Chapter 1567: The Fruit of Fate

The Spirit-Eye Nether King hunched his body, his dark gaze fixed upon the black crack in the earth ahead, a faint smile appearing on his ancient, withered face.

"Do you wish to know?"

Qin Jiu Zhong Jie said indifferently, "If you do not wish to speak, you need not."

The Spirit-Eye Nether King laughed, "You are now one of our Unification Society's Nether Kings; naturally, you are qualified to know these secrets. Your dispatch to collect the fruit this time was specifically arranged by several Venerable Lords."

"The fruit we speak of, we call the 'Fate Fruit'."

"'Fate Fruit'? What is that?" Qin Jiu Zhong Jie frowned slightly; this term was extremely unfamiliar to him, never heard of before, and even in some ancient texts, it had never been seen.

"The so-called Fate Fruit is the fruit formed by the gathering of all living beings' lives. When a living creature dies, its life energy merges into heaven and earth. We of the Unification Society possess special methods to bind and refine it, eventually accumulating it into a form resembling a fruit. This object is what we call the 'Fate Fruit'." The Spirit-Eye Nether King's ancient voice rang out with ruthless coldness.

Qin Jiu Zhong Jie's face showed a look of astonishment, murmuring, "No wonder the Unification Society stirs up calamities everywhere, causing living beings to suffer and perish, exterminating all life. It turns out it was all to collect life energy and refine it into Fate Fruits?"

A hoarse laugh emerged from the Spirit-Eye Nether King's throat as he said, "The Abominations need the countless negative emotions generated during great extinctions to breed more Abominations. These life energies are of no use to them. Thus, our cooperation is a case of each taking what they need."

"Why does the Unification Society collect so many Fate Fruits?" Qin Jiu Zhong Jie asked.

The Spirit-Eye Nether King fell silent for a few breaths, then slowly said, "To allow the President to fully awaken."

"The President?!"

Qin Jiu Zhong Jie's heart trembled violently; naturally, he understood that what the Spirit-Eye Nether King referred to must be that mysterious-to-the-extreme President of the Unification Society.

Regarding this President of the Unification Society, it could be said to be the greatest secret in the current world. Even the various Li Tianwang Lines knew nothing of him, after all, the founding time of the Unification Society was even more ancient than that of the Academy Alliance.

That President had never truly appeared.

Indeed, many suspected whether such a terrifying and mysterious President truly existed within the Unification Society; perhaps those Venerable Lords were the supreme rulers of the Unification Society.

The so-called President of the Unification Society was a false message they released, a tactic used to make the Academy Alliance and other Li Tianwang-level powers feel fear.

But now, from the information revealed by the Spirit-Eye Nether King, that mysterious President of the Unification Society, whom even the Li Tianwang experts of this world could not probe, truly exists...

"I always believed the Unification Society did not truly have a President." Qin Jiu Zhong Jie said slowly.

In the Spirit-Eye Nether King's eyes, deep as a black abyss, a trace of reverence surged forth at this moment: "Originally, I thought the same, until once I personally felt a sliver of power from the President. That power was an indescribable terror; even Venerable Lords like Xu Li Tianwang were dimmed beneath that power."

"Therefore, I have always believed that when the day the President truly awakens arrives, the chaos spanning countless years will surely be ended. The lives of all beings are worth the sacrifice."

His face at this moment became like that of a fanatic believer, devout and fervent.

Qin Jiu Zhong Jie was also deeply shocked; Li Tianwang experts like Xu Li Tianwang were already existences standing at the peak of the world, yet that mysterious-to-the-extreme President of their Unification Society was even more powerful than them?

"Is this 'Fate Fruit' the material to allow the President to fully awaken?"

The Spirit-Eye Nether King hesitated, saying, "It should be called a sacrifice."

"The Unification Society has existed for more than ten thousand years, and our foundation is far beyond what you can imagine. Throughout these long years, generation after generation of Unification Society Nether Kings have been striving for this..."

Speaking thus, he looked at Qin Jiu Zhong Jie: "However, you are very lucky; perhaps you will witness that day. You must know that throughout these long years, these thirteen Nether Kings have already changed hands several times."

Qin Jiu Zhong Jie drew a sharp breath, saying, "Your meaning is... the President is about to awaken?"

"It should be about time. The Academy Alliance presses forward step by step; they think they hold the victory in their hands, yet they do not know what terrifying existence they will eventually draw forth. Perhaps the Unification Society has been dormant for too long, and this world has already forgotten the terror of how we once destroyed Li Tianwang-level powers." The Spirit-Eye Nether King said with a hint of mockery.

"However, our current task is to first collect the 'Fate Fruit' here. Afterwards, perhaps we must also head to Outer Shenzhou. Next, a change capable of affecting this world will occur there."

