657: This thing is actually a Netherworld Beast?!

“Calm down.”

Lu Hao, looking profound and inscrutable, transmitted his voice:

“All my Personal Disciples possess this Incantation Formula, so you don't need to be too surprised. However, you must never spread this formula, or it might attract tremendous trouble!”

After speaking, Lu Hao added:

“This includes your Elder Brother and the City Lord of Cangkong; you must not tell them!”

Netherworld Cold took a deep breath and heavily kowtowed:

“This Disciple understands!”

At this moment, his reverence for Lu Hao was no longer just for saving his life; this was practically a debt of gratitude for a second life.

With such resources and cultivation speed, he had absolute confidence that he would surely reach the Peak of the Netherworld in the future. It wouldn't be impossible to even lead his Cang Kong City to become the Netherworld's number one force, trampling those Three Great Transcendental Forces underfoot!

You Mingcheng stood nearby, watching his Ninth Brother's ecstatic expression with mixed feelings.

While happy for his brother, he couldn't help but feel a little envious.

Senior... could you let me also... become a Disciple?

Only after the two men's emotions had calmed down did Lu Hao get to the main point.

“You Mingcheng, I know you came for that altar. What exactly is the origin of this altar?”

Netherworld Cold had just acknowledged Lu Hao as his Revered Master and received tremendous benefits, making him utterly devoted to Lu Hao, so he immediately prepared to speak.

“Ninth Brother...”

You Mingcheng subconsciously wanted to stop him. After all, the matter of the altar concerned the future of Cang Kong City, and even the entire structure of the Netherworld, making it an absolute secret.

But the moment the words left his mouth, he met Lu Hao's half-smile, causing him to instantly swallow the rest of the sentence.

True. This person not only saved their lives but casually tossed out so many Supreme Treasures. Would he care about their little secrets?

Furthermore, given this man's strength, if he truly wanted to seize it, the two brothers would already be corpses.

“Elder Brother, Revered Master is not an outsider.”

Netherworld Cold glanced at his Elder Brother, then turned to Lu Hao and spoke without reservation:

“Revered Master, according to my Elder Brother's investigation, the ancient altar suppressed beneath Chaotic Soul Mountain is a relic left behind when the Netherworld first opened, and it hides things related to the beast god.”

“beast god?”

Lu Hao became slightly interested.

“Exactly. However, this altar is protected by multiple Seals, and besides specific techniques and methods, opening it requires one crucial item.”

Netherworld Cold paused:

“Nether Beast blood.”

“Nether Beast blood?” Lu Hao frowned slightly.

“Precisely.”

You Mingcheng also relaxed at this point, taking over the conversation and pulling a strangely shaped Bone Compass from his chest.

It was a palm-sized, cracked, fragmented beast bone that was close to shattering.

An ancient, desolate, and dilapidated aura permeated the beast bone.

“This is the beast god Compass that Royal Father found. It was ground from the bones of an ancient beast god. Within a radius of ten thousand miles, as long as there is a Nether Beast's aura, it can sense it.”

As You Mingcheng spoke, he bit the tip of his tongue and spat a mouthful of Essence Blood onto the compass.

Buzz!

The compass trembled, emitting a low beast roar. The blood-red pointer spun wildly, leaving behind a blur.

All three men stared intently at the pointer.

After a few breaths, the pointer suddenly stopped.

It pointed straight at Lu Hao.

The air suddenly went quiet.

Netherworld Cold: “...”

You Mingcheng: “...”

Lu Hao looked down at the pointer aimed directly at his chest, then looked at the strange expressions of the two brothers, and his mouth twitched:

“What kind of look is that? I am a proper Human Race Cultivator, not some beast god transformation, alright! This pointer must mean the Nether Beast is in my direction.”

Lu Hao said testily, then flickered, appearing behind the two men. He thought the pointer wouldn't change direction, but immediately after Lu Hao teleported,

The pointer on the beast god Compass immediately followed suit, making a complete one-hundred-and-eighty-degree reversal, and once again pointed straight at Lu Hao's chest.

“Hey??? This thing...”

Lu Hao let out a sound of confusion, then changed direction once more.

But no matter how Lu Hao changed position, the pointer always pointed accurately towards Lu Hao.

Lu Hao was speechless and spoke to You Mingcheng in a low voice:

“Is this thing of yours perhaps broken?”

Hearing this, You Mingcheng scratched his head and said uncertainly:

“It shouldn't be. This Magic Treasure was personally refined by my father. Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any issues...”

Netherworld Cold cautiously suggested:

“Is Revered Master carrying something related to a Nether Beast?”

Hearing this, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Lu Hao's mind.

An object?

He suddenly remembered something and reached into his sleeve.

“The Nether Beast you're talking about, couldn't it be this thing?”

In Lu Hao's large palm, he was holding a shiny black Little Beast.

This Little Beast was completely black, with two large, prominent ears and a pair of shiny black eyes. It was currently curled up in a ball, fast asleep.

Its body was still covered in Ore dust, clearly indicating it had just finished mining.

“Awoo! Awoo!”

The Little Beast, startled from its sleep by being grabbed, looked at Lu Hao blankly and called out twice, seemingly protesting the disturbance.

You Mingcheng and Netherworld Cold leaned in, staring wide-eyed at this harmless, even adorably naive, little creature.

When the Little Beast was taken out, the pointer on the beast god Compass finally changed, starting to point towards the Little Beast.

The two brothers looked dumbfounded at the cute Little Beast and said in unison:

“This... this thing is a Nether Beast?”

You Mingcheng felt his worldview had been shattered.

The legendary Nether Beast was a symbol of invincibility! It was rumored to possess monstrous might reaching the sky, capable of swallowing a city in one bite, a terrifying existence that brought desolation wherever it passed!

How could it be... something that looked like a doggy?

Just then, the beast god Compass in You Mingcheng's hand suddenly erupted in an unprecedented blinding red light. The pointer was fixed firmly on the Little Beast in Lu Hao's hand, vibrating as if it would shatter the next second.

“It really... really is a Nether Beast!”

You Mingcheng's voice was completely distorted.

Lu Hao was also speechless.

This little fellow had voluntarily come to his side a few days ago.

At the time, seeing that it was quite cute and clung to him, he brought it along. For the past few months, it had been playing with Demonic Thought, essentially recognizing Demonic Thought as its Elder Brother and Lu Hao as its Revered Master.

This little thing was also a simpleton, fooled by Demonic Thought into diligently mining every day without stopping. When it returned, it would just lie on Lu Hao and sleep.

Who could have imagined that this thing was the Nether Beast that everyone in the Netherworld turned pale upon hearing about?

“Demonic Thought, come out.”

Lu Hao called out.

“Revered Master! Coming!”

A mass of black Qi floated out of Lu Hao's body, transforming into the shape of a golden sphere.

Demonic Thought then saw the Little Beast and immediately ran over to play with it.