Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 158: Chapter 73 Yaoqing Giant City

With Li Yelai’s approach,

the Nightfall Mountain Lord, watched over by several Processors, fixed its four tiger eyes on Li Yelai.

There was some kind of low growl from its mouth.

This low growl was understood by Li Yelai in Virtual Realm Beast Language.

”Is he the target you have chosen?” The Mountain Lord’s gaze swept over Li Yelai, seemingly discerning Li Yelai’s strength.

It was an extraordinary creature with power close to a Seventh Awakening Spiritual Ability User, from the Catastrophe Era’s Immortal Ruins, the overlord of a certain mountain within the Forbidden Zone.

Although once captured by a powerful Spiritual Ability Family deep in the Forbidden Zone and later snatched by the Ember Church,

it had thus come to understand the division of strength among human Spiritual Ability Users.

And it knew its own importance; with a human individual possessing its avatar, their combat power would greatly increase.

An insignificant Second Awakening Spiritual Ability User should not deserve the help of its avatar.

Whether it was that powerful family or the Ember Church,

they would arrange for their elite Third, Fourth, and Fifth Sense members to receive its avatar.

Shouldn’t the Processing Department in this Giant City let those elites receive the avatars?

Could it be that this Second Awakening Spiritual Ability User has a high status?

The Nightfall Mountain Lord contemplated quickly, wondering if it could receive some kind of assistance through him if he indeed held high status...

”Do not meddle in unnecessary affairs. Just honestly divide out your avatar.” A Spiritual Ability User with the Path of Babbling, using Virtual Realm Beast Language, coldly snorted and commanded, ”You have no choice.”

The Mountain Lord fell silent.

Indeed, it had long lost any choice.

Ever since it was caught by that Spiritual Ability Family and brought out of the Forbidden Zone, its life had been in human hands.

Humans feared the Disaster Forbidden Zone, dreading the outbreak of a new Catastrophe Era from the major forbidden zones.

And extraordinary creatures likewise feared the Giant City.

With a great number of human Spiritual Ability Users, some Giant Cities even boasted king-level powerhouses.

Like the Mad King of No.3 Border City, the Amber King of Lava Mine City...

A great number of human Spiritual Ability Users hunted extraordinary creatures for materials and seized resources.

Thus, to many extraordinary creatures without backing or influence, a human’s Giant City was regarded as another form of Forbidden Zone!

Extraordinary creatures under human control, no matter their past glory, now had their life and death in human hands.

To survive, they had to comply with all arrangements. Otherwise, to be turned into resources was their inevitable end.

Even if it was humiliating, they didn’t want to face that end!

Thus, when the other Processors moved away from the Mountain Lord, and Li Yelai approached with his long spear,

this giant-bodied Black Tiger tried to appear as friendly as possible.

It knew that if it showed any intention of resistance, those Processors would end its life immediately!

Especially that square-faced man in armor and a cloak in the distance!

Li Yelai, on the other hand, moved forward and raised his long spear, asking in Virtual Realm Beast Language, ”Can you host an avatar within a weapon?”

”It’s possible...” the Black Tiger responded in a low voice, ”But I must warn you, even if my avatar’s intellect is erased, the avatar will still retain its instincts.”

”What do you mean?” Li Yelai looked at the seemingly humble Black Tiger in front of him and asked.

”Each action, the avatar desires to devour flesh and blood. If you return without success, it might refuse to emerge, or even attack you,” the Mountain Lord said. ”If you keep the avatar’s consciousness, you could avoid this situation. Moreover, with my combat experience and vision, I could assist you better!”

Li Yelai looked back at the nearby Processor, who said, ”That’s indeed the case, choose as you wish, but consider the worst consequences.”

”Forget it, I don’t want those experiences,” Li Yelai decisively shook his head. Keeping the avatar’s self-awareness was the real danger.

As for devouring flesh and blood... if it came to it, Li Yelai could just carry some lamb rolls with him.

The Mountain Lord sighed in its heart and then asked, ”What strength do you need the avatar to have? Divide it based on human Spiritual Ability Users’ strength.”

It could adjust the strength of its avatar; the strongest among them could even have Fifth Sense Combat Power.

But likewise, if an avatar of that level were to lose control, it would be a disaster for the Contractor.

”Let it have the strength of a Third Awakening human Spiritual Ability User,” Li Yelai decided after some thought.

”I hope your choice doesn’t lead you into trouble; otherwise, I won’t have a good outcome either,” the Mountain Lord hesitated but then flicked its tail wrapped in black mist.

A shadow surged forth, forming a muscular and colossal tiger.

The tiger’s form was somewhat translucent, not quite corporeal, but its size was immense, with a shoulder height of over two meters, and a body length of around five meters.

It lowered its head to look at Li Yelai. Its four tiger eyes were brimming with Blood Evil Energy.

That dangerous aura hitting Li Yelai caused him to raise an eyebrow in some satisfaction.

This one could swallow him whole, very good indeed!

”How about it? This is my youthful form; I was really impetuous back then...” the Mountain Lord began to boast.

That was its avatar, a projection with the power of a human’s Third Awakening.

However, a short female Processor soon approached, taking out a metal rod.

She leaped up and struck the giant tiger heavily on the head, flipping it over onto the ground.

The sudden act made the Mountain Lord, who was about to say something, gasp in alarm.

”What are you doing? Did you make me summon an avatar just for you to kill it? What’s the point?” The Mountain Lord eyed its flung avatar, completely baffled by the Processor’s actions.

Li Yelai was also greatly astonished. Wasn’t this method of erasing consciousness a bit too crude?