Chapter 436: Immortal Artisan, Second Type of Primordial Dao Tribulation, and the National Tutor Inv

Chapter 436: Immortal Artisan, Second Type of Primordial Dao Tribulation, and the National Tutor Invites the Netherworld to Join Them【Seeking Monthly Votes】

Boom!

A terrifying blast reverberated through the air!

The sound waves were like thunderclaps, shaking the earth and startling all directions.

It was as if countless thunderbolts were exploding within the mountain, causing billions of Ten Thousand Phenomena Nine Gods Mechanism Seals to activate simultaneously, unleashing a tremor that sent shockwaves rippling through the air.

Screech! Screech!

The earth trembled, and the heavens shook!

The entire Golden Light Prefecture, including Divine Falcon Ridge, was quaking, with countless cracks crisscrossing and intertwining densely.

Within the Divine Falcon Master Workshop at the foot of the mountain, the master sculptors and woodcarvers who were carving the divine falcons were running around in panic, their bodies trembling uncontrollably, leaving only terror in their eyes.

They turned back to look, their eyes wide with shock, because...

The mountain had split!

The enormous stone mountain, covered in snow, had cracked open from within, as if someone had forcefully cleaved it with an axe, leaving a deep fissure.

The crack extended from the peak all the way down to the foot of the mountain.

The accumulated snow, which had been there for some time, was now cascading down like an avalanche, accompanied by a roar that shook the heavens and the earth, as it poured down towards the mountain's base.

A fierce wind burst forth from the broken mountain, forming a towering whirlwind that soared into the sky, creating a dazzling crimson light that resembled the glow of a volcanic eruption, illuminating the dark clouds above.

It charged towards the oppressive, ink-stained clouds.

The sound of rushing wind and terrified screams filled the air as the woodcarvers who had fled to open spaces exclaimed in shock. They were overwhelmed with fear, having never witnessed such a spectacle before. What was happening?

In the sky above, dark clouds churned endlessly, and countless lightning bolts snaked through the air like dragons, flashing and illuminating the sky.

Boom!

From the crack in the stone mountain, a figure emerged, looking utterly disheveled. It was Tang Sanjia, with his imposing stature and unmatched aura.

At this moment, Tang Sanjia's face was filled with excitement, bordering on madness.

"It's done..."

"Hahaha, it's done!"

"It's really done!"

Tang Sanjia's tears flowed down his face, overwhelmed with excitement, madness, and sorrow...

A flood of emotions surged within him.

Boom!

Terrifying explosions continued to erupt from within the stone mountain, and in the eyes of all present, a terrifyingly huge humanoid mechanism beast, standing a hundred zhang tall, emerged from the broken mountain. It exuded an incredibly powerful pressure and aura.

It was as if... a beast had burst forth from the stone itself!

The terrifying boom echoed as the hundred-zhang-tall mechanism beast charged into the sky, shaking the heavens and the earth. The terrifying force of its movement stirred the clouds, creating waves like a vast ocean, with a magnitude that was truly earth-shattering and terrifying.

Within the Golden Light Prefecture, whether it was the Divine Sect disciples or the strong cultivators from the Heaven Divination Treasure Tower and the Temple Management Division, all felt this unusual occurrence and stood with their hair standing on end. They quickly flew towards the source at an incredible speed.

Nan Lihuo, Zhang Qingzheng, Zhu Hongdou, and other powerful cultivators from the Divine Sect had looks of horror on their faces.

They had just arrived and immediately felt the oppressive and terrifying pressure filling the heavens and earth.

They also saw Tang Sanjia standing amidst the snow, which had piled up like an avalanche, laughing wildly. His appearance seemed insane, leaving them bewildered.

"It's done!"

Tang Sanjia's voice echoed.

Nan Lihuo, who was most familiar with Tang Sanjia, was startled.

Done?

What was done? That mechanism beast...

Nan Lihuo knew some secrets, including the fact that Tang Sanjia had hidden a powerful mechanism beast within the mountain.

It was a secret passed down through the Tang family's mechanism techniques.

In fact, many people were aware of what Tang Sanjia considered a secret. However, most people lacked the ability to perfect that mechanism beast.

Even Tang Sanjia, a genius mechanism master who had perfectly inherited the Tang family's mechanism principles, couldn't accomplish it, let alone those standing outside.

