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Under Ming Hong's introduction, Amon gained a better understanding of Eagle Tooth City.
In Eagle Tooth City, the Xu Family held a dominant position, but compared to this local power, the transient visitors were even more formidable.
Those who dared to do business back and forth between the Northwest Continent and the Northern Continent all possessed some strength and a certain background. Or they were powerful individuals who specifically came to use the spatial wormhole to travel to another place.
It was common to see Dou King and Dou Emperor experts among the visitors, and occasionally, the figures of Dou Ancestor experts could even be seen.
The helmsman of the Xu Family was named Xu Renshan, a high-level Dou Emperor, and as for the Xu Family's Old Ancestor, he had not appeared in Eagle Tooth City for a very long time.
Due to the unfavorable geographical locations of the two places connected by the spatial wormhole, its throughput was much smaller than that of a typical spatial wormhole.
Moreover, the controllers of both locations dared not charge those powerful visitors too high a toll, so while the spatial wormhole brought in significant profits, it was not enough to cause envy.
This was also why the Xu Family's Dou Ancestor expert had not appeared for a long time, yet the Xu Family could still remain as stable as Mount Tai in Eagle Tooth City.
Guided by Ming Hong, Amon arrived at the bottom of the mountain gorge.
Below the gorge, a wide river flowed quietly.
Following the river upstream, on one side of the river, there was a huge cave in the cliff face. Inside the cave, stalactites and stalagmites grew chaotically.
Large moonstones were embedded in the rock walls on both sides. Under the dim light, a winding path led to the depths of the cave.
Ming Hong rubbed his back with his hand; the stinging pain from the fire poison continuously intensified, causing cold sweat to break out on his forehead.
However, he still diligently introduced, "The underground path leading to Eagle Tooth City is often a hundred li long, but this path is only about seventy li, making it the shortest one."
After walking for about twenty li, a narrower fork in the road merged from the left, and the number of pedestrians coming and going increased.
Most of these people looked fierce, almost having 'I'm not to be trifled with' written on their faces, while others wore black robes, completely concealing themselves.
Although those coming and going were not easy to deal with, not many conflicts broke out. Compared to the Black-Corner Region, the people here seemed much more restrained. Not to mention fighting, he didn't even hear a few arguments.
"Tsk, I thought it would be more chaotic. Everyone seems quite amiable," Amon said with a smile.
Ming Hong's face twitched almost imperceptibly… You seem to have some misunderstanding about amiability.
He reminded, "Senior, most people here are doing business; everyone is seeking wealth, so they generally won't quarrel with others for no reason or over trivial matters, nor will they provoke strangers unnecessarily.
"The most important point here is not to flaunt your wealth. If someone carrying a valuable treasure is discovered, they will easily be targeted. Fighting is not prohibited in this Eagle Tooth City."
"Fighting is not prohibited?" Amon raised an eyebrow, slightly surprised by this point.
Ming Hong endured the pain from the fire poison on his back and explained:
"Although the Xu Family is said to be the most formidable force locally, their control over the entire Eagle Tooth City is not high. Fighting is prohibited in the inner city where they are located, but it's allowed in the outer city.
"Their main business is collecting tolls for the spatial wormhole; they rarely interfere with other matters."
The path from the Cave below the mountain gorge to Eagle Tooth City seemed to be a relatively important main road. As they walked, several branch roads merged into it.
The number of people on the road increased.
Amon, sitting atop the Lightning Turtle, appeared somewhat high-profile.
No one was so foolish as to block their way; everyone sensibly cleared the surrounding area.
After all, the massive turtle beast serving as a mount alone revealed an aura that was at least Fifth-tier.
To be able to use such a magical beast as a mount, its owner either had a profound background or was a stronger individual himself.
A Dou Emperor expert, even in Eagle Tooth City, would receive respectful treatment from all sides.
The road became wider and wider. After exiting the long tunnel, their vision suddenly opened up. Bright light streamed down from above, and surrounding this spacious open area were towering rock walls.
Eagle Tooth City was actually built inside a mountain peak.
The distant sky above was an irregular circle, and from its clear expanse, one could tell that this mountain was extremely high, piercing through the fierce winds that enveloped this region.
Ahead were continuous buildings, mostly stone structures, with a few wooden pavilions interspersed among them.
Unlike most cities on the Dou Qi Continent, Eagle Tooth City had no city walls, or rather, the surrounding massive mountain itself served as its city wall.
Besides the tunnel Amon entered, there were many other tunnel exits of various sizes on the mountain, with flying magical beasts coming and going.
Eagle Tooth City was built around a huge, mountain-like rock, with the highest terrain in the center and gradually decreasing elevations around it.
"If I want to use the spatial wormhole, what should I do?" Amon asked Ming Hong.
Ming Hong gasped, his forehead throbbing from the intense pain caused by the spreading fire poison. His right hand trembled as he pointed to the highest point in the city center and said:
"Do you see those white buildings in the center? That's the inner city, the area directly controlled by the Xu Family.
"There's a central plaza in the inner city where the Xu Family regularly activates a spatial ship to transport people to the other side.
"You just need to buy a ticket at the Xu Family's ticket office. If Senior has his own spatial ship, he can also pay a toll and depart on his own."
After speaking, Ming Hong said somewhat awkwardly:
"Does Senior have any other instructions? If there's nothing else… can I leave for half a day to find a physician to treat the fire poison on my back…?"
Amon smiled, and with a slight movement of his right index finger, the Flame of Destiny ignited on Ming Hong's back, burning away the fire poison at his wound.
Then it drilled into his meridians, spreading throughout his body, removing most of the fire poison within him.
After circling through Ming Hong's body, the Flame of Destiny returned to Amon's hand.
"There should still be some residue; you can handle the rest yourself. Let's part ways here…" Amon said with a smile.
The occasional stinging pain in his body greatly alleviated, Ming Hong bowed deeply to Amon and jumped off the Lightning Turtle's back.
After walking some distance, Ming Hong suddenly felt a moment of trance. For some reason, he felt that the fire poison left by the Blazing Fire Cat was not such a big deal after all. It seemed he hadn't been greatly affected throughout the journey.
After he had gone far, Amon muttered softly:
"Burning away fire poison with the Flame of Destiny almost has no backlash… Is it because I left some fire poison, and the residual fire poison supported the destiny of all the original fire poison?
"Or is it that the greater impact caused by the fire poison was supposed to be in the future, and changing the uncertain destiny of the future incurs no backlash?
"Or perhaps, because the impact was very small, and it was more about the spiritual influence on a Dou Spirit rather than a significant material change, there was no more negative feedback?"
Amon did not dwell on this for too long. The power of destiny was still too profound for him at present; this was merely a casual attempt.
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