Five Frozen Centuries

Chapter 248: Fengdu

Xiao Bin’s dream was very weird. It seemed as if he had really sent himself some information from the future. The fact that he could not reveal his real name had already been confirmed in the small world on the seventh level of Kunlun Mountain. However, had such a rare opportunity really only revealed this information?

Not necessarily!

That was why Wei Huo had decided to go to the Underworld. However, according to System Number Two, the Divine Realm and the Underworld would open once every century. Only people in the top 100 could enter each time. One would probably have to wait 70 to 80 years to go to the Underworld.

Xiao Bin was also carefully recalling the dream. He did not know why Wei Huo had asked about it, so he was waiting for Wei Huo to make a decision.

Wei Huo studied the details of the dream carefully. Then, he thought of something. He stood up and told Xiao Bin, “Xiao Bin, I’ll give you an hour to handle the situation in City A. I’ll wait for you at the city gate.”

Xiao Bin immediately agreed.

Wei Huo left the room. Thanks to Xiao Bin’s dream, Wei Huo had recalled a place called Fengdu.

Wei Huo had been to Fengdu before. At the time, time had not yet recovered and everyone had been still. Wei Huo had not entered Fengdu. He had only taken a few looks from afar. The weather that day had been gloomy. Fengdu had turned gray due to the weather, as if it had lost its color.

After Wei Huo left, Xiao Bin immediately went to the office hall and handed over the City Lord’s position as soon as possible.

Wei Huo called System Number Two out. “Where is Fengdu now?”

System Number Two replied, “Fengdu has already become a large-scale instance dungeon. If you want to go there, you’ll have to go east.”

Zhou Song asked, “Can we go to the Underworld through Fengdu?”

Since ancient times, Fengdu had been a legendary ghost city. Many movies had described it as the entrance to the Underworld.

System Number Two said, “If you are asking about the Underworld in the game, I can tell you with certainty that Fengdu is definitely not the entrance. There is only one way to go to the Underworld: by waiting for the Divine Realm’s gate to open every century. One has to be in the top 100 to qualify to enter.”

The Divine Realm and the Underworld were not in this world. Even if one penetrated the surface, one would not be able to find the Underworld. One had to pass through a specific space gate at a specific time. However, this only applied to normal players and ordinary people. If one was strong enough, one would not need to use this method to enter.

Wei Huo thought about it for a while and said, “There’s still a way to enter. One can kill a player, follow their soul, find a tunnel to the Underworld, and enter it!”

System Number Two was stunned. It was only then that it realized that Wei Huo could no longer be judged by common sense. Wei Huo’s strength had improved to a terrifying level. Even the Underworld might not be able to stop him.

Wei Huo waited at the city gate for about 15 minutes before Xiao Bin appeared. However, this time, a huge group of people was following him. There were guards, soldiers, the Rose Women Warriors, and the residents of the city.

When these people had heard that Xiao Bin was leaving, they had gone to ask him to stay. However, Xiao Bin had already made up his mind. Most importantly, he knew the truth about his world. He knew that his future was not this small city, but a wider world.

Behind Xiao Bin was a 23-year-old young woman. The young woman seemed reluctant to leave. She said, “Uncle Xiao, are you really leaving?”

Wei Huo saw the young woman and realized that she looked similar to Lu Ren. Her strength was close to the Rare rank.

Xiao Bin nodded. “Lily, I’m leaving. From this day onward, you will be the City Lord of this city. You have to manage this city well.”

The young woman said, “What should we do if you leave and our city no longer has Epic-ranked protection?”

“This…” Xiao Bin hesitated. This was indeed a problem he could not solve.

He walked toward Wei Huo and begged him. “Master, please help me. If this city does not have an Epic-ranked creature to protect it, it will be targeted by the surrounding demons.”

Wei Huo took out the Death Book and tore off a page. The page flew up and stuck to the city gate.

Wei Huo said, “This is a Mythical weapon. One page can kill five Legendary creatures. I’ll leave one page here.”

Xiao Bin knelt down and thanked him. “Thank you, Master!”

The people in the city revolted. They were shocked upon seeing Xiao Bin kneel down and address this young man as Master.

When Lily saw this scene, she suddenly thought of something. She was the only person in the city who knew who Master Xiao Bin was because her father had told her. It was said that a long time ago, when Xiao Bin, her father, and Third Uncle had just arrived in this world, they had been saved by an extremely powerful person. However, when they had passed by the Rose Manor, her father and Third Uncle had stayed, while Uncle Xiao Bin had left with that expert.

Lily was Lu Ren’s 25th child. When she was born, Lu Ren had already been over 80 years old. Before long, her father had passed away. That was why she did not know much about Wei Huo.

“They disappeared!”

The people outside the city exclaimed again. This cry pulled Lily back to reality. At that moment, she realized that the three people standing in front of the city gate had disappeared.

Wei Huo had left with Zhou Song and Xiao Bin after using a page of the Death Book. He had taken a step forward and the surrounding scenery had started retreating rapidly. In the blink of an eye, they had crossed hundreds of kilometers. Zhou Song and Xiao Bin followed him closely, afraid that they would get lost in the wilderness.

If one fell, one would not just fall one or two steps behind. One would fall behind by countless mountains and rivers, and it would take them years to catch up.

“How are Lu Ren and Long Tao?” Wei Huo asked.

Xiao Bin sighed and replied, “They both died. Long Tao lived for 85 years, and Lu Ren lived for 92 years. It was considered a long life, and they had many descendants. Everyone in Rose Town is their descendant. They had the protection of an Epic-ranked Mountain Giant and the Bloodthirsty Rose. There was no need to worry about the safety of the town. Unfortunately, the internal strife there is very strong now. Lily escaped and came to my place three years ago.”

The Mountain Giant was right. Everyone made their own choices. At the same time, they had to take responsibility for their choices. Xiao Bin had made his own choice. He was powerful and he had a long lifespan. Lu Ren and Long Tao had made their own choices. They had died of old age after having many descendants. They had even produced a small town.

In the end, everyone would walk their own path.

Wei Huo stopped in his tracks. The surrounding scenery stopped moving rapidly. Xiao Bin and Zhou Song stopped in their tracks but they did not see Fengdu. They could only see a dense primitive forest.

They were confused. Why had Wei Huo stopped?

Then, they saw Wei Huo lift his head and look at the cloudless sky.

Zhou Song lifted his head as well, but he did not see anything. He asked, “Brother Huo, what happened?”

However, at that moment, System Number Two immediately sent a warning. “Quickly switch to player mode. Something has passed through the planet’s protective layer. It’s almost impossible. Unless one is at the later stage of the Legendary stage, it’s impossible to break through the planet’s protective layer!”

Just as System Number Two finished its sentence, a few super-large fireballs descended from the sky.

Zhou Song exclaimed, “Meteorites?”

Wei Huo said, “No.”

A moment later, an alert came from the game system. “Level-five alert. Earth has been invaded by an unknown alien creature. Players, please conduct an investigation and resist immediately. Please note that this is a Legendary-level event!”