Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

"You actually knew about this too."

Lucifer was somewhat surprised. "The Ink Nether Sword was originally a piece of ore that I brought out from the Cave of Soul Devouring. It was cut off from the cave when I finally defeated that phantom. It contains a great deal of energy. If you use it to draw on that energy, it might be of some use."

"Give."

Lei Xiang decisively gave the sword to Yan. Besides having always owed Yan a debt of gratitude that he had to repay, more importantly, the Mo Ming Sword only moderately enhanced his strength, so its temporary absence wouldn't affect his combat ability.

“You must be careful if you go there. The Soul Devouring Cave has a powerful suction force within a hundred meters. You can easily be sucked in if you are not careful. If you are really sucked in, even Hades will not be able to save you.”

Lucifer gave another instruction at this moment. After preparing for a long time, Yan left Hades Castle and soon arrived within a thousand meters of the outer perimeter of the Soul Devouring Cave.

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Chapter 681 Entering the Celestial Realm

The Soul Devouring Cave, a forbidden area of ​​the underworld, is also the most dangerous place in the Mad God Universe. Apart from Yan, who is familiar with the plot, and the missing Father God, no one knows what kind of terror is hidden here.

On the edge of the Soul Devouring Cave, Yan and Moyue continuously patrolled this forbidden area, while envoys sent by the Underworld King watched over them in the distance to prevent them from going too far and causing an accident.

"Master, what is hidden in here? It looks terrifying."

Mo Yue flew cautiously beside Yan. With her keen senses, she was terrified of the Soul Devouring Cave. What she saw in the Soul Devouring Cave was endless darkness and despair, like a dead sea without a ripple. But this was precisely what made it so terrifying to living beings.

"I don't know what that is either!"

Yan carefully guided the energy inside the Soul Devouring Cave. Several rays of light and a ball of dark energy were enveloped by his divine power and flew out, but in the process, his divine power was also greatly depleted.

Yan's understanding of the Soul Devouring Cave was actually quite limited, mainly because he wasn't clear about the origin of the 'devouring nothingness' inside. This creature, which even the creator god of the Mad God Universe couldn't handle, was neither a native creature nor an outsider; the original work didn't clarify this.

Regarding this 'devouring nothingness', all that is known is that it can continuously devour energy and assimilate itself into a powerful entity, making it extremely terrifying to the weak. However, it has few methods of its own, and when faced with a powerful entity that it cannot devour for a while, it may have its energy plundered instead.

Lucifer was like that back then. The 'Devouring Nothingness' transformed into a mental form three times to try to confuse Lucifer, but was ultimately severely injured by having its consciousness scattered three times. Instead, a large amount of its energy was absorbed by Lucifer.

This thing that can devour everything is, after all, just a mass of energy. Although it has consciousness, it is not strong. Therefore, with some special methods, it is possible to completely refine it for one's own use. At least, the complete refinement of a god-king level energy can allow one to ascend to the heavens.

Yan knew that the Mad God Universe possessed such an opportunity, which is why he chose to descend here. He had his eye on this unclaimed energy, but he wasn't entirely confident yet, so he still needed to carefully examine and experiment to help him succeed on his first try.

With Hades' permission, Yan came to the Soul Devouring Cave, carefully collected energy analysis data, and after many studies, finally achieved some results.

"These energies are scattered and disordered, possessing diverse attributes, but they are actually all sentient, albeit very weak and dispersed. So, it seems there is a way to deal with the Soul-Devouring Cave."

Yan was carefully analyzing the data he had collected over the past few days. Through his exploration, collection, and understanding of the energy of the Soul Devouring Cave, he had some ideas, but he still needed to plan the specific operations further.

"Master, it's late."

A fragrant breeze suddenly wafted from behind, and Yan's head instantly sank into a soft embrace. The sound in his ear was like a kitten's claw scratching at his heart, so incredibly tempting. He was just about to indulge in the pleasure when he suddenly stopped.

Mo Yue glanced at him with a dazed look, biting her lip with a confused and infatuated expression, and said, "Master, did Yue'er do something wrong?"

"Little demon, I sent you to the underworld to cultivate, but what strange and wonderful things have you learned?"

