The black-robed, purple-haired youth had an indifferent expression. He swept a glance over the others in the hall, then walked directly to the counter to pay the fee. Led by the staff member, he went to check in.
"This is getting more interesting by the day." Lin Lei had a smile on his face as he sipped lightly from his wine glass. "Bei Bei, the allure of these Underworld Fruits is truly immense." As they talked, Lin Lei consciously activated his Divine Realm to isolate their voices from the outside world. Otherwise, their conversation might provoke others.
"Everyone just wants their strength to skyrocket and become envoys of a Sovereign after obtaining a Sovereign-grade artifact," Bei Bei snorted. "I just can't figure it out. What exactly are these Underworld Fruits? Eating one can dramatically increase your power, and you even get summoned by a Sovereign to become their envoy. It makes no sense!"
"I don't get it either," Lin Lei shook his head. Suddenly, he recalled an item—the black stone! The one he had obtained in the Amethyst Mountains.
"Just that single, precious black stone greatly increased my strength. Without it, even with my fusion of three profound mysteries as a Highgod, plus my innate ability 'Dragon's Roar' and the Coiling Dragon Ring, I would only be at the ordinary Seventh-Rank Demon level. But with this black stone... I can easily kill Seventh-Rank Demons."
Lin Lei began to suspect whether the Underworld Fruit might be a treasure similar to the 'black stone'.
"Very possible!"
"In all these countless years, only three Underworld Fruits have ever appeared." This guess formed in Lin Lei's mind.
After finishing their meal in the restaurant, Lin Lei and Bei Bei left and entered the standard courtyard they had checked into. Their days at the hotel were very peaceful. In the blink of an eye, the fifth day arrived. That morning, Lin Lei and Bei Bei rarely came to the restaurant again, ordered a few dishes and two bottles of wine. They found a corner of the restaurant and sat down comfortably, planning to eat, drink, and chat while waiting for nightfall.
"Boss, the hall is really packed today," Bei Bei looked around.
"Everyone is planning to enter the Underworld Mountain tonight, so they've all come out today," Lin Lei also took in the hall. The restaurant was crowded, with over thirty people. Moreover, every single person among them was a Highgod. As for their exact level among Highgods, it was impossible to determine.
Lin Lei couldn't help but marvel at the immense attraction of the Underworld Fruit.
"But we're different from them," Lin Lei transmitted via soul. "Reaching the peak of the Underworld Mountain and meeting the Sovereign is our true goal." As for the Underworld Fruit, Lin Lei held no real expectations. Although it was a treasure, only three had appeared over countless ages. The difficulty of obtaining one was可想而知.
"Shhk—" A chair beside them was pulled out, and the black-robed, purple-haired youth sat down.
Lin Lei glanced at the youth, now only four or five meters away. "It's him again!"
The black-robed, purple-haired youth only ordered wine, nothing else. He sat alone there, drinking quietly. Although he was just sitting there, Lin Lei felt... this person was like an iceberg. But if someone provoked him, he could erupt like a volcano.
"Sister, we have customers." The green-robed youth ran into the hall. Following behind him was a burly youth with only one vertical eye. The burly youth strode in, his single eye casually sweeping over the group in the restaurant.
But that one glance!
"Hmm?" The burly youth's face darkened instantly. A long blade over two meters in length appeared in his hand, wreathed in flames.
"Whoosh!"
From the counter to the restaurant was over twenty meters. The burly, single-eyed youth left only a streak of red, fire-colored shadow. The long blade hacked directly at the head of the black-robed, purple-haired youth. Where the blade passed, the space itself cracked.
The attack was so abrupt that everyone else in the restaurant was stunned.
"Hmph!" The black-robed youth, who had been drinking, let out a low snort. He flung the wine glass in his hand. The small cup, wreathed in lightning, whistled with a deep sound, and like a meteor, it slammed directly into the edge of the long blade. A deep, resonant impact was heard.
The wine glass instantly turned to powder.
The black-robed youth's figure, however, had already dissolved into streaks of lightning snakes, retreating rapidly backward.
"Stop!" The green-robed woman at the counter shouted angrily.
However, the burly, single-eyed youth paid the green-robed woman no mind. Gripping his long blade, he soared like a divine dragon, continuing to pursue and kill the purple-haired youth. His extreme speed caused the space to tremble violently. The violent ripples spread outward, reducing tables, stools, wine bottles, and bowls to powder.
"Seeking death!"
A deep, hoarse voice echoed through the restaurant, and a streak of eerie lightning flashed.
"Boom!" The fire-red figure and the lightning figure clashed within the restaurant.
"Whoosh!" Both figures immediately blasted backward in opposite directions!
The fire-red figure was about to crash into the counter. The green-robed woman inside, however, had a cold expression. She turned her delicate left palm, which instantly turned jade-green, translucent like jadeite. Her jade-like palm slapped directly onto the fire-red figure.
"Boom!" The retreating fire-red figure was forced to a stop by this slap.
The lightning figure, while retreating, clearly affected Lin Lei and Bei Bei who were nearby. Lin Lei frowned slightly, still holding his wine glass, but a faint yellowish-brown glow naturally emanated from his body, forming a hemispherical shield of yellowish-brown light that just covered himself and Bei Bei.
Blackstone Space—Repulsive Force!
As the retreating lightning figure entered the Blackstone Space, he was repelled by the astonishing repulsive force, his body wavering before he steadied himself. This purple-haired youth, whose body crackled with lightning, turned his head to look at Lin Lei, his eyes filled with undisguised shock and burning desire.
"Strong!" A will to fight stirred in this purple-haired youth.
"You dare fight in our Underworld Hotel? You are truly audacious." An angry shout rang out. The green-robed woman stepped out from behind the counter, glaring at the two who had just clashed. However, the two combatants were now staring intently at each other, completely ignoring the green-robed woman.