Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 371 Lord of the Nine Netherworlds

Just as Yang Wu reached out and accepted the World Ring and the Supreme Sword, the Lord of Dark Serpent waved his hand and immediately canceled the shield against Venerable Jiufeng.

"Venerable Jiufeng!" The Lord of Dark Serpent looked at the other party and directly ordered, "You stay here for now. Divine Might King and I have some business to attend to and need to leave for a while."

Having obtained the Silver Serpent Sword, the Lord of the Dark Serpent naturally had to fulfill his promise, so he immediately decided to lead Yang Wu to pay homage to the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds.

At the same time, the Lord of the Dark Serpent thought to himself, "This human has done me a great favor in obtaining the Silver Serpent Sword. I wonder what he wants to see the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds. If it's not too much trouble, I'll help him out again!"

After all, for the Lord of the Dark Serpent, if it weren't for the unparalleled genius of the human race triggering the first treasure, he would have had no chance to obtain the Silver Serpent Sword.

Moreover, the Lord of the Dark Serpent was well aware that the treasures he used to exchange for the Silver Serpent Sword were somewhat inferior in value.

If the other party hadn't noticed due to a lack of knowledge, he could simply pretend not to know. But since the other party had already noticed, as the Lord of the Universe, he naturally wouldn't take advantage of a mere World Lord-level brat.

"This..." Venerable Jiufeng did not immediately agree to the command of the Lord of Dark Serpent, but hesitated quite a bit.

After all, his mission within the clan was to ensure the safety of the Divine King while he was within the Ancestral God Cult.

Yang Wu had naturally considered Venerable Jiufeng's concerns. However, this time Yang Wu was visiting the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, and he wanted to obtain the genetic material of the World Lord-level Blood Sea to nurture it into his own avatar. Naturally, the fewer people who knew about it, the better.

Therefore, Yang Wu quickly said to Venerable Jiufeng, "Venerable Jiufeng! With the Lord of the Dark Serpent here, I naturally won't encounter any danger!"

"Well... alright!" Venerable Jiufeng nodded.

Since King Shenwei himself had no objections, he naturally wouldn't continue to stop him.

Moreover, there is no conflict between the Lord of the Dark Serpent and the human race, and there is absolutely no possibility that he could harm a human genius.

Let's go!

As soon as the Lord of Dark Serpent finished speaking, he immediately used teleportation to bring Yang Wu to the square in front of the palace of the Lord of Purple Thorn Island, and then stepped directly into the fountain water curtain on the far right.

……

Inside the magnificent palace atop the highest mountain range of Zijing Island.

The island lord of Zijing Island sensed the presence of the Dark Serpent Lord on Zijing Road, but he was somewhat puzzled.

"The Lord of the Dark Serpent? Why did he suddenly go to the secret realm?"

For inheritors of the Immortal King and Universe Venerable level, the secret realm, though dangerous, also holds endless opportunities.

However, for these cosmic lords, the treasures within the secret realm held little appeal.

Even the most precious treasures already belong to someone. After all, the powerful special life forms within the secret realm have mostly become peripheral members of the Ancestral God Cult.

For example, the most powerful World Tree. For example, the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds...

The treasures within the secret realm could be easily taken by these universe lords, but the three ancestral gods would not allow them to do so.

After all, the Ancestral God Sect needs to use those treasures to cultivate future disciples and to support powerful Beast God inheritors who have obtained special opportunities.

"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore!" the Purple Thorn Island Lord said dejectedly. "The Ancestral God appointed me as the Purple Thorn Island Lord for one hundred million epochs, and only twenty million epochs have passed so far!"

"Once my term ends, I'm definitely going to explore the cosmic ocean!"

To roam freely in the cosmic ocean, one must at least possess the strength of a top-tier cosmic overlord.

Although the island lord of Zijing Island is strong enough, wandering in the cosmic sea can easily take tens of thousands of years. Since he needs to serve as the island lord of Zijing Island and does not have the talent of creating clones, he naturally cannot go there.

In fact, this is also a form of protection from the Ancestral God Sect for him, a newly breakthrough universe master. After all, the universe sea is full of dangers, and even universe masters sometimes perish.

Therefore, when a powerful individual breaks through to the level of a universe master, the Ancestral God Sect usually appoints them as the master of Zijing Island for a period of time, which allows them to further enhance their strength.

……

The ancestral mystical realm is vast and boundless.

In one of the voids, a beautiful fountain floats out of thin air, its waters cascading and scattering endlessly.

Just then, two figures suddenly emerged from the spring; they were Yang Wu and the Lord of the Dark Python.

After several teleportations spanning millions of light-years, the Lord of the Dark Serpent brought Yang Wu to a location in the Nine Netherworld space-time with a diameter of twelve light-years.

