CHAPTER 441: CHAPTER 289: DEVOURING THE NETHER RIVER, ROAD OF THE YELLOW SPRINGS_2

The latter Undying King, after years of fruitless seeking of a normal path to contact the Nether River, devised an extremely insane and bold plan.

He began to establish the Council of the Dead and used the power of the council to continuously spread the faith and legends about the Nether River in the mortal world over the long years, in order to reinforce the concept of the Nether River as an anchor in the real world.

Eventually, after centuries of accumulation, He deeply bound the concept of the Nether River with his own spirituality.

Finally, He succeeded!

He forcibly ferried that river, which should only exist on the level of illusory rules, from legends to the boundary between reality and illusion.

Subsequently, He took a dangerous gamble, forcibly merging his soul and will with the Nether River that had been ferried out, successfully stealing a part of the Nether River’s Position as This World’s Only One.

Relying on this stolen power, He finally broke the barrier of the sequence, ascended to Sequence 2, became the new Undying King, and thus stepped into the ranks of Hidden Evil Gods.

The concept of a Hidden Evil God does not specifically refer to any one deity, but is a generic term for those in the mysterious version who have successfully ascended to Sequence 2 or higher, occupying the root symbol of a certain extraordinary path, and who possess a trace of uniqueness or Position as This World’s Only One.

The strength gap between Hidden Evil Gods is vast, with the truly powerful ones having strength infinitely close to a True God, possibly even holding complete uniqueness, just one step away from ascending to godhood.

But the weaker ones, like this recently suppressed Undying King, have merely reached the threshold of Sequence 2, and the uniqueness they occupy and steal is negligible, almost non-existent.

However, even so, with that faint hint of uniqueness and partial control over the path’s root, the Undying King still possesses overwhelming power when facing other Sequence 2 powerhouses without uniqueness.

This is why He dared to be so arrogant before, directly attacking the Underworld.

Unfortunately, He encountered Lu Yan and the All Heavens Divine Court that completely transcends the rules of this world’s system.

After digesting the massive flood of information, the joyous color in Lu Yan’s deep eyes became more apparent.

The Undying King himself, as a veritable Sequence 2 Earth Angel, has undeniable strength.

If encountered in the vast reality outside the small world of the Underworld, Lu Yan currently has no certainty of suppressing Him.

Therefore, in the short term, this former Hidden Evil God can probably only continue to be firmly suppressed under Fengdu City, making it difficult to fully extract and utilize his value for the time being.

However, compared to the temporarily unmanageable Undying King, the Nether River that was dragged into the Underworld with Him has irreplaceable value for Lu Yan!

The Nether River is not only one of the root symbols of the Path of the Dead, this ancient extraordinary road but also the source of the death legends of the entire Mysterious World.

According to legend, when everything in the world reaches the end of its life, its remnants or imprints will involuntarily sink into the Nether River, and only by relying on the Ferryman’s boat can there be a chance to cross this boundary river that separates life and death, reaching the so-called other shore.

This legend and concept, deeply rooted in the world’s underlying rules and the subconscious of countless living beings, endow the Nether River with a special ability nearly at the level of law.

The most notable point is that it can freely manifest its projection or part of its power in any corner of the Mysterious World, just as it did previously above the Tomb of the Dead.

"If this Nether River itself can be wholly integrated into the Underworld..."

Lu Yan’s gaze fell upon the illusory river, and a bold idea gradually took shape in his mind.

Let the Yellow Springs of the Underworld completely devour and assimilate this Nether River, inheriting the concept of death destination and the boundary of life and death that it represents.

Once successful, the benefits it would bring would be immeasurable.

Firstly, this could bring an unprecedented completion and sublimation to the concepts of death and end represented by the Yellow Springs of the Underworld.

The countless epochs of death information and rules carried by the Nether River would become the most abundant resource for the Yellow Springs.

Secondly, and most crucially, once the Yellow Springs successfully inherit the concept and Position of the Nether River, then the Yellow Springs will no longer be merely a rule manifestation within the small world of the Underworld.

Even when flowing in the real world, the Yellow Springs would largely retain the Yellow Springs Rules imbued with the power of end and demise, without needing to temporarily descend through specific environments or mediums as before.

Moreover, integrating the Nether River, which represents the death destination, into the Underworld system is itself a significant enhancement to the structure of the Divine Court and Underworld, making the authority of the Underworld more complete.

At this thought, Lu Yan hesitated no more.

With a single thought, the mighty Water of the Underworld, running through the small world of the Underworld, instantly surged with countless waves.

The murky river water churned with endless silence and the aura of the end, emitting an earth-shattering roar, like an awakening ancient behemoth opening its giant mouth to devour everything, rushing toward the illusory Nether River.

Almost at the very instant the Yellow Springs launched an attack, the illusory Nether River suddenly trembled violently.

Meanwhile, within the mysterious version, all Transcendents walking on the Path of the Dead suddenly felt a tremor and unease deep from the core of their souls at this moment.