Yan first slapped Mo Yue's round bottom as punishment, then turned his gaze to the border of the underworld. "Those two guys, Lei Xiang and Fan Ri, are really restless. They've only been gone a few days and they've already sneaked off to the heavenly realm."

"Uh... Lei Xiang and Fan Ri Tianlong ran off to the Heavenly Realm. I remember the King of the Underworld said not to let them run around!"

Mo Yue was much more awake by this time. She was also somewhat surprised after hearing Yan's mutterings. She had spent quite a while in the Underworld and had a good understanding of the situation in both the Underworld and the Heavenly Realm.

After years of confrontation, the hatred between the Underworld and the Celestial Realm has deepened, but the higher-ups on both sides have been trying to suppress it, which is why a major war has not yet broken out.

Moreover, this period also coincided with the Millennium Newcomer Competition, which was agreed upon by the Heavenly Realm and the Underworld. The Heavenly Realm was clearly going to send the God King's second daughter, Siphia, as a contestant. Hades, the King of the Underworld, was originally troubled by the selection of a candidate, but Lei Xiang's appearance perfectly solved the problem.

Lei Xiang is young but powerful. After fully inheriting the position of Mad God, he is a genuine first-level god. No matter how Sophia trains Sifiya, she will never be able to let her strength surpass Lei Xiang, who possesses the Mad God Armor. Therefore, Hades is already confident of victory.

Under these circumstances, Hades naturally did not want to take any risks, which is why he specifically instructed Lei Xiang and Fan Ri Tianlong to keep a low profile for the next two years and to plan their revenge in the long run. Unfortunately, neither of them were the type to stay idle, and they clearly did not take Hades' words to heart.

"Master, are you also planning to go to the God Realm?"

Having spent a long time with Yan, Mo Yue understood his thoughts. Hearing him say this, she knew that he was also preparing to infiltrate the God Realm, and couldn't help but show a worried expression.

"Of course I'm going. If I don't go, how will those two brainless idiots manage to escape unscathed from the Heavenly Realm?"

Yan nodded, then instructed Mo Yue, "Yue'er, you must immediately go to the Great Demon God's Temple and tell Lord Lucifer and the others about this arrangement..."

"Okay, then be careful."

Knowing that Yan had a complete plan, Mo Yue felt a little relieved. She nodded, then obediently rubbed her forehead against his chest, gave him a sweet kiss, and bid him a reluctant farewell before quickly flying towards the direction of Hades Castle.

"These two guys are really..."

After watching Mo Yue's figure disappear from afar, Yan glanced in the direction of the Heavenly Realm, and then his figure quickly turned into nothingness and disappeared from the spot.

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High in the underworld, a human and a dragon flew swiftly, talking as they went. Ahead, all they could vaguely see was desolation. They were nearing the barren region where the underworld and the heavens met.

Suddenly, ripples appeared behind them. Lei Xiang and Fan Ri Tianlong turned their heads warily, but the next second, a snap of fingers rang out ten meters in front of them.

"I'm telling you, you two are both first-level gods, can you please stop being so jumpy? And this response is so inadequate, I feel like I could play you to death."

Yan's irritating voice reached their ears, and as Fan Ri Tianlong and Lei Xiang exchanged glances, they could both sense the fleeting fear in each other's eyes.

Brahma Heavenly Dragon rolled his eyes and said, "Hey! Yan kid, your ability to appear and disappear like a ghost is unique in the world. Even the God King and the Underworld King don't understand the Dao of Space as well as you!"

Yan glared at Fan Ri Tianlong, then looked at Lei Xiang and said, "Fan Ri, don't change the subject. Let's talk about you. Didn't I give you some instructions before? Why did you leave the Underworld Castle without permission? Wouldn't it have been better to just stay there and cultivate for two years?"

Lei Xiang said in a deep voice, "Yan, Fan Ri and I discussed it and found that relying solely on the Underworld is not enough to secure revenge. We should infiltrate the Heavenly Realm to investigate first."

Yan could tell that Lei Xiang was being insincere, and he directly exposed him, "I think you're just pretending to gather information; your real intention is to find an opportunity to take revenge on Gabriel!"

“Yan, you are also aware of Hades’ plans. He may want to cause trouble for the Heavenly Realm, but he is more concerned about the interests of the Underworld and rarely takes the initiative to cause trouble for the Heavenly Realm. His main plan now is to recruit us into the Underworld.”

