177: Deep within the Nine Netherworld, the guardian deity of the Nine Netherworld: the God of Demons!

Seeing the tower gates swing open.

The corners of Su Yan's mouth curled up slightly. Without any hesitation, he stepped inside.

Just as the tower's exterior gave off an abandoned feeling.

The interior was also desolate and dilapidated, appearing broken and worn everywhere.

Cobwebs were everywhere, and the sound of whimpering wind blew through the cracks in the tower's structure.

Because he was certain this was the entrance to the Nine Nether Earth's Core.

Su Yan followed the dilapidated stairs down to the first basement level.

"Whoa, what is this?"

After descending to the first basement level.

Su Yan was immediately attracted by a massive rift floating in the air.

Strangely enough,

this rift did not emit any aura or energy, as if it had been here since ancient times.

It had actually achieved a perfect Fusion with the air!

Su Yan couldn't help but feel surprised.

His figure teleported into mid-air, appearing before the rift.

A divine light flashed on his hand.

Buzz!

Su Yan placed his hand on the rift.

"No way, this thing is actually a Demon Rift?"

In an instant, streams of information flooded into his mind, and Su Yan's surprise grew even greater.

He never expected that this thing would actually be a Demon Rift!

Isn't this a coincidence!

Back in the Land of Divine Punishment, when Su Yan was grinding the Level 1200 dungeon, Demon City.

Besides obtaining the special item [Midas Touch],

he had also obtained another special item: [demon key]!

And this demon key was exactly the key to enter the Demon Rift!

Su Yan quickly took the demon key out of his Void Realm package.

It was a long, black key made of an unknown material.

It felt icy cold in his palm, emitting bursts of chilly air.

Su Yan fiddled with it for a moment, a smile appearing on his face as he said:

"I originally planned to use force, but since it's like this..."

"I'll be a gentleman for now and enter honestly through the front."

After muttering this to himself.

Under the shroud of the Heaven-Reaching Dharma God's Divine Power, Su Yan suddenly frowned slightly.

Because he had sensed it.

Deep within that Earth's Core, besides the aura of the Nine Nether Demon Emperor.

There was actually another very strange and unfamiliar aura.

"Is something else hidden there?"

Su Yan thought to himself.

He soon confirmed this idea.

Because it was very simple.

Since the Nine Nether Demon Emperor had fled here, how could there not be some mysterious thing present?

Otherwise, was the Nine Nether Demon Emperor just playing hide-and-seek here?

With that thought.

Su Yan did not hesitate and inserted the demon key into the Demon Rift.

Buzz!

As the demon key was inserted.

The Demon Rift, which previously had no energy or aura fluctuations,

suddenly erupted with a deep surge of energy.

The energy soared into the sky, instantly rushing out of the high tower.

It shot into the purple clouds.

And inside the rift, black-mist-colored light waves shone, like a pool of black stagnant water.

The Demon Rift was activated!

Su Yan had no interest in this and quickly entered the rift.

Swish!

His Divine Sense rippled slightly,

and Su Yan's divine body was immediately transported deep into the Nine Nether Earth's Core by a relatively gentle dark energy.

This state lasted for about half a minute.

With a stir of his Divine Sense, gold-red divine light invaded the Earth's Core, and Su Yan finally saw everything clearly!

...Deep within the Nine Nether Earth's Core.

Inside a massive stone chamber.

The Nine Nether Demon Emperor knelt tremblingly before a strange blood pool, crying out in grief and pain:

"Please, Demon Ancestor, save my Nine Nether!"

However, the blood pool showed no movement; the blood remained calm and without ripples.

"Demon Ancestor! If you don't appear now, Nine Nether will truly be destroyed!"

The Nine Nether Demon Emperor wailed.

After a long time.

Boom!

The blood pool suddenly exploded with a wave of blood, accompanied by the sound of flowing liquid.

Splash—

An aura comparable to a Demon God burst forth from the blood pool.

It instantly filled the Nine Nether Earth's Core.

An arm formed from blood gripped the edge of the pool, and an aged, grim voice rang out.

"Speak, what happened?"

