On the way, they encountered many attacks from the undead.
Zheng Dong and the others also obtained some information about the Underworld Ghost King Realm from these undead.
There were three main forces in the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
The first-ranked force was the ghost envoys of the thirteen great halls.
They were originally subordinates of the Underworld Ghost King God and controlled the entire Underworld Ghost King Realm.
However, after the Underworld Ghost King God died, these ghost envoys engaged in multiple internal conflicts, and their control over the Underworld Ghost King Realm weakened.
The ghost envoys were further divided into various factions, and each faction fought amongst themselves.
The second-ranked force was the ghost prisoners.
As the name suggested, they were prisoners of the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
After the Underworld Ghost King God died, they killed the ghost envoys guarding the ghost prison, occupied the ghost prison, and formed an alliance to deal with the ghost envoys.
The third-ranked force was the believers of the Underworld Ghost King God.
These believers built ghost towers, hoping to resurrect the Underworld Ghost King God.
Unfortunately, even among the ghost envoys, many undead did not want the Underworld Ghost King God to be resurrected.
After all, they were accustomed to being in charge, and who would want to be managed by the Underworld Ghost King God after its resurrection.
Therefore, these believers were often suppressed by both the ghost envoys and the ghost prisoners.
The Savage Hall, where Zheng Dong and the others were heading, was the territory of the ghost envoys.
The hall master of the Savage Hall had reached the quasi-god level, only a thin line away from a lower god.
Below the hall master were seven chief constables, all of whom were totem-level undead.
Of course, the hall master of the Savage Hall had ascended to his position through his own strength after the Underworld Ghost King God died.
The original hall master of the Savage Hall had died in battle along with the Underworld Ghost King God.
Moreover, all the god-level undead in the entire Underworld Ghost King Realm had not survived at that time.
This was good news for Zheng Dong and the others.
The strongest undead they would face was at the quasi-god level,
and the danger level was much better than expected.
They just didn't know if there were any remnant spirits in the Underworld Ghost King Realm, nor did they know if the Underworld Ghost King God had left behind any means of resurrection.
As Zheng Dong was heading to the Savage Hall, the hall master of the Savage Hall sat leisurely on his throne, drinking bright red wine.
It did not look like an undead.
It looked more like a normal human.
The only difference was that its lips and eyes were very red.
Frighteningly red.
"The show is finally about to begin!" the hall master of the Savage Hall sneered.
He sat in the Savage Hall, his eyes looking forward.
It seemed as if he could see the entrance to the Underworld Ghost King Realm through the hall.
He looked forward to more transcendent beings or beast tamers from the outside world entering the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
Not only him, but many quasi-god level undead in the Underworld Ghost King Realm also looked forward to it.
In the highest ghost tower of the Underworld Ghost King Realm, Ming Cheng, the most loyal and fanatical believer of the Underworld Ghost King God, with white hair, was filled with excitement.
"The opportunity has finally arrived, my great Ghost King God, we will definitely find you the most potential bodies to help you resurrect," Ming Cheng said.
Ming Cheng was an humanoid undead. Apart from a pair of bull horns on his head, he looked very similar to humans.
His strength also reached the peak of the quasi-god level, even stronger than the hall master of the Savage Hall.
Under his command, the believers of all eighteen ghost towers began to act.
Among these believers, eighteen undead had reached the quasi-god level of growth and were also very powerful.
Of course, the ghost prisoners in the ghost prison also reacted.
However, the prison kings of each ghost prison acted independently, and unless a major crisis occurred, they would not act in concert.
The strongest, and closest to a lower god, the Blood Prison King, intended to leave the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
"I've finally waited for this day, I can go out, and I will establish a divine kingdom of my own," the Blood Prison King roared.
His body kept twisting, and finally, it turned into a sea of blood, swallowing the other prisoners in the blood prison.
He didn't need subordinates; he felt subordinates were troublesome.
However, he did not leave immediately.
He had been trapped in the Underworld Ghost King Realm for many years, and when he was about to leave, he planned to give the Underworld Ghost King God a great gift.
In fact, he was not the prison king of the blood prison a long time ago.
To become the prison king of a ghost prison, one had to possess at least god-level strength.
But he had lived long enough.
All the god-level prisoners in the blood prison had been taken away by the Underworld Ghost King God and never returned.
He became the strongest here and became the Blood Prison King.
The Underworld Ghost King Realm was in turmoil.
Outside, transcendent beings from various totem countries, as well as many beast tamers, were preparing to enter the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
The most excited was the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor of the Nine Nether Totem Country.
