Chapter 97

After an unknown amount of time, Ye Bai regained consciousness from the darkness. She forced her eyelids open and then opened them.

The first thing that caught my eye was the gloomy sky of the divine realm.

Fortunately, it was not night when we arrived at the divine realm, so we didn't have to worry about encountering undead creatures as soon as we woke up.

Moreover, compared to the last time, perhaps because of his increased strength, Ye Bai clearly felt that the impact he suffered when traveling through the Divine Realm was much smaller.

Then, Ye Bai suddenly heard a faint sound in her ears, and she raised her upper body to take a look.

She saw a gray and white donkey standing next to her, chewing something stealthily in its mouth. When Ye Bai suddenly raised his body, it scared the donkey.

"……belch!"

Half a piece of bread fell from Ottophis's donkey's mouth.

"It's you, sir!"

Ye Bai took a look and found that one of the five sets of bread in his backpack was missing one.

When Ye Bai returned to the Myriad Worlds, she actually suspected that the loss of the bread was caused by the journey through the Divine World... Now it turns out that she was overthinking it, it was this guy who did it!

"Ahh~"

Ottophis, who was caught on the spot, let out an awkward but polite cry.

"I reminded it." The familiar voice of the paper man sounded from the side. Ye Bai looked over and found the familiar strange human figure on the white stone wall that he had left before.

"Lord Bai Ye, I'm glad to have you back."

The paper figure moved its right hand, made of simple strokes, and placed it on its chest. It bowed slightly, as if to greet Ye Bai. Its tone was filled with surprise that could not be concealed: "It's been a while since we last met. You've become stronger."

"I'm also very happy to see you as soon as I arrive." Ye Bai smiled. She was not surprised at all that the paper man who could see the "information" could find out that her rank had been improved.

After all, the current Divine Realm was a dangerous, advanced map that Ye Bai was unfamiliar with. Meeting familiar companions upon arrival undoubtedly put her at ease. She had originally thought she would have to search for Ottophis and the paper man for a while, after all, they couldn't just sit there waiting for her beside the mark without moving...

Thinking of this, Ye Bai suddenly paused, and glanced at the paper man and Ottophis with surprise:

"Wait, have you been waiting here since I left?"

"Ah, uh." Ottophis cried out, but this cry did not seem to be an answer to her. Instead, he stretched out his two teeth and tugged at Ye Bai's cloak, expressing his meaning very clearly -

Whole some bread.

“…”

Ye Bai had no choice but to give a piece of bread to the donkey and looked at the paper man with a questioning look.

The paper man didn't answer her directly, but just smiled gently and said, "Waiting is a hopeful thing."

Oh no, it seems like they have really been waiting here!

Ye Bai couldn't help but think of the scene where the paper man and Ottophis were guarding the water drop mark and waiting there day and night. His conscience began to ache, and he felt like a phoenix man who cheated a rich and beautiful woman of her huge fortune (Dragon Whistle and Death Code) and ran away.

“I really deserve to die…”

Ye Bai felt a pang of guilt, and he couldn't help but turn his guilt into motivation. He fed Ottophis another piece of bread, then looked at the paper man and said, "I'm here for the mission you mentioned last time. We can set off now! Um... do you know the direction?"

Purgatory is located in the subspace deep underground in the divine realm. There are multiple entrances on the ground to enter, but one must first leave the current sky city.

The Sky City is the territory of the ancient dragons. Even the underground area below it is occupied by vassal dragonborn. It is impossible for other forces to appear. The same is true for several other top races. The several entrances to Purgatory on land are mostly in the cracks between several major racial forces.

However, the entrance to purgatory is movable due to the existence of space cracks, and is not completely fixed.

Ye Bai was not clear about the current situation of the divine realm, so he had to ask the paper man which entrances he could enter through.

The paper figure was excited at the mention of the mission and immediately said cheerfully, "Of course, there are currently three entrances to Purgatory. One is through the cracks deep within the Slok Volcano, the other is through the underground dwellers' area into a deeper space, and the other is the Purgatory portal left behind during the Emerald Forest War."

Hearing the last entrance, Ye Bai was stunned and asked, "Emerald Forest War? Did the Purgatory Clan and the High Elves have a war?"

"Yes." The paper figure nodded. "The books say that the magma burned the emeralds, and the Emerald Forest lost its former peace."

The Purgatory Clan is indeed a race that inherently possesses the 'war-crazed' attribute...

Ye Bai then asked, "What was the result?"

"The war lasted for a long time. Finally, Purgatory returned and the Emerald Forest closed. However, the portal left by the war remained there forever and could not be erased." The paper man replied.

It seems that both sides are hurt. Ye Bai analyzed the three entrances mentioned by the paper man, and his teeth ached. None of the three entrances were easy to enter. Among them, the Slok Volcano and the Emerald Forest were very far away from the Sky City, and the environment was extremely dangerous.

The only underground learner's territory that is relatively close is to leave the Sky City area, find an underground entrance and go all the way down. However, the underground learners are by no means a group of guys to be trifled with. It goes without saying that they are a group of strange people, but each one is strong. Ye Bai has a perfect mask and can be regarded as a member of the same clan, so there is no need to worry about problems in this regard.

The biggest problem is that, due to the influence of the chaotic atmosphere of the Purgatory Clan, fighting among the Xueju people is commonplace. If Ye Bai goes in and is beaten by a bored Xueju person, the perfect mask effect will disappear.

However, at this moment, the paper man said: "In addition to these conventional methods, there is a better way to enter Purgatory."

"Hmm?" Ye Bai asked doubtfully, "What method?"

The paper figure didn't keep the secret and said, "If I can find a cultist who worships Purgatory, I can tamper with their teleportation ritual to send you in."

Ye Bai was stunned at first, then his eyes lit up. The teleportation ritual was supposed to summon the creatures from Purgatory, but remembering the paper man's method of changing the magic text, he had recovered some strength last time. As long as he could structure the teleportation array, he might be able to change the teleportation to the reverse direction.

"Where can we find the Purgatory Cultists?" Ye Bai asked.

The paper man said preparedly, "Ottophis and I found a teleportation array in the east and can take you there."

"Okay, let's go now."

Ye Bai did not delay and prepared to set off immediately.

Then, Ye Bai looked at Ottophis.

Ottophis also looked at Ye Bai.

"How do you say, ride it?"

"Ah!" Ottophis scratched the ground with his hooves five times.

Ye Bai understood immediately: "Five are too many. Save two for later. You know how much I have on me."

"Ahhhhhhhh!"

Finally, after paying three loaves of bread, Ye Bai rode on Ottophis, who no longer resisted, and headed east as the paper man said.

Halfway through the walk, Ye Bai suddenly came to his senses... When did the paper man and Ottophis discover the teleportation array?

No wonder Ottophis remained noncommittal just now.

It was a close call, I almost got PUA’d by the paper man! This guy… is good!