📖 Chapter 1160 - Departing for the Underworld Galaxy!

19 Nov, 2023

Wang Baole fell silent, recalling everything that had happened in the gray region earlier. In truth, Chen Qingzi could have explained things to him at any time, but didn’t.

However, even though his senior brother hadn’t told him everything, Wang Baole didn’t hold any grudges. After all, this matter was related to the fate of the Underworld Sect, and Chen Qingzi was right to err on the side of caution.

And it was also true that Wang Baole had obtained immense fortune. Although he had been exposed because of it, that was bound to happen anyway. Unless he never went out, it was difficult to hide forever.

Moreover, from beginning to end, Chen Qingzi had indeed protected him carefully. Before he left to fight the Divine Emperors, he even placed Wang Baole next to his true self.

From any angle, there was no problem with Chen Qingzi’s behavior. However, Wang Baole still had a nagging feeling that his senior brother was somewhat different from what he remembered.

He didn’t know why exactly he had this feeling. Maybe… it was because of fusing with the revived Heavenly Dao that his senior brother seemed more aloof.

‘Perhaps it’s also because of the contrast…’ Wang Baole suddenly thought of the Flame Patriarch. Everything about the Flame Patriarch was genuine, and Wang Baole could see and sense him clearly. On the other hand, the current Chen Qingzi… was a bit ethereal.

But no matter what, Wang Baole didn’t hold any suspicion toward his senior brother. Thinking of everything back in the Federation, he came to a decision in his heart and turned to look at the Flame Patriarch.

The Flame Patriarch hesitated, but didn’t speak.

“Master.” Wang Baole opened his mouth and spoke softly. He didn’t cup his fists, instead kneeling down and kowtowing heavily.

He hadn’t said much, but his intentions were clear. The Flame Patriarch sighed.

“Remember, the Raging Flame Galaxy will always be there as your escape route.”

Wang Baole nodded. He couldn’t go back to the Raging Flame Galaxy at this time. If he did, then the war between the Underworld Sect and the Never-Ending Clan would end up involving his master, which was something that he didn’t want.

Moreover, as the Underworld Child, he had an inextricable karmic relationship with the Underworld Sect. He couldn’t just hide away and stay out of the coming war.

Furthermore… he wanted to become stronger!

If he secluded himself in the Raging Flame Galaxy, then he would also lose the opportunity to rapidly increase his strength. Time was running out for him; the blood-colored centipede could appear at any moment, so Wang Baole had to do everything he could.

Due to various reasons, there was only one option Wang Baole could take. After rising to his feet, he glanced at the nervous Xie Haiyang and suddenly spoke to Chen Qingzi.

“Senior Brother, the Xie Family made Split Moon’s furnaces, but do you mind letting them off?”

Chen Qingzi smiled slightly and glanced at Xie Haiyang, who had grown visibly tense at Wang Baole’s words. Nodding, he spoke.

“I won’t be troubling the Xie Family for this matter.”

As soon as his words came out, Xie Haiyang seemed to have relaxed all the muscles in his body. He bowed deeply toward Wang Baole and Chen Qingzi, feeling extremely emotional. Back when he was waiting on Wang Baole, he never expected that Chen Qingzi had been scheming so deeply and even turned into a Heavenly Dao in the end.

When it came to this sort of powerhouse, even the Xie Family had to be careful. If Chen Qingzi really took them to task, it was entirely likely that they would directly give up on Xie Haiyang’s father’s whole lineage. After all, in the current situation, no one was willing to join the war between the Underworld Sect and the Never-Ending Clan.

“Little Junior Brother, let’s go.” After settling the matter with a simple sentence, Chen Qingzi beckoned to Wang Baole.

Wang Baole turned and bowed toward the Flame Patriarch once more. Then, he stepped off the divine ox and entered the sea of flames, walking step by step toward his senior brother Chen Qingzi.

Seeing his disciple’s back fade into the distance, the Flame Patriarch felt a bit dispirited. For some reason, the figures of his deceased disciples appeared in his mind.

He held a grudge toward the Never-Ending Clan, but lacked the power to take revenge. All he had was a curse that was only useful as long as it wasn’t used. Many times, he had thought about throwing caution to the wind and risking everything to take on the Never-Ending Clan. Even if he died, he would at least bring down a Divine Emperor with him.

