"My cultivation method is a bit special. With the assistance of the River Styx's water, I can achieve twice the results with half the effort. That's why I took some just in case. After all, it's hard to find water like this in the Myriad Demons Continent." Liu Ming said noncommittally, then waved his hand and put away the twelve Pearls of Mountains and Rivers.
Zhao Qianying nodded thoughtfully, but didn't say anything.
"Now that we're here," Liu Ming said, gazing at the River Styx. "There doesn't seem to be any more tunnels ahead. Jackdaw Elder and the others must've followed this river."
The River Styx was located in an enormous underground tunnel that led off into the distance.
Zhao Qianying tilted her head to the side, then frowned and said, "That should be the case. However … there doesn't seem to be any movement within several kilometers."
"It looks like we're not far from our destination," Liu Ming said, looking around. "Let's be as careful as we can for the rest of the journey."
In the following period of time, the two of them continued to walk along the Nether River of the Nine Underworlds. Because they were traveling carefully, they walked very slowly.
At that moment, the bone-chilling wind blowing from the River Styx was several times stronger than before. Mixed with the River Styx's frigid air, it was enough to freeze one's bones.
Liu Ming cultivated the Dark Bone Method, and he had stayed in the Styx of the Nine Nether Realm for so many years, so he naturally didn't feel anything about this level of yin wind.
Although Zhao Qianying was protected by her armor, she couldn't take it anymore. Her face turned green, and her body began to tremble.
However, she was quite strong-willed. She poured all her magic power into her light red armor, her pretty face taut. She followed behind Liu Ming in silence.
Even so, she'd used up too much of her magic power. She couldn't help but blush and gasp for breath.
Liu Ming walked in front. He sensed something strange behind him, but he didn't turn around. He casually waved his hand, and a vast expanse of black Qi swept out from his palm. It quickly formed a spherical barrier around Zhao Qianying's body.
When the whistling Yin wind touched the barrier, it was blocked by the black Qi on the surface.
In this way, although the Yin winds were still as fierce as ever, Zhao Qianying was finally able to endure them.
After Liu Ming was done, he continued to walk forward slowly without saying a word.
Zhao Qianying's expression relaxed a little. She looked at Liu Ming's back with a complicated expression, but she didn't say anything.
Perhaps because of the dense Yin Qi, the number of corpses of nether beasts here gradually increased, and there was no lack of high-level Celestial Phenomenon Realm nether beasts.
From the signs on the scene, it was obvious that a fierce battle had broken out not long ago.
After walking for another 15 minutes or so, a loud roar came from the front!
Liu Ming and Zhao Qianying exchanged glances and quickened their pace.
Not long after, their eyes suddenly lit up.
They could faintly see the end of the cavern in the distance. It was connected to an open space. However, the two of them could only see the pitch-black water of the Netherworld River.
The river water was tumbling, and a large amount of Yin Qi rose from it and rushed back into the cave, covering the rock wall around the exit at the end of the cave with a thick layer of black ice crystals.
The previous roar and explosion came from here, and at this moment, it had reached the point of shock.
Liu Ming's expression changed, and he immediately patted his chest. With a flash of green light, he took Zhao Qianying to hide his figure and breath. After a few flashes, they silently sneaked behind a boulder at the entrance of the cave.
Through the boulder, the situation in front of them could be seen clearly.
This open space was thousands of feet wide, just like a gloomy underground world. Except for a circular island in the center, which was thousands of feet in size, it was almost filled with the water of the Netherworld River.
At this moment, the entire circular island was shrouded in a layer of a faint black light curtain, and the surface was surrounded by Yin Qi.
In the air outside the island, Gao Heyan and the old man with the Jackdaw stood with their hands behind their backs. The other six demons surrounded the island in the middle, and the demonic treasures in their hands flashed. Various colors of spiritual light flashed, Demonic Qi tumbled, and various colors of light were mixed with a continuous burst of whistling sounds as they bombarded the island in the middle, causing the barrier to tremble violently. It was obvious that it was already on the verge of collapse.
A black light flashed in Liu Ming's eyes, and he looked through the light curtain toward the island.
In the center of the island, there was a cylindrical altar. On the altar, a hexagonal array with a diameter of seven or eight feet floated, emitting green light and slowly rotating.
Sitting cross-legged on top of the formation was a shriveled corpse dressed in black clothes, with a brown leather bag hanging from its waist. Its head was missing for some reason, and the exposed skin was withered, as if all the flesh and blood in its body had been sucked out. Its entire body was shrouded in black Yin Qi.
These people's target was obviously this corpse!
The reason why they hadn't succeeded so far was that Gao Heyan and the old man with the Jackdaw hadn't taken action yet. On the other hand, there were three powerful nether beast guards in front of the altar, constantly injecting magic power into the island's protective barrier. Although the entire barrier was shaking, it was still barely holding on.
Each of these three nether beast guards exuded the powerful aura of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm.
