Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 671: Chapter 314 Peerless Among Equals_2

Li Yelai hesitated for a moment before nodding.

Then, he arrived in front of a hospital room and entered after receiving permission from inside.

On the hospital bed, a pale Heavy Knight was leaning askew.

Upon seeing Li Yelai, her pale face still showed little expression, but her voice carried a hint of laughter, “Thank you for this time, cousin.”

During the Returning Soul wedding event, Li Yelai and Jing Lin had posed as her first and second cousins.

As members of her maternal family, they had severely irritated the Returning Soul.

Afterward, the Heavy Knight would occasionally use this nickname to tease, which was remarkable for someone with an expressionless face who joked.

In the eyes of the Heavy Knight and others, if it weren’t for Li Yelai’s rapid arrival, many of their people might have died.

But Li Yelai felt even worse inside…

“Starfire is alright, but needs to recuperate for about a month. Your other teammates are also fine, and no one is disabled,” Li Yelai, taking a stool, sat beside the hospital bed, “How are you feeling?”

“It’s a great fortune that they are unharmed. You don’t need to worry about me becoming twisted…” The Heavy Knight nodded, “As for me…”

She gently stroked her wound and murmured, “Lost a few sections of intestine… I’ve actually lost some weight.”

“What kind of abstract weight loss plan is this?” Li Yelai shook his head.

Afterward, Li Yelai left some Spirit Fruits for the Heavy Knight and Starfire.

He himself then went to a single room in the isolation area where he met Captain Yin Huo, who had secretly come.

Due to possible spies from the Church nearby, Captain Yin Huo had disguised himself as a medical staff member.

When Li Yelai entered, he was still checking the room and only spoke after a while, “The incident has already spread among the Spiritual Ability Users in Giant City. Many Spiritual Ability Users know that you, acting as a Champion Agent, almost single-handedly suppressed this corrupt Calamity.”

“Was it the Church’s doing?” Li Yelai asked.

“Maybe, but you made such a big commotion here, it would have been difficult to keep it from spreading,” Yin Huo shook his head, “And you maneuvered the Shadow Army across Giant City and finally produced a rain of blood. Many have seen it, which exactly suits the Church’s intentions.”

“Those beasts!” Li Yelai asked, “Do you think… if I had used the Heavenly Meteor Dragon to travel, could I have arrived sooner? Would there have been fewer casualties?”

“Theoretically, you indeed could have arrived sooner if you had used the Shadow Army to enhance the Heavenly Meteor Dragon, reaching several times the speed of sound. But at that speed, it would be hard to ensure the safety of nearby allies. It might even have exposed your status as one of the Ark Chosen Ones,” Yin Huo shook his head, “You’ve done well, Night General. Don’t pressure yourself or overthink it.”

Yin Huo, being an experienced figure, clearly saw the regret and guilt in Li Yelai’s current state.

“Are you thinking that if you hadn’t returned to Giant City undercover, these warriors wouldn’t have sacrificed themselves?” Yin Huo said, “But have you considered, if you hadn’t returned, how these hidden dangers within Giant City could have grown?”

Li Yelai remained silent.

Yin Huo continued, “The Church invested significant resources this time—eight Chaos Eggs, numerous War Servants, elite Fifth-Sense Bloodsucker Generals, and a piece of human skin paper infused with powerful Chaos Power. If these were to spread, they could cause greater harm to Giant City. Those sacrificed warriors were fighting for Giant City. Don’t put all the blame on yourself…”

After a moment of silence, Li Yelai asked, “What’s the next step?”

“The next step…” Yin Huo scoffed, “Since the Church has gone this far, we’ll give them what they want.

All the Spiritual Ability Families within Giant City will know about your peerless combat record. We will push your involvement down the slope and make you one of the leaders for the next Immortal Palace assault. Through your intelligence and authority, they too will infiltrate the Immortal Palace.”

“The Immortal Palace… it’s all for that,” Li Yelai said. “What secrets are there in the Divine Treasure Immortal Palace?”

The Church’s understanding of the Immortal Palace is also limited; at least the Main Base and sub-branches don’t know the intelligence within the palace. Only that elusive Execution God Chosen knows some secrets but hasn’t informed Li Yelai.

“According to information from the Jing Family, there are many palaces that have crashed within the Divine Treasure Immortal Palace.”

“Crashed?” Li Yelai frowned, “Palaces and crashing, those words don’t align.”

“These palaces, were they truly floating in the sky?”

