A phantom figure floated in front of Xiao Hei.
It was none other than the Nine Nether Underworld Lord.
Xiao Hei cupped his hands in greeting, "Senior."
The Nether Lord looked at Xiao Hei and nodded with a smile, "We meet again."
Xiao Hei asked, "Is the time right now?"
Previously, the Nether Lord had told Xiao Hei that they would meet when the time was right.
The Nether Lord pondered for a moment, then calculated with his fingers and said, "It's much earlier than I expected. It seems the other side is rather impatient to take control of the Underworld."
Xiao Hei pouted, "Then the senior's calculations weren't accurate either..."
The Nether Lord's face darkened. "What's wrong? It's been so long since I've seen you be so impolite to me, and you've even learned to be sarcastic? Where did you learn that from?"
Before Xiao Hei could answer, Tan Feng said, " Nether Lord, are you saying that Chen Qi and He Zhou were sent by the other side? Their purpose is to seize the position of Nether Lord and thus control the Underworld?"
The Nether Lord shook his head. " Chen Qi is a suspect, but not as much He Zhou."
Envoy Tao looked puzzled. "But everyone in the Underworld has undergone Soul Search- searching and identity verification. Moreover, they are candidates sent by various Underworld, so the requirements are even stricter. If there were any problems, they would have been found out long ago."
The screening process in the Underworld is very strict.
The weight of the phrase "in charge of reincarnation" is self-evident.
If someone with ulterior motives were to take control of the Underworld, the entire universe would descend into chaos.
The Nether Lord smiled, "But what if the Soul Search doesn't find any problems during the screening?"
Envoy Tao, was taken aback.
Tan Feng was the first to react, his face grim as he said, "Extracting memories from the soul... this method is extremely insidious, but it did exist."
Envoy Tao standing nearby, immediately said, "I will send someone to bring Chen Qi and He Zhou here right now for another Soul Search!"
The Nether Lord gestured with his hand, "There's no need for Soul Search."
"You mean...?" Tan Feng asked.
The Nether Lord's amiable smile vanished abruptly, replaced by a narrowed gaze and a chilling look. " The Underworld must not allow any accidents to occur. Since they have been planning for so long and hiding so deeply, let's follow this line and drag them out."
One of their weapons is suspicious, isn't it? Use that as a pretext to send someone to the Soaring Realm Underworld. Once any evidence is found, replace everyone in the Soaring Realm Underworld.
It sounded like nothing special, but everyone except Xiao Hei felt a chill run down their spines.
The Nether Lord is still the same Nether Lord.
He still eliminates dissidents with ruthless methods. Although he was criticized by other Underworld in the past, the entire Underworld system has not had any problems under the leadership of the Nether Lord over the years.
"Then who should we send?"
The Nether Lord didn't speak, but simply smiled and looked at Xiao Hei, who stood to the side, seemingly indifferent to the situation.
Immediately afterwards, Tan Feng, Envoy Tao, and Envoy Yun all turned their gazes in that direction.
Xiao Hei was taken aback for a moment, then grinned and said, "I can't do this kind of thing. Going undercover is more suitable for one of my junior brothers."
"An undercover agent?" The Nether Lord smiled and shook his head. "What you need to do is not to go undercover. You just need to go to the Soaring Realm Underworld of the Soaring Realm in your current identity as the Nine Nether Underworld Lord and thoroughly investigate this matter. Of course, Envoy Tao and Tan Feng will accompany you."
Tan Feng frowned. " Nether Lord, if I go, what about the Nine Nether Underworld here..."
The Nether Lord waved his hand and looked at Xiao Hei, saying, "Didn't you want to be a hands-off manager? Summon your Nether Lord's Attendant, Tan Feng, and have him teach him some basics, then have Envoy Yun oversee the process."
Tan Feng was originally Nether Lord's Attendant, and he had handled almost all the big and small matters over the years.
Hearing the Nether Lord's words, Tan Feng could only manage a wry smile, "This tactic seems so familiar..."
"Alright, let's get started." The Nether Lord didn't give Tan Feng a chance to complain.
Afterwards, Xiao Hei also summoned the Gu Sheng who was in seclusion digesting the inheritance of the Nether Lord.
Upon hearing that he would be entrusted with the affairs of the Underworld, the Gu Sheng looked utterly helpless.
However, he had anticipated this.
After all, weren't Xiao Hei Hei's fellow disciples all hands-off managers...?
These days, Tan Feng has been gradually handing over the management of the Underworld to the Gu Sheng.
The old and new Nether Lord's Attendant gradually took over.
Ten days later.
Xue Ling and the others, along with Chen Qi and He Zhou, emerged from the Nether King Hall.
Just as everyone was about to return to their respective realms of the Underworld.
Xiao Hei, Tan Feng, and Envoy Tao arrived in He Zhou.
Tan Feng said calmly, "The origin of your weapon is unknown. We need to go to the Underworld where you reside to investigate. You should know the rules of the Underworld, right?"
He Zhou nodded. "Of course, then may I return with you, gentlemen?"
Xue Lingwu and the others who were standing nearby were all shocked by what they saw.
What's surprising isn't this rule.
Instead, the people who went to investigate were none other than Tan Feng, Nether Lord's Attendant, and Tao, the most powerful Envoy Tao among the Yellow Springs Envoy?!
In addition, Xiao Hei, the Nine Nether Underworld Lord is practically a shoo-in for the coronation yet.
Why deploy such a large force just to find out the origin of the weapons...?
Xue Ling frowned; things were probably not that simple.
"Alright, everyone else, disperse." Tan Feng waved his hand.
In just a moment, Xiao Hei, Envoy Tao, He Zhou, and Tan Feng himself landed above the Yellow Springs River.
Tan Feng lightly touched the water's surface with his finger, and the murky yellow river water began to form a whirlpool centered on the spot where his finger had touched.
"Go in," Tan Feng said. " The Yellow Springs River connects to the Underworld of all realms."
Xiao Hei was surprised.
Connecting all worlds?
Wouldn't that be like Star Orbit trails?
Moreover, it didn't even possess the aura of Power of Space, yet it still managed to reach this level.
Seeing this, Envoy Tao smiled and explained, " The Underworld is not the same as the Upper Realm; you will understand in time."
The group entered the vortex.
Unlike Star Orbit travel,
Xiao Hei felt his body being constantly impacted by the water flow, like a waterfall, Xiao Hei and his companions had to go against the current and swim upstream.
Every few breaths, several nodes with abundant Power of Reincarnation would appear; these nodes were the locations of the Underworld of other great realms.
The distance between the Soaring Realm and the Wilderness Realm is vast, stretching from the base of the World Tree World Tree its crown.
However, only half a cup of tea's time had passed before they arrived at the Soaring Realm Underworld.
When Xiao Hei and the others emerged from the Yellow Springs River.
Then they saw dozens of figures waiting on the shore, and when they saw Xiao Hei come out, they all knelt down on one knee.
"Greetings, Nether Lord!"
She's quite adept at handling situations.
Xiao Hei glanced at Tan Feng, Tan Feng beckoned and said, "The lord has said that you have full authority to handle this; you are now the Nether Lord."
Should I handle this?
Xiao Hei thought for a moment, then looked at the dozens of figures and said, "In that case, take me to see the Lord of the Underworld here. Also, all the high-ranking officials of the Underworld must be present, and the entire Underworld must be sealed off; entry is permitted, but exit is not."