10 days later, 17 days had passed since Lu An had entered the Dark Space.
Lu An had not left the Dark Space, so the Dragons and the other races naturally did not notice Lu An's appearance. 10 days later, it was time for the 8 Dragon Kings to decide.
Once the time was up, they would ask the Nether Ghost Race for help.
The Dragons had a lot of face, and even the Nether Ghost Race had to give the Dragons some face. Even though the Nether Ghost Race could stay at the bottom of the ocean, they would not be a match for the Dragons once they left the ocean. In other words, even though the Nether Ghost Race could protect themselves against the Dragons, they would not be a threat to the Dragons.
Over the past 17 days, the Nether Ghost Race had already received information about the Dragons' movements. It could not be helped – this was such a big matter, and so many deep-sea races had been summoned. If the Nether Ghost Race did not receive any information, they would not be worthy of living in the Southernmost region. As such, when the Nether Ghost King arrived with his subordinates, he did not need to ask the Dragons anything and directly smiled as he said, "Dragon Kings, looks like things are not going well!"
The Nether Ghost Race had always been eccentric and unpredictable, and even the Dragons did not like them. The 8 Dragon Kings looked at the 10 or so Stage 9 Nether Ghosts in front of them. Each Nether Ghost's body was around 3,000 meters tall, and they were mist-like, as if they were made of pure energy. However, the Nether Ghost Race could freely change the size of their bodies as long as they adjusted the density. It was because of their mist-like body that they were able to live in the deep ocean.
Since they had asked for help and the other party was a top-tier race, the 8 Dragon Kings would not be too impolite, but they would not be too proactive either. The 8 Dragon Kings looked at the Nether Ghost King and said in a low voice, "Since the Nether Ghost King knows what we Dragons are doing, we hope that the Nether Ghost Race can help us."
"Of course, or else I wouldn't have come!" The Nether Ghost King's voice was low but slightly sharp. He looked down and then at the 8 Dragon Kings as he said, "It's been so many days; have the Dragon Kings thought that Lu An might have died in there?"
Hearing this, the eight Dragon Kings felt a chill in their hearts. They had indeed thought of this. This was the worst case scenario. It was even harder to accept than Lu An escaping. After all, if Lu An escaped, they could still continue to chase after him. But if he died inside, they couldn't think of anyone who could enter the Sacred Fire Plain and retrieve his corpse.
"If he's alive, I want to see him. If he's dead, I want to see his corpse." The eight Dragon Kings said solemnly. "Even if he's at the bottom of the sea, the Dragon Monarch's bones won't shatter."
"Alright." The Nether Ghost King said, "Since the Dragons have asked, the Nether Ghost Race will naturally do our best to help. Leave this matter to the Nether Ghost Race!"
The eight Dragon Kings nodded. Following that, the Nether Ghost King looked at the Stage 9 Nether Ghosts behind him and gave a sharp order. Immediately, all the Nether Ghosts charged towards the sea!
The Nether Ghost Tribe only sent out their Rank Nine Nether Ghosts. After all, what a Rank Eight Nether Ghost could do, the other deep-sea races could do as well. A total of twelve Underworld Ghosts rushed into the ocean, immediately causing the calm sea surface to explode. Huge waves soared into the sky, but in the eyes of the eight Dragon Kings, these waves were much smaller than they had imagined.
Obviously, this was due to the body structure of the Nether Ghost Race.
The eight Dragon Kings did not enter the sea. Instead, they hovered in the air and observed the situation below. With the eight of them around, the Nether Ghost Race would definitely not dare to do anything bad.
Rumble …
Dull sounds could be heard from the sea. The bodies of the twelve Stage 9 Nether Ghosts continued to descend. As their positions continued to descend, their bodies also gradually expanded and transformed into black fog with a diameter of almost six thousand feet. For energy bodies like the Nether Ghost Race, their body structure was still far from the exquisite degree of the Wandering Moon Race's body structure. In essence, the Wandering Moon Race's body was more energy-based than the Nether Ghost Race's body. However, the Wandering Moon Race had to feed on moonlight, so they could not enter the deep sea.
Very quickly, the twelve Stage 9 Nether Ghosts descended to a depth of two hundred thousand feet. The pressure here was already suffocating the eight Dragon Kings, but the twelve Stage 9 Nether Ghosts were still able to adapt. However, the temperature that made the eight Dragon Kings feel scorching pain was also very uncomfortable for the twelve Stage 9 Nether Ghosts. They had heard about the uniqueness of the Sacred Fire Plain, but when they actually came here, they realized that the temperature was much worse than they had imagined.
