As far as Tan Zongzhao was concerned, Xiao Hei had reason to believe him, but he couldn't completely trust him either.
Driven by self-interest, Tan Zongzhao Xiao Hei's talent.
That is the reason.
Hearing Tan Zongzhao concede defeat.
An elderly man in yellow robes appeared before the two of them. This man was one of the elders who had brought Xiao Hei to this place.
The old man in yellow looked at Tan Zongzhao, frowned, and asked, "Are you sure you want to admit defeat? Your strength seems to be enough to compete."
Tan Zongzhao shook his head with a smile, "I've decided to admit defeat. Brother Hei's strength is probably on par with mine, and he's only at the Early God Emperor Realm yet he can unleash such power. Once he reaches the same realm as me, he definitely won't be a match for me. His talent is better, and he's more suitable than me to take over the Nine Nether Underworld."
The old man in yellow looked puzzled, but Tan Zongzhao had already said so, he couldn't say anything more and could only nod and say, "Since it's your wish, then so be it."
High in the sky, the effeminate man nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this. " Tan Zongzhao has a good eye; he's quite shrewd. Even if he can't become the successor of the Nether Lord of the Nine Nether Underworld in the Mortal Realm, he's still someone to keep an eye on."
The old man next to the man was also completely bewildered. Wasn't this a surrender?
How does this have to do with eyesight?
At this moment, the old man in yellow said, "Since you admit defeat, then leave the Nine Nether Underworld. Outsiders from the mortal realm should not linger in the Underworld."
Tan Zongzhao nodded, then looked at Xiao Hei, "Don't worry, after returning to the Chaos Realm, I will gather my friends and head to the Mortal Realm as soon as possible. Let's meet there."
Xiao Hei nodded, then thought for a moment, took out a jade pendant and handed it to Tan Zongzhao, saying, "You can use this jade pendant to find a person named Ye Qiubai. He is my senior brother."
Tan Zongzhao was taken aback upon hearing this, then accepted it. After disappearing from this area, he was filled with curiosity. What kind of extraordinary talent was Xiao Hei's senior brother?
After Tan Zongzhao disappeared into the Nine Nether Underworld, the elder in yellow looked at Xiao Hei and said, "Come with me to see the agent."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei followed the yellow-robed elder to a large gate. After opening the gate, they entered the inner hall.
Here, a very young-looking, effeminate man stands in the center, where there is a stone pillar. There used to be something on the pillar, but now it is empty.
The effeminate man glanced at the elder in yellow.
Upon seeing this, the elder in yellow robes, with keen insight, went out and closed the door behind him.
At this moment, only the effeminate man and Xiao Hei were in the inner hall.
Seeing that Xiao Hei's gaze had fallen on the stone pillar, the effeminate man chuckled, "You must have seen the Yellow Springs River before, right?"
That yellow river, filled with countless wronged souls?
Xiao Hei nodded.
The effeminate man touched the stone pillar and said, "It's been quite a while. This stone pillar originally housed the Spirit of the Yellow Springs River Water. Back then, a man in white... who was your master, came to the Nine Nether Underworld and borrowed the Spirit of the Yellow Springs River Water."
Master?
Xiao Hei was startled, "Master has been here before?"
"That's right." The effeminate man nodded and said, "He borrowed the Spirit of the Yellow Springs River Water and made a promise: he would help our Nine Nether Underworld find a successor to the Nether Lord. It seems that person is you."
Hearing this, Xiao Hei's eyebrows twitched.
Now I completely understand why the people from the Nine Nether Underworld sought me out, instead of their other fellow disciples. It turns out I was betrayed by our master...
No wonder Master wasn't worried at all about coming to this Nine Nether Underworld.
After all, judging from Master's past personality, when faced with this type of situation, he would definitely seek stability, avoid getting involved in karma, and oppose his coming to the Nine Nether Underworld.
So they've already sold themselves to the Nine Nether Underworld!
"However, it seems you have other questions for me besides this one?" The effeminate man saw through Xiao Hei's thoughts at a glance.
Xiao Hei nodded, his expression turning serious, and asked, "Senior, why is a fragment of my soul at the River of Forgetfulness?"
The effeminate man smiled, "I knew you wanted to ask this question. Although every day, even every breath, countless wronged souls who cannot enter reincarnation are thrown into the River of Forgetfulness, I can't possibly remember every single one. However, I do have some clues about this fragment of your soul."
Hearing this, Xiao Hei's breathing became rapid, and he quickly asked, "Please enlighten me, senior!"
"Every person who dies in the mortal world has their entire soul enter the Nine Nether Underworld, not just a fragment of their soul. It's impossible for the original soul to remain alive in the Nine Nether Underworld; such a situation is considered a special case."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Hei guessed, "Did someone deliberately place my soul fragment at the River of Forgetfulness?"
"You're quite clever." The effeminate man nodded, his smile gradually fading.
"A man in white brought this soul fragment here. I initially wanted to refuse, but that man had said that the owner of this soul fragment could become the Nether Lord of the Nine Nether Underworld."
"At that time, I also witnessed the unfathomable strength of that man in white." At this point, the effeminate man's expression became extremely solemn, and he said, enunciating each word clearly, "Invincible in the world. In all my years of life, I have never seen anyone comparable to him. So I believed him and placed this fragment of soul at the River of Forgetfulness."
Xiao Hei was slightly taken aback. Another man in white?
Is this the same white-clad man from the Cloud Dream Marsh, in the fragments of memory?
"However, because so many years have passed and the owner of this soul fragment has yet to appear, I gradually gave up and told your master to choose a successor." The effeminate man chuckled, "But I never expected that you would be the owner of this soul fragment."
I heard that.
Xiao Hei felt as if his scalp was about to explode, and he was extremely numb!
Is this a coincidence?
This is clearly not a coincidence!
This is clearly a case of everything being planned out in advance, even the timing was calculated perfectly!
What kind of person possesses this ability to anticipate events?
That's impossible, isn't it?
now.
Xiao Hei then felt as if every part of his body was connected by a thread, and a giant hand was controlling their lives through these threads!
Seemingly sensing Xiao Hei's worries, the effeminate man patted Xiao Hei's shoulder and said, "Didn't your master teach you not to think about things beyond your capabilities? After all, even if you knew about things beyond your capabilities, you couldn't solve them, and it might even bring about your death."
Xiao Hei nodded.
We must inform our master of this news as soon as possible.
The Cloud Dream Marsh might be a coincidence.
Combined with the fragmented memories and the words spoken by the effeminate man, Xiao Hei was able to conclude that this was something that had been secretly planned for a long time!