After Xiang Shaoyun finished absorbing the flame energy, he continued traveling with Purple Lightning Marquis. After several days, they reached the South Divine Devil. There, they descended a bit from beyond the sky and overlooked the South Divine Devil from high in the sky. Surging devilish energy that took the form of a devil face entered their vision, giving off a feeling of dread. Of course, the devilish energy density here was nothing compared to the Devil Domain, but the energy was still extremely uncomfortable for humans.
“The devilish energy here is impure,” Xiang Shaoyun judged.
As someone with a devil cultivation, he could naturally see through the condition of the devilish energy in his surroundings. Apart from devilish energy, dark energy made up most of the ambient energy here. For dark cultivators, this would be a decent cultivation spot.
The region was filled with barren hills and wild rivers. Only a small part of the region was inhabited by humans, and the rest was inhabited by ferocious beasts and sinister beings. Of course, the Imperial Nether Clan also occupied a territory.
The Imperial Nether Clan’s territory was extremely easy to find. It was the place with the thickest devilish energy. The Imperial Nether Clan had occupied a province and constructed their own cities. There, they lived, reproduced, and aimed to gain a foothold on the surface world.
Unfortunately, the ambient energy composition of the surface world made for an extremely unsuitable living environment for them. Thus, the newer generations of the imperial nether devils born on the surface world were extremely weak. They had no way of contending against humanity and were forced to stick to this little territory they had. When Xiang Shaoyun and Purple Lightning Marquis arrived near the Imperial Nether Clan’s territory, someone appeared and blocked their path.
“This is the land of the devils. Are you here to die? Retreat immediately!” an old voice resounded.
The newcomer looked extremely old and had sparse hair on his head. In fact, he didn’t even have a lot of teeth left. He was dressed in a simple black outfit, and his eyes emanated a sense of ruthlessness.
“A God, but not an issue,” Purple Lightning Marquis transmitted to Xiang Shaoyun.
Xiang Shaoyun cupped his fists in greeting and said, “Greetings, lord. We’re merely passing by. We’ll leave immediately.”
He knew that human experts were constantly monitoring the Imperial Nether Clan’s territory to ensure that the devils did not leave and create chaos. Thus, he couldn’t openly enter their territory.
“Scram!” The old man seemed to have a fiery temper.
The two young men before him seemed pretty strong, but the old man did not think that they would be strong enough to be worth his attention. In truth, the old man had merely been affected by devilish energy after staying here for such a long time. Hence, he had such a bad temper. He was living proof that not even Gods could easily absorb devilish energy. After all, devilish energy was formed from negative emotions.
But at this time, Purple Lightning Marquis lost his temper. As he narrowed his eyes, he said, “Old fogey, are you stupid? Do you want me to educate you somewhat?”
“Audacious junior!” the old man berated as he released a strand of God Realm energy and attempted to suppress Purple Lightning Marquis.
Generally, a single strand of God Realm energy was enough to instantly kill a Saint. That was the might of a God. Unfortunately for the old man, that little strength was nothing for Purple Lightning Marquis. With a single jab of his finger, a lightning explosion erupted before the old man.
Purple Lightning Marquis’s lightning energy was of the god grade. When it erupted, countless lightning currents swirled around the old man, dispersing the fiendish aura surrounding the old man. Only then did the old man realize that Purple Lightning Marquis was much stronger than him. He no longer dared to act rashly, and his mind became much calmer than before.
“What are you waiting for? Expel the devilish energy from your body!” berated Purple Lightning Marquis.
The old man was hit by a realization, and he hurriedly circulated his God Realm energy to expel the devilish energy in his body.
“Overlord, you may go through,” transmitted Purple Lightning Marquis.
Xiang Shaoyun nodded and turned invisible before heading toward the Imperial Nether Clan’s territory. Purple Lightning Marquis, on the other hand, helped conceal Xiang Shaoyun’s presence and isolated the old man’s senses, allowing Xiang Shaoyun to smoothly reach the Imperial Nether Province.
A powerful barrier powered by God Realm energy was surrounding the Imperial Nether Province. After all, the Imperial Nether Clan was also afraid of human attacks. Without the Imperial Nether Clan’s approval, nobody could get through.
Because Xiang Shaoyun had a pseudo-god soul, he could vaguely sense the existence of the barrier. He muttered to himself, “How should I go in?”
He roamed the border of the Imperial Nether Province, sure that the Imperial Nether Clan had prepared a way for him to enter. That was part of his agreement with Ming Ruohe.
Sure enough, after a while, Xiang Shaoyun discovered a clump of devilish energy approaching him. An even more powerful clump of devilish energy was following behind the first clump.
“Imperial Nether Clan, have you not learned?” Abruptly, a terrifying energy undulation appeared from high in the sky and scattered the first clump of devilish energy.
By this time, the second clump of devilish energy had already silently dragged Xiang Shaoyun into the Imperial Nether Province. Xiang Shaoyun had not resisted. It wasn’t like he could resist anyway. He stood a chance of hiding from even a God when he turned invisible, but a God from the Imperial Nether Clan could definitely detect him.
The clump of devilish energy brought him straight to the territory’s central zone. Before long, the devilish energy around Xiang Shaoyun vanished. He found that he was in an ancient city. Several incredibly old imperial nether devils were gathered around him. They were looking at him closely as though trying to see through his body.
“A human body and the blood of our race,” remarked one of them.
“Is this the person we’re looking for?” asked a different person.
At this time, the person seated on the main seat asked, “Are you the famous devil among humans, Xiang Shaoyun?”
Xiang Shaoyun bowed slightly to the imperial nether devils around him, and the rune on his forehead appeared while his devil blood stirred. His entire body was enveloped in devilish energy as he said, “I’m Xiang Shaoyun, personally appointed as the nineteenth prince by the Nether Monarch.”
The battle rune on his forehead caused the imperial nether devils to grow excited, and their runes also appeared. A primal resonance formed between them, which would not happen between them and other races. With that, Xiang Shaoyun’s identity was proven.
“Finally, the Nether Monarch has sent someone to us,” said the person seated on the main seat.
The others seemed incomparably excited as their eyes turned much warmer when they looked at Xiang Shaoyun.
