Chapter 644 - 587: The Sun’s Radiance Shines in the Underworld (Part 2)

When Li Wei saw the black spider-like crown on her head, he guessed her identity.

The Black Robe Queen stared at Li Wei and sneered, "Human Demigod, you have a lot of nerve, daring to show your face in the Underworld."

Li Wei chuckled. "If your true body were here, you might have some grounds to say that. But don’t put on an act when you’re just a projection in front of me."

Hearing this, the Legendary Hero from the Dark Beastman Race shouted, "Who do you think you are? How dare you be so disrespectful to Her Majesty!"

"Noisy."

Li Wei glanced at the Legendary Professional from the Dark Beastman Race.

The Legendary Beastman spontaneously combusted on the spot, burning to a pile of ash in seconds.

The few others nearby turned deathly pale with fright.

"You... you... you..."

Rose stared at Li Wei, her brow furrowed. "To dare kill my subordinate in my presence... you must have a death wish!"

"I don’t need my true body to deal with a Demigod like you. Let me show you the gulf between a Demigod and a Divine Spirit."

Rose’s figure gradually grew more solid.

Li Wei sensed fluctuations of Divine Power.

He knew that this was Rose’s Divine Power Avatar.

Not the real Rose.

The Divine Power Avatar instantly transformed into an enormous black spider.

The air filled with spiderwebs, surrounding Li Wei in layer after layer.

The Giant Spider, Rose’s avatar, extended one of its legs and lightly plucked a nearby strand of silk.

In an instant, a thin thread of silk appeared and sliced through Li Wei’s body.

The thread was incredibly sharp.

It sliced Li Wei’s Divine Power Body in two.

Rose looked surprised when she attacked Li Wei and discovered his Divine Power Body.

"I didn’t expect you to have come this far. No wonder you’re so arrogant."

"But so what if you’ve condensed a Divine Power Body? In the end, you’re still just a Demigod who doesn’t understand the true power of a Divine Spirit."

"Spider Web Law!"

Li Wei suddenly felt his entire body go rigid.

It wasn’t just his body; even his soul felt as if it were entangled and stuck in a web, completely immobilized.

He had become prey caught in a spider’s web.

He could only watch helplessly as the Giant Spider approached, unable to resist.

This was power on the level of a Law.

Only the Power of Laws could fight the Power of Laws.

Rose looked at Li Wei, strung up in her web, and smiled.

It was just that a spider’s smile, no matter how one looked at it, was utterly sinister.

"I truly didn’t expect you to not even try to dodge," Rose said. "You became my prey so easily."

Li Wei asked, "Have you ever seen the Sun?"

Rose was utterly confused.

His Divine Power Body transformed into a scorching sun, releasing the pure Power of the Scorching Sun.

Li Wei’s Divine Power was, in essence, condensed from a refined sun.

He was simply reversing the process, turning his Divine Power back into a sun.

What kind of radiance would one ten-thousandth of a sun produce in the Underworld?

More than half of the Underworld was illuminated by the sun.

The Dark Creatures, who had never seen a sun before, instantly disintegrated into ash upon close contact.

Countless Dark Creatures were blinded by the sunlight.

The spiderweb wrapped around Li Wei was condensed from the Power of Laws.

Although it couldn’t be destroyed by the sun, the Divine Power Body Rose had condensed could not withstand the searing heat.

She was forced back again and again.

As she retreated into the distance, the Power of Laws that formed the web dissipated.

Li Wei broke free from his restraints.

Rose stared at the sun that had appeared in the Underworld, terror reflected in her sixteen spider eyes.

"What in the world is that thing?"

"Why is the Sun here?"

She tried to use the power of her Spider Web Law to capture the sun before her.

However, the Divine Power Sun was too large.

Its Power was too great.

The power of her Divine Power Body alone was simply not enough to contain it.

Even if she exhausted all her power, it would be impossible.

Left with no other choice, she changed her approach.

She used her Law Spider Web to spread a net over the Dark Race Legion, shielding them from the sunlight.

This was to prevent the Dark Race Legion from suffering catastrophic casualties.

"Damn you, human! I’m on my way, and I will make you pay!"

Rose’s Divine Power Avatar exhausted its power and dissipated.

Seeing this, Li Wei also quickly retracted his power.

He passed through the spatial rift and fled back to Maple City.

’This situation is not looking good. If Rose is the ruler behind the Dark Races, and she’s set on attacking Maple City, we’re in big trouble.’

Li Wei felt the situation was becoming thorny.

He certainly couldn’t defeat Rose at his current level.

