The Nine Nether Ghost Emperor had never expected to be brainwashed and become the most devout follower of the Nether Ghost King God.
Its current goal was no longer to obtain the inheritance of the Nether Ghost King God.
Instead, it was to help the Nether Ghost King God revive.
Then, with Ming Cheng's help, its injuries healed by more than half.
Its strength also recovered to thirty percent.
It looked at Ming Cheng with reverence in its eyes.
Ming Cheng was considered the spokesperson for the Nether Ghost King God before its revival.
This was not self-proclaimed by Ming Cheng.
A long time ago, Ming Cheng, like the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor, had desperately wanted to obtain the inheritance of the Nether Ghost King God and become the new Nether Ghost King God.
For this purpose, it had searched everywhere for information about the Nether Ghost King God's inheritance and obtained the first Nether God Token.
Furthermore, it had deciphered the first Nether God Token and obtained the divine artifact left by the Nether Ghost King God, the Faith Sacred Tablet.
The Faith Sacred Tablet could not only collect faith power but also force opponents weaker than oneself to believe in oneself.
When Ming Cheng obtained the Faith Sacred Tablet, it was brainwashed and became a believer of the Nether Ghost King God.
Subsequently, Ming Cheng continuously expanded its believers and built Ghost Towers.
All of this was for the revival of the Nether Ghost King God.
It was also because it held the Faith Sacred Tablet that it was able to convert the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor into a believer.
Otherwise, the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor would not have been so easily brainwashed.
Next, Ming Cheng did not directly attack Zheng Dong and the others.
However, it kept its subordinate believers tracking and monitoring Zheng Dong and the others.
It also relayed the situation of Zheng Dong and the others to the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor in real-time.
The Nine Nether Ghost Emperor also did not rush to make a move.
It still needed time to heal and recover its strength.
Zheng Dong and the others had not yet left the territory of the Barren Hall.
They had quietly returned to the Blood Zombie Queen's Soul Palace.
To discuss their next course of action.
Inside the grand hall of the Soul Palace, Zheng Dong and the others sat casually.
The Blood Zombie Queen stood obediently behind Zheng Dong.
Under its command, the undead guards stationed outside the hall closed the doors and prohibited any undead from approaching.
"Zheng Dong, did the Spirit of the Desolate Soul Relic Space tell you that after you obtain the inheritance of the Nether Ghost King God, it would let you go?" Professor Nong Xiu asked.
"That's what it said, but we can't fully trust it. It might still make a move against us after we obtain the inheritance," Zheng Dong replied.
Shen Bing and Shen Xue also nodded.
They agreed with this point.
The Spirit of the Desolate Soul Relic Space was suspicious and fickle, and could turn hostile at any moment.
"In that case, we might as well directly look for a way to resolve the Ghost Ring!" Wei Yi said with a frown.
Zheng Dong naturally wanted to do that as well.
However, resolving the Ghost Ring was not that simple.
If they couldn't resolve it in a short period and were discovered by the Spirit of the Relic, they would be in trouble!
The safest approach now was to search for the inheritance of the Nether Ghost King God while simultaneously looking for a way to resolve the Ghost Ring.
There was already a direction for finding the inheritance of the Nether Ghost King God.
However, there was no clue at all for resolving the Ghost Ring.
Zheng Dong planned to slowly gather information in the future and see if there was any way to break the Ghost Ring within the Nether Ghost King Realm.
At the same time, Zheng Dong also wanted to figure out the ten mother-child mirrors in his hand.
This was likely a damaged divine artifact. If it could be utilized properly, it should be able to play a significant role.
Therefore, Zheng Dong said,
"We can slowly search for the inheritance of the Nether Ghost King God while finding a way to resolve the Ghost Ring. As long as the Spirit of the Relic doesn't force us and cause the Ghost Ring to erupt, we can prioritize finding a solution for the Ghost Ring!"
Shen Bing and Shen Xue nodded.
It seemed that whatever Zheng Dong said, they found no problem with it.
Wei Yi did not object either.
"Brat, what do you think we should do next?" Shen Jiuxiao asked.
"We can instigate conflict between the ghost envoys, ghost prisoners, and followers of the Nether Ghost King God within the Nether Ghost King Realm.
Only by escalating the conflict and creating chaos will we have the opportunity to gather more information and force the owner of the last Nether God Token to reveal themselves," Zheng Dong said.
"That's feasible. So, should our next target be the煉火獄 (Refining Fire Prison) near the Barren Hall, or should we go trouble the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor again?" Wei Yi asked.
"Instead of going to the Refining Fire Prison, we might as well go trouble the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor again.
Let's spread the word that the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor possesses the last Nether God Token and entered the Nether Ghost King Realm this time to obtain the inheritance of the Nether Ghost King God.
After killing the Hall Master of the Barren Hall, it has already obtained the second Nether God Token, and will continue to collect Nether God Tokens and attack forces that possess Nether God Tokens," Zheng Dong said after some thought.
He already had a general plan of action in mind.
