Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 163 Rat-man Clan

Chapter 163: Chapter 163 Rat-man Clan

"Roar roar!" From the shattered Crystal Stone, the Blood Yin Beast weakly roared twice at Shi Feng. Shi Feng extended his left hand directly, grabbed the Blood Yin Beast, which was only the size of a fist, like catching a rat, and then fiercely shook it towards the Bloodthirsty Sword in his right hand. Instantly, Blood Light flourished, illuminating the whole hall in a bright red.

"Roar roar!" Amid the dazzling Blood Light, another loud struggle from the Blood Yin Beast resonated. Shi Feng once again formed a Handprint with his left hand and shook the Bloodthirsty Sword, "Dang dang dang dang!" Then, his fingers rapidly flicked the Bloodthirsty Sword, emitting a rhythmic, crisp sound.

The roar ceased, and the bloody light faded. The fusion between the Blood Yin Beast and the Bloodthirsty Sword was thoroughly completed—the young Blood Yin Beast transformed into the Artifact Spirit of the Bloodthirsty Sword.

"You are now the Bloodthirsty Artifact Spirit; from now on, you shall be called ’Bloodthirsty,’" Shi Feng said to the Artifact Spirit Blood Yin Beast. Then he placed the Bloodthirsty Sword into the Storage Ring and walked toward the Ghost King Throne at the top end of the great hall.

As Shi Feng approached the Ghost King Throne, he kicked over the throne, and immediately, a dark fissure appeared below.

This fissure was like a spatial crack that appeared in the void. Then, a beam of light shone through this crack.

"Sunlight! Since it is sunlight, the other side must undoubtedly be the Tianheng Continent," Shi Feng muttered as he looked at the crack. Then he shouted low, "Dark Evil!"

At the sound of his shout, the handsome, pale-faced Dark Evil emerged from the ground.

Shi Feng spoke, "The exit has been found. Bring that girl here."

"Yes, m-master!" After receiving the order, Dark Evil once again sank into the ground.

After Dark Evil left, the Sacred Flame inside Shi Feng suddenly spoke again, "Lad, you really do have some peculiar stuff. I just realized that the Little Yin Corpse is actually an Absolute Evil Corpse."

"What? Now you feel following this young master isn’t such a loss, right?" Shi Feng said.

"Hmph!" Sacred Flame snorted disdainfully upon hearing Shi Feng’s words, "I am the noble Sacred Flame, once a Divine Grade existence, roaming the world, unrivaled. Now I am confined to your Dantian. Tell me, isn’t that a loss, isn’t it stifling!"

"It was in the past; but for this young master’s help, you would still be trapped in the Ice Evil Punishment Heaven Array, suppressed by Tianmu Ice Soul Peak. Instead of thanking me properly, you are complaining, truly ungrateful!"

"Hmph!" Sacred Flame once again snorted coldly and fell silent.

Soon, Dark Evil emerged from the ground with Zi Ya from the Snake-man Clan. On seeing Shi Feng, Zi Ya asked, "Brother Shi, have you found a way out of here?"

"Yes, I’ve found it," Shi Feng nodded slightly and said.

"What about that villain?" Zi Ya asked further.

"He’s dead; I’ve avenged your clanspeople for you, so you can leave here peacefully," Shi Feng said. Then, pointing at the spatial rift, he added, "This is our way back."

"Thank you, Brother Shi, now my clanspeople can rest too. No one in town will need to be afraid anymore," said Zi Ya, referring to the ghosts in the town as "people." Perhaps to her, those ghosts she saw were no different from people, capable of speaking and expressing emotions just the same.

"Let’s go," Shi Feng said as he reached out and gently took Zi Ya’s soft, boneless hand and stepped into the spatial rift. Dark Evil followed closely from behind.

Suddenly, a fierce suction force emerged from the rift, pulling Shi Feng, Zi Ya, and Dark Evil into it. Immediately, the world in front of Shi Feng transformed drastically, even the temperature was vastly different; it was scorchingly hot with a ferocious sun and wild sandstorms.

"We’re finally back," Shi Feng said as he looked up into the sky. He then turned around and saw a rock wall behind him, carved with a face the size of a door, smiling yet not smiling, crying yet not crying—it was the expression of Shi Feng’s own ghost face mask. Shi Feng felt a suction force coming from the ghost face.

This ghost face was also one of the connectors to that space. Although he didn’t know which part of the desert he was in now, seeing this ghost face meant he was probably at the ruins he originally intended to visit, yet unexpectedly, he and this Snake-man Clan Girl had entered it prematurely.

"Brother Shi." Zi Ya quietly called out to Shi Feng.

"What is it?" Shi Feng looked at Zi Ya and asked.

"I recognize this region; it’s not far from our Snake-man territory. It’s been several days since we’ve been at that place, and it’s been day the entire time. My people must be worried to death about me, I need to go back to the Snake-man Clan and let them know I’m safe," Zi Ya explained.

"Alright! The desert is dangerous; I’ll take you back," Shi Feng said.

"Yes, and I can also take you to visit our Snake-man Clan. Our people used to say that your Human Clan is despicable and cunning, warning us to always be cautious, but I found that you are different from what our people describe," Zi Ya said.

"People’s hearts can be wicked, and your people are right to be cautious. Don’t think that just because you met me, everyone from the Human Clan will be like me," Shi Feng said. He then remembered Li Liuxin and used him as an example for this innocent and kind Snake-man Clan Girl, "Like the man in blue clothes that you saw that night."

"Ah..." After hearing Shi Feng’s words, Zi Ya thoughtfully nodded and said, "Brother Shi, let’s walk this way. But since meeting you, I think there are more good people in this world, just like everyone in our clan, they are all good."

Then, led by Zi Ya, Shi Feng followed her toward the direction of the Snake-man Clan territory.

Shi Feng was unaware that on that night, Ghost Wolf had been swept away by the tail of the Purple Serpent, Zi Ya’s transformed self, and he didn’t know the current state of its injuries. Fortunately, Ghost Wolf had his handprint inside, and as the handprint had not yet dissipated, it proved that the beast was still alive.

Suddenly, a huge shadow enveloped them, darkening the area where Shi Feng and Zi Ya stood.

Then, a high-pitched, effeminate voice came from the sky, "Eh, isn’t that Princess Zi Ya from the Snake-man Clan? I heard that Princess Zi Ya had gone missing, and the entire Snake-man Clan has been out searching for her, but to think I would stumble upon her."

"Hm?" Shi Feng looked up and saw a giant black bat blocking the light above them. Next, he heard Zi Ya’s voice, "It’s them, the Rat-man Clan."

As Zi Ya looked toward the sky, a look of disgust appeared on the face of the pure and kind Snake-man Clan Girl.