"Why can he get in, but I can't"
Oboro contemplated the question that had been haunting him.
He led a group of strange-looking intelligent creatures wandering aimlessly through the Dark Continent.
The creatures following him now were no longer the group of "stones" from those days, but another collection entirely. These were species influenced by him, infected and evolved by the Nen power he exuded.
Similar to the black-robed skeletons encountered in the city house, they had all become a kind of "undead" state. Their bodies were dead, but their souls remained alive, preserved in this world.
Because of his continuous absorption of souls, Oboro's body had become incredibly strong. Even with the improvement of his armor and aura to make modifications to his body though the process was painfully slow the accumulation over such a long time made the increase brought by a single soul seem insignificant.
His position in the food chain had risen from the upper reaches to the top, and from the top to the king level. His comprehensive attribute evaluation changed from monarch to master.
But he never found the 'door'.
His powerful body made his life energy become extremely potent, and the black mist that spread from him could cover an unimaginable area.
In the present moment, Oboro had become a perpetual motion machine that evolved automatically without any conscious effort.
Wherever he walked, the area would be shrouded and submerged in black fog. All creatures with soul characteristics within it whether large or small, strange or regular species would die silently. The fallen souls would be automatically absorbed without him having to take any initiative.
His Nen was passively absorbing everything.
Some species would become extinct, while others would "evolve." This was one of the characteristics of creatures in the Dark Continent. Their genes were so strong that even souls could merge. The difference was that the "seed" sown this time was Oboro himself He had become a kind of chimera ant queen in the human world, devouring essence, screening genes, and creating a "clan."
A kind of 'fertility' in disguise.
It had even spread among some biological communities in the Dark Continent.
There was a terrifying human who would accompany the 'eternal night' and descend on various places in the Dark Continent at any time. When he appeared, the sky and earth would become dark, and the Sea of Souls would turn into a bridge to hell, taking them to a new world. These messages and feelings were all perceived from the souls of various living beings.
Boom!
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning fell from the black and red sky, powerful enough to almost destroy an entire city.
The huge lightning was also crimson in color. Strangely, it did not disappear after striking, but connected sky and earth, forming a flowing energy source like a waterfall, fixed in the air. Countless strange birds and beasts approached. Some large birds soared into the sky and stood on the lightning, lowering their heads to peck at it as if they were eating it.
There were also massive life forms on the ground, absorbing the lightning
This thunder was a kind of energy.
Whether it was possible to absorb and transform depended on whether the individual's life energy was strong Oboro was now very sure that he was in the inland area of the Dark Continent. The farther he traveled and the longer he journeyed, the more wonders of nature he witnessed, and he had become accustomed to all kinds of magical sights.
His arrival caused the creatures that were feeding to flee in all directions like frightened birds.
The entire horizon had been blocked by the continuous ghost fog.
The scene was horrifying.
"East Fleishers."
A faint whisper was heard.
At first, he thought that it was because his route or location differed from others, so he couldn't find the 'door,' but now it seemed that this was not the case. The 'door' where the gatekeeper stood, or the wall it guarded, was actually a territory filled with advanced intelligent life forms.
The ecological environment and food chain inside matched the memories that Oboro had explored before. Humans were at the lowest end. It was a melting pot of genes.
However, its positioning in the Dark Continent was like that of a city among humans.
He no longer knew how long he had been traveling, but what he was certain of was that he had definitely journeyed beyond the distance that Don Freecss had penetrated The powerful force brought with it speed!
Although the Dark Continent was vast and boundless, he was now basically in an 'invincible' state. Relying solely on physical strength to travel, he could cross unimaginable distances overnight. Even so, after walking for so long, he still hadn't found the 'door'.
Oboro had already understood that if he wanted to further conquer and achieve his goal, he must "enter the city."
No more wandering in the wilderness.
He wanted to find the devil's territory, that is, the devil's city and the territory of other higher life forms.
But there was no result.
I am sure that Don Freecss has entered the city
Maybe a city here was as large as the entire human world, but not obvious in the Dark Continent just an area The size of the territory depended on the power of the ruler. Oboro also considered changing his route, returning to the edge of the coastline, finding the path of Netero and Beyond, and giving it a try.
However, this idea had now been abandoned.
He couldn't find the door, not because of the route, but because someone didn't want him to 'go into the city'.
He was 'rejected'!
As for the human world, it was already too late to return
With his current power, just by appearing on human land, the instinctive soul pressure would kill all life in the human world.
The differences in energy were too great.
After contemplating this, Oboro stopped.
As soon as he decided, the vast soul mist gathered from all directions like surging waves. After a long time, it re-condensed into his body.
Looking again, he saw that on the vast earth, many things had been transformed into spiritual life forms and were gathering around him.
These life forms would become another kind of animal or plant full of strange power on the Dark Continent, and would thereby evolve a new food chain and environmental ecology.
From integrating into the food chain at the beginning, to destroying the food chain, to creating the food chain now, and creating new genes Oboro was not infected.
