My King Returns

Facing the incessant questioning from the five players, the flames in the Soul Ferrying Envoy's pupils gradually intensified. Finally, with a wave of his hand, a cloud of black mist emerged, enveloping the five individuals and suspending them in the air.

"Do you know how the Ghost Overseer Commander stationed here died?" the Soul Ferrying Envoy asked, half in hope.

The leading Berserker struggled for a moment, then, finding himself unable to break free, glanced speechlessly at his companions:

"What's up? Does the Mysterious Merchant have to show off his strength before making a deal?"

"Cough... Boss, I've never encountered this before, I don't know the procedure."

"Then... should we compliment him a bit to make him happy? Maybe he'll give us a discount?"

Hearing the players' conversation, the Soul Ferrying Envoy completely lost hope. With a wave of his hand, the black mist churned violently, crushing the five of them into pieces.

Seeing the souls and Soul Power disappear inexplicably once again, the Soul Ferrying Envoy revealed a thoughtful expression. Then, with a flash, his figure transformed into a black shadow, rapidly heading towards the Netherworld.

The scene that unfolded here was naturally detected by Bei Li, who was monitoring the situation 24/7, and she quickly reported it to Lu Wu.

"It seems Cha Na sent someone to investigate, but what exactly is the background of this Soul Ferrying Envoy?"

Bei Li rested her small head in her hands, sitting in front of the computer desk, chewing on snacks:

"The Soul Ferrying Envoy is the highest-ranking position under the Ghost King and Ghost Generals, responsible for the collection and submission of Yin Souls. Each Ghost King and Ghost General is assigned a Soul Ferrying Envoy. Their strength varies, and they are skilled in using blood sacrifice-type spells."

"Yin Souls? What are those?" Lu Wu asked curiously.

"They're like money in the real world. After all, ordinary people can't collect Soul Power, and Beiqi has many areas that produce Yin Souls. Yin Souls are different from initial souls; they're more like a material that can be used for cultivation, or to forge weapons and equipment. Anyway, they have many uses."

Lu Wu nodded: "So, these Ghost Kings and Ghost Generals don't occupy the Netherworld area because it doesn't produce Yin Souls?"

Bei Li stuffed a handful of snacks into her mouth, answering vaguely, "Mmm, that's right. Although the Netherworld is the capital of Beiqi, it's the most resource-scarce place."

Although he knew the origin of the Soul Ferrying Envoy and his purpose, Lu Wu wasn't sure how to deal with him, and couldn't help but turn his gaze to the gluttonous Bei Li again.

"I don't know either. Soul Ferrying Envoys can merge into shadows, it's hard for players to kill them with their current strength."

Seeing that Bei Li didn't know how to solve this hidden danger either, Lu Wu fell into deep thought.

At this moment, Bei Li pointed to the computer screen: "Lu Wu, look, they're discussing this on the forum."

Lu Wu stepped forward and immediately saw the post the players had just published.

MetalBull: Who can tell me why NPCs can be so unreasonable? I thought I was lucky to encounter a Mysterious Merchant, but I didn't get anything and was even killed. Can someone tell me why? I'm starting to doubt my life.

Below the post were several screenshots from the game, showing the Soul Ferrying Envoy.

Where_is_Mundo: (Facepalm) Bro, are you an idiot? Although this guy looks like a Mysterious Merchant, what made you think he was one? Didn't you see he's a skeleton?

Soda_Water: Holy crap, bro, you encountered this guy too? My brothers and I encountered him while taming beasts in the Liuli District. This isn't a Mysterious Merchant, it's a subordinate of Cha Na, the Ghost General! You're really awesome, actively going to your death, I'll give you a 666.

My_CutieKing: Where is he? Where is Cha Na's subordinate? This mage has leveled up my divine skill to level 2, summoning an army is just around the corner. Let me take my Netherworld Soldier minions to slaughter him!

ArrogantWolf replied to My_CutieKing: The little mage upstairs is getting cocky? Let's have a 1v1 in the wild, I'll teach you a lesson with my greatsword?

My_CutieKing replied to ArrogantWolf: We mages are invincible in duels, the most awesome, the most badass, crushing all Berserker brutes. Looking for a wild encounter, let you know what a human wave tactic is.

SwordSkill_Master replied to My_CutieKing: "Don't brag, mages are awesome now, but don't you know that every version has its own god? When we change classes, one of us can take on a whole squad of you mages!"

Seeing the players' comments, Lu Wu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The recent opening of mage skills had made many mages who had been stuck in the lower tiers for a long time seem very inflated. After all, with the Yin Soldier Summoning skill, sneaky mages had indeed become very powerful in wild duels.

Just as he was about to continue browsing the players' discussion posts on the forum, Bei Li's expression suddenly changed:

"He's here, he's already arrived in the Netherworld!"

Hearing this, Lu Wu's mind also immersed itself in the artifact, observing through the artifact's connection with the Netherworld.

He saw a black shadow slowly emerging near the Netherworld, then drilling into it.

Seeing the restored Netherworld before him, the Soul Ferrying Envoy's heart was filled with fear.

But he didn't believe it, he didn't believe that the dead king was still alive. He knew that he had witnessed his death with his own eyes, and he clearly remembered the aura of the King of Beiqi's Soul Power dissipating.

So, after hesitating and struggling at the entrance for a long time, the Soul Ferrying Envoy gritted his teeth and chose to enter, intending to investigate.

After wandering around, the Soul Ferrying Envoy was once again shocked.

Seeing with his own eyes that the destroyed outer buildings of the Netherworld were actually intact as before, even the slightest traces were exactly the same, he really thought that the King of Beiqi had returned.

But he didn't understand why, apart from the Sutra depository, the other buildings were gone.

The reason for this was naturally that Lu Wu's Soul Coins were only enough to restore the Sutra depository, and there were not enough Soul Coins to repair other buildings such as the material warehouse and equipment warehouse. Obviously, the Soul Ferrying Envoy could not have imagined this.

Seeing the Soul Ferrying Envoy constantly wandering in the Netherworld, Lu Wu suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and then manipulated the artifact to slowly condense a figure in the Netherworld.

"Who!" Sensing the sudden gathering of Netherworld energy, the Soul Ferrying Envoy suddenly turned his gaze to a place in the Netherworld.

"You ask who I am!" A majestic voice came from the figure.

Suddenly, dark clouds filled the sky, and a huge Netherworld energy formed a tornado, constantly echoing in the Netherworld, and the figure gradually became clear.

"King of Beiqi! No, impossible!" The Soul Ferrying Envoy's mind was shaken, and his body began to tremble involuntarily.

He raised his head and glanced at the Netherworld energy swirling and whistling in the sky, and the Soul Ferrying Envoy suddenly lowered his head and knelt on the ground:

"Du Yan respectfully welcomes the return of our King!"

"Do you know the consequences of betrayal?" Lu Wu said in a deep voice.

The voice echoed in the Netherworld through the Netherworld energy, causing the Soul Ferrying Envoy, who was already terrified, to tremble constantly.

"This subordinate knows his crime and is willing to atone for it with death. I hope that our King will remember the hard work of this subordinate's many years of service and not extract and refine my soul!" The Soul Ferrying Envoy replied tremblingly.

Hearing this, Lu Wu was dumbfounded. He just suddenly thought of coming to show off, but he didn't expect that this Soul Ferrying Envoy would be so easily frightened that he wanted to commit suicide to atone for his sins.