Chapter 409

"How could this happen?"

"Quick, leave here quickly."

"The exit is gone, my Mo River roster cannot be summoned."

The Wang Clan members who followed Li Hao in tried quickly, all becoming a bit nervous; it wasn't just fear of death, but there were many powerful figures of the Wang Clan here; if they all fell here, it would cause a great blow to the Wang Clan.

Mo River merging was originally a very low probability event, but they happened to run into it; it was a bit ghostly! "Uncle Zhendong, why don't you leave?"

Wang Wang Yongzhi had also tried to summon the Mo River roster, but it had no effect, and he couldn't help but look at Wang Zhendong.

This pillar of the Wang Clan still brought them a lot of security in their hearts at this moment.

"Of course I want to leave, I just intend to observe here for a while, to see the merging situation of this Mo River, and that Hell Mo River..."

Wang Zhendong frowned and said: "This is a rare opportunity in a thousand years; if I leave, and come in next time, this place will probably have been completely merged by the Hell Mo River. By then, without the simple rules of this Nether Capital grade Mo River to protect us, we will fall directly into hell, and even I might die. This is a rare opportunity to understand the Hell grade Mo River at close range."

"As a result, you guys are good, actually all coming in at once."

Speaking of this, he looked at Wang Wang Yongzhi with some dissatisfaction.

Wang Wang Yongzhi immediately understood this Uncle Zhendong's thoughts; now that the two Mo Rivers had merged, although they were suppressed by the rules of this Nether Capital grade Mo River, this Mo River was also resisting the Hell grade Mo River, so this rule actually protected them.

Otherwise, what would be suppressed over would be Hell grade rules, which would be extremely terrifying, and the Dao Domain might not be able to resist.

"Uncle Zhendong, then do you know how to leave?"

Wang Wang Yongzhi asked quickly.

He originally intended to see how Li Hao solved the Nether Capital Mo River, and by the way, get closer to him.

Tying them all together was also a matter of sightseeing in this Nether Capital grade Mo River, but now, it felt like being caught in a rainstorm just after going out, and it was the kind with hail.

Wang Zhendong saw their nervous appearance, snorted coldly, knowing that now was not the time to blame, and said: "The rules here are reversed, the original exit path has disappeared, at the deepest part, you all have tokens on you, right? I'll take you there."

Hearing that there was still a way out, Wang Wang Yongzhi breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his calm appearance, at least on the surface.

"Yes."

Wang Wang Yongzhi nodded; he had known about this Nether Capital Mo River early on, and they all had tokens on them to ensure they could leave at any time.

He turned to Li Hao and said: "Divine General General Hao Tian, you have heard the situation, it will soon become extremely dangerous here, we must leave as soon as possible."

Before Li Hao could respond, Wang Zhendong suddenly raised his eyebrows and said: "What did you call him?"

He hadn't paid attention to Li Hao before, but he also saw Li Hao's identity; so young, and controlling a Dao Domain, there was only one such youth in the Great Yu territory at present, and that was General General Hao Tian of Liangzhou.

This time he was also acting on His Majesty's secret order, personally coming to handle matters for that general, striving to clear this Nether Capital Mo River.

He could understand His Majesty's high regard for one person; after all, that general was young and promising, and which Divine General Mansion wouldn't regret that their own family didn't have such a son.

But General and Divine General, the difference was huge, this couldn't be called wrong.

"General Hao Tian..."

The two young juniors beside Wang Zhendong were stunned, then stared straight at Li Hao.

Wang Wang Yongzhi saw that this Uncle Zhendong was extremely dissatisfied with their reckless trip, and worried that he would vent his anger on Li Hao, so he quickly sent a voice transmission to explain to him.

"What?"

Wang Zhendong heard Wang Wang Yongzhi's voice transmission, his originally gloomy face was stunned, a bit shocked, then looked at Li Hao.

Brother Chong Er?

That Brother Chong Er who was far ahead on the Merit Board?

Established the merit of three provinces, crowned the world, and the Merit Treasury was also opened by him?

Wang Zhendong was a bit dazed, looking at that young face, a bit unbelievable.

But soon, he realized, no wonder Wang Wang Yongzhi and these guys were so reckless to come over; they must have wanted to see if this Brother Chong Er had any special clearing techniques.

The anger in his heart toward Wang Wang Yongzhi and the others also dissipated a lot; putting himself in their shoes, he felt that if it were him, he would probably want to come in and see too.

"Young and promising, young and promising..."

Wang Zhendong sighed lightly, but his mood seemed to improve a lot. He didn't delay any longer, stood up and said:

"Let's send you out first, it's dangerous here."

Li Hao had been paying attention to the pitch-black fault outside the small town while they were talking, feeling the speed at which it was approaching; it was very slow, like an ant crawling, but it was pushing toward the small town every second. According to the current progress, in more than ten hours, it would touch the buildings in the small town.