At the very least, he would have to wait until he comprehended a Law before he would have the strength to fight Rose on equal terms.

For now, he could only rely on his immense Divine Power to force her back.

If he were to actually encounter Rose’s true body, it was questionable whether that tactic would even work.

Although he hadn’t thwarted the intentions of the ruler behind the Dark Races, he had heavily damaged the Dark Race Legion when he transformed into the sun.

At close range, the Dark Race soldiers had suffered devastating casualties.

It was only because Rose reacted quickly, using Divine Power to create a Law Spider Web to block the sun’s brilliance, that a portion of the Dark Race Legion was spared.

Otherwise, they all would have been incinerated by the sun that Li Wei had become.

Rose probably wouldn’t dare enter the Prime Material World in her true body.

The Dark Race Legion had also been heavily damaged.

In the short term, Maple City should be safe from annihilation.

The specifics would still depend on how the war developed from here.

The most important thing was to determine whether Rose would actually risk entering the Prime Material World in her true body.

As long as she didn’t dare to cross over, Maple City’s situation would be stable for the most part.

Li Wei returned to the Maple City Mage Tower.

After his battle with Rose, he understood the importance of comprehending the Power of Laws.

Divine Power was like ammunition.

The Power of Laws was the firearm.

It was difficult to be effective with only ammunition and no firearm.

At critical moments, one could only use a method akin to "self-detonation" to unleash a sliver of its true potential.

This was just like when Li Wei transformed into the sun.

Different Powers of Laws could create "firearms" of varying power.

They could unleash the ammunition’s power to varying degrees.

However, comprehending a Law was no simple task.

Li Wei had tried many times but had made no progress.

He thought of the few Divine Fragments in his possession.

Condensed Law Fragments were held within the Divine Fragments.

Could he perhaps gain some enlightenment from the Divine Fragments?

Since he had not yet condensed his own Divine Fragment, Li Wei didn’t dare to use the other ones rashly for the time being.

He was afraid that a clever attempt might backfire.

He decided to consult the Saint Dragon King first before considering the matter further.

Li Wei relayed what had happened in the Underworld to Otz through Gu Sewei.

He concealed the fact that he himself had inflicted massive damage on the Underworld’s Dark Race Legion.

He only told Otz that the Dark Race legion invading the Prime Material World had suffered a major blow and would be unable to gather a large force to invade Maple City anytime soon.

He told Otz not to worry too much.

「One day later.」

Small units of Dark Race soldiers appeared outside Dragon Fall Slope, entering the Prime Material World to scout the situation.

They were quickly discovered by the vigilant soldiers on guard, who surrounded and annihilated them.

Only a handful of survivors managed to escape back to the Underworld.

The Dark Legion in the Underworld now knew that the humans on the surface were prepared for battle.

For the time being, they didn’t dare launch an all-out assault.

They could only continue to send out small units to harass and scout the outside world.

Seeing that the Dark Races of the Underworld didn’t dare to launch a full-scale invasion, Li Wei left behind a Divine Power Avatar.

He then traveled to Sea Abyss City in the Endless Sea to look for Saint Xi in the Underground Sea.

While he was at it, he planned to ask the Saint Dragon King a few questions.

Li Wei consumed some Divine Power to open a Teleportation Gate to the Underground Sea beneath Sea Abyss City.

He stepped through the Teleportation Gate.

Li Wei arrived in the Underground Sea.

He quickly scanned his surroundings. The calmness of the Underground Sea felt strange.

’Why can’t I even sense the presence of the Naga Race?’

’And where are the Saint Dragon King and Saint Xi?’

Li Wei searched the entire Underground Sea but couldn’t find the small island where the Saint Dragon King and Saint Xi resided.

It seemed that even the Naga Race had abandoned this place.

After focusing his senses for a moment, Li Wei discovered that the passage from the Underground Sea to the Sea Abyss had vanished.

He was completely baffled as to what could have happened here.

Li Wei quickly flew toward the exit of the Underground Sea.

He hoped to find answers within Sea Abyss City.

As soon as he flew out of the Underground Sea’s exit, Li Wei saw that Sea Abyss City was swarming with members of the Naga Race.

His heart tightened. ’This is bad. Has Sea Abyss City been breached by the Naga Race?’

Li Wei quickly flew into Sea Abyss City.

The Naga Race and the city’s Mermaid Guards were locked in a fierce battle.

However, Li Wei saw no sign of the Saint Dragon King or Saint Xi.

BOOM!

A loud explosion erupted nearby.

Li Wei turned his head and saw several Naga Professionals ganging up on the Mermaid Princess, Anna.