The Second Layer of the Nine Nether Prefecture.
Heaven and Earth were shrouded in gloom.
Wind swept across the white sand, shifting it slowly over the ground with a soft rustle.
A closer look would reveal that the sand was all that remained of Ghost Entity corpses, worn beyond recognition.
As soon as Xu Yuan entered, he saw a magnificent palace in the distance.
He looked back.
A white-bone pagoda stood dozens of meters tall.
He looked east.
There stood an enormous white-bone temple.
He looked west.
A white-bone altar gave off waves of desolate grandeur.
It really was nothing like the first layer!
Apparently, Ghost Entities had founded quite a few "ten-day" regimes on this layer.
These buildings must belong to the different regimes.
Xu Yuan studied them for a while. As a fellow construction nerd who practiced Ninefold Nether Bonecraft, he took the chance to learn from their work. With sand made of corpses covering the ground, building things must be easy.
As he looked around, he greeted the Ghost Entities nearby:
"Hello, everyone."
He seemed to have arrived at a fixed teleportation point.
Many Ghost Entities stood around him, sizing him up.
"Welcome to the Second Layer, new friend. Want to join a hunt?"
A bone wolf had spoken.
"A hunt?" Xu Yuan asked.
"That's right. We hunt across the vast plains. Every member of our pack is fascinating, and fighting alongside us is an incredible experience," the bone wolf said. "Don't listen to it. What's the fun in running day and night? Join us instead. We offer excellent benefits and hold a feast every day," said a Blood Sin Spirit. "There isn't much work on our side. As long as you're loyal, we can work everything out," said an armored Zombie.
Xu Yuan looked over the