Wilderness: I Tame Beasts to Survive

Chapter 335: Chapter 243: Netherworld Passage

It circled in mid-air, its mouth gaping open. A roiling wave, like a world-ending tide, formed once again in its maw.

"Brace yourselves! This is the Soul-Vibrating Sound! It deals both Spiritual Energy and Spiritual Power damage!" Hom’s single eye spun frantically as a brilliant crimson light erupted from his body. He sent a Spiritual Message to Han Ning.

"SCREEE!!!"

A transparent sound wave, seeming to seek the destruction of all creation, descended like divine retribution.

"Hold fast!"

Han Ning gritted his teeth and pushed himself to the limit, deploying the Spiritual Shield he had yet to fully master. He attempted to simultaneously envelop the Spiritual Worlds of Yin Yi, Egg Pancake, and Fei Lin.

At the same time, he burned his Spiritual Power to its absolute limit. The Spiritual Fluctuation of a Tier Three Dark Star formed a faint breeze that rippled out behind him.

At the forefront, Qingyao’s eyes blazed with a magnificent green light. Countless chains materialized, crisscrossing to form a barrier before it.

Jade-white, red, and azure light shone in brilliant concert.

BOOM!

In that instant, the sound wave crashed against the chains.

Under the sound wave’s assault, the chains constantly shattered, only to reappear from the void.

At some point, Qingyao’s form had grown large enough to fill half the grand hall. It stood like a reassuring mountain, resolutely shielding Han Ning and the other Soul Beasts.

"CLANG!!"

Unfortunately, the sound wave also contained an insidious Spiritual Attack. On this invisible battlefield, Qingyao’s Spiritual Power seemed unable to fully resist the impact. Struck by the spiritual wave, its head shifted slightly, a clear sign that it was struggling to hold on.

This slight shift of a few inches was all it took for a portion of the wave to slip past Qingyao and slam into those behind it.

Bolstered by Han Ning’s Spiritual Surge, the power of the Soul Techniques unleashed by his Contracted Soul Beasts increased significantly, allowing them to tenaciously resist the sweeping sound wave.

"Ling!!"

Positioned behind Qingyao, Yin Yi was the first to falter, lasting less than two seconds.

The illusory shield surrounding its Spiritual World instantly shattered.

The two-pronged assault of Spiritual Energy and Spiritual Power sent it flying backward, slamming hard into Egg Pancake.

"YELP~"

Egg Pancake was even weaker than Yin Yi overall. It didn’t last even a second before being sent flying back along with her.

A mirror-like sheen appeared around Fei Lin’s body. She became a phantom-like blur, darting forward to catch Yin Yi and Egg Pancake.

THUD~

The three Soul Beasts were thrown by the surging force, crashing into another Soul Beast standing with the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm before they were finally brought to a stop.

"CLANG!!"

Fortunately, Qingyao, guarding the front, snapped back to its senses. Gritting its teeth, it sealed the breach once more.

In the rear, the Soul Beasts on the floor struggled back to their feet and raised their shields once more.

After the Soul-Vibrating Sound had poured out for over ten seconds, the wave gradually dissipated.

Of the nearby treasure chests not covered by the shield, some were instantly reduced to dust, while others burst open, revealing glowing items within.

Qingyao, Yin Yi, Egg Pancake, Fei Lin, and Han Ning behind them all collapsed weakly to the ground, the picture of utter exhaustion.

Meanwhile, the phantom figure floating in mid-air gradually turned to smoke and dissipated.

The Spiritual Energy light flashing on the four walls was instantly extinguished.

’Whew... That’s a Monarch-Level attack for you. Even with Elder Qingyao defending, plus two Lord-Level and several War General-Level Soul Beasts, it was still such a struggle to resist.’

Han Ning shook his head and rubbed his throbbing temples. He got to his feet, walked over to Qingyao, and asked with concern,

"Elder Qingyao, are you alright?"

A trace of confusion still lingered in Qingyao’s beautiful Dragon Eyes.

It stared blankly at Han Ning. If this were an anime, its eyes would have been replaced by two spiraling "@_@" symbols.

"Clang~"

After a full minute of being dazed, Qingyao finally came to its senses and gave a listless response.

"As long as you’re okay."

’I can sense my Soul Beasts’ injuries through our Spiritual Link. With Qingyao taking the brunt of the attack, they’ve only suffered heavy injuries at worst; their lives aren’t in danger.’

’Soul Beasts are hardy. As long as the injuries aren’t fatal, they can recover over time.’

"All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm, help heal their injuries. I’m going to take a look over there."

Han Ning called over his shoulder to the All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm, then walked straight toward the dark-colored orb in front of the Duke of Night Nether’s statue.

As he drew close, the system panel no longer issued any danger warnings.

He breathed a sigh of relief. Following the panel’s prompt, he touched the orb and infused what little Spiritual Power he had left into it.

WHOOSH~

His perspective suddenly shifted.

Han Ning looked down to find himself floating within an unknown space.

A vast, empty void surrounded him.

’It’s empty?’

Han Ning was taken aback by the scene before him.

He did a full turn, and finally, he spotted an irregularly shaped cloud of unknown mist behind him.

Floating around the mist were several bizarre clusters of light composed of starlight, glowing blue, red, and purple.

A blue light flashed as Han Ning’s Spiritual Power swept over it.

[ㅤ

Item Name: Spatial Rift Entrance (Netherworld)

Rarity: ???

Description: A Subspace rift leading to a realm filled with Undead and Dark Energy.

]

[ㅤ

Item Name: Spiritual Power Mark

Rarity: ???

Description: A Spiritual Mark containing the memories of a Beast Master.

]

He scanned three of the light clusters in a row; all of them were identified as Spiritual Power Marks.

Han Ning probed one of the light clusters with his Spiritual Power.

In the next moment, a torrent of unfamiliar information flooded his mind.

[Netherworld navigation coordinates to Netherworld City: ...]

’Coordinates? Could it be... the Alataku People used the Netherworld to travel to another city, thereby shortening the distance?’