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Chapter 347 5A Dungeon [The Netherworld]!
"so…"

Lu Wen spoke with some uncertainty.

"Did He come here specifically to help us?"

Hearing Lu Wen's words, the other four were left speechless, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

“How dare you get Him to personally help you?” Helmod shook his head, both amused and exasperated. “In their eyes, we are nothing more than pawns with some value. Now, they are restoring our professional system to its power, probably for their own purposes.”

"Don't forget what Yu Zhungang said."

As Helmod spoke, the others recalled Yu Zhun's words before that terrifying confrontation.

This approach may not be what the Netherworld desires...

With the confrontation that just took place, Yu Zhun's words have clearly been confirmed.

“So…” Yu Zhu pondered for a moment, then frowned.

"Is the [Netherworld Nightmare] instance part of the God and Demon Palace Master's scheme against the Netherworld?"

Yu Zhun nodded. "Although we can't see the specifics of this calculation at our current level, this statement is correct."

"It's not just the master of the God and Demon Palace who's plotting against the Netherworld, I think..."

"The Netherworld is also plotting against Him."

"Judging from the appearance of the master of the God and Demon Palace just now and the power we regained after losing it, it is clear that even the master of the God and Demon Palace may not have known that such a change would occur in this instance."

“We have come here more than He expected.”

Upon hearing this, the other four fell silent.

Previously, the five of them had entered the 5A-level dungeon [Heavenly Ruins Sacred Realm], but that was with the help of the master of the Divine Demon Palace. Although the process was somewhat dangerous, everything was actually arranged secretly by the master of the Divine Demon Palace.

They merely acted as the eyes and ears of the master of the Divine Demon Palace, taking a stroll through the [Heavenly Ruins Sacred Realm] and incidentally gaining some benefits.

But this time, it's different.

Their arrival here was beyond the expectations of a god. How dangerous would such a dungeon be for them, who were not even at the third level of the rank of immortality?

"Don't think too much about it." Seeing the somber expressions on the faces of the others, Yu Zhun smiled. "Things aren't all bad."

"Have you forgotten what we gained in the [Heavenly Ruins Sacred Realm]?"

"How many players in the Divine Revelation World are able to enter two 5A-level dungeons before their third class advancement?"

"If we can leave successfully this time, our gains will be beyond our imagination."

“That’s true.” Helmod’s expression softened slightly. “Even the top three god districts only share control of an additional 5A-level dungeon, which is why they are so aloof.”

"Even their players couldn't have entered two different 5A-level dungeons. From this perspective, we've probably done something that no player could do."

“Not only that,” Yu Zhun said with a smile, looking around. “If I’m not mistaken, things shouldn’t be too bad for us to get here.”

"Don't forget what I just said."

"Our arrival here has exceeded the expectations of the Lord of the Divine Demon Palace, which means..."

"What pulled us in was the Netherworld."

"Or rather, the powerful being in the Netherworld who is comparable to the master of the God and Demon Palace."

"Although we are very talented, such talent probably doesn't mean much in the eyes of the other side."

"Then why did they bring us in?"

"And why did the master of the God and Demon Palace make a move?"

Upon hearing Yu Zhun's words, the other four people simultaneously showed thoughtful expressions.

Yes, why is all this happening?
Are those five people even more important than they realize?

After a long silence, Helmod slowly spoke, "I think... this should be related to the hidden dungeon."

Seeing the other four people turn to look at him, Helmod continued, "There are many speculations about the hidden dungeon in the previous Hundred Gods District."

"Now that we know that these hidden dungeons involve other powerful forces on par with the God and Demon Palace, why did the Master of the God and Demon Palace design these hidden dungeons within the Divine Revelation World?"

"Could it be that He wants to give us a chance to break free from the God and Demon Palace? Just like how there's always a chance to survive in dungeons, is He leaving us a glimmer of hope?"

Upon hearing Helmod's words, Yu Zhun and the other three shook their heads simultaneously.

Based on their understanding of the master of the Divine Demon Palace, the other party was not the type to do favors for others, and it was even less likely that he would let the players leave the Divine Demon Palace.

"There are only two hidden dungeons," Yu Zhun said in a deep voice, "one is the [Netherworld Trial], and the other is the [Heavenly Ruins Trial]."

"【Netherworld Abyss】is a continuation of 【Netherworld Trial】, and the two can actually be seen as the result of splitting the same instance."

"After all, the [Netherworld Trial] has twenty-two levels, while the [Netherworld Abyss] continues to deepen from the twenty-third level."

