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Hua Changxi leaped into the black sea of ​​clouds, and was instantly swallowed by the vortex.

The anticipated danger did not materialize; instead, there was only a rapid, weightless descent, as if being swept away by an invisible force and plunged into an abyss.

There is nothing else but a sense of powerlessness and uncertainty, neither able to see the sky nor touch the ground.

The cold wind howled in my ears, penetrating my clothes and piercing my bones.

I don't know how long I fell in the darkness, but suddenly I felt a solid touch under my feet—I had landed.

Hua Changxi stood firmly, but all she could see was a thick, impenetrable gray, as if even the light had been swallowed up by this world.

"Whoo~"

Hua Changxi took out the bone lantern, and the next moment, the ghost fire ignited.

Through the eerie green will-o'-the-wisps, the surrounding scenery finally revealed some rough outlines.

The jagged rocks resembled crouching giant beasts, and in the distance, the silhouettes of twisted, withered trees could be vaguely seen. The air was filled with a smell of decay and dampness.

Clearly, the second level of the Nine Netherworld is even darker and more oppressive than the first level.

In the first level, although vision is obstructed, there is still a faint light to discern directions, so it is not completely dark.

Without the light of these will-o'-the-wisps, it would be impossible to move an inch here.

Of course, she could also explore her surroundings with her divine sense, but doing so would consume too much of her divine sense. She had not yet opened her spiritual platform, so her divine sense was weaker than others. When traveling through the Nine Netherworlds, it was best not to consume her divine sense if possible.

"Bang~"

"Bang~"

The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground alerted Hua Changxi instantly, guessing that it must be another ghost who had fallen into the second level of the Nine Netherworld.

Sure enough, a few moments later, several figures of the demon race appeared in her sight.

Seeing the white bone lantern in Hua Changxi's hand, the few ghosts hesitated for a moment, but did not approach. Instead, they ran towards the direction where the other ghosts had landed.

Then came the killing.

The weaker demons were killed and devoured by the stronger demons.

Hua Changxi looked on expressionlessly, then turned and left.

Along the way, as long as the ghosts didn't provoke her, she ignored them.

Hua Changxi carried the white bone lantern and looked around. She was still thinking about those disciples of the Asura Sect, but unfortunately, she couldn't find any trace of them.

The Nine Netherworlds are different from the human world.

The human world is divided into five continents by the vast ocean, while the territory of the Nine Netherworld remains a single, continuous expanse.

This is why the Nine Netherworlds are far more vast than imagined. Even a single ghost realm is astonishingly large.

Even in the first realm of the Nine Netherworlds, Hua Changxi couldn't find her way, let alone in the even darker second realm.

Fortunately, she had a black broken sword.

Since there was no clear destination, Hua Changxi simply followed the direction indicated by the broken sword and headed in the direction where the vibrations were most intense.

After traveling for an unknown amount of time in the gloom, the outline of a blurry mountain range gradually came into view in the distance.

The mountain range stretches endlessly, like a sleeping dragon lying between heaven and earth.

Even more striking are the ghost lanterns, shaped like long dragons, hanging high above the mountain range. Their eerie green light sways gracefully in the darkness, indicating that this mountain range has an owner and that a powerful being is guarding it.

Seeing that there was light ahead and she could see, Hua Changxi extinguished the white bone lantern in her hand and, imitating the ordinary ghosts, slowly approached the mountain range.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the mountain range was actually a mine of Nether Stone. The exposed veins emitted a faint, eerie glow, and the air was filled with a dense aura of the Netherworld.

Beneath the mountains, ghostly figures loomed, countless ghosts gathered together in dense clusters, like a moving black tide.

Some of them whispered among themselves, their voices hoarse and unpleasant, like sandpaper rubbing together; others remained silent, their eyes, either scarlet or eerie green, fixed on the direction of the mineral vein, their gazes filled with greed and longing.

At first, Hua Changxi thought these ghosts were there to mine, since Netherstones were the most important resource for all races in the Nine Netherworld, and they couldn't do without them, whether for cultivation or for forging weapons.

But she soon realized she was wrong.

A sense of oppression filled the air, as if a storm could erupt at any moment.

Those demons weren't here to mine; they were clearly here to rob us!
"This is the territory of the Soul Hunter Ghost General, get out of here!"

In mid-air, several Ghost Clan members at the Ghost Commander Realm stood on the air, their ghostly aura surging around them. Their voices were like thunderclaps, carrying an overwhelming pressure, attempting to scare away the ghost horde gathered at the foot of the mountain.

However, their response was not retreat, but an even stronger killing intent.

Within the ghost tide beneath the mountains, several figures also soared into the sky, their auras no weaker than the former.

The two sides confronted each other in mid-air, their ghostly auras clashing.

The next second, the battle suddenly broke out.

The Ghost Commander Realm experts clashed first, their ghostly claws tearing through the void, their ghostly energy surging, and each collision causing the mountains and rocks to crumble.

As soon as they started fighting, the horde of ghosts below completely lost control.

High-ranking demons clashed with high-ranking demons, and low-ranking demons fought each other relentlessly, tearing and biting each other without mercy.

The eerie green will-o'-the-wisps danced in the darkness, like hellfire, illuminating every hideous face.

In an instant, the sounds of battle shook the heavens and ghostly energy filled the air beneath the mountains.

The weak are torn apart and devoured by the strong, while the victor's ghostly form becomes more solid, its strength quietly increasing through plunder.

Hua Changxi stood at a distance, quietly watching this scene.

In the Nine Netherworlds, seizing territory is much more direct than in the human world. As long as you have the strength, you can even steal things that already have an owner.

Although I already knew that this was the law of survival in the Nine Netherworlds—the law of the jungle, survival of the fittest. Here, there is no pity, no mercy, only endless killing and plunder.

But she still felt somewhat unwell.

A group of ghosts ran past her, and Hua Changxi bent down to pick up a piece of the Nether Stone they had dropped.

It's a mid-grade Netherstone!
Due to the varying concentrations of Netherworld Qi in the nine realms of the Nine Netherworld, the first realm can only condense low-grade Netherworld Stone ore, while only the second realm can condense mid-grade Netherworld Stone ore.

The further down you go, the higher the grade of the condensed Nether Stones.

Clearly, that mountain range in the distance is a mid-grade Nether Stone mine.

Looking at the Netherstone Mine in the distance, Hua Changxi suddenly remembered that Lady Crimson Flame also had her own territory, spanning from the first level to the fifth level.

She assigned her subordinates to manage the territories from the second to the fourth level, and personally oversaw only the Ghost Nightmare Village in the first level and the Soul Nightmare Valley in the fifth level.

Thinking of the Soul-Nourishing Wood, Soul-Guiding Insects, and Soul-Continuing Flowers that grow in the Soul Nightmare Valley, Hua Changxi felt a little restless.

The fifth level of the Nine Netherworlds can only be entered by ghosts at the Ghost Commander realm. Ghosts below the Ghost Commander realm who attempt to enter will die instantly.

With her strength, she is capable of dealing with the Ghost General Realm Ghost Clan, and she should be able to withstand the Netherworld Qi of the fifth level of the Nine Netherworlds.

"Why don't we go down and take a look?" We're already here! (End of Chapter)