Chapter 580 A Trip to the Underworld
Under the urging of forgetting worries, Poor Dao had no choice but to start the journey of procurement. Since I can't go to the Tomb Steal, the only way I can get the Bone Dragon is the Underworld. So Poor Road took Gaiji all the way to Skull Island and found Bakek to go to the underworld with him.
And just as we entered the space gate made by Breic, the new commander of the Holy See fleet on the sea, Sia, also officially challenged the Seven Princesses. Alas, I am destined to miss this good show, but the military talent of the Seventh Princess is jealous of even forgetting worries, and it is obviously impossible for the new Ding of West Asia to be the opponent of the Valkyrie in terms of fighting skills alone. I'm sure that by the time I return, the battle will have ended with the victory of the Seven Princesses, right?
Putting aside these distractions, Poor Dao and Breek officially set foot on the land of the underworld. It was a barren land, full of gray, gray sky, gray smoke, and gray land. Due to the presence of gray dead air, for the average person, the visibility here does not exceed ten meters. Of course, this layer of smoke was almost non-existent among the undead creatures, and they could faintly tell it to be miles away.
Of course, it's the same with Poor Dao, with my eyesight, I will never be obscured by this thing. I looked up and saw several undead creatures a few kilometers away. Obviously, Breek's powerful aura also alarmed them, like seeing a cat and a mouse, and the fellows turned and ran, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Poor Dao turned around strangely and asked Breic, "Why are they so afraid of us?"
"Hehe, there is no law here, and when you meet a strong man in the wild, you are captured as a slave. Or simply kill and take the core is legal. Some strong people don't care about the underworld core in others anymore, but they like to kill and play. So the locals here have developed a habit of running when they see a strong man!" Greek explained with a smile as he put away a pitch-black axe.
The axe surface of this axe is the size of a washbasin. The handle is two feet long, and there are some simple and elegant patterns engraved on it, which looks particularly atmospheric, and naturally exudes a solemn aura, which is the famous tomahawk artifact, and the first artifact is known as the reincarnation of space slashing.
"Since it's so dangerous, what are they still running out for?" asked the poor Dao puzzled, "Wouldn't it be better to hide in a safe and hidden place to cultivate?"
"Their level is too low, they don't have their own exercises, they can only rely on the purest absorption of death qi to cultivate, the speed is too slow, even if they practice for a hundred years, it may not be better than trying their luck. Just find a wandering undead creature from the underworld. After killing it, absorb its underworld core energy, and you will be able to cultivate for several years. So even if it's dangerous, run out and try your luck. The undead are also inert after all. Breek said helplessly: "What's more." How can there be a safe place here?"
"In other words, they are also the target of other people's hunting?" asked Poor Dao with a frown.
"That's right, the law of the jungle is the only law here!" Breek nodded.
"But if this is the case, won't their number become smaller and smaller?, why haven't they died in millions of years?" asked Poor Dao curiously.
"Because every day there are new undead creatures born here!" Breick explained, "There are many, many new undead creatures. And the forces are generally weak, and it is by killing each other that a group of strong people are born, and then they will join this endless killing game. Until you grow to the level of a four-winged angel master, you can enter the main city!"
"The main city?" said Poor Dao curiously, "is that where you want to take me?"
"Yes, there are only four main cities in the Underworld, which were founded by the four Great Venerables, and each city has a population of hundreds of millions, covering a radius of tens of thousands of miles. Breek exclaimed: "Only when you see such a magnificent city can you understand your own insignificance." ”
"Oh, it's so big, tell me what's going on inside!" asked Poor Dao with a smile.
"Well, let's talk as we go!" Breek said, gestiating with a gesture, "in this direction." Please!"
Then we took to the skies and flew towards a main town frequented by Breic, where Breick gave me a general outline of the place. Breek said to me, "There are four great lords in the underworld, the first is the Bone Dragon Grand Venerable, the second is the Lich Grand Venerable, the third is the Death Knight Grand Venerable, and the fourth is the Bone Demon Grand Venerable. As the name suggests, they are derived from four undead creatures: the Bone Dragon, the Lich, the Death Knight, and the Skeleton Warrior. ”
"Their seniority is very high, the legend has existed for hundreds of thousands of years or even longer, they are the first undead creatures to appear in the underworld, after a long period of hard work, they have achieved their current status, legend, they all belong to the first-level main god, that is, the ten-winged angel level of the powerful existence!" said Brike with envy.
"Well, yes, what about the god of the underworld, is it here too?" asked Poor Dao unconcernedly. Although these guys are powerful, they haven't come to the point where they surprise me, and it's not surprising that the younger brother under the top main god Hades must have a few finished weapons.
