Chapter 1390: Fusing Two into One
Previously, Mo Yuji found a gateway to Hell, but the Gu Huo Immortal Lord had gotten to it less than 15 minutes before her.
Now that the Howling Celestial Dog had found a new gateway to Hell, the Gu Huo Immortal Lord wouldn't commit the same mistake. He moved swiftly and pressed ahead ferociously, approaching a concealed star.
The rest of the Primeval Mighty Miracle God Tribe also gave chase. However, they were also sealing the route as they chased, sealing the entire star and preventing others from entering.
If it wasn't for the Howling Celestial Dog, it would be difficult to find it even if they knew it was hidden on the star.
The Howling Celestial Dog had sniffed the scent of the gateway to Hell multiple times. Therefore, it became a natural thing, and it had basically locked on to it. They moved across the star and didn't take long before arriving.
Deep into the star was an underground waterfall. Behind the waterfall was a cavern that was hidden from sight. After entering the cavern and taking a closer look, the Gu Huo Immortal Lord soon found the bronze ring.
All the bronze rings, or in other words, the gateways to Hell, were almost identical with not much differences.
The Gu Huo Immortal Lord was decisive and stored it in a separate Sumeru Pouch. Immediately after, he investigated the surroundings for a while before leaving.
Once he stepped out from the star, a group of people crowded forward and asked in anticipation, "Young Master! How did it go?"
The Gu Huo Immortal Lord smiled faintly and answered, "I got it."
After three years of searching, he finally found his second gateway to Hell. Now he had stored it in a separate Sumeru Pouch.
"What will happen when we place both gateways to Hell together?" asked the Gu Yan Immortal Lord.
"We will know in a while. Let's find another place first."
The Gu Huo Immortal Lord was in a jovial mode and was naturally curious too. He led the group forward and soon arrived on another star. The star was bright, without any secret spots. After arriving on this star, the Gu Huo Immortal Lord instructed his men to lay defensive immortal designs over it.
Once various defensive immortal designs were in place, there was unlikely anyone who could pose any threat to the group. Only then did the Gu Huo Immortal Lord retrieve the two Sumeru Pouches before the anxious crowd. They were interested to find out what would happen when two gateways to Hell were placed next to each other.
Within the Greater Darkness Heaven, Wu Yu was curious too. This was deeply connected to the Ancient Ink Camp’s lives, and his.
"It's time to see what Mo Yuji has yet to tell us."
Before the anxious crowd, the Gu Huo Immortal Lord opened both Sumeru Pouches and retrieved the two gateways to Hell. Out of nowhere, the aura of ghostly immortals burst forth and the entire star was filled with dense vibes of Hell, as though the place was turned into Hell.
The Gu Huo Immortal Lord didn't attempt to restrain it and simply watched the changes to the two gateways to Hell.
Just as he expected, he didn't have to do anything to the two gateways to Hell.
The two gateways to Hell closed up before the watchful eyes of the crowd before clashing in a loud boom. Initially, the group thought both doors would be knocked back. To their surprise, the two bronze rings started to fuse. At the same time, the bronze rings melted, connected, and eventually formed a new bronze ring!
Within 10 breaths of time, a new but similar sized bronze ring appeared before the group. The only differences from before were probably the darker shade and the deeper ripples.
Obviously, the greatest change would be from combining two into one.
The Gu Huo Immortal Lord clapped his hands and said, "Every transformation within the Great Void Immortal Path that can't be explained is related to Marks of an Immortal King. They are all switches to activating the challenges! The mysteries behind the gateways to Hell are even more complicated than those to activate ninth-grade Marks of an Immortal King. If the 10th-grade Mark of an Immortal King has to be activated, it might very well be related to the gateways to Hell. Immortal Mo is really intelligent!" The transformation before his eyes had given him some certainty. He was even more certain of Mo Yuji's conjecture.
The group cheered.
The Gu Di Immortal Lord pursed her lips. She had wanted to remind the Gu Huo Immortal Lord to remain vigilant but recalled what Gu Yin had told her. In the end, she held back her urge to speak and kept her mouth shut.
The Gu Huo Immortal Lord stowed away the new gateway to Hell before speaking to the group. "We have obtained sufficient ordinary Marks of an Immortal King. From today onwards, we will focus on searching for these gateways to Hell. I'd like to see how many more gateways to Hell we can find in the Endless River of Stars!"
"Yes!"
Hearing that this might be the key towards the 10th-grade Mark of an Immortal King, the Primeval Mighty Miracle God Tribe was pumped. If the 10th-grade Mark of an Immortal King would give their tribe another immortal emperor, it would undoubtedly be a huge boost to their tribe.
The group set off to search for new gateways to Hell once again. Among them, the Howling Celestial Dog became the most important piece as it would be relied on to lead the way.