Now, with the earth-shaking and heaven-stirring events, it seemed that the mechanism beast had succeeded!

Nan Lihuo looked up and saw the enormous humanoid mechanism beast floating high in the sky, emitting a dazzling crimson light.

An overwhelming pressure descended, as if it would cover the entire mountain forest and span the heavens and earth.

Nan Lihuo's eyes flickered as he spotted a figure atop the mechanism beast.

It was a figure he hadn't seen in years but was still familiar.

"Li Che..."

Nan Lihuo's eyes clouded with emotion.

The news of the Heavenly Origin Dao City being besieged by the imperial army had already reached him, but he was unaware of the second great battle. However, he knew about the first battle, where the Heavenly Origin Dao City had achieved a complete victory and even killed one of Ji Maoli's clones.

This news had brought tears to Nan Lihuo's eyes.

The hatred from the massacre years ago seemed to have been released with this news.

Whenever Hu Yingyue, the Grand Supervisor of the Heaven Divination Treasure Tower, contacted the Dao City Heaven Divination Treasure Tower, she would inform Nan Lihuo about Li Che and Xixi's changing status in the Dao City.

When Nan Lihuo thought of the little girl from back then, a proud look appeared in his eyes.

"Wonderful," Nan Lihuo said with a smile.

As Li Che and his daughter became stronger and rose higher, Nan Lihuo, their former teacher, felt a sense of pride.

He genuinely rejoiced.

Boom!

Li Che sat cross-legged atop the Divine Mechanism Heaven Reach Armored, and each hair on the Divine Mechanism Ape seemed lifelike, swaying in the wind.

The howling wind surrounded them, and a rainbow-like glow seemed to weave through the air.

By his ears, it was as if a mighty bell was being rung, awakening even the slumbering gods.

His heart pounded fiercely, and a warm sensation surged within him.

A terrifying force surged and raged within him, giving Li Che a familiar feeling—a sensation of transformation unlike anything he had experienced before!

It was similar to when he had attained the Dragon Elephant Flame Dao Fruit and reached the seventh level of transformation. Now, Li Che also felt the transformation of the Immortal Artisan Dao Fruit.

Hoo!

The Heaven Reach Armored soared into the clouds, roaring with a vitality and wisdom that surpassed even the mechanism beast's dullness and cleverness.

It was as if it had gained a soul, an extraordinary transformation.

As it ascended, the howling wind blew Li Che's ink-black robe, causing it to flutter.

His golden eyes seemed to gaze upon the vast sky, overlooking the horizon where the sun rose, and the miles of brilliant clouds.

In the blink of an eye, his entire being seemed to enter a profound state of spiritual connection with the heavens.

His insights into the mechanisms and divine carvings surged like a great explosion, rapidly expanding and spilling out in his mind.

Lv. 7, Immortal Artisan Dao Fruit, Five Transformations!

A hint of pleasant surprise flashed in Li Che's eyes.

Indeed, it was a pleasant surprise because, after he broke through to the Divine Carving Master, the speed of his progress had noticeably slowed down.

Li Che had found it challenging to accelerate his progress, and he hadn't held high hopes when he came to Divine Falcon Ridge to fulfill his previous promise.

Even when he saw the Heaven Reach Armored, and the joyful, dancing appearance of the Immortal Artisan Dao Fruit, he hadn't felt that this time he would achieve transformation.

But surprises often came unexpectedly, without warning.

Li Che was actually very concerned and eager about this Dao Fruit, which had changed his family's life and allowed them to rise from obscurity.

A slight smile curved Li Che's lips.

"Inhale—"

"Exhale—"

With each breath, the raging winds around him seemed to calm down, as if the turmoil had subsided.

His mind trembled, and he was pulled into the vast and wild heavens.

The familiar, vast heavens filled with boundless energy rushed towards him. He saw the towering Dao Tree, its branches reaching into the sky, its canopy spreading across the heavens.

He also saw the colorful, crystal-like Dao Fruit hanging from its branches.

His gaze fixed on the dazzling Immortal Artisan Dao Fruit, which shone like a blazing sun. The Dao Fruit swayed, as if blown by an invisible wind, never ceasing.

Boom—

As the Dao Fruit trembled, countless rays of light burst forth, enveloping Li Che.

