Nether Mountain
Nether Mountain is the highest mountain in the Netherworld, and also the most dangerous place in the Netherworld.
There are six prefectures between the North Bone Prefecture and the Nether Mountain. Decades later, Andres finally arrived at the Nether Mountain.
Andres stood before the transparent inner wall of the Metal Life, looking out. In the distance, he could see towering mountains, their bodies shrouded in a faint Azure Light. At first glance, they appeared to be blue mountains, but upon closer inspection, it became clear that the Azure Light flickered constantly, like lightning.
At this time, they were still more than 100,000 li away from Nether Mountain, but because Nether Mountain was so high, they could still see it even from such a distance.
A distance of over 100,000 miles would take a Metal Life form about an hour to cover.
As they drew closer, the Nether Mountain became clearer and clearer in Andres' eyes.
Nether Mountain is a million meters high and spans over ten thousand miles. From the highest point of Nether Mountain, Thunder Chains hang down to the foot of the mountain.
Hundreds of millions of Thunder Chains, each as thick as a person's waist, hung down, with a distance of about one or two meters between adjacent Thunder Chains.
The shimmering Azure Light that Andres saw from afar came from these Thunder Chains.
Andres was somewhat surprised to see this scene, because the Nether Mountain in front of him was different from the original story.
In the original Nether Mountain, in addition to these Thunder Chains, the Netherworld Mountain was also surrounded by three-colored clouds.
The lower half of the mountain was shrouded in white mist, the upper half in gray mist, and the highest peak in purple mist.
Each of these Tri-Colored Mist zones presents its own danger; the white fog can impair a person's sense of direction, causing them to become lost within it.
The gray mist contains Soul Attack; those with weak souls will fall into illusions, lose their minds, and become madmen who attack indiscriminately.
As for the purple mist area, it is where the true body of the Netherworld Main God resides.
The reason why Nether Mountain is known as the most dangerous place in the Netherworld is largely due to the Tri-Colored Mist. Even the Seven-star Demon dare not be careless when facing the Tri-Colored Mist.
"It seems the Tri-Colored Mist was created by the Death Sovereign after he settled in the Nether Mountain," Andres thought to himself.
To avoid being disturbed, many Sovereign would transform their dwelling places into dangerous locations.
However, the Death Sovereign is different from other Sovereign. While other Sovereign do not want to be disturbed, she deliberately attracts many people to the Nether Mountain.
The Death Sovereign deliberately spread rumors about the Netherworld Fruit to attract countless people from the Netherworld to venture into Nether Mountain. Meanwhile, she ran a hotel at the foot of Nether Mountain, acting as the hotel owner and gleefully watching people enter Nether Mountain to their deaths, finding amusement in the process.
When those powerful beings from the Netherworld finally obtained the Netherworld Fruit after going through countless hardships, they were naturally dumbfounded when they discovered that the hotel owner was the Death Sovereign. This was exactly the reaction that the Death Sovereign wanted to see.
"That's good, it saves a lot of trouble."
Although Andres wasn't afraid of the Tri-Colored Mist, he would prefer to avoid trouble.
The Metal Life finally flew to the Nether Mountain.
When viewed up close, the entire Nether Mountain seemed to pierce the sky.
"My lord, the Thunder Chains of Nether Mountain are extremely dangerous. Getting too close will trigger a lightning attack that even ordinary Highgod cannot withstand. If we want to enter the mountain, it would be best to go in through the Mountain Gate." Orenth was very familiar with the situation of Nether Mountain and explained it to Andres.
"Good."
The Metal Life flew along the Nether Mountain, whose Mountain Gate was located at the foot of the mountain to the north.
It was a giant Mountain Gate, ten meters high, with strange patterns carved on it. A lot of lightning bolts were running along the edge of Mountain Gate Mountain Gate, but the inside of the Mountain Gate was very calm, without a single lightning bolt.
"My lord, that's it!" Orenth said, pointing to the Mountain Gate.
"Walk."
The two left the Metal Life, passed through the Mountain Gate, and entered the Nether Mountain.
"Orenth, what's the situation with this Nether Mountain? And where is the Heart of the Netherworld?" Andres asked.
Although he had memories of the original story, the current Nether Mountain was clearly different from the Nether Mountain of the original era, Andres dared not be presumptuous and wanted to learn more.
"My lord, the most dangerous thing about Nether Mountain is the Thunder Chains outside. Once inside, there's nothing to worry about. What we need to be careful of are the other powerful individuals who have come for the Heart of the Netherworld."
Orenth pointed to the distant, unseen mountaintop. "The Heart of the Netherworld is on the mountaintop, and all the powerful beings are gathered there."
"Then let's hurry up and go!"
Andres didn't hesitate any longer and charged towards the top of the mountain, with Orenth following closely behind.
Along the way, they encountered many Highgod, but they all seemed to be of average strength.
"My lord, the closer one gets to the summit, the stronger they become. Before my Dark God Clone perished, there were already some powerful individuals with similar strength to me, and now there are probably even more," Orenth warned.
As Andres approached the summit, he encountered more and more familiar faces.
Over the years, through Iron Saber Castle, he has obtained information on many powerful figures from various planes.
At this moment, there are many Five-star Demons and Six-star Demon -level powerhouses from the Netherworld on Nether Mountain. Andres has read information about these people before.
The Five-star Demon and Six-star Demon were startled to see Andres companion charging forward without any regard for anything, and they all started talking to their friends beside them.
"Could it be another powerful expert who has come from somewhere?"
"I guess it's because Teresa was already strong enough, but then someone even stronger than him came along. Sigh, we have absolutely no hope for the Heart of the Netherworld."
"Don't rush, we still need to go up and take a look. What if they all perish together? Even if we don't get the chance, just being able to witness a battle between top-tier experts will make the trip worthwhile."
Andres ignored the thoughts of the people along the way; they moved quickly and soon reached the top of the mountain.
The mountaintop is a vast, flat area covered with flowers and grass.
Above the mountaintop, at a height of about one thousand meters, floats a huge sphere, which crackles with endless lightning. From this giant sphere, numerous Thunder Chains spread out in all directions and descend.
This sphere is the source of the Thunder Chains.
Below this sphere, there is an oval crystal emitting a blood-red light, and a thin black line connects the crystal to the giant sphere.
"My lord, that blood-red crystal is the Heart of the Netherworld!" Orenth transmitted his voice to Andres.
Andres glanced at the Heart of the Netherworld and then paid no more attention to it, because a great battle was taking place on the mountaintop at that moment.
The two sides in the battle were a man with long silver hair and a hooked nose, wielding a Giant Scythe. With each swing, he easily tore through space.
This person is none other than Teresa!