Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 640: Chapter 299: Sending Away the Disaster Star_2

Zhu Tu didn’t have much affection for Fen Xiao, but after all, he was a fellow. They had to at least find out the truth.

“Anything is possible. Judging from the reaction of Border City Two, Fen Xiao indeed betrayed us…” the stone statue responded, “Of course, it could also be Deceit Dao’s conspiracy… They are best at stirring up disputes among the Divine Chosen. This time, the actions of Border City Two were devoid of Deceit Dao’s involvement, which makes me suspect that they might have meddled.”

“Deceit Dao, truly the most despicable people,” Zhu Tu nodded, “But currently, we still need to cooperate with them.”

“That’s right, the threat of the Fifth God is too great…” the stone statue lamented, and then said, “Now, Emperor’s Fall has returned to Border City. Whether successful or not, we must protect him.”

“I understand, we can sacrifice some believers at any point to contribute to his fame and grant him greater power,” Zhu Tu said, “By the way, we might as well probe the details of the Ninth Champion.”

The Ninth Champion—they were the Champion Inheritor who had appeared within the Forbidden Heaven Realm. An unexpected strong opponent worthy of cautious handling.

He could very well be the opponent for Emperor’s Fall’s Chosen One thing!

“Be cautious, the officials have managed to hide a Sixth-Sense Expert so deeply that even Emperor’s Fall might not be able to reach him,” the stone statue said, “Don’t let him exert himself too much.”

“However, with the strong gathering of the Divine Treasure Immortal Palace Worcestershire this time, it’s likely that Emperor’s Fall and the others might not accomplish their goal,” Zhu Tu stated.

“If we can’t have it, we won’t let anyone else have it either…”

…

Meanwhile, at dusk, in a gathering place in the wilderness.

A convoy raced in; the vehicles had hardly come to a stop before several people leaped out.

The group, consisting of both men and women with the eldest barely over thirty, were dressed in black and moved with remarkable agility.

This made the armed guards on duty there twitch their eyelids and not dare to step forward to demand a parking fee.

The group did not trouble the guards, but quickly ran toward the largest restaurant in the gathering place.

Upon entering, they shouted, “Quick, bring out all your meat dishes!”

“Get the best room ready, and prepare hot water!”

“Hurry up!”

Those who could run a restaurant in a gathering place were influential scavengers, yet they dared not delay in the slightest.

They prepared the food as quickly as possible, wondering internally who these important figures could be.

Then, they saw a ‘Wild Man.’

…

“Would you like some water?”

At the dining table, Ye Boshou tentatively asked.

Li Yelai, busy wolfing down chicken, nodded hurriedly amidst his eating.

After taking a sip of water, he immediately returned to tackling the roasted chicken in his hands. The chicken thigh he bit through circulated in his mouth once, leaving only bones.

“Take it easy, take it easy. You have no decorum at all… Are you that famished?” Melting Furnace Captain shook his head as he observed the ravenous Li Yelai.

“Melting Furnace Captain, if you hadn’t seen meat for over thirty… thirty days, you’d be eating even more frantically than me!”

Li Yelai retorted, focusing on his third plate of braised pork, throwing greasy chunks into his mouth, which instantly disappeared.

It wasn’t an act; Li Yelai truly had been starving for three days. He went to such lengths to make his ‘trapped’ appearance more genuine.

During those days, he survived only on sour and hard-to-swallow wild fruits.

As a Spiritual Ability User, he needed food too. Moreover, the stronger the physique, the greater the dietary needs, although it also meant greater endurance to hunger.

Li Yelai had been starving for three days and his eyes almost turned green at the sight of meat.

Only after he had devoured the entire table of meat,

his hunger was finally alleviated.

From a wild man about to faint from hunger, he transformed into a wild man about to burst from overeating.

“Now that you’re full, go clean up and groom yourself. Your hair needs trimming too,” the Melting Furnace Captain reminded him, “My knife skills are quite good. Maybe…”

Several Ye Boshou members exchanged frantic glances with Li Yelai.

“That won’t be necessary! Back in the day, to save money, I already learned to cut my hair myself,” Li Yelai quipped, “With your strength, I’m afraid you’d slice off my scalp with one stroke.”

A Ye Boshou subconsciously touched his hair, still shaken and nodded in agreement.

Damn, it seems it really happened.

Thus, after about fifteen minutes.

