At the bottom of the pool.
The Broodmother's colossal body was an impossible target to miss. The trio unleashed their respective techniques simultaneously!
"Spear Projecting Like a Dragon!" "Eight Heavenly Blade Style!" "Tiangang Force! Law-Breaking Punch!"
Without relying on any external energy, using purely their physical might, they delivered a blow capable of rending the heavens and earth. The Broodmother had barely opened her eyes—before she could even grasp the situation, her body was pulverized by these three overwhelming forces.
The "Angel" (the Broodmother in Gabriel's body) seized the opportunity to use her racial talent: the Angel Halo! A shimmering ring of light sliced through the water, instantly severing and consuming one of the original Broodmother's arms.
"Let's go!" Gabriel urged.
But Ren and the Corpse King completely ignored her. Ren began meticulously collecting tissue samples, while Long You was even more direct—he plunged his hand into the Broodmother's remains and began greedily siphoning her nutrients and abilities.
After a brief absorption, a look of shock crossed the Corpse King's eyes! He discovered that the devouring power contained within the Broodmother's cells was actually superior to his own.
With this ability, combined with the preparations I made outside, I will definitely reach the Super-God level after integration! Long You thought excitedly.
In this timeline, because Xiao Hui was still alive, Long You wasn't as extreme as in the original story. His evolutionary path trended toward a human form rather than a monstrous one. Aside from a set of sharp fangs, he looked little different from a human. Even his feeding had become "refined"; he could now ingest nutrients just by inserting a finger into a host, avoiding the gore of his past. This was a change he had specifically evolved for the sake of his girlfriend.
Back in the present.
Once Ren had secured the samples, he and Bai Xiaofei left the pool. A moment later, Long You emerged, his aura significantly more potent than before.
"It looks like you're a lock for the Super-God level once we get out," Ren remarked with a grin.
Long You looked at him. "You have devouring abilities too. Why didn't you absorb those cells directly?"
"Unsafe," Ren replied simply.
While his God Gene could technically handle it, Ren planned to meet up with Mu Tiancai first. He wanted to process the samples in a controlled environment before integration. Most importantly, Tiancai was the one carrying the heavy research equipment—Ren was mostly carrying snacks!
The Angel addressed them: "I intend to purge all those in Hell who bear the Prisoner's Mark, then open the Gate of Hell to return to my home planet. Will you join me?"
Bai Xiaofei agreed on the spot. Upholding justice and striking down evil was his calling. Ren and Long You also nodded; they needed a guide who knew the layout, and every prisoner the Angel intended to "purge" was a massive source of nutrition for the Corpse King. Ren, too, wanted the biological data and the Star Meteorite Essence that the Angel gave Xiaofei in the original story.
The Angel explained that Hell was divided into three layers, each ruled by powerful Lords. With a burst of Holy Light, she enveloped the trio and soared upward!
When the light faded, they stood in a grey-white world. It was cold and desolate, resembling the surface of the moon. Across the barren landscape were various spherical spaceship wrecks—the homes of the prisoners.
"Wait for me here. I must go to recover my strength," the Angel said before flying off.
Xiaofei looked at the other two. "What now?"
"Hunt the Lords," Long You said coldly.
Ren added, "The second layer has three Lords. Let's find one and kill it."
Xiaofei sighed, but remembering he was now a God-level powerhouse, he relaxed. "Fine. But where do we find them?"
"Use your head!" Ren facepalmed. "Hell is only so big. We just wander around until we find them."
"Fair point."
Outside the Gate of Hell.
Powerhouses from various nations had gathered. The two zombies Long You had left behind to guard the door had already been neutralized.
"Dammit! The Corpse King has escaped into the Gate!" "Prepare yourselves. When he emerges, it will be the final battle." "Ready the Hyper-Nukes. This might be our last stand."
While preparing outside, they also dispatched several Heaven-level masters into the Gate. Since power was suppressed inside, they hoped to assassinate the Corpse King or trap him within the Gate forever.
Inside the Gate: First Layer.
After Ren had been gone for quite a while, the "Demon" (the real Gabriel) finally regained consciousness. She didn't realize she had been under the influence of an ocular technique; instead, she thought dreamily, I didn't expect a demon's body to feel this... invigorating!
She flew to the Broodmother's pool and dove in, her energy beginning to recover rapidly. Meanwhile, a stealthy figure watched the pool from the shadows.
Elsewhere on the surface, the Yanhuang masters Ran Aiguo and Master Denghai surveyed their surroundings. Ran Aiguo, a diplomat with lean, efficient muscles, had already reached the peak of a successful life at a young age. Beside him, Master Denghai looked ancient with a beard reaching his chest, but his heart was young.
While Ran Aiguo remained alert, Denghai stared at his phone and the disconnected livestream. "I can't share the inside of Hell with everyone... Oh well, I'll just take some photos and post them on Douyin when I get back."
Countless other masters entered the Gate. The lucky ones laid low; the unlucky ones were killed instantly. For example, a Japanese ninja dropped right in front of Satan and was pulverized on the spot.
Ren and his group, however, had just encountered two Pig-Men (humanoids with pig heads). Long You wanted to eat them, but Ren stopped him. With a single genjutsu, the two "Pig-Starters" lost their will.
"Lead the way. To your nest." "Yes..."
Xiaofei and Long You looked at Ren in surprise. They hadn't expected him to have such a handy trick. Ren just grinned. "Basic operations. Don't be surprised."
As they were about to set off, Ren's eyes scanned a nearby shadow. He spotted a clumsy-looking creature.
This one? If I remember correctly, that super-strong shield was made from this guy's body, wasn't it?
With a glance, he used genjutsu to control the Water-Claw Alien. "Hand over everything you have!"