26: Chapter 26: Opening the Myriad Minor Worlds, First Battle Crushing the Netherworld

Lin Chen raised his hand and pressed the Black Wind Soul Pearl onto the Territory Core.

Hum—

The entire territory trembled violently, a golden pillar of light shot straight into the clouds, tearing through the sky.

[System Prompt: Territory Core fused with God-level material, Heavens Portal officially unlocked!]

[System Prompt: Detected the nearest Heavens Small World—Netherworld Remnant Realm, Rank: Black Iron, transmit immediately?]

Lin Chen scanned the dense crowd of players behind him.

Everyone, form up. In ten minutes, we advance into the Netherworld Remnant Realm.

The players were instantly in an uproar, the sounds of weapons clashing and cheers mixing together.

Finally, we're going to fight in a Heavens World! I've waited so long for this day my hair is almost turning white!

Other Lords are still hiding in the Novice Village, while we're directly crossing worlds to pioneer—it's exhilarating!

The Golden Guard Captain stepped forward quickly and knelt on one knee.

Lord, the entire guard team has assembled and is ready for battle at any time!

Lin Chen nodded and tapped the void with his fingertip.

A hundred-meter-tall pitch-black portal slowly unfolded in the center of the square; sinister winds howled, and the sounds of ghosts wailing faintly drifted out.

Players near the portal subconsciously took a half-step back.

This gate looks terrifying. It won't be full of ghosts inside, will it?

What are you afraid of? With Lord Big Shot here, even the King of Hell would have to take a couple of slashes!

Lin Chen took the lead and stepped into the portal.

With a flash, the scene before his eyes changed instantly.

Gray skies, cracked earth, white bones and broken soul fires visible everywhere, and a foul, rotting stench permeated the air.

[System Prompt: Successfully entered the Netherworld Remnant Realm. Current area: Netherworld Wasteland.]

[System Prompt: Monsters in this world: Netherworld Wandering Soul (Black Iron Rank), Bone Claw Guard (Bronze Rank), Netherworld Soul General (Silver Rank).]

Large groups of players poured in behind him, shocked by the scene the moment they landed.

Damn, this place is even more ghostly than the Black Wind Canyon!

The ground is covered in bones, it's really uncomfortable!

Before the team could stand steady, dozens of transparent ghostly shadows drifted over from afar, their eyes glowing with a scarlet light, lunging straight at the fragile mages in the front row.

A minor skirmish broke out!

The mages screamed in fear, hurriedly raising their hands to throw small fireballs.

The fireballs hit the wandering souls, only emitting a wisp of blue smoke.

-2!

Damn, this thing is physically immune? My attacks are completely ineffective!

Help! Help! A wandering soul is right in my face, someone save me!

One mage couldn't dodge in time, the wandering soul passed through his body, and he turned into white light to respawn on the spot.

Lin Chen’s eyes turned cold.

He waved his hand, and his Mountain-Breaking Blade erupted with blinding golden light.

Soul-type monsters are immune to physical attacks but vulnerable to holy damage.

As he finished speaking, Lin Chen stepped forward and performed a Sweep with his blade.

Golden blade energy carrying holy power instantly swept across the entire area.

Puchi! Puchi—

Dozens of Netherworld Wandering Souls were torn apart, dissipating into specks of soul light.

[System Prompt: Killed Netherworld Wandering Soul x36, obtained Experience +18,000!]

[System Prompt: Obtained Netherworld Remnant Soul (Basic Material) x72!]

The players' eyes widened.

Big Shot cleared the field with one slash? This is too fierce!

Holy damage restrains ghosts, the Lord really knows his stuff, I'm impressed!

The Golden Guard immediately formed a formation, their long spears imbued with the holy power bestowed by Lin Chen, pushing forward.

Bone Claw Guards broke out from the ground, their white bone palms grabbing at the guards.

The guards didn't dodge or evade, thrusting their spears straight forward.

Crack!

The Bone Claw Guards shattered instantly.

Lin Chen opened the territory panel and slid his finger.

[System Prompt: Consumed Netherworld Remnant Soul x100, unlocked temporary buff—Holy Blessing, all units' holy damage increased by 50%!]

A gentle force enveloped the entire field, and the players felt their weapons in hand heating up.

My attack power changed! Added 50 points of holy damage!

