The corridor guarded by the double-headed tiger posed no threat, and after traversing the long corridor, Lu Hong was very close to where Nono was.
Nono! I’m here!
Lu Hong quickened his pace, and it took him two whole days to exit the corridor and arrive in front of a massive stone wall.
According to the Grey Group, as long as he opened this stone wall, he could see Nono.
But how to open the stone wall, the Grey Group had not provided a specific thod; it was up to Lu Hong to try.
Approaching the stone wall and looking at the beautifully carved patterns on it, an arcane charm surged into Lu Hong’s mind.
Indescribable, ineffable.
The carvings on this stone wall were undoubtedly the god-level Array Patterns.
How to open it?
Should he push?
Lu Hong placed both hands on the stone wall and suddenly exerted force.
The thick stone wall did not budge.
As the Heavenly God descended, and the Lion King erged, Lu Hong tried pushing the stone wall again, but it was still ineffective.
So, how was he to open it?
As Lu Hong was contemplating this, the rock sculptures on each side of the stone wall seed to co to life, their grey-white eyes flashing with a trace of consciousness, staring intently at Lu Hong in front of the stone wall.
Feeling the unusual gaze from both sides, Lu Hong continually retreated, gripping the Blood Holy Sword tightly in his hands.
Boom, boom, boom...
Accompanied by a trendous noise, the rock sculptures of giants seed to co to life.
"Human, you should not be here!"
"Netherworld God does not allow disturbances!"
Two sharp reprimands issued from the mouths of the sculpted giants, leaving Lu Hong’s eardrums aching.
"I am not here to disturb the Netherworld God; I am here to rescue a woman." Lu Hong spoke up to explain, "Please let through."
"No outsiders may enter the Hades Palace!" The sculpted giants seed deceived, bellowing loudly.
"Am I not human?" Lu Hong imdiately retorted.
This question seed to stump the sculpted giants, and they looked at each other before responding, "You are an exception; there was no precedent."
"There was precedent," Lu Hong argued, "On my way here, I saw countless human skeletons. They must have entered the Hades Palace, right?"
"Human skeletons?" The sculpted giants clearly did not believe Lu Hong, "Impossible, the Netherworld Continent, forbids the living, the Hades Palace even the spirits of the Nether cannot enter safely, let alone ordinary humans."
"You can check for yourselves." Lu Hong pointed behind him towards the corridor, "Turn past two corridors, and you would see."
Concerned about humans entering the palace, one of the giants spoke, "Alright, if there truly are traces of other humans entering, we will let you in. But if not, you must repent here for a thousand years, confessing your lies to the Netherworld God!"
"No problem." Lu Hong had seen the skeletons; there could be no mistake.
Seeing Lu Hong agree, one of the giants stood up and left. Five days later, the giant returned covered in blood.
Thick blood dripped continuously, from a swarm of man-eating rats.
"You were right, there are indeed humans who entered the palace. According to our agreent, we will open the door for you." The sculpted giants were very true to their word, and after a brief conversation with another giant, hands pressed on the stone wall, as they exerted force, the heavy stone wall slowly parted with a crack.
"Now go in quickly!"
Amidst the loud shouting of the sculpted giants, Lu Hong squeezed through.
Behind the stone wall was a vast inner chamber, like the sleeping quarters of an emperor.
In this chamber, Lu Hong also saw Nono, who was unconscious by the central pool.
"Nono!" Lu Hong exclaid joyfully, rushing forward to hold her.
At that mont, Nono had no physical body, just a transparent soul that could dissipate at any mont.
Amidst Lu Hong’s urgent calls, Nono’s soul gradually awakened.
"Tu... Karu?" Seeing the man she had longed for, Nono burst into tears, "How are you here? Are you dead too?"
"Dead your big-headed ghost!" Lu Hong lightly knocked on Nono’s head, "I’m here to rescue you."
"Really?" Nono exclaid excitedly, "You’re not dead?"
"I’m not dead and my identity is special. I can freely travel between the Star Sea and the Netherworld, so eting each other will be very easy from now on."
"That’s great!" Nono hugged Lu Hong excitedly, "I knew you would never abandon !"
The two chatted on for a while before steering the conversation back on track.
"Nono, why did you enter the Hades Palace?"