Considering the Mo River's decay and increase, the speed of the merger might accelerate later.

There wasn't much time left.

Li Hao looked at the Wang Clan members who were about to move, and said to Wang Zhendong:

"Old senior, do you have any clues and ideas about clearing this Mo River?"

"You still want to clear it?"

Wang Zhendong's face changed slightly, staring at Li Hao, "It's impossible, there was a way before, but now the Mo River is merged, Hell grade rules will interfere, it's very difficult to clear!"

"I want to try."

Li Hao looked at him seriously: "But I will send you out first, I will try it myself."

He didn't want to give up easily on this trip; if he didn't try his best, he wouldn't be at ease.

Wang Wang Yongzhi and the others also changed color one after another, not expecting Li Hao to be so persistent; was that Thief Saint Li Hao's relative? "Divine General General Hao Tian, you are still young, the future has great hope, there is no need to take risks here." Wang Wang Yongzhi advised solemnly.

Li Hao looked at him and shook his head slightly:

"Two different things."

Wang Wang Yongzhi opened his mouth slightly, but suddenly fell silent.

It was indeed two different things; achieving success and fame oneself didn't conflict with helping others, but since ancient times, those who have reached the shore are often unwilling to make such sacrifices again and return to the mud.

Wang Zhendong looked at Li Hao deeply, then looked at the pitch-black fog approaching outside the small town, and said in a low voice: "Wait until they are sent out, I will take you to find a way."

"Uncle Zhendong..."

"Go, don't be long-winded!"

Wang Zhendong acted as soon as he said it; his Dao Domain quickly covered everyone, but when it touched Li Hao's Dao Domain, he immediately felt a great resistance and couldn't cover it.

His heart was shocked; this youth's Dao Domain was so strong.

He didn't know the details of Li Hao killing the Buddha Lord, but in the Battle of Qingzhou City, Li Hao killed two great Demon Kings in public, which everyone saw. He personally felt it at this moment, only then knowing that the reputation was well-deserved.

Seeing Li Hao seem to want to speak, Wang Zhendong immediately said: "Don't think you will implicate me, I also want to observe carefully, the strangeness of this Hell Mo River."

Hell grade Mo River, according to their speculation, even if destroyed, could get ten thousand merit.

If cleared, it might be a million!

Although this was the Wang Clan's speculation, no one could verify it, but there was a high probability of it.

And the Hell Mo River was also extremely terrifying; the Hell Mo Rivers that had appeared within the territory were all forbidden areas, without exception.

You know, that Longcheng Mo River was only Nether Capital grade, and it made territory ceded to avoid it; within a thousand miles of a Hell grade Mo River, it was a forbidden area.

"Thank you."

Li Hao saw that the other party had said this, so he didn't talk nonsense. Under Wang Zhendong's guidance, they quickly flew toward the edge of the back of the small town.

Here the black fog surged, already approaching the edge of the small town.

"Quick, you guys go out first."

Wang Zhendong said immediately.

Wang Wang Yongzhi and the others also knew that they had become a burden at this moment, and staying here would only add trouble.

Immediately, they took out the token of this Nether Capital Mo River; it was a pitch-black wooden tablet, and they had collected many of these in the ancestral hall of this Mo River.

If ordinary people came here, just collecting tokens in the ancestral hall would be extremely dangerous, as there were many alienated demon remnant souls that would attack.

But for the Wang Clan, experts had long since entered and cleared the dangers inside, and they only needed to think about how to clear it.

At this moment, Wang Wang Yongzhi handed one to Li Hao, and then summoned his Mo River roster.

Pieces of gold paper appeared.

The golden light emitted from the gold paper seemed to be a traction, covering their bodies, and another part fell on the pitch-black wooden tablet.

But the next moment, under the cover of the golden light, the wooden tablet suddenly turned into powder.

"Hmm?!"

Wang Zhendong's face changed suddenly.

Not just Wang Wang Yongzhi, the dozen or so wooden tablets of others all shattered under the touch of the golden light.

"This..."

Wang Wang Yongzhi and the others' pupils contracted, revealing horror in their eyes.

"Mo River merged, rules mutated, the token has also changed!"

Wang Zhendong's calm expression also changed suddenly at this moment.

The retreat path that was originally tenable had actually mutated unknowingly.

Li Hao was slightly stunned; the token of this Nether Capital Mo River had actually failed. He quickly summoned his Mo River roster, and the gold paper flew out.

Soon, Li Hao looked at the information on the gold paper, but saw that the exit token displayed on it was still the "Qingzhen Wooden Tablet".

But when he silently tracked the golden light traction emitted from the gold paper, it pointed into the darkness outside the small town.

Li Hao was stunned; the token hadn't changed, but it seemed to have changed again.

