Chapter 411 168: Netherworld True God, Traces of a Great Emperor

"What a pity… I was just a little bit off."

Chen Yu sighed. Despite the evolution of his True God Body, he hadn't managed to break through to the True God realm.

However, he could already feel the threshold.

He had mysteriously grasped the rudiments of the Law of Strength.

Next, he just needed to absorb enough Divine Material to advance.

He'd made a massive leap in his accumulation, and he estimated that a few months would be enough time for him to advance.

'Break through the threshold to the True God realm!'

Chen Yu rose in the void, preparing to leave, but he suddenly snapped his gaze in a specific direction.

An intense, heart-pounding premonition washed over him.

As his gaze focused, an Ancient Ship appeared deep in the vast starry sky.

Atop the Ancient Ship, three figures stood on the deck.

They were dressed in long black robes, holding strange weapons.

A giant scythe, looking just like the scythe of the Death God.

A Skull Staff, surrounded by eerie Ghost Fire.

And another holding a dog-headed golden staff.

Three black-robed figures, each holding a bizarre weapon. The whole look was honestly a bit surreal.

But the most shocking thing was the trio's auras.

As vast as the sea, unfathomably deep!

'True Gods!!!'

Chen Yu's heart trembled.

The three black-robed figures on the Starry Sky Ancient Ship were, shockingly, three True God Level beings.

Their bodies emanated an aura similar to the deathly energy of the netherworld.

Beneath the black robes were three human-like faces: one old, one young, and one that looked like a middle-aged man.

They looked like members of the Human Race, but their energy signatures felt different.

'These three… could they be from the Nether Race?'

The thought flashed through Chen Yu's mind.

The Nether Race was a special Alien Race, similar to the Human Race.

However, there was no Nether Race in the Celestial River Star System; he had only ever seen records about them.

In a distant Star System, such a unique race existed.

Despite having read the records on the Nether Race, Chen Yu still couldn't be certain if these three True Gods were actually from the Nether Race.

The Nether Race was an extremely unique race that had almost no extensive interaction with other Alien Races.

Of course, this was just what the records said about the Nether Race. Chen Yu had no way of knowing if it was true.

He also didn't know if the Nether Race and the Human Race were friends or enemies.

But encountering three Alien Race True Gods at once was not good news for Chen Yu.

One Alien Race True God might not be terrifying given his current strength, but encountering three at once was a different matter.

Three Alien Race True Gods… even if his Divine Power was heaven-defying, he couldn't take on all three of them.

The Starry Sky Ancient Ship crossed the void, arriving near Chen Yu in the blink of an eye.

"A member of the Human Race. I wonder which Star System you hail from? The Central Empire? The Daluo Star System? Or are you a human from another star system?"

A voice clearly reached Chen Yu's ears.

Daluo Star System?

Central Empire?

???

Hearing one of the True Gods on the Ancient Ship speak, Chen Yu was momentarily stunned.

Daluo Star System, Central Empire… this was the first time he had ever heard these names.

'Are these two Star Systems also human territories??'

The universe is vast and boundless.

Besides the Human Race of the Celestial River Star System, other human populations existed among the countless star systems.

However, even though they were all of the Human Race, the distances were too vast, and the humans from different star systems were not always friendly to one another.

Between different groups of humans, things were not always peaceful.

Even the Human Race on the Ancestor Star had Evil Cults, to say nothing of relations between humans from different star systems.

"What? Perhaps our human brother here is reluctant to talk?" On the Ancient Ship, another black-robed figure holding a scythe spoke up.

Chen Yu looked at the three Alien Race True Gods. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly sensed something.

He looked toward a certain direction in the void.

The three Alien Race True Gods also seemed to sense something, and all looked over in unison.

From the depths of the starry sky, a graceful figure stepped out.

It was, surprisingly, Nangong Ba's master.

"Friends from the Nether Race, what is this? Are you trying to give a member of my Human Race a hard time?"

The female True God strode through the void, arriving before Chen Yu in an instant.

Seeing the female True God appear, Chen Yu inwardly breathed a sigh of relief.

'Regardless of whether these three are friend or foe, with the female True God here, plus me, it's two against three. The advantage is ours!'

"And who might you be, friend?"

On the Ancient Ship, the black-robed figure holding the dog-headed golden staff spoke.

"Feng Miaotian, of the Celestial River's Human Race!" The female True God stared at the three and announced her name directly.

"The Celestial River Star System… Feng Miaotian… I wonder, what is your relationship with Nie Cangqiong?"

The other Netherworld True God holding the Skull Staff spoke up.

"He is a senior of my Human Race. Why? Have you met him?" Feng Miaotian asked, looking at the three Alien Race True Gods.

"Hahahaha, no, we have not met him. But we have heard a story. Five hundred years ago, a Human Race Venerable from the Celestial River Star System named Nie Cangqiong fought against the Central Emperor of the Central Empire, and he also fought the leader of the Daluo Star System. We've heard his name, but never met the man."

The Netherworld True God holding the giant scythe said.

"Five hundred years ago… Is what you say true?" Feng Miaotian looked at the three Nether Race True Gods, her voice filled with disbelief.

"The matter is certainly true. However, whether it was five hundred years ago or six hundred, we cannot be certain of the exact year."

A Netherworld True God spoke.

Feng Miaotian's heart pounded violently. Beneath her robes, her delicate body trembled.

'Nie Cangqiong… Isn't that the name of our Human Race's Great Emperor?' Chen Yu was astonished.

'And even more incredibly, it seems this Human Race Great Emperor had fought against the Supremes of the unheard-of Daluo Star System and Central Empire.'

This was truly unbelievable.

"We meant no harm. It's just that the commotion caused by this member of the Human Race was quite large, so we came to take a look." At this moment, another Netherworld True God spoke.

Feng Miaotian also came back to her senses, looking at the three Netherworld True Gods.

"Since you three friends mean no harm, we will take our leave first. Farewell."

As she spoke, Feng Miaotian grabbed Chen Yu's wrist, and with a flicker of her figure, they vanished without a trace.

On the Starry Sky Ancient Ship, the three Netherworld True Gods were stunned as they watched the two disappear, but they quickly recovered.

"That human… to have such Divine Power without even being a True God… tsk tsk. With that potential, he might have a chance to become a Tier Nine True God in the future."

One of the Netherworld True Gods exclaimed with a sigh.

"A Tier Nine True God? That's nearly the level of the leader of Daluo or the Central Emperor. Isn't that an exaggeration?" another Netherworld True God said.

"It's just a feeling. I never said it was a guarantee," the Netherworld True God with the Skull Magic Staff retorted, pursing his lips.

"…"

"Alright, let's get going. We need to go deeper this time."

Another Netherworld True God spoke. As soon as the words left his mouth, he lightly tapped his dog-headed golden staff. In the next instant, the Starry Sky Ancient Ship vanished without a trace.

The starry sky returned to silence once more.

Meanwhile, on the Outer Domain battlefield, in another patch of the starry sky, Chen Yu's and Feng Miaotian's figures emerged from the darkness.

Gazing at the dark, starry sky around them, Chen Yu turned to Feng Miaotian, his mind reeling with questions.