This assassin is upright

Chapter 360 Clash with Rachel
Accompanied by a shout from an unknown source, a small commotion quickly arose among the demons in the market.

The demons quickly parted to make way, and at the end of the road, a burly, mountain-like figure walked step by step.

Standing in the corner of the team, Udyr sensed the opponent's terrifyingly powerful aura, and his expression gradually changed.

Compared to the opponent's power, she was now so weak that she was not even in the same league. Without a doubt, this guy was someone she could not possibly defeat at the moment.

"That is... Lord Pema?"

“Indeed.” Tata nodded emphatically, his gaze toward Lord Pema filled with deep admiration. “It is said that Lord Pema is the most powerful of the four lords, and his strength is unfathomable.”

"His last move was hundreds of years ago."

"It is said that with just one strike, he killed another lord-level demon who was then in the third layer of the Netherworld."

"Killed another lord in one strike?" Udyr's pupils contracted slightly, gaining a deeper understanding of the terrifying existence before him.

Even if Yu Zhun and the others were by his side, and all five of them went all out, he might not be able to win against such a guy.

Unexpectedly, the seemingly simple third level of the Netherworld contained such a terrifyingly powerful expert, practically a boss-like existence.

While Tatar and Udir were whispering to each other, Pema had already walked step by step to the very center of the market.

In the center of the market stood a giant tower a thousand meters high. Pema pushed off with all her might and sat atop the tower, her terrifying aura instantly filling the entire demon market.

The next moment, ancient and mysterious language came from the other party's mouth.

"Everyone."

"The supreme demon god has issued a new decree, and a new round of blood sacrifices is about to begin."

As his voice fell, all the demons immediately stirred.

An unparalleled demon god?
A thoughtful look appeared in Udir's eyes.

If nothing unexpected happens, the only thing that can be called that in the Netherworld should be the Netherworld.

Is the blood sacrifice of the third layer about to descend...?

This is indeed very important news.

but…

Udyr glanced at Pema atop the tower, then at the restless demons around him.

She had a feeling that the blood-sucking competition on this third level was likely completely different from the first and second levels she had seen before.

The next moment, Pema's voice came again.

"This time, just like before, there are only four blood sacrifices. As long as you obtain any one of them, you will be qualified to enter the fourth level."

"And these four spots for blood offerings are each held by one of the four lords."

At this point, Pema lowered her eyes and looked at the group of demons, "Three days from now, I will publicly auction off the blood sacrifice slots in this market."

"We only accept insect coins; the highest bidder wins."

Upon hearing this, Udir's pupils constricted sharply.

Auctioning for a spot to advance to the next level?!
The rules of the third level of the Netherworld are actually like this!

Looking at the mere thousand or so bug coins in his backpack, Udyr's expression instantly turned serious.

Such rules are really disadvantageous to her.

"Hey, I really envy those guys who have hoarded a lot of Insect Coins." Tat couldn't help but sigh. "According to the usual practice, a Blood Food can fetch over a million Insect Coins at auction."

"I wonder if I'll be able to save enough in another thousand years."

"Over a million?" Udir's expression changed again.

The price was much higher than she had expected.

“Yes.” Tat nodded. “Since the lord has announced the auction for the blood offerings, we shouldn’t leave the market for the next three days.”

"The area outside the market is likely to become very chaotic."
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"Starting from one million."

At the top of the tower in the Demon Market, an incredibly alluring demon woman chuckled seductively, her eyes sweeping over the demons below.

"We look forward to your performance at the auction in three days."

In the crowd, Helmod shook his head slightly, "I didn't expect to receive such important news so soon after arriving."

"The blood offerings on this third level are actually being auctioned off."

At this point, Helmod turned to look at Yu Zhun, who was deep in thought, and asked, "What do you think?"

“In this way, some of my previous doubts have been answered.” Yu Zhun said in a deep voice, “I was wondering why Insect Coins could be used as currency for transactions among demons and be recognized.”

"That's nothing more than the residue left after absorbing the corpses of demonic insects."

"But if it is linked to the admission ticket to the fourth floor, it seems reasonable for the demon to recognize its value and use it as currency."

“If I’m not mistaken, the area outside the market will become extremely dangerous over the next three days,” Yu Zhun paused, “because it’s impossible to kill each other or steal other people’s insect coins inside the market.”

"Therefore, the area outside the market became a battleground for the struggle for insect coins."

