Chapter 1773: Chapter 1693: Heroes’ Prison Cell No. 3

Huang Yi immediately exercised his rights as King of the World, broadcasting an announcement to the entire world, and his voice echoed in every corner of the globe—

"I, King of the World·God of Killing, need your help. I ask all the members of the Elite Dragon Race to go to the Holy Lake in the Central Continent’s English Dragon Clan Holy Land and drink the Holy Water. The Holy Water is mixed with my Ancestral Spirit Blood, which can greatly enhance your strength. This is a global adventure opportunity, open to everyone, as long as you have joined the English Dragon Race. After drinking the Holy Water, you will have a bloodline connection with me, allowing us to fuse together, making me an extraordinarily strong presence. Only in this way can we engage in the final battle with the King of Hell..."

The call from Huang Yi was heard simultaneously by countless players worldwide. Some players who were offline were also informed of this news by their relatives and friends. Soon, everyone around the world knew about it.

Countless people began to use teleportation circles worldwide to transport themselves to the Central Continent’s English Dragon Clan Holy Land and drink the Holy Water from the Holy Lake.

Even many expert players traveling on other planets saw this news on forums and news outlets and started returning to The Second World, hoping to drink the Holy Water.

At that moment, not far from Huang Yi were some players from the Bai Long Clan of the Elite Dragon Race. Upon hearing Huang Yi’s words, they immediately opened their mouths and drank a few sips of the lake water.

In an instant, their bodies burst into dazzling light, and they exclaimed in surprise, clearly benefiting from it.

Everyone who drank the Holy Water had their strength enhanced, akin to taking a permanent Buff Potion.

This Holy Lake was large enough to meet the drinking needs of 10 billion people.

...

Now, Huang Yi’s strength has increased significantly again, allowing him to check out cell number 3.

He summoned Heroes’ Prison and quickly entered cell number 3 smoothly.

Cell number 3 was a typical Underworld-style scene, dominated by black, white, and gray colors.

Huang Yi was standing in a place resembling a garden, filled with various Underworld plants. A Red Spider Lily bloomed beside him, and a white bone vine sprawled freely on the ground, its segments resembling sections of a white spine.

Turning his head, he glanced around and noticed a large stone not far away with four large characters inscribed on it—Underworld Garden.

He began exploring the garden casually, wandering around to see if he could sense any peculiar areas.

At this moment, he arrived at a place similar to a Greek Parthenon Temple, surrounded by towering round stone columns without a dome.

Inside the temple stood a statue of a goddess, gracefully poised, clad in a robe, elegant and regal.

"Huh?" At this moment, Huang Yi noticed something amiss.

His right eye saw the statue as stone, marked by the erosion typical of rain-washed sculptures. But his left eye saw the statue as a living woman, with real flesh and blood.

"Eye of the Underworld!" Huang Yi immediately realized.

He had a magical medicine bottle that produced a random drop of potion daily, with various abilities, up to S-rank. Although it was of no use to him now, it had helped him greatly when he was weaker, including producing a drop of liquid called "Tears of the Underworld King."

He dripped Tears of the Underworld King into his left eye, granting the left eye the ability of the [Eye of the Underworld], allowing him strong visual capabilities in the Underworld.

Later, he washed away the Seven Deadly Sins in Purgatory, and his right eye also gained the Eye of the Underworld ability.

Now, in this environment akin to the Underworld, only the left eye was functioning while the right eye remained inactive.

Clearly, the key lay in that drop of Tears of the Underworld King.

Huang Yi approached the statue of the goddess, scrutinizing her closely, and directly asked, "Who are you?"

Instantly, the visions from his left eye and right eye were starkly different.

His right eye saw a motionless statue.

But his left eye saw the woman tremble slightly and blink.

At that moment, the goddess stared intently at Huang Yi’s left eye and said softly, "Your left eye bears my husband’s tears."

"Your husband’s tears... You’re the wife of the Underworld King?" Huang Yi immediately understood.

"Yes, I am the Underworld Goddess and the First Styx Queen, my husband is Underworld King·Jiu You." The goddess’s voice was tinged with sadness but remained graceful, without any loss of composure.

It turns out that this woman was the number 2 figure in the Underworld back in the day, second only to the Underworld King.

The rules of the Underworld differ from those of the Heaven Realm, where gods and demons cannot marry to prevent offspring that might threaten the safety of The Gods and Hordes of Demons.

However, in the Underworld, the Underworld King and Styx Queen were indeed married, and their offspring were the renowned Nyx Clan, of which Sharp Sword and Lord Gigi were members.

Generations of Underworld Kings have also come from the Nyx Clan, including the most famous Emperor Huang Quan, akin to a hereditary system.

The woman before him was actually an ancestor to Sharp Sword, Lord Gigi, and Emperor Huang Quan.

