In her memory, Xuanqi, under the alias Xuan Kong, had always appeared gentle and refined when approaching her and Xin Ci, showing no signs of bloodlust.
"The words have been spoken. Believe it or not, it's up to you."
After Nine Nether Fox finished speaking, she had You Xuanzi escort Mu Qingling away from Nine Nether Hall.
Mu Qingling said nothing more and followed You Xuanzi out through the back door.
After You Xuanzi led Mu Qingling away from Nine Nether Hall, he returned to Nine Nether Fox's side.
"Nine Nether Lord, with your power, you could have killed that brat on the spot. Why were you so magnanimous as to tell them the way to leave the Nine Nether Realm?"
You Xuanzi looked at Nine Nether Fox, his face solemn as he asked.
A hint of displeasure flashed in Nine Nether Fox's eyes. Sensing her anger, You Xuanzi quickly lowered his head.
"Lord Nine Nether, please calm your anger. Your subordinate should not have asked."
Nine Nether Fox was silent for a few seconds before speaking, "He was sent into the Nine Nether Realm by Xuanqi. This indicates that this human is very important to Xuanqi. I cannot afford to offend Xuanqi, nor do I wish to provoke him."
You Xuanzi was very surprised to hear this.
He was very curious about who this Xuanqi the Nine Nether Lord spoke of was, that even the seemingly invincible Nine Nether Lord in the Nine Nether Realm had to be wary of him.
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Emerging from Nine Nether Hall, Mu Qingling had returned to the consciousness space, and the main personality, Xin Ci, had regained control of his body.
Xin Ci flew towards the Blackwood Forest at full speed.
The Blackwood Forest was not far from Nine Nether City. After flying for about two hours, Xin Ci saw the Blackwood Forest.
It was an incredibly vast forest, with pitch-black trees everywhere, blocking out the sunlight.
In the center of this sea of trees stood a giant tree, towering a thousand feet high.
That should be the ten-thousand-year-old ancient tree that Nine Nether Fox had mentioned.
Xin Ci did not hesitate and quickly descended next to the ancient tree.
He could feel a strong spatial fluctuation even outside the tree hollow.
Elder Han looked at the tree hollow and said, "That Nine Nether Fox didn't lie to us. There is indeed a spatial passage here."
"Let's go."
Xin Ci nodded, and just as he was about to step into the tree hollow, he was blocked by an invisible barrier.
This barrier possessed immense power and was unbreakable.
"This tree hollow has a restriction?"
Xin Ci said, looking at the tree hollow with some surprise.
"That's right. This restriction was set up by an Emperor-level expert. Brother Xin Ci, how will you break it?"
Before Elder Han and Mu Qingling could answer, a familiar male voice reached Xin Ci's ears.
Xin Ci turned his head and saw a young man in white standing behind him, who had appeared at some unknown time. It was the Xuan Kong he knew, Xuanqi.
At this moment, he was looking at Xin Ci with a gentle expression, his smile enigmatic, making it impossible to discern his true thoughts.
Xin Ci and Mu Qingling were both surprised by Xuanqi's appearance here.
Mu Qingling, in particular, although she was in the consciousness space, had been observing their surroundings with her soul power since entering the Blackwood Forest. Xuanqi's sudden appearance still shocked her.
However, she quickly regained her composure and transmitted her voice to Xin Ci, "Xin Ci, calm down. Let's see what this guy wants to do first."
Xin Ci suppressed his emotions and looked at Xuanqi coldly, his vigilance unwavering. The Sixteen Star Moon Chain was always ready.
Seeing Xin Ci's vigilant expression, Xuanqi did not feel awkward.
He maintained his smile and said lightly, "Brother Xin Ci, long time no see. Why have you become so distant? Do you think I intend to harm you?"
"How dare you say that? If you hadn't tampered with the teleportation array, would we have ended up in this Nine Nether Realm?"
Mu Qingling, in the consciousness space, said indignantly.
Xin Ci looked at Xuanqi coldly, his vigilance intensifying, and questioned, "Xuanqi, what do you want by sending me to this Nine Nether Realm?"
Xuanqi shrugged and smiled faintly, "Brother Xin Ci, there's no need to be so wary. I have no other intentions; I just want you to play a game with me."
Play a game? He didn't believe him one bit.
Mu Qingling rolled her eyes in the consciousness space.
"I don't have time to play games with you. Send me out quickly."
Xin Ci said coldly.
At the same time, he inwardly asked Elder Han, "Elder Han, can you discern Xuanqi's cultivation level?"
However, Elder Han's expression was very solemn, "No, this guy is very strange. Even I cannot see through him, so I estimate that Xuanqi is likely a being above the peak Saint Emperor realm."
"Peak Saint Emperor level?"
Xin Ci was astonished. No wonder he couldn't see through Xuanqi's depth.
But Mu Qingling in the consciousness space did not think so. She felt that Xuanqi's cultivation level was definitely not as simple as peak Saint Emperor.
Facing Xin Ci's questioning, Xuanqi shook his head, his smile unchanged.
"What if the game ahead can help you break through the restriction and leave the Nine Nether Realm?"
"Do you think I would trust you?"
Xin Ci did not believe Xuanqi would be so kind.
"Heh heh."
Xuanqi chuckled softly, then looked at Xin Ci and said slowly, "Brother Xin Ci, you hurt my feelings by saying that. After all, we know each other. How could I harm you?"
"Besides, if I truly wanted to make a move against you, you wouldn't be alive and standing here."
Xin Ci fell silent. Although he couldn't see through Xuanqi, he felt that Xuanqi's words were not exaggerated.
If Xuanqi had truly attacked him, even if he switched personalities and let Qingling take over, he might not have been able to defeat Xuanqi.
"Since Brother Xin Ci is silent, I'll take it as your tacit consent."
Then Xuanqi snapped his fingers, and a powerful suction force suddenly emanated from the tree hollow, pulling Xin Ci into it.
"Ah."
Caught off guard, Xin Ci was sucked into the tree hollow and lost his balance, falling to the ground.
When he looked up, the scene before him had completely changed.
He had appeared in a coliseum.
The coliseum was empty, and opposite him stood a monstrous beast with the upper body of a human and the lower body of a spider's limbs.
"King-tier Nether God Demon, Spider Woman."
Mu Qingling recognized the Nether God clan demon opposite them and couldn't help but frown.
"What does this Xuanqi mean by sending Xin Ci into this coliseum?"
"Could the game he mentioned be for the male lead to fight this Spider Woman?"
Mu Qingling pondered, but she couldn't figure out what Xuanqi was up to.
Meanwhile, Xin Ci's expression was also solemn as he looked at the Spider Woman opposite him.
At this moment, Xuanqi's voice suddenly echoed throughout the coliseum: "Brother Xin Ci, this game is very simple. As long as you defeat one hundred Nether God demons, I will send you out of the Nine Nether Realm."
"One hundred Nether God demons?"
Xin Ci frowned. In his current situation, he was essentially being toyed with by Xuanqi.
He hated this feeling of being manipulated.
Even though he didn't want to do as Xuanqi said, the Spider Woman had already swung her blood-red scythe towards Xin Ci.