The Great Forest of Jura was indeed terrifyingly vast.
After wandering in the forest for five to six days, Bai Ye finally emerged and saw the boundary line marking the edge of the forest.
For a moment, Bai Ye felt like he was about to cry; it had been too difficult.
Nearly a week had passed. He had slain so many monsters, traveled through dust and wind, and even his Five Spirit Disk had completed its spirit gathering!
Five Spirit Disk, Spirit Gathering (2000/2000)
"You have completed Spirit Gathering cultivation. Your Strength, Speed, Stamina, and Spirit stats have increased by 5 points."
"You have completed Spirit Gathering cultivation. Your Five Spirit Curses have been enhanced."
"Due to the enhancement of your Five Spirit Curses, Earth Curse has evolved into Flying Rock Technique."
Flying Rock Technique: Manipulate碎石 (suì shí - gravel/碎石) with spiritual power to smash targets or for defense.
After completing spirit gathering, Bai Ye's physical attributes had increased again. Simultaneously, Earth Curse had finally evolved into Flying Rock Technique, and this time, it hadn't been a mess. After evolving into Flying Rock Technique, the Earth Curse gained offensive capabilities, but could also be used for defense.
The spirit gathering value had increased to 3000 points, though Bai Ye's current spirit gathering was 1178/3000.
After all, to complete the hidden mission, he had killed so many pig-headed men, and then to leave the Great Forest of Jura, he had gone on a rampage. Naturally, his spirit gathering had progressed quickly.
Soon, Bai Ye stepped across the boundary line, and then...
"Hmm?"
Bai Ye frowned as he looked at the scene unfolding before him.
The feeling was completely different from the Great Forest of Jura. Everything before him exuded...
Desolation!
Before Bai Ye was a dilapidated ancient road.
On either side of the ancient road were withered, yellowed weeds, and Bai Ye even saw the dry bones of cattle and sheep among them.
Occasionally, the wind would blow, stirring up clouds of dust that stung the eyes.
Then...
Bai Ye looked up into the distance and his expression suddenly froze.
"What is this?" Bai Ye exclaimed in shock, "The Great Wall?"
At the end of the ancient road, a towering city wall stretched to both sides, traversing mountains and valleys, winding like a long dragon.
Bai Ye intended to search his memory for any areas related to the Great Wall, but at that moment...
"City of Sin (Gotham) is about to open. Do you wish to teleport in?"
A light screen suddenly appeared before Bai Ye. The number of entry tickets for the City of Sin had reached 300/300.
There was nothing to discuss. The matter of the Great Wall could wait. Since the hidden restricted area had opened, it was naturally more important.
Bai Ye decisively chose to teleport.
The time given for everyone to choose was 60 seconds, so a brief wait was necessary. After the time ended, the number of participants remained 300/300. Since no one had dropped out, the teleportation began smoothly.
A large expanse of white light appeared around Bai Ye, enveloping him. The surrounding scenery gradually faded and blurred, and then...
"Wooo!"
When the white light dissipated, before Bai Ye could even observe his surroundings, he first heard the sound of car horns.
This was a bustling and prosperous street.
At the intersection, cars continuously drove by. The streets on both sides were filled with many high-end shops selling various luxury goods, clothing, bags, watches, gold, and jewelry.
The people walking around were mostly dressed in suits and elegant attire!
But at this moment...
Several men wearing jackets, tattered jeans, and disheveled hair quickly crossed the street. Their appearance was completely out of place with their surroundings.
Then...
The men simultaneously put on ski masks, pulled rifles from their accompanying bags, and began to spray bullets at the glass display cabinets of a shop.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang...
As the gunshots rang out, the glass display windows shattered. Screams erupted from all around, and then, the men madly rushed into the shop.
"Put the money in the bag, hurry, or I'll kill you!"
As the men spoke, they smashed the counters, grabbed jewelry, and stuffed it into their bags.
Bai Ye watched everything unfold and couldn't help but laugh.
This was more like it!
This was the City of Sin he was familiar with!
Bai Ye smiled and crossed the street, entering an alleyway on the side. A light screen then appeared before him.
"Welcome to the City of Sin."
"You have been assigned to the Sin Faction. Your current Sin Value: 0/1000"
"When your Sin Value reaches 1000, you will receive a restricted area mission."
"Gentlemen, let the madness begin."
"Let this city tremble for you."
...
Bai Ye curled his lips and said, "Not bad, the Sin Faction seems to suit me."
As a hidden restricted area, the City of Sin was slightly more complex than ordinary restricted areas. After 300 chosen individuals entered, they would be divided into two factions.
These were the Order Faction and the Sin Faction.
Or, they could be directly understood as the righteous side and criminals.
The so-called Sin Value required committing misdeeds in the City of Sin. Only when the Sin Value was full would a restricted area mission appear. Completing the restricted area mission would allow one to leave. The Sin Value would then become the reward in the City of Sin. Similar to the previous "Citywide Chaos," after completing the restricted area mission, an item exchange interface would appear, but this time, the currency would be Sin Value instead of money.
It was worth mentioning that the difficulty of the City of Sin was much higher than Citywide Chaos. If the Sin Value was not filled or the subsequent restricted area mission could not be completed, one would remain trapped in the City of Sin, unless...
Death!
The Order Faction was similar to the Sin Faction, except that Sin Value was replaced by Order Value. People in the Order Faction needed to apprehend criminals and maintain order in the City of Sin. Similarly, when the Order Value was full, a mission would appear, and completing the mission would allow one to leave. The Order Value would then become the currency for exchanging items after leaving.
Bai Ye was very satisfied with being a chosen individual of the Sin Faction.
Having visited the City of Sin in his previous life, Bai Ye was very clear about the advantages and disadvantages of both.
The advantage of the Order Faction was that it could utilize its righteous identity to control more resources to combat crime.
And the Sin Faction?
Destruction was always easier than construction, wasn't it?
Bai Ye enjoyed the feeling of free rein. Compared to being a righteous punisher, he preferred being a criminal and destroying this pathetic city.
As Bai Ye thought this, he left the alley and walked along the street. He happened to see the group of robbers who had just robbed the jewelry store leaving and sprinting towards his direction. Their target seemed to be...
Bai Ye followed the direction they were running and saw an old black van parked across the street.
...