"No... since I'm already here, I want to try."
Jiang Hao said, "You've lived in the Nether Sea for so long, you should know how to get through, right?"
"Sigh... forcing our way through is impossible."
The Nether Crow gave him a look that said, 'I can't do anything with you,' and landed on Jiang Hao's other shoulder, its voice carrying an unprecedented solemnity.
"The Wall of Sighs will devour any living being that tries to force its way through. The more you struggle, the faster you sink. We must find its weak point, or... wait for the occasional natural rift to appear."
"Weak point? Rift?"
Jiang Hao frowned.
"Yes, this Wall of Sighs isn't a solid block. There are always some places that are relatively fragile due to different components or spacetime disturbances.
And the tidal fluctuations of the Nether Sea itself sometimes tear open temporary gaps here.
But finding them requires luck, and even more, time."
The Nether Crow explained, "Moreover, even if we find one, traversing it is extremely dangerous. If we fail to pass before the rift closes, or if we disturb some terrifying existence, the consequences would be unimaginable."
However, just as they were about to approach a relatively stable space, an anomaly suddenly occurred.
A malevolent Divine Thought, like an invisible giant net, suddenly descended from the dark Void Realm ahead, firmly locking onto them.
"Hmm? A Nether Crow, and a... Human Race little bug?"
A hoarse voice sounded.
Ripples spread through the Void Realm, and a figure slowly emerged.
The newcomer wore a black robe as dark as night, his face shrouded in the shadow of his hood. Only a pair of dark blue eyes could be seen. His body exuded a dense Death Qi and a pressure far exceeding the Golden Immortal Realm. He was clearly a powerful cultivator who had long resided in the Nether Sea, practicing an unorthodox Cultivation Technique.
"It is said that Nether Crows know many secrets of the Nether Sea and are special beings of the Nether Sea, but they avoid other living beings and are difficult to communicate with. Yet, you, young man, can communicate with a Nether Crow, and even have it lead you to treasures. What secrets do you possess?"
The black-robed man's gaze was like a poisonous snake, falling on Jiang Hao, full of scrutiny.
"Your physique is quite good..."
The Nether Crow's feathers instantly bristled, letting out a sharp, threatening cry:
"Caw! What are you! How dare you covet Master Crow!"
Jiang Hao's heart sank. He immediately understood that he had encountered an evil cultivator. Anyone who could reside in the Nether Sea for a long time couldn't be a good person.
The other party had clearly detected the Nether Crow's extraordinary nature and wanted to interrogate him.
But... Jiang Hao really didn't know what exactly on him attracted the Nether Crow.
He secretly circulated his magic power. Although he knew the strength gap was huge, he would never sit idly by and await death.
"Senior, we mean no offense. We are merely passing through this place. Please allow us to pass."
Jiang Hao cupped his fists and said in a deep voice, trying to ease the situation.
"Pass?"
The black-robed man let out a chilling chuckle.
"This Old Ancestor Soul Devouring Ancestor, has never known what 'pass' means in this Nether Sea! Hand over your secrets, and this Old Ancestor might consider giving you a quick death, refining your Divine Soul into my Myriad Soul Banner. That would be your good fortune!"
"As for you, Nether Crow, you don't fear death, but I won't let you die so easily."
With that, the black-robed man sneered again.
He completely disregarded the two of them.
After all, what kind of trouble could a little bug in the Golden Immortal Realm, plus a powerless Nether Crow, cause?
The Nether Crow shrieked, "I think you're looking for death! Do you really think Master Crow has no abilities?"
"Oh?"
Hearing this, the Soul Devouring Ancestor felt a hint of caution.
The next second, the Nether Crow quickly made a run for it.
Jiang Hao also had a tacit understanding, activating a spirit talisman in an attempt to escape.
However, how could the other party let them escape?
With just a thought from the Soul Devouring Ancestor, in an instant, a ghost domain that blotted out the sky, carrying bone-chilling coldness and the power to corrode the Divine Soul, enveloped Jiang Hao and the Nether Crow!
That might clearly intended to completely suppress Jiang Hao, search his soul, and then capture the Nether Crow.
Jiang Hao immediately felt his body sink as if into a quagmire. The surrounding space was confined by a powerful force, making even movement extremely difficult.
The screaming sound directly pierced his Sea of Consciousness, causing his Divine Soul to ache violently, almost to the point of collapse.
The absolute gap between a Grand Unity Golden Immortal and a Golden Immortal was revealed without a doubt at this moment.
A casual move from the Soul Devouring Ancestor could easily make Jiang Hao, who was almost invincible among Golden Immortals of the same Realm, suffer unbearable pain.
"It's over... this kid isn't really just a greenhorn, is he?"
The Nether Crow muttered to itself.
It felt like it had been overly sentimental.
At this moment, a calm voice abruptly echoed in the deathly silent space of the Nether Sea.
"Noisy."
However, these two simple words seemed to possess the supreme power to change heaven and earth.
The moment the voice fell, the ghost domain of resentful souls that blotted out the sky instantly shattered.
A starlight pierced through the darkness, and accompanied by the starlight, a figure in a green robe silently appeared in front of Jiang Hao.
He seemed to have always been there, or perhaps he had walked from ancient times. No powerful aura was outwardly revealed around him, yet he naturally became the absolute center of this world.
"Senior Brother Han!"
When Jiang Hao saw Han Xuanji, his heart was filled with immense joy.
It was as if he had found his backbone, but then he lowered his head in shame.
The Nether Crow, even more so, immediately stopped fleeing, and a playful look appeared in its eyes.
The Soul Devouring Ancestor's triumphant sneer froze on his face. The surging Death Qi around him was as if its Origin had been pinched by an invisible giant hand, instantly dying down.
He felt that his connection with the Nether Sea's Dao Laws was forcibly severed, and his cultivation, which was enough to dominate the Nether Sea, became as tiny and powerless as a Mortal at this moment.
[Soul Devouring Ancestor: Seventh Revolution Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Old Ancestor of the Ghost Immortal Sect. Originally a Human Race Loose Cultivator, he accidentally merged with a strange object in the Nether Sea. Although he transformed into a body that was neither human nor ghost, he Cultivated extremely fast with the help of the Nether Sea's Qi.]
What roadside?
Han Xuanji's first reaction was this, then he quickly realized.
Seventh Revolution Grand Unity Golden Immortal, his cultivation was quite good.
In the Immortal Realm, he would be a figure who could establish a sect and become an Old Ancestor.
My apologies, my apologies.
Han Xuanji reflected in his heart, he couldn't be as arrogant as the person in front of him.
"Hmm? Who are you?"
The Soul Devouring Ancestor's dark blue eyes widened in horror, asking in disbelief, "Could it be... a Primordial?"
He hadn't even finished speaking.
The next instant, Han Xuanji raised his hand and extended a finger.
A Chaos Divine Light, condensed to the extreme, as if containing the most fundamental power from the beginning of creation, shot out silently from his fingertip.
There was no loud bang, no explosion.
Wherever the Divine Light passed... all traces of the Soul Devouring Ancestor's existence, as if erased, turned into the most primitive Void Realm.
His aura completely dissipated into the Nether Sea, as if he had never existed.
Between heaven and earth, only the gradually calming Nether Sea Death Qi remained, along with Jiang Hao and the Nether Crow, who stood frozen in place, dumbfounded.
The Nether Crow was the first to react. Its bristling feathers slowly fell. It Shrinkits neck, cautiously looking left and right, its voice trembling with disbelief: "Caw... just... just like that, he's gone?"