How could this happen? Chu Linfeng was utterly shocked. He had long expected that Chase Chu would be swept into the Netherworld civil war, but he never imagined Chase would become the new Nether Emperor, about to ascend as the ruler of the Netherworld!
But that wasn't even the most shocking part. Even more astonishing was that Chase Chu's body radiated overwhelming Nether qi, yet his true form appeared as a Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon. His immense power swept over the Nether Imperial Capital, and under the shroud of his light, the Netherworld experts seemed to have their combat strength raised by several levels!
"That's definitely Chase, but... this power absolutely doesn't belong to him! Could it be that after Hadeon Hua's resurrection failed, all his power is being given to Chase? But why choose him, and not Serena Hua?"
It was as if the story itself was answering Chu Linfeng’s question. One of the rebel Nether Emperors, seeing Chase’s golden dragon form appear, stared at him in terror and roared:
"It's him! How could it be him! Three months ago, he should have perished together with our clan's Nether Emperor—how is he still alive?!"
"No, this can't be! Not only did he not die, he's now receiving Hadeon Hua's power inheritance! We must stop him immediately—if he succeeds, his power will be unimaginable!"
The two rebel Nether Emperors looked as if they’d seen the end of the world. Seeing Chase Chu appear, they were even more terrified than when they saw Serena Hua. Without hesitation, they unleashed a secret technique, and a pitch-black, deep vortex appeared beside them, echoing with chilling cries. Finally, nine more Nether Emperor realm experts emerged!
"Summoning us here—aren’t you overreacting a bit?"
"You fool! That damned Golden Dragon isn’t dead! His Nether qi is even stronger, and right now he’s receiving Hadeon Hua’s inheritance! We have to stop him immediately!"
"What?! Hadeon Hua, even in death, won’t give up? In that case, today we’ll destroy the entire Netherworld, including Serena Hua and that damned Golden Dragon!"
Nine Nether Emperor realm experts reappeared, three of whom had reached mid-stage Nether Emperor level. Such a force could easily sweep through the Nether Imperial City! Yet even so, when they saw Chase Chu's Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon true form, their terror was unmistakable.
If even Chase's lingering might is this terrifying, then if he truly merges with Hadeon Hua's power, he might rival my own fusion of Lord Frostbane and Golden Dragon bloodline! If his Golden Dragon bloodline matches my Primordial Dragon bloodline in rank, his future potential could be just as high as mine!
Chu Linfeng was secretly excited, but at this moment he had no choice but to step in. Serena Hua and the two remaining early-stage Nether Emperor experts at her side could not resist the powerful enemies before them—even sacrificing the entire Netherworld army wouldn’t buy much time.
"Kill!" The battle erupted instantly as the three mid-stage Nether Emperor enemies charged past the capital’s city walls, heading straight for the central pillar of light—their powerful attacks locked onto Chase Chu.
Serena Hua and the two Nether Emperor elders tried to intervene, but were blocked by eight early-stage Nether Emperor enemies. With the boost of dark element energy, each of these enemies was several times stronger than the loyalist elders!
Serena Hua possessed a strong bloodline and many of Hadeon Hua's powerful techniques, but it was a drop in the bucket. Even if she fought with everything she had, she could only keep three enemies from crossing the line. To kill even one of them, she would have to self-destruct.
Is there really not even a sliver of hope left for our clan? The King has fallen completely... and now he too will...
Serena Hua's heart gradually filled with despair. Just as she was about to self-destruct to buy Chase Chu one last moment of time, an even more terrifying roar than Chase's dragon cry erupted.
Roar—A colossal Nine-Clawed Golden Primordial Dragon, tens of thousands of feet tall, appeared high above the nine heavens, wreathed in fierce wind and thunder laws, facing off against the three mid-stage Nether Emperor rebels. Before the rebels could react, the Dragon Pearl atop Chu Linfeng's dragon head erupted with blinding light, and, together with the wind and thunder law field, instantly shattered all three mid-stage Nether Emperor rebels into dust!
The sudden turn of events stunned everyone. Then they saw the giant golden dragon transform into human form—a handsome young man of the human race, wielding the Frostbane Divine Sword, instantly flashing in front of the remaining eight early-stage Nether Emperor rebels.