flstandardbreds Chapter 1749 The Netherworld Emperor
Chapter 1749 The Netherworld Emperor
The world...
In a pitch-black place, a figure fell heavily from the sky, and after a long while, he slowly opened his eyes.
Looking at everything before him, Naihe was completely bewildered, clearly not understanding where he had gone.
Where is this place?
With a slight frown and his eyes fixed on the front, he was astonished to find that, without him noticing, three grand halls had appeared directly in front of him!
In front of each of the grand halls, there was a phantom image of a general.
Where is this place?
Out of curiosity, he stepped forward and cautiously reached out to touch the stone statue in front of him. Suddenly, a magnificent voice resounded in his mind.
"Alas... the one in charge of the underworld!"
"I see you are quite good, and you are also a primordial god..."
"You are worthy of my legacy!"
That voice echoed in Naihe's mind.
However, he did not enjoy the general's legacy. He could sense that the general was exceptionally powerful in his lifetime, clearly a Dao God, a peak-level expert!
But clearly, this wasn't very tempting for Naihe!
Because at this moment, Naihe has already stepped into the true Dao Limitless Realm!
For him, reaching the Dao God realm wasn't particularly difficult. He wanted to give Song Yu the best help, which naturally meant becoming as strong as possible!
Ignoring the general, he walked directly to the general in the middle, because he felt that this one was the most powerful among the three!
"You actually chose me?"
The general appeared even more aloof. In his lifetime, his cultivation level was that of a half-step emperor, clearly indicating that he was an extremely extraordinary individual.
Although I was somewhat disappointed, having it and not having it are completely different things!
With that in mind, I've decided to accept it all calmly!
"Yes, I am willing to follow in the footsteps of my predecessors..."
However, before the final word "意" could be uttered, an even more profound palace emerged from the depths. Immediately afterward, the three statues suddenly dimmed, as if the period had been shaken by something!
However, upon seeing the scene before him, his eyes widened slightly, filled with disbelief.
However, it is clear that behind these three general statues lies an even more powerful being...
Since that's the case, he naturally has to choose the best option, and besides, he has no other choice now!
"Okay, then... let's go take a look!"
Naihe took a deep breath, his eyes gradually hardening, and then he slowly walked towards the largest palace.
"The Palace of the Underworld Emperor..."
He muttered something softly, then slowly climbed the steps upwards.
With each step he took, an endless stream of ghostly energy surged wildly towards Naihe's body!
However, he completely ignored these ghostly auras and continued walking upwards.
"I am the Emperor of the Underworld!"
"Your talent is such that you can inherit my mantle! I wonder if you are willing?"
As the words fell, the supreme power of the Supreme Emperor erupted in an instant, completely enveloping Naihe!
"If you pass all nine trials, you can directly inherit my mantle!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a phantom scene instantly and forcibly pulled Naihe into an unnamed area!
In the instant the illusory scene surged, he felt the space-time around him suddenly distort. One second he was standing on the white jade steps of the Netherworld Emperor's Palace, and the next second he fell into an endless gray wasteland.
The world was filled with an intense, deathly, and ghostly aura...
This is the first trial ground set up by the Netherworld Emperor, the Boundless Bone Plain!
However, the aura of the Limitless Dao Realm around him rippled slightly, and an invisible barrier of Daoist rhyme automatically unfolded, completely isolating the surrounding Netherworld death energy that was eroding his soul.
He raised his eyes and swept them across the entire wasteland, his gaze sharp as a knife. He swept over the mountains of ancient bones piled on the ground and the fragmented souls wandering in mid-air. He already knew in his heart that this first trial was by no means as simple as just passing through.
"The trials of the Emperor's inheritance are indeed fraught with danger at every step, but with my current cultivation at the Dao Limitless level, ordinary dangers cannot harm me." Naihe muttered to himself.
As soon as he took a step, a series of low roars came from the depths of the wasteland, and tens of thousands of bone soldiers rose from the piles of dead bones.
These bone soldiers were all formed from the remains of Netherworld cultivators who died in ancient battles. At the very least, they all possessed the cultivation level of Dao Immortal Lord. The leading golden-armored bone generals had even touched the threshold of the Dao Limitless. Their bone blades gleamed with a dark, cold light as they densely surrounded and attacked Naihe. The torrent of bone blades that blotted out the sky almost covered the entire wasteland!
If it were an ordinary cultivator at the Limitless Realm of Dao, they would probably have been terrified by such a large-scale attack, but they remained calm and composed.
He raised his hand and flicked his finger, and a pure, boundless Dao light burst forth. Wherever the Dao light passed, space was torn apart with fine cracks. The bone soldiers in the front row did not even have time to scream before they were crushed into bone fragments by the Dao energy!
He never stopped, his Dao power surging around him, transforming into sharp Dao blades that swept across the entire army of bone soldiers like harvesting straw.
The golden-armored bone general roared and charged forward, his bone blades imbued with the deadly power of the Netherworld, slashing towards Naihe!
However, when the blade landed on the Daoist barrier surrounding Naihe, it only splashed up a faint black light before shattering completely.