"Nine Netherworlds!" Yang Wu looked down and sighed softly.

Below, in a hazy space-time, everything was shrouded in endless seawater. From the outside, this Nine Netherworld Space-Time looked like a world made of endless seawater.

Of course, Yang Wu knew perfectly well that the endless seawater below was actually composed of the boundless divine power of the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds.

"Yes, this is the Nine Netherworld Space-Time!" The Lord of the Dark Serpent stood to the side, pointing to the Nine Netherworld Space-Time below and exclaiming, "This place holds endless treasures, and there are even several beings with the combat power of a Universe Lord. And the Lord of the Nine Netherworld is the true controller of this space-time!"

"We've arrived here; the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds should receive the news soon!"

The Lord of Dark Serpent is one of the guardian deities under the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, so requesting an audience with the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds is naturally quite simple.

"Divine King!" the Lord of the Dark Serpent continued, "What urgent matter do you wish to discuss with the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds?"

"I……"

Before Yang Wu could finish speaking, a middle-aged man dressed in a magnificent black robe appeared beside them.

His pale face was adorned with mysterious black markings, and he exuded an eerie charm that made people feel an overwhelming sense of freedom and dominance over the entire universe.

"Lord of the Nine Netherworlds!" Upon seeing the strange middle-aged man suddenly appear, the Lord of the Dark Serpent hurriedly greeted him.

Yang Wu also quickly bowed slightly in greeting.

"Lord of the Dark Serpent!" The sinister-looking middle-aged man looked at the Lord of the Dark Serpent and said, "What brings you here?"

"Lord of the Nine Netherworlds!" The Lord of the Dark Serpent pointed to Yang Wu beside him and said, "This is Yang Wu, the peerless genius of the human race, a World Lord level cultivator who obtained the first treasure of the Treasure Land!"

"Oh?" The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds immediately became interested.

Yang Wu's previous actions had caused a huge uproar throughout the entire universe, and the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds was naturally aware of it as well.

At the time, he was still marveling at the emergence of such a genius among the human race, but he never expected that this peerless genius would now appear before him.

"That first treasure is a perfect gem for me, and in order to exchange it with this Divine King, I owe him a favor!"

The Lord of the Dark Serpent continued, "And since this Divine Might King wished to see you, the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, I brought him here!"

At the same time, the Lord of the Dark Serpent was also secretly communicating with the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds.

"Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, this Divine Might King has cultivated for less than a thousand years and has already reached the fourth level of the Path of the Beast God. He has also fused with a hundred drops of Beast God blood. He must have an extremely amazing talent in the Path of the Beast God."

"With his talent, he has a very high chance of becoming the master of the universe in the future."

"Last time, the King of Insects was snatched away by the Lord of the Beacon Heaven. Although this King of Divine Might is not a special life form, his comprehension is even more heaven-defying."

"Since he's come to see you, why not bring him into my Nine Netherworld lineage ahead of time!"

"I understand!" the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds replied in a secret voice transmission.

Although they are all peripheral members of the Ancestral God Cult, there are also factions among these Lords of the Universe.

Generally speaking, the peripheral members of the Ancestral God Sect are divided into Protector of the Sect, Protector of the Sect, Protector of the Sect Lord, and Protector of the Sect God Lord.

Among them, the protectors of the faith refer to those immortal kings who have cultivated the divine messenger's inheritance to the limit but failed to inherit the position of the king. They generally have the combat power of the king's limit.

The Protector of the Faculty refers to candidates like Venerable Jiufeng who have cultivated the divine general inheritance to its extreme but failed to inherit the position, as well as some inheritors of the beast god who have cultivated the way of the beast god to an extremely high level. These people have varying strengths, but the weakest among them are all high-level cosmic venerables.

The title of "Guardian Lord" refers to a cosmic ruler like the Dark Serpent Lord, a top cosmic overlord like the strongest World Tree, who can also hold such a position.

As for the Guardian God Lord, he is the leader of the peripheral forces of the Ancestral God Sect. Generally, only those who have reached the combat power of a fifth-order Universe Lord can have such a position.

Even within the Ancestral God Cult, the most powerful force in the universe, there are only a handful of such super-strong individuals.

The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds is such a guardian deity who commands a region of power!

"Lord of the Human Realm!" The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds looked at Yang Wu and asked in a low voice, "Why do you request to see me?"

"Lord of the Nine Netherworlds!" Yang Wu said respectfully, "I have heard that there are 108 Imperial Seas in the Nine Netherworlds. I have come to see you to request some water from one of the World Lord-level Imperial Seas!"

