The Dragon's Head Shore was now a chaotic place. There were no special restrictions on all kinds of information in the Land, and all kinds of new information spread and spread rather quickly. Lao Wang didn't feel bored at all after staying here for more than half a month. Other than chatting with his buddies and Brewer, he spent most of his time strolling along the Netherworld River.
Back then, Grai had told him about the method that the two of them used to absorb power from the Netherworld River. Lao Wang had secretly tried it, but it was obvious that this attempt was unsuccessful. Even if he used the exact same method as Mu Zi and Grai, he couldn't absorb any power from the Netherworld River at all. Even just touching the Netherworld River would make him feel the terrifying Netherworld aura and bone-chilling cold, making it difficult for him to continue, let alone absorb power from it.
Furthermore, this was just the most ordinary Netherworld River water. It was hard to imagine what Grai and Mu Zi had experienced in the depths of the Netherworld River. Furthermore, this Netherworld aura energy was too different from the pure spiritual influence energy in the Heavenly River in the Land. Not only were the energy compositions and cold attributes different, but there was also a strange feeling. It was as if the energy of the Netherworld River had an independent consciousness that wanted to corrode one's mind. After staying by the river for a long time, Lao Wang could feel traces of restlessness, anxiety, bloodthirst, and other negative emotions appearing in the depths of his heart.
Back on Earth, Lao Wang's soul had already become exceptionally powerful and sensitive under the 'transformation' of the Fate Stone. He was extremely sensitive to these slight changes in his emotions. If it was an ordinary person, they probably wouldn't be able to feel it. When these restless and anxious emotions accumulated in the depths of his heart to the extreme, his entire temperament would have changed. He would only think that this was his true nature and wouldn't even realize that he was affected by the Netherworld River.
Lao Wang's heart trembled as he recalled the description of Mu Zi's bloodthirst when he was fighting against the Three Great Factions. It was probably inseparable from the will of the Netherworld River.
He originally thought that it would only be 10 days or half a month, but he had waited at the Dragon's Head Shore for more than a month now. It was nearing the limit of the Netherworld King not appearing for three months, but there was still no news of Mu Zi. The people at the Dragon's Head Shore were also restless, especially those who had spent a lot of money to wait here. Just to stay in the Dragon's Head Shore, they had spent a lot of money on accommodation expenses and Yin and Yang Pills. If the Netherworld King didn't show up for a day, they wouldn't get any returns. This made them anxious.
The entire Dragon's Head Shore was full of rumors.
Some said that the Netherworld King had gone to some special place to search for treasures and was probably trapped in some dangerous place in the Netherworld River. Some said that the three major sects had secretly taken action and gathered several almighty Gold Core cultivators to besiege the Netherworld King. At this time, they had probably already engaged in a fierce battle with the Netherworld King. It was just that the Dragon's Head Shore hadn't received the news yet.
There were many different opinions, but Lao Wang did not participate in these messy rumors. He just continued to wait quietly. The Dragon's Head Shore could be considered a special place in the underground world. There were many people, and there were no taboos. Not only did he manage to find out a lot of taboo information that could not be circulated in the Land, such as information about Napier Mo, the Taboo Resistance Army Mo Wen, and so on. What was even rarer was the rich trade of precious items.
Now that there were so many people at the Dragon's Head Shore, it wasn't all because of the Netherworld King. How big was his pocket? Those who were qualified to set their eyes on the Netherworld King's pocket were the super rich people of the underground world. These kinds of people only occupied a small portion of the Dragon's Head Shore. Most of them were people who specialized in doing business with these rich people.
In front of these tycoons, the items that could be put up for sale were definitely the treasures of the underground world. Some of the items that were rarely seen even in high-class auction houses could be seen everywhere here. Although the prices were not cheap, it depended on how one compared them. For example, the Brilliant Black Shadow Gold was the only known yin-attribute metal in the entire Star Alliance that could reach Level-E. It was a top-notch material that could be used to refine some top-notch yin-attribute artifacts and could only be found in the underground world. Furthermore, there was not much of it produced every year. The price here was extremely expensive, costing several hundred Gold Star Stones per gram. Not many people could afford it. However, if one tried to bring it to the Land? There would definitely be people who would buy it for thousands of Gold Star Stones per gram. Furthermore, it was definitely priceless.
