thebusnovel Chapter 477 - 242: Netherworld Gatekeeper, Netherworld Prison Beast (Part 2)
Chapter 477 - 242: Netherworld Gatekeeper, Netherworld Prison Beast (Part 2)
The vortex directly penetrated into the void, and the other end of the space was unknown, not knowing where it connected to.
Every moment the array was in operation, it consumed a tremendous amount of resources.
The number of spirit stones consumed was extraordinarily vast, even Qi Lin felt a sense of heartache.
But Zheng Yi didn’t care in the least.
The Daluo Alliance existed solely to serve him personally, and if one day he no longer needed these resources, the entire alliance system would be of no use to him.
Inside the opened array, ghost qi surged instantly, and the surging ghost qi flowed into the abdomen of the female mastiff like a tide.
Its abdomen swelled rapidly.
After persevering for a moment, the Yin Blood Female Mastiff finally delivered as expected, but what was borne were merely five fleshy eggs, oddly shaped, like heteromorphic embryos.
Rather than being shocked, Zheng Yi was delighted and ordered the Yin Blood Female Mastiff to be taken away and well taken care of.
The energy of the array was exhausted, and the huge vortex of spiritual qi that was ultimately connected completely disappeared, leaving behind only five huge fleshy eggs.
...
Crack! Crack!
Under Zheng Yi’s gaze, the enormous eggs finally began to hatch.
The thick fleshy shells hardened rapidly and then cracked into gaps, while a hideous head kept crashing against the shell.
Soon, limbs and the body gradually emerged.
Eventually, the first creature that hatched from the enormous egg fully revealed its form.
It was a creature similar to a canine.
Its body was slender, more than three zhang long, and its standing height was about one zhang. Its limbs were robust and powerful, with giant paws covered in sharp claws and a hideous head constantly sticking out its tongue, exuding an overwhelming chill.
Its entire body was covered with fine scales like a combination of a qilin and a dog. Though it was freshly born, it appeared quite dry, and under the light, the body reflected a faint metallic luster.
"The guardian of the Netherworld, the Ghost Mastiff!"
Zheng Yi’s eyes narrowed, as everything was within his expectations. This creature born carried a trace of the original essence from the Five Directions Ghost Emperor, reincarnated in the Great Yi City Immortal Realm, innately possessing a certain status of Yin Spirit Ghost God.
Of course, they were not a continuation of the Five Directions Ghost Emperor.
They were a new species born with the true essence of the Five Directions.
They could even act as the most ferocious guardian divine beasts in the Netherworld, innately suppressing ten thousand spirits, especially having inherent strong restraining power over the Yin Spirit Ghost Realm entities.
More importantly, this Ghost Mastiff Guardian Divine Beast was innately extremely loyal to Zheng Yi, with no possibility of betrayal, wagging its tail quickly as if welcoming its master like a domestic dog.
Crack! Crack!
Following this, the remaining four enormous eggs also broke open one after another, all revealing ferocious Ghost Mastiffs.
This existence, legendary as the guardian of the Netherworld, was a bizarre and powerful creature purposefully created by Zheng Yi in myth.
This time, with the help of the ghost eggs, the original essence of the Five Directions Ghost Emperor was reincarnated in a different form in this Immortal Realm World, birthing such terrifying beings, which left Zheng Yi very satisfied.
These powerful Ghost Mastiffs were astonishingly strong, with each inheriting a trace of the original power of the Five Directions Ghost Emperor, varying in five attributes, divided into Golden Ghost Mastiff, Wood Ghost Mastiff, Water Ghost Mastiff, Fire Ghost Mastiff, and Earth Ghost Mastiff. Apart from the power of the Five Elements, they also possessed the ability to guard the prison.
Through Zheng Yi’s simple test, each of these five Ghost Mastiffs was at least equivalent to a cultivator of the high-grade Purple Mansion Realm. Moreover, when the Five Directions Prison Guardian Power was integrated, forming the Five Elements Prison Guardian, even Zheng Yi felt it was extremely troublesome if he fell into it.
If one day, the five Ghost Mastiffs successfully merged, transforming into five Ghost Mastiffs, they could even step into the Core Formation level, comparable to a Seventh Grade Golden Core grand cultivator.
