Chapter 176 - Netherworld
The Boss Behind The Game
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Chapter 176: Netherworld
After unleashing a barrage of attacks, Qi Ming was flung onto the ground again.
Qi Ming was utterly stunned. His nose was bloody and his face was swollen from the beating. I had shared everything I knew, so why am I still being beat up? Why does this Ghost Emperor before me not have elite cultivation at all?
“Trust me, I’ll beat you to death if you spout any more nonsense!” Frozen clenched his fist, his angry face showing no signs of assuaging.
Qi Ming thought silently. Frozen might as well just kill me, what a bully.
Gazing at Qi Ming, who looked completely despondent, Frozen contemplated for some time before asking again.
“Then, do you know these two people?”
As he spoke, Frozen waved his hand and sprinkled glittering ice crystals in front of him, as the images of Murphy and Little Pomelo appeared.
Qi Ming replied curtly, “Yes.”
“I can let you go, as long as you promise me one thing,” Frozen smiled suddenly.
“Say it!”
After being beaten up, Qi Ming had no intention of helping him at all. However, he wanted to see what Frozen, who did not have elite cultivation, had in mind.
“Help me find and kill them,” Frozen became greatly infuriated when he thought about the two people who caused him to nearly break his legs.
“Forget it, I can’t beat them in a fight!” said Qi Ming truthfully.
After watching the battle between them and Ao Jian, Qi Ming knew his limitations. Aside from self-destructing, he really had no way to fight against the phantom-skilled Dark Shadow Twins currently.
“You can’t beat them?”
After hearing this, Frozen was stunned for a moment. He lowered his head to mull it over.
“How about this, I’ll give you the ability to defeat them, and you’ll help me exact revenge. What do you think?” Frozen suggested after pondering about it.
“What can you give me?” Qi Ming had a sudden thought.
It was definitely impossible for him to help Frozen kill someone. Although he was devoted to enlightenment and eager to cultivate immortal inheritance, Murphy and Little Pomelo had hinted to him where the inheritance was. So naturally, he would not help Frozen kill them.
However, he extremely despised Frozen now, so he would be happy to swindle some benefits from him.
“What are you devoted to?” Frozen asked, looking at Qi Ming.
“The Ghost Sect!”
“Let me check,” Frozen nodded after he heard the answer. Then, he waved his hand and a small black dot appeared, hovering in mid-air. It expanded continuously as it spun around, causing its diameter to increase to over two feet in the blink of an eye.
Then, Frozen extended his hand into the black vortex and started to grasp around.
“Don’t worry, my Ice Snow Clan treasury has everything. Naturally, I can find the inheritance of the Ghost Sect for you as well.”
Qi Ming nodded in surprise, but a thought suddenly emerged in his heart.
Does this count as rewarding me after a punishment?
After fumbling around for quite some time, Frozen took a black ball out of the vortex and threw it to Qi Ming.
“This is the one. Although it’s a broken inheritance, as long as you master any part of this broken inheritance, you can learn a large number of spells from the Ghost Sect. What do you think, are you interested in this deal?”
[Netherworld (Broken Inheritance Class)]: The life-long inheritance crystal of the 23 elders of the Netherworld Clan, contains a large number of Ghost Sect spells. Some skills need to be mastered by oneself.
Qi Ming read the analysis of this black ball with a horrified look on his face. Of course, he knew how terrifying the value of this ball was. However, Frozen, a person without elite cultivation, handed it to him so casually.
After thinking about it, Qi Ming chose to use it directly.
Suddenly, a game notification appeared.
[Applying this inheritance will override the original inherited character class, do you wish to continue?]
“Apply!”
[Server Announcement, congratulations to player Qi Ming who has successfully advanced to the inherited character class called Netherworld!]
While all the players were in an uproar, Qi Ming’s body began to digitize.
[Netherworld (First Smile Stage)]: Advanced Inheritance from the Large Domain of Sen Luo, containing the power of 3,000 Ghost Sects.
Class Introduction: The Supreme Inheritance of the royal family of the Netherworld Clan from the Large Domain of Sen Luo, which contains three smiles. Reversing life and death with the First Smile, shocking ghosts with the Second Smile, and controlling the universe with the Third Smile!