Needless to say, the Heavenly Shell Race was very experienced in dealing with the underground world. The identity of the Black Titan they gave Lao Wang was indeed very convenient. No matter where he went, as long as he casually threw one or two Gold Star Stones, the people around him would pounce on him like a swarm of locusts. Various things that Lao Wang had never seen before were placed in front of him for him to choose from. This was the Black Titans. They were a famous upstart race in the underground world that 'opened mines'. The impression they gave to all the underground races was that they were rich and 'honest'. Simply put, they were a race of mad dogs that stuck together. What if you tried it on another race? If you threw Gold Star Stones at random, you would already be considered a virtuous ancestor if you didn't trick a rich second generation into a remote place and kill you.
Lao Wang was also somewhat emotional. It was a pity that most of the money given by the Ocean Empire Planet was given to Ma Dong and Old Cow. Otherwise, he could have used this opportunity to buy and sell things at a profit and could have made a lot of money. Fortunately, he still had some spare money on him. He bought some medicinal ingredients that were specialties of the underground world. The most peculiar thing was a small jar of Netherworld River Origin Water.
This did not refer to the river water that could be seen everywhere in the Netherworld River. Instead, it referred to the essence of the Netherworld River at the source of the Netherworld River. It was a bit similar to the Heavenly River Origin Water sold in the Heavenly Gates, but the effects were different.
The Heavenly River Origin Water brought vitality to the land, while the Netherworld River Origin Water brought death and decay to the land. However, one shouldn't think that death and decay were meaningless. Life and death were opposites but also connected to each other. Everything had a reference. Without death, life would be meaningless. Everything in this world became vivid and concrete because of opposites.
The Heavenly River and the Netherworld River were opposites, and there was value in researching them. Furthermore, he had heard the legend of the Golden Stone Slab from the Eight Heavenly Kings in the Illusion Sea World. At the source of the Netherworld River, there was a Golden Stone Slab suppressing it … Although Lao Wang was just a passerby in the Illusion Sea World, he had always been concerned and curious about it. It definitely contained many big secrets that were related to him.
As usual, Lao Wang sat at his usual seat in the bar and drank. However, he was paying attention to the fragment world. At that moment, he retracted his attention and instantly withdrew his divine senses from the fragment world.
"Lao Hei!" Brewer had already sat beside Lao Wang. There was a mysterious expression on his face. "I just received a piece of earth-shattering news."
As he spoke, he deliberately pretended to be thirsty and hurriedly poured himself a glass of wine. However, he did not continue the conversation.
Lao Wang smiled and threw out 10 Gold Star Stones.
"Ah, Lao Hei, look at you." Brewer had a difficult expression and simply said, "This is not a matter of money …"
Lao Wang threw out another 20 Gold Star Stones.
Brewer instantly beamed with joy and kept the 30 Gold Star Stones. Then, he said, "With our relationship, I shouldn't have taken this money from you. However, this news is too explosive. The higher-ups have also sealed it very tightly. I have spent a lot of money …"
Wang Zhong calmly looked at him and had no intention of continuing to take out money. Brewer then laughed awkwardly. He lowered his voice and moved closer to Wang Zhong's ear. "It's news from the Netherworld King."
"It's said that the Netherworld King came to the Dragon's Head Shore three days ago. However, the current Dragon's Head Shore is chaotic, and there are many idlers. I heard that the Netherworld King is very unhappy. Lao Hei, you know that important figures like the Netherworld King usually like peace and quiet."
Wang Zhong furrowed his eyebrows and had an unfriendly gaze. Damn. Even Earthlings would not be able to tolerate this, let alone the violent temper of the Black Titans.
"Lao Hei, don't be anxious. If it's just this kind of news, it's not worth 30 Gold Star Stones." Brewer laughed. Then, he lowered his voice and moved closer to Wang Zhong's ear. "We definitely have to do business with the Netherworld King. I've received the latest information. Yesterday, someone saw traces of the Netherworld King in Black Gold Town upstream. Furthermore, the coffin ship has been docked at the shore of the Netherworld River in Black Gold Town. It seems like they want to change the trading location to Black Gold Town. I heard that the person who discovered the Netherworld King's movements was a disciple of the Heavenly Shade Faction. The Heavenly Shade Faction has sealed this news. It seems like they want to monopolize the Netherworld King's business. Thus, this news has not spread yet. "
"Then how did you know?" Wang Zhong calmly looked at him.