The leader was a Nether Wolf that was two to three hundred feet long. It was completely black and had three large heads. It was surrounded by Yin Qi, and at this moment, its six blood-red eyes were staring at the demons in midair. It constantly spat out a large amount of black mist from its mouth, which merged into the light barrier that protected the island around it.
Judging from the aura of this wolf, its cultivation had reached the peak of the Celestial Phenomenon Realm. If it weren't for the fact that it was in the Demonic Abyss, its cultivation would've been even higher.
Crouching on his left was a huge crocodile that was seventy to eighty feet in size. It had two pairs of fleshy wings on its back, and it was covered in black scales the size of pavilions from head to tail. It had a huge mouth that was more than twenty feet long, and when it opened and closed, it revealed rows of sharp teeth that were like small hills. It breathed out clouds of Yin mist, and it was also maintaining the island's protective formation.
When Liu Ming's gaze fell on the last nether beast, he was startled.
This was the head of a man with a head full of green hair. His eyes were fierce, and his aura was very familiar. Who else could it be but Fei 'er?
He hadn't expected to meet again in the Demonic Abyss after they parted ways in the Netherworld Realm. Moreover, his cultivation had reached the early Celestial Phenomenon Realm.
This made Liu Ming surprised and happy in his heart, but he didn't show any strange expression on his face. His thoughts turned quickly in his mind.
Zhao Qianying, on the other hand, was clearly attracted by the fierce battle ahead. Perhaps it was because of her excitement, but her pale face was now flushed.
At that moment, Gao Heyan slowly swept his gaze over the area below. Suddenly, he raised his head and glanced at the nearby Jackdaw Elder, his lips moving a few times.
Jackdaw Elder understood, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes. He raised his hand, and blue light intertwined around his fingers. Five blue spears of light, each as thick as a bowl, shot out. They glowed with blinding light, and in the blink of an eye, they struck the island's black barrier.
As a result, the five blue spears of light were like clay oxen entering the sea. They sank into the black barrier, then disappeared without a trace.
But in the next moment, a scene that left everyone dumbfounded appeared!
Specks of blue light appeared on the surface of the black barrier, rapidly spreading out. In the span of two or three breaths, the entire barrier had been dyed a faint blue.
Crack!
The entire black light barrier shattered like glass, turning into specks of blue light before disappearing.
Without the barrier, the entire island was completely exposed to Gao Heyan and the others.
Just as the six Celestial Phenomenon Stage devilish beings were preparing to dive down with elation on their faces, the giant crocodile suddenly flapped its meaty wings with all its might, and it abruptly rose up into the air as a gust of azure wind erupted from its wings.
The six of them were caught off guard and were immediately swept away by a huge force.
At the same time, the crocodile opened its bloody mouth and spat out a deep sound wave, spreading in all directions.
An earth-shattering roar rang out from the surging River Styx. Then, with a splashing sound, hundreds of silhouettes, each seven or eight meters long, emerged from the black river.
They were small crocodiles with black scales and fleshy wings on their backs.
As soon as these small crocodiles appeared, they immediately fled in all directions, spitting out black water columns from their mouths.
At this moment, Fei 'er had transformed into nine clones. Her green hair filled the sky as she mixed in with the flying crocodiles and flew toward the six demons.
At this time, the six Celestial Phenomenon experts, who had just stabilized themselves, naturally changed the direction of their attacks and flew toward the small crocodiles and Flying Heads.
Most of these small crocodiles were only at the Crystallization Stage, so naturally, they couldn't withstand the attacks of the Celestial Phenomenon experts. For a time, miserable screams rang out everywhere, and a large number of small flying crocodile corpses rained down from the sky.
However, the Flying Heads frequently succeeded under the cover of the flying crocodiles, causing the Celestial Phenomenon experts to suffer some minor injuries.
When Jackdaw saw this, his expression grew cold and he began to mutter an incantation. His hands danced in the air, and blue light erupted from his body. Blue flying foxes, fire wolves, and flying crows covered the sky as they swooped down on the giant crocodile below, wreathed in roiling blue flames.
The giant crocodile turned a blind eye to these attacks. It continued to spit out sound waves, summoning an endless stream of small flying crocodiles from the River Styx to fight the six demons.
Suddenly, a loud rumble rang out!
A large blue halo erupted from the back of the giant crocodile, but because of its coarse skin and thick flesh, these attacks didn't harm its foundation at all, although it looked like it was covered in cuts and bruises in the blink of an eye.
For a time, the two were in a deadlock.
At this time, a loud wolf howl rang out!
The Three-headed Nether Wolf finally couldn't bear it any longer. It opened its three mouths at the same time, and with a rumble, three pillars of black flames shot into the sky. They circled in midair, turning into a huge pillar of fire with Yin Qi lingering around it. Then, it shot toward Gao Heling in midair.
Wherever the black pillar of fire passed, black ice crystals sprinkled from the air.
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