Chapter 037: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind

Just as Wang Bo was about to formulate a detailed plan, Hela suddenly appeared at the inn and found him. This surprised Wang Bo; Hela should have been at the Divine Sword Manor破解 the Thousand Change Puppet Threads. Why had she suddenly come to him? Had something happened?

“Someone came to see me,” Hela said bluntly after finding Wang Bo. “If I’m not mistaken, it should be the Zombie King.”

Wang Bo looked astonished. “The Zombie King came to you? What does he want?”

“He hopes to gain my help and cooperate with him. If I can rescue him from the eighteenth level of hell, he is willing to overthrow the underworld with me in the future and jointly govern the entire underworld.” Hela’s eyes flickered as she spoke.

Wang Bo was somewhat enlightened. “I see. It seems he has already recognized you as a death deity.”

After all, Hela had not concealed her identity; anyone powerful enough could see through it.

It was like humans and monsters.

In the eyes of the strong, humans are humans, monsters are monsters—they can be distinguished at a glance.

The same goes for deities.

After all, in a sense, deities are also a race, and calling them a divine race is not an exaggeration.

“You’re tempted,” Wang Bo said.

Hela hesitated for a moment, then nodded. “I am indeed somewhat tempted.”

She was the Death Goddess of Asgard and the Lord of Hel, titles that seemed merely identities but also served as a kind of support.

Ever since she became the Lord of Hel, her power had greatly increased, and the strength she could exert in Hel was astonishing.

Even now, having left Hel, her power had declined significantly, but there was still some enhancement.

If she could become the goddess of the underworld, her power would undergo another leap. So Hela was naturally tempted, but fortunately, she was well aware that Wang Bo would never allow the underworld to devour the human world.

Thus, she could not become the goddess of the underworld.

Therefore, Hela had no choice but to stall the Zombie King first and then report to Wang Bo.

“Where is the Zombie King now?” Wang Bo asked.

Hela shook her head. “The one who came to the Divine Sword Manor to find me was not the Zombie King himself, but one of his puppets. Even if you capture it, you won’t be able to find the Zombie King’s whereabouts.”

Wang Bo then abandoned the idea of going to the Divine Sword Manor. “What a cautious Zombie King.”

This guy was really unexpectedly careful.

“Go back first, pretend to agree to him, stall him, and find an opportunity to meet his projection,” Wang Bo arranged after some thought.

Hela nodded. “Alright.”

As long as he could find the guy’s projection, Wang Bo would strike decisively and blast it to pieces.

“Also, don’t forget to develop the antidote for the Thousand Change Puppet Threads as soon as possible,” Wang Bo urged.

Heaven knows how many people Yan Shisan and Wu Ming had infected. If this thing wasn’t resolved, even if Wang Bo could prevent the underworld from devouring the human world, the human world would still suffer disaster and turn to ruins.

Hela nodded, chatted with Wang Bo for a while longer, then her body turned into starlight and vanished.

She also knew the technique of projection.

The one who had met Wang Bo was Hela’s projection; her true body had not left the Divine Sword Manor and was still there researching the antidote for the Thousand Change Puppet Threads.

After seeing Hela off, Wang Bo was about to rest when, unexpectedly, Lady Gremory also arrived.

“I’ve found the other underworld deities.”

Wang Bo’s heart leaped with joy. As soon as Hela left, Lady Gremory brought good news. This was truly a double blessing. Could it be that his luck had turned today?

“Who did you find?” Wang Bo asked eagerly.

“Yanluo Tianzi!”

Wang Bo knew who that was as soon as he heard it. Yanluo Tianzi was actually King Yanluo, also known as the King of Hell. He was the most famous ruler of the underworld.

The saying “If the King of Hell wants you dead by the third watch, who dares keep you until the fifth?” perfectly embodies Yanluo Tianzi’s overwhelming authority.

The famous mythological figure “King Yanluo” has been awe-inspiring since ancient times, a part of ghost and deity beliefs. Among the people, he is often spoken of as the most terrifying death deity and the king of all ghosts. Moreover, his image has been widely disseminated through films and television.

Many people even believe that King Yanluo is the lord of the underworld.

But in reality, the lord of the underworld is not King Yanluo.

King Yanluo is indeed a king of hell, but the King of Hell is not just King Yanluo. In fact, the underworld has ten kings of hell, and King Yanluo is only one of them.

The other kings who share equal status with him are: King Qinguang, King Chujiang, King Songdi, King Wuguan, King Biancheng, King Taishan, King Dushi, King Pingdeng, and King Zhuanlun.

But without a doubt, King Yanluo is the most widely known among them; even King Qinguang’s fame does not match his.

Of course, high fame is actually a good thing. For many underworld deities, the higher their fame, the stronger their power.

So in Wang Bo’s view, King Yanluo should be the most powerful among the ten kings of hell.

“Where is he?” Wang Bo asked.

“Mount Tai,” said Lady Gremory.

Wang Bo’s eyebrows involuntarily rose. Mount Tai was no ordinary place. In Taoist mythology, Mount Tai is the domain of a great deity.

The Lord of Mount Tai, also known as the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak!

This great deity’s status in the underworld is even above that of the ten kings of hell.

What was King Yanluo doing hiding in the territory of the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak? Although Wang Bo knew that in this world, the deity of the Great Emperor of the Eastern Peak did not actually exist.

“Perhaps we should take a trip to Mount Tai,” Wang Bo said, looking at Lady Gremory.

Lady Gremory said, “I don’t mind, but the most important thing now is not to deal with King Yanluo, but the Zombie King.”

Wang Bo thought that made sense.

What they needed to do now was to handle the Zombie King first. After that, they could deal with King Yanluo.

Moreover, Wang Bo was not very familiar with the Zombie King, while King Yanluo might know him better. So it would be better for King Yanluo to deal with the Zombie King than for Wang Bo to do it himself.

After all, they might have fought before, so King Yanluo would be well aware of the Zombie King’s strength and tricks.

If Wang Bo acted rashly, he might ruin the plan.

So Wang Bo decided to be patient for a while and leak the information about the Zombie King to King Yanluo and the others. Wang Bo believed that if a group of underworld deities like King Yanluo learned of the Zombie King’s whereabouts, they would definitely be tempted.

Then, Wang Bo would secretly follow behind them, playing the role of the oriole behind the mantis.