Qin Shilei first flew towards Zhaolin City, which was closest to him. However, by the time he reached his destination, the rain had already cleared.
He had no choice but to turn towards Tokugawa City.
He kept descending to the towns below to identify his location, then adjusted his direction. It took him nearly two hours to reach the vicinity of Tokugawa City.
From afar, he could hear thunderous roars coming from ahead.
He plunged into the curtain of rain and landed on the rooftop of a tall building.
After releasing two Shadow Leopards to guard him, Qin Shilei summoned lightning and began his contemplation.
More than half an hour later, the downpour had not ceased, and Qin Shilei's vital energy was less than a tenth remaining.
For safety, he terminated his contemplation and found a room inside the building to recover his vital energy.
When he returned to the rooftop, he discovered that the rain had lessened, but the thunder had stopped.
No matter how he used his lightning abilities, he couldn't summon even a sliver of natural lightning.
"Forget it, I'll go kill some zombies first. I'll cultivate when the lightning returns," Qin Shilei thought. He then turned and went downstairs.
However, as he exited the building, he realized that the city was rather peculiar.
As far as the eye could see, it was lush and verdant, with towering trees reaching into the clouds, and various vines crawling over the concrete ground.
If he hadn't just come out of a building, he would have thought he had entered a primeval forest.
When he first entered Tokugawa City, he was so focused on summoning lightning for cultivation that he hadn't paid attention to the ground conditions, which were obscured by the dim light of the downpour.
Even though he knew the city was strange, the confident and skilled Qin Shilei walked forward.
Walking through the dim jungle, he found no immediate danger, yet for some reason, Qin Shilei felt a strange sense of unease.
It was as if an invisible threat lurked deep within the jungle, staring intently at him.
Qin Shilei waved his hand, releasing his two Shadow Leopards.
In this dim jungle, the two Shadow Leopards were in their element, instantly vanishing and positioning themselves on either side of him.
Whoosh!
Just then, several sharp ripping sounds filled the air as sharp limbs pierced down towards Qin Shilei's head.
Although the limbs were incredibly fast, they couldn't affect Qin Shilei, who was prepared.
He dodged to the side in a flash.
At the same time, the two Shadow Leopards silently attacked the unseen enemy.
However, as they leaped, a large net suddenly descended from above, instantly engulfing both Shadow Leopards.
Qin Shilei looked up and saw a giant spider, six to seven meters tall, dragging its web and preparing to deliver the Shadow Leopards to its mouth.
The spider web was surprisingly resilient. Even the Silver-ranked Shadow Leopards couldn't break free immediately, and they were about to be dragged to the giant spider's maw to be eaten.
Lightning Chain Slash!
Qin Shilei instantly closed in on the spider's head in mid-air, his Blood Soul transforming into streaks of red light that blasted forward.
However, this giant spider was clearly not weak. It quickly raised its two sharp legs to block its head.
Clang, clang, clang!
A metallic sound echoed as the spider's two long legs were struck ten times. They were directly severed and fell to the ground.
Qin Shilei, who had fallen from mid-air due to exhaustion, suddenly found a large net being sprayed towards him from the spider's lower abdomen.
With a teleport, he not only evaded the web attack but also appeared above the giant spider's head.
Lightning Chain Slash!
Qin Shilei once again unleashed the ultimate move from Thunderous Nine Heavens.
The giant spider never expected Qin Shilei to suddenly appear above its head. After taking the first strike, its tragic fate was sealed.
Ten consecutive sword strikes accurately hit the same spot on the spider's neck, and its massive head was instantly severed, falling to the ground.
Boom!
The giant spider's massive body also crashed heavily to the ground.
Qin Shilei first rescued the two Shadow Leopards trapped in the spider web, then turned to collect his spoils.
Just then, the sound of rapid footsteps suddenly came from ahead.
Then, seven or eight men and women ran out from the woods.
"Run quickly, there are spider monsters!" a woman in green leather armor shouted as she fled.
It was then that Qin Shilei noticed five large spiders, four to five meters tall, chasing after them.
Qin Shilei flashed towards the giant spiders.
"Are you scared silly? Run this way!" the woman shouted again.
"Liu Hui, why are you stopping him when he's determined to die? We can use him to slow down the spiders," a freckled middle-aged man scolded.
However, before they could run ten meters, they suddenly heard several spider screams from behind them.
The woman, overcome by curiosity, looked back.
She was so stunned that she stopped in her tracks, staring blankly at Qin Shilei as he cleaved the last giant spider to the ground with his sword.
"No need to run anymore, all the big spiders are dead."
"What?" Jiang Shudie's companions looked back with disbelief, only to realize that the giant spiders were indeed dead.
"Thank you, great hero, for saving our lives," they all bowed and thanked him.
"You're welcome." Qin Shilei smiled and asked, "Are you survivors of this city? Can you tell me about it?"
The first giant spider he killed was a Silver-ranked mutant beast, a good harvest. However, the subsequent five giant spiders were only Bronze-ranked.
He wanted to ask them if it was worth staying in this city to hunt mutant beasts.
"Great hero, did you just enter our Tokugawa City?" Jiang Shudie exclaimed.
"Indeed, I just arrived in this city today," Qin Shilei replied.
"Alas!" Jiang Shudie sighed. "Great hero, you're doomed. You're trapped in this city with us."
"It's not far from the city borders, how can we be trapped?" Qin Shilei asked doubtfully.
Jiang Shudie explained, "The entire city is sealed by an invisible barrier, allowing entry but not exit. Although we are not far from the city borders, we can't get out at all."
"Is there such a thing?"
Qin Shilei didn't quite believe that he could be trapped here.
He waved his hand, released his pet Xiao Qiang, and jumped onto its back, flying towards the outside of the city.
As he approached the city's edge, Qin Shilei seemed to pass through a thin film.
After a moment of disorientation, he found himself and Xiao Qiang back in the sky above the city, hundreds of meters away from the edge.
"Xiao Qiang, fly up," Qin Shilei commanded.
Xiao Qiang flapped its wings and flew diagonally upwards.
Another moment of disorientation, and they reappeared about a hundred meters above the city.
Qin Shilei tried several more times. Without exception, as soon as they left the city's vicinity, they were instantly pulled back into the city.
Even using teleportation, he couldn't leave this city.