When Li Yelai, having finished grooming, reappeared before everyone.

Several Ye Boshous were dazzled; they hadn’t had any contact with Li Yelai within Giant City.

Seeing a disheveled Wild Man transform into a handsome young man before their eyes, they couldn’t help but marvel.

He looked like a completely different person!

“I finally came back to life,” Li Yelai sighed as he sat down, “Thank you all for your support. I nearly died in there.”

Although that was said, the high officials were actually well aware of Li Yelai’s location long before. But to keep this information secret, they could only explore within the Great Snow Mountain.

“No big deal, we’re comrades.” Melting Furnace laughed, “You’ve had a hard time. And thank you… for killing that human traitor!”

Night General had killed the human traitor, Mei Wu, which was the information known to Melting Furnace.

However, to protect Li Yelai, this information was not made public. Only a few Ye Boshous knew.

Since the Forbidden Zone had misunderstood, it might as well continue misunderstanding.

Let them seek revenge against a non-existent Sixth-sense Expert.

“It was just luck,” Li Yelai shook his head, “If it hadn’t been for the help of many comrades drawing the attention of most of the Angels, I wouldn’t have had a chance.”

“Don’t undervalue yourself. I know your contributions, but in order not to provoke assassinations by the Forbidden Zone, they weren’t announced. However, the officials will prepare enough reward points for you,” said Melting Furnace, as the other Ye Boshous nodded repeatedly.

Li Yelai had killed Mei Wu, using the Big Roulette to destroy the city along with its several hundred thousand Forbidden Zone Army members and hundreds of Angels. Afterwards, during a pursuit, he triggered an avalanche to bury a significant portion of the Forbidden Zone’s forces.

With just these two points, he deserved to be called a hero!

What a relief to hear!

“Speaking of which, your misfortune turned out to be a blessing. After going through such battles, you’ve managed to advance to the Fifth Sense. From the Fourth to the Fifth Sense in two months, truly impressive! It’s just unfortunate that I couldn’t snatch you from Yang Chen’s hands,” Melting Furnace clicked his tongue, slightly regretful.

“Just bad luck, always bouncing back. Unfortunately, I was still trapped in the maze. If it hadn’t been for you, I would’ve been left eating wild fruits for the rest of my days. Without reaching the Sixth Sense, I’d never have escaped the maze,” Li Yelai showed some afterthought fear.

“That’s over now,” Melting Furnace said, “Finding you also means I can report back to Yang Chen. He hasn’t returned to Giant City in this period. I must take care of Champion Team One for him.”

Some elites of Champion Team One were deep in the wilderness, joining forces with the Black Umbrella and investigating the Champion spear-breaking incident of the past.

And Captain Yang Chen, due to that painting, dared not get close to Giant City, staying active in the wilderness.

Under these circumstances, as good friends, both Melting Furnace and Moon Shadow would do their best to support Champion Team One.

Li Yelai nodded repeatedly.

Then, Melting Furnace asked, “What is your Fifth Sense Spiritual Ability? Is it Dragon Breath?”

He, too, being a part of the Wanxiang Path, was curious about this.

“No,” Li Yelai shook his head, “It’s Dragon Soul. I found several bottles of Magic Potion and the recipe in the maze.”

Saying this, Li Yelai handed the recipe and Magic Potions from his backpack to Melting Furnace.

These were all prepared by the Church inside the maze.

As for the Dragon Soul, it was naturally Li Yelai’s own preparation.

“Actually Dragon Soul?” Melting Furnace appeared surprised, “What a coincidence, we’ve also been studying this Magic Potion recipe recently.”

That makes sense, as the recipe was ultimately provided by Li Yelai.

“If it had been Dragon Breath, its destructive power would have been stronger. Combined with your Dharma Image, it would be extremely terrifying. Of course, Dragon Soul is also good, a rare mental defense method,” Melting Furnace said, “And afterwards, you should consider the Mythical Mimic for the Sixth Sense.”

“It’s still too early… I estimate I won’t approach the Sixth Sense this year,” Li Yelai said. From the Fifth to the Sixth Sense over thirteen steps, he was currently at the Fourth Step. There was still a long way to go, the further he went, the more difficult it became.

“By the way, what’s the Captain’s Mythical Mimic?”

Melting Furnace smiled, lit a match, and as he opened his mouth to breathe in, the flame rushed into his mouth.

“Fire Eating Beast, Huo Dou!”