Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 743: Chapter 348 Slaughter Them!_2

“Since there is no danger, we’ll take the opportunity to claim some benefits while meeting up with our companions,” Li Yelai traced a finger across the beast skin map, “Given our current speed, it seems like it’ll take some time. Let’s try to increase speed tomorrow. The Mountain King Avatar and Ya Yu should be able to carry quite a few people as they run.”

Subsequently, Li Yelai returned to his own room and took out some paper to duplicate the beast skin map.

After stationing the Mountain King Avatar outside his room, Li Yelai then took out his ark ticket.

As Spiritual Energy was injected into the ticket, the long-absent sensation of weightlessness came over him.

This caused a stir in Li Yelai’s heart, it seemed the connection between the Immortal Palace and the outside world hadn’t been severed. At least he could still enter the ark.

In the next instant, Li Yelai arrived at the Ark Hall.

The brightly lit hall was devoid of people, which Li Yelai found unsurprising, and he announced loudly, “Mr. Captain, please help me contact Lord Camellia.”

“Of course…” the Captain’s voice carried a hint of mirth, “Copper Face, the place you are in is quite peculiar.”

“Indeed,” Li Yelai nodded, then walked over to a wall and began to examine the mysterious murals.

The fourth mural hadn’t changed much, but the fifth mural, featuring the wondrous entity known as the Time Tree, had grown more robust; that terrifying figure from the future seemed increasingly tangible.

However, there was still no specific information to be seen.

The next meeting wasn’t far off, and he wondered whether the Book Holder would stop being so secretive.

With this in mind, Li Yelai inquired, “Mr. Captain, could you connect me to the Witness?”

“Sure, I can make the connection, but he won’t respond to you. He hasn’t returned to the ark for decades,” the Captain responded.

What a pity, otherwise, he might have been able to glean some recordings about the Book of Destiny from the Witness.

It seemed he would have to find another opportunity.

A few minutes later, a streak of white light flashed through the hall, and Jing Lin, clad in armor glowing with a pale blue light, entered the hall.

“Sorry to keep you waiting, brother… Mr. Copper Face.”

Jing Lin took a seat, the scratches on his armor signifying a tough battle he had recently endured.

“How did things go for you?” Li Yelai asked, sitting beside him.

“There was some danger, but fortunately, I had companions nearby,” Jing Lin replied, “Otherwise, I might have ended up crippled.”

“As long as you can bring back the severed limbs, I have medicine that can heal you,” said Li Yelai.

“I know, but it seems a waste to use that kind of medicine just to fix a limb. Keep it for yourself,” Jing Lin said, then continued, “However, I did come across traces of the ‘natives.’”

Natives? Survivors of the Immortal Palace?

“Me too, I also obtained part of a map, so I came to you,” Li Yelai asked.

“Well, it seems we’re on the same wavelength,” Jing Lin chuckled, “I’ve also found part of a map.”

Both drew out their duplicated maps and exchanged them.

Clearly, Jing Lin had also encountered an abandoned ruin and uncovered some map records. Although they weren’t as comprehensive as Li Yelai’s, they included records of about ten palaces.

From the mutually recorded palaces, they confirmed and completed their own maps.

“Done. The exchange is over. I’m off,” Jing Lin said and pointed at his map, suggesting to Li Yelai that it contained some intelligence he couldn’t openly discuss.

Li Yelai nodded slightly, and Jing Lin transformed into a white light and vanished inside the Ark Hall.

Li Yelai continued, “Captain, please connect me with Lord Chu He.”

“Alright, you’re quite busy…” the Captain’s voice echoed from deeper within the ark.

Chu He’s arrival was always prompt, appearing in the Ark Hall almost within a minute.

“Copper Face, the night falls earlier where I am. If you need to contact me, remember to do it sooner,” Chu He said. The Lost Land, where he resided, experienced time differently than Li Yelai’s area; it was already past midnight there.

“Sorry, I’ll remember that,” Li Yelai nodded and then asked, “Can you contact the Wilderness Rangers? I have some intelligence I plan to pass on to the rangers.”

Chu He clearly hadn’t expected Li Yelai to ask this and fell silent for several seconds before responding, “Rangers? What are you planning to do?”

If Chu He could communicate with the rangers, then these maps could spread among the various human groups within the Immortal Palace. This would greatly reduce the casualty rate of the official teams.

