Night blanketed the land.
Ji Ningshuang followed Nether out of the south gate of Inferno City and arrived at a gloomy graveyard.
The sound of wailing ghosts echoed all around, enough to make anyone's hair stand on end.
Even Ji Ningshuang couldn't help feeling a chill run down her back.
"Where is this?"
"Where exactly are we going?"
She opened the map, and what she saw startled her even more.
According to the map...
They were standing in...
Lv100 Forbidden Land of the Gods.
"Are you crazy?"
"Why did you bring me to a level 100 area?"
"Any random monster here could one-shot us!"
Nether remained unconcerned, as if he had already scouted the place.
"The monsters in the Forbidden Land of the Gods stay sealed underground between 10 PM and midnight. They can't come out."
Only then did Ji Ningshuang notice that there really wasn't a single monster anywhere in the vast graveyard.
She also finally understood why Nether hadn't brought her here after midnight the previous day and had insisted on waiting until after ten tonight.
Even so, she was still baffled, "What exactly are we here for?"
As she spoke, Nether suddenly stopped.
Ahead, in a sunken area at the center of the graveyard, stood a lone tomb.
Just as Ji Ningshuang was wondering what made this grave different from the others around it...
A deep voice suddenly came from inside the tomb.
"Did you bring what I asked for?"
Ji Ningshuang immediately drew her blade with a swish and entered a guarded stance, her gaze sharp.
"Who's there?"
Following the voice from the tomb, Nether said, "I had already located Mo Chen, but when I was about to find him in the Dark Underground City last night, an accident happened, and I couldn't learn anything about the Divine Refining Cauldron from him."
"But I'll think of another way and find the Divine Refining Cauldron for you as soon as possible."
"I hope that once I find it, you'll keep your end of our agreement."
The voice from inside the tomb rumbled, "Don't worry. I always keep my word."
Ji Ningshuang stared at the tomb emitting that eerie voice.
An inexplicable chill crept up her spine.
She turned to Nether.
"Who... are you talking to?"
"Who's inside that grave?"
Nether looked at the tomb.
"The Ghost Race."
"A Ghost King."
The moment Nether revealed the identity of the one inside the tomb...
Ji Ningshuang's heart shook.
"The Ghost Race? A Ghost King?"
"You mean one of the Supreme Races from Divine Oracle?"
"Yes."
Nether's firm answer only shocked her even more.
Since she intended to build something big in the world of Divine Oracle, she had naturally done plenty of research into the game's lore beforehand.
Everyone knew that the races in Divine Oracle were divided into three categories: Ordinary Races, Rare Races, and Supreme Races.
And Ji Ningshuang knew even more clearly: One of the Supreme Races was the Ghost Race.
Its hierarchy was: Ghost Beast, Ghost Soldier, Ghost General, Ghost King, Ghost Saint, Ghost Sovereign, and Ghost Emperor.
According to the official promotional material, "Even the lowest-ranking Ghost Beast is as strong as a leader monster of the same level."
"Above Ghost Beasts, Ghost Soldiers are no weaker than players ranked on the Heavenly Ranking."
"A Ghost General rivals a high-tier Boss."
"As for a Ghost King... its strength is beyond estimation."
And now, there was actually a level 100 Ghost King of the Supreme Ghost Race right in front of her.
And Nether had apparently struck some kind of deal with it?
For a moment, Ji Ningshuang was both shocked and bewildered.
Just then, the low, hoarse, intimidating voice echoed from the tomb once more, now filled with rage.
"Damn the God Race!"
"If not for that damned God Race princess twenty years ago, would this king have been sealed underground for twenty years?"
"The day this king breaks free, I will tear that God Race princess to pieces!"
It turned out that, according to the world's lore, the catastrophic disaster that had nearly destroyed Inferno City twenty years ago had been caused by this very Ghost King.
The God Race's Seventh Princess, Siya, had sacrificed her own life to stop the catastrophe while using the God-Binding Chains to seal the Ghost King beneath the Forbidden Land of the Gods, completely ending the disaster.
At that moment, Nether promised the Ghost King within the tomb, "I'll find the Divine Refining Cauldron as soon as possible and use it to refine away the God-Binding Chains."
The voice inside the tomb replied, "Very well. Once you refine away the God-Binding Chains and release this king, this king will grant you three requests."
With that, Nether turned and left.
Ji Ningshuang looked uneasily at the "Ghost King's Tomb" before her.
She didn't linger and quickly caught up with Nether.
"When did you discover this place?"
She had begun to suspect something. It was obvious that this wasn't Nether's first visit.
"Last night," Nether answered frankly.
Ji Ningshuang's cold eyes narrowed as she finally realized.
"So last night, you already reached an agreement with this Ghost King."
"And when you went to the Dark Underground City to find Mo Chen, your real purpose wasn't to learn how to deal with the Divine Descent Seraph."
"It was because the Ghost King told you that Mo Chen knew the secret of the Divine Refining Cauldron."
"So you were looking for Mo Chen to find the Divine Refining Cauldron, remove this Ghost King's seal, and set it free."
Nether said, "The Divine Refining Cauldron can refine all things under heaven."
"And only the Divine Refining Cauldron can refine away the shackles that the God Race's Seventh Princess condensed with her endless divine power twenty years ago to bind the Ghost King."
"This is a level 100 Ghost King."
"No matter how strong Rulebound is, even with the Divine Pet, the Divine Descent Seraph, helping him, there's no way he can stand against a level 100 Ghost King at this stage."
"As long as we release this Ghost King and use it to deal with Rulebound, it'll be effortless."
Ji Ningshuang looked at Nether, a trace of admiration appearing in her cold, beautiful eyes.
"So you do have a brain."
"This really is a method that can kill the Divine Descent Seraph with absolute certainty... no, kill Rulebound directly with absolute certainty."
Nether continued, "We could have learned the location of the Divine Refining Cauldron through Mo Chen, but that's no longer an option."
"Let's find the Divine Refining Cauldron first."
Only after the two of them had left the Forbidden Land of the Gods... Zhang Long silently watched everything from the shadows.
His eyes were filled with endless hatred toward Frost Dance.
"Brother Jun and I served the boss with complete loyalty. We gave everything we had."
"Even the boss said to spare Tingting. Why did you have to kill her anyway?"
"You vicious, scheming bitch!"
"You'll pay for this one day! I, Zhang Long, swear it!"
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