Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 623: Chapter 291 Giant City Trap

Fen Xiao gazed at the mysterious fog and strange light in front of him, feeling an immense sense of fear.

As a Blood God Chosen One, he should have returned to the Void Realm, beneath the Blood-colored Throne, upon his death.

Even if he could not return to the Physical World, he should have continued to exist in another form within the Void Realm.

Perhaps if he informed the Blood God about Emperor’s Fall, the traitor’s deeds, he might even be allowed to personally seek revenge, thus returning to the Physical World.

But at this moment, Fen Xiao had been brought here by some force.

He was terrified, he prayed, he prayed to the war and slaughter god deep within the Void Realm, desiring to receive the Divine’s protection.

But he received no response. As a Divine Chosen, he was unable to garner the attention of the Divine.

He remained frightened and continued to pray for the Divine’s attention, begging for the Divine’s blessing and protection.

“Here, your Divine can’t protect you.”

From within the fog, a great being spoke with a mocking laugh in its voice.

And then dark tentacles rolled out from the fog, dragging Fen Xiao into it.

Soon, Fen Xiao’s cries and roars, along with the horrifying sounds of bones and flesh being torn and chewed, echoed from within the fog.

“A fine sacrifice, and you… can now bargain with me…” Mr. Shadow’s indifferent voice came from the fog.

After devouring so many sacrifices, it seemed that He was ready to make a move again.

…

On the other side, Li Yelai was clutching his terribly painful chest, struggling to breathe, not responding to Mr. Shadow.

The battle, though victorious, had been too forced.

Facing a Sixth Sense, especially one in a Divine Favor State as a Blood God Chosen One.

For the current Li Yelai, it was indeed too difficult.

Li Yelai had teammates, trump cards, Taboo Items, Fen Xiao similarly had them.

If not for the initial sneak attack that exploded his right hand, reducing his combat effectiveness.

It would have been genuinely difficult later on.

Even with the help of the Doll, Li Yelai had been pushed to the brink.

Had it not been for the Ranger firing an arrow of Green Flames at the last critical moment, nearly killing Fen Xiao and significantly weakening the power of Fen Xiao’s final strike,

Li Yelai might have been forced to bargain with Mr. Shadow.

That last axe, although it didn’t cleave through Li Yelai, pierced through his Spiritual Barrier and Ming Guang Armor, shattering several of Li Yelai’s ribs, and he could even feel his heart being squeezed by the broken ribs.

Fortunately, the shards of rib hadn’t pierced his heart.

This battle left Li Yelai’s left arm fractured, connected only by muscles and skin, and his chest severely damaged, nearly ripped open. It was a dismal victory.

The intense pain made cold sweat bead on Li Yelai’s forehead.

His gaze, however, lingered on the green-colored flames not far away, the trace left by an arrow fired by the Ranger, where the Green Flames were gradually extinguishing.

As the flames dwindled, Li Yelai saw an odd vision within them.

It seemed as if the world had lost its color, the starry sea twinkled endlessly, yet it couldn’t illuminate the darkness. Endless despair filled this universe.

Only a distant wisp of Green Fire illuminated the world.

Li Yelai squinted his eyes, barely making out a figure wrapped in Green Fire, walking upon the pitch black ocean; with every step he took, the stars in the sky trembled. The wisp of Green Fire grew brighter, as if to illuminate this dark world…

In the next second, the green fire in the crevice extinguished, and Li Yelai was pulled from that bizarre vision.

‘What was that? Chaos Fifth God?’

Li Yelai was shocked; despite the distance, he still felt a terrifying oppressive force that was indescribable.

Had he incidentally encountered a Divine?

The Chaos Fifth God? He wondered if Chu He had witnessed this scene…

However, before Li Yelai could ponder more, the delicate face of the Doll appeared before him.

Her eyes were red, her expression sorrowful and resentful.

Naturally, she was resentful; she was meant to protect Xiao Ye behind her, and had elevated her Spiritual Energy to its peak, planning to confront the Great Chaos Demon head-on.

But at the last moment, Li Yelai had embraced her from behind and pushed her into a spatial rift, avoiding the extremely dangerous attack.

At the moment Li Yelai embraced her from behind, the Doll’s heart raced with a touch of joy.

But then, in the instant she was pushed into the spatial rift, she strained to reach out her arm, trying to grasp Li Yelai’s hand, only to be locked within the spatial rift.

That slight joy turned into deep regret and sorrow.

For the first time, she tumultuously surged her Spiritual Energy, trying to tear open the spatial rift.

The spatial rift protected the safety of those hidden inside, but it also temporarily imprisoned those within.

She needed to return to Li Yelai’s side quickly; she wanted to tear apart Fen Xiao and that Great Chaos Demon apparition; she was also afraid of seeing Xiao Ye’s corpse once she got out.

If it came to that, she would spare no effort to kill Fen Xiao and the Great Demon.

In that moment, her hair wildly danced, as if a witch had descended.

This minor change, noticed even by the Book Holder thousands of kilometers away, surprised him.

He watched the changes in the Book of Destiny, his expression fluctuating.

‘The Fear Empress’s progression shouldn’t be advancing here…’ he murmured, ‘Her liberator is only at the Sixth Sense… she shouldn’t be born now…’

After a few seconds, the Book Holder breathed a sigh of relief.

Because the changes inside the Book of Destiny suddenly reverted back, though he was unclear on the details, at least it was still progressing according to the path outlined in the Book of Destiny.