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Without any opportunity, Wu Yu spent the majority of his time within the Floating Dreams Pagoda, cultivating. On one end, he started researching into new tiers of his mystiques, strengthened himself, and consolidated what he had obtained previously. On the other end, he continued helping Nangong Wei's consciousness grow. The closer she was to the Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord, the more dangerous it would be. Although Nangong Wei didn't show up again, constantly growing by absorbing fragments of the Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord's consciousness still brought about a high risk of being discovered.
Fortunately, Nangong Wei had grown up and could hold herself well.
Nonetheless, growing further would only be more arduous. After all, the core consciousness of the Dancing Flame Phoenix Lord was more dense and solid, and Wu Yu had used his Spirit Chaser Art too often, causing the effects to wear out. Her immortal spirit had also toughened in the process.
Wu Yu could only try his best to help out.
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The Gu Huo Immortal Lord and the group traversed the Endless River of Stars, passing countless stars and combing through numerous lands. As the Howling Celestial Dog covered trillions of miles, the Gu Huo Immortal Lord realized that gateways to Hell weren't that easy to find.
Or rather, one should say that there weren't too many gateways to Hell in the entire Great Void Immortal Path. In close to 20 years, they found a second gateway to Hell on the third year. After that, they only found the third gateway to Hell on the 15th year. Time passed, and there were soon to be only 25 years till the Great Void Immortal Path was shut.
The Gu Huo Immortal Lord kept his cool and continued searching. He spent all his energy and focus on finding gateways to Hell. When passing by areas with Marks of an Immortal King, his interest wouldn't even be piqued. Other than them, the majority of the other immortal lords were still solely searching for Marks of an Immortal King.
However, lady luck was shining on the Gu Huo Immortal Lord. With exactly 20 years left in the Great Void Immortal Path, he found the fourth gateway to Hell.
Other than the first one he bumped into by accident, the remaining three had taken him 20 years of searching.
After getting the third and the fourth, he fused them with the first and second gateways to Hell. In the end, all four fused into one. There weren't huge changes other than a deeper color and the bronze ring becoming black. At the same time, the hellish aura coming from the gateway to Hell became even more robust. Everytime he took it out, the terrifying pressure was stifling.
After getting the fourth gateway to Hell, the Gu Yin Immortal Lord asked the Gu Huo Immortal Lord, "Young Master, we don't know if the decision to focus on searching for the gateway to Hell is the right one. The number of Marks of an Immortal King we have obtained might be far higher than what the descendants of other immortal emperors like Zhao Yuanchen, the son of Zhao Gongming, have found. At the same time, the 10th-grade Mark of an Immortal King is becoming more and more elusive."
The Gu Huo Immortal Lord looked at him and said, "No number of Marks of an Immortal King can match a 10th-grade Mark of an Immortal King."
"What if we can't get it in the end...."
The Gu Huo Immortal Lord chuckled and said, "This is where you differ from me. Are we going to give up on chasing for the best if there's a chance we might fail to get it?"
"Young Master, you are right!"
The Gu Yin Immortal Lord was convinced by his gaze. That was because it was filled with dominance, passion, and confidence in himself. Moreover, in this pool of 100 million immortal lords, those who stood a fair chance of getting the 10th-grade Mark of an Immortal King likely numbered fewer than 10. Even among them, his chances were clearly higher.
"Oh, right! Immortal Mo said that we should contact her immediately when we find the fourth gateway to Hell."
The Gu Huo Immortal Lord sent her an Immortal Message Talisman and received a reply soon after. After seeing the reply, the Gu Huo Immortal Lord smiled. After which, the group changed directions and headed forward.
"Young Master, how was it?"
"She's asking us to meet on the star we found the first gateway to Hell. She said she would want to try activating the challenge."
The Gu Di Immortal Lord asked, "Could she be plotting something?"
The Gu Huo Immortal Lord answered, "You are underestimating her. She can see the bigger picture well."
This was a sincere compliment from the Gu Huo Immortal Lord, but the Gu Di Immortal Lord wasn't comfortable hearing it.
She pursed her lips and didn't say a further word.
Several months later, they arrived at that star. Mo Yuji had been waiting for his arrival.
Dhrtarastra's faction was still powerful, with experts in various fields. Although the Gu Huo Immortal Lord and Mo Yuji seemed to be on good terms, both groups still saw each other as enemies. When they got closer, the confrontational vibes were especially apparent.
Mo Yuji and the Gu Huo Immortal Lord were excluded from this. They had noble backgrounds, were used to standing above the rest, and had greater foresight than the immortal lords under them. At the same time, they knew where they stood. To a certain extent, they were able to look past being confrontational and had agreed to cooperate to a certain extent.
After exchanging some pleasantries, the Gu Huo Immortal Lord went straight to the subject. "We only have 20 years left. Immortal Mo, how many gateways to Hell do you think we need to activate the real door?"