“Not only that,” Helmod said in a deep voice, “the demonic insects can only be hunted outside the market, so in the last three days, those demons who want to get more insect coins will also take action.”

“A million Insect Coins is the starting point…” Helmod sighed. “That’s a huge amount. Even if we go all out, I’m afraid it will be difficult to collect that many Insect Coins in three days.”

“That’s good.” Yu Zhun paused slightly, “but we can choose another path.”

"Don't forget why we came here in the first place."

“You mean…” Helmod’s expression shifted.

“Since we can’t gather that many insect coins, then we’ll become the ones who oversee the transactions.” Yu Zhun tilted his head slightly, looking up at Lei Ji above.

After announcing the blood sacrifice auction, the other party gracefully descended from the top of the tower, and in the next instant, they had already stepped out of the market's protective light barrier.

"Chase after them," Yu Zhun shouted in a low voice.

As Yu Zhun finished speaking, the two chased after Rachel.

Soon, Yu Zhun and his companion stepped out of the light barrier's range.

But looking into the distance, they saw no one.

“That guy went too fast,” Helmod said in a deep voice. “He’s gone in just a short while.”

"Not necessarily." Yu Zhun shook his head slightly, his eyes flickered, and then he spoke loudly, "Lord Rachel, may I have an audience with you?"

"What an interesting little tail~" A melodious voice rang out, and Rachel slowly walked out of the darkness, looking at Yu Zhun and Helmod with a hint of amusement in her eyes.

"You two, are you from the 'Princess's Bedchamber'?"

Offering myself as a bedmate...

Yu Zhun and Helmod's expressions both darkened at the same time.

I've heard that Lord Rachel really enjoys turning handsome male demons into her male servants, and it seems that's true.

“I’d rather not offer myself as a concubine.” Yu Zhun slowly drew his dagger from thin air. “But I am a little curious about the so-called Four Lords.”

"Could you please enlighten me?"

"Answer my questions?" A cold glint flashed in Rachel's eyes. "What do you want to know? Tell me."

"I'd like to know, how does one become a lord?" Yu Zhun said with a smile. "Your strength has long since surpassed the upper limit of the third level, yet you're still able to remain there. There must be some secrets behind it, right?"

“You know it’s a secret, so why ask?” Rachel covered her mouth and chuckled, but her eyes held only a chilling light. “Telling you won’t hurt.”

“Kill a lord, and you will become the new lord.” As Rachel’s voice fell, the atmosphere in the room suddenly became more tense. Yu Zhun suddenly grinned, “Thank you for letting me know.”

"In that case..."

He stomped his foot and instantly appeared in front of Rachel, thrusting out a dagger aimed directly at her chest.

"Then I'm not welcome!"
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"Feigned death!"

With a low shout from the wilderness, the demon warrior who was fighting Lu Wen froze, and was torn apart by Lu Wen's longsword in the next instant.

Lu Wen casually caught the beads and insect coins that the other person had dropped, then turned to look at Yu Zhu beside him, "A great harvest."

"This guy probably has at least 100,000 insect coins!"

"That's fantastic." Yu Zhu smiled as well, then suddenly remembered something, "How many demons have we killed along the way?"

"More than twenty, I guess," Lu Wen said casually. "Even when we encountered demons before, they wouldn't necessarily take the initiative to attack, but recently these demons have become more aggressive for some reason."

That indiscriminate killing frenzy gave the two of them the illusion of returning to the second level of the Netherworld.

“It’s not just that they’ve become more aggressive.” Yu Zhu shook his head, his expression turning serious. “Have you noticed that many of these guys who are attacking us are carrying a lot of insect coins?”

"After killing our way through, we've almost reached a million Bug Coins."

“This is indeed a bit unusual.” Lu Wen stroked his chin, nodded in agreement, and looked thoughtful.

After thinking for a moment, he turned to look at Yu Zhu.

"So what does this mean?"

Yu Zhu's lips twitched slightly. "It's my fault. I was so naive to think you could think."

“I don’t know exactly what it means either.” Yu Zhu shook his head slightly. “After all, these guys attacked us as soon as they saw us, and there was no possibility of communicating with us at all.”

“However… I know where I can get clues.” As he spoke, Yu Zhu looked into the distance.

At the edge of the field of vision, a crimson dot flickered.

"That should be the place known as the Demon Market."

"These people, carrying large amounts of insect coins and killing each other, are likely fighting to steal each other's insect coins. As a form of currency, the purpose of insect coins is to facilitate transactions."