"How can I know if the god of the underworld is here? This is something that only the great ones can know!" Bright smiled bitterly, "What are you asking about this?"
"I want to talk to the god of the underworld, who knew he was so good at putting on a show, then it seems that I have to forget it!" said Poor Dao with a shrug of his shoulders.
"Talking to the Immortal?" Blek was almost frightened to death by me, and hurriedly said, "Your Excellency, don't make jokes about the gods, if anyone here hears what you just said, it will definitely start a fight." Perhaps we will become the target of the entire underworld. ”
"Is it so serious?" asked Poor Dao amusedly.
"Of course, the devotion of the people here to the gods of the underworld is something you can't imagine. He's the god of all undead creatures, and to be honest, I'm filled with awe of the god of the underworld from the bottom of my heart. Please, don't talk about what he's pulling, okay?" said Breic, with a look of embarrassment.
"I didn't speak ill of him, I just talked to him. Is this also blasphemy?" said with a smile and a smile: "You are simply more unreasonable than the birdmen!"
"My lord, let me say bluntly, although you are very strong, you are still far from the top main god. The Immortal Lord can destroy your soul with even a single yawn, so how can you deserve to talk to him?" said Braek dissatisfied.
"Okay, okay, I don't mention it. Poor Dao smiled slightly, and didn't bother to argue about anything, but changed the topic and said, "Where are we going?"
"Oh!" said Breic, seeing that I was following the advice, and began to introduce me happily again, "we are going to the Lich City founded by the Lich Lord, and the whole city is a circle. From the inside to the outside, it is divided into four sections by three concentric circular streets. In the middle is the Lich Palace, then the Inner, Middle, and Outer Districts!"
"The palace has eight gates. Evenly distributed in all directions of the palace, there is a kilometer-wide avenue in front of each gate, which divides the whole city into eight parts straightly, just like cutting a round cake into eight even pieces from the middle, and then combining it with three circular avenues. The periphery of the city is divided into 24 districts, so we divide the city into eight inner districts, eight central districts and eight outer districts!" explains Braek.
"Isn't it? Why do you make it so clear? If I fly up to it, I will know that it is really wordy!" said Poor Dao with a wry smile.
"Don't, don't fly around, it's not me wordy, there are big rules there, if you don't get it right, you'll die!" Breek hurriedly warned: "If you go in the wrong place, you will be killed!"
"So serious?" asked Poor Dao incredulously.
"Of course, if you want to enter the city, you need at least ordinary lich-level strength, that is, the four-winged angel-level Di Shui Qing!" Breik explained, "But this Shui Qing can only walk around in the outer eight districts, and wants to enter the middle eight districts. You have to have the strength of a Lich King, like me. And the inner eight districts can only be entered by big people at the level of the Lich Emperor, and they are all god-level people. I'm going to be killed by the patrolling guards as soon as I get in!"
"How can you distinguish your strengths? you can't just fight and check when you see one, right?" asked Poor Dao curiously.
"Rely on this!" said Breic, taking out a small skull badge and pinning it to his chest, and then explained, "There is a place at the gate of the city to test strength, and first-time visitors can take the test, and then issue badges according to their rank." This is the Lich King's badge, and with it, I can take two followers of any strength to move freely in the Outer Eighth District, or I can walk freely in the Middle Eighth District alone, but the retinue must still go to the Outer Eighth District. ”
"Can't people who don't have strength go in?" said Poor Dao strangely, "How can there be so many people in there?" I don't believe that 100 million people in this city are four-winged angels. ”
"Of course not, if it's all four wings, then why don't we attack the Celestial Realm directly?" Breek smiled: "Most of the people in it are actually not strong, but they can stay in it in other ways, except for finding a master to be an entourage, or become a city guard, builder, craftsman, etc., or simply pay taxes to stay inside." ”
"How to pay the taxes?" asked Poor Dao curiously.
"There is a special bone to sell at the gate of the city, there are special magic fluctuations in it, but it will gradually disappear, as long as you give the guard a certain number of bones, he can help you replenish a certain amount of mana, if the mana is used up, but you have not left the city, you will be caught by the patrol, ten times the fine, if not, you will be treated as a slave of the Lich Lord. "As far as I know, about a ton of bones can stay in the city for about a day." ”
"The city is so big, what can you do in a day? With their strength, I'm afraid it will take several months to run a circle, right?" Poor Dao smiled bitterly: "Do you want to fly inside?"
