Chapter 973 - Great Hell Judge! (1/2)

Nie Yan’s mind flashed with countless possibilities. Just what requirement did he fail to fulfill? Could it be that he first had to wipe out all the Umbra Demon Kings for the quest to be considered complete?

But how could that be it? It was simply impossible for him, or any other player, to take out so many Umbra Demon Kings!

As Nie Yan gave up all hope, Kalenna floated up above his shoulder and waved her staff. A white light enveloped his body, alleviating the pressure.

Guardian Barrier!

Nie Yan breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at Kalenna. If it wasn’t for her, he’d be done for.

After carefully checking the area up ahead for any traps, Nie Yan walked toward the throne.

You have discovered the Death God’s Throne.

This mysterious metal throne actually belonged to the Death God!

The throne was without its lord. According to legend, the Death God and the God of Light had killed each other in mutual destruction. Nie Yan shifted his gaze down to the small black box sitting next to the throne on the floor. It was made out of wood and bore no special engravings. It couldn’t look any more ordinary.

Nie Yan wondered what was inside the box. He picked it up. There was no lock, but he could sense a strange energy coming from within.

Nie Yan carefully opened the box and discovered a black skull inside. His heart trembled violently. It was about the same size as a human’s, and gave off a black shine, as if it were made out of crystal. Inserted in the middle of its forehead was a large crimson jewel. Though most terrifying were the eyeballs that still filled its eye sockets. As they shifted around, its jaw unhinged and let out an eerie cackle.

Sure enough, it was the Death God’s Skull, the item Nie Yan came to Hell for!

“Got it!” Nie Yan closed the box. He was just about to leave when he discovered he couldn’t use his Unknown Transfer Scroll.

A violent tremor suddenly shook the entire hall. Frightening cracks spread out through the walls. This whole place was going down!

Nie Yan fled toward the exit! He had to escape before thinking about anything else!

Using all his speed boosting skills, Nie Yan streaked across the narrow passageway like a bolt of lightning.

BANG! BANG! BANG! Nie Yan heard the walls collapsing behind him.

As Nie Yan exited the pyramid tower, he saw the Umbra Demon Kings running away in the distance. They seemed terrified by something to the point they didn’t even bother looking at him. He felt an odd sense of relief and fear welling up.

Several dozens of kilometers away, far into the horizon, an enormous pillar of light descended from the sky. It pierced through the boundless darkness.

It was the portal to the outside!

Nie Yan’s heart was filled with elation. Even though the appointed time for the portal hadn't arrived yet, his quest was completed. So, Archangel Tallod had opened the portal early for him.

Nie Yan sprinted for half a kilometer before feeling the earth violently quake below him. The mountain behind him collapsed as an unrivalled creature crawled out. It was a titanic skeletal monster!

This monster was over 100 meters tall. Compared to this creature, the Umbra Demon Kings were nothing more than ants. It could easily squash them to bits with one foot!

Nie Yan inspected the creature with Transcendent Insight.

Bone Emperor (Lord): Level 300

The Bone Emperor climbed out of the collapsed mountain and locked onto the fleeing Nie Yan. It let out a world-shaking roar.

Nie Yan felt his soul leaving his body. Just the roar of the Bone Emperor alone threatened to send him flying!

Nie Yan sensed an ice-cold gaze lock onto him, causing his body to shiver violently from head to toe. He couldn’t help but curse uncontrollably. What kind of frightening boss was this? Who could possibly deal with it, when escaping from under its watch was already impossibly difficult?

What kind of difficulty rating would this quest have? An SSSSS-rating?

What Nie Yan didn’t know was that this quest was originally never this difficult. However, with the release of the Chaos Temple and Sword of the War God, the system upped this quest’s difficulty. There was no way he could possibly complete it at this difficulty.

For the first part of Hell, unless a player was Level 200+, they wouldn’t stand much of a chance against the Level 180 Elites and Lords. When it came to the Level 210 Demonified Lords, perhaps even Level 220 players wouldn’t be enough to kill them.

Nie Yan reaching this point and obtaining the Death God’s Skull was nothing short of a miracle.