Lei Xiang did not refute Yan's words, but analyzed and said: "If we stay under his command and follow his orders, we will only become true people of the underworld like Brother Lucifer. The reason why Brother Lucifer has not been able to find an opportunity to take revenge for so many years is largely due to Hades' repeated obstruction of him."

"I don't want to become a second Lucifer. I believe I can find an opportunity myself. Gabriel, who has experienced the events of the human world, is probably still recovering from his injuries. If I can find his whereabouts, I might have a chance for revenge."

Yan glanced at Lei Xiang, surprised that the kid had such insight. "Your plan is quite good. Do you have a complete plan? Or are you planning to enter the God Realm first and then act according to circumstances?"

"Well, I think we should first enter the Heavenly Realm, and then discuss this further, discuss it further..."

Lei Xiang responded somewhat awkwardly, which meant that he didn't have any specific plans and was just going to play it by ear.

Yan interrupted Lei Xiang, "Alright, I know you two now. I'll decide what happens next. All arrangements for our trip to the Heavenly Realm are my responsibility. Otherwise, I'm really worried that you two will be left there forever."

"Well... okay!"

Lei Xiang wanted to argue, but he backed down under Yan's sharp gaze. Even though his cultivation was now higher than Yan's, he didn't dare to stand up for himself in front of Yan.

After dealing with Lei Xiang, Yan instructed Fan Ri Tianlong, "Fan Ri, there's a guy underground a hundred meters ahead. Get it out first."

"Is this the direction? I didn't notice, but it looks like there's something there!"

Brahma Heavenly Dragon roared in response, then lowered its body and quickly landed. A moment later, a loud bang was heard as the ground exploded, and a huge, long snake-like monster rushed out of the earth to attack Brahma Heavenly Dragon.

This strange snake was quite large. Although part of its body was still underground, the exposed part was seven or eight zhang long. It had eight eyes on its head, emitting a faint red light, and its body was covered with yellowish-brown scales. It opened its blood-red mouth as if it wanted to devour everything.

Brahma Heavenly Dragon said, "So it's a Earth Dragon. What a treasure! It's rare to see such a large Earth Dragon. I'll deal with it."

With a flap of his six wings, his body suddenly grew larger, and he lunged downwards. The dragon's might he unleashed after his transformation made the earth dragon tremble in fear, and it quickly descended, trying to shrink back into the ground.

"Hehe! You want to run away? Too late."

After landing, the Brahma Heavenly Dragon reacted quickly, its four giant claws gripping the Earth Dragon's body tightly, and it opened its huge mouth to bite down on the Earth Dragon's neck.

The Earth Dragon let out a deafening scream, and the yellow liquid that had been bitten on the neck splattered everywhere. The Brahma Sun Dragon's body shone brightly with red light, and its six wings flapped as it took off into the air. Its sixteen giant claws gripped the Earth Dragon's body tightly, rendering it unable to move, and forcibly pulled the Earth Dragon out of the ground.

This earth dragon was nearly twenty zhang long, almost the same size as the Brahma Sun Dragon, and its aura surpassed that of any human being, reaching the level of a god.

The red light emanating from the Brahma Dragon completely enveloped the Earth Dragon. Under the red light, the Earth Dragon's scales seemed to offer no defense and melted away, releasing a foul, fishy stench.

A moment later, a yellow bead with a diameter of half a meter fell to the ground. With a flash of red light, the yellow bead was sucked into Yan's hand.

When Fan Ri Tianlong saw Yan take the inner core into his hand, he immediately became anxious, "Hey, Yan, this is my spoils of war, you can't keep it all to yourself!"

"If I give you this, you'll just eat it raw. Although it's very nutritious, it's just a craving for you right now."

After hearing Yan's words, Fan Ri Tianlong didn't know how to respond. The main problem was that he didn't have many options when facing Yan. If he had discovered the earth dragon himself, he could have argued with it, but it was Yan who noticed it. He was just a henchman, and what Yan said was actually true; he just wanted to have some fun.

“This earth dragon is useful; we can use it to distract the celestial guards.”