“Indeed, these palaces were originally above the Sky Dome, they are true Immortal Palaces… and they might even be the legendary Heavenly Court. But after suffering some disaster, they fell to the ground. Various forces intertwined, forming an environment akin to a Forbidden Zone.”

Knockdown an Immortal Palace? If the so-called immortals are existences on the level of divine beings,

what kind of Calamity could destroy an Immortal Palace?

Is it a war initiated by other Forbidden Zone civilizations? Or an internal war within the Immortal Palace itself?

Li Yelai pondered silently, his thoughts inexplicably shifting to the Chaos Gods.

He had caught glimpses of a battlefield deep in the Void Realm, where countless stars had fallen…

Could it be that they were destroyed by beings on the level of the Chaos Gods?

Captain Yin Huo continued, “Although these Immortal Palaces are heavily damaged, they still contain a large amount of precious materials. Spirit Fruit, Elixirs, heritage, Extraordinary Material, and even some incomprehensible Spiritual Ability Equipment, as well as some Extraordinary Creatures never seen before.

According to the Jing Family, they once saw a giant broken sword in one of the palaces, a King’s Weapon that penetrated the palace!”

King Level Spiritual Ability Equipment? Li Yelai’s expression changed; this was an extremely rare item indeed.

Even the Old Mad King’s Three-pointed Two-edged Blade was merely a Supreme Weapon.

Among those Kings of the Restricted Zone, it’s estimated that few possess a King’s Weapon.

After all, to forge a King’s Weapon, one must first kill a King…

“A King’s Weapon… didn’t the Jing Family consider taking it with them? Even as a broken sword, it must still possess great power, right?” Li Yelai asked.

“It’s impossible to take it with you. The broken sword is embedded within the Immortal Palace, almost fused as one, and the Immortal Palace is exceptionally sturdy, its Spiritual Barrier impenetrable, let alone carrying it away, even approaching it might cause distortions.” Captain Yin Huo shook his head, “And there are defensive measures within the Immortal Palace. Once it senses the Spiritual Energy Fluctuations of an Overlord or stronger, it will autonomously revive and destroy the invaders. Therefore, only a Sixth-Sense Spiritual Ability User at most can enter the palace. Similarly, those Extraordinary Creatures inside the palace can only reach up to Sixth Sense.”

“Why are there Extraordinary Creatures inside the Immortal Palace?”

“It’s speculated that these Extraordinary Creatures were kept in some palaces. After the fall of the Immortal Palace, the remaining Extraordinary Creatures began to reproduce on their own.”

“I see. So, being at a Captain Level, I have the capital to enter and compete for possession. Otherwise, the Overlords and Supremes would have already gone in to move things.” Li Yelai nodded.

Divine Treasure Immortal Palace, similar to an ownerless Forbidden Zone, possesses vast space and massive materials, and it drifts outside the Physical World.

And the Taboo Items, Taiji: Yin and Yang.

At the right location and the right time, they are the key to opening the gateway to this Forbidden Zone.

The opening time is about twenty-nine days.

Simultaneously, within the Immortal Palace, Overlords cannot enter. When those Extraordinary Creatures grow to become Overlords, they would also be destroyed by the Immortal Palace’s defense mechanisms. They cannot produce stronger individuals…

Only those stronger than Overlords can enter and conquer.

Now that Li Yelai, this Captain Level, has shown sufficient combat prowess, even considered invincible among his peers, he will inevitably be officially sent into the Immortal Palace for conquest…

This was the Church’s plan… damn it, to think they killed so many people for this!

“Over sixty years ago, the Jing Family, through the guidance of the second-generation Divine Son, found the Magic Potion heritage within the Immortal Palace, thus creating the foundation of the Jing Family today.”

“Later, the Jing Family’s second-generation Divine Son died unexpectedly, and Taiji: Yin, one of the keys to opening the Immortal Palace, was also taken by the Ember Church. The Jing Family couldn’t enter the Immortal Palace again. Their rising momentum was abruptly broken.”

“Therefore, the Jing Family is very concerned about this collaboration, and other families and Giant City, including us, are also very interested in the Immortal Palace.”

“The Jing Family and other families want to obtain the heritage. As for our goal, it is…”

“Spirit Fruit and Elixirs,” Li Yelai said, “Our primary goal is those life-extending Spirit Fruit and Elixirs.”

“Exactly, that is the highest priority!” Captain Yin Huo laughed, “Of course, if possible, we won’t refuse heritage either.”

Only children make choices; Giant City says bring them all to me!