"I can fly in the outer eighth district, but when I get to the middle eighth district, I can only walk on the ground, and of course I can ride a horse and gallop, and the streets inside are quite wide, and almost all of them are masters, so I don't have to worry about killing anyone. Hehe, it doesn't matter if you hit the one who is not strong, who told the master that he didn't take a good look at him?" Breick shrugged and said: "It's really difficult for people with poor strength to mix inside, in fact, the area is separated by strength, and it is forbidden to move around, but also to protect those weak guys, otherwise." They don't know how many deaths they're going to die in a day!"
"Isn't it guaranteed to be safe inside?" Poor Dao asked curiously, "You can also kill and poke the weak at will?"
"Of course not, random killings are not allowed inside. Of course, there is no way to do accidents!" Bright laughed: "In fact, most of those strong people are very self-respecting, and few of them are perverted enough to be willing to bully the weak at will. Moreover, because the weak guy may have a big backing behind him. So in general, very few people die inside. About 100 deaths a day, right? ”
"There shouldn't be such a thing as natural death in the underworld, right?" said Poor Dao with a wry smile: "That means that these people were all killed?"
"There's a lot of gladiatorial arenas here, and it's where the main deaths come from!" Breek explains.
"I see!" Looks like life here is good, and there are gladiatorial shows, but I wonder if there are casinos and brothels?
Then Breek suddenly said, "My lord, we are coming!"
Poor Dao looked up, and sure enough, he saw the towering city in the distance. From a distance, the city appears particularly large, with a wall stretching across the ground, even though I know that the walls are circular. But I couldn't see a single arc, it was too long. After a few more flights, we finally got closer. That's how you can take a closer look at the city.
The city wall is two or three hundred meters high and about 100 meters wide. They were all made of white bones, and had undergone special magical treatments, neatly facing the skull's skull outward, and the skull's eye sockets were glowing with green flames. And their arms are also outstretched. It shook and shook. These guys were obviously alive, and they struggled angrily when they saw us, but their bodies were deeply embedded in the city walls. So it can only be a futile struggle.
Seeing that I was interested in the wall, Breick hastened to explain: "This is the famous Wall of Sorrow, and anyone who tries to climb it will be caught by the skeletons and eaten by it." Don't look at them as inconspicuous, but all of them have been pressed for tens of thousands of years, and after so many years of lifeless cultivation, almost none of them are as hard as iron and very strong. There are a thousand skeleton soldiers waiting for leisure, and they may not be able to beat a single one of them!"
"Tens of thousands of miles of city walls, such a big deal, how many bones do you need?" said Poor Dao with emotion.
"This is the hard work of the Great Venerable for more than 100,000 years, but it was not built in a day or two!" Breek said with a smile, and then he said to me: "Your Excellency, please, we will find a city gate for you to test your strength." As long as you get the Lich King's badge, we can fly right in without being attacked next time we come. ”
"And now?" asked Poor Dao curiously, "What will happen if you fly in now?"
"You'll be killed as an intruder!" Pretty said with a wry smile, "Don't leave anything to chance, the skeletons in the walls are their eyeliner to ensure that you will be spotted as soon as you enter." ”
"It's treacherous enough, I said why don't you even have a patrol!" Poor Dao shook his head and said with a smile: "We're not here to find trouble, let's follow the customs!"
The city gate here is also very wide, more than a thousand meters, in fact, it is a gap in the city wall, there is a large row of bones made of houses outside the city gate, and there are some skeleton soldiers wrapped in black gas standing at the door. There are also undead creatures coming in and out of the city, including knights, skeleton warriors, lich mages, and the occasional beast-like creature.
However, almost all of them were white, and only a few of them could hold a metal weapon in their hands, and they were also tattered, and all of them had no armor, and they looked extremely poor. Under the exploration of the Poor Dao's divine sense, it was found that their strength was only the level of a golden warrior, which was naturally good for humans, but here, they were ants.
The presence of Brek and me caused quite a stir, and everyone saluted us, but Brish ignored me and led me straight into one of the largest houses. Inside, there was a bone table, and behind it sat a death knight wrapped in black armor. Judging by the equipment, his status is not low.
When he saw us, he immediately stood up, then walked up to us in a few steps, and said respectfully: "Hello Your Excellency the Lich King, Hello Respected Otherworldly Powerhouse! Welcome to our Lich City, is there anything you need me to serve?" Although this person's words were respectful, there was always a sense of businesslike in his tone, and he was obviously not very afraid of us.
"Hello Sir!" said Greek, surprisingly polite to him, "My friend is the first to come here, and I hope to be able to test it according to the rules!"
"Of course, that's my pleasure!" the knight then said to me, "Your Excellency, please come with me!" and led him to the next room.
The knight pointed to a pitch-black stone tablet and said, "Could you please attack it?" Well, of course, you can only use one percent of your strength, otherwise it will be difficult to break it!"