World-Ending Demon Emperor-Chapter 2042 - 947: Entering the Netherworld! Earth-Shattering Discovery (Important) (2)

Chapter 2042: Chapter 947: Entering the Netherworld! Earth-Shattering Discovery (Important) (2)

"Master, there’s another traitor by your side. Don’t you want to know who?" Yao Xing said.

Lanling’s dissipating spirit and consciousness gathered once more. Now he was like someone utterly exhausted and only wanted to sleep. And once a spirit falls asleep, it disperses completely.

"Who is it? Why won’t you tell me?" Lanling’s overwhelming urge to sleep seemed to be awakened slightly.

Yao Xing said, "After you were implanted with the Black Hole Vortex, I knew this day would come. You would certainly find life from the brink of death and let the Black Hole Vortex devour your life. You were told about the Misfortune Demon Emperor’s legacy in the Netherworld by Na Xue, but I made you have this thought long ago, at least since you knew the Misfortune Demon Capital was destroyed by the Moon’s Ultimate Power. So after you learned that you were implanted with the Black Hole Vortex, you awaited your own end. I understand you too well."

"Go on," Lanling said.

Yao Xing said, "However, you don’t understand death. It’s an absolutely irresistible annihilation process, not just for life but for the soul and will. Especially the will—when death comes, all ambition, all hatred, all unwillingness, and anger vanish. Then the soul falls into eternal sleep, becoming nothing more than a mass of chaotic spirit."

Lanling said, "After the god dragon and the Ancient Gods and Demons perished together, not only did life vanish, but even will and spirit dissipated, leaving only a mass of unconscious spiritual chaos. That is you, Yao Xing."

"Yes..." Yao Xing said, "because whether they are Divine Demons or the god dragon, they are like you. They fought fiercely in life, but were already exhausted. Once death arrived, you all felt it was a relief; the will would dissipate, longing only for sleep. Most people are like that, except for those who die with extreme hatred. They become fierce ghosts as they refuse to let their souls sleep. But your soul longs to sleep after death. It’s very hard to resist, whether it be ambition or seething hatred because these are known, and you’ve thought through them countless times. At this time, an unknown, stimulating event, even if small, can awaken your attention. That’s why I’ve always kept this matter to myself."

Indeed, this unknown suspense dispelled much of Lanling’s soul’s intent to sleep.

Yao Xing said, "Master, Kui Shuangshuang implanted the Black Hole Vortex in you, but it was in the Microcosmic World of the energy heart. Because she cherishes her own life, if the Black Hole Vortex were implanted directly into your body, as with Tang Ren, she would also be infected. However, the Black Hole Vortex energy in the Microcosmic World is much smaller and can be manipulated remotely via thought. However, the Microcosmic World is still the Microcosmic World. Just like your energy heart, it is extraordinarily vast within the Microcosmic World, an independent universe. The Black Hole Vortex within the Microcosmic World spreads drastically yet finds it hard to breach into the macroworld. Especially since my premature awakening has kept this Black Hole Energy contained in the Microcosmic World, thus preventing it from devouring your life. Therefore, the Dragon Temple must find a way to breach the boundary between the micro and macro worlds. It also needed me to enter a brief sleep, near-death slumber, to lose control over the Microcosmic World’s Black Hole Vortex."

Lanling’s attention was wholly concentrated, and his soul had no desire to sleep.

Yao Xing said, "Do you remember entering the abandoned space laboratory of the Dragon Temple? That demon’s throat vortex, after you entered, the whole world plunged into a brief void because it was a time-space vortex that almost transcended life and death and dimensions. During that journey through the time-space vortex, your entire being dissolved into a conglomerate of energy formations. It was then that the Black Hole Vortex breached the micro and macro world dimensional boundary, spreading into your body. At that time, your soul fell into a void, and I also fell into a void, thus losing control of the Black Hole Vortex!"

Lanling said, "So, the Dragon Temple had Kui Shuangshuang implant the Black Hole Vortex in me. Due to Kui Shuangshuang’s cowardice, it was implanted in the Microcosmic World of my energy heart. Hence, they also needed to send an insider to activate this Black Hole Vortex, spread it to my body, and ultimately devour and kill me."

"Correct!" Yao Xing said.

Lanling said, "This traitor came to me to lure me into the abandoned space laboratory in the Dragon Temple. For this, the Dragon Temple spent years, first pressing her down from being a Holy Maiden to a Watcher. Then they used a ruse to have Hui Gu and Ji Mengbai kill her to win my trust."

This insider was Ji Xiuning!

"Correct!" Yao Xing said.

Lanling said, "Wow, amazing. The whole process is absolutely seamless. Even all of this was something I brought up myself before Ji Xiuning told me. The women of the Dragon Temple are indeed icy and heartless—plotting against me, unhesitant to use their own son as a tool, even giving birth to twins for me. And after successfully activating the Black Hole Vortex within me, she didn’t leave but instead moved into the depths of the cave. She must have another agenda, right?"

"The Hell Knight," Yao Xing said, "After completing her mission, she still didn’t leave because her target was the Hell Knight."

Lanling said, "She likes to swim in the underground lake in the cave, certainly with other intentions.

Yao Xing said, "To gather the energy aura of the lake water, because she knows this underground lake connects directly to the eastern sea, where the Hell Knight can infiltrate the Flame Demon Empire through the body of some giant fish."

"So heartless and ruthless to this degree, even to the point of using three of her own children as tools. Ji Xiuning is amazing, truly amazing," Lanling laughed, "For the Dragon Temple to gain my trust, they even went as far as to have Ji Xiuning killed directly. Such a level of deception, astonishing!"

At this moment, Lanling felt no sleepiness at all.

Throughout his conversation with Yao Xing, his soul unconsciously drifted towards the Netherworld Rift.

"Whoosh!" He suddenly entered the Netherworld Rift.

Yao Xing exhaled a long breath of relief as the most dangerous moment had passed.

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Meanwhile, Ji Xiuning was holding her twin children, conversing with Dina and Yin Ji.

Her face was calm, her gaze affectionate, like a perfect loving mother.

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