Chapter 2185: Rebirth Through Blood
The strength of the Derivation Realm lies in the ability to be reborn from a single drop of blood.
However, when Xiao Zheng used Sword Qi to destroy Satan’s body, he didn’t even have the chance to be reborn and was directly slain. As for Xiao Zheng, he was exhausted and collapsed to the ground.
He was actually a bit lucky to win this battle.
If Satan hadn’t been too clever for his own good, thinking that after Xiao Zheng fell into Dark Night Eternal Imprisonment, there was no way to defend, the battle would not have ended so quickly.
After a while of rest, Xiao Zheng’s complexion finally looked a bit better.
At this moment, with Satan’s death, the Undead Army, which was originally surging like a tide, all fell to the ground instantly. As a gentle breeze blew through, these skeletal frames rotted into ashes and were scattered by the wind.
The Undead Army flourished and perished with Satan.
After Satan died, they naturally couldn’t continue to exist.
"It’s finally over."
"If Satan wasn’t lying, I should be able to leave here now, right?"
Xiao Zheng looked towards the sky, at the light curtain covering the entire Netherworld, which was dissolving at a speed visible to the naked eye. First, a ray of sunlight pierced through, and then it felt as if a light was suddenly turned on in a dark room, giving a sense of enlightenment.
His previous guess was not wrong, this place indeed still belonged to the Ten Thousand Mountains.
The reason Xiao Zheng hadn’t discovered the existence of the Netherworld before was entirely because of that light curtain. Now, with the light curtain gone, the Netherworld ceased to exist. He could go meet up with Long Qie and the others at any time now.
However, Xiao Zheng did not intend to leave just like that; his gaze fell on the Death God Mountain.
More precisely, it fell upon that ancient castle.
Because he had already obtained a piece of the Golden Bone from the Netherworld, Xiao Zheng believed there were definitely more Golden Bones hidden here. Perhaps in the castle where Satan resided, there would be a Golden Bone present.
After reclaiming his clone, he flew towards the castle.
Entering the castle, the air inside was filled with a rotting stench.
In fact, the castle wasn’t very large, and there weren’t many rooms.
After activating his x-ray vision, Xiao Zheng could quickly search through the entire castle. His eyes swept over each room, finally discovering a secret chamber beneath the castle.
In the secret chamber, there was only a desk and a meditation cushion beside it.
Clearly, Satan usually secluded himself in here.
When Xiao Zheng entered the secret chamber, he first found a diary in the desk, and then in another drawer, he discovered what he had been looking for.
Four Golden Bones in total, lying silently in the drawer!
Xiao Zheng’s eyes burned with excitement, and his heart was filled with thrill.
This trip to the Netherworld had indeed yielded him a substantial haul.
A total of five Golden Bones, such efficiency was something Xiao Zheng couldn’t even dream of before!
After keeping the four Golden Bones close, he opened the diary.
The diary was filled with Satan’s handwriting, revealing to Xiao Zheng the secrets of the Netherworld.
It turns out the birth of the Netherworld was closely related to the Ancient World.
The Undying Clan, where Satan originated, was initially also part of the Ancient Clan, but over 1200 years ago, the Undying Clan incurred public wrath, leading other Ancient Clans to wage a crusade against the Undying Clan.
A great battle ensued, with countless strong ones perishing.
In the end, the Ancient Clan alliance triumphed, leaving Satan as the last member of the Undying Clan. He, along with this battlefield, was sealed for eternity. The reason why Xiao Zheng could see the strong individuals of the Giant Clan and Witch Clan appearing in the Netherworld was due to this great battle.
After being sealed, Satan turned his former enemies into puppets and enslaved them beside him.
The diary also revealed to Xiao Zheng that part of Satan’s power was actually sealed to maintain the operation of the light curtain. Learning this, Xiao Zheng broke into a cold sweat.
"Fortunately, part of Satan’s power was sealed. If his power hadn’t been sealed, the outcome of this battle would have been uncertain!" Xiao Zheng’s eyes were filled with seriousness, and he felt a bit relieved in his heart, "It seems that with my current power, it’s still not enough to kill a true strong one of the Derivation Realm!"
"I must obtain more Golden Bones to grow stronger!"
Then, he continued to browse the diary.
The last part of the diary brought him another huge surprise.
The last page of this diary recorded information about the Ancient World. It turns out that the barriers to enter and exit the Ancient World were not only at the Ten Thousand Mountains and Kunlun Mountain but also hidden on a lone island overseas.
This barrier was the greatest secret held by the Undying Clan.
Additionally, the diary revealed that...
The reason Satan left the island map in the diary was that he planned to one day break the seal and lead the Undead Army back to the Ancient World. Unfortunately, he is now dead, and this map fell into Xiao Zheng’s hands, as if a second gift from Satan.
"If the map is real, perhaps I can use this third barrier to strike against the Ancient Clan!"
"The gift Satan left for me is truly substantial!"
He then closed the diary, and with Gang Qi at his fingertips, set the diary ablaze.
Since the map was already in his mind, there was no need to keep this diary any longer.
Afterwards, Xiao Zheng inspected the castle once more, and upon confirming that he had not missed anything useful, he got up and flew away from the castle, heading in the direction of the Netherworld King Temple.
The feeling of seeing daylight again made him feel immensely refreshed inside.
Half an hour later, the Netherworld King Temple appeared before Xiao Zheng’s eyes.
At this time, Hades was sitting in the temple, organizing the latest intelligence she had gathered. When she suddenly sensed a powerful aura rapidly approaching from outside, a hint of murderous intent flashed in her eyes.
"Have the people of the Ancient Clan come so soon?"
Hades murmured to herself, and then her figure disappeared from the temple.
When her figure reappeared, she was already above the Netherworld King Temple.
But soon, the murderous look on Hades’ face was instantly replaced by astonishment.
She hadn’t expected that the powerful aura she sensed earlier was actually coming from Xiao Zheng!
"I’m back!"
When Xiao Zheng flew in front of her, he took the initiative to greet her.
Hades was still in a daze, not knowing what to say.
Seeing this, Xiao Zheng couldn’t help but laugh and say, "What’s wrong? Why aren’t you saying anything? It seems we haven’t been apart for long, right? Why do I suddenly feel like you don’t recognize me?"
"No..." Hades finally snapped out of it, although the shock in her heart had not subsided.
Xiao Zheng smiled again and said, "I know you’re very curious right now, wondering where I’ve been these past few days. But this isn’t the place to talk, let’s go to your temple first. I have a lot to tell you."
Hades nodded, and then followed Xiao Zheng to fly towards the temple.