Chapter 314

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Chapter 314: Underworld

Bai Wei gazed at the sky’s red moon, forming another speculation.

If we were to say that Miko Kuya’s location is the future, then the current point in time where they are should be regarded as the past.

Because the moon in the sky shimmered a deep crimson color.

In the span of nearly five hundred years, the moonlight had never been a crimson hue. It was only twenty years ago that it turned crimson.

In ancient times, until the destruction of the empire, the moonlight in December always shone crimson.

This meant… it could be a timeline from five hundred years ago.

Time travel is a very complicated matter, Bai Wei had studied this subject, but he discovered that most likely, the final destination would be another parallel dimension. In this aspect, the Golden Power was almost useless.

Time and space are concepts that even the Supreme Will cannot easily interfere with.

If the timeline here is even more ancient than five hundred years ago, then considering the level of civilization in Yingzhou, it is hard to say whether there were any people on this island or if they were wild beings, if the timeline is pushed back to the year one AD.

No matter what, it was impossible to stay here and await death.

He guessed that there should be an exit here, but all the surrounding mountains were engulfed by water. To move around freely, one could only do so at night.

"Speaking of which…" Bai Wei recalled something. "There are two shrines here, Kamitsumi Shrine and Sengoku Shrine. If we can’t find an exit from Kamitsumi Shrine, perhaps we can try Sengoku Shrine."

The exact location, he remembered, was beyond five hills directly south of Kamitsumi Shrine.

Although there were flash floods in the way, it was not a difficult task for Bai Wei. He could easily step through the water if needed.

Hokusinn Kichyō was planning to tidy up the belongings here, but Bai Wei suggested that she should leave her things here since they would have to come back anyway if they couldn’t find an exit.

She wasn’t truly feeling sorry for the value of these climbing suits, but after spending over a month with them, she had developed some attachment. Nonetheless, she bravely packed everything up and left them behind in the ancient shrine.

They continued on this journey, and if it were a regular person, it would probably take them seventeen or eighteen attempts to memorize the complex terrain. That’s because regular people don’t have knees like Bai Wei does. He is like Super Mario with magical powers concentrated in his footsteps. He can even do a double jump. With ease, he reached the fifth peak in less than half an hour.

Hokusinn Kichyō sniffed the rotten smell in the air and exclaimed, ‘So many undead.’ She lowered her head and saw that the entire mountaintop was filled with undead creatures.

"It seems that the undead you encountered before came from here," Bai Wei said, gazing at the gray mist in the mountains. "The mist here appears to be poisonous."

"It’s alright," Hokusinn Kichyō said, as an ethereal mist enveloped her. She had become increasingly proficient in harnessing the divine power of Kamitsumiwoikirihime.

Bai Wei nodded, completely unfazed, and grabbed Hokusinn’s hand, leading her past a large number of undead creatures as they ventured towards the origin of the undead.

After arriving here, Bai Wei furrowed his brow. This place was not the shrine he had envisioned, but rather a cave.

The cave was shaped with three holes, resembling the visage of a colossal skull. It appeared to be the remains of some powerful and enigmatic creature that had passed on.

"It doesn’t matter," he/she/they said. "What matters is whether or not there’s an exclamation mark!"

"How are you?"

"Luck is not bad." Bai Wei let go of his/her hand and said, "You stand steady, I will be right back."

Just as he was about to jump down, Hokusinn Kichyō completely disregarded any concerns about gender differences and jumped onto his back, saying, "Don’t leave me behind!"

Bai Wei furrowed his brow. Just as he was about to turn around and scold the girl who was unconsciously dragging her feet behind, he turned and saw her nervously biting her lip.

Hokusinn Kichyō spent a month alone here, and the feeling of panic in her heart had not completely disappeared. She was too afraid to be alone.

For more than twenty days, she lay in her sleeping bag, warming herself and huddling up like a completely insecure cat.

She didn’t say anything about these thoughts. She truly didn’t want to appear too fragile or keep crying endlessly.

She worried that if she appeared too useless, perhaps she would be left behind, and no one likes a girl who slows things down.

She didn’t mention these thoughts, but fear and unease were written all over her face.

Bai Wei’s reproach turned into a sigh, "Remember to stay close to me."

She followed up, then let go of her hand, drew out the Nine-Syllable Blade, without resorting to the mannerisms of a sheltered young girl, she was not one to be underestimated, frightened to the extreme, not trembling but instead fully agitated, baring her claws ready to scratch anyone.

Bai Wei walked into the dark cave and snapped his fingers. A golden light shone on his shoulder.

Hokusinn Kichyō looked around cautiously, and when she saw the light, she curiously asked, her voice echoing in the cave, sounding distant and mysterious.

Bai Wei said, "It’s martial arts."

