Two months later.

An Asura Clan member riding an ordinary Hell Beast appeared in the sky above the Black Ant Divine Plane.

This Asura Clan member was Huang Xiaolong. The ordinary Hell Beast he rode was the transformed Red Flame Black Qilin. To avoid attracting attention, Huang Xiaolong had the Red Flame Black Qilin transform into an ordinary Black Lion.

After identifying the direction, Huang Xiaolong mounted the Red Flame Black Qilin and flew northward to the Black Ant Divine Plane.

The headquarters of the Black Ant Clan is located on the Hateful Heaven Continent in the northern part of the Black Ant Divine Plane.

The Black Ant Divine Plane is not small. At the speed of the Red Flame Black Qilin, it would take at least two more days to reach the Hateful Heaven Continent.

As far as Huang Xiaolong knew, although this Black Ant Divine Plane was named after the Black Ant Clan, it was not entirely dominated by them.

Besides the Black Ant Clan, there were two other Super Forces similar to the Black Ant Clan: the Violent Soul Sect and the Luminous Jade Sect.

Thus, the Black Ant Divine Plane was in a situation of a triumvirate power struggle.

One day later.

Huang Xiaolong arrived over an expanse of Primitive Forest.

"This should be the Demon Chi Forest," Huang Xiaolong thought to himself.

The Demon Chi Forest is the largest Primitive Forest in the Black Ant Divine Plane and has existed longer than any Super Sect on the plane.

Once he crossed the Demon Chi Forest and passed through a White Bone Plain, he would arrive at the Hateful Heaven Continent, where the Black Ant Clan headquarters is located.

Huang Xiaolong glanced at the darkening sky and decided that he would stop to rest for the night in the Demon Chi Forest before continuing.

After flying for a while, an hour later, the sky had completely darkened.

"Hao Ren, we’ll stop in the valley below for the night and continue our journey tomorrow," Huang Xiaolong pointed to a spot beneath the forest.

"Yes, Netherworld King," the Red Flame Black Qilin respectfully responded, carrying Huang Xiaolong down into the forest below.

After reaching the forest floor, a hidden small valley appeared in their view.

The valley was not large, but to Huang Xiaolong’s astonishment, the Spiritual Energy in the valley was quite abundant, and there were numerous Spirit Medicine and Spirit Grass growing there, which were considered rare treasures even for disciples of many Super Sects.

Huang Xiaolong casually strolled around the valley. In the center of the valley was a small lake, serene and enchanting. After making a round, he sat down by the lakeside.

A bonfire was lit, Huang Xiaolong had the Red Flame Black Qilin hunt a Hell Beast, and the two, one person and one beast, sat there drinking wine and eating meat.

Gazing at the tranquil lake surface, Huang Xiaolong’s Mental State unexpectedly calmed.

Involuntarily, Huang Xiaolong thought of Shi Xiaofei and the Huang Family members from the Lower Realm.

In the blink of an eye, he had ascended to the Divine World for hundreds of years, and although it had been centuries, for Huang Xiaolong it felt like a lifetime ago.

At this moment, his longing for Shi Xiaofei and the Huang Family was unprecedentedly intense.

"After this Heaven battle, I must find the Ancient Array Formation to return to the Lower Realm and find the expert who organized the Ascension Tournament," Huang Xiaolong vowed silently.

While Huang Xiaolong was pondering about Shi Xiaofei and his family in the Lower Realm, suddenly the sound of a battle reached him from afar.

The Demon Chi Forest was home to a type of Hell Beast called Demon Chi, and the forest was rich in Spiritual Medicine, so many forces’ disciples from the Black Ant Divine Plane came to the Demon Chi Forest for trials, so Huang Xiaolong wasn’t surprised to hear the sounds of fighting.

Huang Xiaolong sensed the power fluctuations from both fighting sides, and from these fluctuations, it was clear that the power levels of both sides were not high. The strongest of them was at most Heavenly Monarch Sixth Stage Late Stage, while the weaker ones were merely High-level God King. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The number of combatants was considerable, altogether about one or two hundred people.

