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Chapter 1430 - Chapter 1430 Chapter 602 Ancient Netherworld City Armored

Chapter 1430: Chapter 602: Ancient Netherworld City, Armored Black Shadow_2 Chapter 1430: Chapter 602: Ancient Netherworld City, Armored Black Shadow_2 She did not immediately look up but waited instead for a whole incense stick’s duration, repeatedly confirming through the Nether Core that the supreme Netherworld Venerable had left before she dared to quietly raise her head to look towards the sky.

In the sky, the thin Nether Qi dispersed with the wind, indistinguishable from before.

“Could I have sensed it wrong?”

This newly formed Nether Spirit couldn’t help but feel a bit perplexed.

A few miles away.

Han Yi was actually not sure whether it was the Netherworld Overlord watching him, but when his thoughts surged and his scalp tingled earlier, that was the only explanation he had.

Yet now, after waiting for the duration of one incense stick and receiving no response, he saw, a few miles away, a weak Nether Spirit no longer kneeling but quietly raising its head.

Han Yi suddenly took a deep breath.

He had read the materials from Xuanzang Palace; in the Netherworld, all Nether Beasts and Nether Spirits were actually influenced by the Netherworld Overlord, the ‘Nether,’ as if it were a natural relationship between higher and lower beings.

He had guessed that it was the Netherworld Overlord appearing because along the way, countless Nether Beasts and Nether Spirits bowed and knelt, prompting his guess.

“Has it left?”

Seeing the Nether Spirit raise its head, Han Yi breathed a sigh of relief and harbored a new thought.

He waited a little longer and, after making eye contact with the Nether Spirit that had raised its head, swiftly concealed his form and fled toward the northwest.

If it was indeed the Nether looking this way earlier, even if it only meant his gaze had turned here and nothing else happened afterward, it indicated that the Netherworld Overlord did not care about Han Yi’s arrival, so retrieving the Separation Sword should naturally be safe.

If it had not been the Nether but another existence, or simply Han Yi’s misperception, then no incidents now also meant he had been mistakenly left behind.

Moreover, having already come here and faced danger, Han Yi naturally would not give up halfway.

What he did not know was.

Just before one incense stick’s time.

When the giant armored shadow stood in the air, looking down at Han Yi, a touch of perplexity emerged in the dead stillness below his black mask.

He stared intently at Han Yi, trying to see through his reality and illusions, but even with his Realm, he could not uncover the deepest secrets of Han Yi.

“A mix of Immortal and Divine Clans, and a hint of the Evil Clan’s aura.”

“Inside Taiyi Realm, there is a Heavenly Sovereign Level Divine Sword, ah, it’s merely a trace of the sword shadow, not the body.”

“The sword he carries is interesting, Cause and Effect is significant, it must be for the sword that he came.”

“However, deep within his Immortal Soul, it seems there are no issues, but something feels off; is there something even I cannot see through?”

“Finally.”

“Indeed, it is the aura of a Nether Slave, and moreover, it was not acquired by external means, but is a most authentic Nether Slave aura.”

“This was extremely rare even when Wanming City still existed.”

“Strange, the Wan Ming Tome is still in slumber, not activated, so how could there be a Nether Slave?”

The armored shadow truly couldn’t figure it out, his thoughts lingering on Han Yi, pondering deeply.

“Although Wanming City is destroyed and its legacies scattered, the Wan Ming Tome was taken by me at the risk of my life, hidden in this realm.”

“Even a Nether Slave, as regular in his practice as one can be, faces an insurmountable force.”

“However, if you can evolve from a Nether Slave to a Nether Soldier, then advance to Nether General, Nether Lord, and finally perhaps become the Nether Master, taking full control of the Wan Ming Tome.”

Thinking this, the armored shadow shook his head.

A mere low-ranking Immortal Monarch of the Immortal Clan, and the Wan Ming Tome only trained to a Nether Slave, the distance to becoming Nether Master was far too great; his thoughts just now were truly unrealistic, exceedingly wishful.”

Before he left, he took out a black crystal stone and tossed it lightly; the crystal stone flew into the air and disappeared.

“Although Wanming City is destroyed, the rules cannot be broken.”

“Since it’s a Peak Nether Slave, I shall set a test for you; if you can pass, you’ll obtain a Wanming Origin, breaking through to Nether Soldier.”

“If you cannot pass, then it is a calamity destined in your fate, do not blame me.”