When the forces within the Nether Ghost King Realm focused their attention on the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor of the Barren Hall,
His clones would carry the fragmented seeds of Ling'er and travel to various parts of the Nether Ghost King Realm to collect information.
And set up spatial teleportation nodes.
At that time, he would be able to teleport freely within the Nether Ghost King Realm.
Zheng Dong shared his thoughts.
He continuously discussed and refined them with Shen Jiuxiao, Wei Yi, and the others.
That day, they began to act.
Under Zheng Dong's command, the Blood Zombie Queen infiltrated the Ghost Market to spread information.
Soon, the information that the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor possessed the last Nether God Token spread like wildfire to all corners of the Nether Ghost King Realm.
After continuous dissemination and fermentation,
The information, in the end, became quite detailed and believable.
Many undead would use their imagination to interpret the information and tell it to other undead.
This eventually evolved into the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor obtaining part of the inheritance left by the Nether Ghost King God in the outside world and gaining the recognition of the Nether Ghost King God.
It obtained the last Nether God Token left by the Nether Ghost King God.
This Nether God Token was the most crucial key to unlocking the inheritance of the Nether Ghost King God and could be integrated with other Nether God Tokens.
After integrating all the Nether God Tokens, not only could the inheritance of the Nether Ghost King God be unlocked, but the entire Nether Ghost King Realm could also be controlled.
Becoming the new master of the Nether Ghost King Realm.
This immediately attracted the attention of almost all the forces within the Nether Ghost King Realm.
The Hall Master of the Soul Heart Hall, who was injured by the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor and fled, also intended to fan the flames.
"Damn Nine Nether Ghost Emperor, whether this is true or not, it will lead to your death!" the Hall Master of the Soul Heart Hall cursed through gritted teeth.
On its shoulder, the head shattered by the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor was still hanging down.
For it, this was akin to losing a life.
It was impossible to heal this head.
It could only be cut off, leaving a scar the size of a bowl.
In order to retaliate against the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor, it also publicly declared that during the battle with the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor, it was injured by the Nether God Great Hand Seal, a skill mastered by the Nether Ghost King God, which the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor had inherited.
This made the rumors spread by Zheng Dong even more credible.
Similarly, the Hall Master of the Nether Soul Hall and the Hall Master of the Spirit Ghost Hall did not come forward to explain, but tacitly agreed with the statement of the Hall Master of the Soul Heart Hall.
Therefore, undercurrents surged within the Nether Ghost King Realm.
On the surface, however, it became eerily calm.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zheng Dong condensed a large number of clones, carrying the fragmented seeds of Ling'er, and moved towards various parts of the Nether Ghost King Realm centered around the Barren Hall.
While collecting information, they also set up teleportation nodes, forming a vast network.
For this purpose, Zheng Dong used multiple skills to condense clones.
The number of clones condensed exceeded a thousand.
Zheng Dong's main body remained in the Blood Zombie Queen's Soul Palace, studying the mother-child mirrors.
He gradually figured out the attributes of the mother-child mirrors, which belonged to the five elemental resources: Undead, Life, Light, Darkness, and Spirit.
This could be used by Youyou or Ling'er.
Ling'er had already grown to the Overlord level.
Therefore, Zheng Dong decided to let Youyou use it.
Perhaps refining and integrating the mother-child mirrors could enhance Youyou's strength and also reach the Overlord level.
Within the beast-taming space, Youyou attempted to refine and integrate the mother-child mirrors.
The entire process was slower than Zheng Dong had anticipated.
But it quickly figured out the origin of this set of mother-child mirrors.
The mother-child mirrors were called Ghost Demon Mirrors, a divine artifact left by Mirror Demon God, a subordinate of the Nether Ghost King God.
Before being damaged, the Ghost Demon Mirror Image it formed could perfectly replicate the power of divine-level extraordinary beings.
Now, it could only replicate the power of extraordinary beings below the divine level.
By activating the Ghost Demon Mirror and forming the Ghost Demon Mirror Array, it could replicate opponents and form Ghost Demon Mirror Images.
The Ghost Demon Mirror Image could master all attack methods used by the opponent.
And it could perfectly replicate them, unleashing the same power.
With this ability, Mirror Demon God also became the third most powerful subordinate of the Nether Ghost King God.
As the refining deepened, Youyou not only gained some information from the Ghost Demon Mirror but also mastered the method of activating the Ghost Demon Mirror.
However, it could not fully integrate it yet.
But with the help of five other legendary-level resources, Youyou's growth level gradually increased to the Overlord level.
Of course, Youyou only used two of the five legendary-level resources.
As Youyou reached the Overlord level, Zheng Dong also began his next move.
He needed to secretly build his own forces within the Nether Ghost King Realm.
This way, he would have the ability to contend with forces like the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor.
Youyou's mastered quasi-divine skill, Undead Sovereign, could play a great role.
Zheng Dong left the Soul Palace and began to search for Overlord-level undead within the Nether Ghost King Realm.
Even if they had joined other forces, he would not let them go.
This time, Zheng Dong was acting alone.
