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Chapter 382: Nine Nether Clan Palace

Chapter 382: Nine Nether Clan Palace

The vast ocean, the azure sky.

Xiao Feng stood upon the sea.

Beneath his feet, a massive shadow swam in the water.

This mysterious ocean had given humanity many surprises.

At that moment, the water churned.

A huge, crystal-clear lobster emerged from the water.

"Master!"

The lobster spoke, respectfully greeting Xiao Feng.

Its unique eyes gleamed, revealing themselves to be mechanical upon closer inspection.

This was the Crystal Shrimp from the depths of the ocean, a thousand meters below.

It could withstand the immense pressure of the seawater.

After Xiao Feng had subdued it, he tasked it with roaming the ocean floor, collecting underwater treasures for him.

The discovery of the underwater palace was made by the Crystal Shrimp.

Its crystal-clear body allowed it to blend seamlessly with its surroundings, avoiding detection by other sea creatures.

The human figure it had encountered before had gone unnoticed because of this ability.

Otherwise, the Crystal Shrimp would have been killed.

After all, no creature should be able to survive the pressure at a depth of twenty thousand meters.

Even sea beasts couldn’t withstand such pressure.

"Lead the way!"

Xiao Feng ordered.

"Yes, Master!"

The Crystal Shrimp dove back into the water and swam swiftly toward the ocean floor.

Xiao Feng followed by diving in as well.

Once underwater, the surrounding seawater parted, enveloping Xiao Feng in what seemed like a bubble.

In reality, it was his soul power resisting the pressure of the water.

At five thousand meters, his soul power shrank slightly.

At ten thousand meters, his soul power was pressed close.

At fifteen thousand meters, his soul power was nearly touching his skin.

At twenty thousand meters, his soul power could no longer withstand the pressure.

Helpless, Xiao Feng activated his character template system.

**Name: Poseidon**

**Identity: Sea God**

**Skills: Water Manipulation, Sea Power...**

**Template Usage Cost: Ten Billion Energy**

**Template Duration: One Hour**

...

After activating the character template system, Xiao Feng instantly gained the power of Poseidon, the Sea God.

The next moment, seawater enveloped him.

Yet, he felt as if he were on land, able to breathe and move freely.

Moreover, Xiao Feng could clearly sense the surrounding seawater, wrapping around him like a mother, giving him immense strength and a sense of security.

In this state, Xiao Feng increased his speed and quickly caught up to the Crystal Shrimp.

Suddenly, the Crystal Shrimp stopped.

Looking ahead, Xiao Feng saw a faintly visible underwater palace in the distance.

Due to the darkness of the ocean depths, it appeared somewhat blurry.

However, Xiao Feng, empowered by the Sea God’s abilities, could clearly see everything underwater.

It was a palace constructed from massive, pitch-black stones.

What surprised Xiao Feng even more was that the palace’s style had a hint of ancient Chinese architecture.

The palace was securely locked on all sides by thick iron chains, fastened to enormous stone pillars surrounding it.

Furthermore, the pillars and iron locks were covered with intricate patterns.

It seemed as if this palace was sealed here.

"Head back first! I’ll go take a look," Xiao Feng instructed the Crystal Shrimp.

Its task was complete, and staying here would be of no further use. Any unexpected incident could lead to an unnecessary death.

Slowly, Xiao Feng began to approach the palace.

The closer he got, the more he felt a dark, cold power corroding him.

"How strange, why does this power feel so familiar?"

Xiao Feng was puzzled. After a moment of deep thought, his eyes lit up.

"It’s the power of the Nine Nether Earth Dragon’s dragon pearl!"

He suddenly realized.

Arriving in front of the palace, Xiao Feng understood immediately.

The plaque above the palace’s entrance bore two large characters: "Nine Nether!"

"This is the lair of the Nine Nether!"

Xiao Feng recalled the information uncovered by the Earth Demon Clan. It was the Nine Nether who had allied with the Earth Demon Clan to confront the people from the Xuanji Division.

He hadn’t expected them to be hidden at such depths, two thousand meters below the surface.

"Today, I’ll wipe you all out!"

Having ascended to the Earth Realm, Xiao Feng was brimming with unprecedented confidence.

He pushed open the massive stone door and walked in slowly.

To his surprise, what appeared pitch-black on the outside was illuminated by greenish pearls inside the palace.

These pearls were like luminous pearls, emitting a faint light that allowed Xiao Feng to see the interior of the main hall.

Inside the hall, eighteen pillars stood on either side, supporting the entire structure.

Each pillar was coiled with a ferocious and terrifying dragon.

Most likely, these carved dragons were representations of the Nine Nether Earth Dragon.

In the center of the hall stood a massive stone throne.

Dragons soared and twisted around the throne, with eighteen dragon heads roaring in all directions.

It was the most imposing stone throne Xiao Feng had ever seen.

Using his soul power, Xiao Feng scanned his surroundings.

The hall appeared empty, seemingly abandoned for a long time.

