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Chapter 359 Battle, Four Lords!
"Exceeding the power ceiling of the third level?!"

Udir's pupils contracted sharply.

According to their speculation, the upper limit of strength in the third layer of the Netherworld is likely to be the third stage of divine transformation.

Once you reach the third stage of divinity, you will enter the fourth level.

Now, these so-called four lords possess the strength of three stages of divinity or even greater, yet they remain stuck in the third level of the Netherworld.

How did they do it?

Seemingly noticing Udyr's confusion, Tat shrugged.

"If I knew how they managed to stay here, I might be the fifth lord."

Upon hearing Tatar's words, Udyr calmed down.

Indeed, the methods the other party used to achieve this must have been quite unusual, and may even have involved some hidden rules.

Taking a deep breath, Udyr looked at the blood-red light shield in front of him. Inside the shield, a graceful figure could be vaguely seen.

There must be a liveliness there that is nowhere else like the Demon Market.

"Come on, let's go in."

Udir took a deep breath, took out 40 insect coins and pressed them onto the light shield, then stepped into it.

She was becoming increasingly interested in this so-called demon market.

Upon entering the market, Udir's pupils contracted slightly.

What lay before them resembled a bustling marketplace, with hundreds or even thousands of powerful demons strolling freely, setting up stalls and hawking their wares.

This place is completely different from the outside world.

"New guy, want to take a look at my Extinguishing Stone?" A demon with a stall not far away noticed the unfamiliar face of Udyr, and his eyes lit up immediately. He called out, "Only 20 Insect Coins."

"Don't buy it." Talla shoved Udyr, then glared at him. "Marco, stop lying."

"Tsk~" The demon named Marceau clicked his tongue regretfully and looked away. He knew that with Tat around, the newcomer would definitely not fall for his tricks. "You really made me lose a lot of money."

"Well, now you've made it back." Tatar snorted and turned to look at Udyr beside him. "Marco is the most well-informed demon in this market. His ability is quite special; he can learn some hidden information through a kind of divination."

"If you're looking for a companion, he's the best choice."

“Fortune telling…” Udyr glanced thoughtfully at Marceau, “Find four people for me, how much will it cost?”

“Hehe, this is indeed a big deal.” Marceau quickly put on a bright smile, his gaze toward Tata softened, and then he looked back at Udyr. “That depends on the situation of the person you are looking for.”

"Tell me about it, the more detailed the better."

“They were my teammates,” Udyr said slowly. “We came down from the second level of the Underworld together, and then we got separated.”

"That godforsaken place on the second floor, how could anyone come down in a group?" Marceau clicked his tongue, then chuckled.

"Are there any items or scents related to them?"

"If I had one, my divination could be more accurate."

Udyr thought for a moment and then simulated the auras of the other four.

Marceau took out a plate engraved with countless mysterious and ancient patterns, supported the four auras, and slowly closed his eyes.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, and his expression became strange.

"A fortune telling is possible, but it will cost 100,000 insect coins."

"One hundred thousand?!" Before Udyr could speak, Tata exclaimed, "Do you think bug coins are as cheap as cabbage?"

"Marco, you only charged me 100 insect coins for a fortune telling before, but now you're asking for 100,000 for a fortune telling for my friend?"

"Why don't you go and grab it?!"

"How can this be the same?" Marceau's lips twitched slightly. "You asked me to divine the location of a demonic insect nest before."

"And it's only a general range."

“The people this guy is looking for are all extraordinary.” With that, Marceau sighed. “Even at 100,000 insect coins, I feel like I’m losing money.”

“You bastard, you’re clearly trying to extort money from me…” Tatar started to speak with a dark face, but was pulled aside by Udyr, who interrupted him.

Udyr looked at Marceau in front of him, his eyes flashing.

"Is their situation difficult to predict?"

“Of course.” Marceau nodded. “I just did a little divination to see how much the person you’re looking for should charge.”

"And the divination results show that if I really do get a divination, I might be in mortal danger." At this point, Marceau snorted lightly, "Just getting a divination could bring disaster, I'm already undercharging 100,000."

"If the divination results in this way, suggesting that your companion has offended one of the four lords, I'd even think..."

Before he could finish speaking, a commotion suddenly arose among the demons.

A loud shout suddenly rang out.