"Heh heh. The Heavenly Shade Faction is not one of the Three Great Sects. Their rules are not as strict as the Three Great Sects. Coincidentally, that disciple from the Faction is someone I'm familiar with. He knows that I come into contact with many influential officials, so he sold it to me at a high price. I spent 100 Gold Star Stones. Look … "
"You didn't just sell it to me, right?" Lao Wang was not stupid and glared at him.
Brewer laughed awkwardly. Then, with a serious expression, he said, "Old Black, you know the ropes. I won't play dumb with you. I definitely didn't just sell this information to you, but you were the first person to buy this information. In the current situation, whoever goes to Black Gold Town first will have the opportunity to come into contact with the Netherworld King first. First come, first served! Furthermore, who knows if Black Gold Town will become like the Dragon's Head Shore when this news completely spreads? If the Netherworld King is unhappy and leaves, who knows where we will go to find him again. When it comes to this kind of thing, being first has an advantage. "
It was impossible to completely believe Brewer's information. For someone like him who viewed money as everything, at least eight out of ten things that came out of his mouth were true.
However, no matter how trustworthy he was, for someone like Brewer, who relied on information for a living, to dare to sell this information for money and at such a high price, it would not be completely baseless. Furthermore, with his current identity as a Black Titan, he had no enmity or hatred in the underground world. No one would deliberately plot against him. This place was only a few dozen kilometers away from Black Gold Town. A round trip would only take one or two hours. There was no harm in going over and taking a look. If Brewer really dared to sell this kind of fake information, he could forget about staying at the Dragon's Head Shore in the future. When Lao Wang returned, he would teach him a lesson.
Black Gold Town was famous for its abundant production of spiral black gold. In the underground world, any place near the Netherworld River was a place of desolation and death. At the same time, it was also a place where various strange mineral veins were produced. Along the way from the Dragon's Head Shore for several dozen kilometers, one could see massive, bottomless mines that drilled deep into the ground. In particular, on the riverbank next to Black Gold Town, there were dozens of massive mines on the riverbank that was less than five kilometers long and wide. When one looked down from the sky, they simply looked like the holes on a beehive, densely packed and filled with holes.
At that moment, the sky was completely dark, and faint dark light was projected from the mines, illuminating the entire dark riverbank. On a secluded shore upstream of the riverbank, one could faintly see a small dark boat docked there. Although the sky was dark, and Wang Zhong was floating far away in the sky, he could still vaguely see that the 'small boat' looked like a boat but not a boat. On the contrary, it looked more like a flat, long, and square coffin. It swayed slightly under the light waves of the black Netherworld River and emitted a deathly aura of the Netherworld. It was quiet and serene.
It looked like Brewer's information was correct. That was definitely Mu Zi's Life and Death Coffin.
If Lao Wang still had some doubts before, at that moment, all of his doubts had disappeared. Grai had once said that Mu Zi's Life and Death Coffin was a barrier for them to cross the Netherworld River. It was not some legendary unique Netherworld boat.
When Wang Zhong thought about Mu Zi, whom he had not seen for more than two years, he could not help but feel his blood surge. Although he did not see Mu Zi and Grai, they were definitely nearby. Furthermore, with the connection between Mu Zi and the Life and Death Coffin, as long as he approached the Life and Death Coffin, Mu Zi would definitely automatically sense it and come over in time.
The figure that was originally hovering in the sky rapidly flew towards the Life and Death Coffin. However, he had only flown halfway when he suddenly realized something.
Something was wrong!
Lao Wang understood Mu Zi too well. To Mu Zi, the Life and Death Coffin was not just an artifact, but also a medium that carried his tragic childhood memories. It was also a source. Not only did it contain power, but it also contained his longing for his parents, his obsession with life and death, and so on. Thus, regardless of whether it was on Earth or in the Holy City, Wang Zhong had never seen Mu Zi leave the Life and Death Coffin. Even when he slept, he carried it on his back. How could the Life and Death Coffin still be floating alone on the riverbank?
This was a trap! Did someone want to set up a trap to capture all the 'local tycoons' who coveted the Netherworld King's pocket, or was it targeting Wang Zhong himself?
As these thoughts flashed through his mind, Wang Zhong quickly stopped charging forward. However, he was still half a step too late.
