Chapter 540

Chapter 540: Netherworld River Water
The Corpse Poison Sea is struggling, but with little success in the end.
Just as the Ghost General said, even though his power was suppressed, he was determined not to provoke the Corpse Emperor.
He was the general guarding one part of the Netherworld, naturally having the power to control and communicate with the core river of the Netherworld, the Duwang River.
Although his own power was suppressed by the Era Battlefield, the Duwang River was not.
It is the oldest existence in the Netherworld, in a sense, it is the Netherworld itself.
The Corpse Poison Sea is controlled by the Corpse Poison Bead, even though most of it was swallowed, the living Corpse Poison Bead still withdrew the vast majority of poison and power before touching the Duwang River, shrinking visibly at a rapid speed.
However, neither side in the confrontation noticed that Zhang Mu, who should have been staying far away, had unexpectedly gotten closer to the Duwang River.
But because the Ghost General was trying hard to maintain the stability of the spatial channel between this realm and the Netherworld, and the Corpse Emperor was swiftly retrieving the power through the Corpse Poison Bead, Zhang Mu’s little movements went unnoticed at first.
Zhang Mu no longer hesitated, even though he had just had the chance to use the Ghost General’s power to defeat the Corpse Emperor. The temptation to bring Vaidehi back and cause a drastic change was too great!
With a quick movement, Zhang Mu accidentally touched the Duwang River and was pulled into it by the Netherworld River Water, which was made up of countless spirits.
“Ignorant mortal, the sacred Duwang River does not tolerate disrespect. If you do not retreat, then become a part of its greatness within your body.”
The ghost general glanced in the direction where Zhang Mu disappeared, his eyes full of contempt. In his mind, Zhang Mu had been sentenced to death, and his soul was cursed to lose the chance of reincarnation.
Only the Blood Vine’s eyes showed a hint of unknown excitement.
He and Zhang Mu were connected.
Shared glory, shared loss.
He felt a mysterious increase in his own strength, knowing that Zhang Mu was silently benefiting from it.
A sudden idea popped into the Blood Vine’s mind.
Should they force the ghost general to use more means to maintain the flow of the Duwang River, since it seemed to greatly benefit Zhang Mu.
Feeling the increase in strength inside his body, Bloodvine made a decision instantly.
This might be Zhang Mu’s rare opportunity, the current increase in strength is hard-earned, cannot be missed.
Moreover, this ghost general seems to only be able to access its power, this Duwang River does not belong to it fundamentally, so Zhang Mu’s little movements he has not noticed until now.
However, seeing the corpse poison sea being compressed back to a tiny piece, the ghost general seems to be about to retract the dimensional gateway maintained through the Duwang River.
The black crack on the tip of his Crescent Moon Blade is slowly shrinking.
Maintaining this gateway, even for a powerful being like the ghost general, is somewhat overwhelming for him.
In his mind, this Netherworld River Water from the Duwang River is not only enough to deal with the Corpse Emperor in front of him, but also can refine the creatures below into his Undead Legion at the same time.
Although there is a slight difference in power levels, it can still be accepted.
If these thoughts were heard by those arrogant third-rank peak humans, who knows how they would feel.
The bloody vines that had made a decision suddenly attacked again, without saying hello to the ghost general, they just started attacking!
He opened his own barrier, called Realm of Bloodwood.
Blood and The Source of Wood are symbols of vitality, both of which the bloody vines possess.
Life, and death are opposites.
Though unable to resist, he could buy time.
With this power, he prevented the Netherworld River Water seeping out from touching the human army on the ground.
Indeed, he successfully drew the attention of the ghost general.
“Very well, then I will capture both of you, and take you back to the Netherworld.
One is an Innate Spiritual Treasure, the other an Acquired Spiritual Treasure, not bad.”
The ghost’s tone made Blood Vine very unhappy. When it prevented the scattered river water from eroding the human race and zombie race by expanding the barrier, it secretly felt the power evenly split with Zhang Mu.
The current Zhang Mu, his whole body immersed in Netherworld River Water, the tattoo of Duwang River on his back slightly glowing. The energy circuit has been activated, greedily stealing the power belonging to the real Duwang River.
Countless ghost hands around wanted to drag Zhang Mu to never reincarnate together with them, but were blocked by a mysterious power from Era Tattoo.
The original Duwang River tattoo, once divine but formless, now with Netherworld River Water, it began to fill up.
“Soul Ferryman, what is this special energy?”
Zhang Mu communicated with the Ferryman who informed him, and suddenly a figure appeared in his mind.
It seemed that this guy had also gained a lot, the ferry still in his hand and the chains, have become more solid.
Hearing Zhang Mu’s call, he slowly spoke, “Living beings cannot normally absorb the ghostly energy of the Netherworld, getting tainted only leads to one fate, death.”
But Lycoris Radiata is different, it connects both the living and the dead worlds, with the power it filters being absorbable by humans.
“You are only getting one-tenth of what it absorbs now, but that’s enough for a grown person like you.”
Is this the lifeless Qi purified by Queen Vaidehi?
Zhang Mu gradually understood in his heart, the small Lycoris radiata growing by the Duwang River was becoming clearer and more charming behind Zhang Mu, blossoming gorgeously and ready to burst out.
Originally belonging to the early stages of fourth-rank power, Zhang Mu’s strength slowly approached the later stages of fourth-rank, showing the formidable nature of this lifeless Qi.
If only they had known, this was still a situation evenly split with the Bloodvine!
Gradually, the ghost general felt something was amiss.
How come, after all this time, the blood-colored barrier still hasn’t been broken down by the power of the Duwang River?
Not to mention someone at the early stages of fourth-rank, even those at the later stages or the peak of fourth-rank wouldn’t be able to achieve this!
The strange nature of the Bloodvine made even the Corpse Emperor take notice; he was puzzled by how the powerful intimidation force shown by the Duwang River earlier had weakened significantly.
At first, he thought the ghost general didn’t have enough power, so it started off very strong.
But now, it seems that’s not the case.
The ghost general also sensed something wrong, gripping the Crescent Moon Blade with trembling hands, swiftly closing the portal, and looking at the location of the blood vine with a complex expression.
The ghost general, who had exhausted a lot of power, pressed his hand on Ghostly Colt’s back, causing his armor to tremble slightly.
Sitting cross-legged in the air, Zhang Mu, who was drenched by Duwang River Netherworld River Water, noticed the closure of the Netherworld, sighing lightly.
Oh, so close to breaking through to the later stages of the fourth rank.
Just a little bit more!
Remember, this is a height that not even Zhang Mu in his future life has reached.