The familiar scene slowly appeared and reflected before his eyes.

The long river roared and meandered in the dark space, flowing swiftly like a bright silk ribbon, desperately tearing through the darkness.

In the river, Li Che saw a figure sitting atop a large fish, holding an axe in his hand. With a gentle wave, the space seemed to transform into a material that could be carved, creating another lifelike fish that leaped into the river of time and space, its tail flipping as it soared like a fish leaping through a dragon gate.

It was as if he was carving a divine falcon directly into the void, even endowing it with a real life, achieving the extraordinary feat of creation from nothingness!

The current Li Che was no novice in the art of divine carving. He clearly understood that creation from nothingness was an extremely challenging task.

"Another powerful master of the Dao Fruit?"

"A previous master of the Immortal Artisan Dao Fruit?"

Li Che's emotions were no longer as intense as they had been the first time he witnessed the master of the Dao Fruit.

The figure sitting atop the river, holding an axe and slicing through the void, using the heavens and earth as his material for carving.

The void was cut into blocks, like stone or wood, and then carved into square shapes.

Statues, each enveloped in countless rays of Dao Essence, were created by carving the very fabric of space.

They spanned the heavens and earth, each in a unique pose, seemingly eternal.

When the eighth statue was carved, the figure sitting in the river abruptly paused.

His gaze seemed to traverse the heavens and the vast starry river, colliding with Li Che's eyes.

A serene sigh echoed.

"Art can be eternal, but people cannot."

"Nine Transformations, Nine Transformations, yet never attained."

Eight statues spanned the river, but the ninth statue never came to be.

Boom—!!!

The scene before Li Che's eyes exploded, like an endless storm raging and sweeping away everything, erasing it all.

Li Che's consciousness withdrew from the image, leaving him with only a sense of regret and loss. The feeling of regret was so intense it was overwhelming.

The master of the Dao Fruit.

He saw another master of the Dao Fruit.

Perhaps it was because these masters of the Dao Fruit withered and fell that the Dao Fruit, as it grew with his daughter, was bestowed upon him due to their bond?

Li Che furrowed his brows, deep in thought, but he had no clue. The heavens seemed filled with profound mysteries, making it impossible for him to understand the cause and effect.

Inhale—

It was as if a hazy divine light was about to burst forth from his entire body.

Li Che exhaled.

Before his eyes, a white light appeared.

Dao Fruit Lv. 7, Five Transformations, Dao Guidance (Divine Axe) Promotion, Dao Tribulation (Primordial Void Slash)



Boom—!!!

It was as if a heavenly sound was reverberating in his ears, causing his eardrums to burst.

Endless gusts of wind formed a raging storm, howling incessantly.

The flowing light slowly condensed before him, weaving together to form a prompt.

Second Dao Tribulation!

Li Che's eyes narrowed sharply!

The second tribulation power!

The first tribulation power came from the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dao Fruit and was known as the Primordial Dragon Elephant Flame.

This second tribulation power, originating from the Immortal Artisan Dao Fruit, was the Primordial Void Slash!

It was like a raging storm!

The Storm Tribulation!

The familiar, overwhelming force of the tribulation completely enveloped Li Che. The winds blew, threatening to annihilate his soul and shatter it into countless fragments.

Boom—!!!

Li Che's soul seemed to undergo an indescribable transformation, growing stronger and stronger, as if the winds were relentlessly scouring his soul.

Under this scouring, his soul continued to grow.

Dao Tribulation (Primordial Void Slash): Guiding the Dao, the Tribulation of the Primordial, the Wind Tribulation of the Origin

Accompanied by the howling cutting force.

One sentence after another seemed to be engraved in the depths of his soul, like the resounding chimes of a great bell, slowly appearing before his eyes.

Li Che's mind stirred, and the next moment, he fell into the Dao Tribulation space.

However, the Primordial Dragon Elephant Flame was not activated.

Instead, it transformed into another type of tribulation power.

A gust of wind howled as it blew gently, then more and more winds gathered, filling the space with countless ravines.

Pfft—

Li Che's consciousness had just appeared when it was instantly annihilated by the storm.

Not even a tenth of a breath's existence could be preserved.

Li Che opened his eyes, sitting atop the head of the Heaven-Reaching Armored, looking somewhat dazed.

