Chapter 0357: The Panlaw Divine Plane
“Brother Huang Hai, you said you’d treat us. Since you won first this time, you can’t delay it,” said Fat Francis with a smile, then clicked his lips. “Tsk tsk, ten trillion divine stones—if they were mine, I could spend them for tens of thousands of years!”
Huang Long nodded. “Of course.”
“Hey, Fat Francis, stop bragging. You still owe me over 60 billion,” Chester said to him. “It’s been so many years. If calculated at the interest rate of the Shangyi Hall, ten thousand years would cost 600 million, and one hundred thousand years would cost 6 billion. Now that it’s been over a hundred thousand years, you owe 70 billion.”
The Shangyi Hall did have a lending department, but ordinary family members rarely borrowed from it because the interest rates were too high for most people to afford.
Upon hearing this, Fat Francis looked downcast. He stepped forward with a grin and said, “We’re brothers, right? I haven’t held it against you—why would you hold it against me? Money is just material stuff. Let’s not talk about it. Talking about it makes things vulgar!”
Chester sneered, “Not talk about it?”
Fat Francis took a serious expression and declared, “Absolutely not!”
“Fine, then don’t bring it up to me again,” Chester laughed.
Fat Francis was stunned. His fat face scrunched up as he forced a smile. He was used to spending lavishly. The divine stones his family gave him each year weren’t enough for his expenses, so he often had to “ask” Chester for more. If he stopped asking, wouldn’t that mean his end?
Huang Long watched Fat Francis’s sad face and shook his head with a smile. “Let’s go. We’re heading to Tianxiang Castle.”
Fat Francis’s face instantly brightened. “Hehe, I knew Brother Huang Hai was generous. Come on, let’s head to Tianxiang Castle!”
Tianxiang Castle was a small city, the most upscale shopping area in the Luning family’s headquarters. Of course, even outstanding direct descendants like Francis and Chester didn’t dare to set foot there because the costs were extremely high.
Along the way, the three of them made a grand entrance to Tianxiang Castle. Francis was filled with laughter, drawing glances from the direct descendants they passed.
It wasn’t long before they arrived at Tianxiang Castle. As the name suggested, it was a huge castle. Once inside, the streets were wide, filled with shops, and various beast carts shuttled back and forth.
The Luning family had over 2 trillion indirect and direct descendants in the Netherworld. Although direct descendants made up only a small proportion, their number still reached one billion.
These billion descendants were mostly concentrated in the main headquarters within Luning Prefecture and the cities surrounding it. Tianxiang Castle, as a high-end consumption area, was naturally bustling. Although its streets were wide, they still seemed a bit crowded. After entering Tianxiang Castle, the three of Huang Long headed straight for Tianxiang Pavilion. Tianxiang Pavilion was the heart of Tianxiang Castle, combining restaurants and various forms of entertainment. “Hehe, isn’t this Francis? Fatso, it’s been some time since I’ve seen you—what a coincidence!” As soon as the three entered Tianxiang Pavilion, they heard a shrill voice. Then, a young man with purple hair came over surrounded by seven or eight others, his face full of mockery. Fatso Francis turned to see the young man with purple hair and gave him a hostile look. “Daniel, does it matter to you whether I come or not? Get lost!” “Oh, it’s been some time—our fatso has gotten more temper! I heard you came in last place again in this trial. Did you come to Tianxiang Pavilion to celebrate being last?!” The young man with purple hair laughed heartily, and the other descendants also started laughing. Huang Long frowned. At that moment, Chester explained, “He’s Fei De’s brother.” Fei De’s brother? A cold glint appeared in Huang Long’s eyes. Hearing this, Fatso Francis became enraged. “Daniel, if you’ve got guts, let’s go to the arena now!” The young man with purple hair stopped laughing and hesitated. Although Fatso Francis always came in last place in the trials, he was still a Level 7 Dark King warrior, which was slightly stronger than his own peak Level 6 strength. At that moment, a cold snort came from afar. Everyone turned. The young man with purple hair saw the newcomer and his face lit up with joy. “Second brother!” It was indeed Fei De, accompanied by two descendants of the Luning family. Huang Long recognized them as those who had also participated in the trial island trials. “It’s you guys again,” Fei De said coldly as he approached and saw the three of Huang Long. “In this trial, our brothers Huang Hai and I came in first. We’re here to celebrate. What, Fei De? You came here to celebrate after finishing fourth?” Chester stared at Fei De and sneered coldly. At that moment, all the surrounding descendants turned their attention to Huang Long. Huang Hai? That mid-tier god, who hadn’t been taken seriously by anyone just now, was actually the first in this trial?! Everyone was filled with disbelief. The trials had just ended, and due to Kennedy’s strict orders, along with the abysmal results of the descendants compared to before, they rarely talked about trial scores. The results of the trials hadn’t yet spread among the direct descendants of the Luning family.
“Second brother, fourth?!?” The purple-haired young man Daniel turned to look at Fei De in disbelief after hearing this.