"Lord Pema has arrived—"
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"Om-"

Lu Wen's longsword slashed heavily toward Paka's face. Before the blade even arrived, a sharp sword light pierced through the sword, transforming into a crescent moon.

"A mere trick!" Paka sneered, drawing a massive, dark red scythe from the void, instantly shattering the crescent moon, and then slamming it heavily against Lu Wen's longsword.

"Ping—"

With a loud clang of metal clashing, Lu Wen groaned as his body flew backward uncontrollably.

Just as Paka was about to press his advantage, a soft shout rang out.

"Feigned death!"

Paka's expression changed, his body stiffened abruptly, his eyelids felt heavier than ever before, and his aura weakened rapidly.

But before the feigned death had fully taken effect, he let out a low shout, and a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from his body, breaking through the feigned death.

Although Yu Zhu's skills are powerful, such powerful control effects are naturally less effective against opponents with significantly different strengths.

Seeing this, Yu Zhu's expression became even more serious.

This guy doesn't look like a demon on this floor at all.

But now is not the time to dwell on this issue.

"Heal!" Yu Zhu whispered, and a green light fell on Lu Wen. She then flipped the priest's book over, "Poison Heal!"

The same green light fell upon Paka.

"Om-"

Feeling his health plummet, Paka's expression turned cold, and a chilling killing intent appeared in his eyes.

That guy named Lu Wen was nothing more than an ant that he could easily crush, but after Yu Zhu arrived, everything seemed to change.

Thinking of this, Paka held the giant scythe upside down and walked step by step toward Yu Zhu.

"Don't think about it!"

Lu Wen's expression changed, and he quickly strode towards Paka.

However, Paka was faster. In the blink of an eye, he had disappeared from his original spot and appeared in front of Yu Zhu.

"Whoosh—" The huge black scythe traced a long path in the void before slamming down heavily on Yu Zhu's petite body.

The next instant, Paka's pupils contracted slightly.

His sickle passed right through Yu Zhu's body, as if it were passing through air, without causing him any harm.

"you…"

"Surprised?" Yu Zhu raised his eyes, his gaze towards Paka carrying a hint of strangeness. "A mere ant dares to try and hurt me."

"Now... it's checkmated!"

As Yu Zhu finished speaking, another fake death spell landed on Paka. Before the opponent could completely break free, the sharp sword light had already arrived.

The soaring sword light instantly engulfed Paka's body, and with a painful roar, Paka's life force collapsed like an avalanche.

ended?
Lu Wen and Yu Zhu both showed joy at the same time, but the next moment, their expressions changed simultaneously.

Because Paka, who should have turned to ashes, staggered and stood up again. He took a deep look at Yu Zhu and Lu Wen, and before the two could make another move, he disappeared from the spot.

"This guy..." Lu Wen's thrusting sword missed its target, and he couldn't help but grit his teeth, "He's still not dead after all?"

“The opponent’s strength is strange. He has obviously reached the third level of divinity, but he has not left the third level.” Yu Zhu said slowly, “It is normal for such a guy to have resurrection methods.”

"Okay." Lu Wen scratched his head, then looked at Yu Zhu curiously, "Speaking of which, how did you do that just now?"

"When that guy attacked, I really thought you were going to be finished."

"I'm still thinking about how to explain this to that guy Yu Zhun."

"Well," Yu Zhu smiled slightly, "Don't forget, Yu Zhun isn't the only one with a second talent."

Jin Huan has been frantically absorbing the power of faith on Blue Star, and has already reached the level of the third stage of deification. He is even already trying to break through to the fourth stage of deification.

The second talent it bestowed upon Yu Zhu naturally also improved, no longer reaching level X1, but level X3.

[Super Speed ​​Regeneration (Level 3): After taking damage, immediately restores health equal to the damage dealt. If the attack reduces your health to zero, there is a 40% chance to nullify the attack. This talent cannot be actively upgraded.]

This talent may not offer the same obvious boost as [Greed Power], but its strength is undeniable.

Paka's attack was completely nullified by [Super Regeneration] and ended up landing in empty space.

Even if that attack had actually hit Yu Zhu, she was prepared and had enough to teach him a lesson.

"Oh, right." Yu Zhu suddenly remembered something and looked at Lu Wen, "What did you say you saw in the Realm of True Self?"

Lu Wen: "???"

"You heard all of that?!"