His confusion dissipated, and Li Che, who didn't believe in superstitions, focused his mind and re-entered the Divine Tribulation Space. His eyebrows trembled, and the Seven Orifices Crystal Heart erupted, unleashing the Divine Sage Bright Ape's roar...

Facing the storm head-on!

And then, there was no 'and then.'

It was still less than a fifth of a breath.

Everything was shattered...

His soul seemed too fragile, as this time the tribulation wind directly confronted his soul, not just his physical body.

In the face of such a storm, his soul was as fragile as thin paper before the power of the Primordial Void Slash.

Not to mention space, even thinner than paper, it was so brittle.

[Divine Tribulation: Primordial Dragon Elephant Flame (2%), Primordial Void Slash (0%)]



...

Li Che exhaled, his eyes sparkling: "My physical body can still withstand the Immortal Martial Body, but my soul is completely defenseless, even with the Seven Orifices Crystal Heart, even if I sacrifice the Divine Embryo..."

Shaking his head, Li Che knew that tempering the soul was a heavy and long journey.

However, this Primordial Void Slash tribulation did give him a way to strengthen and enhance his soul's power.

Every day, he would borrow the power of the tribulation to temper his soul, strengthen himself, and refine his spirit! Since he was weak, he would practice more!

Li Che's self-awareness was both profound and simple.

The Heaven-Reaching Armored, towering in the sky, its monkey fur flying, its eyes dazzling, seemed like the mythical Qitian awakening.

A terrifying aura roared, and the power of Dao Essence coursed through his body, incredibly terrifying and powerful.

In the sky, the power of calamity surged and rolled.

Unfortunately, the target was just a mechanism, so the will of heaven and earth ultimately did not send down the punishment of the Three Calamities Nine Tribulations.

"Divine Mechanism, Divine Realm Mechanism..."

"It can indeed unleash the power of a Martial God, with a hundred million Ten Thousand Phenomena Nine Gods Mechanism Seals operating simultaneously, an extremely terrifying explosion!"

Li Che was amazed.

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Mental control caused the Heaven-Reaching Armored to crash down, landing on the ground, making the entire ground seem about to collapse.

This Heaven-Reaching Armored was so huge, it was like a mountain.

The divine might was awe-inspiring.

Li Che floated down from it, landing on the ground.

Seeing the familiar faces around him, Li Che smiled and greeted them.

"Everyone, long time no see."

...

...

Ding—Ding—Ding—

Divine Capital.

Second City.

Eight Treasure Eaves Dripping Water Heaven Divination Treasure Tower.

An ancient bell rang out, its sound waves reverberating and spreading for a thousand miles.

In the nine cities of the Divine Capital, everyone heard the sound of the bell, which exploded in their ears, shaking the hearts and minds of the various aristocratic families and high officials in the Divine Capital.

At the same time.

Fang Shangzhen also conveyed the news that the Heaven-Attaining City had already been opened, and the inheritance of Qitian Temple would appear within a month, spreading like a storm throughout the Divine Capital.

This news spread too fast because everyone was waiting for it.

And this news was also transmitted to the eleven Dao Cities through the Heaven Divination Treasure Pearl at the headquarters of the Heaven Divination Bureau, reaching the eleven Dao Cities that oversaw the entire world.

So, in just a moment, the news spread throughout the world.

Divine Capital, First City.

Imperial Palace Shrine.

The emperor sat on the main seat, his face covered with Dao Essence and divine nature, exuding a majestic aura.

When Lian Gonggong returned with the news, the emperor's eyes finally moved slightly.

"Is this news personally conveyed by the Grand Supervisor?"

"The reopening of Heaven-Attaining City heralds a major event..."

"Lian Gonggong, how is the National Tutor doing?"

The emperor asked in a deep voice.

Lian Gonggong lowered his head, his eyes flashing, and said, "The National Tutor's second attack on Heavenly Origin failed... He shifted his target and is now attacking the Heaven Sect. There's news that the National Tutor is like a bamboo-splitting force, breaking through Guangling Dao City and about to annihilate the Heaven Sect..."

Hearing this, the emperor lightly tapped his fingers on the table: "After consecutive failures in Heavenly Origin, he's attacking the Heaven Sect?"

"That's also possible, as long as he can gather the divine sect's fortune..."