The Nine Nether Ghost Emperor led the army of the Nine Nether Totem Country and rushed towards the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
It was almost a full mobilization.
All generals and above undead in the Nine Nether Totem Country were taken away by the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor.
As for the territory of the Nine Nether Totem Country.
The Nine Nether Ghost Emperor didn't care at all.
As long as it could obtain the inheritance of the Underworld Ghost King God, it would have a chance to become the new Underworld Ghost King God.
At that time, it could create a totem country of any size.
This also made the Yan Huang tense.
For this reason, Long Zhenchuan summoned a large number of beast-taming legions to prevent the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor from causing trouble.
The Nine Nether Ghost Emperor was in a hurry to enter the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
It had no time to cause trouble along the way.
The impact on Yan Huang was not significant.
This made many adventure-seeking beast tamers hesitate, considering whether to enter the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
In addition to the Nine Nether Totem Country, many totem-level undead sleeping in the Divine Capital Undead Battlefield also secretly rushed to the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
Before long, a large number of undead gathered outside the Soul Roaring Valley.
These undead rushed into the Underworld Ghost King Realm one after another.
This also made it impossible for some undead who wanted to leave the Underworld Ghost King Realm to do so.
Multiple conflicts broke out between the two sides.
The wails of ghosts echoed throughout the Soul Roaring Valley.
It was not until the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor led the undead legion of the Nine Nether Totem Country that they were able to advance unimpeded, with no one daring to block them.
Any undead that dared to attack were eliminated by the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor.
The Nine Nether Ghost Emperor was also a quasi-god level being.
It also had many totem-level undead under its command.
After entering the Underworld Ghost King Realm, its strength could rank fourth.
However, it could not yet compare to the native forces of the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
Like Zheng Dong and the others, the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor was also in the dark upon entering the Underworld Ghost King Realm, knowing nothing.
They didn't know where to start if they wanted to obtain the inheritance of the Underworld Ghost King God.
However, it was very high-profile.
It captured a few ghost envoys from the Savage Hall and obtained a lot of information.
Then, it decided to attack the Savage Hall.
It planned to occupy the Savage Hall and then use it as a base to gradually expand throughout the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
By then, there would be ways to obtain the inheritance of the Underworld Ghost King God.
However, neither the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor nor Zheng Dong and the others had complete information.
They did not know the true strength of the hall master of the Savage Hall.
Zheng Dong's group was getting closer and closer to the Savage Hall.
The Savage Hall managed a vast area, equivalent to a totem country.
The undead living within its territory had to obey the management of the Savage Hall.
However, the management was very lax.
As long as they regularly provided sufficient resources or corresponding elemental crystals to the Savage Hall, the ghost envoys of the Savage Hall would not cause trouble.
As they got closer to the Savage Hall, the surroundings gradually became more lively.
Ghost markets could be seen frequently.
Ghost markets were markets where many undead exchanged resources.
Most of these ghost markets were built in abandoned cities.
Zheng Dong and the others had also disguised themselves.
On the surface, they looked no different from the undead.
Zheng Dong used mimicry to disguise himself as an undead, leaving no flaws.
Wei Yi, on the other hand, used the power of the evil siren, and an aura of undead always lingered around her.
Shen Jiuxiao and her two daughters also had their own methods.
Among them, Shen Xue chose to merge with a death-attribute pet and used a potion to mask her scent.
Professor Nong Xiu did the same.
As for Xiang Ru, he used the power of the Earth Titan, burrowed into the ground, and merged with the earth, secretly following Zheng Dong and the others.
Shi Qian used the power of time, making him look like he was dead, becoming a true undead.
"Zheng Dong, are we almost at the Savage Hall?" Wei Yi asked.
She looked at the surrounding undead; this was the largest ghost market she had seen since entering the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
The number of undead exchanging resources here exceeded hundreds of thousands.
Zheng Dong nodded slightly.
"The Savage Hall is just ahead. Why don't we first gather information about the Savage Hall before heading there?" Zheng Dong said.
Their purpose was different from the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor's.
They were not going to the Savage Hall to occupy it, but to obtain information about the inheritance of the Underworld Ghost King God.
"I don't think we can get much information from ordinary undead. It's best to capture some ghost envoys from the Savage Hall.
And they should be of the commanding rank or above," Wei Yi said.
Before Zheng Dong could speak, Professor Nong Xiu, who was beside them, also chimed in:
"Why don't we split up? It's easier to attract the attention of the Savage Hall if we're together.
Let's each collect information and meet outside the east entrance of the ghost market in half an hour."