“Hehe, Chester, you really can’t even lie. A mid-tier god participating in the trials and coming in first?”
“That’s right! Only a fool would believe such an absurd joke!”
“A fool? Well, there’s a fool here—fat guy!”
The other young men around Daniel began to mock and tease him. After a moment of shock, Daniel also started laughing. Indeed, how could a mid-tier god come in first in the trials? He hadn’t thought much about it before and had almost been “deceived” by Chester.
“Enough!” Fei De grew increasingly annoyed as he listened to the mockery directed at Huang Long, Chester, and the others. His expression darkened as he shouted, “Let’s go!” Without paying attention to his brother Daniel and the others, he left Tianxiang Pavilion right away.
Daniel was surprised by his second brother Fei De’s sudden anger and found it baffling.
“Second brother, weren’t we here at Tianxiang Pavilion to celebrate? Why are we leaving so soon?!” Daniel snapped out of his daze and followed him, asking Fei De.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Fei De turned around angrily and slapped him with a loud “slap”: “Celebrate hell! Get back there now!”
He hadn’t wanted to come in the first place; it was Daniel who insisted on dragging him along to celebrate with the other young men at Tianxiang Pavilion. Usually, since he always came in first, celebrating was a natural thing. But this time?!
The thought of Huang Long and the others only made Fei De angrier.
Huang Hai actually had eight divine avatars. Now, even with Bishop, the eldest of the Runing family, standing by his side, he didn’t dare to do anything against him in front of everyone.
“You may have eight divine avatars and be fast at hunting primal beasts, but that doesn’t mean you’re strong. Huang Hai, better be careful—don’t end up in my hands like that guy Angus!” On the way back, Fei De sneered inwardly, his eyes flickering.
“Yet that woman, Anlise, is still deeply in love with Angus. All this time, she still holds onto her promise to marry him. How detestable! I need to think of a way—maybe even have Grandpa propose to the Beikal family?!” Fei De muttered coldly, “You bastard, Angus, even after you die, you still oppose me. Don’t worry, sooner or later, I’ll take care of your brother Chester and that Huang Hai as well!”
“Propose to the Beikal family? We need to find the right moment—maybe after the next opening of the Land of Forgetfulness?” Fei De’s eyes sparkled. “Once we enter the Land of Forgetfulness and obtain the Sacred Fruit of Heaven and Earth and the Nether Pearl, we can propose this condition to the family. The rest of the family should have no objections then.”
Huang Long watched Fei De and the others leave, a cold smile forming in his heart.
“Hehe, Brother Huang Hai, did you see that? Fei De’s look of shame and anger was absolutely hilarious! Damn, so satisfying!” Fat Francis pointed in the direction Fei De and the others had gone, laughing loudly. “You don’t know? Back then, this kid was so arrogant. Every time, Chester and I had to endure his nonsense. Ever since we met Brother Huang Hai, it’s finally his turn to suffer!”
Chester also started laughing.
Huang Long smiled. “Let’s go. He’s left. We can continue.”
Fat Francis said with a smile, “Yes, let’s continue!” With that, Huang Long and the two others went up to the attic of Tianxiang Pavilion and ordered various dishes and drinks to celebrate.
“Brother Huang Hai, in a few days you’ll be entering the Tianlong Space. It’s so boring. Then it’ll be just the two of us again.” As they chatted, Fat Francis suddenly sounded frustrated.
Huang Long was taken aback and said, “It’s only about a year.”
Chester patted Fat Francis on the shoulder. “Do you think everyone is like you, always leisurely and playing around? With your attitude, I really don’t know how you managed to reach the seventh level of the Nether King!”
The seventh level of the Nether King—although not much of a deal for the upper ranks of Runing Core—was still a formidable figure among the entire family and even in the outside world.
Fat Francis said, “I’m just complaining a bit. Back when Angus was around, the three of us were together, and it wasn’t so boring. Now that Brother Huang Hai has come, and he’s about to enter the Tianlong Space in a few days, I heard from my grandfather that the family might send Brother Huang Hai to the Panlaw Divine Realm!”
“What? The Panlaw Divine Realm?!” Chester exclaimed in shock.
Huang Long frowned. “The Panlaw Divine Realm?”
Fat Francis looked around, then created an absolute space around them before speaking. “Brother Huang Hai probably doesn’t know. The Panlaw Divine Realm is one of the six supreme divine realms. It was created over ten trillion years by ten thousand peerless warriors from each of the seven major families of the seven main divine realms.”
“Ten thousand peerless warriors?!” Huang Long’s expression also changed slightly upon hearing this.
“Not bad. The Six Supreme Divine Realms and the seven major godly realms of the elemental gods joined forces to create this Ten Thousand Laws Divine Realm, naturally in order to train the best descendants from each of their families. Generally, every ten million years, each family selects its most outstanding descendant to be trained here.”
Huang Long’s eyes sparkled upon hearing this.