Chapter 1860: Chapter 1946: Secret Realm Treasure 13

Haotian Tower was muttering to itself, then as if suddenly remembering something, it shouted at Chen Nan, "Chen Nan, all this time I never told you where those guys inside the God and Demon Tower came from. Guess if your Grandpa Small Tower knows or not?"

Haotian Tower started playing mysterious again, but Chen Nan just smiled inwardly and said nothing.

Haotian Tower sighed helplessly and had no choice but to speak up, "Those Outer Heaven Demons are indeed lofty and terrifyingly strong, but they are definitely not some so‑called true gods and demons. They’re just powerhouses from another world."

"That world is absolutely beyond anything you can imagine!" Haotian Tower’s voice grew a few degrees heavier, as if a bit excited.

"What? Then why are they imprisoned in the God and Demon Tower?"

Chen Nan grew even more puzzled inside.

"’God and Demon Tower’ is just what you natives of the Four Extremes World call it. That tower is actually just a cage. Do you know what a prisoner is? Those who have committed crimes are imprisoned and then exiled, and a very weak world like the Four Extremes World just happens to be suitable for exiling them, that’s all."

"So they’re just prisoners?"

Chen Nan’s heart shook violently. When it came to how terrifying the so‑called gods and demons in the God and Demon Tower were, he had the most right to speak.

Powerhouses of that level were actually exiled here as prisoners—what kind of existences were the ones exiling them?

After getting to know Haotian Tower, Chen Nan found his previous worldview was constantly being overturned.

The shock in his heart at this moment was definitely no less than the shock he’d felt when he first learned about his grand‑master, the Primal Beginning Heavenly Emperor.

"Those guys... they’re just cannon fodder, Supreme Realm cannon fodder. But they’re all orthodox Demon Clan, their Demonic Qi is pure—perfect nutrients for the Netherworld River, the best feed to mutate the Netherworld River."

Haotian Tower gave a light laugh, and with that laugh, Chen Nan felt as though something in his heart shattered.

He had once thought that upon stepping into the Supreme Realm he could look down on the world in arrogance. Now he realized how laughable his former thoughts had been. The Four Extremes World was just a tiny little world, and even the Supreme Realm could be imprisoned at any time, treated as cannon fodder, as mere nutrients.

"Chen Nan, your Dao Heart has changed. Now that you know even Supremes can be slaughtered and imprisoned at will, do you still have the heart to ascend to the Supreme Realm?"

Haotian Tower tossed out a question for Chen Nan.

"Small Tower, my Dao Heart has indeed changed. However, I’ve long known that Supremes can be slain at will. As for being used as nutrients, this is my first time seeing it, but it doesn’t change my resolve to pursue ultimate strength, because I have friends and family I must protect. My Dao Heart will not waver."

"Whether it’s Heavenly Monarch or Supreme, it’s just a title. I, Chen Nan, do not seek a title. I only pursue the strongest power to protect what is most important in my heart—that is what I seek."

Chen Nan laughed loudly, and in an instant he activated the Three Elements Returning to One Heart Method, his Angry Hand cleaving toward those demons.

At the instant he unleashed Angry Hand, the river suddenly started boiling again.

"Hurry and get out of here. I really don’t know whether to say your brat’s luck is good or bad. This Netherworld River only erupts once every ten thousand years, and you actually stumbled right into it."

There was a bitter smile in Haotian Tower’s voice.

Chen Nan couldn’t help but give a wry smile as well. When he’d passed through the Formation back then, he’d been focused only on grabbing Ye Yiyi and Su Qingqing, without thinking too much.

Who knew he’d happen to fall right here, and just in time to run into this Netherworld River.

"Once in ten thousand years... hasn’t the Netherworld River been missing from the Netherworld Demon Sky Map for at least thirty thousand years? Could it be that ten thousand years ago, this Netherworld River wasn’t in the Four Extremes World at all?" A massive doubt suddenly surfaced in Chen Nan’s mind.

"What you said does make sense. If the Netherworld River had already arrived in the Human World ten thousand years ago, then the moment it erupted, this Secret Realm would’ve long since been destroyed. In that case, even all the Supreme Experts of the Human World together wouldn’t be able to withstand the Netherworld Power within this river water."

"There’s another possibility."

Haotian Tower suddenly dropped a sentence, but then went quiet again. Chen Nan called to it several times, but got no response.

"Forget it, I should get out of here first."

Chen Nan’s expression changed. Looking at the boiling surface of the river, beneath the dense Demonic Qi, Netherworld Energy was actually starting to surge up from the riverbed.

In the span of a single instant, that Netherworld Energy began intertwining with the dense Demonic Qi, forming a power even more terrifying in its evil chill. These two forces on the river’s surface started devouring and fusing non‑stop.

After they fused, Chen Nan released a wisp of Divine Thought to probe, and immediately felt a stabbing pain in his mind. That strand of Divine Sense was instantly devoured, not a trace left.

"This power is terrifying. If I’m not careful, I might fall here." The thought flashed through Chen Nan’s mind, and he immediately sped up, using the Earth Element Heaven Technique to flee toward the surface.

After roughly a dozen breaths, Chen Nan reached the surface. Because of him, the demons underground had been killed and injured in droves. On the surface, only a few Heavenly Monarch Level demons remained, and they had already been frozen by Ye Yiyi.

"Idiot, you’re still the best. You solved the problem so fast..."

Seeing Chen Nan come out, Su Qingqing and Ye Yiyi hurriedly flew to his side.

Chen Nan grabbed both their hands and shot straight into the sky. "Let’s leave this place first."

Once they reached the Void, Chen Nan looked down. The stretches of mountains and forests were already collapsing with a roar. The place they had just been was like Hell on earth. More than a dozen Demon God Realm Demon Beasts, unable to escape in time, were instantly torn apart, swallowed in an instant by that mass of terrifying Netherworld Demonic Energy, not even ash left behind.

The two women were scared out of their wits. Su Qingqing said, "Idiot, what exactly did you run into in that underground world? How could something this terrifying erupt from there?"

Watching the eruption of Netherworld Demonic Energy below, countless Demon Gods being annihilated in an instant, Su Qingqing saw that Netherworld Demonic Energy form a whirlwind sweeping into the distance. Wherever it passed was left in ruins. This Secret Realm had originally been filled with countless Demon Beasts; now, in the blink of an eye, they were slaughtered in droves.

"This Netherworld Demonic Energy is only just beginning to erupt. Let’s hurry and meet up with Haotian Tower. I fear it won’t be long before this Secret Realm is destroyed. Before that, I hope we can find something within it."

Chen Nan’s heart surged. He recalled Haotian Tower’s words when it withdrew its Divine Sense and couldn’t help but think to himself, ’Could it be that the reason this Netherworld River only erupts once every thirty thousand years is that it’s been suppressed by some power capable of matching it? If so, then the existence of a Treasure in this Secret Realm wouldn’t just be a rumor.’

’But if that’s the case, then with the Netherworld River having been suppressed for thirty thousand years, the power it erupts with now will likely be even more terrifying than before. And now that Netherworld Energy and Demonic Qi have fused into Netherworld Demonic Energy, this eruption will definitely be an unprecedented rarity.’

With that thought, Chen Nan grabbed the two women and directly performed Two Realms Without Gap, beginning to move at extreme speed.