After circling the main hall, Xiao Feng moved to the back.

The palace was enormous, with side halls, antechambers, and gardens—every type of building imaginable.

After a thorough inspection, Xiao Feng confirmed there was nothing alive in the palace.

He returned to the main hall once more.

Slowly, he ascended the eighteen steps leading to the throne.

Upon closer inspection, Xiao Feng discovered that this throne, adorned with eighteen Nine Nether Earth Dragons, was actually a throne made of bones.

Due to its age, it appeared pitch-black.

The dragon-shaped designs seemed to be constructed from the bones of real dragons.

Xiao Feng scrutinized the dragon bone throne with his system.

In the next moment, information appeared in his mind.

**[Nine Nether Earth Dragon Bone Throne: The exclusive seat of the Nine Nether Clan’s ruler]**

**[Note: Seals the ruler of the Nine Nether Clan]**

The introduction was simple but packed with significant information.

"There’s something sealed inside this!" Xiao Feng was shocked.

"If I’m not mistaken, the eighteen iron chains and the eighteen stone pillars outside are meant to seal whatever’s inside this!"

"I wonder if smashing it now would destroy it or release it?"

Xiao Feng pondered this question but then decided against it.

He had already made a mistake with the incident on Demon Island, and he wouldn’t repeat that mistake.

Better to avoid unnecessary involvement.

Thinking this, Xiao Feng turned to leave.

However, as he departed, the eyes of the carved Nine Nether Earth Dragons on the pillars started to flicker.

And the eighteen dragons on the throne began to glow.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it’s actually a descendant of Xiao Wensen. Judging by the blood concentration, it must be his son!"

To Xiao Feng’s horror, the bone throne emitted a sinister and terrifying voice.

"And why do I feel a terrifying aura from him?"

"Could it be an illusion?"

"What on earth does he have that can make me feel this way?"

...

In the vast hall, low whispers echoed, lingering for a long time.

Leaving the depths of twenty thousand meters below the sea, Xiao Feng resurfaced.

At that moment, he saw the water in the distance churning violently.

Waves surged and reached heights of a hundred meters.

If someone were caught in these waves, they would undoubtedly be pulverized.

But to Xiao Feng, the waves were not a threat.

What caught his attention wasn’t the waves, but a giant whale swimming behind them.

What astonished Xiao Feng was that these massive waves were created by the whale’s breathing, expelling water.

With just a breath, it created waves a hundred meters high and a thousand meters long.

The power of the giant whale was beyond imagination.

Xiao Feng immediately flew up to an altitude of a thousand meters.

Looking down, he discovered that the giant whale was indeed a thousand meters long.

A thousand-meter-long whale, with every turn, caused the sea to tremble.

Upon closer inspection, he realized it was a profound realm whale.

However, its aura was so dense that it was on the verge of breaking through to the earth realm.

"What a pity, reaching this stage yet still unable to break through, probably because it lacks the Transformation Grass," Xiao Feng sighed.

He then quickly descended and landed on the whale’s back.

"Human, leave my territory!" the whale spoke in human language, threatening Xiao Feng fiercely.

It was unexpected to see how seriously the sea beasts took their territory.

But it made sense, considering this whale’s food intake must be countless times that of other beasts.

So, staking out territory was akin to staking out food supplies.

Any invader would become a target for attack.

"The ocean is vast. Just because you say this is your territory doesn’t make it so," Xiao Feng sneered.

"If you do not leave, I will drive you away!" the whale said unceremoniously.

Xiao Feng glanced at the whale and understood its situation.

**[Titan Demon Whale: Profound Realm "Peak"]**

**[Skills: Water Jet Impact, Devour the Sky...]**

"Just as I thought!" Xiao Feng was relieved.

This was a sea beast stuck in the profound realm, unable to enter the earth realm.

Land beasts had solved the issue of Transformation Grass, but what about the sea beasts?

How did they manage to reach the earth realm?

"I can see you’ve been stuck at this bottleneck for a long time," Xiao Feng ignored the whale’s threat and pointed out its predicament.

"If you know that, then leave quickly!" the Titan Demon Whale snorted coldly.

"I’m not praising your strength, but lamenting your situation. You should have entered the earth realm long ago!" Xiao Feng explained.

"What do you mean?" the Titan Demon Whale asked.

"I mean, I can help you break through to the earth realm!"

"What?" the Titan Demon Whale was shocked.

"Is that true?" But the next moment, it sneered.

"Hmph! Is this your little trick to get me to let you go?"

"Land beasts need Transformation Grass, but what do sea beasts need?" Xiao Feng questioned.

Hearing this, the Titan Demon Whale hesitated.

"Someone spread the rumor that the land has countless Transformation Grasses, driving us to go ashore and fight the land beasts for them. Now, the sea beasts have gone mad!" the Titan Demon Whale sighed.

"But if the land had so many Transformation Grasses, there would be countless earth realm beasts there already. Do you think they would let you take them so easily?" Xiao Feng said, surprised by the Titan Demon Whale’s understanding.