Upon hearing Yu Zhun's analysis, the other four nodded in agreement.

They agree with this point.

“The two hidden dungeons correspond to the Netherworld and the Heavenly Ruins Divine Palace respectively. In that case, I think we should consider them separately.” Yu Zhun paused slightly. “After all, although they are both hidden dungeons, they are very different in terms of how to enter them and how to complete them.”

“Let’s talk about the Heavenly Ruins Divine Palace first.” Yu Zhun took a deep breath. “We have experienced the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Realm, so we know very well that the master of the Divine Demon Palace wants players to enter the Heavenly Ruins Sacred Realm to investigate the true nature of the master of the Heavenly Ruins Divine Palace, and this may be the purpose of the Heavenly Ruins Trial.”

"In the [Heavenly Ruins Trial], we will need to compete against the current disciples of the Heavenly Ruins Divine Palace, and it will be an away game."

"Perhaps this is also a bet between the master of the Heavenly Ruins Divine Palace and the master of the Divine Demon Palace. The former is very confident that we players cannot defeat the disciples of the Divine Palace and can only become the whetstones for the disciples."

"And we managed to do it."

“Although the important figures were unwilling, they couldn’t easily go back on their word, so that’s how we obtained the qualification to enter the [Heavenly Ruins Sacred Realm].” Yu Zhun paused for a moment, “That’s why we were targeted so fiercely by the disciples of the Heavenly Ruins Divine Palace in the [Heavenly Ruins Sacred Realm].

“Because they were unwilling to give up their qualifications, and even more unwilling for us to discover the secrets of the [Heavenly Ruins Sacred Realm].” At this point, Yu Zhun’s expression became somewhat strange. “I have a strong premonition.”

"In the future, there may not be any more [Heavenly Ruins Trials]."

"Because the master of the Divine Demon Palace has achieved his goal, and the master of the Heavenly Ruins Divine Palace has also suffered a great loss because of this spying."

Upon hearing Yu Zhun's analysis, Helmod looked enlightened.

Many questions that he hadn't been able to figure out before became clear under Yu Zhun's guidance.

"What about the [Netherworld Trial]?" Lu Wen couldn't help but ask, "What's the purpose of this instance?"

“Well…” Yu Zhun hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, “The [Netherworld Trial] instance is very different from the [Heavenly Ruins Trial]. We will only encounter other players in it, not powerful beings from another major force.”

"As we delve deeper into the [Netherworld Trial], we can obtain all sorts of resources. It's like providing benefits to the best players, allowing them to grow rapidly."

"In the [Abyss of the Underworld], the risks for players will increase. They will need to fight each other, and ultimately only one out of one hundred will be able to obtain the final reward and successfully complete the level."

“This design gives me the feeling of raising a treacherous beast,” Yu Zhun said slowly. “First, let the best players on each server improve quickly, and then let them compete to determine the winner.”

"It can be said that almost all the top players on the various servers of the Divine Revelation World have experienced these two dungeons and emerged from them."

Upon hearing this, the others nodded in unison.

Aside from Udyr, who was somewhat exceptional, the other four present were in the same boat. "Without a doubt, such a dungeon is beneficial to the God and Demon Palace, and the master of the God and Demon Palace is happy to see players become stronger." Yu Zhun paused for a moment, "But I don't see what benefit this brings to the Netherworld."

Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback.

Yes…

In the [Tianxu Trial], players from the Divine Revelation World can at least serve as whetstones for the disciples of the Tianxu Divine Palace, thus gaining experience. If the two gods have a secret bet, it would be quite reasonable for the master of the Tianxu Divine Palace to share this instance with the master of the Divine Demon Palace.

But the underworld doesn't seem to be like that.

They rose to power through hidden dungeons, yet still couldn't establish any connection with the Netherworld.

It was as if the other party had specially created two hidden instances to help the God and Demon Palace become stronger, while they themselves remained a good person who kept their merits hidden.

But this speculation is completely illogical.

“It’s infiltration,” Yu Zhun said in a deep voice. “Almost every powerful player will experience these two hidden dungeons, which means that everyone will be under the watchful eye of the Netherworld from now on.”

"The legendary equipment produced in the Netherworld is superior to other legendary equipment, so many players continue to use it and even pay a premium to buy Netherworld series equipment from other God and Demon shops."

Upon hearing this, Lu Wen and Yu Zhu were both taken aback.

Like Yu Zhun, they both use the Netherworld series equipment!

"Because the Netherworld has produced two hidden instances, the master of the God and Demon Palace turns a blind eye to the infiltration of the Netherworld."

