Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was afternoon. With a “ding,” Xun Wu You awoke from his meditative state.
“Patch upgrade complete!”
Xun Wu You’s eyes lit up, and he calmly pondered the new system.
It wasn't much different from before, and there wasn't a system mall to exchange items. Soon, Xun Wu You's interest waned.
“Just tell me what’s changed.” Xun Wu You, oblivious and languid again, said, “How long do I need to turn to get the Emperor’s Divine Qi?”
“Ding!”
“Where would I know that?”
The system was quite blunt: “It depends on your luck. If you're lucky, you might get the Divine Emperor’s Qi tonight. If you're unlucky, you might not get it in this lifetime.”
“Surface changes are superficial. The inner workings of this system require the host to delve deeper to discover them.”
Xun Wu You rolled his eyes. What inner workings? Just a bunch of tricks to mess with people. He simply said, “Have the initial task rewards changed?”
“Yes,” the system affirmed. “Randomly obtained items still depend on the host's luck, but a super lottery feature has been added, once every half-month.”
Xun Wu You was numb to the word “random.” The super lottery system, however, was interesting.
How to draw? Once every half-month? It would be in a few days.
While Xun Wu You was getting to know the new system, the bloody dark realm of Thousand Mountain Birds Flying Away became lively. A group of small fry, led by someone unknown, broke into the bloody dark realm and clashed with the Hunting Dragon Extras.
The battle subsided soon after, and a wave of vast demonic energy ended the fight. A master from the Netherworld appeared, the surging demonic energy like a tide, impacting the bloody dark realm and even affecting Xun Wu You.
“Kui Yu Jiang?”
Xun Wu You raised an eyebrow. He arrived a bit early. Wasn't it said they would strike at midnight?
What time was it? The moon was setting in the west, at most eight o'clock. It was still over four hours until midnight.
…
Kui Yu Jiang of the Netherworld, personally leading dozens of his subordinates, charged directly in. They killed any elves they saw, and unless Ni Shen Yang arrived in person, no one could stop him.
Like a black spear, the Netherworld’s men forged ahead in the purple-tinged bloody dark realm. These guys were quite angry. Ni Shen Yang had sacrificed the bloody dark crystal tower, holding back both humans and demons everywhere. Now that there was a chance to completely crush them, the demons naturally fought with fury, killing everywhere and venting their rage.
The Netherworld was indeed a land of talent. Kui Yu Jiang had no shortage of brave generals and schemers. They slaughtered their way forward, instantly killing ten miles away. Jing Ting Zun and Zi Wei Zun, elite elf warriors, retreated steadily.
Even with Leng Piao Miao and Xue Jue joining the fight, it was still useless.
Just then, a whirlwind raged in the sky. A domineering figure of unparalleled arrogance, riding a Ju Long, swooped down.
“Heaven and Earth silent, calamity incarnate. Slaughter cleanses the world, I am Ni Shen!”
“Kui Yu Jiang, you shall die!”
The resounding battle cry accompanied the unparalleled divine might. Ni Shen Yang, furious, descended, his palm cleaving heaven and earth, shaking the ground for a thousand miles. Kui Yu Jiang was unfazed, his nine limit demon techniques clashing with Ni Shen Yang.
One god of the elves, one lord of the Netherworld, their divine powers were indistinguishable, their foundations on par. They exchanged a few blows head-on, but Kui Yu Jiang was ultimately at a disadvantage.
The bloody dark realm suppressed his divine power by 30%. Kui Yu Jiang was furious. Why hadn’t those good-for-nothing righteous path people shown up yet?
“Kill!” Ni Shen Yang, like a deity, spurred on the Hunting Dragon side, their cries of battle thundering.
“Retreat!” Qi Xie Zong Heng Zi made a decisive call, shouting a warning.
Within the bloody dark realm, just the Netherworld’s forces could not defeat Ni Shen Yang and his Hunting Dragon allies. Zong Heng Zi, a military genius of the Netherworld, issued a warning. The Netherworld’s troops, who had been advancing bravely, recoiled like retreating tides. The Hunting Dragon side pressed their advantage, Emperor Lineage Three, Tian Zhi Zhu, Beast King and others regrouped.
Without Ni Shen Yang and Kui Yu Jiang, the strength of the Hunting Dragon and the Netherworld was about the same. The outcome of the battle always depended on the highest combat power.
Kui Yu Jiang had the capital to fight Ni Shen Yang. If he hadn’t been suppressed by the bloody dark realm, he wouldn’t have feared anyone! Qi Xie Zong Heng Zi wasn’t reckless. There were few who could outsmart him. Kui Yu Jiang wasn’t stupid either, so he naturally knew that rashly entering the bloody dark realm would likely lead to a head-on attack by the Hunting Dragon.
Heaven knows how Zong Heng Zi convinced him, but Kui Yu Jiang, as if he had no brains, led his forces into the bloody dark realm.
“Can you escape?”
Ni Shen Yang sneered. “Old and new grudges, I will settle them today! Kui Yu Jiang, die!”
A few days ago, Ni Shen Yang had gone to Lun Xia Xing Dao to grind experience and got tricked by Xun Wu You and the others, causing heavy casualties for the Hunting Dragon. He hated Kui Yu Jiang intensely.
As he pondered, Ni Shen Yang unleashed his four forms of Ni Shen Jue with all his might, causing Kui Yu Jiang to spit out a mouthful of thick blue blood.
Xun Wu You leaned against a large tree, took out a handful of sunflower seeds from his pocket and started cracking them, despising the Netherworld in his heart. This was a quick shot, no staying power at all.
Ni Shen Yang fought with increasing ferocity, the Netherworld’s forces completely routed, wailing and retreating to the periphery of the bloody dark realm.
Zong Heng Zi chuckled, spread his hands, and with black and white pieces, played a game on the empty sky, using the art of unpredictable chess to trap Ni Shen Yang first.
The chess pieces, placed horizontally in the air, spewed thunder and fire, forming an absolute domain.
“Yang Fire Wall!”
Of those in the Hunting Dragon who excelled in magic, only Huang Yang Geng Ri. Matching magic with magic, he broke through Zong Heng Zi’s chess game. A hundred-foot wall of flames blazed, weaving into a curtain.
Huang Yang Geng Ri, with his body suspended upside down within the fiery curtain, smashed down toward Zong Heng Zi.
His fantastical magic had the power to move mountains and fill seas.
Zong Heng Zi remained unfazed. He flicked his finger, sending a black chess piece straight toward Huang Yang Geng Ri in the air.
The black chess piece blazed with a majestic black light, like a black hole ripping open the heavens. The fire curtain sizzled twice and vanished. Huang Yang Geng Ri was taken aback and watched in disbelief as the black chess piece, like a falling star, slammed toward his face.
At the crucial moment, Ni Shen Yang plucked the star out of the sky with his bare hands, and all the illusions vanished.