Chapter 0436: The Lord of Saint Wen’s Mansion

“Go to the Netherworld together?” Huang Long frowned.
Nicole looked at Huang Long with a mix of anticipation and anxiety, her beautiful eyes shining. Huang Long pondered for a moment and said, “It’s fine.” Then he added, “Your father and mother are in the Netherworld.”
Hearing Huang Long’s agreement, Nicole’s face lit up briefly before darkening again. She understood what he meant—although he agreed to let her go with them, he would only take her to her father and mother.
However, upon hearing about her parents, Nicole’s eyes brightened significantly. “Have you met my father and mother? How are they now?”
Huang Long nodded. “I have.” Then he briefly told Nicole about Simp and Belin from the Phoenix clan. Back then, after saving Simp and Belin, Huang Long bought them villas in the main city of Fuyang and settled them there on the Nyaa Continent.
After hearing what Huang Long said, Nicole expressed her gratitude. “Thank you.”
Huang Long nodded without saying much.
“Uley pays his respects to Lord Huang Long and all the lords!” At that moment, Uley, the realm guardian who had noticed Huang Long and the others, rushed over and bowed respectfully.
Nicole felt annoyed inwardly at Uley showing up precisely at this time. Huang Long, on the other hand, said to Uley, “Uley, there’s no need for such formalities. Stand up.” After all, Uley was the guardian of the Hengyuan Realm.
Though Huang Long was polite, Uley was somewhat flattered. After bowing in gratitude, he stood up and asked, “Lord Huang Long, are you leaving Hengyuan?”
Huang Long had only returned to Hengyuan not long ago, and now he was leaving again? Each trip involved trillions of divine stones—was all this just to make a quick visit? Although those stones weren’t Uley’s, the thought still caused him great pain.
As if reading Uley’s thoughts, Huang Long smiled and said, “We’re just returning to Hengyuan for a quick look before leaving.”
Uley replied respectfully and then led Huang Long and the others to the teleportation array.
Along the way, Huang Long and Uley talked, naturally mentioning matters related to the Holy Church and the Snowfall Empire. Although Huang Long didn’t say it outright, Uley understood his meaning perfectly. He replied respectfully, vowing to take good care of the Hengyuan Realm.
By “Hengyuan Realm,” he naturally meant the Huang family of the Four Seas Empire.
With Alfer and Fuz dead, it was only a matter of time before the Four Seas Empire ruled Hengyuan Realm.

Uley made a firm promise, and Huang Long didn’t hold back either. From the Five Prison Divine Cauldrons, he chose a fine top-grade divine artifact for him. Uley took the top-grade divine artifact from Huang Long’s hands, his face filled with excitement, and thanked Huang Long repeatedly, vowing that the affairs of the Huang family would be his responsibility, assuring Huang Long to rest easy.

After a while, Huang Long and the others arrived at the teleportation array. “Lord Huang Long, where are you going?” Uley asked cautiously. Although Huang Long said he wanted to leave, Uley didn’t know which divine plane he was heading to this time. “The Netherworld,” Huang Long replied without hesitation. Uley replied respectfully. Huang Long was going to the Netherworld again; Uley guessed it was to look for Huang Xiong and the others.

“Then, Miss Nicole, are you also going to the Netherworld?” Uley turned to ask Phoenix Nicole, his gaze somewhat strange. Nicole blushed and nodded, “I am too.” Uley said nothing more. After consulting Huang Long, he activated the teleportation array, and instantly, a dazzling light radiated from it. Uley stepped back, and under his watch, Huang Long and the others on the teleportation array disappeared all at once.

“Finally, they’re gone!” Uley sighed in relief after seeing Huang Long and the others leave.

As the saying goes, “It’s hard to welcome a Buddha, but even harder to see him go.” When Huang Long returned to Hengyuan and killed Yalf and the others, if he were “careless” and failed to control his power, this mortal plane of Hengyuan might not be able to withstand his wrath. Although he didn’t know Huang Long’s true strength, he had felt Huang Long’s pressure during the Sea Clan’s Sea Sacrifice.

“I really don’t know how Huang Long trained. It’s only been two thousand years, yet he should already have the strength of a mid-tier god in the later stage, right?” Uley sighed in amazement.

Two thousand years to rise from a lower-tier god to a mid-tier god, and even reach the later stage—such talent was truly terrifying.

Of course, while marveling at Huang Long’s talent, Uley also felt some regret. If he had known earlier, he would have done whatever it took to get Huang Long and the others to join their Theodore family. If they had joined, he probably wouldn’t have had to stay in this Hengyuan plane as its plane guardian. Although being a plane guardian sounded like the highest position to manage and rule a plane, put bluntly, it was just hard labor.

While Uley and the others were pondering, Huang Long and the others had already been teleported to the Netherworld. When they opened their eyes and saw the familiar surroundings, they were surprised. Coming to the Netherworld again, they were still teleported to that teleportation array on thethe Sea of Virtue Continent.

