Nightmare Light

Chapter 181 The Shoulders of Giants
A dozen seconds later, dozens of meters above the Night Wanderer, the giant Night Wanderer opened its mouth, and Lin Wang leaped out of it, falling from the sky and pouncing on Huang Quan Gong.

Amidst the howling wind in mid-air, the northerners stood tall and graceful, yet their expressions were filled with sorrow.

It was spat out of someone's mouth!
It's so dirty!

Where is the reasoning here?
With such a heavy heart, Lin Wang's face was ashen, and he fell straight down towards Huang Quan Gong's head like a shooting star.

He had a brilliant plan—

He planned to land on Huang Quan Gong's head.

then……

I haven't thought it through yet; I'll just act recklessly when I get there.

As Lin Wang drew closer, he could see that the massive skull of the Yellow Springs Lord was rugged with countless bone fragments, resembling the wrinkles on human skin.

Ugh... this thing is disgusting when you look closely...

Lin Wang muttered to himself and began to adjust his posture.

At this moment, Huang Quan Gong suddenly raised his head.

The enormous skeleton's skull tilted back, and two pale white eyes stared intently at him from its dark, gaping holes.

The Yellow Springs Lord opened his enormous maw and roared in fury: "How dare you, you ants!"

As He spoke, He raised one hand, and as He raised it, thousands upon thousands of white bones gathered around His arm, forming a paddle tens of meters long.

The oars, carrying waves formed from bone meal, surged and crashed towards Lin Wang.

The latter had nowhere to hide in mid-air and could only curl up, trying to withstand the blow.

In that instant, a dark figure swiftly climbed up Huang Quan Gong's body.

"Don't hit Lin Wang!" The figure leaped several times, reaching Huang Quan Gong's waist.

The white cat rushed up.

Although she was agile, she was too far away from Lin Wang and couldn't help him at all in that short moment.

In desperation, the white cat swung its claws forcefully at Huang Quan Gong's thigh bone.

click!
The massive leg bone snapped instantly, causing Huang Quan Gong to stagger. The enormous anchor was also deflected, and Lin Wang, who was in mid-air, was only thrown backward a few meters by the impact of the white bone wave.

Lin Wang raised his hand, and the tree spear in his hand transformed into an umbrella shape, reducing his descent speed. At the same time, he flicked out a strip of paper, which wrapped around a bone on Huang Quan Gong's shoulder.

With a strong pull and a leap, Lin Wang landed at shoulder level—just at eye level with Huang Quan Gong.

"Insects! How dare you stand on my shoulders! Die!" Huang Quan Gong roared.

With a swift movement, He raised His hand, and a brand new leg bone materialized. At the same time, He swept the white cat away. The cat girl leaped backward, dodging the attack, and fell back into the sea of ​​bones on the ground.

"Lin Wang! Meow fell down! Be careful!"

Lin Wang waved to the cat girl, then looked at Huang Quan Gong. Before the latter could slap him, he spoke up, "Hey! Huang Quan Gong, right? I want to discuss something with you!"

"Discuss matters with me, an immortal? What a joke!" Huang Quan Gong roared. "My name is Huang Quan Gong, I govern the Yellow Springs and decide life and death! What right do you, a mere mortal, have to discuss matters with me!"

boom!
Before He finished speaking, Lin Wang was engulfed in white flames and walked toward the direction of His eyes. Huang Quan Gong's shoulders and half of his face were instantly frozen into a frosty white.

The frost-white light gradually spread towards the direction of Huang Quan Gong's eyes.

Lin Wang stared at Huang Quan Gong's enormous eyeball, in which his figure, engulfed in white flames, was reflected: "And now?"

……

Snapped!
Shi Xiong cleaved a skeleton in two with a single stroke, while simultaneously looking up at something dozens of meters above.

He took a deep breath, feeling a profound sense of awe.

Regardless of whether he and this northerner ultimately become enemies or friends, and regardless of who is stronger between them...

At this moment, just for the courage to "jump onto the shoulders of giants and chat with them," Shi Xionglue was enough to give this northerner a thumbs up.

That's the Lord of the Underworld!

Between the two realms, there may be some beings whose strength surpasses that of the Yellow Springs Lord.

But when it comes to madness and brutality, if Huang Quan Gong claims to be second, then no one would dare to claim to be first!

Such a terrifying monster would probably only make a normal person turn and run away.

But Lin Wang not only didn't run away, he actually faced him head-on!
How brave...

In Shi Xionglue's heart, a faint sense of admiration arose for this tall young man.

In Shi Xionglue's view, this northerner was swallowed whole by a huge, ferocious-looking night wanderer and flew into the sky.

Then he jumped down from a great height.

Then, he landed on Huang Quan Gong's shoulder and began negotiating with him.

Shi Xionglue's heart was in his throat.

Will Lin Wang succeed?
Suddenly, he saw that Lin Wang's whole body was engulfed in white flames, and the icy flames froze half of Huang Quan Gong's shoulder and half of his head and face.

Lord Huangquan, you have stopped!
"Could it be... that the people from the North really have a chance to make the Duke of the Underworld stop?"

Shi Xionglue subconsciously felt it was unlikely, but then he thought that Lin Wang was using the flame that "that person" had used before.

Using that flame to intimidate Huang Quan Gong and make him stop... doesn't seem impossible?
He saw that Huang Quan Gong turned his head, and ice shards fell from his head and face.

He looked at Lin Wang, opened and closed his huge mouth, and began to speak to Lin Wang.

……

"I never expected... that a mere mortal... would actually receive my lord's inheritance."

On his shoulder, Huang Quan Gong looked at Lin Wang, who was in the form of white flames, and let out a sigh.

"For over a hundred years, we have seen this flame again..."

Huang Quan Gong's words carried a sigh, as well as some inexplicable emotion.

Lin Wang pressed his advantage: "Since that's the case, could you end this attack and clear a path for us, and those humans, to return to the human world?"

He had assumed that with this white flame, the Lord of the Underworld would agree to his request.

But what Huang Quan Gong said next greatly surprised him.

"Help you? Hmph." Huang Quan Gong sneered. "My lord's successor, you should know that I am Huang Quan Gong... a god who holds the power of life and death."

"These mortals, having entered the underworld and wandered to the Yellow Springs, are, in principle, already dead... My lord's successor, would you be willing to let a group of dead people return to the mortal realm?"

“But they are actually still alive, breathing, with a heartbeat.” Lin Wang tried to persuade Huang Quan Gong, who suddenly roared.

"Enough!" He suddenly became agitated. "I was being kind to you just now because I saw the relics of my Lord!"

"My lord's successor, you don't think that a mere relic can make me obediently follow your orders, do you?"

The voice of the Yellow Springs Lord boomed, and He raised a finger, pointing it at Lin Wang, and gradually approaching his head.

"Compared to obeying the orders of an ant like you, I, the immortal, have a better way."

He withdrew his fingers, and the giant skeletal hand opened its fingers one by one in front of Lin Wang, forming a claw-like shape, and slowly reached for Lin Wang's head.

"How about I kill you and take your white fire... and become the True God of the Styx River?"

(End of this chapter)