Chapter 829: The Node

“Those external matters are not worth mentioning.”

Wu Ming looked at this eighth-level Spirit Pearl, a hint of amusement in his expression. “I wonder what Master Xu’s purpose is in coming here this time? If it’s merely to form an alliance, the Divine King of the Eastern and Western Divine Systems would seem more suitable than me…”

“Two mere Upper Lingzhus, who haven’t even reached the true Xu Ling level, how could they be of any use against the catastrophe?”

Xu shook his head disdainfully, “Actually… I’ve already contacted the Supreme Xu Lings of the Hei Yu race to jointly deal with the chaos in the Inner World. The Xu Lings of my race who have merged with the Dao also support my plan.”

“What plan might that be?”

Wu Ming nodded, already having some understanding.

This eighth-level alien must have some ulterior motive, and the plan requires a large number of people. The great beings who have merged with the Dao are fine to deal with, since they are incarnations of the rules and will definitely take action as long as it benefits the world.

But someone like Wu Ming, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, who lives freely and leisurely, may not necessarily be willing to take extraordinary risks just for the sake of saving the world.

“It seems you’ve already guessed something…”

Xu didn’t bother with formalities and directly stated his purpose, “I want to organize a coalition army and directly invade the Inner World!”

Although he spoke very calmly, Wu Ming believed that any deity hearing this would first think he had gone mad.

After all, in the main world, facing hordes of divine abominations like locusts, all the divine systems were struggling to cope. Now, going into the Inner World, the divine abominations’ home ground, wasn’t that just asking for death?

“The Inner World, huh?”

But Wu Ming had indeed experienced many trials and tribulations, and even now had a fragment of his consciousness traveling in the Inner World, so he wasn’t particularly surprised, merely raising his eyebrows, “As for the problem of resentment pollution, how does Master Xu plan to resolve it?”

Once entering the Inner World, the most important thing was this silent pollution.

The accumulated resentment and sins of countless years in the main world were enough to make any supreme being fall into an abyss without a bottom.

“Haha… such a reaction, it seems you and I are indeed the same kind of person!”

Xu nodded with satisfaction, “As for the solution to resentment, our Ling race has already developed mature technology. As a gesture of goodwill for this alliance, we wouldn’t mind directly handing it over to you… but you’re not curious why I insist on going into the Inner World?”

Without waiting for Wu Ming to answer, he continued directly, “The Inner World and our main world are actually two sides of the same coin. Only when the two are completely combined do we have the world we truly inhabit… After this outbreak, it has already begun to merge with the main world. In other words, even if all the supreme gods unite their forces, they can no longer reseal it.”

It was clear that this Xu had a deep understanding of the Inner World, and his words were filled with absolute confidence.

“Then, how should we thoroughly resolve the Inner World?”

Wu Ming asked candidly.

“To thoroughly resolve the Inner World, the first step is to eliminate all divine abominations, demons, monsters, resentful spirits, and other impurities… this is the first step. The second step is to establish a base in the Inner World!”

Xu smiled, “Since the Inner World can invade our main world, why can’t we counterattack?”

“Actually, every region in the Inner World corresponds to a part of its original power, with nodes of resentment. If we unify or destroy all the nodes in the Inner World, it would be equivalent to mastering the entire Inner World. At that time, we could transform it into any form we desire.”

“Transform a world as large as the main world?”

Wu Ming was genuinely surprised this time.

This Xu indeed had quite the ambition.

“With just one Xu Ling existence, or even our entire Ling race, it’s naturally impossible to achieve this. But if our several races unite, it would barely be sufficient!”

Xu appeared very confident, “I can first give you some documents as evidence. After you’ve read them, you can fully understand the feasibility of it.”

After He finished speaking, a point of light flew before Wu Ming.

“Hmm?”

Wu Ming’s divine consciousness slightly touched it, instantly receiving a massive amount of information. Some of the conclusions even coincided with his own explorations, making them highly credible.

“To face this catastrophe, the forces of all races in the main world are needed. I hope you will carefully consider the plan I mentioned earlier…”

His figure gradually dissipated, and Wu Ming could feel Him quickly leaving the main temple.

“Heh! Dedicated to benefiting others without any self-interest?”

Wu Ming waited for a moment, then a faint sneer surfaced on the corner of his mouth.

Such a deity, if He were a Dao-merged rule deity, it might be possible, but as for those like Him, the Great Luo, who among them was not self-serving and self-centered? To put it bluntly, even if the main world were to be destroyed, they could still live just as comfortably in other universes or dimensions.

Therefore, such actions were definitely not His true intention, and there was something to be considered in His plan.

“For us eighth-level beings, the only great temptation that could make Them pursue it recklessly should be the ninth-level realm…”

A sudden inspiration flashed through Wu Ming’s mind.

