Nine Nether Region

A flash of light passed by. Roy felt a pulling force around his body, and when he opened his eyes again, he was already somewhere else.

"Undead Sacred Mountain?"

Rising from the teleportation array, Roy surveyed his surroundings.

Unlike Hell, the Underworld had a darker atmosphere. Its colors seemed less vivid, with black and white standing out the most.

The mountain beneath their feet in particular was an eerie skeletal white, while the vegetation on its slopes tended toward dark green.

"Elder Roy."

At this moment, Shelley and the others came back to their senses. They all flew into the air and stood behind Roy.

"Th-this is the Four Divine Beast Family?"

The captain of the Sovereign Legion guarding the Planar Teleportation Array narrowed his eyes when he saw Roy and the others.

Over the past few centuries, the Four Divine Beast Family had become famous throughout the Myriad Planes.

Legends of the Four Divine Beast Family circulated everywhere in the Seven God Planes and Hell.

They conquered cities and territories, seized resources, and dealt devastating blows to any families that refused to submit.

Of course, aside from that, the members of the Four Divine Beast Family were all wealthy.

Every one of them carried more than five drops of Sovereign's Might.

"Is the Four Divine Beast Family planning to invade the Underworld?"

Philip was merely a Squad Leader in the Sovereign Legion, with the strength of a Four-star Devil. Many among the ten thousand-plus people before him were stronger than he was.

The first elder of the Four Divine Beast Family to appear in the Underworld had arrived, but he definitely would not be the last.

Shelley took out a Metal Life from her Spatial Ring, infused it with divine power, and enlarged it.

Then, the members of the Four Divine Beast Family entered the Metal Life in an orderly manner.

"Elder Roy, where are we going?"

"We're going to the Nine Nether Region."

Since Roy had decided to develop in the Underworld, he had naturally made his own plans.

With Roy's current strength, aside from the difficulty of taking the position of Lord of a Mansion, he could seize the position of City Lord in any other Great City with a mere gesture.

And there happened to be one place that Roy felt was currently the most suitable for him.

The Nine Nether Region.

Located deep within the Netherworld Sea, the Nine Nether Region was a deep-sea archipelago made up of eighty-one islands, each spanning a million kilometers.

These eighty-one islands were also known as the Eighty-one Territories, and every island had a Blood Battle Stage.

The weakest fighters on the Blood Battle Stage were Five-star Devils. Most were Six-star Devils, and there were no shortage of Seven-star Demons as well.

No one who could achieve consecutive victories on the Blood Battle Stage was a simple figure.

As long as one achieved one hundred consecutive victories on the Blood Battle Stage and became a Hundred Battle Expert, one could challenge the island's lord. Victory meant becoming the new lord.

If a lord failed to accept a challenge within ten thousand years, the qualification of lord would likewise pass to the challenger.

The Nine Nether Region could be said to gather most of the Underworld's experts. The lords of these Eighty-one Territories were almost all Super Experts on the level of Asura Prefects.

Other than during Plane Wars, this was definitely the place with the greatest number of experts in the Underworld.

The Space Gate leading to the Plane War battlefield was located on Flame Bone Island, at the very heart of the Nine Nether Region.

If given the opportunity, Roy also wanted to enter the Plane War battlefield for a Training Journey.

In the legends of the primordial era, Donghuang Taiyi, master of the Chaos Bell, was the emperor of the Demon Race. Together with the Demon Race's Emperor, he had led the Demon Race in several great wars against the Wu Race, forging the Chaos Bell's illustrious reputation.

Roy aspired to elevate his own Star Bell to that level, so he naturally needed to experience countless battles.

And in the world of Panlong, what battle could rival the Plane War battlefield in intensity?

Perhaps in terms of power, the Star Bell was still countless dimensions away from the Chaos Bell.

But if he participated in several more Plane Wars, allowing the Star Bell to absorb the killing intent and spiritual essence of great battlefield clashes, then supplemented it with some of Roy's own plans, perhaps the Star Bell could become another path for him to break free of his shackles.

Before that, the Eighty-one Territories of the Nine Nether Region were undoubtedly the most suitable place for Roy.

Roy's group was the first party from the Four Divine Beast Family to set out for the Underworld. After they left the Planar Teleportation Array at Undead Sacred Mountain, the Sovereign Legion swiftly spread the news.

However, the Underworld's various factions did not have much of a reaction to the Four Divine Beast Family establishing itself in the Underworld.

The Underworld was the territory of Lord Death Sovereign. Even the Augusta Family, the First Family of the Myriad Planes, did not dare extend its reach into the Underworld.

If the Four Divine Beast Family dared to behave as recklessly in the Underworld as they had in the Seven God Planes, Lord Death Sovereign would surely teach the Four Divine Beast Lord Gods a profound lesson.

Like Hell, the Underworld also had "Devils," but the Underworld's "Devils" were called fiends.

During their journey to the Nine Nether Region, Roy's group was also attacked by Underworld bandits.

But before Roy's overwhelming strength, those bandits were nothing more than treasure-delivering fools.

More than seven hundred years later, Roy led the members of the Four Divine Beast Family across the vast Underworld Sea. Their group finally stopped at the nearest island.

After landing on the island, Lins waved a hand. Shelley immediately understood and personally went to ask the islanders. Only several minutes later did Shelley return.

"Elder Roy, I've found out. This is Lotus Rock Island, one of the Eighty-one Territories of the Nine Nether Region. The Lotus Rock Lord has remained on the island throughout the past ten thousand years."

"Good. Shelley, take everyone to find a place to rest first. I'll go to the Blood Battle Stage and try to achieve a hundred consecutive victories in the shortest time possible, then challenge the Lotus Rock Lord."

"Yes."

After bowing to Roy, Shelley and the other three Six-star Devils led the clan members toward Lotus Rock Island City to find somewhere to stay.

Meanwhile, Roy brought Chris to the Blood Battle Stage on Lotus Rock Island.

Those who dared come to the Nine Nether Region were all battle fanatics.

Thus, the Blood Battle Stage on every island was the liveliest area in the city.

The Blood Battle Stage was a ten-thousand-meter arena covered by a barrier. Around it were tier after tier of spectator stands, and anyone who wished to watch a battle had to pay ten Ink Stones.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Woooo!"

"Move already! Hack him down!"

After paying the Ink Stones, Roy and Chris entered the spectator stands.

The moment they entered, the two were stunned by the fervent atmosphere.

Of course, besides the fanatics, there were also calmer observers.

These people stared unblinkingly at the two fighters in the arena. Whenever either of them unleashed a trump card, they would pause to think, likely considering how they themselves would deal with such a move.

They seemed like complete opposites of those fanatics.

From that alone, Roy could easily infer that they were probably people intending to participate in arena battles.

After giving his little maid a few instructions, Roy went to register with the arena administrator.

Arena challenges required no fee, but challengers had to leave behind a name.

Roy chose the name "Star."

Based on the number of people who had registered before him, there were still over twenty people before it was his turn.