115: Mark of the Underworld, false alarm!

"The fifth level, not bad!"

Gazing at the lightning phantom, Su Ye felt excited, wishing he could find a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast to test its power.

Heavenly Dipper Divine Fist, as a divine-grade martial art, has a total of nine levels. The first six levels only use the power of lightning to enhance oneself.

Going further up involves profound mysteries and requires comprehending the Law of Thunder, granting temporary authority as the master of thunder.

In other words, the seventh level is already leaning towards being a divine skill.

But the fifth level's power is also good.

Because the Heavenly Dipper Divine Fist enhances attack power and speed, Su Ye's inherent strength is already incredibly terrifying...

Even without using Soul Skills, simply using the fifth level of Heavenly Dipper Divine Fist gives him the power to contend with a Super Douluo.

"Even using my Martial Soul True Body, I can only barely fight a Title Douluo..."

"Haha, this has become my trump card!"

Su Ye laughed wryly, feeling a bit like things were upside down.

A Soul Master not using his Martial Soul, yet his strength rivals a Super Douluo?

There's nothing that can be done about it.

The power of the fifth level of Heavenly Dipper Divine Fist is indeed much stronger than his barely used Martial Soul True Body.

In the previous battle with Snake Spear Douluo, the most helpful thing for him was still the Ice Dragon King Arm Claw. His Martial Soul True Body couldn't block the attacks of a Title Douluo at all.

Ultimately, his Martial Soul is still too fragile!

"The lightning-attribute soul ring, that's been successfully taken care of!"

Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Su Ye stroked his chin in thought.

"What I lack now are an ice-attribute soul ring, as well as three inner cores: gold, wood, and earth."

"If I had an Ultimate Gold inner core, the defense of the Yin-Yang Limitless Skill... Tsk, just thinking about it is wonderful."

"Unfortunately, the energy required to condense an inner core is too vast; I need a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast."

Go to the Star Dou Great Forest to kill Lord Xiong?

The risk factor is too high. If he encountered Di Tian, he probably wouldn't even be able to run.

"Let's first take care of the ice-attribute soul ring and the wood and earth inner cores..."

"The gold-attribute inner core, let's wait until the time is right!"

Su Ye already had a plan in mind.

Beside him, Purple Consort was faithfully guarding, not leaving. Su Ye walked over, satisfied.

Talking with her, Su Ye learned that the previous loss of control wasn't the first time it had happened, and he now understood a bit more.

When he truly developed a killing intent, a force would take him to a desolate place, and it seemed only killing could break the situation.

Clearly, this should be a problem with the Yin-Yang Limitless Skill. Su Ye guessed it was related to the comprehension of life and death, with Yang representing life and Yin representing death.

After all, when cultivating the Primal Chaos Skill, the inner core forms a domain, which is also a matter of life and death, birth and destruction.

Up to now, Su Ye's cultivation has followed a path purely focused on pushing strength and energy. One strong force can overcome ten, and he is severely lacking in personal comprehension.

"Taking some time to settle down isn't bad either."

"If I really end up like Kumozhi, going into cultivation deviation would be troublesome."

Su Ye secretly kept this in mind; too much is as bad as too little, neither is good.

And with his current strength, there aren't many people who can truly kill him.

Thinking of the strangeness of this Death Canyon, Su Ye finally had time to ask Purple Consort what was going on.

However, she didn't know much about it either.

Purple Consort calmly said, "Death Canyon has been like this for over a hundred thousand years. Every year, that door appears and takes away high-level undead."

"Over so many years, no undead creature has ever returned. That door originates from the Netherworld. It's likely they are using Death Canyon to raise the undead they need."

Netherworld?

Su Ye was now certain about this, but unfortunately, he knew very little about the Netherworld, and the original work didn't describe it in detail.

"...Do you have something to say?"

Noticing Purple Consort's hesitant and troubled expression, Su Ye's eyelids twitched, and he suddenly felt something was wrong.

Seeing Su Ye notice, Purple Consort sighed faintly. The two of them would prosper or suffer together, but the current situation was indeed not optimistic.

"Do you remember the soul orb you obtained earlier?"

Su Ye was startled: "Soul orb?"

"That's right." Purple Consort lightly pursed her pink lips, her demeanor graceful and calm, but her small eyes were a little dim and resentful. Everything had been going very well, but Su Ye just had to touch that soul orb.

"That soul orb is a contractual item belonging to the Netherworld. Once a creature obtains it, it will be branded with the mark of the Netherworld and cannot leave this Death Canyon."

"A year from now, the Netherworld will also take you away just like before. No one knows exactly what they'll do, so you..."

Boom!

Like a bolt from the blue, someone was instantly struck by lightning, burnt crisp on the outside and tender on the inside.

Say that again~

Blinking blankly, the next second, Su Ye's expression was unusually grim and fierce. "Are you joking or telling the truth?"

Cannot leave Death Canyon?

What the heck kind of joke is this!

And he has to go to the Netherworld?

If this isn't kidnapping, what is this new type of labor scam?

Alas, Purple Consort didn't answer, only lowered her delicate eyebrows slightly, her eyes filled with helplessness and sympathy. The meaning was self-evident.

"......"

—When a person is speechless, they are truly speechless.

Spiritual power surged wildly, and Su Ye scanned his entire body inside and out again.

He didn't find any problems with his body, but he did find a clue on his Extreme Yin Inner Core.

The Extreme Yin Inner Core was like a pitch-black sun, hidden behind his brow, with the power of Yin and Nether swirling unpredictably on it, giving off a gloomy and ominous feeling.

But no matter how this black mist changed, it seemed to carry an ancient character.

The character was crooked like an earthworm, making one's soul feel a chill just by looking at it. It was, surprisingly— deep (Ming, meaning Nether).

"Damn it!"

Su Ye almost ground his back teeth to dust, his heart exploding with countless national curses.

He originally wanted to use lightning to shatter this mark, but trying it had no effect.

That mark seemed to move with consciousness. Even if the inner core was destroyed, it would find another place to reside, truly like a stubborn piece of plaster that couldn't be shaken off.

Understanding the current situation, Su Ye's heart sank to the bottom.

Not to mention having to go to the Netherworld, just staying in this cursed Death Canyon for a year was something he couldn't tolerate at all.

This was forcing people to their deaths!!

Just the right time to settle down?

Settle down my ass!!

If he wanted to comprehend, he could find a place himself. Did it have to be here??

Although Death Canyon is filled with Yin and Nether energy, and killing is the norm, it is indeed suitable for comprehending life and death.

But being forced and doing it voluntarily are two different things!

His gaze shifted, and Su Ye suddenly asked, "If I leave Death Canyon now, will I die?"

Hearing that Su Ye meant to try leaving, Purple Consort quickly told him everything she knew.

"Leaving Death Canyon won't result in death. Some Soul Beasts have left before, but they eventually couldn't withstand the scorching sun outside and were forced to flee back."

"Although the entire forest is tightly shrouded in black mist, with no sight of the sun, it provides a good habitat for these mutated Soul Beasts. Otherwise, Death Canyon would have long since become devoid of life."

Su Ye's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately grasped the key point.

Soul Beasts could go out, and the Yin and Nether energy could resist the sun.

He had the Extreme Yin Inner Core in his body, which was completely superior to ordinary Soul Beasts. Withstanding the sun for a short time shouldn't be a big problem, and he could absorb Yin energy at night to replenish himself.

Naturally... he didn't have to be trapped here!