Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor

"Roar!" Seeing the towering water pillar rising from the ocean ahead, the white bone fierce beast that had been relentlessly pursuing Shi Feng suddenly let out a tremendous roar.

Shi Feng and the Black Robed Man seemed to discern that the white bone giant beast was actually feeling apprehensive, even fearful at the moment.

Subsequently, the white bone giant beast ceased its pursuit of Shi Feng and the Black Robed Man, then abruptly turned around, its enormous body flickered, unexpectedly…

After chasing Shi Feng and the two for so long, it turned tail and fled just like that.

Not only did it start to run, but even the other white bone fierce beasts that were pursuing Shi Feng and the Black Robed Man fled as if in a hurry.

Upon realizing what was happening behind them, Shi Feng and the Black Robed Man's faces turned more shocked and grave, for even that white bone monster had become apprehensive and fled, meaning the powerful presence within this water pillar must be…

"Let's retreat for now; it's unwise to proceed further!" The Black Robed Man spoke, his voice filled with heaviness as he addressed Shi Feng.

"Mm!" At this moment, Shi Feng naturally nodded in agreement.

Immediately after, the figures of the two of them flashed away swiftly.

"Woo!"

Just at that moment, a strange cry emanated from the towering water pillar, and as the cry resounded, the heavens and earth changed color, darkening, followed by an absolutely chilling cold wind sweeping across the entire expanse.

Shi Feng and the Black Robed Man had retreated to a distant place, and this expanse had become dark and shadowy, with gusts of cold wind.

The two stood on this vast, empty earth.

All the bone beasts in this area had already fled in panic, leaving not a single bone behind.

Gazing into the distance, Shi Feng said, "That! What kind of existence is that! So powerful! With just one roar, it can change the color of the heavens and earth."

"This power is definitely far beyond that of our Great Wilderness. Even if Gongsun Taiyin were here, I believe he would retreat. Such a powerful living being actually exists in this world." said the Black Robed Man.

"This creature, even if it's not of the True God Realm, is probably not far from it." Shi Feng continued.

Yet, one could tell from his voice that he wasn't very sure of his own words.

After all, the power of a true god was still too distant for him.

"I suppose so." The Black Robed Man agreed, though not very confidently.

"What other existences are there in this Demon God Fallen Land! We've encountered quite a few of these powerful monsters since entering, but haven't seen any treasures or opportunities," Shi Feng said with a smile.

"Then, continue forward?" After hearing Shi Feng's words, the Black Robed Man turned his head and asked.

"Of course, moving forward like this is not my style," Shi Feng said with a smile on his face.

However, as he spoke, Shi Feng turned his head to the right and then said:

"Since there's that powerful evil creature blocking the way over there, let's head in this direction to see if we can avoid it."

"I was thinking the same!" The Black Robed Man nodded in agreement.

Then, their figures flashed once again.

...

"Gongsun Yuan, you despicable, vile wretch, you dare to target me, Black Jiao. Today, I swear I will kill you! Damn it!"

In a wide, dark cavern, a fierce roar resounded, causing the entire passageway to quake continuously.

A black flood dragon darted rapidly through the cave, rage etched on its dragon face, glaring ahead.

A young figure in front of Black Jiao continuously flashed in rapid movement.

That was none other than the Third Young Master of the Gongsun Family, Gongsun Yuan.

Gongsun Yuan fled under Black Jiao's pursuit, yet his face carried a calm and composed smile, still displaying a demeanor of effortless serenity, as he spoke with a smile:

"Uncle Black Jiao, after all these years, your bad temper hasn't changed one bit, still so impulsive; that's not good."

"Gongsun Yuan, you damned little beast! You treacherous scoundrel! You have the audacity to try and devour my power while I was battling that monster! Gongsun Taiyin went so far as to teach you such an evil technique, and you wanted to use it on me."

Black Jiao roared once more viciously.

"Hehe, my divine art wasn't actually taught by my father; my father doesn't even know that I have cultivated such a marvelous divine art!

This cultivation technique was a coincidence; I obtained it as an ancient cultivation technique by chance, called Devouring Heaven Demon Skill, capable of devouring the power of any living being!

But well, I've only cultivated a bit of the surface and haven't had the chance to properly use it; originally, I wanted Uncle Black Jiao to have the first taste, haha… hahahaha…"

As Gongsun Yuan spoke, he began to laugh heartily.

In the face of Black Jiao's pursuit, he showed no sign of panic or fear.

Soon, two bronze gates appeared in front of him. With a flash of his hands forward, he easily pushed open the bronze gates with both palms.

His figure quickly flickered into the bronze gates.

"Submit to me! Submit to me." At that moment, a seductive demonic voice suddenly echoed in Gongsun Yuan's mind.

...

"It's so quiet here! It's so quiet it makes me feel uneasy!"

After changing their direction of advance, Shi Feng and the Black Robed Man swiftly moved in that direction.

Then, they spotted a forest and entered it.

Since the strange sound was emitted from the water pillar in the sea, causing the heavens and earth to change color and dim, it hadn't brightened again.

Upon entering the forest, Shi Feng and the Black Robed Man felt the environment growing darker and more eerie.

"Did you sense the presence of any death creatures?" the Black Robed Man asked Shi Feng again.

Having experienced the powerful death creature earlier, the eerie, silent environment naturally made the Black Robed Man think of death creatures, even possibly stronger death beings.

"Not for the moment." Shi Feng's soul power was still sensing the surroundings, he replied to the Black Robed Man.

After speaking, Shi Feng added: "However, the death creatures here are different from what I've encountered before, defying many of my previous conceptions; maybe I just haven't sensed them yet, but we still can't let our guard down, or we might not even know how we'd die."

"Mm!" The Black Robed Man responded seriously upon hearing Shi Feng's words.

"It's raining!" Suddenly, Shi Feng sensed droplets dripping from above, about to fall on him, but they were immediately evaporated by the invisible force surrounding him.

At his realm, he naturally was impervious to water and fire, let alone these raindrops.

"Rain? Can this space even have rain?" The Black Robed Man also sensed the raindrops falling from above, and like Shi Feng, the drops disappeared before landing on him.

Following that, the two together looked up towards the sky.

However, upon looking up, their expressions changed simultaneously.

In the sky, indeed, was a massive dark cloud, unusually large, seemingly cloaking the entire heavens and earth.

But Shi Feng and the Black Robed Man saw that the giant cloud bore two enormous eyes, emitting crimson light, appearing to watch them below.

And those raindrops sprinkling the forest were actually dripping from these two colossal eyes.

It was as if the cloud was crying!