"The Death God has long been in conflict with my husband, always attempting to control the Underworld, capturing many from it. Unfortunately, I also fell into his hands," the Styx Queen spoke softly.

Huang Yi frowned, "The Death God’s strength should be on par with yours; why were you still captured?"

The Styx Queen shook her head, "I wasn’t captured by the Death God himself. At our level of strength, there isn’t much of a difference. However, the Death God is insidious and cunning, and among the Four Supreme Gods, he is the most troublesome. He used schemes to lure me in. Never underestimate the Death God; his wisdom is as great as his ambition."

"The current Underworld King is a Heaven-Sent Man; he’s also a person with great foresight," Huang Yi suddenly remarked.

"His Majesty the God King was right. Our Underworld would one day fall into the hands of a Heaven-Sent Man, and now, the prophecy has been fulfilled," the Styx Queen said, her gaze full of nostalgia.

To others, the God King is an elusive figure only existing in myths and legends. But to her, the God King was someone she had seen and spoken with.

"Since you have no objections, I’ll head to the Underworld right away to release you," Huang Yi said, and then promptly left Heroes’ Prison, returning to the lake outside.

He immediately chose suicide and then accepted his death, allowing his soul to traverse to the Underworld.

Upon entering the Underworld, a familiar scene in black, white, and gray appeared before his eyes.

Not far away, a familiar voice suddenly flickered into view; it was Sharp Sword.

He was the first to sense Huang Yi’s entry into the Underworld and came straight here.

"God of Slaughter, it’s been just a moment, and your strength has improved so much," Sharp Sword remarked, scrutinizing Huang Yi with approval.

"The thing you promised me, hand it over first," Huang Yi demanded.

Sharp Sword nodded readily, his palm flicking to reveal a box, which he handed to Huang Yi.

Huang Yi took the box but did not open it. Instead, he stared at Sharp Sword for a long time, as if engaged in a silent contest.

Ultimately, he didn’t open the box to check, but instead put it away directly, seemingly trusting Sharp Sword completely.

Sharp Sword raised his eyebrows, eyeing Huang Yi with mild surprise, "It seems you’ve fully grasped the logic of that secret, and rightly so. If you couldn’t, you wouldn’t be called the God of Slaughter! Anyone else might not figure out this layer of logic right away and would habitually open it up for inspection. But by doing so, they would surely lose in the contest that lies ahead."

Huang Yi replied expressionlessly, "I’ll release prisoner numbers 3 and 4 first, but number 8 will have to be delayed."

"No need to delay. I know what you’re wary of," Sharp Sword said, shaking his head, his sharp eyes piercing into Huang Yi as if seeing through him entirely, "I can tell you that secret, naturally, I also know your secret because these two secrets are interconnected. Your secret is the premise for the existence of that secret."

Sharp Sword spoke cryptically, without specifying what the secrets were, because they were chatting in the Virtual World rather than talking offline, so he couldn’t speak openly. Otherwise, that entity would know, but he knew Huang Yi would understand.

Huang Yi pursed his lips and pondered for a moment before nodding, "Alright, I’ll release the three of them right away."

After speaking, he immediately summoned the Heroes’ Prison and strode inside.

Over ten minutes later, he reappeared at the same place, bringing out three prisoners.

The Underworld Goddess in cell number 3 — Styx Queen.

The Son of Demon in cell number 4 — King of Reflections.

The Underworld Guardian in cell number 8 — Scorpio.

Three of the top ten figures in Heroes’ Prison were released all at once, without any restraints, granting them complete freedom.

"So, you are the current Underworld King?" the Underworld Goddess smiled at Sharp Sword. The smile was elegant and noble, exuding the grace of a mother of the world. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"Greetings to the Styx Queen!" Sharp Sword bowed slightly, displaying sufficient courtesy.

Their relationship was complex; on one hand, he was her descendant, separated by an unknown number of generations; on the other hand, he was the reincarnation of the First Underworld King Jiu You, which could also make him her husband reborn.

"You are not you either," the King of Reflections remarked, scrutinizing Sharp Sword with a slight smile.

In Huang Yi’s view, the King of Reflections still looked like him, just like when he saw himself in the mirror in cell number 4. But in Sharp Sword’s eyes, the King of Reflections took on Sharp Sword’s appearance. To everyone, the King of Reflections appeared as themselves.

At this moment, Scorpio hurriedly left Huang Yi and joined the Styx Queen and Sharp Sword’s side, his elevated scorpion tail finally relaxing.

"Now that I’ve fulfilled everything I promised, I’m heading back," Huang Yi stated to Sharp Sword.

"You’re in a hurry to deal with the King of Hell, aren’t you? Interesting," Sharp Sword said playfully, maintaining a consistent expression throughout unless he chose to reveal otherwise, making it hard for outsiders to discern his intentions.

"In truth, the King of Hell isn’t the King of Hell," the King of Reflections drawled, "but what does it matter? In truth, no one is truly themselves..."