The Domineering King of the Netherworld and His Sweetheart

137. My Vein of Ore

 

Translator: Joy

 

As people passed by, they looked in surprise as they saw them hugging in the middle of the street.

However, Carendra, Luo Nanshu and the others turned their heads tactfully. One stared at the sky, and the other stared at the ground. One of them stared blankly forward while the other laughed leisurely. Moreover, they maintained three meters between them and the King of the Netherworld and Feng Xi.

In their own bubble, Feng Xi continued to cling to the King of the Netherworld while he blinked his big eyes. Regardless of how other people looked at him, he still tightly clasped his legs around the King of the Netherworld’s waist, as if he wouldn’t let go even if he died.

The King of the Netherworld had no other choice but to support his back while stopping his steps, “Xi, get down first. Or else I can’t walk.”

Feng Xi jumped down reluctantly. However, as before, he continued to grasp tightly onto the King of the Netherworld’s arm.

“There is an Underground Fire Ravine which is a sea of magma created by heaven and earth. Hidden there are extremely violent fire elements which cause normal experts of the Exalt God realm to vanish in a puff of smoke. In the sea of magma there resides the ancestor of all fire elements, the Primary Fire Spirit. Xi cultivates techniques of the fire attributes, so if you can absorb and refine the Primary Fire Spirit, in these three worlds, no cultivator that practices the fire attribute will be able to harm you. Even cultivators of the God Fire are no exception. Once you have the Primary Fire Spirit, all flames would be under your control!” The King of the Netherworld casually revealed a secret of the God and Demon Kingdom. If word got out, numerous cultivators of the fire attribute would be attracted there.

“It’s that powerful? But where is this Underground Fire Ravine?” Feng Xi’s eyes lit up.

“It’s located at the intersection between the western, southern, and middle regions. Ten thousand meters underground.”

The King of the Netherworld didn’t cultivate the fire attribute. However, a long time ago, he had visited the God and Demon Kingdom and discovered the location of the Underground Fire Ravine. However, due to many years of movement of the Earth’s crust, that terrain and atmosphere of that place had become extremely dangerous. That crack in space was known to be a killer of Heaven Gods. The wind elements and fire elements wreaked havoc and cultivators who hadn’t reached the Heaven God realm wouldn’t get near that easily.

Therefore, although many years had passed, no one had successfully entered the Underground Fire Ravine.

“Ten thousand meters… how many of me stacked together would get me there!!” Feng Xi wasn’t clear about the power of the Underground Fire Ravine. However, once he heard that it was ten thousand meters and it was ten thousand meters underground, if he really was to go down, he would likely be squashed flat.

“We’ll talk about the Underground Fire Ravine later. Let’s solve the issue with the vein of ore in the Emerald Dragon Mountains first.” The King of the Netherworld said as he smiled lightly.

“Alright.” Feng Xi knew that this matter couldn’t be rushed so he could only nod his head. However, he thought of another question. Afraid that other people would hear him, he secretly looked around. Once he confirmed that nobody was eavesdropping, he quietly said to the King of the Netherworld: “Leader, are we working with other people to excavate the vein of ore?”

“Xi has become smart! You were even able to guess this.” The King of the Netherworld’s face was tickled by his warm breath as he tightly held his hand.

“Of course. No, that’s not right. I was originally very smart.” Just as Feng Xi began to feel proud of himself, he thought about what the leader had said and felt that it wasn’t right. ‘What does he mean by becoming smart?’ He was already very smart, so he should’ve said that he had become even smarter.

“Ha ha…”

Under the playful bickering of the King of the Netherworld and Feng Xi, they finally arrived at the Emerald Dragon Mountains. In front of them were numerous towering ancient trees. No one knew how long they had lived for. Every tree was extremely tall with dense green foliage. Along with the abundant grassy scent, a trace of danger assaulted their senses. In the distance, the roar of a Demon Beast came from the depths of the forest.

The King of Netherworld gazed toward the forest in front of him and then looked toward Feng Xi as he said, “Xi, let out the Crystal Mouse.”

Feng Xi said ‘Oh’ and then let the Crystal Mouse out. Once the Crystal Mouse landed on the ground, his sleepy expression immediately disappeared. It squeaked as it jumped around excitedly and then disappeared like a wisp of smoke into the forest.

“Keep up.” The King of the Netherworld said in a low tone as he pulled Feng Xi toward the forest and followed the Crystal Mouse.

Carendra and the others immediately followed, faces full of anticipation.

With the Crystal Mouse leading the way, they avoided taking many wrong turns. However, although this was the case, they still spent half a day walking in the forest. The Emerald Dragon Mountains were vast and if it did have a vein of ore, then it would likely be hidden at least three thousand meters below the ground. Therefore, they needed to find a place where they could easily open an entrance. However, they had already walked for around six to seven hours, and the sky was turning dark.

Just as Feng Xi was getting tired of walking, the Crystal Mouse in front of them suddenly squeaked sharply.

“You found it?” Feng Xi yelled. Any exhaustion on his face immediately disappeared. Moreover, it was replaced by excitement.

