Ancestor's Legacy

"Wait, let me get this straight. You're saying my ancestor conquered a territory in the Underworld and became one of the Netherworld's Twelve Lord Governors, and now that he's dead, you want me to inherit his legacy?"

In Jialan City's park, Lu Wu stared blankly at the little loli sitting on a small stool, her expression unusually serious.

"To be precise, while inheriting the legacy, you also need to find a way to avenge your ancestor, because after his death, his former subordinates have betrayed him and are now dividing and plundering the territory that belongs to you!"

Lu Wu chuckled, "This kid must spend a lot of time on Qidian, right? Just like my chuuni days!"

"I'm not kidding. Your ancestor was once one of the most powerful beings in the Underworld. He died during an experiment to create a Battle Artifact in order to continue expanding his territory and unify the entire Underworld. So, you must inherit his will, unify the Underworld, and become the Underworld Emperor!"

This time, Lu Wu nodded solemnly and reached out to rub the little loli's head:

"Then, how about helping me and becoming my right-hand woman? When we're done with the Underworld, we'll conquer the Heavens and become the ruler of the Three Realms!"

Hearing Lu Wu's words, the little loli suddenly became excited, her face flushed as she looked at Lu Wu and nodded vigorously.

"Okay, then tell big brother where you live first. I'll send you back first, and when I've gathered my troops, I'll call you."

The little loli's expression froze: "You still don't believe me, do you?"

Lu Wu shook his head decisively: "Big brother definitely believes you. I'll make a call in the next few days to borrow tens of thousands of troops from Qin Shi Huang, and then we'll march into the Underworld!"

Hearing this, the little loli suddenly stood up from the small stool and began hitting Lu Wu's chest with her head:

"I told you to lie to me! I told you to lie to me!"

Lu Wu quickly pushed the little loli away, looking at her clenched teeth and angry expression, feeling very helpless.

"Come with me, I'll take you back!"

"Where to?"

"The Underworld!"

Lu Wu was stunned: "Kid, you can't be thinking of doing something drastic!"

Hearing this, the little loli raised her head, her fangs grinding together again.

Then, she took out a black object from her pocket and stuffed it into Lu Wu's hand:

"This is a Yin Talisman. With it, you can travel between the world of the living and the Underworld!"

It was a triangular talisman block with a metallic texture, filled with many twisted runes, making it look very peculiar, causing Lu Wu to take a few more glances.

Lu Wu was about to ask if it was bought from Taobao when the little loli reached out and grabbed Lu Wu's hand holding the talisman block, chanting something.

Then, a shocking scene occurred in front of Lu Wu's eyes, as a black dot appeared. The black dot rapidly expanded as it rotated, and a suction force pulled him in.

A sense of weightlessness emerged. Just as Lu Wu was at a loss, a scene appeared at the end of the black tunnel, and then he was thrown out, landing on his butt.

The sky was dim, dark clouds churned, and a hazy blood moon hung high in the sky, with blood-colored drizzle sprinkling between heaven and earth.

The scene before his eyes made Lu Wu realize that he had really transmigrated, and to the legendary Underworld.

Looking back at the little loli, Lu Wu's lips trembled slightly: "Everything you said was true?"

The little loli proudly put her hands on her hips: "Everything I said is true. This area is your ancestor's territory, known as Beiqi, one of the Twelve Great Domains of the Underworld!"

This time, Lu Wu really believed it, because everything before his eyes proved that everything the little loli said was true.

"Then I'm the new Lord Governor? One of the rulers of the Underworld?" Happiness came too suddenly, and Lu Wu couldn't accept it for a moment, but of course, he couldn't resist it either.

"Yes! You are the new King of Beiqi, but before that, you have to find a way to recover the lost territory?"

Thinking of what the little loli said earlier, that his ancestor's territory seemed to have been divided by his subordinates after his death, Lu Wu's expression suddenly became serious:

"That's a must. Those bastards dared to betray my ancestor, they must be punished. So, did my ancestor leave me any Peerless Divine Skills or anything like that?" Lu Wu looked at the little loli expectantly, waiting for her answer.

"Nope~" The little loli shrugged.

"You know, the cultivation of every Netherworld Soul is based on the accumulation of time. So, if you don't have 100,000 years of cultivation, it will be difficult for you to reach your ancestor's level." The little loli replied truthfully.

Lu Wu was stunned: "Then, are there thousands of troops, elite iron cavalry or anything like that?"

"Nope~ After your ancestor died, they all betrayed him. Besides this house, you have nothing."

As she spoke, the little loli pointed to a palace that had obviously been burned by a fire and was almost abandoned.

"Then I'll grab a hammer and snatch back our ancestor's territory!" Lu Wu said with a face full of grief.

"No, you still have me!" The little loli put her hands on her hips, saying proudly.

Hearing this, Lu Wu's eyes lit up again: "You must be very strong!"

The little loli shook her head, pouting, "I fought a Netherworld Soul last time and almost got eaten, it was so scary!"