Wang Zhendong also saw this situation, and when he saw the golden light traction pointing into the pitch-black fog, his face turned iron-blue.

Wang Wang Yongzhi and the others also knew what this meant; they were originally able to stay calm, but at this moment they were all trembling.

The token was in the Hell Mo River, doesn't this mean the retreat was blocked?!

"How could this happen..."

Someone revealed despair in their eyes; although they were trying their best to restrain it, they still couldn't hold it back.

Wang Wang Yongzhi's face was pale; he originally thought it was a happy trip, but ended up falling into a desperate situation as a whole; this was his miscalculation as Clan Head.

"You all wait here; I will go and test it."

Wang Zhendong said in a low voice. At this moment, he could no longer afford to delay. He retracted his Dao Domain, covering only himself, his eyes becoming sharp:

"It doesn't look like I've gone too deep yet. This Hell-level Mo River—I'll just test to see if my Dao Domain can block it!"

As he spoke, he rushed rapidly toward the thick fog outside the small town.

As he approached the boundary line between the small town and the thick fog, the fog outside seemed to sense something. The pitch-black power transformed into tentacle-like shapes, pulling and wrapping around Wang Zhendong's body.

Wang Zhendong's entire body's Qi and blood erupted, his Dao Domain condensing on the surface of his skin to increase its strength, using the rules of his Dao Domain to resist the rules of the Hell-level Mo River.

Soon, he took a step forward, entering the edge of the pitch-black Hell-level Mo River.

The surrounding black Qi seemed to avoid him, actually being forced back by the pressure of his body.

But soon, more pitch-black power swarmed up, wrapping and enveloping his body like countless sharp claws, tearing at his Dao Domain.

With a roar, Wang Zhendong's full power erupted. The rules within his Dao Domain fought frantically, resisting the Mo River's rules, but his Dao Domain was being compressed tighter and tighter.

Suddenly, some black Qi transformed into sharp spears, stabbing toward Wang Zhendong's back.

His Dao Domain was instantly torn open, and the black Qi surged in rapidly. Wang Zhendong's body twitched, and the blue-purple meridians on his face bulged.

His heart was greatly shaken. Is this the rule of Hell? Relying on his Dao Domain, he could only persist for a brief moment—less than two breaths of time.

And this was still just at the edge of the Hell-level Mo River!

Whoosh! His body hurriedly retreated, wanting to withdraw, but the surrounding pitch-black power seemed to perceive his thoughts, rapidly surrounding him and wrapping around his limbs. Although his body was rapidly intending to retreat, it instead surged forward, and as if without obstruction, it suddenly went dozens of meters deeper.

The rules of the Underworld-level Mo River were actually assimilated and manifested within this Hell-level Mo River.

Wang Zhendong's pupils constricted; he instantly understood the terror of this Hell-level Mo River.

It did not have just one type of rule, but... many!

He hadn't yet figured out the other unknown rules, but he knew the rules of the Underworld-level Mo River. At this moment, he could only control his thoughts, holding onto the conviction of "charging forward."

But at this moment, his body actually did charge forward, without retreating in the opposite direction!

The rules had changed again!

Wang Zhendong's heart turned cold. Not only were there multiple rules, but the rules alternated and changed every single moment? Doesn't this mean that in the Hell-level Mo River, it is impossible to discern the patterns of its rules, and one can only resist by force? While he was shocked, the pitch-black power spread and permeated. Wang Zhendong felt his body's power and vitality rapidly draining away.

In his ears, he seemed to hear the anxious shouts of Wang Wang Yongzhi and the others.

He wanted to turn his head, but his head wouldn't move at all; his body was constantly changing between reversing and not reversing.

Wang Zhendong had a feeling that in this Hell-level Mo River, it was as if a lifeform were manipulating these rules.

Just as he was trapped in a desperate situation and preparing to unleash his trump card, suddenly, a vast power swept in from behind him.

The original dark power instantly melted away like ice and snow, being rapidly pushed aside.

The various powers exerted on his body loosened in an instant.

A slender, powerful palm grabbed his arm.

Wang Zhendong turned his head to look and saw layers upon layers of Dao Domain covering and enveloping his body.

One layer, two layers, three layers, four layers...

These Dao Domains were stacked layer upon layer, overlapping each other, emitting a terrifying might! But the rules within the Dao Domain did not act upon him; instead, they protected his body.

The pitch-black power all around crashed against the outermost layer of the Dao Domain, constantly trying to permeate inside, but it was blocked.

Wang Zhendong counted—there were a full ten layers!

"Go."

Li Hao pulled his body behind him and threw him toward the small town in the back: "I will go search. Take care of them; wait for me."

As he spoke, he took a step forward, crossed past Wang Zhendong, and charged into the pitch-black thick fog.

(End of chapter)