Reborn as a Cube Man in the Late Ming Dynasty

"Ouch, it's so hot, so hot! I'm going to be burned to death, Cao Wenshi, you damned beast! It's all your fault, why don't you just die? Why do I have to suffer like this!"

With a hoarse moan, Ma Zi stood on tiptoe in pain, his face contorted, covering his mouth and nose, one hand clutching his neck. The sweat that had just appeared was evaporated by the high temperature. He waved his hands, trying to dispel the heat waves, but to no avail.

Shangtianhu, on the other hand, was in much better condition. He was holding a chicken that looked like it was about to die, and staring in horror at the zombie pig spirit that was only ten steps away.

A fierce glint flashed in his eyes as he looked at the pockmarked man. He quickly covered the man's mouth and whispered, "Damn it, with this little bit of heat, you won't get burned to death. If that monster comes over, you'll have a hard time dying!"

Upon seeing Bai Li's figure appear at the Gate of Hell, a look of anticipation flashed in Ma Zi's eyes. His body, which had been weak and struggling, suddenly exerted its strength again, breaking free from the restraints of Shangtianhu.

"Immortal Lord Bai, please, let me go back!" Ignoring the scorching ground, Ma Zi kowtowed to the ground, his fingers turning white with tension.

The despair in his eyes transformed into an almost frantic resolve, and he pleaded desperately, "I...I'm willing to pay any price, just please give me one chance to return to the world of the living, even if it's only for a short time!"

Looking at Ma Zi, who showed no signs of burning but appeared to be in great pain, and Shang Tian Hu, who looked normal, Bai Li began to speculate.

It seems to offer some protection for ordinary people, since in addition to the high temperature, the concentration of hydrogen sulfide it produces should be enough to kill anyone who smells it immediately.

However, this is clearly not a good thing for the people being protected.

Of course, he felt that apart from the strong smell of rotten eggs, the temperature hadn't changed much.

You can even swim in the lava!

Let's fence off the Nether portal first, to prevent monsters from running into the Overworld.

As for why the main world isn't sealed off, it's naturally reserved for deterrence. The visible gates to Hell and the invisible ones are two different things.

Bai Li held the round stone and sealed the gates of hell, leaving only a small opening.

Throughout this time, Ma Zi kept howling, which annoyed Bai Li. After all, the environment can affect a person's mood, and the lower realm was also oppressive.

Bai Li said expressionlessly, "Hold it in. If you scream again, you'll stay in this hell for eternity!"

It was very useful; the sound immediately disappeared the next moment.

Speaking of which, those monsters don't open doors in the game, but now, who knows?

Thinking of this, Bai Li took out a worktable, made an iron gate, placed it at the gap, and put levers inside and outside.

After doing all that, Bai Li carefully observed the terrain.

Everywhere you look is deep red Netherworld rock, including overhead, its surface covered with cracks, and in the distance it appears an eerie dark red. A few steps away, patches of flame flicker.

Dark red particles floated in the air.

The Gates of Hell were located on a large, protruding Nether Rock, where several zombie pig spirits stood on the edge, patrolling back and forth.

A piece of fluorite hangs down not far overhead, beneath the Nether Rock. There are a few scattered Nether Quartz deposits at the bottom of the Nether Gate, about ten meters below, where there are large clumps of magma, and further on, a vast sea of ​​lava.

It seems I am currently in the lower wasteland.

On the next level up, there is a small crimson forest.

Oh, and there's also Nether gold ore?

Sure enough, there was no shortage of gold in the lower realm.

However, Bai Li did not immediately dig up the lower realm gold ore. He planned to go back and try to find a pickaxe with precision mining at the toolsmith.

It seems you need to reach Master rank to get a diamond pickaxe, so it's not worth it.

Precision Harvesting, a spell that causes a mined block to drop itself instead of its usual drops.

After enchanting, you can mine Nether gold ore and then put the complete Nether gold ore into a furnace to obtain gold ingots.

If you dig directly, the number of gold nuggets that fall depends on luck. In any case, Bai Li can sometimes get two gold nuggets when she's unlucky.

Nine gold nuggets for one gold ingot—that's a huge loss.

Fortunately, there are piglins down nearby, which can be traded with gold ingots.

However, now is not the time to provoke these monsters.

Bai Li glanced at Ma Zi, who was rolling his eyes and looking like he was about to die, and thought to himself.

I still have two burdens with me, getting in the way. It's not too late to explore after I finish the last experiment and arrange everything in the main world.

If he were to leave and his little world were to collapse, and Wei Shi were to fail to find him in time, he would have nowhere to turn to for help.

"Sky Tiger, carry this guy on your back and follow me!" Bai Li ordered, taking out a round stone to block the passage of the zombie pig spirits.

Then they began to crouch and climb deeper into the lava sea.

As long as he squats, even if Bai Li keeps pushing towards the edge, he won't fall off, as long as no one attacks him.

Facing the two, Bai Li built a two-square-wide passageway behind him.

It wasn't that they were afraid of Tianhu falling due to his fear of heights, but rather that they were worried about Wei Shi who might come later.

Looking at Bai Li, who was standing at the edge with complete concentration, Shang Tianhu's eyes flashed.

Push him down, push him down, burn him to death, and we can escape this hellhole!

After hesitating for a long time, Cao Wenshi still didn't dare to make a move.

How could an immortal who can lead people into the underworld be burned to death by mere flowing flames?

Moreover, the fact that they were so unprepared suggests that they were deliberately leaving a loophole in order to make them make a mistake!

That was close! I almost got scammed!

Tiger followed anxiously all the way, when suddenly the surrounding environment changed.

What was originally a red mist slowly turned gray, and then gradually became a dark cyan.

The particles in the air also turned gray.

Suddenly, Cao Wenshi felt himself being tightly hugged by the pockmarked man on his back. Just as he was about to curse, he heard the pockmarked man suddenly shout, "Cold, so cold! Ugh, why is it so cold? Where are we?"

Ma Zi hugged Cao Wenshi tightly, his body curled up and trembling.

Huh, yeah, how come I felt a little hot just now, but suddenly I feel a little cold now?

Cao Wenshi looked at the still-flowing sea of ​​magma underground, completely puzzled.

Because he was worried about getting lost, Cao Wenshi kept a close eye on his footing, but he didn't need to worry about the pockmarks on his back.

Having just gone from extreme heat to freezing cold, the bubbling brain matter of the man with pockmarks cooled down, and his gaze had barely focused when the horrifying scene in the distance caused him to have another heart attack.

"Ahead, ahead!!!" he said incoherently.

Front?

Cao Wenshi looked up in confusion, and his eyes widened instantly, his hands trembled, and his face turned pale.

An idea burst forth in Shangtianhu's mind and became unstoppable.

Is this the underworld?