However, with a backhand strike, a giant palm formed from boundless Dao power swept across the wasteland, directly smashing this Bone General of the Boundless Realm into a pile of broken bones!
In less than half an incense stick's time, the bone soldiers of the entire Boundless Bone Plain were completely cleared away, leaving only a thick layer of bone dust on the ground, which was scattered into the void by the wind.
Just then, a black crack appeared in the ground in the center of the wasteland, and a ghostly bone imprint glowing with an eerie light slowly rose and merged into Naihe's brow. A surge of information then flooded into his mind!
The first trial, having slain countless dead bones and broken through illusions to preserve truth, has been passed.
Before Naihe could rest for a while, the scenery around him changed again, and the second trial ground, the Remnant Soul Illusion Swamp, appeared before him.
This area is a swamp filled with gray mist, within which lie the resentment of countless lingering souls!
These remnant souls are all subordinates who died fighting alongside the Netherworld Emperor. The illusion array formed by their resentment can stir up the deepest obsessions in a cultivator's heart, trapping them in the illusion for eternity until their souls are devoured by the resentment, and finally, they become nourishment for the swamp!
However, as soon as they stepped into the swamp, the scene before them suddenly changed, and it was no longer a cold and gloomy place!
"Owner……"
However, her eyes gradually became unfocused, and the image of Song Yu suddenly appeared in her mind.
However, very quickly, a long spear pierced through Song Yu's chest, pinning him to the ground!
"No!! Master!"
However, his eyes suddenly welled up with red light, and he could only stare helplessly at Song Yu's body, which was as long as that of a pole...
This stirred up his deepest fears...
The owner of that spear was none other than the Evil Emperor, who was also the one who created him!
"Why, why..."
Unfortunately, he collapsed to his knees, his mental state completely broken!
"However, you were originally a blank sheet of paper, but now you have a complete personality. You no longer need to change my master. We can just call each other brothers!"
Suddenly, Song Yu's voice appeared in his mind, which made Naihe shudder.
"Master, it's absolutely impossible for him to perish so easily! Absolutely impossible!"
"Illusions are fleeting and illusory, driven by attachment; simply break free from them!"
With a low shout, he unleashed the full power of his Dao Limitless Realm, transforming the Limitless Dao Rhyme into a blade that pierced the depths of his soul, shattering all the illusory images!
The gray mist instantly dissipated, and the resentment of the lingering souls in the swamp was purified by the power of the Dao, transforming into the purest Netherworld essence, which surged into his body.
The second trial has been successfully passed!
Having passed two trials in succession, Naihe's aura not only did not weaken, but became even more refined under the nourishment of the Netherworld Origin. His foundation in the Limitless Dao Realm became even deeper, and he was only one step away from breaking through to the Dao God Realm.
Without the slightest slackening, he followed the spatial fluctuations and stepped into the third trial ground, the Abyss of Ten Thousand Poisons Corroding Bones!
Beneath the abyss, churning with pitch-black, poisonous waters, containing a level of Netherworld Corrosion Poison approaching that of an Emperor!
Even a Dao God Realm expert who falls into it will turn into a pool of blood in an instant.
On both sides of the abyss, countless poisonous plants of the underworld grow, their vines dancing and their thorns flashing. Each thorn contains a deadly poison, and poisonous dragons and pythons formed from poisonous mist float in the void!
However, the boundless Dao power around him condensed into a thick Dao armor, completely enveloping him, and he leaped into the abyss.
The Netherworld Poison Water slapped against the Dao Armor, producing a sizzling, corrosive sound. Black poisonous smoke rose continuously, but the Limitless Dao Aura on the Dao Armor flowed constantly, blocking all the poison from entering.
The Poison Spirit roared and pounced, its poisonous claws tearing through the void, but it was shattered by the Dao light that Naihe casually unleashed. The poisonous vines frantically coiled around it, but were burned to ashes by the Dao power the moment they touched the Dao armor.
As he descended, despite the corrosive effects of countless poisons, his Dao armor remained unbreakable and his Dao foundation as stable as Mount Tai!
Half an hour later, he finally reached the bottom of the abyss, where a poison-avoiding pearl floated and merged into his body, making him immune to all poisons.
The third trial was successfully passed.
The fourth trial begins!
The trial grounds are a Netherworld Beast Forest, where nine Netherworld Ancient Beasts at the peak of the Dao God level reside. They are all transformed from the remnant souls of the guardian beasts tamed by the Netherworld Emperor in the past, and their combined power is comparable to that of an early-stage Emperor!
Fortunately, these things have no intelligence whatsoever and only follow their instincts, which greatly reduces their combat power!
However, having removed the barrier of Dao power, he fought the ancient beast with only his physical body. His fists were like dragons and his feet like the wind. Each punch contained the immense power of his boundless physical body, clashing head-on with the ancient beast's claws and fangs.
The ancient beasts' fangs tore through his skin, but he had no choice but to trade blows, defeating the nine ancient beasts one by one. The brutal, hand-to-hand combat allowed his physical strength to continuously break through in the battle, reaching the pinnacle of the Dao God Realm's physical body.
After the ancient beast dissipated, it left behind nine Netherworld Beast Cores, which merged into his physical body, ultimately forging an indestructible body.