They were also believers of the Chaos God and might have means to connect.

This was the reason Li Yelai had contacted Chu He.

But Chu He was, in fact, wary of Li Yelai.

He knew Li Yelai was Divine Chosen of the Chaotic Divine, and Li Yelai was aware that he was a believer of the Master of Green Flames.

Under normal circumstances, they should have been at odds; it was only because of their previous cooperation that they could communicate so calmly.

Unless Li Yelai completely gave up his Divine Chosen identity and turned to join the Master of Green Flames, he wouldn’t lower his guard against Li Yelai.

“Please give this to them, they will judge for themselves,” Li Yelai said, placing the freshly replicated map on Chu He’s table.

Afterward, Li Yelai left the Ark directly.

A few minutes later, Chu He said, “Mr. Captain, please help me contact Li Ming.”

…

Having returned to the Physical World, Li Yelai reviewed the intelligence report left by Jing Lin.

In the report, Jing Lin had used the Jing Family’s Secret Treasure to find and rescue a member of the Jing Family lineage, learning that the Jing Family lineage had made contact with the natives and a fierce conflict had erupted.

Both sides suffered numerous casualties, but the specific cause was unknown.

Were the natives hostile toward the Jing Family?

That was understandable, if the Jing Family hadn’t miscalculated the duration of the Immortal Palace’s existence, they wouldn’t have been sealed here for so many years.

But there must be deeper implications…

Later, as the day gradually brightened, Li Yelai received some good news.

Last night’s bonfire had drawn teams of humans from the region.

Among them, there were two acquaintances.

It was Champion Team One, members of the White Robe Team, Gu Yue and Qing Hou.

They navigated through the forest with about thirty people. Although there were not many Spiritual Ability Users among them, they had a squad of Iron Guards and more than a dozen Field Army soldiers, as well as two armored vehicles. They didn’t suffer too many casualties. They saw the smoke signals from the bonfire and successfully arrived at dawn.

At the same time, Zhang Zhong, who had gone out overnight, also returned from the Upper Forest.

He, too, brought back a team of humans. He was very lucky, running over eighty kilometers in one night, constantly triggering coins, and indeed found a Ranger named Guo Kang. Since the Ranger was also with a team, he brought his people to meet up.

With the arrival of the two groups, the team’s numbers reached around a hundred.

Regrettably, the only Captain Level was still just Li Yelai.

After resting for a while, the team immediately headed for the Divine Treasure Vault.

…

A day later, at the Divine Treasure Vault situated in the valley, several teams of humans had already gathered. The place was relatively safe and had a stable water source.

At that moment, they were shocked to see the figures outside the palace.

The next second, an earth-shattering boom sounded.

Then, a red Light Sphere shot out from the vault, landing accurately in Ye Han’s hands.

“Not bad,” Ye Han smiled, “Although it’s not the Ten Thousand Tribulation Immortal Brew I wanted, it’s still quite good.”

Meanwhile, he saw the large Stele in front of the palace, inscribed with many names.

The top area was shimmering with golden light.

“The highest point? Doesn’t this mean I’m stronger than all previous Challengers?” Ye Han said with a smile, using Aerial Stepping to approach the Stele and left his name on it.

“Your combat prowess is astonishing, I’m no longer a match for you,” the Snow Mountain Blind Hero said with a bitter smile, shaking his head. His name was in the upper-middle position, indeed not as high as Ye Han’s.

“If we had a real fight, I wouldn’t be a match for you,” Ye Han said modestly.

Then, Ye Han saw a team approaching from the distance.

The team was not small, with more than twenty people and two Sixth-sense Experts.

At the front was a long-haired girl with a delicate face, her eyes as clear and mysterious as ancient wells.

‘Mo He from the Mo Family? She is indeed beautiful,’ Ye Han thought. Having shown such strong combat prowess, were the Mo Family now trying to recruit him?

Mo He, however, stopped walking, not even glancing at the names on the Stele, but instead looked toward her companions.

Her companion’s eyes flashed, then pointed at Ye Han.

Or rather, at the red-haired girl next to Ye Han.

“There’s no mistake, it’s her.”

“I see… Ye Han and his group?” Mo He nodded slightly, her voice extremely cold.

“Kill them for me!”