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Chapter 211 Revisiting Dorgudu
Faced with hundreds of Netherworld creatures, Dui, though unable to use magic, remained calm and stood still.

Sure enough, when the ghosts rushed over, they crashed headfirst into the magic circle, as if they had hit an invisible barrier. Although they were only inches away from Dui, they could not take another step forward.

The ghosts roared in resentment, hacking and slashing with their weapons, trying to break through the magic circle's protection.

No matter how hard they tried, the magic circle remained completely still.

Dui breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and silently thanked Elrond for providing him with the magic circle.

However, although the ghosts cannot enter the magic circle, if they continue to destroy it like this, the magic circle will not last long.

Moreover, his mission was to collect dead matter, and he couldn't afford to waste a single second entangled with these Netherworld creatures.

So Dui took out the starlight bottle containing Eyarendil's light and shook it.

The dazzling, holy white light emitted by the starlight bottle became the only color in the Netherworld.

The light of Eyarendil, drawn from the radiance of the Twin Sacred Trees, filled the creatures of the Underworld with a sense of restraint and unease.

The ghosts, instinctively fearing the light, roared and fled, their rotting, hideous faces filled with resentment and drooling.

Ignoring the ghosts, Dui picked up the starlight bottle and stepped out of the magic circle, then looked around, searching for dead matter.

Meanwhile, the dire wolves, orcs, and evil human ghosts around Dui followed him from a distance, never giving up looking for an opportunity to attack.

Dui's eyes lit up quickly, and he quickened his pace toward the distance.

A wisp of black mist drifted in the distance, looking like a living thing, constantly churning.

Although it was only a small wisp, and even difficult to spot without careful observation, it was filled with the aura of death, as if it contained the very essence of death.

Even the ghosts around seemed to be wary of this wisp of mist and dared not approach it.

Dui didn't touch it with his hands, but instead took out a black bottle that he had prepared beforehand and carefully guided it into the bottle.

The raw material for this bottle comes from fragments of black stone wall that Dui had previously cut from the Path of the Dead.

According to Elrond, this is obsidian with special properties, which not only can clear the minds of ghosts in the Path of the Dead, but also has the ability to preserve invisible matter.

Since death matter is an invisible substance, it is most suitable to use a container made of obsidian.

Having collected a wisp of dead matter, Dui was not satisfied.

As far as he knew, Peverell, who created the Resurrection Stone, had spent several years guarding the Gates of Death to collect enough dead matter to forge the stone.

Therefore, just one strand is not enough to make a resurrection stone.

However, death matter is not an ordinary thing in the Netherworld. Dui searched around Fornost and only managed to collect a few strands of death matter.

Meanwhile, those evil spirits followed closely from a distance, their greedy, lustful, and sinister eyes fixed on Dui.

Dui wanted to go further to collect more death matter, but seeing that the small hourglass used for timing was about to run out, Dui had to stop and quickly return to the location of the magic circle.

He is a living person and cannot stay in the Netherworld for long, otherwise he will be corrupted by the Netherworld and transformed into a Netherworld creature.

By then, you won't have the chance to leave.

Although the Netherworld and the real world are two sides of the same coin, they are like two parallel lines, and in most cases, they do not interfere with each other.

Ordinary beings cannot see the Netherworld, and creatures from the Netherworld cannot affect the real world; they all live in their own worlds.

The ability of ghostly beings like the Ringwraiths to appear in the real world is due to the power of Sauron and the One Ring, granting them the ability to travel between the real world and the ghostly realm.

Or perhaps they are like the ghosts of the mountain people on the White Mountain Road of the Dead, bound there by curses and oaths.

Dui quickly returned to the magic circle's location, and amidst the evil spirits' unwilling roars and malicious gazes, before the hourglass ran out, he inserted the Mogul Blade into the circle and then released it.

As soon as his hand left the Mogul Blade, the surrounding environment changed instantly, and the figures and roars of the evil spirits quickly disappeared.

The once gray and gloomy environment has regained its color and brightness.

He returned to the real world.

He was all alone again, surrounded by a deathly silence, not even the chirping of insects, only the bright, clear full moon in the sky.

Dui let out a breath.

The atmosphere in the Netherworld is oppressive, dark, and cold, like being in icy water, making it difficult to breathe.

Even the icy temperature slowly seeped into the body as time passed, freezing the blood and bones. By the time the hourglass was almost empty, the heart was already frozen.

Moreover, his most relied-upon magic had lost its power in the Netherworld.

If it weren't for the Light of Eyarndil given to him by Lady Galadriel, facing so many Netherworld creatures, he wouldn't even have been able to collect the dead matter, let alone return safely.

He glanced at the magic circle; the death energy around it had almost completely dissipated.

It's clear that it can no longer support him entering the Netherworld, which is a bit of a pity.