They immediately ran over, following the Crystal Mouse’s tracks until they saw a beam of light. Just as they were about to make a breakthrough, arrows suddenly rained down on them without warning. The tips of the arrows flashed with green light as they emitted a cold aura. It seemed that they were all poisonous arrows.

Feng Xi saw more than a dozen people who were wrapped in black cloaks standing behind that rain of arrows. Each of them stood in their own positions as they coldly stared at them, as if they were looking at a corpse. Among them, there was a person who was standing on the largest and tallest stone. His face was covered by a black mask with only his sharp chin showing. He looked at them coldly and said.

“I didn’t think that the first group would only be five people. Consider yourselves unlucky.”

The man in black meant that they had already been waiting for the people who would break into the Emerald Dragon Mountains. Since they were the first group, that rain of arrows was a welcoming gift for them. It was obvious that they were already aware of the vein of ore in the Emerald Dragon Mountains and wanted to kill everyone who came here so they could monopolize the vein of ore.

While this idea wasn’t bad, unfortunately for them, they had miscalculated, because at the very front was the King of the Netherworld and Feng Xi.

As he saw the arrows falling on them, the King of the Netherworld calmly flicked his finger.

Everything under the heavens seemed to have become silent. Under the startled gazes of the men in black, the arrows that filled the sky froze in midair. In an instant, a powerful hurricane suddenly appeared out of thin air. The unknown strength of the King of the Netherworld’s single finger flick transformed into a powerful hurricane. The towering ancient trees in front of them were uprooted and thrown into the air. Simultaneously, those arrows that had filled the sky were flung toward those men in black cloaks.

Before those men were able to reveal their shock, they all ran for their lives and flew away. However, those few that were a little slow, were immediately killed.

After the rumbling past, the small valley was a mess,

The remaining nine people that had survived, looked at the King of the Netherworld with eyes full of panic. They had received orders to stop the people who had come looking for treasure, but they never thought that their opponent would be so powerful and was able to scatter them with one finger. Moreover, six of them were killed. This power wasn’t something that they would be able to handle, and the remaining nine people started to retreat.

“Retreat!” The man in black with the black mask yelled and immediately took the lead.

Without hesitation, the nine men in black followed him as they left.

“Leader, you can’t let them escape. They definitely want to dig my vein of ore.” Feng Xi anxiously tugged at the King of the Netherworld’s sleeve as he pointed to those men in black who had escaped.

The men in black with the mask clearly heard what he had said and stumbled. He almost fell out of the sky.

Carendra and the others all felt deeply ashamed. When did the Emerald Dragon Mountain’s vein of ore become his possession? Even if it was his, he would need to wait until it was excavated before claiming it.

Feng Xi didn’t need to say anything as the King of the Netherworld had no plans on letting them go. He waved his hand in the empty space before him and with a flash of light, ten golden puppets immediately appeared. Even Luo Nanshu was weary of the aura of those puppets as they were all experts of the Exalt God realm. Under the King of the Netherworld’s instructions, the ten golden puppets chased after those nine men in black who had escaped.

The nine men in black who ran away would naturally go to the person who had ordered them here. With this move, it was as if the King of the Netherworld had killed two birds with one stone.

It was highly likely that the opponent was a powerful force. Their men had received the news quickly, so they had arrived at the Emerald Dragon Mountains first. The rumor of that so-called Demon Beast with an ancient Mythical Beast bloodline was likely spread by them as well.

There was no way that anyone could discreetly excavate a high-grade vein of ore. Moreover, if they were able to receive the information, other forces would be able to get the information as well. At that time, it would be like a swarm of wasps gathering on the Emerald Dragon Mountains and what they would be able to get would be a lot less. Therefore, they purposefully spread the rumors about the Demon Beast and utilized the sealing of the Emerald Dragon Mountains by the Heaven Fantasy Family to avoid being ambushed by people who were searching.

Although they had planned carefully, everything was in vain as their luck was terrible!

“Is that all?” Feng Xi watched those ten golden puppets chase others. Although he had asked this question, in reality, he was already drooling.

“Those men in black’s cultivation level is no more than the ninth grade of the Exalt God realm. There’s definitely someone behind this. After they meet with the mastermind, the golden puppets will behead them all.” The King of the Netherworld said these words lightly but firmly.

“Then let’s hurry and dig up the vein of ore.” Feng Xi pulled the King of the Netherworld and walked forward.

“Leave this matter to them!” The King of the Netherworld said as he looked over at Carendra and the others,” The vein of ore is about four thousand meters underground. A lot of manpower is needed, but with the Crystal Mouse leading the way, you’ll be able to cut down on time and save strength. Therefore, inform your families, and tell them to send people as soon as possible to lock down the Emerald Dragon Mountains.”

After the King of the Netherworld finished speaking, he led Feng Xi in another direction and walked away. Carendra and the others who were left behind could only glance at each other speechlessly as the Crystal Mouse chirped sadly. However, just as they were about to discuss, Feng Xi yelled.

“Luo Nanshu, don’t forget that you still owe me one million purple crystals.”

Luo Nanshu’s eyes almost rolled to the back of his head. Why did he still owe Feng Xi one million purple crystals? They hadn’t even competed so why had he already lost?