NOVEL NEXT Chapter 398: Entering the Underworld
"This guy has been unreachable, and Zi Liyuan thought he might have just kicked the bucket right at the start due to bad luck."
"But on second thought, as a Beastmaster, this guy should have had an easier time developing early on compared to most Lords."
"Maybe he encountered something and was forced to withdraw from this year's Sea of Realms competition."
"But now, he realized that Wang Tie wasn't out of action or forced to withdraw; he was actually in the Underworld." Stay connected with My Virtual Library Empire
"Even though they were both in Novice Village No. 99, they were still two separate dimensional spaces, so communication was restricted!"
"Unless he entered the dimensional space of the Underworld himself, there's no contacting him."
"Did you detect anything about the situation in the Underworld?"
Zi Liyuan asked Yuer.
"We only obtained very little information. The exit corresponding to this underground gate is an insect nest. Both the Vampire and the Shadow Soul Scouts were chased and killed by the other side after they went there; this information came from a Shadow Soul that managed to escape."
The information provided by Fan Yuer wasn't abundant, mostly about insects, with a little description of the environment in the Underworld, but not much.
"An insect stronghold, huh? Well, it's only right to return a favor, isn't it? They dared to attack my territory before, so isn't this a good chance to take revenge?"
A flash of murderous intent swiftly crossed Zi Liyuan's eyes, and then without hesitation, through the contract in his Spirit, he alerted the Spider Queen, Yuki-onna, Orochi, old Iron and old Horse.
The tunnels in the underground caves aren't large, and due to size restrictions, the Epic Behemoth BOSSes can't squeeze through dog holes.
They don't have skills like Xiao Ruyi to control their body size, so at that time, they can only wait for Zi Liyuan to summon them directly.
However, the Spider Queen and Orochi, as Legendary BOSSes, can control their own size.
Of course, Zi Liyuan had them take the lead, especially since the enemy was an insect stronghold.
Being able to spawn tens of millions of insects to attack his territory; not to mention there were over thirty Epic BOSS-level insects, so the ruler of the insects could only be stronger!
Zi Liyuan had reason to suspect that the leader of these insects was also of Legendary BOSS level!
In that case, it was necessary to bring BOSSes of the same tier and quality.
With Zi Liyuan's preference for gang-fighting methods in battles, he obviously couldn't just bring one Legendary BOSS to cause trouble.
"Old Horse, from now on, you will serve as Liu Yiqing's mount until she makes a suitable mount contract."
There's no way he would let go of his sister Black Dragon; she's an exquisite mount that can be ridden day and night.
So letting Liu Yiqing ride the newly subdued Undead Jade Horse temporarily shouldn't be a problem.
"Understood, Master."
Old Horse snorted hesitantly, clearly somewhat reluctant in his voice, but did not defy his master's command and obediently walked over to Liu Yiqing.
"Thank you, My Lord."
A Fourth tier, peak Epic BOSS, and what's more, in the form of a horse that can even walk on air, truly an exquisite mount, not to mention its combat power is not weak either.
Liu Yiqing was very satisfied; this alone could increase her combat effectiveness by twenty percent!
The reason it was only twenty percent was that without a contract, it was difficult to achieve a mind-link and become one with the mount to maximize each other's combat abilities.
However, Liu Yiqing was content; after all, this was a mount of a peak Epic BOSS-tier Undead Jade Horse; it would be extremely difficult for others to acquire even one!
This Undead Jade Horse was much stronger than a Sub-Dragon Beast BOSS.
"Yuer, I'll leave the matter of our territory's construction to you; I will be back soon."
Exploring the Underworld, Zi Liyuan just wanted to take a look at the situation first; as for development, that would take more effort later.
He presently almost ruled Area No. 10086, and it wouldn't be long before the town-level cities within this area became apparent, and he must take control when that happened.
"Okay, Li Yuan, be careful."
Fan Yuer nodded, and even though she knew full well how powerful Zi Liyuan was, a hint of worry still flickered in her eyes.
In the Sea of Realms, accidents are everywhere, and even Great Emperors can have mishaps.
"Don't worry, I'll be careful. Liu Yiqing, let's start with an equipment upgrade for you all, and then you'll accompany me."
Since they had already shed the control of the remnants of the Coalition of Nations, it was time to beef up their fighting strength.
Zi Liyuan was planning to cultivate an elite team, specializing in hunting down those powerful Alien Lords.
He alone couldn't handle everything; after all, he had only occupied Area No. 10086 so far, and Novice Village No. 99 had a total of 20,000 areas, not even counting the territories within the Underworld!
"Yuer, which of the four sisters is in charge of the late-stage materials? Take Liu Yiqing and the other five to swap for a set of high-quality equipment."
"Okay."
Fan Yuer nodded, then motioned for Liu Yiqing and the five of them to follow her.
Before entering the Sea of Realms, Zi Liyuan handled most of the equipment in his Space Column, leaving only a few sets of top-attribute suits, all Lord-grade.
As for the Epic and Legendary-grade equipment, they were individual pieces, and most of them were divided up by the Fan Sisters, Yurou, Mo Yi, and Sikong You.
The remaining Epic equipment that he didn't keep, either had special functions or attributes lower than other equipment of the same quality, but Zi Liyuan didn't keep it for himself and instead gave it to Fan Yuer and the others to manage logistics; naturally, he let them hold onto the equipment he didn't need.