At this moment, angry curses mingled with screams erupted.

Huang Xiaolong listened intently.

"Tan Zhiming, hand over the Bodhi Seed, or don’t blame me, Wu Yixi, for being rude!"

"Ridiculous, the Bodhi Seed was discovered by me first, why should I hand it over to you? Wu Yixi, others may fear your Black Ant Clan, but our Violent Soul Sect does not."

Following this, more furious shouts and thunderous crashing sounds arose.

Bodhi Seed?

Huang Xiaolong was somewhat shocked and surprised.

Wasn’t the Bodhi Seed an item of the Buddha World? How could it appear here?

Legend has it that as long as a Bodhi Seed is planted on Spiritual Soil and watered with Spiritual Water, it can slowly grow into a Bodhi Divine Tree.

This Bodhi Divine Tree is a remarkable thing; it is said that the entire Buddha World only has one, much like the Dark Night Divine Tree at the Asura Gate Headquarters in the Asura World—the only one in all of Hell.

Huang Xiaolong stood up.

If it truly were a Bodhi Seed, it would indeed be a great Treasure for him as well.

Although a Bodhi Seed is challenging to cultivate, requiring hard-to-find Spiritual Soil and Spiritual Water, once grown, the resulting Bodhi Divine Tree would be extraordinary. Legend states that practicing and cultivating under a Bodhi Divine Tree has astonishing effects; this virtue alone is enough for one to yearn for it day and night.

At this moment, the two battling parties moved closer to the valley from afar.

Huang Xiaolong mounted the Red Flame Black Qilin: "Hao Ren, let’s go out and have a look."

The Red Flame Black Qilin respectfully complied, stepping forward with its four limbs and carrying Huang Xiaolong to the valley entrance. Upon reaching the valley entrance, Huang Xiaolong saw the two battling parties.

One party had black tattoos on their foreheads, with short, thick limbs, and black ant patterns on their brocade robes—evidently, they were disciples of the Black Ant Clan. The other party, with disheveled hair and a fierce aura, had an ancient ’soul’ character on their brocade robes—members of the Violent Soul Sect, the other Super Sect of the Black Ant Divine Plane.

Both sides hadn’t expected to find someone within the valley. Seeing Huang Xiaolong emerge, they paused and retreated, coming to a halt.

All eyes from both parties fell on Huang Xiaolong.

"Heavenly Monarch Fifth Stage Middle Stage?" A one-eyed old man from the Black Ant Clan coldly glanced at Huang Xiaolong, then turned to a tall middle-aged man at the forefront of the Violent Soul Sect: "Tan Zhiming, this boy most likely overheard our conversation."

The tall Tan Zhiming from the Violent Soul Sect sneered, "Just a Heavenly Monarch Fifth Stage Middle Stage, he can’t escape. Wu Yixi, let’s resolve our matter first. How about this: I offer you five hundred thousand Lower Grade Chaos Spiritual Stones, and you withdraw. What do you think?"

Five hundred thousand Lower Grade Chaos Spiritual Stones is an astounding amount for any Super Sect’s Supreme Elder Level Heavenly Monarch expert.

The one-eyed old man Wu Yixi from the Black Ant Clan sneered in response, "Five hundred thousand Lower Grade Chaos Spiritual Stones? You think you can dismiss a beggar with that? How about I offer you five hundred thousand Lower Grade Chaos Spiritual Stones and you hand over the item."

Though five hundred thousand Lower Grade Chaos Spiritual Stones is considerable, compared to the Bodhi Seed, it is trifling. If the Bodhi Seed were auctioned, even its fractional value would exceed that amount.

Seeing that neither side regarded him with any concern, Huang Xiaolong couldn’t help but chuckle; it seemed his status as the Netherworld King was underestimated.