"Lord Cen Hui told that the other two rulers of the Netherworld intend to invade the Star Sea and exterminate humanity, and I am the only way to stop their invasion."
"What do you an?"
"It ans I can inherit the position of Netherworld God!"
Nono’s words struck like thunder, exploding beside their ears, "What? You can inherit the position of Netherworld God?!"
"Yes." Nono nodded, "At first, I didn’t believe it either. But when I entered the palace, almost all the Demon Beasts feared , and so ancient creatures inside the palace also paid great respect to , which confird that Lord Cen Hui had not lied to ."
Hearing Nono’s words, Lu Hong nodded, "If that’s the case, then you must inherit the position of Netherworld God. The situation in the Sacred Empire is dire, and we are at a critical point of life and death."
"Ah?!" Nono gasped, then said with a morose face, "But, I have always been unable to transfer my soul into the Netherworld God’s body."
"What do you an?"
Nono pointed to a nearby pool, "The body of the Netherworld God is below this pool. But above the pool is the light of void, shining down. If I want to enter the Netherworld God’s body, I must endure the power of this light, but this light is bizarre and can corrode both flesh and soul. My body, rebuilt in the Netherworld, has been corroded away, and now my soul is also severely damaged and cannot withstand the irradiation of this void light."
"Let see." Saying this, Lu Hong reached his hand over the pool. In the blink of an eye, he felt a piercing pain, and the skin on his hand began to age rapidly until it rotted.
Nono quickly pulled Lu Hong’s arm back, "Don’t just try things out, the power of this light is terrifying!"
"It’s okay."
Lu Hong shook his head and lifted his arm, "My healing ability is very strong."
As he spoke, Lu Hong’s rotting arm slowly began to heal.
"Since that’s the case, I’ll block the light of void for you, and you take the chance to enter the body of the Netherworld God and inherit its position to help the empire overco this crisis!"
After learning that Nono could inherit the position of Netherworld God, Lu Hong was truly very happy; first, because the current crisis would be resolved, second because the revival of the Netherworld God would also remove the threat to the Star Sea, and thirdly, naturally, Nono’s rebirth brought him joy.
"Are you sure it’s okay?" Nono hesitated, but seeing Lu Hong’s arm fully recovered, she reluctantly agreed.
Just like that, Lu Hong held Nono tightly in his arms and stepped into the pool.
Under the irradiation of the light of void, Lu Hong’s body rapidly decayed, exposing his bare bones.
"Heavenly God descends!"
"Lion King arrives!"
The two buffs once again activated, offsetting much of the void’s power.
"Are you really all right?" Nono still worried, asking caringly.
"It’s okay, you just hurry and enter the body of the Netherworld God!" Lu Hong gritted his teeth and persevered, putting Nono’s soul into the water.
With Lu Hong’s protection, Nono easily dove into the water and saw the sleeping Netherworld God.
Dressed in imperial robes, the beauty of this Netherworld God was breathtaking.
Thinking of Lu Hong enduring the struggle above the pool, Nono didn’t hesitate and plunged into the empty husk of the Netherworld God.
The pool was clear, but Lu Hong couldn’t see the movents at the bottom, not knowing whether Nono had successfully entered the body of the Netherworld God, only persisting through the pain brought by the light of void.
Corroding, regenerating, corroding, regenerating.
The agonizing torture seed endless, tornting Lu Hong’s body, and his soul also suffered greatly, causing him to faint many tis.
Since Nono hadn’t erged from the bottom of the pool, Lu Hong dared not move at all, ultimately passing out completely at the water’s surface.
Two days had passed. Just as Lu Hong was on the brink of death, the pool exploded, flipping him out of the irradiation of the void light.
The eerie face of the Netherworld God erged from the water’s surface, then the figure stepped out of the water, looking indifferently at the blood-colored skeleton beside the pool with no hint of emotion in their eyes.
"My palace, why is there a human here?" The Netherworld God lightly parted her red lips, originally intent on killing Lu Hong, but a stirring in her heart made her abandon that plan.
Ignoring the fainted Lu Hong, the stone wall autonomously opened, and the Netherworld God strode out of the chamber.
The giant statues on both sides knelt down, tremblingly shouting, "Greetings to Your Majesty, the Netherworld God!"
Driven by divine power, the Hades Palace trembled violently, breaking from the depths of the earth.
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