"These divine sects' so-called submission to the court isn't truly submission... After all, if their fortune hasn't entered Great Jing, it doesn't count as submission. Now, it's just right..."

The emperor smiled faintly, rarely satisfied.

Although he had ordered the National Tutor to break through Heavenly Origin Dao City and bring Li Che back alive, this task might not be achievable.

However, the emperor didn't mind too much.

Because the National Tutor had gathered the fortune of many divine sects, and when the time came, with the fortune of numerous divine sects, attacking Heavenly Origin would no longer be a problem.

In fact.

What truly troubled the emperor was the Purple Mansion Divine Sect...

This divine sect, with a long history like Qitian Temple, was what the emperor feared.

And relying on Xie Yunsen's power to conquer the Purple Mansion Divine Sect was absolutely impossible.

Xie Yunsen had suffered two consecutive defeats in Heavenly Origin, how could he possibly defeat the Purple Mansion?

...

...

Click-click-click—!!!

Guangling Dao City.

In the sky, due to the collision and explosion of divine tribulation auras, countless ferocious thunderbolts appeared behind the black clouds, forming a web-like network! Countless toad-headed furnaces hovered in the air, surrounding the fat Yangxuan Grandmaster.

This grandmaster of the Heaven Sect, at this moment, was a bit crazy and excited.

He spread his arms, as if awakening a dormant existence.

In the Heaven Sect, a bizarre temple suddenly erupted with a pillar of divine nature, so powerful that it seemed to tear through the black clouds, sending out ripples.

A figure dressed in gray, with white-streaked hair, slowly emerged from the mountain gate of the Heaven Sect, within the beams of light, gradually appearing.

Just as he appeared, the air seemed to distort.

The howling wind, the drifting snow, was all overwhelmed by the powerful aura, turning into droplets of water in mid-air, which directly evaporated into mist, shrouding the heavens and earth.

However, this mist was gray-black, making it unclear whether it was water mist or poison mist.

Gu Qianchi, who was confronting Yangxuan Grandmaster, had a sudden change in expression.

"Poison Saint Yin Xuan?!"

Gu Qianchi had indeed heard of Yin Xuan Grandmaster, one of the two grandmasters of the Heaven Sect, known as Yin and Yang Xuan...

In the past, they were famous throughout the world, and the ancient Yin Xuan was even crowned as the Poison Saint.

The most renowned of them all was the Poison Saint, Gu Yin Xuan, who poisoned all the Grandmasters of the Dan Sect, causing its collapse and propelling the Tian Dan Sect to become the number one Dan Sect in the world.

But wasn't Gu Yin Xuan killed a thousand years ago because he was intolerable to the world?

Gu Yin Xuan's appearance was not pleasant. His eyes seemed to emit a black light, and as he slowly swept his gaze, it paused on Gu Qianchi before settling on the bodies of Xie Yunsen and the others below.

"The court... attacking our Tian Dan Sect?" Gu Yin Xuan said indifferently.

Gu Qianchi's body tensed, and a chill ran down his spine. For some reason, a sense of terror rose within him at the sight of Gu Yin Xuan.

Moreover, Gu Yin Xuan's appearance drastically changed the situation.

Gu Qianchi's face turned pale. Could it be... could it be that the court is so unlucky?

After suffering defeats in their attacks on the Qianyuan Sect, could they also lose to the Tian Dan Sect?

What kind of luck does Xie Yunsen have? He only picks fights with the most challenging opponents.

Gu Qianchi took a deep breath. The foundations of the various sects were indeed extraordinary.

Even the eccentric Tian Dan Sect had its own unique foundation.

Gu Yin Xuan glanced at them indifferently and said, "Court, retreat."

"Otherwise, I won't mind leaving all of you here."

"Don't doubt me. Even if you have tens of thousands of troops, the poison I can produce with just my fingernail can defeat you all."

Gu Yin Xuan said with a faint smile.

Having just emerged and sensing the court's army attacking the mountain and destroying the sect, he was naturally shocked. However, as the Grandmaster of the Tian Dan Sect, he couldn't stand by and watch the sect he had founded be destroyed.

Allowing the sect's fortune to dissipate.

Xie Yunsen sat in the sedan chair, observing the newly emerged Gu Yin Xuan. His eyes narrowed slightly.

Then, a faint smile appeared on his face.

