252: Netherworld City

As soon as the Eye of Death opened, Xiao Xing saw thousands upon thousands of Ferocious Ghosts surrounding him.

There were even several stronger Vengeful Spirits already clinging to his back, and less than a centimeter in front of him stood a ghost with hollow eyes.

Its face was twisted and hideous; though its eyes were hollow, they appeared incredibly deep, with a brain-matter-like liquid oozing out of the cavities—utterly disgusting.

“Who beat your head into this bird-like shape?”

Looking at the ghost right in front of him, Xiao Xing showed a look of disgust.

This guy probably didn't know who he had fought in life to be beaten like this; he likely failed to enter Reincarnation because his resentment was too deep.

“Jie jie...!”

Hearing Xiao Xing's words, the ghost, which had originally planned to toy with him, let out an eerie sound.

Having its sore spot mentioned, it immediately flew into a rage, its playful mood turning into a piercing, furious roar.

Without any hesitation, it intended to burrow into the orifices of Xiao Xing's face.

Seeing their leader attack in a rage, the several subordinates behind it also bared their fangs, planning to devour the person before them.

“Level 60 Great Lords and Lords... I don't even have the desire to farm them for experience.”

Body Flicker Technique!

Xiao Xing vanished from the spot instantly and flew further inside.

His speed was extreme; although the Netherworld Barrier was thick, he reached the end of the passage in a moment, with the countless ghosts along the way posing no obstacle at all.

Stepping out of the passage, the sky and earth remained dim, and the various types of Death Qi and Yin Qi became even thicker and heavier.

If an ordinary player came here, not only would their speed be greatly affected within the Netherworld, but they would also lose a certain amount of health every second due to the erosion of the special aura.

Because he had the Eye of Death active, the various auras were as if non-existent, and his vision was completely unobstructed.

Before him was a boundless landscape with massive deep-black mountain ranges, between which flowed rivers of crimson lava.

It seemed peaceful, but countless vengeful Souls and Ferocious Ghosts were hidden within the black mountains, and the lava rivers contained many monsters like Hellhounds and Lava Behemoths.

After a quick scan, Xiao Xing lost interest; although there were many monsters, this was the outermost area, and the monster levels were only around 60.

Now that he was already Level 80, killing even more Level 60 monsters would likely provide very little experience.

Moreover, he didn't intend to come here for level grinding; his goal was to find a supergod rank pet, the Treasure Chest was just an accident.

However, since he had come to the Netherworld, he could go find Yan Yan first; the NPCs had been updated twice, so she must be very strong by now.

Mainly, she had a better understanding of the Netherworld and had a high chance of knowing where Super Divine Beasts were; otherwise, if Xiao Xing just ran around aimlessly, who knew how long it would take.

Death Summoning!

Xiao Xing's gaze narrowed as a complex and mysterious pattern appeared in front of him. A brilliant dark-blue light erupted, and a giant skull rose from within it.

“Level 80 Demigod, Skeleton Sea.”

Xiao Xing felt somewhat helpless; after losing one Eye of Death, he could only summon Demigod Level creatures to assist in battle.

He regretted that Yan Yan wasn't summoned along with it, but it was still possible to find her this way; Demigod Level monsters were already capable of communication.

“Take me to find your leader.”

As soon as Skeleton Sea appeared, Xiao Xing spoke up.

Possessing the power of summoning, the other party had to follow his commands during this period.

“Our... lead... er... is... at...!”

It seemed Skeleton Sea had some difficulty expressing itself; at this point, it turned its head to look into the distance.

“Is that the direction of the Pluto Hall?”

Xiao Xing's expression tightened, already guessing some of the situation.

The guidance given by the Lion King was also in this direction; it was likely that once news of the super god-tier treasure chest spread, Yan Yan also wanted to go and fight for it.

In that case, I'll go to the Pluto Hall first to find Yan Yan and the Treasure Chest, and figure out the pet situation later... Xiao Xing moved quickly, and with the Lion King's guidance talisman, he soon bypassed various obstacles and arrived near the Pluto Hall.

During this journey, he traversed various maps—some with Ghosts Carrying Coffins, some with Ghost Brides getting married, and he even saw the Bridge of Helplessness, but he didn't stop.

The various monsters he encountered along the way further refreshed his understanding, including Vampires, Painted Souls, Ghost Generals, and Youying Dolls.

If not for his powerful strength, an average player really wouldn't be able to reach this place.

At this moment, he stood on a mountaintop looking out; a magnificent city ahead was particularly conspicuous in this dim world.

Various green vapors and Death Qi rose above it, appearing gloomy and terrifying to the extreme.

This city was Underworld City, the most prosperous city in the Netherworld; in the past, a large number of ghosts and monsters traded various items here, making it extremely bustling.

But now, not only inside the city, but even around the city's perimeter, there were a large number of human figures and ghosts.

These people were experts who had come from outside, as well as experts from other factions within the Netherworld.

The Netherworld Divine Pool was about to erupt; not to mention the super god-tier treasure chest, just absorbing that pure Netherworld Power could allow one's Divine Soul Power to reach a massive sublimation.

The Netherworld Divine Pool was a supreme rank divine pool. Every ten thousand years, after the heavens and earth completed a cycle of operation, an unknown loophole would open; at that time, the pure power inside would gush out.

This period lasted only one day; after erupting for a day, the unknown loophole would begin to heal, but one day was enough for experts to gain a massive boost.

Once Cultivation reaches a certain Realm, the body and power are just a shell; only the Soul is most important.

The stronger the Soul, the stronger the strength and the longer the lifespan.

For those God King Realm experts, if there are no external factors, living for billions of years is no problem; the physical shell might not withstand the erosion of time, but Divine Soul Power can.

In fact, the super god-tier treasure chest was just a pretext; the experts of various Realms intended to use this excuse to fight for the Netherworld Power.

Because Treasure Chests are quite special, the major factions tacitly agree that they belong to no one; as long as a Treasure Chest appears, anyone can fight for it.

Something like this was not the first time.

Back then, a supreme rank Treasure Chest appeared in the Primordial Chaos Divine Realm. Not only human experts, but even alien races intended to come and snatch it; in the end, the strongest human expert stepped in to seize the chest first.

Now everyone was here to snatch the Netherworld Power, but such a thing couldn't be said directly; after all, the Netherworld was no longer the Human Race's territory.

The main reason was that the Pluto was powerful; otherwise, who would care about him so much.

The Netherworld was a special space, not only extremely vast, but also a gathering place for Death Qi and dead things.

This place used to be called the Underworld, where the God of Death was the most powerful, but several thousand years ago, the Pluto led a large number of subordinates to attack the Hall of the God of Death.

In the end, it concluded with the Pluto's victory; the Underworld was renamed the Netherworld, and the God of Death was even enslaved by him, becoming a subordinate at his beck and call.

Actually, this was nothing; in the Universe, except for the Human Race and a few other races that value morality, other races are all about strength being respected.

As long as you have enough strength, no matter what you do, no one will think it's inappropriate, and no one will criticize or point fingers online.