecting patrons who enter, making Vermilion Bird Avenue the most prosperous area in the Ninth Ring.

In Ancestor Dragon City, there's even a saying: "Golden Vermilion Bird, Silver Azure Dragon, Bronze Xuanwu, and never go to White Tiger."

But now Li Feng had smacked the little shopkeeper from Tongfu Inn on the behind, sealing this route, for everyone knows this shopkeeper is Jewel of Tongfu Inn. Once word spreads, without Tongfu Inn's need to act, there will be those pursuing Li Feng to please the inn.

"White Tiger Avenue."

After pondering for a moment, Li Feng decided.

"White Tiger Avenue? Isn't West City notorious for being tumultuous and chaotic?" Xiao Luobing recalled Ran Yue's earlier descriptions of West City's chaos upon hearing Li Feng's suggestion.

Zi Yan also nodded; though she hadn't stayed long in Ancestor Dragon City, she knew West City's chaos was no ordinary disorder, with open street conflicts even over a mere glance, a land beyond the law where the ordinary shunned.

"Actually, besides Vermilion Bird Avenue, Azure Dragon Avenue is an option too; although Dragon Tiger Sect's influence reaches near Azure Dragon Avenue, it's not their core, and besides Dragon Gate Bathhouse, their power isn't as strong."

"Though smaller forces exist nearby, most fear Dragon Gate Bathhouse, making it relatively stable. While not as safe as Vermilion Bird Avenue, it's still the best choice."

"What you can foresee, others can too."

Li Feng commented.

"Vermilion Bird Avenue and Xuanwu Avenue are out, Azure Dragon Avenue is ideal, near Dragon Gate Bathhouse with Tongfu Inn's influence further away, and Dragon Tiger Sect's power weaker in this direction; common sense dictates it best for us."

"But precisely because of this, we can't choose it."

"Though West City is perilous, the danger is relative; its chaos, with mixed forces, leaves Tongfu Inn almost powerless here, and Dragon Tiger Sect tries penetrating but faces resistance."

Li Feng glanced at Ran Yue: "This you told me, even in West City, Dragon Tiger Sect members might be killed; even Sect Master Han Sanqian can't sweep through it."

Ran Yue nodded as Li Feng spoke.

"Indeed, although West City has few civilians, it's full of hidden talents, a place beyond law. Dragon Tiger Sect tried repeatedly taking over, but repeatedly faced defeat; even Han Sanqian went and was repelled."

"West City's many powers fight amongst themselves, yet unity arises if someone seeks control, leading to resistance; within West City, Golden Core cultivators abound."

"Especially the black market, rumored to exist for at least a thousand years, fostering a unique ecosystem."

"I believe, short of intervention by the Eight Families of the Upper Three Rings, this place will endure for years to come."

"West City's chaos prevents Dragon Tiger Sect and Tongfu Inn from extending influence, so we only face its minor forces."

"With many factions, we are unknown, and if trouble arises, they are mere minions; we'll pass through, borrowing White Tiger Avenue to reach the Sixth Ring." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"With me here, I'm sure I can protect you all."

Confidently, Li Feng assured them. Unless surrounded by Golden Core enemies, if a few foolish ones appeared, Li Feng wouldn't mind setting an example.