At that moment, the dozens of mines on the riverbank that were originally emitting a faint light suddenly shone brightly. Waves of cold and gloomy aura rushed out from the caves, producing sounds that sounded like the wails of ghosts and the howls of wolves!
Hu hu hu ~ ~ Wu wu wu ~ ~
At first, the dozens of mines seemed to be scattered randomly. However, at that moment, when the light and aura seeped out, he immediately sensed that every nine mines formed a small body, and the nine small bodies gathered to form a large body, forming a formation. Waves of cold and gloomy aura intertwined and soared into the sky, instantly locking and sealing off the entire space.
"Ninth Shade Killing Formation!"
Wang Zhong's ferocious eyes suddenly trembled. Since he dared to come to the underground world, he naturally had to have some basic knowledge about it. Among the three great Factions, the Ninth Shade Faction's unique and vicious formation was famous throughout the entire underground world. Furthermore, its characteristics were extremely obvious. How could Wang Zhong not recognize it?!
The surrounding space instantly felt as if it had been sealed, making it difficult for him to move, as if he had fallen into a quagmire. A wave of bone-piercing cold attacked him. With Lao Wang's control over ice natural endowments, his resistance to the harsh cold was very high. However, at that moment, he immediately felt that his entire body was bone-piercing cold. Waves of cold simply ignored his resistance to ice and directly penetrated his organs, bones, and mind. His speed, thoughts, reaction, and other aspects instantly became slow. Even his blood was in danger of freezing and solidifying in an instant.
"Divine cells!" Lao Wang knew that he had fallen into a desperate situation and did not have the time to think about other things. With a thought, all the divine cells in his body instantly burst forth, and the surging energy increased explosively. This stimulated his blood that was slowly solidifying and rapidly circulated. The cold and numb feeling in his entire body decreased slightly. However, this was definitely not enough. The divine cells had only exploded for an instant, but the Ninth Shade Cold Aura was endless. However, with this moment of relaxation, he could circulate his spiritual power, and his true form could be activated.
Boom!
Red and blue energy wings instantly unfurled from Wang Zhong's back. His spiritual power and the level of his physical body rapidly increased. At the same time, his wings fiercely flapped.
The elemental power that was mixed with ice and fire was complicated and could faintly resist the Ninth Shade Cold Aura. The gust of wind that was created blew away much of the invisible cold aura. The numbness in Lao Wang's body immediately disappeared, and his thoughts and consciousness returned to normal.
Just the power of the Ninth Shade Killing Formation when it was activated had forced him to use his true form. As expected, it lived up to its reputation as one of the top 10 killing formations in the underground world.
Before he could even catch his breath, a streak of Yin light shot out from each of the eighty-one caves.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh ~ ~
The cold light was extremely fast and traveled in a straight line. Not only did it surpass the speed of sound, but its power was also shocking. Wang Zhong's ice and fire wings had been able to repel the attack of the Fire Demon Solid Core expert, Gelawentu, but at that moment, they could not affect the cold light at all.
"Hidden Dragon!"
Wang Zhong's body turned rapidly, and a dragon seal formed in his mind. He instantly retracted his wings and protected his entire body.
Without the gust of wind from his wings, the terrifying solidified space of the Ninth Shade Killing Formation immediately enveloped him once again. It was as if the 'eggshell' with wings was fixed in place and could not move in the air.
At the same time, there was a series of crisp dang dang dang dang. A powerful force charged forward and sent Wang Zhong, along with the 'eggshell' that was wrapped around his wings, flying. The massive impact caused Wang Zhong to feel slightly dizzy even though he was protected by his wings.
However, the momentum of the gloomy light did not stop. Just as the first wave subsided, another wave appeared. Through the transparent wings, Wang Zhong could see even more gloomy lights whizzing out from the caves. They formed a dense formation in the air, resembling a swarm of locusts, and smashed towards his wings!
Previously, the 81 Yin Needles had already given Wang Zhong a headache. At that moment, he was fixed in place and faced the seemingly endless rain of locusts. No matter how strong his Hidden Dragon's defense was, it would definitely be broken through. If that happened, he would truly be sitting and waiting for death.
Lao Wang knew that he could not continue like this. Time was short, and he did not even have the time to condense a new dragon seal. The Hidden Dragon seal in his mind simply turned into draconic aura and dissipated, absorbed into his divine cells.
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