This time, Zheng Yi went to great lengths to establish a solid defense line for the Daluo Alliance.
He could then safely withdraw.
To prevent any sudden changes that might affect the entire Daluo Alliance after his departure.
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Before leaving the Earth Desolate Mountain Range, Zheng Yi spent a few days in the alliance, enjoying some intimate moments with his two concubines as one aspect, while also arranging various matters after his departure.
Of course, he only gave a rough estimate of the time, and as to how long it would take to return to the alliance, Zheng Yi made no promises.
He didn’t tell anyone his specific whereabouts either.
After giving them a few brief instructions, Zheng Yi summoned the Mountain Guardian Divine Beast Five Directions Prison Beast "Five Emperors Ghost Mastiff" and introduced it to them.
He also informed them that these Five Emperors Ghost Mastiff would serve as the guardians of the Daluo Alliance, holding an exalted status, and thereafter would be honored with the title of Beast Venerable.
In times of crisis, they would appear to resist foreign enemies.
After explaining everything, Zheng Yi left directly.
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Calculating the time, there was roughly another half year, Zheng Yi urgently entered seclusion.
This was not an impulsive decision.
Zheng Yi had a premonition from birth, that he was very close to the next breakthrough stage.
During the process of studying the Four Extremes Array, accumulating continuously, Zheng Yi already had felt that he could step forward at any time.
Now, Zheng Yi felt that just two months were needed to further advance his realm.
In the Purple Mansion Realm level, Zheng Yi progressed extremely steadily, step by step, with each advancement in realm bringing considerable benefits.
Without accumulating small steps, one cannot traverse a thousand miles;
Without accumulating small streams, one cannot form rivers and seas.
Therefore, Zheng Yi decided that there was no hurry to attend the Dao Destruction Conference after achieving a successful breakthrough.
After all, the Sumeru Forest Cave Heaven Blessed Land had always been there and would not suddenly disappear.
And strength is his foundation, and others cannot take it away.
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Two and a half months later, in a secluded retreat area covered in weeds, surrounded by wilderness, appearing deserted.
It was on this desolate mountain that godly light began to flicker a few days ago, with a thick layer of black clouds shrouding the mountain top.
The oppressive heavy feeling pressed on one’s heart, making it nearly impossible to breathe when inside.
Hardly any cultivators came here, but rather a large number of creatures existed, watching this desolate mountain from a distance, puzzled and uncertain.
Boom! Boom!
The ground suddenly cracked, and a figure shot into the sky, instinctively releasing a terrifying aura of his recent breakthrough, which would settle down after a little time.
"Finally reached the Late Stage of the Purple Mansion!"
...
Once the Late Stage of the Purple Mansion realm was stabilized, Zheng Yi consolidated the growth in his divine soul power layer.
Although he had achieved the divine soul at Core Formation level, this added divine soul was not overly strong, but it was better than nothing, allowing him to expand the scope of his divine soul’s detection by a small margin.
At this point, Zheng Yi dared not delay further, with less than two months left until the Dao Destruction Conference was held, and a long journey ahead, possibly requiring him to leave the Earth Desolate Mountain Range.
With the Taiyin Profound Celestial Sect looming above, Zheng Yi did not have the power of Divine Thought Ancestor to directly turn against them.
Such actions would not be in his interest either.
The Core Formation cultivators were tremendously powerful, even if mighty like the thousand-year King of Independent Cultivators, Divine Thought Ancestor, who eventually ended up directly falling.
Although managing to drag down a Core Formation along, ultimately perished in path extinction.
Besides, there was a more crucial reason, which was that Zheng Yi must enter the Sumeru Forest Cave Mansion once. He obtained the map left by Divine Thought Ancestor, which recorded the existence of the heaven-defying treasure ’Heaven-Cutting Vine’.
This item had a huge role in his condensation of the Ninth Grade Golden Core, being a supreme treasure capable of enhancing the quality of the golden core. From any perspective, Zheng Yi had to make this journey.
Moreover, on the map left by Divine Thought Ancestor, the marked treasures weren’t limited to the Heaven-Cutting Vine, including various spirit herbs and flowers, various ferocious demon beast remains, and treasures preserved from even more ancient times, all undoubtedly targets for Zheng Yi.