During the time Zheng Dong was assisting Youyou in refining the Ghost Demon Mirror,
Wei Yi and the others also began their own actions, collecting methods to break the Ghost Ring.
This time, Wei Yi acted with Professor Nong Xiu, while Shi Qian followed Xiang Ru Chuanqi, and the Shen Jiuxiao mother and daughters were together.
They each headed in different directions.
If they encountered trouble, they would still notify others through Ling'er's fragmented seeds.
Guided by the Blood Zombie Queen, Zheng Dong arrived at a canyon.
This was a necessary path for many undead traveling to the Ghost Market.
Soon, he saw a group of Abyssal Barbarian Elephants approaching.
The strongest among these Abyssal Barbarian Elephants were only at the Overlord level.
Zheng Dong used spatial teleportation to arrive above this group of Abyssal Barbarian Elephants.
This immediately caused the group of Abyssal Barbarian Elephants to roar incessantly.
Their python-like trunks flexibly whipped towards Zheng Dong.
Zheng Dong paid no mind.
He directly summoned Youyou.
Youyou, in its Taji form, was surrounded by ten strange mirrors.
She did not use the Ghost Demon Mirror.
Instead, she unleashed the quasi-divine skill, Undead Sovereign.
Undead Sovereign could command undead of the same level, making them submit to Youyou and obey her orders.
Immediately, a strange power covered the entire herd of Abyssal Barbarian Elephants.
All the Abyssal Barbarian Elephants quieted down, stopped attacking Zheng Dong, and obediently waited for Youyou's command.
Youyou used the skill Undead Puppet to transform three of the leading Overlord-level Abyssal Barbarian Elephants into undead puppets.
She had them continue to lead the herd of Abyssal Barbarian Elephants to stand by in the territory of the Barren Hall.
When Zheng Dong wanted to use them, he would have Youyou command them.
For the next period, Zheng Dong was engaged in this very task.
The Overlord-level undead controlled by Zheng Dong increased day by day.
Through these Overlord-level undead, the indirectly controlled undead became even more numerous.
Soon, it surpassed the Nine Nether Army of the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor.
Of course, Zheng Dong did not stay in the territory of the Barren Hall the entire time.
Instead, he continuously used spatial teleportation to switch locations.
After all, the number of Overlord-level undead in one place was limited.
As for the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor, it was still unaware of this.
After Ming Cheng left, the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor went into seclusion to recuperate.
It hoped to quickly recover eighty to ninety percent of its strength before making a move against Zheng Dong and the others.
Ming Cheng did not urge it either.
It was unknown what arrangements it was making in secret.
It was not until the Ghost Market around the Barren Hall began to become chaotic that the subordinates of the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor notified the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor.
The Nine Nether Ghost Emperor had no choice but to temporarily stop its healing.
It came to the Barren Hall and summoned its subordinates to understand the recent situation in the Nether Ghost King Realm.
Soon, it also realized that it had been tricked.
Damn it, was it the Hall Master of the Nether Soul Hall or the Hall Master of the Spirit Ghost Hall?
The Nine Nether Ghost Emperor believed that after entering the Nether Ghost King Realm, it had only offended the Hall Master of the Nether Soul Hall, the Hall Master of the Spirit Ghost Hall, and the Hall Master of the Soul Heart Hall.
As for the Hall Master of the Barren Hall, he was already dead, so he was not counted.
It felt that the Hall Master of the Soul Heart Hall did not have the guts to scheme against it. Only the Hall Master of the Nether Soul Hall and the Hall Master of the Spirit Ghost Hall dared to do so.
Sensing the crisis, the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor had no way to quell the rumors.
It had no choice but to seek help from Ming Cheng.
Ming Cheng did not agree to help it resolve the issue.
It only hoped that it would prioritize the revival of the Nether Ghost King God and not pay too much attention to the forces under its command.
The Nine Nether Ghost Emperor's eyes suddenly lit up.
The effect of the Faith Sacred Tablet manifested.
It immediately prepared to make a move against Zheng Dong and the others.
It no longer cared about other matters.
"How are those beast tamers I asked you to keep an eye on?"
The Nine Nether Ghost Emperor sat on the throne in the hall and sternly questioned the many Totem-level undead subordinates.
These Totem-level undead were somewhat confused.
The discussion earlier was not about this topic, so why did it change suddenly?
Could these beast tamers be more important than the safety of the Nine Nether Army?
However, they had only sent their subordinates to monitor Zheng Dong and the others.
And they had lost track of them multiple times.
The information they knew was very limited.
Finally, one by one, they were all taught a lesson by the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor.
The Nine Nether Ghost Emperor had no choice but to ask Ming Cheng for information about Zheng Dong and the others.
Ming Cheng indeed had detailed information.
Because the followers of the Nether Ghost King God were spread throughout the entire Nether Ghost King Realm.
No matter where Zheng Dong and the others appeared, they would be quickly discovered by these followers.
After obtaining the detailed information, the Nine Nether Ghost Emperor planned to first make a move against the Shen Jiuxiao mother and daughters who had arrived near the Blood Hell.