The Nine Nether Demon Emperor breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly reported:

"Does the Demon Ancestor remember two hundred years ago, when under the command of the Demon God, my Nine Nether Demon Clan invaded Blue Star?"

The blood hand said impatiently: "Get to the point."

"Yes!"

"We were on the verge of wiping out the Blue Star Human Race, and five Demon Gods had already entered the field."

"But just then, a god was born among the Blue Star Human Race; his godhead is the Heaven-Reaching Dharma God!"

"This Heaven-Reaching Dharma God is said to come from the Upper Universe and is incredibly powerful!"

"Furthermore, he single-handedly summoned six gods from the Divine Realm. Not only did they slay the five Demon Gods, but they also wiped out our entire Demon Race army on Blue Star!"

As the Nine Nether Demon Emperor spoke, his voice began to tremble.

"After receiving the news, I rushed here to you, Demon Ancestor, immediately."

"If I'm not mistaken, that Heaven-Reaching Dharma God will soon step into my Nine Nether and slaughter my entire Nine Nether Demon Clan!"

After listening to the Nine Nether Demon Emperor's account.

A hundred-meter-tall blood-colored figure rose from the blood pool, its eyes looking down at the Nine Nether Demon Emperor.

"Heaven-Reaching Dharma God, Upper Universe..."

The blood shadow murmured, then sighed.

"I said long ago that those gods in the Divine Realm are not to be trusted."

"They suddenly proposed a game as a bet; there was bound to be a conspiracy."

"Now it seems the Supreme God is using my Nine Nether Demon Clan to test the energy contained within Blue Star."

"Is there something there that even the Supreme God covets?"

"Unfortunately, that fellow the Ancient Demon God was too overconfident..."

The blood shadow seemed to be talking to itself, yet also to the Nine Nether Demon Emperor.

The Nine Nether Demon Emperor's expression changed in alarm.

The Nine Nether Demon Emperor prostrated himself on the ground and shouted: "Please, Demon Ancestor, save my Nine Nether!"

The blood shadow sighed and said:

"Unfortunately, it's already too late."

"W-what do you mean?"

The blood shadow looked up toward the surface of the Nine Nether.

"That Heaven-Reaching Dharma God you mentioned just wiped out my Nine Nether Demon Clan."

"What?!"

The Nine Nether Demon Emperor was shocked, and endless fear flooded his heart.

The Heaven-Reaching Dharma God has actually arrived?!

But how could He be so fast!

Because the teleportation channel between Nine Nether and Blue Star was clearly closed.

Even if the other party had the ability to reconnect the channel, it couldn't be this fast!

"Demon Ancestor, then why didn't you step in to save them!"

Amidst his horror and fear, the Nine Nether Demon Emperor hurriedly asked in confusion.

The blood shadow hesitated for a moment and said: "Because, even I am far from being His match."

The Nine Nether Demon Emperor was instantly stunned.

He exclaimed: "How can that be! Even you, Demon Ancestor, cannot defeat Him?"

In the Nine Nether Demon Emperor's impression.

The Demon Ancestor, as the Nine Nether Guardian—the God of Demons, was a Level 16 High-tier God!

Since the birth of the Nine Nether Planet, before their Demon Race had even risen.

The Demon Ancestor had always resided in the Nine Nether Earth's Core, guarding the Nine Nether Planet for six hundred thousand years.

But now the Demon Ancestor was telling him,

that he couldn't even defeat the Heaven-Reaching Dharma God who had just ascended to godhood?

Drenched in sweat, the Nine Nether Demon Emperor's legs trembled, and his terror could no longer be suppressed.

He asked in despair:

"Then, then what should we do? Do we just let the Heaven-Reaching Dharma God destroy the Nine Nether Planet?"

"Nine Nether, do you know that from the moment you led the Demon Race army on the path to invade Blue Star, fate was already sealed."

The blood shadow standing above the blood pool said in an aged voice.

The blood shadow suddenly became a bit more defined, to the point where even the pores on the skin were clearly visible.

Swish!

The blood shadow leaned down in front of the Nine Nether Demon Emperor, its face revealing a hint of kindness.

"However, if you want to save this planet and slay the Heaven-Reaching Dharma God, there is a way."

"Are you... willing to try?"

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