Finally, I can actually scrape the monsters, it's not easy!

The team delved deeper; the white bones on the ground became increasingly dense, and a dilapidated bone tower appeared in the distance.

Around the bone tower, hundreds of Bone Claw Guards patrolled back and forth, and in the center stood a Soul General wearing tattered soul armor.

[System Prompt: Discovered Netherworld Soul General (Silver Rank BOSS), guarding the first stronghold of the Netherworld Remnant Realm!]

The players gasped.

A Silver BOSS! And it has underlings, this wave is a bit tough!

With so many small monsters, I feel like my respawn count won't be enough!

The Netherworld Soul General roared, its soul fire flickering as it issued an attack command.

Hundreds of Bone Claw Guards charged crazily, the earth trembling slightly.

Lin Chen raised his hand and issued an order.

Guard team, intercept from the front; players, output from range and clear the small monsters.

The Golden Guard formed a shield wall, holding back the charge of the Bone Claw Guards.

The players opened fire immediately, arrows and spells raining down on the monster group.

With the Holy Blessing, the damage numbers were finally no longer ugly.

-50! -72! -66!

Comfortable! This is what you call fighting monsters!

Once the buff is on, I turned from a scraping master into a chopping master!

The battle lasted three minutes, and most of the small monsters were cleared.

The Netherworld Soul General was enraged, wielding a soul-bone long blade as it lunged straight at Lin Chen.

A terrifying pressure swept over them, the aura of the Silver BOSS making ordinary players unable to breathe.

This BOSS has such a strong aura, my legs have gone soft!

Big Shot, hurry and kill it! I'll be behind you shouting 666!

Lin Chen didn't retreat but advanced, his figure flashing as he met the Netherworld Soul General head-on.

The Mountain-Breaking Blade collided with the soul-bone long blade, the sound of metal clashing deafening.

-18,600!

High damage exploded, and the Netherworld Soul General's soul fire shrank suddenly.

[System Prompt: Caused restraint critical hit on Netherworld Soul General, damage doubled!]

The Netherworld Soul General felt the pain and backhanded dozens of soul blades.

Lin Chen changed his footwork, easily dodging all attacks.

Seeing this, he flipped his wrist, and the Mountain-Breaking Blade slashed down from above.

Crack—

The soul-bone long blade snapped directly, the blade's momentum undiminished as it slashed into the Netherworld Soul General.

The Silver-rank BOSS fell to its knees on the spot, its soul fire rapidly dissipating.

[System Prompt: Successfully killed Netherworld Soul General (Silver Rank BOSS)!]

[System Prompt: Lord Experience +500,000!]

[System Prompt: Lord level increased! Current level: 26!]

[System Prompt: Unlocked Territory Function—Soul Workshop!]

Upgrade achieved! The players cheered.

The moment the BOSS fell, three streams of light shot into the sky, the equipment's glow so bright it made people unable to open their eyes.

Loot achieved!

[System Prompt: Dropped items—Soul Bone Armor (Bronze Rank), Soul General Battle Blade (Bronze Rank), Netherworld Summoning Token (Rare Item)!]

[System Prompt: Netherworld Summoning Token: Can summon one Netherworld Soul General to assist in battle, lasting ten minutes!]

The players exploded.

Equipment dropped! And it's a rare summoning token!

Other guilds don't even get a hair when they fight a Silver BOSS, the Lord got a three-piece set with one slash!

Following Lord Lin Chen, we get equipment shares every day, this is too happy!

Lin Chen bent down to pick up the equipment and threw the two Bronze-rank pieces to the Warrior Captain in the player team.

Take these, boost your combat power.

The Warrior Captain's hands were shaking with excitement, and he quickly received the equipment and put it on.

Thank you, Lord! I will definitely fight to the death!

Big Shot is generous! Generous for life!

Lin Chen didn't waste words, his gaze fixed on the top of the bone tower.

There, a pale blue soul crystal floated, emitting pure energy.

[System Prompt: Discovered Realm Eye Soul Crystal, seize it to control the first layer of the Netherworld Remnant Realm!]

Lin Chen leaped up, jumping straight to the top of the bone tower, and grabbed the Realm Eye Soul Crystal.

[System Prompt: Successfully seized the Realm Eye Soul Crystal, control of the first layer of the Netherworld Remnant Realm achieved!]

