Nine Nether Space-Time consisted primarily of an endless ocean-the true body of the Lord of the Nine Nether.
Islands large and small dotted its boundless surface.
These islands came in all shapes and sizes. The largest resembled continents, while the smallest were merely protruding reefs.
Among the most famous was Tree Island, where the towering Strongest World Tree grew. Its enormous canopy blotted out the sky, and the life aura and space-time fluctuations it naturally emanated inspired awe even in Universe Overlords, who dared not approach without good reason.
Hu Yanbo's destination was not somewhere as conspicuous as Tree Island.
With King Feijing in tow, he first landed on an island called Barren Stone Island.
The island lived up to its name. Desolate and remote, it was covered in hard, dark-brown rocks, with little vegetation.
Hundreds upon thousands of such unremarkable islands lay scattered across the vast Nine Nether Sea. Even some of the powerful natives could not be bothered to claim them.
If he went somewhere like Tree Island instead, powerful beings would be entrenched there, and the alien assassination squad might hesitate to unleash its full strength out of fear of the Strongest World Tree.
Barren Stone Island, on the other hand, was barren and open, with no defensible terrain and no one paying it any attention.
That suited him perfectly.
Here, he was the most obvious target.
"King Feijing, use your innate ability to check what's happening within a billion kilometers!" Hu Yanbo ordered.
He hoped the assassination squad had some means of tracking him here. Barren Stone Island was a frequent stopping point for many powerful beings exploring Nine Nether Space-Time.
"Yes, Master." King Feijing stepped forward, his eyes narrowing. The intricate secret patterns on the scales covering his body abruptly glimmered. His golden eyes, in