The armored shadow took one last deep look at Han Yi, then turned and left, heading back to the depths of the ancient city.

Regarding this scene, Han Yi had no idea.

The difference in strength was so vast that even if the armored shadow had stood in front of him, if it didn’t want to be seen, Han Yi wouldn’t have been able to see it at all.

After confirming that there were no more abnormalities, he once again concealed his form and headed towards the northwest.

Next.

Han Yi never again saw nether beasts or nether spirits bowing in subservience. With his current power, even in the netherworld, only a few nether beasts and nether spirits could detect him and force him to detour.

Moreover.

Han Yi also noticed a very unusual phenomenon along the way–the nether beasts and nether spirits, though they did not bow, were exceptionally docile. Each kept to its own territory, unnaturally quiet, which was entirely different from what was recorded inside Xuan Zang Palace.

In Xuan Zang Palace, it was mentioned that nether beasts were ferocious and nether spirits fiercely competed for territory.

However, having come this far, such irregularities did not deter Han Yi; rather, they made him more vigilant, concealing his presence even more thoroughly.

Six hours later, after covering a great distance, Han Yi finally arrived at the location of the Qingping Separation Sword.

In front of him was a massive valley lying across the ground with mountain ridges on either side soaring into the clouds. Above the valley, dark nether qi condensed into clouds, swirling and transforming.

Han Yi headed toward the valley, but in the next instant, he sharply sensed danger and explosively retreated backwards.

At the mouth of the valley, a black arrow fell from the sky, plunging down and piercing through the ground until it reached the deep core.

Han Yi’s eyes flickered. Although the attack only had the combat power equivalent to a seasoned Immortal Monarch, and he could have blocked it without any problem, he retreated not because of the attack itself but because he sensed a change. Instinctively wary, he jumped out of the attack radius first.

Looking up along the trail, he saw a figure standing quietly on a protruding miracle stone at the waist of the valley–which was about three meters tall and shaped like an ape, holding a wooden longbow but without a quiver or arrows.

But Han Yi immediately recognized that the figure was not a nether beast but a nether spirit.

Nether spirits are an alternative life form transformed from the mountain rivers, trees, and spirits of the netherworld after absorbing nether qi.

These life forms can manifest a spirit body, hence the name nether spirit.

However, their spirit bodies are not necessarily human-shaped and can be various forms, both human and beast.

Along the way, Han Yi had encountered numerous nether spirits.

Nether spirits emphasize the “spirit”, whereas nether beasts are more about having the nature of beasts.

Although this ape-like figure was shaped like a beast, its core was formed from condensed nether qi, constituting a spirit body.

After this nether spirit appeared, many more ape-shaped nether spirits gradually appeared on the many miracle stones on the waist of the valley.

These ape nether spirits were silent but radiated a deadly aura throughout the space, causing Han Yi’s expression to suddenly turn stern.

“Equivalent to nine seasoned Immortal Monarch level nether spirits.”

“No, more than that…”

Han Yi looked up toward a higher position where a giant stone jutted horizontally from the waist of the mountain like a platform. An ape over five meters tall was already standing on the edge of the stone platform, looking down at Han Yi with a lowering brow.

Although the ape didn’t show its aura, Han Yi deduced that it must be stronger than the nine apes below but not enough to make him feel a heart-throbbing combat power of an Immortal Venerate.

It must be a Peak Immortal Monarch level nether spirit.

However, seeing this five-meter-tall ape, Han Yi also understood what the true nature of these nether spirits was.

“It’s these miracle stones.”

“Miracle stones absorb nether qi, cultivate into spirits, and transform into nether spirits.”

“And perhaps because low-level ape nether beasts frequently leap and traverse on these stones, these miracle stones first chose the form of apes for their spirit manifestation.”

Han Yi, holding the Green Reed Sword, watched the ten figures above–chaotically positioned but all exuding a deadly intent–with no intention to retreat.

Up to this day, he possessed three seventh-order Immortal Skills and had recently begun to comprehend the Three Thousand Sword Realm. He wasn’t just ready to draw his sword against these ten nether spirits with only one having the combat power of a Peak Immortal Monarch; even if all ten had the power of Peak Immortal Monarchs, he would still dare to unsheathe his sword.

Nothing could deter his resolve to obtain the Qingping Separation Sword.

As thoughts moved, he took a step forward, his form disappearing from the spot.

In an instant.

Sword Light exploded, and killing intent surged!