"Negotiating with a tiger for its skin, I hope this time I'm truly winning!" Mu Chen said with a grim expression. He had no choice, unable to resist; entering the Evil Worm King's trap, Mu Chen felt helpless.

"What's happening?" Mu Chen's expression suddenly changed, feeling an unstable aura on his back.

Mu Chen sensed it while refining the Black Spirit Grass, a surge of energy that seemed to awaken something, incredibly mysterious.

"Ah..."

Mu Chen felt a power burst forth, this force blazing through his body, making Mu Chen feel his blood had changed, turning into purple, while his hair went from black to dark, extremely terrifying.

"What's going on? What's really happening?"

Mu Chen roared, feeling his heart beating rapidly, as if it would explode, terribly frightening.

"No, this power makes me more certain."

"Strong, powerful, exhilarating." Mu Chen roared again, finding these forces unexpectedly beneficial instead of detrimental, making him feel stronger, exhilarating.

A few minutes later, Mu Chen fully adapted to these energies, sensing he had broken through another level of strength. Overall, he was becoming increasingly powerful.

"Evil Worm King, once I successfully cleanse the bizarre energy of the Black Spirit Grass and refine this dark infant energy, it'll be your end." With that, Mu Chen quickly vanished.

Mu Chen dared not resist the Evil Worm King yet; he could only take one step at a time, meaning his goal was to break through as much as possible.

Soon, Mu Chen used the Mother-child Stone to arrive at the Rain Mist Forest. As soon as he got here, the Emperor appeared, worriedly looking at Mu Chen and asked, "What exactly happened?"

"Old man, it's a long story. I encountered the Evil Worm King." Mu Chen said with a troubled face.

"Evil Worm King, is this insect beast the Evil Worm King?" The Emperor was shocked, seemingly having heard of this name.

"Old man, you seem to know something."

"Not quite knowing, but I read in ancient books there was once an Evil Worm King appearing in this world, recorded only about him, no further information."

"Alright, thought you knew more, got excited for nothing."

"If it's the Evil Worm King, then we're all in danger. No wonder the risk here is so high; some people die unknowingly, turns out it's the Evil Worm King." The Emperor sighed.

"Old man, the situation is even worse." Mu Chen said helplessly.

"What else happened?"

"I'm under the control of the Evil Worm King, now forced to work for him." Mu Chen said seriously.

"Damn, are you under control now?" The Emperor's face changed, an aura enveloping Mu Chen.

"Don't worry, old man! I mean control, but not entirely. I'm forced to work for the Evil Worm King, killing people." Mu Chen said speechlessly.

"Why would he control you to work for him?"

"If I don't, he has a way to destroy me; it's that simple."

"Damn, the Evil Worm King is courting death."

"Old man, 'courting death' may not apply; living this long, only a strong Divine Dragon can eliminate him." Mu Chen said seriously.

"Indeed." The Emperor furrowed his brows.

"Another thing is, if the Evil Worm King dies, this place without the threat of insect beasts will likely attract countless insects to gather, transforming it into Hell on earth." Mu Chen stated seriously.

"It turns out what's been threatening this world all along is the beasts themselves. Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous." The Emperor laughed.

"Old man, upset?"

"How could I be upset? I should thank this Evil Worm King."

"Now, the priority is first, for me to strengthen myself and refine this energy thoroughly, second, to eliminate the powerful ones coming here, and third, search for opportunities." Mu Chen said seriously.

"Yes, that's all we can do." The Emperor sighed.

"Alright, where are they?"

"In the depths of the Rain Mist Forest, there's an Earth Spirit Vein, heavy with Holy Energy, a perfect cultivation Holy Land. Let them cultivate there for now." The Emperor said seriously.

"Earth Spirit Vein, that belongs to me." Mu Chen's eyes shifted.

"Indeed."

As they spoke, they immediately entered the Earth Spirit Vein, appearing before the crowd.

"Husband, are you okay? Are you alright?" The women saw Mu Chen and were all pleasantly surprised, extremely happy.

"I'm fine; just encountered some trouble on the way, delayed a couple of days, but it's not a problem." Mu Chen smiled.

"Oh, as long as you're alright."

"Got it, you all don't worry. We just need to leave quickly."

"Alright, follow your lead."

"Yet the Earth Spirit Vein is good, can't let it go." Mu Chen said, as a vast aura surged forth, enveloping the energy, endlessly devouring it.

Mu Chen didn't know what was happening; after breaking through bloodline and realm, the Divine Dragon Technique seemed to have reached an incredibly powerful level, devouring energies swiftly as if flying.

"Wow, so amazing." The women said seriously, watching huge portions of energy being devoured, astounded.

"This kid isn't simple!" Two strong warriors of the Phoenix Clan said with a change of gaze, deeply shocked.

"Kid, grow quickly!" The Emperor sighed.

After an hour, all energy entered Mu Chen's body. Although not refined, the energy was frightening and impressive, serving as the needed energy for breaking through to the Nihility Realm.

"This time, no more worries about energy being depleted." Mu Chen smiled.

"Kid, next stop Wuyou Valley, okay?" The Emperor asked.

"Wait, let's help the Netherworld King first. Didn't he want to obtain something of yours?" Mu Chen said.

"Netherworld King, the place you want to go is?"

"Netherworld Ghost Abyss, maybe you haven't heard of it."

"Never been, seems like it doesn't exist in records!" The Emperor said seriously.

"It does exist, just forgotten." The Netherworld King smiled.

"Let's go take a look then."

"Yes, head to the Netherworld Ghost Abyss first. I need the Netherworld King to become a strong ally for us." Mu Chen said seriously.

"Alright, then let's go to the Netherworld Ghost Abyss first."

After discussing, they all vanished.

The Netherworld Ghost Abyss—a desolate, hell-like abyss, surrounded only by cliffs, death, and darkness, a bizarre place.

Arriving here, everyone's brows furrowed, hardly believing such a place exists in the Boundaryless Space, somewhat inconceivable.

"Thank you, Mu Chen." The Netherworld King said gratefully.

If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know < report chapter > so we can fix it as soon as possible.