Zheng Dong thought it was feasible and then looked at Shen Jiuxiao and her two daughters.
"I have no problem, but how do we notify each other if we encounter trouble?" Shen Jiuxiao said.
Ordinary communication devices could not be used in the Underworld Ghost King Realm.
After all, there were no communication base stations or satellites here.
This was indeed a problem.
Wei Yi and the others were not weak, but it was impossible to maintain contact with everyone at all times.
As everyone fell silent, thinking of a solution, Zheng Dong said:
"I have a way, but I'll need your cooperation."
Zheng Dong summoned Ling'er and condensed many clone seeds.
He then had these clone seeds parasitize on Wei Yi and the others.
If any of them encountered trouble, they only needed to activate the clone seeds to quickly condense a clone, which could then inform Ling'er.
Ling'er would then activate the clone seeds on others, allowing them to grow into clones and notify everyone.
Wei Yi and the others did not reject this method.
Shen Jiuxiao also agreed.
But she requested that Shen Bing and Shen Xue act with her.
Thus, everyone acted separately.
Zheng Dong acted alone, but Xiang Ru would secretly follow Zheng Dong to protect his safety.
Wei Yi and Professor Nong Xiu were together.
Shi Qian preferred to be alone.
However, Zheng Dong and the others did not know that they had already been targeted.
There were also many believers of the Underworld Ghost King God in the ghost market.
These believers had also received orders from Ming Cheng to find vessels for the resurrection of the Underworld Ghost King God, which meant a nearly perfect body.
The judgment of whether a body met the requirements was not based on appearance, but on the potential of the body and its capacity.
The greater the potential, the stronger the Underworld Ghost King God would be after resurrection.
The greater the capacity, the more mental will of the Underworld Ghost King God it could accommodate, and the easier it would be to resurrect the Underworld Ghost King God.
The latest targets were Shen Bing and Shen Xue.
This was not only because of their beast-taming talents but also because they were female.
The Underworld Ghost King God was also female.
Of course, no one could be sure of the true form of the Underworld Ghost King God.
However, the Underworld Ghost King God often appeared in the image of a goddess.
In the ghost market, there was a temple of the Underworld Ghost King God.
The temple was already dilapidated, and many of the divine statues were damaged.
But the image of the Underworld Ghost King God could still be vaguely seen.
A red line stood vertically on its forehead, perhaps a closed third eye, or perhaps just a mark.
Inside the temple, five totem-level undead were hidden.
They were all believers of the Underworld Ghost King God.
After devoutly worshipping the divine statue, the leading undead looked at the other undead.
Its entire body was shrouded in black mist, making its form indistinguishable.
"How is it? Have the targets arrived?"
"They should have entered the ghost market. Our people will lure them over."
After Zheng Dong and the others separated.
Shen Jiuxiao took Shen Bing and Shen Xue to search for suitable targets.
Shen Jiuxiao soon set her sights on an undead.
This undead had the aura of the Savage Hall.
Perhaps it was a ghost envoy from the Savage Hall.
However, its strength was a bit weak, only a king-level undead.
Soon, Shen Jiuxiao found an opportunity and captured this undead.
She interrogated it and obtained some information.
This undead was not a ghost envoy, but merely a lackey of the ghost envoys.
It acted as an informant for the ghost envoys, monitoring the situation in the ghost market.
Shen Jiuxiao forced it to take her to find a ghost envoy.
Soon, in a lively casino in the ghost market, they saw a ghost envoy.
However, this ghost envoy was also a minor character.
It didn't know much information.
It came to the casino hoping to win back the resources it had lost.
The boss behind this casino was a commander from their Savage Hall, and it couldn't afford to offend him.
Under Shen Jiuxiao's coercion, it took Shen Jiuxiao and her two daughters to see its leader.
According to it, its leader was a overlord-level undead.
If that were true, it should know a lot of information.
Shen Jiuxiao did not doubt it too much and followed it to the dilapidated temple.
Immediately, she felt something was wrong.
Shen Jiuxiao quickly sent out a rescue signal through Ling'er's clone.
But it was too late.
Three of the five totem-level undead attacked her simultaneously.
The other two attacked Shen Bing and Shen Xue.
Soon, Shen Bing and Shen Xue were subdued.
When Zheng Dong arrived via spatial teleportation, he only saw Shen Jiuxiao struggling to hold on.
"Stinky brat, hurry up and save my daughter!" Shen Jiuxiao shouted.
Zheng Dong frowned, looked around, but couldn't find Shen Bing and Shen Xue.