Qin Jiu Zhong Jie nodded slowly. He suddenly turned his head, gazing into the darkness around them, where many Abominations emitting thick evil intent floated into view, rows of gray-white eyes locking onto the two of them.

Those Abominations had not reached the level of Abomination Kings; they were all Ninth Grade True Demons. This was because the rules of the Li Tianwang Decree at this location suppressed them. If Qin Jiu Zhong Jie and the Spirit-Eye Nether King were present in their true forms, these Ninth Grade True Demons would naturally pose no threat to them at all, but at this moment, the two of them were likewise only avatars.

The existence of the Li Tianwang Decree suppressed any King Realm expert; naturally, they could not enter in their true forms and could only use special methods to manifest avatars to sneak in.

"Do not mind these True Demon Abominations; they will not obstruct us. On the contrary, we need to borrow their power to make our 'Fate Fruit' even more mature."

"Moreover, this place is filled with the will of the 'Three-Eyed Profound Fetus Great Demon King'. I think it also needs to cooperate with us, after all, similar operations between our Unification Society and the Great Demon Kings of the Dark World have been conducted far too many times." The Spirit-Eye Nether King said.

As his words fell, the Spirit-Eye Nether King raised his head, his gaze fixed on the Boundary River Domain deep within the spatial rift. More accurately, it was the ancient stone tablet on the Blood Bridge above the Boundary River Domain.

The Spirit-Eye Nether King bowed slightly respectfully toward the gray, mottled stone tablet, saying, "Lord Three-Eyed Profound Fetus, now that the Qin, Li, and Zhao three Li Tianwang Lines are advancing together, the Abomination Tide can no longer hinder their steps. I, by order of the four Venerable Lords, have come specifically to provide assistance."

Silence reigned over heaven and earth, but Qin Jiu Zhong Jie vaguely felt as if a nameless, terrifying gaze had pierced through layers of void, shining upon the two of them.

The avatars of the two instantly showed signs of collapsing.

But soon, that terrifying gaze vanished. At the same time, the Ninth Grade True Demons in the surrounding darkness quietly retreated.

Qin Jiu Zhong Jie understood; that Three-Eyed Profound Fetus Great Demon King had agreed to this cooperation.

The Spirit-Eye Nether King was not surprised by this, after all, it was a case of each taking what they needed; at this very moment, both sides were still on the same camp.

"How do you plan to proceed?" Qin Jiu Zhong Jie asked.

"Naturally, to add fuel to this great war. Moreover, the Fate Fruit needs more nourishment. These Li Tianwang Lines have sent so many gifts; if we do not accept them, would it not be somewhat ungrateful toward their goodwill?" The Spirit-Eye Nether King laughed.

Qin Jiu Zhong Jie's face was expressionless; they were originally here to cause trouble. Including the detailed intelligence regarding Jiang Jiang Qinge's Primordial Seed and Li Luo's Ten Thousand Aspects Seed, it was they who had spread it out, aiming to bring as much trouble and covetousness to Li Luo and the others as possible.

"Won't you capture Jiang Jiang Qinge and Li Luo and bring them back? Leaving them, the Li Li Tianwang Line will likely become a disaster in the future." Qin Jiu Zhong Jie said.

"There is no time to attend to them now; the Academy Alliance's declaration of war has also brought us considerable trouble." The Spirit-Eye Nether King shook his head, then turned to Qin Jiu Zhong Jie with a mocking tone: "I didn't expect Nether King Jiu Zhong Jie to still worry about the future of the Qin Li Tianwang Line. Truly a qualified Lord of the Palace of Power."

Qin Jiu Zhong Jie said indifferently, "I simply feel these two have grown too quickly. If they are not dealt with early, they will become trouble in the future."

"No rush; there will be an opportunity."

The Spirit-Eye Nether King nodded, then spoke no more. He extended his palm, and the flesh in his palm slowly split open. Inside the flesh, a gray-black talisman paper emerged.

Upon the talisman paper, countless mysterious patterns were inscribed, and at the same time, a trace of terrifying aura was released; that was power from a Li Tianwang.

The Spirit-Eye Nether King spat out a bone-white flame from his mouth, igniting the gray-black talisman paper. Immediately, the talisman paper slowly rose into the air, transforming into thick black mist that drilled into the spatial rift, entered the Boundary River Domain, drifted toward the Blood Bridge, and finally merged into that mottled stone tablet.

And with the influx of this black mist, it was seen that on the mottled stone tablet, above the four bloody large characters, another ancient character appeared.

From the four characters "Kings May Not Enter," it became five characters.

That was...

True Kings May Not Enter.