393: Sea of ​​the Dead

“As for you all, you can also go to Hell.”

Wu Ning then turned his gaze to Fu Jiuyou and the others.

“Kid, we in Black Hell just do business for money. Why must you exterminate us? Even if you kill us, there will be a second and third Black Hell in the world. Organizations like ours are endless!” Fu Jiuyou said angrily.

“What does it matter to me if other assassin organizations emerge? I’m killing you only because you crossed me.”

Boom—!

As Wu Ning’s voice fell, he instantly obliterated all of them with a single palm strike.

The lingering aftermath of the attack caused countless terrifying monsters in the Abyss to tremble in fear.

Wu Ning surveyed the scene, a flicker of interest suddenly rising within him. He called upon the System to perform two annual sign-ins at this location.

Ding, Sign-in successful. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a wisp of Devouring Dao Rule!

Ding, Sign-in successful. Congratulations to the Host for obtaining five million years of cultivation!

Wu Ning’s eyes brightened slightly. “Not bad, not bad. A wisp of Devouring Dao Rule is a pleasant surprise.”

Five million years of sign-in cultivation is also very good.

He now needed to accumulate a massive amount of sign-in cultivation. An annual sign-in that could yield over a million years of cultivation was well worth it.

“What pleasant surprise?”

Whoosh, whoosh!

Just then, ripples suddenly appeared in space, and several figures with powerful auras emerged high in the sky.

“Hiss, what a terrifying aura!”

An old man felt the lingering aftermath in the air, and a look of shock immediately appeared on his face.

“Even the monsters in the Abyss are too scared to make a sound. Could it be that a Dao Lord Great Power has acted?”

“Why would a Dao Lord Great Power come to a place like the Abyss?”

“Could it be that some treasure has appeared…?”

“Kid, what just happened here?”

An arrogant golden-robed man looked directly at Wu Ning, his gaze filled with scrutiny. “Just now, I seemed to hear you say something about a pleasant surprise. Has a treasure really appeared?”

Bang—!

Wu Ning directly blew him up with a single palm. “You blind fool, be more careful in your next life.”

The other few people high in the sky were all stunned, not expecting the golden-robed man to die so suddenly.

After recovering, they were all terrified and dared not stay, immediately scattering and fleeing for their lives.

Wu Ning was too lazy to bother with them and turned to leave the place with Xiao Bai.

However, he did not leave the Great Mystery Immortal Realm directly. There were still several top Daoist sects in this world that had Dao Lord powerhouses guarding them, and they were all worth visiting.

In less than half a day, Wu Ning had visited all the sign-in locations.

Over a dozen annual sign-ins yielded twenty million years of sign-in cultivation and some ordinary treasures.

Along the way, he also took Xiao Bai to sample many of the Great Mystery Immortal Realm's specialty foods.

Afterward, he once again passed through the All Heavens Battlefield, this inter-world transfer station, and brought Xiao Bai to the Cangyuan Ancient Realm.

“Xiao Hei, check for me where Daoist Gu Jun is now.”

Wu Ning directly took out the black leather book.

It was very difficult to find the whereabouts of a Dao Lord powerhouse; Ink Treasure was more professional.

After a few breaths, Ink Treasure replied, “Master, Daoist Gu Jun is currently in the Sea of the Dead.”

“Sea of the Dead?”

Wu Ning immediately recalled the introduction to this place that he had seen in the God Race's ancient texts.

The Sea of the Dead, also known as the Sea of the Undead, was the most terrifying and dangerous forbidden zone in the Cangyuan Ancient Realm.

No other came close.

This place was extremely bizarre and terrifying.

Anyone who stepped into the Sea of the Dead would suffer unknown and strange erosion, turning them into thoughtless, emotionless living dead without their knowledge.

Below the Dao Lord, this strangeness was simply impossible to defend against; one could only resist it with brute strength.

In as short as one year or as long as three to five years, a peak Immortal Emperor would be completely eroded by the strangeness, becoming a living dead person devoid of consciousness and emotion, which was terrifying to the extreme.

Even Dao Lord powerhouses, if they stayed too long in the depths of the Sea of the Dead, were highly likely to be eroded by the strangeness.

There had been many Dao Lords who had suffered calamity, becoming living dead and forever becoming a part of the Sea of the Dead.

In addition, besides the living dead, the Sea of the Dead also contained an endless supply of Evil Spirits and Undead.

They were collectively known as the Dead, which was also the origin of the Sea of the Dead.

Any living being that perished in the Sea of the Dead, whether their Soul or Physical Body, would be eroded by the strangeness, becoming Evil Spirits and Undead, forever unable to find release.

However, while dangerous and terrifying, the Sea of the Dead was also an Opportunity-rich area with abundant resources.

Its unique environment produced unique resources that were hard to find elsewhere, such as Dead Spirit Flowers, Blood Fusion Grass, and Soul Crystal Ores.

Furthermore, over countless years, too many powerhouses had perished in the Sea of the Dead, leaving behind countless treasures and Opportunities.

It was these things that continuously attracted outside powerhouses to enter the Sea of the Dead to search for treasures, and in turn, continuously added new members to the Sea of the Dead.

Wu Ning had no reverence for this strange forbidden zone. In the history of the Cangyuan Ancient Realm, there had never been a case of a Celestial Sovereign being eroded by the strangeness of the Sea of the Dead.

Whoosh!

After having Ink Treasure confirm the direction, Wu Ning instantly disappeared from his original spot with Xiao Bai. After several teleportations, he arrived at the Sea of the Dead, located in the West Extreme Sky Domain.

He stood in the sky, gazing at the boundless Sea of the Dead before him, and couldn't help but show a hint of surprise in his eyes.

The entire Cangyuan Ancient Realm had five extreme sky domains: East, South, West, North, and Central.

The West Extreme Sky Domain was one of the five great sky domains, occupying nearly one-fifth of the entire Cangyuan Ancient Realm's territory.

And the Sea of the Dead before him occupied over one-third of the entire West Extreme Sky Domain, showing how vast its scope was.

However, what surprised Wu Ning was not the extremely vast and boundless area, but the sheer number of living dead and Undead within it, which was simply beyond his imagination.

As far as the eye could see, there were dry, decaying, terrifying figures, densely packed and endless.

It was like a hellish sea of corpses!

“Master, it’s so terrifying here!”

Xiao Bai tightly clutched Wu Ning’s arm. The strange aura emanating from the Sea of the Dead made her feel extremely uneasy.

“Then you can wait for me here. I’ll be back soon.” Wu Ning patted her shoulder and said softly.

Xiao Bai hesitated for a moment, then nodded, not trying to be brave.

This Sea of the Dead was too terrifying; even a glance made her feel a palpitation. She didn't want to be a burden to her Master.

“Then Master, you must be careful. Xiao Bai will wait for you here and won’t go anywhere.”

Wu Ning smiled softly, then flashed and flew into the Sea of the Dead.

“Hmm?”

Upon entering the Sea of the Dead's range, Wu Ning immediately felt a large amount of strange aura assaulting him from all directions.

He absorbed a wisp of the strangeness and studied it carefully, discovering that this strange aura contained a fused Dao power primarily based on the Curse Dao.

It was just very weak and couldn't affect him yet.

“Interesting, it seems several strange Dao powers are fused together…”

“Ho ho!!”

Before Wu Ning could continue his investigation, the surrounding living dead and Undead sensed the aura of living beings and immediately roared as they charged towards him.