Netherworld Retrograde

Capítulo 1074: Chapter 522: Bai Ya’s Delight

The Nether River Horn that Li Yelai acquired in the wilderness is suspected to have come from Disaster Fog No. 18.

It appeared after the Era of Calamity as a wandering type of disaster fog.

It failed to devour a large number of intelligent beings to become a Forbidden Zone, but it’s still extremely dangerous, roaming the world.

The high walls of the Giant City can isolate the disaster fog, but in the wilderness, the disaster fog is an unstoppable Catastrophe.

Humans or other intelligent beings devoured by it cannot leave the disaster fog. Unless someone succeeds in conquering it.

Disaster Fog No. 18 has swallowed several official caravans and many scavengers in the North, even lingering around the Forbidden Zone, devouring many Forbidden Zone Creatures.

Several Northern Giant Cities dispatched a large number of elites, and even a Human Supreme intervened to completely conquer it.

And within Disaster Fog No. 18 is the Nether River.

The civilization there possesses mysterious technology for controlling dead souls and corpses, somewhat similar to the Eternal Life faction, but more specialized.

It once turned into an undead Catastrophe, causing heavy losses to the human legions who attempted to conquer the disaster fog. The fallen human soldiers would also transform into enemies, slaughtering their former comrades.

Until it snowballed into an unstoppable force!

The Nether River Horn may have come from it, but for some reason, it found its way to Kunlun Giant City and then into the wilderness near the Border City with a caravan.

Possibly, this was one of the Book Holder’s arrangements, but it was interfered with and intercepted by Li Yelai, the plague of fate.

Speaking of which, being able to take down the Black Umbrella was also because of the Nether River Horn.

‘No wonder the Book Holder wants to get rid of me so badly,’ Li Yelai thought as he glanced at the Book Holder: ‘To them, a variable turns their known future into the unknown, and many arrangements are disrupted and aborted. Hah…a bunch of beasts!’

The Ark Chosen Ones discussing Disaster Fog No. 18 then spoke up:

“It means this dangerous Nether River will return on certain occasions.”

“Undead Catastrophe? This time it appears directly in the Physical World, detached from the disaster fog?”

“If developed, it would indeed be terrifying… escalating with the outbreak of war.”

“It’s quite troublesome, hopefully, the Forbidden Zone can hold it back.”

“Ice and snow… Areas near the polar regions? Or certain special terrains?”

“There are snow mountains in some Forbidden Zones, could the Nether River appear there?”

The Ark Chosen Ones discussed in depth.

Then the Book Holder spoke again: “Any area that can exhibit such an environment has the potential to be the birthplace of this Calamity.”

“What do you mean?” one of the Ark Chosen Ones asked, confused.

But another’s heart sank: “It means the appearance places do not necessarily have to be snow mountains; certain Spiritual Ability Users’ abilities or the environment created by Taboo Items could also be where the Nether River appears.”

This realization dawned on many, extreme cold? Even though such abilities aren’t plentiful, they are not unheard of. Various paths’ abilities have similar effects.

Combined with Taboo Items, the potential places increase.

Li Yelai and Jing Lin also felt a stirring in their hearts, extreme cold?

In the Dead Sea Wreck, they had once brought back an ice coffin.

And an unknown creature had followed them into the ark. It became a stowaway on the ark.

It was a phantom figure wearing an ancient robe, releasing extreme cold.

Could the Nether River environment be related to that stowaway?

“Is there no clearer information? For example, an approximate time.” An Ark Chosen One asked.

“The appearance is confirmed within a year, no further information is available.” The Book Holder replied blandly: “That’s all I have to say. Goodbye, everyone.”

The next moment, before other Ark Chosen Ones could speak, a beam of light descended, and the Book Holder’s figure disappeared within it.

“Old thing always being elusive!”

“Putting on airs, he surely knows more detailed information.”

“Haven’t gotten used to it? The Book Holder has always been like this.”

The electors complained, leaving the ark with the information they had gathered, along with intelligence on the seventh painting.

…

In the Physical World, inside a safe house.

Yin Fire looked at the photo Li Yelai handed over, which was the seventh painting Li Yelai captured inside the ark.

“Nether River from Disaster Fog No. 18? How many years has it been? And it’s coming back?” Yin Fire was incredulous: “The Immortal Palace War has just ended, and Disaster Fog No. 49 hasn’t even appeared yet, and the Nether River is back. Aren’t these Calamities appearing too frequently?”

“Additionally, this gathering did not yield any intelligence on the Demon Abyss Mountain. Most were concentrated on Ten Thousand Dragon Lake.” Li Yelai said: “We can only try to find a location matching the painting.”

“It’s very difficult. Many mountains in the photos are covered in wind and snow, who knows what they originally looked like? It’s like finding a needle in a haystack…” Yin Fire sighed: “Forget it, at least we have a direction.”

The two sighed, both feeling the situation was somewhat troublesome.

Failing to gather useful intelligence, they learned prematurely about another danger humanity would face, leaving no one feeling any better.

“Take it easy, at least, at this gathering, you secured a few orders. Especially that Hong Tao, if she truly owns a Sealing Thunder Ore, we can collaborate long-term with her.” Yin Fire comforted: “This kind of Mineral Crystal that can harm the Fifth Sense and even the Sixth Sense, if mass-produced, is a great weapon for the Giant City.”

Li Yelai nodded, this was indeed the only piece of good news.

If Sealing Thunder Mine Crystals could be mass-produced and equipped by the Human Army, it would certainly be perfect.