"I overheard a bit when I arrived." Yu Zhu looked at Lu Wen with a deeper meaning in his eyes. "Little Lu, you have a problem."

"What did you see that made you so indifferent to death?"

"Haha, hahaha~" Lu Wen's lips twitched slightly. "I was just showing off, I was just saying it casually."

"Really?" Yu Zhu gave the other person a deep look, but didn't delve deeper into the matter. Instead, he changed the subject, "Tell me, how did you run into that guy?"

"Phew!" Lu Wen breathed a sigh of relief. "I don't know either. I was killing the demonic insects just fine, and this guy suddenly popped out."

"He asked me how I did it, and then he wanted me to submit."

"Of course I disagreed, and then a fight broke out."

"Kill the demonic insects?" Yu Zhu frowned slightly.

Along her journey, she had seen many demons hunting demonic insects, and she herself had also hunted many demonic insects. What was there about hunting demonic insects normally that would warrant such attention and inquiry from the other party?

"How did you kill him?"

"That's it!" Lu Wen said, casually drawing his sword and thrusting it into the void beside him, slowly dragging out a demonic worm that was over a hundred meters long.

Yu Zhu: "!!!"
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"Bear--"

With a low, booming sound, a ball of golden holy fire appeared out of thin air, engulfing a demonic insect that was over a thousand meters long.

The demonic insects emitted sharp and painful hissing sounds, and under the cover of the golden holy fire, they rapidly separated into offspring like dumplings being dropped into a pot.

However, even the separated offspring could not escape the burning of the sacred flame; instead, they died quickly because they were weaker after separation.

Soon, the giant demonic insect, which was a thousand meters long, turned into a pile of charred insect corpses. As the sacred fire went out, the steaming insect corpses still carried a faint aroma of roasted meat.

"Your move..."

Yu Zhun opened his mouth, then slowly closed it.

He had now truly witnessed Helmod's abilities.

"Want a taste?" Helmod casually tossed a charred insect corpse to Yu Zhun. "Although there's not much demonic energy left, it tastes alright."

"At least it's better than eating it raw."

At this point, Helmod smiled helplessly, "I've temporarily taken over Udyr's side job as a cook."

"Life is tough, having another skill is always good." Yu Zhun took a bite of the insect corpse, sucked it dry, and put it away. He then chuckled and worked with Helmod to process the other insect corpses.

After absorbing the remaining demonic energy from all the insect corpses, Yu Zhun compared it with absorbing a single kilometer-long demonic insect and quickly drew a conclusion.

Using Helmod's hunting method, killing 100 demonic insects might not provide the same boost as killing just one.

Clearly, you can't have both bug coins and real power.

"Have you found out the location of the next market?" Yu Zhun asked.

“I’ve found out.” Helmod nodded slightly and took out a simple map from his pocket.

The map simply but clearly shows the route from the market they left to the next market.

"The next market isn't far from us, about a day's walk away, but..."

Helmod paused for a moment, then said, "The demon who sold me the map told me that the next market will be overseen by the four lords."

"Four Lords?" Yu Zhun couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"I thought the demons here were just cooperating and exchanging ideas. It seems that a leader with enough prestige has emerged among them?"

“The Four Lords are more than just figures of prestige.” Helmod shook his head slightly. “These four lords are Pema, Rachel, Paka, and Grossa. According to the information I’ve gathered, their strength has already exceeded the upper limit of the third level of the Netherworld.”

"You mean... the third stage of divine transformation or even higher?" Yu Zhun's pupils contracted slightly, revealing a surprised and solemn expression.

It seems the water in the third layer of the Netherworld is deeper than they thought.

Why were these four lords able to surpass the limit? Did they possess a special method, or was it deliberately done by Youming?
If it's the latter, it's definitely not good news for them who are currently pursuing their goal.

After all, this is only the third level; the remaining thirty levels will only be more terrifying.

“If nothing unexpected happens, that should be the case.” Helmod nodded, his expression equally grave. “So what do you think?”

"Should we go into the next market, or go around it?"

“This…” Yu Zhun hesitated for a moment, “Which one is the lord who will be in charge of the next market?”

“Rachel,” Helmod said in a deep voice, “is the only female lord among the four lords, and her strength ranks second among them.”

“In that case,” Yu Zhun paused, “let’s go and meet her, and see what kind of person the Fourth Lord is.”

(End of this chapter)