Lu Wu's eyes were lifeless. This inheritance was just a loli with negative combat power. How could he survive in the Underworld? It would be good enough if he wasn't eaten.

Seeing the disappointment on Lu Wu's face, the little loli chuckled and took out a ring from her pocket:

"Your grandfather died in the final stage of forging the Battle Artifact, but I helped him complete the last step, so you still have this artifact."

Lu Wu took the hollow ring with a ghostly blue light flowing in the little loli's hand, and was surprised:

"Is this thing very powerful?"

The little loli nodded quickly: "It's very powerful, try wearing it!"

Lu Wu immediately put the Battle Artifact on his index finger with anticipation.

A blue light suddenly appeared, enveloping Lu Wu's whole body.

[Battle Artifact activated, verifying wearer's identity...]
[Bloodline verification successful, host is a descendant of the King of Beiqi, Battle Artifact officially bound...]

Two prompts suddenly appeared in Lu Wu's mind. At the same time, an explanation about the Battle Artifact flooded into his mind.

According to the explanation, the Battle Artifact was created by his ambitious ancestor in order to unify the entire Underworld. Its most powerful function was to create undead warriors. Moreover, these undead warriors were condensed from the ubiquitous Yin Qi of the Underworld, requiring almost no cost. As long as the soul existed, the body could be replaced at any time, achieving near immortality.

However, this ability had a prerequisite, which was to control enough souls, so that he could have countless undying Yin Soldiers to drive.

After being stunned for a moment, Lu Wu's expression gradually returned to clarity.

"How is it, isn't it a great invention?" The little loli said proudly.

"Actually, I just want to know, where can I find a large number of souls to drive?" Lu Wu pointed out the key problem.

Hearing this, the little loli was obviously stunned, her expression gradually stiffening, and tears began to well up in her eyes:

"I, I didn't think of that. Without souls, this artifact seems to be useless!"

Looking at the little loli with tears streaming down her face, Lu Wu had a headache. This ancestor was too unreliable. The idea of the artifact was good, but with his strength, where could he find a bunch of souls? It was simply impractical.

Reaching out and rubbing the little loli's head, Lu Wu was about to say a few words of comfort when a flash of inspiration suddenly struck his mind.

"By the way, are you also a developer of this artifact?"

The little loli rubbed her red eyes and nodded.

"Then can you add some functions to the artifact?"

The little loli looked up in confusion, seeming a little puzzled.

Lu Wu took out the Yin Talisman that allowed him to travel between the world of the living and the Underworld, and waved it in front of the little loli: "Add the function of this thing?"

"That's not difficult, but what's the use?" The little loli sniffled twice, seeming to be calming her emotions.

Lu Wu smiled: "Do you know what I do in the real world?"

Hearing this, the little loli took out a small notebook from her pocket, opened it and read:

"Lu Wu, 23 years old, 365th generation descendant of the King of Beiqi, has been an entrepreneur for three years, still a loser, opened a small game website with almost no clicks, still single..."

Lu Wu quickly stopped the little loli from reading:

"You also know that I make games. Can you enrich the functions of this artifact, such as being able to guide mortals from the world of the living into the Underworld through experiencing games, so that they can become our undead warriors? As long as the game is popular enough, we can have countless warriors!"

The little loli pondered seriously for a moment, her eyes gradually lighting up:

"Good idea! And when their bodies die, they can completely condense new Yin bodies, which is equivalent to resurrection in the game!"

The little loli's reaction surprised Lu Wu. He didn't expect her to grasp the essence of this method so quickly.

"Have you played games before?" He asked subconsciously.

"Hmph, I'm an old WOW player, I've been playing for over 300 years~" This time, the little loli put her hands on her hips again proudly.

Lu Wu was embarrassed, he didn't expect this little loli to be so old.

"However, this is a big project, and there must be a game system, such as quests, a mall, dungeons, professions, and so on!" Lu Wu said with some concern.

"Leave it to me, the function of the Battle Artifact is not only to create undead warriors, but also to condense various things with Yin Qi and Soul Power, and it can completely create various game equipment and mall items."

"What is Soul Power?" Lu Wu asked curiously.

"Soul Power is the primary indicator of the strength of an Underworld creature, equivalent to the Spiritual Power in a cultivator's body. After all Underworld creatures die, the Soul Power in their bodies will dissipate. It is a higher-level existence than Yin Qi."

This made Lu Wu's eyes light up: "Then, can we let our players kill other Underworld creatures and strip them of the Soul Power in their bodies, and then absorb it? If we can do that, wouldn't it be equivalent to characters leveling up in the game?"

"No problem!" The little loli confidently patted her chest.

"But it's best if we can extract some commission after the players kill monsters, because Soul Power can speed up your cultivation, and it can also be used to rebuild the Beiqi King's Palace. The biggest use is to use it as a reward for issuing tasks!"

The little loli's suggestion was exactly what Lu Wu was planning to say, and he immediately grinned: "How about 20 percent?"

"30 percent!"

Then the two laughed hehe.