Gu Yin Xuan, the Poison Saint? Gu Qianchi returned to the sedan chair, his face grim. "National Tutor... that's Gu Yin Xuan, the Poison Saint. He's not easy to deal with..."

"His poison... if we're not prepared, we might not be able to stop it."

Gu Qianchi spoke with a heavy voice.

As they were from the same era, Gu Qianchi understood the terror of Gu Yin Xuan.

However, Xie Yunsen's face glowed with a brilliant light, showing no fear or hesitation.

"Grandmaster Gu, do you know... why I dare to lead an army to attack the Tian Dan Sect?"

"Instead of continuing to attack the Qianyuan Sect?"

Gu Qianchi shook his head in confusion.

Xie Yunsen stood up from the sedan chair, and the breeze blew, rustling the robes on his body.

He gently swayed his feather fan, and a cold smile curved his lips.

Looking up at the sky above the Tian Dan Sect's mountain gate, two Xuan Masters of the Divine Tribulation Realm, Yin and Yang, hovered in the air.

Gu Yin Xuan was clearly more powerful than Gu Yang Xuan, and his cultivation might have reached the level of one calamity and two tribulations, placing him on the same level as the Dragon God.

Gu Yang Xuan, on the other hand, was only at the level of one calamity and one tribulation.

Two Divine Tribulation Masters...

In reality, the Tian Dan Sect only had these two Divine Tribulation Masters to maintain its prestige.

The Dengxian Pavilion had emptied both Guangling Dao City and the Tian Dan Sect.

Moreover...

The Tian Dan Sect had offended someone they shouldn't have.

"Grandmaster Gu, in this world, there are no eternal enemies, only... eternal interests."

"The existence that once blocked our path of attacking mountains and destroying sects can now become our ally."

Xie Yunsen spoke with profound meaning.

Gu Qianchi's eyebrows furrowed slightly in confusion at his words.

What did Xie Yunsen mean? As Xie Yunsen finished speaking, he flipped his hand, revealing a black chess piece as dark as ink, as if carved from an inkstone.

This was...

An extremely fierce aura surged from the black chess piece.

The next moment, it was suddenly thrown into the air.

As the black chess piece soared, it seemed to tremble slightly, and then it flew swiftly towards the sky.

Gu Qianchi was taken aback.

Then, his eyes narrowed suddenly.

Because...

The black chess piece suddenly expanded in the air!

Then, a black city as dark as ink appeared, hovering in the sky and pressing down on the world!

Rolling death energy and an overwhelming pressure, like a terrifying city that controlled the gates of life and death, loomed over Guangling Dao City.

The burst of fierce energy was like a raging torrent of demonic energy.

The city gates swung open...

As if countless streams of ink were floating out, slowly drawing a ferocious beast on the canvas of the sky with its ink.

Nine heads, like divine dragons, wildly shook as they emerged from the city gates. Of course, seven of the heads were blurry, while only two were clear.

The two distinct heads opened their mouths, emitting deafening roars, their ferocity unmatched in the world!

Accompanying the trembling city, a terrifying beast with nine heads slowly crawled out.

Two ink-colored wings spread out, covering the sky!

Rumble, rumble...

For some reason, black rain began to fall from the sky!

Rumble, rumble... the rain was incredibly powerful!

It was as if a huge wave had been lifted from the ocean, soared into the clouds, and then fell back down, transforming into a torrential downpour.

The Netherworld's Ten Fierce...

The Sea Flipping Nine Infants!

Gu Qianchi looked up.

His hand, holding a treasure, trembled slightly.

He glanced at the terrifying beast, and his intuition told him that it was extremely dangerous... it was definitely a Divine Tribulation Realm-level existence, a divine beast!

But...

That wasn't the main point! Gu Qianchi looked at the city in confusion...

This all-too-familiar city.

Not just Gu Qianchi...

Ning Caishen, Gu Cheng, and the various Martial Saints, Divine Embryo Cultivators, and generals in the court's army all looked on in bewilderment.

On the city's plaque was written the words "Netherworld Capital."

Two familiar and glaring characters.

The Netherworld Capital?!

Not long ago, they had fought fiercely against the Netherworld.

Now, the National Tutor had somehow convinced the Netherworld to join them?!

So...

The Netherworld... had become their ally?!

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