Since teleportation to the Netherworld does not allow specification of which continent to be sent to, Huang Long and the others could not have anticipated being transported to this Canghai Continent either.
“What are you all standing around doing, dumbfounded?!” Just like last time, when Huang Long and the others arrived in the Netherworld, suddenly a shout rang out, followed by a group of people in blue clothing approaching. The one who shouted was the supreme god leading the group, a squad leader.
Nicole might not know, but Huang Long and the others recognized them as members of the Canghai Continent’s main god army.
As soon as the squad leader finished speaking, a cold snort sounded, and a terrifying pressure emerged, even causing the supreme god squad leader to tremble.
“A peerless powerhouse!”
The hundred members of the main god army stared in shock and awe at Brade beside Huang Long—it was Brade who had emitted that pressure.
Earlier, the army captain, upon seeing that the teleportation array indicated the arrival from the mortal realm of Hengyuan, mistook Huang Long and the others for powerful beings from the divine realm and scolded them casually.
“Sir, I apologize for my rudeness earlier. Please forgive me,” the captain said, suppressing his shock and speaking respectfully to Brade.
Although generally no one dares to offend members of the main god army, even peerless powerhouses are beyond their ability to offend. It’s a matter of rank difference.
Brade nodded, then turned to Huang Long and said respectfully, “Young master.”
The captain and the rest of the army members were astonished. They immediately knelt before Huang Long. Under everyone’s puzzled gazes, Huang Long, along with Brade, Bog, and the others, flew away from the teleportation array.
“Did the teleportation array really show that they came from the mortal realm just now?!” After a while, the captain regained his composure and turned to ask his subordinates.
“Yes, captain.”
By then, Huang Long and the others were already hundreds of thousands of miles away.
“Young master, where should we go now?” Bog asked.
“To Saint Wen City,” Huang Long replied after some thought.
“To Saint Wen City?” Bog and the others were confused, not understanding Huang Long’s intention of going there.
Huang Long had his own plans for going to Saint Wen City.
At present, his main purpose for returning to the Netherworld was to find Huang Xiong, Zhao Rong, and the others. Since Huang Xiong, Zhao Rong, and the rest had just arrived in the Netherworld, at the lowest level among the lower gods, the dangers of this bloody and cruel realm were evident.

However, the Netherworld is vast and boundless. If Huang Long and the others searched on their own, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack. Thus, he had to rely on other forces. At present, Huang Long’s identity was sensitive, and there were not many people in the Netherworld he could trust who also possessed considerable strength. Sheng Wen, the head of the Sheng Wen Mansion, was acquainted with Li Yifeng. In the Land of Forgetfulness, Huang Long learned through Marshall that Sheng Wen had a good relationship with him. Therefore, Huang Long decided to seek Sheng Wen’s help to find out the whereabouts of Huang Xiong, Zhao Rong, and the others.

After deciding to head to Sheng Wen City, Huang Long did not summon a top-tier flying immortal artifact. Instead, he directly used the Cloud Soaring Technique, allowing Bog and the others to stand on the clouds as he rushed toward Sheng Wen City at high speed.

Although top-tier flying immortal artifacts were not slow, their speed was only comparable to that of ordinary Level 7 Nether King warriors. Since leaving the Lu Ning headquarters, Huang Long’s strength had continued to grow, and his current speed was several times faster than that of top-tier flying immortal artifacts. However, these artifacts could fly simply by using spirit crystal stones, which made them convenient. That’s why Huang Long had used them when returning from the Netherworld to Heng Yuan back then, as there was no urgency.

While flying using the Cloud Soaring Technique, Huang Long still found it too slow. So, he brought Bog and the others into the Group of Immortals Pavilion and then possessed Brade, allowing Brade to rush forward at high speed.

As an unparalleled warrior, Brade’s speed was even greater than Huang Long’s.

Yet, only Huang Long could employ such a method.

The Transformation and Possession Technique was a divine skill of the immortals. It posed no challenge to Huang Long, but it still shocked Bog and the others when it was used.

Back then, it took Huang Long and the others two years to reach Sheng Wen City using the flying artifacts of the Main God’s army, but this time, it took less than ten days!

Sheng Wen Mansion.

“Huang Long? Is that really you?!” Sheng Wen, the head of the Sheng Wen Mansion, was greatly surprised upon seeing Huang Long.

Now, Huang Long’s status was far beyond what it was back then. In fact, his status was even higher than that of Sheng Wen, the head of the mansion.

When the Land of Forgetfulness opened, Sheng Wen hadn’t gone there, but he had long heard about Huang Long’s achievements as a Soul Master, Array Master, advanced Beast Tamer, and possessor of twelve divine avatars, among others, as demonstrated during competitions.

Now, the entire Netherworld was discussing these events.

Twelve divine avatars!

When Sheng Wen heard that Huang Long had twelve divine avatars, he was stunned for a long time before being pulled back to reality by his subordinates.

“It’s me,” Huang Long said with a smile, looking at Sheng Wen’s astonished expression. Then, his brows flashed, and Bog and the others appeared before Sheng Wen.

“Borg, Nat, Gusta, Fat Lion!” Upon seeing Borg and the others, Sheng Wen named them one by one.
Sheng Wen had never forgotten the scene of Borg and the three others concentrating their divine essences in the Divine Transformation Pool, causing abnormalities in their physical forms.
“Lord Sheng Wen of the Sheng Wen Mansion, I’ve come this time to ask you for a favor,” Huang Long said after exchanging polite greetings with Lord Sheng Wen and sitting down.
“Hehe, Brother Huang Long, you’re too polite. Just call me Sheng Wen from now on. What can I do for you, Brother Huang Long?” Lord Sheng Wen replied with a smile.