Compatible Weapon: Soulstealer wand (a special custom weapon that can be forged by providing the materials and soul coins to Tong Gua or other forging NPCs.)
Default Basic Skills: 3,000 Ghost Sects (Gold Level passive ability), Netherworld Ghost Step, Soul Forging Seal, Ghost Realm, Vengeful Spirits Demonic Seal, First Smile of Sen Luo (Incomplete).
[3,000 Ghost Sects (Gold Level passive ability)]:
Skill Description: This is a special skill with no cooldown time. After using it, you can browse through the three thousand spells of the Ghost Sect. (Internal spells need to be mastered by yourself).
[Netherworld Ghost Step – Level 1]:
Skill Description: After casting this skill, the user’s body will turn into a ghost form, increasing the movement speed by 500% and reducing the physical damage taken by 60%. In this state, spells cannot be cast. The duration is two minutes and the cooldown time is thirty minutes.
Skill Annotation: If the 3,000 Ghost Sect skills have all been mastered, the specific art of this type could be also performed in this state.
[Soul Forging Seal]:
Skill Description: After casting this skill on the target, it will be marked with a cursed secret seal, reducing their health by five points per second for two minutes (this effect can be affected by its own attributes).
[Ghost Realm]:
Skill Description: The user will create a Ghost Realm, and its duration is four minutes. Ten low-level ghosts will be spawned in the Ghost Realm every second, and they will target and attack enemies in the realm. Cooldown time is two days.
Skill Annotation: The strength of the ghosts that are spawned in the realm is affected by the user’s attributes.
[Vengeful Spirits Demonic Seal]:
Skill Description: Targets marked with this skill will be haunted by vengeful spirits. Vengeful spirits will be randomly spawned near the target to attack them. The duration is ten minutes and the cooldown is for thirty minutes.
[The First Smile of Sen Luo (Incomplete)]:
Skill Description: The First Smile of Sen Luo reverses life and death, this skill is incomplete and has to be mastered by the player. The active effect cannot be displayed if the skill is not complete yet.
Active Effect: Unknown
Passive Effect: The seal of the Sen Luo Netherworld Clan (The Royal Family of the Large Domain of Sen Luo)
Feeling the spiritual power of the Ghost Sect flowing through his body, Qi Ming’s heart began to swell with excitement.
He knew that this was the Ghost Sect’s power that he had been pursuing throughout his entire life. He had lived in seclusion on the snow-capped mountaintops and worked hard for a hundred years for this, yet he had never obtained it.
However, he did not expect to obtain it so easily in the game world. Undoubtedly, Qi Ming felt extremely touched and excited.
On the other hand, Frozen’s eyes widened when he found out that Qi Ming’s aura had changed.
“You… you have mastered the power of the Netherworld Ghost Sect?” Frozen asked in disbelief.
The Netherworld Inheritance Pearl was obtained after he had beheaded and killed all the elders of the Netherworld Clan hundreds of thousands of years ago.
At the time, Frozen had secretly pilfered some Ghost Sect spells from it. However, he discarded them in the Ice Snow Clan treasury because they were incompatible with his ability. After all, this was also an extremely high-level inheritance.
However, the person before him had only just obtained the inheritance, yet he had already mastered its arc and completely transformed the energy system flowing in his body. It was simply too incredible for Frozen to believe.
He’s a genius. He’s simply a peerless genius. I have never seen the existence of such a terrifying genius in my life.
Frozen was completely unaware of the artifact’s existence, so all of this seemed like a miracle to him. He was thoroughly flabbergasted by Qi Ming’s talent.
“Thank you so much!” Qi Ming’s eyes flashed with excitement, as he stood up and saluted Frozen.
Qi Ming was not overly impressed when he heard Frozen shower him with compliments, claiming that he was a genius.
In the dharma-ending age, anyone who could cultivate was a genius, and he was the crème de la crème of them all. Hence, Qi Ming casually accepted it even though he was slightly embarrassed by Frozen’s praise.
“Ahem… ahem… boy, your talent is quite exceptional. What do you think, are you interested in joining our Ice Snow Clan and becoming one of us?”