When they descended to a depth of twenty-five thousand feet, the twelve Stage 9 Nether Ghosts were all forced to stop.
It was too hot!
Even they felt that their bodies were boiling. As they were directly above the Sacred Fire Plain, they could already feel the real pain. If they continued to descend, their bodies would really be injured.
The Stage 9 Nether Ghost King, who was in the middle, looked down. Although they were still some distance away from the legendary depth of five hundred thousand feet, with their strength, they could already see the obvious flames in the deeper parts of the sea.
There really was fire!
It was a miracle!
Even in the Extreme South Sea, which was full of treasures, they had never seen such a scene.
"Leader, what should we do?" The Stage 9 Nether Ghost asked the Stage 9 Nether Ghost King. "If this continues, we will all be in danger. Should we release our power?"
The Stage 9 Nether Ghost King's body was constantly floating. In fact, their bodies were highly adaptable to both heat and cold, but this temperature clearly exceeded their limits. However, this did not mean that they were completely helpless. On the contrary, the reason why the Nether Ghost Race was the king of the deep sea was because they had an ability that other races did not have.
That was to continuously release the energy in their bodies.
This was the Nether Ghost Race's greatest characteristic, or rather, their secret. The Flowing Moon Race's bodies were like flowing light. They were translucent and obvious at a glance. All strange beasts knew that they were bodies of energy. However, the Nether Ghost Race's bodies were completely black like fog. They looked like bodies of energy, but in fact, they had a core that existed in reality. However, this core was very light. Like the Long Leaf Race, it was transparent from the inside and deliberately lived in the deep sea.
The huge fog surrounding their bodies, although also the main body, was part of their energy storage. The core was like the controller of everything, and the fog outside was the carrier. However, unlike the limbs of humans, the Nether Ghost Race's external carrier could be removed. As long as they slowly accumulated, they could recover.
In other words, if these 12 Nether Ghosts did not use the fog outside and let the fog resist the heat as pure energy, they would be fine as long as they left the Sacred Fire Plain before the fog was completely exhausted.
Even in normal battles, the Nether Ghost Race would not use this power. This was the Nether Ghost Race's greatest trump card, and it had not been truly mastered by other races.
However … did the Nether Ghost Race really come this time to help the Dragons?
That was not the case. The Nether Ghost Race had come with their own goals. Their goal was not the Imperial Dragon Bone in Lu An's body, but … Lu An himself.
"Release your power!" the Nether Ghost King said immediately. "No matter what, we have to capture Lu An!"
"Yes!" the 11 Nether Ghosts replied immediately.
Immediately, the 12 huge Nether Ghosts began to release their power. This black fog was not their true power, but a kind of cover they formed to conceal their power.
The black fog around them began to change and fluctuate violently. After removing the cover, a faint … blood-red color appeared!
As the color changed, their bodies shrank again, until they were less than 10,000 feet wide. After this power was used, the burning sensation disappeared by more than half, but at the same time, the consumption of their power skyrocketed!
Even if they were at the Ninth Stage, they would not be able to hold on for long!
"Move!" the Nether Ghost King ordered. The 12 Nether Ghosts immediately moved again, heading into the deep sea.
Just as the Nether Ghost Race began to dive into the Sacred Fire Plains, a figure suddenly appeared in the sky above the sea!
It was the Sect Master of the Hidden Heaven Sect, Zhan Tian!
Zhan Tian flew over from afar, causing the eight Dragon Kings to frown. In order to maintain the stability of the Mystical Beast Race, they had announced to the outside world that they had severed all ties with the Hidden Heaven Sect. Now that Zhan Tian was flying over, if the Mystical Beast Race saw him, the Dragons would not be able to explain themselves. However, this person was already here, and it was too late to say anything now.
Whoosh!
Zhan Tian flew in front of the eight Dragon Kings, his face filled with anger. He suppressed his anger and asked the eight Dragon Kings, "Why didn't you inform me that there was news about Lu An?!"
The eight Dragon Kings looked at each other, unwilling to pay attention to this human. After Lu An was captured, they would kill this human with their own hands, but now was not the time. If they could not capture Lu An, they could still use this person in the future.
"This is the ocean. It's not convenient for you to move around. It doesn't matter if you know or not," the eight Dragon Kings said in a low voice. "Leave immediately, don't delay our mission!"
"…"
Zhan Tian gritted his teeth, his face turning red from anger!
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