"Looks like we'll have to look for other places," Dui muttered, frowning. But looking at the obsidian bottle in his hand, a smile appeared on Dui's face.

The trip was fraught with danger but ultimately he managed to collect some dead matter.

Death matter is formless and intangible; in the eyes of ordinary people in the real world, this bottle contains nothing.

But Dui could sense a small, cold, death-filled energy within it.

Dui looked around again, waved his hand to erase the traces of the array, and then used Phantom Shift to return to Fengyun Peak.

Although Dui left the Netherworld in time, he was not without any impact.

He spent several days sunbathing directly on the castle lawn, tanning his skin to dispel the last trace of chill that lingered in his body.

He then planned to enter the Netherworld again.

To enter the Netherworld, one must find a place where many people have died and which is filled with deathly energy.

Dui's first choice was actually the Death Swamp.

That place was once the battlefield of the final alliance war, where countless elves, humans, orcs perished. The deathly aura there is extremely dense, and the faces of the dead and will-o'-the-wisps float on the water's surface. It is a deathly place haunted by the undead.

Therefore, the barrier between the Netherworld and the real world is the weakest here, and Netherworld creatures can even be seen breaking the boundary between life and death and appearing here.

The only problem is that the Dead Swamp is too close to Mordor.

If Dui were to go there, he would not only face a large number of ghosts from the Netherworld, but he would also likely attract Sauron's attention, which would make things even more dangerous.

Therefore, Dui could only regretfully give up on the Death Swamp.

They then turned their attention to Dorgudu.

Dorgudu was once the stronghold where Sauron, in his necromancer form, resided. It was filled with evil and death and was a fortress built by the Woodland Elves, but it was occupied by Sauron, forcing the Woodland Elves to migrate north.

Dui first traveled to Lorien through the fireplace, and then used Apparition to arrive in Dorgon.

He couldn't help but frown as he sensed the dark aura permeating Dorgon.

Since they last joined forces to banish Soren, Dui had thought that Dorgu would fade into obscurity, but after so long, the dark aura here still lingers.

This is clearly abnormal.

Dui cast an illusion spell on himself, teleporting into the fortress and cautiously observing his surroundings.

Then they discovered that the fortress was inhabited by a large number of Orks and huge Orogs (ogres that can tolerate sunlight), as well as some giant spiders, dire wolves, and other filthy creatures.

These creatures hide inside the fortress buildings, and have even dug underground caves beneath the fortress for hiding and movement.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew by, and several dire wolves sniffed the air, smelling an unfamiliar scent. They instantly became alert and looked in the direction where Dui was hiding, letting out wolf howls.

The other Orks and Orlogs picked up their weapons and looked around.

Seeing this, Dui no longer concealed himself and waved his hand to dispel the illusion spell.

Upon seeing Dui for the first time, the Orks revealed a sinister smile, as if mocking his overestimation of his abilities.

But the next second, as if realizing something, he suddenly showed a look of horror, retreated in a panic, and shouted in a trembling voice, "It's that person! It's Oak's nemesis—the Black-Robed Wizard!"

Upon hearing its words, the other Orks gasped, an atmosphere of fear enveloping them.

"Run! It's that black-robed wizard! He's come to claim our lives again!"

The Orks had no courage to resist and began to scatter and flee for their lives in a panic.

The Olog (ogre), who wasn't very bright, was a beat slow to react. He watched the Orks escape, then looked at Dui on the city wall, scratched his head, and was momentarily confused.

Dui didn't give Ok a chance to escape. He was already an enemy of Soren, and now that he saw these of his men, he naturally wanted to weaken their power.

He then removed the Ring of Power from his chest, put it on his finger, and summoned Fiendfire with all his might.

With the blessing of the Ring of Power, the fierce and terrifying Fiendfire transformed into a raging inferno, spreading everywhere and manifesting as a fire demon, a dragon, and a basilisk, rapidly burning everything flammable around it, including orcs, ogres, and giant spiders.

Flames engulfed the entire Doldodu fortress, burning all the dark creatures inside, whether in the fortress or the underground caves, to ashes.

The towering flames could be seen even from the highest Mauron tree platform in Lorien.

The flames burned for a long time until the last dark creature was completely wiped out. Only then did Dui wave his hand to stop the raging fire. The simulated fire demons, dragons, and serpent monsters all obediently went out without any resistance or attempt to devour their master.

Dui looked at the Ring of Power on his hand and was quite satisfied.

This was the first time he had used the Ring of Power at full strength, and its power was indeed extraordinary.

Without the Ring of Power, he alone could not have controlled such a massive Fiery Blaze, let alone made the three-headed Fiery Blaze demon, dragon, and serpent obedient.

Having dealt with the evil creatures of Dorgudu, Dui looked at the sky and began preparing to draw the magic circle to enter the Netherworld.

(End of this chapter)