Saving a world might be enough for a seventh-level Golden Immortal to ascend. Last time, when he himself ascended the entire universe, he obtained enough resources to break through to the eighth level.

Now, according to the level of the main world, if he saved the entire world, how much would he gain?

He had a seventy to eighty percent certainty that Xu must be plotting something along these lines!

“Transforming the Inner World… this idea isn’t bad at all!”

Wu Ming looked at the point of light in his hand, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.

…

Inner World.

“Truly… quite a formidable strength!”

Wu Ming, in the guise of Jack the Ripper, transformed into a black shadow, running through a blood-red canyon.

Behind him, several Black Armored men roared loudly, and from their shouts alone, one could hear intense anger and fear.

“Just a small race, yet it has a sixth-level existence guarding it, and even that unfathomable aura nearby…”

Wu Ming thought about the gains from extracting the souls of the several Black Armored men, quite astonished, “Once a divine abomination bloodline race, now it has grown to such an astonishing level. The amplification of resentment in the Inner World is truly terrifying…”

“But still daring to chase me, it seems they haven’t been taught a lesson yet!”

Wu Ming suddenly turned around while sprinting rapidly, and a layer of hazy glow instantly fell onto the heads of the two pursuers behind him.

Bang! Bang!

Their vision blurred, and they immediately fainted. In their sleep, their bodies began to disintegrate.

“Killing in dreams? This skill isn’t completely useless…”

After dealing with the pursuers, Wu Ming turned and left, “If it weren’t for fear of making too much noise and alerting those eighth-level divine abominations, a few races guarded by mere sixth- or seventh-level beings… hehe…”

Just then, his whole body stiffened, and a look of surprise and delight immediately appeared on his face.

“A resentment node, it should be right here…”

According to the information provided by Xu, the entire Inner World was actually composed of a vast network of countless resentment nodes.

And near these nodes, the closer one got, the more likely it was for more ferocious divine abominations to be born or catalyzed.

Therefore, near those powerful Inner World races or mighty divine abominations, there must be resentment nodes.

“From the memories of this Black Armored race, they originally lived by the Black Water Lake, suffering from the oppression of various beasts. In a time of crisis when their race was about to be annihilated, a two-headed dragon appeared and saved them… Therefore, they moved their entire race here, quickly receiving influence, and their race’s strength grew explosively.”

“There must be a hidden node here!”

Wu Ming stomped his right foot, causing the earth layer to crack, revealing a deep fissure.

Without hesitation, he leapt down, entering the deep underground.

Thud!

After a period of falling, Wu Ming’s feet steadily landed on the rocks. This place should originally have been a cave; his previous stomp merely broke through the surface layer of the cave.

Here, numerous purplish-red magma pulsed like human veins, emitting a glow.

Wu Ming was unafraid and walked directly deeper.

As the journey continued inward, the purplish-red glow became increasingly bright. Upon entering a cave, a scene immediately came into view before Wu Ming.

Gurgle! Gurgle!

It was a huge lava lake, but the lake water was no longer magma at this moment; instead, it was in a liquid state, intensely concentrated with resentment!

“Just a single node, yet it has accumulated so much?”

Wu Ming looked on, his pupils slightly constricting.

“Gurgle! Gurgle!”

Masses of purplish-red liquid rolled, in the middle was a dense blackness, as if there was a shadow.

“The aura of a divine abomination…”

Strands of resentment seeped into this body, making its figure appear even more towering and terrifying.

Wu Ming directly walked to the center of the lake of resentment, finally seeing the massive shadow.

It was a gigantic figure sleeping quietly beneath the lake of resentment. It had three heads, its entire skin resembling freshly plucked feathers, presenting a pinkish hue, and its body shape resembled a giant dog.

“The Three-headed Dog of the Underworld Realm?”

Wu Ming’s eyes flashed with sharp light, immediately recognizing the identity of this divine abomination, “The descendant of an ancient divine dog, yet it has fallen to this state…”

At this moment, there was still a hideous wound on the back of the three-headed dog, directly breaking its spine, and from the gap, one could see the pulsating red internal organs.

“This isn’t cultivation, it’s treatment…”

Wu Ming immediately understood the whole story, “Placing an injured divine abomination here to recuperate?”

Under the visible support of resentment, the injuries of this Underworld Three-headed Dog were healing rapidly, and a fierce aura approaching that of a Great Luo was spreading out unreservedly.

A powerful divine abomination, I wonder which divine system it offended to end up in this state…

Wu Ming smiled, a glow of a barrier appearing on his hand, “But… since you’ve met me today…”

In the next moment, the barrier shone brightly, transforming into a seal that directly wrapped the heavily injured and sleeping three-headed dog completely.