Nie Li and Yu Yan sped through the Nether Realm, streaking across the air.0

The cities they passed lay empty. Not only did all fifteen cities lie deserted, but even the wilderness that once bustled with Troglodytes, Dark Elves, Golems, and Tailed Men now stood abandoned, as if war had ravaged the entire realm.0

"All fifteen cities are deserted… something must've happened here!" Nie Li muttered with a sense of unease rising in his heart.0

He released his consciousness, stretching toward the Nine-Layered Deathlands.0

Although powerful laws protected the Nether Realm, they couldn't stop Nie Li's consciousness. He saw nothing but ruins, and the first six layers stood completely empty.0

Above the sixth layer, an invisible barrier shimmered with flickering black flames that glowed and extinguished repeatedly.0

"Black flames? It looks like master should still be safe for now!" Nie Li breathed a sigh of relief at the sight of the black flames. He accelerated with Yu Yan, heading toward the Nine-Layered...0