Chapter 1050

Chapter 1050 Son of the Underworld King

 

Hearing Xiao Ling’s words, Fang Yu’s expression subtly changed.

Xiao Ling saluted Fang Yu with clasped hands, then turned and left.

Fang Yu looked at Jiang Tianhe who was lying face down on the ground.

Su Changge followed Fang Yu’s gaze, only now remembering the unconscious Jiang Tianhe.

He immediately walked forward, crouched down, and turned over Jiang Tianhe’s body that was lying on the ground.

At this moment, Jiang Tianhe’s face was deathly pale, without a trace of color.

“Sect Leader Jiang…” Su Changge called out.

“No need to call him, he’s already dead,” said Fang Yu.

“What!?” Su Changge was stunned for a moment, then immediately reached out his hand to feel for Jiang Tianhe’s breath.

Indeed, there was no breathing.

Meridians ruptured inch by inch, blood vessels with half the blood evaporated… in this condition, no human could possibly survive.

“Just one strike… that infant casually used just one strike… and Sect Leader Jiang lost his life,” Su Changge muttered with a horrified expression.

“That evil infant is extraordinary. I need to go back and check some information,” Fang Yu said.

The black spiral mark on the evil infant’s forehead—Fang Yu was certain he had seen it somewhere before.

With this impression, there was a good chance he could find out what it was.

…

By the time Fang Yu left Little East Mountain, the place had already descended into chaos.

The commotion caused by Fang Yu’s confrontation with the evil infant had terrified the surrounding sects near Taixu, causing them to frantically evacuate their disciples.

After things completely calmed down, many sects sent teams to investigate the situation.

Fang Yu quickly returned home.

Before leaving, he specifically asked Su Changge to visit Huaixu at Yinlin Manor and inform him about what had happened today.

…

After returning to the mansion, Fang Yu went directly to the library tower.

Then, he called for Little Fengling.

“Master, I just finished tending to the cattle and wanted to rest a bit,” Little Fengling grumbled.

Fang Yu ignored Little Fengling’s complaint and walked to a desk, took out a piece of white paper, and drew the black spiral mark that had been on the evil infant’s head.

“See this mark? Help me search for it in all the books. It doesn’t have to be exactly the same, as long as it’s similar… set aside any book that has it,” Fang Yu said.

Little Fengling looked at the mark, then at the dozens of bookshelves behind.

“Master… with so many books, are you trying to work me to death!?” Little Fengling complained bitterly.

“I’ll search with you. You take the first floor, I’ll go to the second floor, and then we’ll move to the third floor after that,” Fang Yu said.

With that, Fang Yu headed to the second floor.

Little Fengling looked at the mark on the white paper, glared angrily at Fang Yu’s retreating figure, then let out a heavy sigh.

In the time that followed, the master and servant began frantically flipping through books.

They didn’t skip any ancient text, not even collections of mythological legends.

But the collection was truly vast, and finding a single pattern in this sea of books was extremely difficult.

An afternoon passed, a night passed, another day passed…

For two consecutive days and nights, Fang Yu and Little Fengling never left the library.

On the third day, Fang Yu and Little Fengling were searching on the third floor.

At around two-thirty in the afternoon, Little Fengling, with a weary face, turned to the third page of the book in her hand, and suddenly her expression changed.

She couldn’t believe it, quickly took out the paper with the spiral mark from her pocket, compared them, and then her face lit up with joy!

“Master!”

Little Fengling turned her head and called out loudly.

At this time, Fang Yu was on the other side of the third floor, browsing through books.

Little Fengling closed the book in her hand and scurried over.

“Master, I found it!”

Fang Yu heard her voice and stood up.

Little Fengling ran up to him and handed him the book.

“Master, on the third page of this book, there’s that mark!” Little Fengling said, looking up.

Fang Yu glanced at the cover of the book.

Illustrated Guide to Alien Races.

Seeing this title, Fang Yu’s eyes flickered.

He immediately opened the book and turned to the third page.

Indeed, at the top of this page was a black spiral-shaped mark.

In appearance, it was identical to what Fang Yu had seen on the evil infant’s head.

Fang Yu immediately looked at the explanation below.

“The Black Spiral Mark represents the Gate of the Netherworld, a unique mark of the ancient Netherworld Clan, appearing only on the direct royal lineage of the Netherworld Clan.”