However… he still had bonds that held him back. Previously, he had been held back by the existence of his sole surviving disciple^[1]. And now… there was also Wang Baole.

Thus, what he really wanted was to stay by Wang Baole’s side and protect him. If this disciple of his insisted on joining the Underworld Sect, then he might as well help him out and go down in mutual annihilation with a Divine Emperor.

But he knew that this wasn’t what Wang Baole wanted.

The Flame Patriarch stared at the departing figures of Wang Baole and Chen Qingzi in silence. Then, he suddenly transmitted his voice to Chen Qingzi.

“He truly regards you as his senior brother, so… Chen Qingzi, no matter what schemes you have, you better not let any harm come to my disciple. I may not be able to do anything to you, but I can fuse my curse into the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao! Let’s see how you revive your Underworld Sect when the Never-Ending Heavenly Dao is bolstered by this old man’s all-out curse!”

Wang Baole couldn’t hear his master’s words, but he saw Chen Qingzi pause in his steps.

“Little Junior Brother is my only family in this world. Rest assured that I, Chen Qingzi, shall no longer do things that would cause me regret.” Chen Qingzi smiled slightly at Wang Baole while transmitting a response to the Flame Patriarch. Then, he flicked his sleeves and turned into a huge mass of black mist to appear in the starry sky. He instantly transformed into a huge black fish that roared soundlessly to the heavens, taking Wang Baole and disappearing into the void.

It wasn’t until a long time passed that the Flame Patriarch withdrew his gaze. His expression turned melancholy, and his wrinkles suddenly became clearer. He seemed to have aged in an instant.

At his side, Xie Haiyang noticed the Flame Patriarch’s mood. After thinking for a while, he spoke in a low voice.

“Grandmaster, Sect Uncle Baole may be gone, but there’s still me…”

“You?” The Flame Patriarch gave Xie Haiyang a sideways glance and let out a snort.

“Meddlesome!” As he spoke, he waved his right hand, and the divine ox beneath him instantly burst into motion. Naturally, it was still heading toward the Raging Flame Galaxy. On its back, Xie Haiyang felt full of grief and indignation.

As the Flame Patriarch departed into the distance, as Wang Baole and Chen Qingzi disappeared into the void, and as the cultivators of the myriad factions returned to their places, the fluctuations of a battle at the Divine Emperor level began to fade. At the same time, news of the great battle began spreading like a wildfire.

The Underworld Sect’s Heavenly Dao had revived in Chen Qingzi. Chen Qingzi… had become the Underworld Sects’ Heavenly Dao.

This incident didn’t take long to sweep across the entire Never-Ending Dao Domain, causing all the factions to grow uneasy. Those who didn’t know about the Underworld Sect were furiously gathering information. As for those who did… endless worries rose up in their hearts.

Most factions had already begun secluding themselves in grand formations, unwilling to take part in the coming war. The conclusion of the battle between Chen Qingzi and the Divine Emperors had been too shocking.

Split Moon died, Imperial Mountain’s Dao clone was destroyed, and Radiant Light and Mystic Blossom were unable to match Chen Qingzi. It seemed that of the Never-Ending Clan’s five great Divine Emperors, only the mysterious founding ancestor, Patriarch Never-Ending, could possibly pose a threat to Chen Qingzi.

And it had already been many years since Patriarch Never-Ending last made an appearance. Instead, it was a corpse puppet bearing the name Kiga who represented him to the rest of the world.

The entire Never-Ending Dao Domain suddenly fell into a strange tranquility, like the calm before the storm…

At the same time, the fish-shaped Heavenly Dao that Chen Qingzi had turned into swam through the void in a half-corporeal and half-illusory state. He didn’t move toward the three great holy regions, but instead… sank deeper into the void, deeper and deeper…

If the starry sky was compared to a piece of paper, then everything in the three great holy regions and beyond was the top of the paper. And on the underside… was the abyssal underworld.

Right now, the fish carrying Wang Baole was swimming deeper and deeper into this abyss…

Gradually, it approached… the place where the survivors of the Underworld Sect had been living for so many years!

The Underworld Galaxy!