"So, we're now part of this Star Empire?"

"Well, you don't actually want to become a lord again after you recover from your injuries, do you? Well, according to my newly learned phrase, I'll have to sacrifice family for the greater good!"

Shouyu rolled her eyes, picked up a piece of fruit from the bedside table, took a bite, and the sweet juice made her squint her eyes with delight as it flowed into her mouth.

"What a load of crap. Actually, I wasn't incapable of fighting after the battle with that black snake. Otherwise, we would have been wiped out by Old Rock Demon long ago if you hadn't come."

"Then why did you make me the lord?" Shouyan was about to grab a piece of fruit when his mother glared at him.

"Click..."

Shouyu quickly finished the fruit in her hand in a few bites, not even leaving the pit behind. After finishing, she immediately grabbed another piece of fruit and continued to gnaw on it.

"Because it's so tiring. Those wizards formed some kind of elders' council, and they nag me to death every day. I also have to figure out how to solve the survival problems of my people every day. Look at my eyes, they're all black from exhaustion."

"...I didn't realize that."

In the afternoon, Shouyu did not stay in the hospital any longer. With the help of the healing blood, her wound had almost healed. It was also the first time that Su Yuan had directly witnessed the powerful effects of this blood.

No wonder so many tribes want to capture the descendants of Susheng; a little blood can completely cure a patient who would otherwise have to lie in bed for more than half a month to recover.

"Quickly, quickly, this time when I go back I will hand over the title of lord to you, and I will give the elders to my mother. If they disagree, my mother will have a good 'talk' with them."

Upon finding Su Yuan, Shouyan immediately said excitedly that he couldn't wait to get rid of this identity and never have to return to the Netherworld again.

When Xin Ke and the others heard that they could go to the Netherworld, they came along too.

As the light within the magic circle flickered, the bright sky before him suddenly turned gloomy, and when Su Yuan opened his eyes, he felt a wave of nausea wash over him.

"Huff..."

The last time I experienced this feeling, as if I were hanging upside down, was when I was riding the 365-degree super rotating pendulum ride at the amusement park.

Cat Night and Lioness around them couldn't help but chuckle, while only Hunting Flame scratched his head and looked at them with some confusion.

"What's going on? I felt this way when I came back this morning, but I don't feel as nauseous now."

"Cough cough cough... It's okay, I'm here now."

The dizzying sensation quickly disappeared, and Su Yuan frowned as he looked at the blood-red world. He had heard Shouyan describe how terrible it was.

Only now, after seeing it with his own eyes, can he truly grasp the desolation of this underground world. Countless small stones are scattered on the slope outside the stone house, and there is not a single blade of grass to be seen.

The land was also a scorched black color. Not far away, several beast girls who used carapaces as clothing stood guard by a small lake, their eyes filled with vigilance and longing.

Further away, there were those blood-red, withered trees, seemingly devoid of life, with not a single leaf clinging to them.

The ancient trees of Mengyuan when I first saw them were much healthier than these.

"Quickly, Mother, go and call the elders. I'll inform everyone. Once everything is confirmed, we can leave this place."

"I've already thought it all out. After everyone leaves, I'll form a team to hunt in the Cangye Plains, and the rest of us will open a small shop in the city and sell the things from the Netherworld."

"Su Yuan, you and everyone else wait here for a moment. I'll have Shouying take you around the neighborhood later."

After saying that, she pulled Shouyu away from there. Su Yuan withdrew his gaze from a distance. The first thing to do was to determine whether this place had any other development value besides helping him collect rare items.