Nine Nether King

A massive floating island loomed indistinctly amid the clouds. Rather than an island, it was more like a floating continent.

Countless palaces covered the land, with pavilions and towers standing in neat rows. Brilliant protective barriers radiated lights of every color.

This was the headquarters of the Great Luo Territory—Great Luo Heaven!

Within one of Great Luo Heaven's palaces, a purple-haired woman sat upon a throne, her face pale.

The vast hall was exceptionally empty. Two lovely young women stood beside the throne, their expressions filled with concern.

One wore a fitted black training outfit, while the other wore pale red robes. They were Tang Bing and Tang Rou, the two stewards under the Nine Nether King.

"Big Sister Nine Nether, it's all my fault. I was useless... If you hadn't stood up for me, you wouldn't have..."

Before Tang Rou could finish, Nine Nether raised a hand and cut her off.

"It isn't your fault. They went too far... Besides, I'd only just returned. If I didn't fight someone, how would others know that I was no longer who I used to be?"

The Nine Nether King's return and her great battle with the Blood Eagle King, in which neither had emerged victorious and both had suffered losses, had indeed shocked many people. No one had expected that the Nine Nether King—once the weakest among the Nine Kings, not even a Sovereign—could now stand toe-to-toe with the Blood Eagle King.

However, that battle had also completely torn away any pretense between the Nine Nether King and the Blood Eagle King, intensifying the conflict between them.

The Nine Kings were the core force of the Great Luo Territory and were not permitted to fight one another to the death. That was why the Sky Vulture Emperor and the Spirit Pupil