Chapter 208: Two Divine Artifacts

In just a few seconds, Zhou Chu discovered that they were now deep within the Abyss.

As an independent plane of this world, the Abyss possessed a landscape vastly different from that of the real world.

Thick black mist permeated the air, rolling and surging incessantly, obscuring most of their vision.

The ground beneath their feet appeared a strange, dark red, flickering like a giant magical beast in deep slumber, as if it might awaken at any moment.

Unlike the Netherfire Canyon Zhou Chu had imagined, although green flames could be seen burning everywhere here, he did not feel a hint of heat; instead, there was a bone-chilling cold.

Those green flames burned eerily, devoid of any temperature, yet they emitted a hair-raising aura, as if they did not originate from this world, but from a deeper darkness.

Netherfire is born in darkness and grows in darkness. Where Netherfire spreads, it seems one can hear the wails of dead, aggrieved souls.

"Master, you must not be touched by the Netherfire. Once it clings to you, it will follow like a shadow; they feed on souls until they have completely devoured them," Gadi warned with a solemn expression.

One could see Gadi's shoulders trembling slightly; the airless environment had already begun to make him feel suffocated.

Zhou Chu then recalled Gadi into the Emperor Tomb, applied Soul Entanglement to the Vampire Queen, and immediately transformed into bat form.

Seeing this, Li Er activated her Rocket Booster, light flickering in both her hands as energy gathered continuously in her palms.

After transforming into bat form, Zhou Chu flapped his wings lightly, weaving flexibly through the air.

His keen senses played their part in this dark environment, vigilantly observing every movement around him.

Although the thick black mist blocked most of his vision, relying on the Vampire Queen's abilities, he could still perceive the subtle changes in energy around him.

The two then proceeded toward the depths of the Netherfire Canyon, and the Netherfire covering the mountains and plains became increasingly dense, burning more vigorously, while the bone-chilling cold grew even more intense.

Zhou Chu and Li Er moved at high speed, quickly arriving at the deepest part of the Netherfire Canyon.

Facts proved that Gadi had not been wrong at all.

In this godforsaken place, besides the Netherfire burning everywhere, there was not only no trace of any living creature, but not even a single Abyss monster could be seen.

It was truly a terrifying place.

If not for Li Er's Breathing Mask, Zhou Chu would have had no way to come here at all.

"Father, it's the Temple, up ahead!" Li Er said, pointing to a spot ahead wrapped in raging Netherfire.

Zhou Chu strained his eyes to look at that cluster of Netherfire, yet he could not see that this was where the Temple was located.

Seeing Zhou Chu looking at her with a questioning expression, Li Er smiled slightly, her body plummeting like a cannonball into the raging Netherfire.

Boom—a loud bang echoed as a powerful shockwave spread outward, causing the Netherfire throughout the entire Netherfire Canyon to sway violently, and even the previously dense green flames instantly became chaotic and messy.

Suddenly, a blue light shot out from that cluster of Netherfire, and immediately after, Li Er's figure flew out from the flames.

Her body radiated a faint blue light; she had already erected an Energy Shield.

At the same time, within the raging flames, the outline of an ancient building vaguely appeared.

This was the Temple that Gadi had spoken of.

He never expected it to be hidden within the Netherfire; if not for Li Er's Fiery Eyes, Zhou Chu truly would not have been able to find it.

From this, it appeared that this Netherfire possessed an extremely strong concealment effect.

It must be said that bringing Li Er to the Netherfire Canyon this time was an extremely correct choice.

Li Er dispersed the Netherfire, which finally revealed the entrance to the Temple, but this was only temporary.

Soon, the Netherfire would continue to burn and once again obscure the entrance to the Temple.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhou Chu and Li Er immediately entered the Temple quickly.

The two walked into the Temple; the interior was dim, with only some ancient torches on the walls emitting a faint light, illuminating the path ahead.

They walked forward along the passage, the surrounding atmosphere becoming increasingly oppressive; at the same time, a strange and eerie sound came from the hall not far away.

At this moment, in the hall deep within the Temple, the light of the Netherfire swayed gently, and a huge altar stood tall in the center.

On the altar, a figure in the form of a giant dragon was prostrate before a torch burning with black flames, its mouth continuously spitting out some incomprehensible, obscure sounds.

The flesh and skin of the giant dragon before them had already rotted away, its white bones exposed on its chest, and its wings were tattered, with only the massive skeleton remaining.

However, one could still see a few red scales wrapping parts of its toes and claws in some places.

It slowly turned its head, and in its two huge black eye sockets, two points of green light were embedded, revealing an evil glow.

【Dragon Lich】

【Level:??】

【Rank: Lord Tier】

【Blood Value:??】

【Attack Power:??】

【Skills:??】

This Heroic Difficulty Red Dragon Lich seemed to be performing an ancient prayer ritual.

Yet, the black flames in the aforementioned torch strangely turned into the green of Netherfire.

The moment it saw Zhou Chu, a flash of strangeness suddenly crossed the Dragon Lich's eyes; the next moment, it prostrated itself at Zhou Chu's feet, its whole body trembling like chaff, and it said in a quivering voice, "I did not know the Great Lord of Gods was visiting; this lowly one failed to welcome you in time, and I hope the Great Lord of Gods will forgive my sins."

The Dragon Lich also belonged to a type of undead creature, and coupled with its rank being only Lord Tier, it was under the powerful suppression of Zhou Chu, the King of All Witches.

This was why its reaction was so intense the moment it saw Zhou Chu, and its eyes revealed deep fear.

"Obediently hand over the Nether Breath Amulet and the Netherfire Core, and perhaps I will leave you a whole corpse!" Seeing this, Zhou Chu threatened it straight to the point.

"Yes, yes, yes, Great Lord of Gods, please wait a moment, I will go get them immediately." The Dragon Lich nodded repeatedly, turned its head, and knocked over the torch, revealing two glittering golden items.

Among these two items, one was an amulet, and the other was a green Crystal the size of a fist.

【Nether Breath Amulet】 (God Tier)

Effect: Resists the erosion of Netherfire, provides the wearer with continuous breathable air in a Netherfire environment, maintains the wearer's normal survival state, and can completely immunize against all soul-type attacks and manipulation.

Description: Refined using the blood of the Nether Demon Kampas.

【Netherfire Core】 (God Tier)

Effect: Contains powerful Netherfire Power. Possessing it is equivalent to mastering the power of Netherfire, allowing one to manipulate Netherfire at will.

Description: Refined from the heart of a Nether Demon Kampas.

Seeing the two items handed over by the trembling Dragon lich, Zhou Chu's eyes widened instantly.

Good heavens, both items are actually god-tier.