The first sentence of the explanation below plunged Fang Yu into deep thought.

Ancient Netherworld Clan? Royal lineage?

Was the evil infant he saw today one of the royals of the ancient Netherworld Clan?

Shock appeared in Fang Yu’s eyes.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Yu continued reading.

“The Netherworld Clan was once the dominant alien race during a certain period, suppressing all other races. But due to the decline of the royal bloodline, internal strife soon emerged, consuming them until collapse, ultimately making them just a fleeting existence.”

The record about the ancient Netherworld Clan consisted of just these two short sentences.

But these two sentences left Fang Yu incredibly shocked.

That evil infant existed within the Question Sky Stone.

And its awakening time matched exactly with the time recorded in the document that Bai Konggu had given him.

This also meant… the time records in the document might not all be about ancient relic openings!

They could also be the awakening times of alien races that existed in ancient times!

“The rise of alien races, the coming flood, the era of great revival…”

Various terms appeared in Fang Yu’s mind.

The words Xiao Ling had said to Fang Yu before leaving echoed again.

“The appearance of the evil infant might just be the beginning.”

Fang Yu stared at the black spiral mark in the book, his gaze never shifting.

Little Fengling looked up at Fang Yu, blinked her eyes, wanting to ask something, but afraid of disturbing him, she could only bite her lip and resist speaking.

“That document listed nearly thirty more time points… could they all be times when alien races awaken?” Fang Yu’s eyes flickered as his mind raced.

“Master…”

Seeing Fang Yu standing motionless for several minutes, Little Fengling finally couldn’t hold back and spoke softly.

Fang Yu came back to his senses, closed the book, patted Little Fengling’s head, and said, “Clean up the library, I need to go out.”

With that, Fang Yu walked out.

…

In a dilapidated courtyard deep in the mountains.

True Person Xiu stood in the yard, arranging withered grass hanging on the surrounding wall.

Fu Han, dressed in black, stood behind him.

“Did you see the confrontation between Fang Yu and that infant?” True Person Xiu asked while continuing to arrange the withered grass.

“Yes,” Fu Han said, “They fought at Taixu Sect on Little East Mountain, causing widespread impact and chaos.”

“The awakening of ancient alien races… was within your master’s expectations,” True Person Xiu raised his head, narrowing his eyes slightly, and said, “However… this time the timing wasn’t announced, so how did Fang Yu arrive at that place right on time?”

“According to my intelligence, Fang Yu and his attendant seemed to have gone there in advance, and even had a physiognomist named Xiao Ling read their fortunes,” Fu Han said.

True Person Xiu clasped his hands behind his back, gazed into the distance, suddenly smiled, shook his head, and said, “Konggu really hasn’t disappointed me… just after stepping down, he immediately sold out the confidential information.”

“You think it was Bai Konggu who leaked the time to Fang Yu?” Fu Han asked.

“Can’t be certain, but it’s highly likely it was him,” True Person Xiu said.

Fu Han’s expression remained unchanged as he said, “I’ll go kill him.”

True Person Xiu nodded slowly and said, “Before killing him, find out the location of all the materials he possesses, and destroy them as well.”

Fu Han nodded, then asked, “Fang Yu may have already obtained the confidential information… should he be eliminated too?”

True Person Xiu turned to look at Fu Han and said, “Your strength is not yet sufficient to eliminate him.”

Fu Han’s expression showed no fluctuation as he said, “If ordered, I am willing to try.”

“…Before he does anything that harms the interests of our Hidden God Society, leave him alone for now,” True Person Xiu said calmly.

“Understood,” Fu Han said, then leaped away, leaving the courtyard.

“Ancient alien races…”

True Person Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his left hand, and a flash of light appeared in his palm, revealing a piece of white jade.

Crushing the white jade, a cloud of white mist rose.

“…Wuzhen Zi, do you know anything about the alien race that appeared today?” True Person Xiu asked.

Several seconds later, an elderly voice came from within the white mist.

“Ancient Netherworld Clan, the one awakened today… is the son of the Netherworld King.”

“The son of the Netherworld King?” True Person Xiu’s eyes flickered as he asked, “For our plan, it…”

“This is good news… the awakening of alien races indicates that spiritual energy is about to revive. The path to immortality, sealed for ages, is about to open again.” The voice from the white mist was quite calm.