Netherworld Retrograde

Capítulo 1071: Chapter 520: Ark Gathering_2

The girl beside him seemed to have noticed his concern.

Cheese’s warm breath brushed against the nape of Li Ye’s neck. Her slender arms wrapped around his waist and abdomen, the undulating curves beneath her silk nightdress caressing his back with the rhythm of her breathing.

“Don’t worry… Relax a bit,” she whispered, activating her Ravings ability.

Like a gentle stream, Li Ye felt a soft power, as though enveloped by warm tides, slightly easing his tense nerves.

But that was all; it couldn’t fully soothe the agitation in Li Ye’s spiritual energy perception. This was a gap in their levels.

After swallowing a piece of candy, Cheese said, “You’re always like this, taking all the pressure on yourself. The Forbidden Zone is currently unpredictable, while the human side has a great advantage. It’s much better than the situation we faced at Ten Thousand Dragon Lake. Why are you even more anxious now?”

Cheese’s fingertips slowly traced up his spine, finally resting at his shoulder and neck, gently kneading the tense muscles.

“I don’t know… I just feel a bit concerned,” Li Ye couldn’t precisely articulate it.

“Don’t think about it; you can’t change anything now. Get some good rest…” Cheese lightly bit his earlobe. “When the wicked woman returns, you won’t have any free time.”

…

The next day was also the day of the ark gathering for this month.

Li Ye got up early, perhaps the anxiety brought by the strange activities of the Forbidden Zone had left him sleepless all night.

However, as he prepared to head to the safe house, getting ready for the ark in advance.

He received a message from Ten Thousand Dragon Lake.

Doll challenged the Inheritance Land. Successfully cleared ten levels, defeating the final boss, which was Li Ye’s residual sound avatar.

This brought cheers from the human strongmen within Ten Thousand Dragon Lake.

Doll had become the first strong human since the development of Ten Thousand Dragon Lake to clear all levels.

On the other hand, it was also because Doll defeated the Human Champion’s residual sound avatar.

This greatly pleased those human prides who had been defeated by the Champion’s residual sound avatar.

Li Ye, with one residual sound avatar, impressed and pressured the crowd, leaving their scalps tingling.

They had prided themselves as invincible at their level, even having doubts about the Champion.

Yet, they got dealt with by the projection before even seeing the person in person.

Of course, more than ninety percent of them couldn’t even reach the seventh level, let alone see Li Ye’s projection.

But that didn’t stop them from gossiping behind the scenes. Letting a Champion be the gatekeeping boss, two Champions seemed a bit unscrupulous.

It had been tough on the Champion for a long time.

Now, with a strong person having defeated the Champion, they were naturally excited.

However, upon learning that this strong human was the partner of the Ninth Generation Champion.

Their expressions became quite complex.

As for Doll’s reward, the message didn’t record it.

Fair enough, the rewards for the tenth level are quite generous. Perhaps something as significant as a Biomimetic Tear Drop, an important trump card for the human side, indeed couldn’t be disclosed.

Afterward, came the Little Mad King.

She challenged up to the eighth level, but with poor luck, encountered the projection of that old general.

Even with intelligence gathered beforehand, it ended in mutual injury, stopping her there.

Fortunately, she didn’t push further; otherwise, if she encountered Yun Yue or the Young Supreme on the ninth level, she’d certainly be severely injured, especially by the Young Supreme, whose poison can even dissolve the earth. Winning doesn’t guarantee survival.

It’s said that the Little Mad King received a powerful blessing, but she only informed her companions, without revealing it to others.

And from Yin Fire, Li Ye learned the effect of the blessing.

“Shadow Bright Sword” causes damage to multiply the instant Stealth is detected!

For other assassin masters, this kind of blessing would be quite useless; triggering a critical hit after being detected implies intentionally getting discovered to activate the blessing?

But for the Little Mad King, this blessing is extremely powerful.

She once rotated the Big Roulette and received a curse. The moment of assassination, the target will certainly discover her!

A perfect fit! An assassination is bound to be a critical hit!

Now, after she becomes Overlord, assassinating a Forbidden Zone Dominator might even result in a one-hit kill!