“Trading is naturally related to markets.”

"So once we enter the Demon Market, we'll be able to find out what happened."

The two quickly reached an agreement and hurried towards the Demon Market.

The crimson light spot rapidly enlarged, and after a few breaths, it fully revealed its original outline: a huge hemispherical light shield.

Upon reaching the light shield, Yu Zhu saw lines of text.

"Killing is forbidden in the market..." A slight smile played on her lips. "That's interesting."

"Come on, let's go in and take a look."

With that, she and Lu Wen each took out 40 insect coins to pay, and then stepped into the demon market.

Upon entering the light barrier, Yu Zhu looked around and saw nothing but powerful demons. They were interacting and trading with each other like normal people, creating a lively scene. In the very center of the market stood a tower a thousand meters high.

That was the tallest building in the entire Demon Market, making it extremely eye-catching.

At the top of that tower, a figure sat cross-legged.

The moment Yu Zhu saw that figure, his pupils contracted sharply.

Almost simultaneously, the figure atop the tower opened his eyes, his murderous gaze turning toward Yu Zhu and Lu Wen.

"You dare to show yourselves again!"
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"Whoosh!"

With a sharp crack, a dark whip shadow lashed out like a raging python, narrowly missing Yu Zhun, who was dodging with all his might, and leaving a thousand-meter-long whip mark on the desolate earth.

Looking at that whip shadow, Yu Zhun couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement.

As the number of layers in the Netherworld increases, its stability also increases. And the stability of the heavens and earth means that the same force can produce less damage and impact.

The first level of the Netherworld is as stable as Earth, belonging to the stability of a normal world. With Yu Zhun's current second-stage divine power, he can destroy mountains and fill seas with a mere gesture, like the power of a god.

However, with the same power, he would need to exert all his strength to carve a mark a hundred meters long on the third level of the Netherworld.

This is the effect of spatial stability.

Now, the fact that his opponent could leave such a terrifying mark on the third level of the Netherworld with a casual strike is a testament to his strength.

Thinking of this, Yu Zhun couldn't help but look at the figure who had retracted his long whip and was walking towards him step by step.

He truly deserves to be ranked second among the four lords.

Rachel's strength was even greater than he had anticipated.

“This guy is too strong.” Helmod flashed to Yu Zhun’s side and said in a deep voice, “My holy fire is almost ineffective against her.”

"Hehe~"

Rachel covered her mouth and chuckled, a cold glint flashing in her slightly narrowed eyes. "Little tail, is this your 'no-pleaser'?"

"Such strength really frightens me~"

"I'm afraid I might accidentally kill you all!"

"Hahahaha~"

Yu Zhun's lips twitched slightly, and a hint of ruthlessness appeared in his eyes.

This guy is not only troublesome, but also really annoying...

"die!"

With a low shout, he plunged the dagger in his hand into the ground. The next instant, another dagger that had been plunged into the ground beforehand was activated, and a wall of killing intent rose up from the ground, engulfing Rachel.

Did you make it?

Yu Zhun stared wide-eyed at the direction of the wall of killing intent, but then his expression suddenly darkened.

The murderous aura dissipated, but Rachel was nowhere to be seen in the arena.

"The smell is off!" Helmod suddenly exclaimed, holding his breath and becoming serious.

Yu Zhun paused for a moment, then caught a whiff of a strange, sweet fragrance in the air. The fragrance was so intoxicating that he couldn't help but want to smell more...

wrong!

Yu Zhun instantly snapped out of his daze, shielding his senses, a chilling killing intent flashing in his eyes.

"You found it pretty quickly~" Rachel's voice drifted over, "Unfortunately, holding your breath won't help~"

Almost the instant the voice rang out, an increasingly rich, sweet fragrance spread in all directions, then almost materialized, transforming into a beautiful pinkish-green mist that enveloped Yu Zhun and Hermod.

Enveloped in this misty atmosphere, Yu Zhun felt his strength rapidly diminishing. In the blink of an eye, it was as if all his strength had been drained away, making even standing incredibly difficult.

"Clang-crack-"

Helmod, who was standing to the side, barely managed to support himself as the staff he could no longer hold fell to the ground with a thud. His expression was more solemn than ever before.

"Tap~tap~tap~"

Soft footsteps echoed from the mist, and a seductive silhouette appeared in the thick fog. Rachel covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

"Now, it's over."

(End of this chapter)