"Liars," Hokusinn Kichyō thought to herself. She had never seen any martial arts that could emit a long-lasting glow. Did this mean that Bai Wei had trained himself to have luminous organs?

"This is a degraded version of Sun Fist, the Illumination Punch," Bai Wei said with a serious expression.

Hokusinn Kichyō had her doubts. "Since it’s martial arts, can I learn it too?" she wondered.

"No," Bai Wei denied.

"Why?"

"Because you are not a person from the Ming Country, so you wouldn’t understand the customs."

Hokusinn Kichyō realized she had been deceived a moment later.

She didn’t get angry, but cleverly stopped asking further. Everyone has secrets, and Bai Wei had too many secrets.

Bai Wei was still in the mood to joke around, which showed that the situation wasn’t as bad as it seemed.

This area didn’t have exclamation marks, but there were special signs here, indicating the name of the place.

[The Underworld: A Winding Path to the Land of the Dead]

[Its structure is like a maze, so remember to scatter some rainbow stones along the way, or else you’ll be destined to get lost.]

"So this is the backdoor of the Underworld?"

Bai Wei casually picked up a stone and engraved golden runes on it. Then, he threw each stone one by one, and every few meters, they emitted a faint glow.

Once the distance exceeded twenty steps, the brightness of the stones became invisible. The glowing stones could not last forever, but they could keep shining for about three to four days.

Bai Wei stopped in his tracks. Just ahead, at the very first fork in the road, there were five caves, and each one had an identical aura.

The young man thought to himself, "Underworld labyrinth."

Hokusinn Kichyō said, "If there was a long enough thread…"

"There probably aren’t any minotaurs in this maze," Bai Wei said. "And where would we find a ball of thread at this moment?"

"Hmm, I can see a thread," Hokusinn Kichyō suddenly exclaimed. "It’s floating in the air, it’s white, and very noticeable."

Bai Wei asked, "Which eye of yours can see it?"

"Both eyes can see it," Hokusinn Kichyō pointed in a direction. "It should be over there. What might be there?"

Bai Wei pondered, unable to see it herself, but she could see it. Was it a personalized storyline just for her?

On Hokusinn Kichyō’s status bar above her head, the term "Half Human God" still remained unchanged, without any updates. However, this term was now shimmering with an extra brightness.

"Lead the way," Bai Wei said. "But we must hurry, for the air here is toxic. We cannot stay for too long."

Hokusinn Kichyō followed the white line, venturing forward through the Underworld labyrinth. This maze puzzled Bai Wei even more, resembling a complex arrangement of several underground prison cells within an old man’s ring. It had pathways going up and down, not just a straightforward route. There were dead ends, places to jump down, spiral staircases, and even hidden walls.

They continued forward for a full half hour, during which they lost count of how many stones had been left behind.

Hokusinn Kichyō paused her steps and said, "This is it…"

Bai Wei threw the glowing stone, and it rolled along the uneven ground, eventually hitting something and coming to a stop.

That was a foot, and next to a stone sat a little girl, about eight or nine years old. Hokusinn Kichyō walked over right away and inspected her. "She’s still breathing… but why would there be a child in this place?"

Bai Wei shook his head. While he found the little girl, he also noticed a glowing red letter.

[Escape from the Underworld!]

A warning in bright red letters.

The walls around began to tremble, swaying like trees in the wind. Branches and vines danced and swayed, and something underneath the shadows grew wildly.

Suddenly, a hand reached out from the ground, grabbing towards the girl in Hokusinn Kichyō’s arms. It clutched onto her leg, but with a swift slash of her blade, Kichyō severed the hand. She kicked away the half-head that had surfaced from the ground, and in the next instant, a zombie-leapt down from the cave’s ceiling. It looked nothing like a human, more like a wild beast. The bones on either side of its mouth extended to a dislocating degree, and it had no tongue. Descending from above, it lunged at the two of them aggressively.

Bai Wei leaped into the air and kicked it back into the depths of darkness. His strength was too great, splitting it into two. Foul-smelling blood rained down in mid-air, splattering on the ground and walls. Soon, more zombies emerged from within.

Bai Wei suddenly realized that they were walking on a grave made of bones. Now, these things had come alive, and they willingly entered this intestine-like passage, becoming food remnants waiting to be digested. Each zombie was like a drop of digestive fluid, and even the stone he had used as a landmark was being crushed.

He no longer held back, like ants biting an elephant, his entire body covered in golden gears biting together. He pushed his hand against the head of a rising zombie, sending it flying a dozen meters, crashing into the twisted intestines and shattering into pieces.

He gave Hokusinn Kichyō a command, "Run with all your might."

Bai Wei didn’t look back, as he couldn’t help but feel that something was staring at him from the deepest abyss of the underworld.

Unfortunately… if he were alone, he wouldn’t mind taking off his pants to show the other person something significant, making them feel ashamed and look away.