Meanwhile, Ma Hongyi also reached the eighth level, unable to challenge the ninth. She received some kind of powerful blessing, though the details were not disclosed in the message.

“This is indeed good news,” Li Ye said to Yin Fire. “At least, they’ve become stronger…”

“Indeed, and Ba Shu Mountain City has gotten vigilant. There’s also troop movement in Demon Abyss Mountain,” Yin Fire said. “But the reason is unknown, perhaps you’ll need to gather intelligence from inside the ark.”

“Mm.” Li Ye nodded.

Soon after, he and Yin Fire secretly reached the safe house to meet with the nun.

Li Ye changed into the prepared suit.

“By the way, Night General. Now that you’ve ascended to the Sixth Sense, can you challenge the Third Ring Seat?” Yin Fire asked.

“Yes, indeed I can,” Li Ye responded while donning the Copper Face.

The ark seats are divided into five types.

Starting from the Fourth Ring, one can attain partial permissions of the ark.

The Fourth Ring is for reserve space, the Third Ring is for cultivation space, the Second Ring allows the physical body to enter the ark, which is practically immortality.

The First Ring allows access to any destination the ark can reach. It also enables bringing non-ark electors’ lives into the ark.

This is the permission Chu He desires most; if he attains First Ring permission, he can relocate all his people from the dangerous Lost Land.

Unfortunately, no one has ever obtained a First Ring seat so far.

Now, Li Ye ascended to the Sixth Sense; he could attempt to challenge the Third Ring seat.

The minimum standard for the Third Ring seat is the Sixth Sense.

Of course, fearing failure in the challenge.

Thus, electors generally don’t attempt a challenge until they ascend to Overlord.

“Yun Yue talked about it with me at Ten Thousand Dragon Lake; to find a chance to challenge the Third Ring seat together.”

“That Green Flame Chosen One… well, once you arrange it, Giant City will possibly provide you assistance,” Yin Fire said. “Obtaining the Third Ring seat allows space to be opened in the ark, cultivating spirit plants and modifying the environment autonomously, greatly enhancing intelligence growth. It’s quite useful.”

Li Ye nodded, and seeing the time was about right, he sat on a chair. A fluctuation of space shimmered in his hand, and a ticket surfaced.

“Let’s go.”

As spiritual energy was injected, a white light enveloped Li Ye, the familiar feeling of weightlessness washed over him.

The next second, the white light dissipated, and Li Ye arrived inside the ark.

The Ark Hall remained resplendent and magnificent.

Ark Chosen Ones, in twos and threes, gathered and chatted.

Noticing Li Ye’s arrival, many directed their gaze towards him.

Upon discovering that Li Ye had ascended to the Sixth Sense, many were stunned.

“Copper Face, you’ve reached the Sixth Sense?”

“That was fast! I remember you had just reached the Fifth Sense, four or five months ago.”

“In half a year, from an initial Fifth Sense to the Sixth Sense. You’re truly someone esteemed by the Book Holder.”

“Just luck,” Li Ye replied, his gaze immediately shifting towards the mural.

The fourth mural was more specific, but the most striking part remained that flash of bright red.

That was the Champion Cloak…

And now, Giant City had two Human Champions!

This made Li Ye ponder; the champion depicted in the painting might not necessarily be Captain Yang Chen, it could be himself…

So, should he also follow Captain Yang Chen’s lead and distance himself from Giant City? To avoid triggering this scene?

Li Ye mulled over it internally, then cast his gaze to the sixth mural. It grew more defined, with bizarre black shadows emerging beneath the ocean. Despite being just a painting, Li Ye could feel a sense of distortion from it.

What weighed on Li Ye’s heart was the seventh mural.

Yes, the seventh exhibit a pattern, that of a snow-covered snow mountain. Perhaps due to the blur, no human figure was visible on it; it appeared more like a landscape painting.

“Before the fourth and sixth murals materialize, the seventh has already emerged? This world certainly faces endless disasters…” an ark elector lamented.

“It could merely be a teaser; the actual occurrence might take years or even decades,” a fellow elector responded.

“Currently, I’m just grateful that we are the ark electors. If the world truly ends, at least we have a place of safety.”

“The condition being, surviving those calamities and enduring till the end!”