Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor
Chapter 1685 - 1670: Ancient Netherworld Clan
The Imprisonment World, today can be said to usher in the busiest day in five years. Today is the once-in-five-years Battle of the Geniuses held by various tribes.
It is rumored that this Battle of the Geniuses has a long history, existing as far back as ancient times.
According to legend, at that time, a tribe discovered a secret place in this world, where there was a Divine Pool, from which a kind of Divine Water was born.
However, it wasn't long before the location of that secret place was somehow leaked, and more and more "people" learned about it, until finally, all the tribes knew.
Therefore, to seize that secret place, to fight for that Divine Pool and Divine Water, the tribes fought fiercely, and during that period, the Imprisonment World erupted into a Great Tribes Battle.
After a Great Tribes Battle, no one was willing to back down, and countless living beings from all tribes died or were injured!
Eventually, almost simultaneously, the leaders and chiefs of each tribe ordered a ceasefire, after which the key figures from each tribe gathered and finally discussed the inception of the Battle of the Geniuses.
Geniuses under thirty from each tribe participated, and the winning genius would have the right to enjoy or allocate the Heavenly Cold Divine Water from the Divine Pool.
And as the Heavenly Cold Divine Water in the Purification Divine Pool takes five years to accumulate, the Battle of the Geniuses also takes place every five years!
The Battle of the Geniuses, held since ancient times, takes place in the spatial secret realm jointly created by the ancestors of the various tribes, located halfway up Giant Sword Mountain.
Early today, Shi Feng set out with dozens of experts from the Ancient Corpse Tribe, heading to the secret realm to participate in the Battle of the Geniuses. ππΏπ²ππ πππ»πΌπ―ππ.ππΌπΊ
Among the corpse crowd, there were four "corpses" at the Seven-star Demigod Realm, with three "corpses" having even stepped into the Eight-star Demigod!
These seven strongmen of the Ancient Corpse Tribe, all with white hair, pale faces full of wrinkles, clearly have lived for a very long time.
That day, Shi Feng and Shii Wu went to the ground of the Corpse Refining Hall, sensing the seven ancient coffins hidden deep within the earth, it seems they are these seven old corpses!
At this very moment, Shi Feng had cast the Corpse Transformation Secret Technique to transform into a Yin Corpse, his whole body pale, exuding intense Dark Evil Qi.
Wearing the hemp clothes usually worn by members of the Ancient Corpse Tribe, his pallid face altered with the Corpse Transformation Technique of the Ancient Corpse Tribe, even the contours of his facial features had completely changed.
Otherwise, though Shi Feng had cast the Corpse Transformation Secret Technique to become a corpse, his appearance would still be easily recognizable.
At this moment, Shi Feng's face is square, with thick eyebrows, just like a common Yin Corpse youth who couldn't be any more ordinary.
The corpse crowd flew down along Giant Sword Mountain.
"Heh, the Ancient Corpse Tribe!"
Suddenly, a "heh" sounded from above Shi Feng and the other corpses.
Upon hearing that "heh", the faces of the Ancient Corpse Tribe instantly turned colder, then slowly lifted their heads, looking upwards!
Above them, they saw a group of bizarre beings flying, humanoid, each wrapped in a dense black evil mist, concealing their bodies, shrouding their features, yet ghostly green flames burned where their eyes were, appearing exceptionally eerie.
"What race is this?" Shi Feng had never seen nor heard of such beings before, turning his head, he quietly asked Shii Wu beside him.
This race should have already gone extinct on Tianheng Continent.
"This is the Ancient Ghost Tribe." Shii Wu replied.
"So, this is the Ancient Ghost Tribe." Shi Feng murmured softly.
The term Ancient Ghost Tribe, Shi Feng had previously heard it mentioned by the Evil Eye Clan's woman, Ni Rui!
And at this moment, Shi Feng noticed the unkind expressions revealed on the eerie pale faces of the Ancient Corpse Tribe, and further asked Shii Wu: "Do you have a feud with this Ancient Ghost Tribe?"
"Deep-seated hatred!" Shii Wu coldly replied.
Shi Feng could clearly sense that at this moment, an icy killing intent was emanating from this Ancient Corpse Tribe girl.
Seeing that Shii Wu stopped speaking after mentioning "deep-seated hatred," Shi Feng didn't pursue the matter further.
After all, this was an issue between their two tribes and had nothing to do with Shi Feng.
But even though Shi Feng didn't ask, after a moment, Shii Wu spoke up again, her tone still exceptionally cold, saying to Shi Feng: "The territory of the Ancient Ghost Tribe is located just below our Ancient Corpse Tribe. Since ancient times, our Ancient Corpse Tribe has been at irreconcilable odds with them!
Five years ago, it was my brother, Shii Heng, who represented the Ancient Corpse Tribe in the Battle of the Geniuses. At that time, he was the most outstanding talent among the younger generation of our Ancient Corpse Tribe. Five years ago, he was only eighteen years old when he stepped into the Seven-star Demigod Realm, yet... yet! He died at the hands of the Ancient Ghost Tribe's Gloomy Hide, erased from existence!"
By the time she spoke the last sentence, Shii Wu's voice was full of gnashing resentment, and due to her hatred and emotional agitation, her corpse body began to tremble involuntarily.
"An age-old enemy with a vendetta of brother's murder against this Miss Shii Wu." Listening to Shii Wu's words, Shi Feng's pale face remained indifferent, free of joy or sorrow, without any fluctuations, he murmured softly.
And at this moment, looking at the individual Ancient Corpse Tribe members, each was radiating intense battle spirit, especially furious before their enemy.
Not only the Ancient Corpse Tribe, but the Ancient Ghost Tribe was the same.
If not for the regulations of the Imprisonment World, preventing war during the Battle of the Geniuses, these two tribes would probably have started fighting here by now.
"Heh, the Ancient Corpse Tribe still wants to participate in the Battle of the Geniuses this year? I wonder which genius they chose to send to their death this year? Hahaha, I originally thought the Ancient Corpse Tribe would turtle up and dare not participate this year!" At this moment, a voice full of sarcasm and odd intonation came from a member of the Ancient Ghost Tribe.
As soon as this person finished speaking, another member of the Ancient Ghost Tribe immediately chimed in:
"Five years ago, their Ancient Corpse Tribe lost a genius, Shii Heng. In these years, there hasn't been any news of them producing any genius figures, has there? Perhaps they kept one hidden, ready to give us a big surprise in the Battle of the Geniuses? Heh."
"Hahaha, they must have prayed that this year they wouldn't encounter our Gloomy Hide, otherwise, their Ancient Corpse Tribe would lose another genius waste. Hahahaha!"
"Why call it a waste genius?"
"It might be a genius in their Ancient Corpse Tribe's eyes, but in our Ancient Ghost Tribe's eyes, it's of course a waste."
"Haha, hahahaha!"
The Ancient Ghost Tribe taunted the Ancient Corpse Tribe below with one remark after another, their words full of provocation.
"This Ancient Ghost Tribe seems indeed quite detestable." Looking at the members of the Ancient Ghost Tribe above and hearing their words one after another, Shi Feng murmured with some loathing.
"Gloomy Hide!" At this moment, Shii Wu's ashen face seemed suddenly covered with a layer of frost, becoming exceptionally cold, her eyes tightly fixed on a figure of the Ancient Ghost Tribe.
Gloomy Hide, Shii Wu had just told Shi Feng it was he who killed her brother five years ago.