Seeing that the red light of the Brahma Dragon almost destroyed the Earth Dragon's corpse, Yan quickly gave an instruction and then pulled the broken Earth Dragon in front of him. Accompanied by bursts of yellow light filling the Earth Dragon's body, a ferocious serpentine beast appeared in front of the three of them.

Brahma Heavenly Dragon asked with interest, "You refined it into an clone? What kind of technique is that? Teach me! Although I can also create clones, it consumes a lot of energy. It's not as useful as yours!"

"We'll discuss that later. Let's go to the border barrier of the Celestial Realm first and use it to attack the barrier and infiltrate."

Yan casually brushed off Fan Ri Tianlong's words. Although he had many such underhanded tricks, how could he just give them away so easily? He had to charge money, right? Asking Fan Ri Tianlong for some of his original dragon blood was perfectly reasonable.

“That’s a good idea, let’s do it that way.”

When Brahma Dragon heard Yan's plan, his eyes lit up and he immediately agreed. Lei Xiang, who had limited knowledge of the Heavenly Realm, could only listen.

"Lei Xiang, you should change your appearance too. I reckon the Heavenly Realm has definitely received a special report about your current appearance."

As it spoke, Brahma Heavenly Dragon transformed into a different form. Its scales changed from fiery red to silver, its six wings on its back became two wings, its single horn on its head disappeared, and its sixteen dragon claws under its belly became eight, making it look like an ordinary dragon-shaped divine beast.

Upon hearing Brahma Dragon's words, Lei Xiang quickly withdrew his Mad God Armor and used energy to conjure a set of silver clothes that appeared on his body, transforming him into the appearance of an ordinary wingless deity. However, the divine emblem between his eyebrows was not concealed, making it easy for others to spot his disguise.

"Are you ready? Now is the time."

Yan gave a signal to the disguised Brahma Heavenly Dragon and Lei Xiang. Then the earth dragon monster rushed straight to the border barrier of the Heavenly Realm and crashed into it. Just as the ripples were created, three figures rushed into the Heavenly Realm and hid.

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Chapter 682 Divine Beasts and Wingless God Systems

"Boom!" Shortly after Yan, Lei Xiang, and Fan Ri Tianlong rushed through the border barrier of the Heavenly Realm, an explosion came from behind them, followed by a group of four-winged and two-winged angels taking off, their furious voices faintly audible.

"What the hell is this thing? It's one thing to attack the underworld, but it even self-destructs."

"This earth dragon is really abnormal. Could it be a conspiracy from the underworld?"

"Hey! I'm telling you guys, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Do you want to start a war?" Before the angels could even finish their sentence, a dozen or so members of the underworld army, led by a sorcerer, appeared on the other side. Then, the two sides started a war of words, while three figures took the opportunity to successfully infiltrate the celestial realm.

After crossing the border of the Heavenly Realm, Yan, Lei Xiang, and Fan Ri Tianlong flew carefully for a long time, and only after they were far away from the edge of the Heavenly Realm did they have the mood to look around.

The heavens and the underworld are indeed two completely different worlds. The heavens are filled with many wonderful things, and the beautiful scenery is refreshing and peaceful.

The Sun of Angels hangs high in the sky, its light bright but not dazzling. It looks like a typical two-winged angel, and although it is only an outline, it gives people a lifelike feeling, constantly radiating gentle energy.

Brahma Heavenly Dragon landed first, glanced at Lei Xiang, and then suggested, "Lei Xiang, you look alright, but you need to be careful to conceal your aura. Also, let down some of your green hair to cover the divine emblem on your forehead. Yes, yes, that's it. Let me take another look. Okay, there shouldn't be any problems." Brahma Heavenly Dragon's words made Yan glance at Lei Xiang again. That emerald green hair was really eye-catching. It was fortunate that this world didn't have the concept of "forgiveness color," otherwise Lei Xiang would have a hard time living. With so many suitors, he would be suspicious all the time.

"Hey! Little guy, are you here to scam me?" Yan didn't join Lei Xiang and Fan Ri Tianlong's discussion because he was attracted by a very weak creature in front of him. A small blue ball-like creature, about ten centimeters in diameter, appeared in front of him, bumped into him, and looked at him with a bewildered look.

This fluffy little creature has two round eyes, and its little pom-pom-like nose twitched, making soft "mmm" sounds.