He had become a 'source of infection'.
He withdrew his gaze, slowly raised his head, and looked at the dark and deep sky that resembled an abyss.
There was also the lightning that had not yet disappeared.
It was actually a "staircase" leading to the sky. At the top of the lightning, there was a suspended land that was extremely huge.
There was a city, and that was where the gate was.
However, Oboro knew very well that if he got closer the door and the "city" would disappear.
Because this was not the first time he had sensed an 'opportunity'.
"How long? Decades? Hundreds of years?"
His eyes looked a little dazed.
He held a diary in his hand.
It was the diary that Ging had given him. It recorded some of the experiences they had when they first came to the Dark Continent, including some of Ging's inner thoughts. At first, when Oboro felt bored or lonely, he would take it out and read it But later, he no longer felt anything, as if it had become a habit, and he just flipped through and read it instinctively.
Because he had a feeling that if he threw away the diary he would lose something.
Therefore, he always carried it with him.
Oboro ignored the army of souls following him and continued walking forward.
Like a robot, executing some kind of command.
But this time, it was different from before.
A black dot circled and flew down from the sky, coming before his eyes.
Looking closely, it was a huge ball of flesh with wings, no hands or feet, and completely naked.
"Supreme King, it is an honor to meet you."
After the meatball landed on the ground, it folded its wings, blinked its eyes, and leaned forward, as if nodding in greeting.
The guide.
Oboro immediately understood the other being's identity.
This guide was completely different from the one he knew, summoned by another gatekeeper. That guide had the appearance of a headless human.
"You're not leaving?" Oboro said coolly.
What he meant was to ask the other party and the master behind it not to use some kind of energy or rules to keep him out or push him away.
"Your arrival makes us feel panic, but my master does not want to be hostile to you He asked me to tell you that if you want to create a territory of your own in the Dark Continent, he will help you."
The meatball spoke carefully.
"The advanced genes of human evolution have been almost divided up by you Are you willing to share them with me?"
Oboro's eyebrows drooped and his voice turned cold.
""
The meatball fell silent.
"Is it the Demon King?"
Oboro asked again.
"yes"
The meatball answered.
As expected
Oboro knew that there were many life forms as powerful as the Demon King in the Dark Continent, and some were even more powerful than him.
Creatures like the Demon King had existed in the Dark Continent for a long time, and they must have their own circle among each other Therefore, his arrival and appearance could be easily conveyed through the Demon King's network.
The reason why he was excluded was simple: fear!
Those rulers were afraid of him, a human who came to this continent from an island in the lake.
From this perspective, the Demon King was indeed terrifying and had a very advanced understanding of energy, but he could not be compared to Oboro!
The devil could also control souls, but he couldn't absorb them!
This was just like the ability of Nen. The Demon King was a being who had a deep understanding and attainments in Nen. The level of his aura and his skills were also at the pinnacle, but his 'Hatsu' was very weak If he were to go to the Dark Continent, it would mean that he lacked talent. But Oboro was different He could absorb infinitely, grow infinitely, and there was no bottleneck.
The devil only needed to take a peek into his soul to determine how dangerous Oboro was.
He could also 'see' his desire to conquer.
But at that time, Oboro was not very strong and there was a high probability that he would die in the wild environment.
In addition, the two sides were not enemies, and the Demon King didn't seem to take him seriously.
But it must be keeping an eye on him in some way, otherwise, it would not pass its message to other masters.
Although Oboro had grown to this point, he was very sure that there were still beings on this continent who were more powerful than himself and the Demon King He was still far from the top.
Even so, it was enough to scare some life forms comparable to the Demon King.
After determining the Demon King's 'weakness' through the conversation with the meatball, Oboro even felt that if he could find the Demon King now he could 'consume' him.
"Having the ability to create one's own tribe is a kind of qualification" Oboro turned his head and glanced at the soul objects approaching from behind, as if thinking about something.
In addition to the soul, the power of rules that he controlled was also extremely profound, but it had not yet been applied to a target and structured.
"So they get scared too."
Oboro suddenly spoke.
The disappointment in his tone could not be hidden.
It was like looking forward to fighting with a strong person but suddenly one day, before you even get in the ring, the other party privately asks for peace or admits defeat.
This was not just a common disappointment.
"I have no interest in the weak"
Hazy eyes swept across the meatball and looked directly up into the sky.
As his lips moved, his Nen surged like a sharp and huge sword rushing straight into the sky.
Even the crimson lightning was shattered into slag and dissipated into wisps of electric wire in the sky.
"Strictly speaking, you are not a real human either You do not belong to this world. You are a product of another time and space. Real humans cannot achieve what you have achieved. To the island in the lake, you are no different from us. You are all unknown."
"If it weren't for this, you wouldn't even have the chance to set foot on this land."
After a while, a huge spiritual wave swept down from the sky in response.
"Oh."
Oboro smiled.