Yang Wu knew very well that when facing a super being like the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, who had traversed the universe for countless years, the best approach was to directly state his purpose.

If you beat around the bush or even try to deceive someone, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction.

"Human!" The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds glanced at the Lord of the Dark Serpent beside him and said coldly, "Since you know that there are 108 Imperial Seas beneath the Nine Netherworlds, you should understand that these 108 Imperial Seas, especially the World Lord-level Imperial Seas, are taboo within my Nine Netherworlds. No one is allowed to take any of their water!"

"Lord of the Nine Netherworlds!" The Lord of the Dark Serpent, noticing the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds' gaze, quickly explained telepathically, "I don't know the purpose of that Divine Might King's visit, and I didn't reveal this information to him!"

While transmitting his thoughts, the Lord of the Dark Serpent was also secretly alarmed.

After all, for most powerful individuals, everything within the Nine Netherworld is shrouded in mystery.

However, what the Divine Might King said indicated that he already had a deep understanding of the Nine Netherworld.

Of course, the fact that the Nine Nether Sea is the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds is not a secret in the eyes of countless powerful beings in the universe. After all, the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds once used the Nine Nether Sea to kill a universe lord who dared to pursue him.

However, very few people knew about the 108 Imperial Seas in the Nine Nether Sea. Even though the Dark Serpent Lord had always been under the command of the Nine Nether Lord, he only learned of this news by chance.

But he never revealed a single word of this information, so how did the Divine Might King know about it?

"I know!" Yang Wu said respectfully, "However, I am willing to pay a sufficient price to obtain the seawater of a World Lord-level Imperial Sea!"

For Yang Wu, the taboo mentioned by the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds was simply that the price wasn't high enough.

Even Luo Feng in the original story, after obtaining the seawater, only briefly joined the ranks of the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds.

Moreover, the diameter of a World Lord-level Blood Sea reaches an astonishing 80 million kilometers. Yang Wu only wanted to obtain some seawater. For a World Lord-level Blood Sea, this damage is not even worth mentioning.

The only difference is whether the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds is willing or not.

The Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, whose expression had softened slightly upon hearing the Lord of the Dark Serpent's telepathic message, scoffed at Yang Wu's words: "A sufficient price? What price could a mere Realm Lord like you possibly pay?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Wu was slightly taken aback.

This script is wrong!

Shouldn't the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds appreciate my talent, take me under his command, and then bestow upon me the seawater of a Lord-level Imperial Sea?

But how did it become like this?

For a moment, Yang Wu was at a loss for words.

After all, the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds is not the Lord of the Dark Serpent. Even if he took out all the treasures on his body, the other party might not even be interested.

Fortunately, the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds did not keep Yang Wu waiting for too long.

"Hahaha..." Seeing Yang Wu remain silent, the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds laughed heartily, "Human, although I don't care about the astonishing price you mentioned, I'd like to know what you want to do with the water from the World Lord-level Imperial Sea?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Wu paused slightly, then became somewhat hesitant.

Should I tell them that I want to create a clone?

"What if the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds objects if we tell him?"

Yang Wu pondered to himself.

As he pondered, a sudden inspiration struck Yang Wu.

"With the knowledge of the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, he should easily guess that I sought the seawater of a World Lord-level Imperial Sea to nurture my avatar, right?"

The conditions Yang Wu mentioned alone already revealed some information.

A World Lord level, seawater... plus the astonishing price he mentioned earlier.

Given the knowledge of the Lord of the Universe, he must have guessed that he might want to create an avatar.

"However, even if it's been guessed, I should still have a very high chance of obtaining the seawater of the World Lord-level Imperial Sea!" At this moment, Yang Wu thought of many things again.

"After all, for a species, if there is no breakthrough in its life genes, its size will have already reached its limit by the time it reaches the peak of its World Lord status!"

"Although that World Lord-level Imperial Sea has an incredibly large diameter, its life gene level is only three hundred times higher, far inferior to the World Lord-level World Tree. In terms of potential and strength alone, it is a notch below the World Tree!"

"Moreover, once a divine body reaches a certain size, it becomes just a number. For the strong, whether it's the Nine Nether Sea, the World Tree, or even a life form with a massive divine body like Mount Li, there isn't much difference in the quantity of their divine bodies."

"As for the fact that the Blood Sea life form is suitable for perfecting its life genes through the path of divine power, the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds is unaware of this. Therefore, the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds may not care too much about someone giving birth to a Blood Sea avatar."

Thinking of this, Yang Wu respectfully said, "Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, I requested the seawater of the Realm Lord-level Imperial Sea in order to nurture my avatar!"

I feel like I'm missing something in the details when trying to obtain a clone of the Nether Sea.

(End of this chapter)