[System Prompt: Territory gained additional resource output: Netherworld Remnant Soul +100/hour!]

[System Prompt: All territory units' all attributes +3%!]

The Lord's flexing moment achieved!

All players felt their bodies lighten, and their attribute panels rose again.

My attributes rose again! The Lord is so good at giving benefits!

This is the stature of the number one Lord, love it, love it!

Lin Chen jumped down from the bone tower and put the Realm Eye Soul Crystal into his space backpack.

First layer cleared, rest for five minutes, then attack the second layer.

The players sat down on the spot to recover health and mana, chatting and discussing endlessly.

The second layer must have a Gold-rank BOSS, right? Looking forward to it!

I'm tired of running to revive, I hope the second layer doesn't make me die too many times.

Five minutes passed in a flash.

Lin Chen lifted his foot and walked toward the entrance of the second layer.

The entrance to the second layer was a pitch-black light gate, even colder than the first portal.

Just as they approached, two three-meter-tall Bone Armor War Generals rushed out from the light gate.

[System Prompt: Detected Netherworld War General (Gold Rank Elite) x2!]

Gold-rank monsters! The players' faces changed.

Gold monster! This thing could slap me to death in one hit, right?

Run, hurry! This isn't a level I can fight!

The two Netherworld War Generals brandished their giant axes, slashing toward Lin Chen.

Lin Chen’s eyes narrowed, and he summoned the Netherworld Summoning Token.

Come out.

With a flash of light, the previously killed Netherworld Soul General appeared out of thin air, wielding its long blade to block in front of Lin Chen.

Hold them off for me.

The Netherworld Soul General obeyed and charged at the two Gold War Generals.

Lin Chen followed closely behind, the Mountain-Breaking Blade charging up, his entire body's spiritual power gathering crazily.

Break.

He slashed out, golden blade energy piercing heaven and earth, slashing directly into the chest of one Netherworld War General.

-46,800!

One-shot kill!

[System Prompt: Killed Netherworld War General x1, obtained Experience +120,000!]

The other Netherworld War General was so scared it turned and fled.

Lin Chen raised his hand and flung out a spiritual power chain, binding its body directly, and pulled hard.

The War General was dragged back in front of him, and Lin Chen slashed down, killing it completely.

In just ten seconds, both Gold elites were cleared.

The players were completely numb, repeating only one sentence.

Big Shot is awesome! Big Shot is invincible!

Lord Big Shot is the GOAT! We can walk sideways in the Heavens!

Lin Chen picked up the dropped Gold-rank materials and stepped into the second-layer light gate.

The scene on the second layer was even more eerie; blood rain fell from the sky, black river water flowed on the ground, and a Netherworld Palace stood in the distance.

[System Prompt: Detected second layer BOSS of the Netherworld Remnant Realm—Netherworld Monarch (Purple Gold Rank)!]

Purple Gold-rank BOSS! Even stronger than the Black Wind Wolf King!

The players' hearts beat wildly, both nervous and excited.

Purple Gold BOSS! If we take this down, we'll be deified across the entire server!

Other Lords run when they see a Purple Gold BOSS, we're going head-to-head, maximum prestige!

The gates of the Netherworld Palace boomed open, and the Netherworld Monarch, wearing Purple Gold soul armor and holding a Netherworld Scepter, walked out slowly.

Terrifying pressure swept over them, pressing all the players to the ground, unable to move.

Only Lin Chen remained standing straight, looking at the Purple Gold BOSS before him with calm eyes.

You are the master of this small world?

The Netherworld Monarch spoke, its voice hoarse and harsh.

Outsider, you dare to break into this monarch's territory, you're seeking death!

Lin Chen gripped the Mountain-Breaking Blade, the aura of a level 26 Lord exploding fully.

Your territory, from today on, belongs to me.

The players exploded, even while suppressed by the pressure, they were still screaming wildly in their hearts.

Big Shot is too arrogant! I love this dominance!

So what if it's a Purple Gold Monarch? In front of the Lord, it still has to kneel!

Lin Chen took a step, his figure turning into a beam of golden light, rushing straight at the Netherworld Monarch.

The battle was about to break out!

Lin Chen said indifferently: Take it down, and we will gain a foothold in the Heavens.