“But the Netherworld is not satisfied with mere infiltration.” Yu Zhun paused for a moment. “It wants more.”

"So when the master of the God and Demon Palace created the [Netherworld Nightmare] in an attempt to scheme against the Netherworld, the Netherworld also played along, laying a trap within the [Netherworld Nightmare]."

"That is, to recruit the best players selected from the two hidden dungeons to the Netherworld."

"The reason why the Netherworld is making such a big show of itself is not for the five of us, but for the millions of players in the Divine Revelation World."

Yu Zhun's voice turned serious. "If the other side completes its plan, the top players of the Divine Demon Palace will likely be gradually poached."

"And this is absolutely not something the master of the God and Demon Palace would allow."

"He didn't act for the sake of the five of us either, but to disrupt the plans of the Netherworld!"

"This is the real reason for the standoff between the two sides!"

Upon hearing Yu Zhun's words, the other four stood frozen in place.

If everything is as Yu Zhun predicted, then their current predicament seems to be even more dangerous than they anticipated.

“Then…” Udyr began with some difficulty, “what was the result of their standoff?”

"The outcome depends on you."

A cold, indifferent voice appeared beside the five people.

Yu Zhun and the other four men's expressions changed drastically as they turned sharply toward the direction from which the sound came.

A man with long, black hair and a black robe fluttering wildly stood beside them without them noticing at all.

The other party's dark eyes burned with azure ghostly flames, as if they could burn away all goodness in the world. Just by looking into their eyes, a strange sense of fear instantly welled up in the hearts of Yu Zhun and the other five.

"It's you?" Yu Zhun took a deep breath, his expression turning serious.

He had met the other person.

On the thirty-third floor of the [Netherworld Abyss].

Hermod and Yu Zhu had also met each other before.

As the divine child of the fourth divine region, passing the [Netherworld Abyss] was the standard for evaluating divine children.

Yu Zhu also successfully completed the game while playing the walkthrough.

"The 'me' you saw is not the real me," the black-haired man said indifferently. "However, you can call me by the same name..."

"Netherworld."

“Youming…” Yu Zhun pondered the term, then spoke in a deep voice, “What do you mean by saying the outcome depends on us?”

"This is the 5A-level dungeon, [The Netherworld]."

Youming spoke slowly in a completely emotionless voice, "The only thing you need to do is clear the game."

"If you can do this, [Netherworld Nightmare] will be transformed into a 5A-level dungeon [Netherworld Land] and opened to the God and Demon Palace."

"If you can't do it..." Youming paused slightly, "Congratulations on your perfect first clear of [Netherworld Nightmare]."

"you--"

Just as Yu Zhun was about to say something, he saw Youming's figure quietly disappear into the darkness, vanishing in an instant.

Clearly, the other party didn't want any communication with them; they were simply announcing the result.

"If you can't beat it, you'll get a perfect first clear of [Nightmare of the Underworld]?" Lu Wen chimed in casually. "It doesn't seem like not beating it is a bad thing."

"Idiot!" Helmod glared at Luwen with exasperation. "Are you really stupid or just pretending?"

"What would happen if we achieved a perfect first clear of [Nightmare of the Underworld]?"

"All the third-tier powerhouses will review our strategy process and then have someone replicate it, and the result of their replication is that they end up here!"

"With this, Youming's plan has succeeded!"

"Do you think the master of the God and Demon Palace will let us go if we just stand by and watch the players from the God and Demon Palace run to the Netherworld?"

"At that time, not only will we suffer, but the world behind us will also likely be affected!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Wen shuddered violently. "Holy shit."

What kind of bullshit perfect first clear is this? This is suicide!

“It seems we have no choice but to clear the dungeon.” Yu Zhun took a deep breath. “On the bright side, if the 5A dungeon [Netherworld] is really opened to the God and Demon Palace, the master of the God and Demon Palace will definitely give us benefits.”

"The benefits this time will probably be even greater than the last time."

“Of course… this benefit won’t come easily.” Yu Zhun’s face showed a solemn expression. “Youming will definitely make things difficult for us in various ways.”

"However, since the two have already reached a bet, there should still be a glimmer of hope for clearing the [Netherworld]."

"Now, it all depends on whether we can find hope."

With that, Yu Zhun lifted his foot and walked out.

What he needs to do right now is to figure out what's going on here.

And this is actually not difficult.

Because whether it was the [Netherworld Trial], the [Netherworld Abyss], or the [Netherworld Nightmare], they all clearly told him the answer.

(End of this chapter)