Chapter 2393: The Five Kings of the Underworld

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, as Han Li was quietly breathing and nourishing his spirit in the secret room, Zhu Guo'er's respectful voice suddenly came from outside:

"Senior Han, Lord Bi Ying has sent someone to invite you over. He says the time for the Battle of the Strong has arrived."

"I know, I'll be right there. I don't know if there will be any danger on this trip, so you and Hua Shi stay here." Han Li opened his eyes and replied calmly.

Then, light rolled over his body, transforming into a startling rainbow that spiraled up. After a flash, it pierced through the door and broke through the air, disappearing.

Half an hour later, in the largest building resembling a hall in the center of the fortress, Han Li finally saw Bi Ying, Wen Xinfeng, and another thin, tall man wearing silver armor and a cold expression.

"This is Brother Lei Yuan, the person in charge of our Alliance in the Thunder Continent. His status and position are the same as mine in the Blood Sky. As for Fellow Daoist Blood Fiend, he encountered some small trouble on the way, but he will arrive by tomorrow at the latest. But let us take the first step now; do you have any opinions, everyone?" Bi Ying didn't say much when he saw Han Li, introduced the fourth teammate participating in the Battle of the Strong, and said this immediately.

"Since you are in charge of this Battle of the Strong, I, Lei, will not point fingers." The silver-armored man said expressionlessly.

Han Li and Wen Xinfeng naturally had no opinions.

So, after the group discussed a few more words, they walked out of the hall.

Outside the giant building, there were already rows of fully armed armored soldiers standing.

Above the fortress, there were more than a dozen giant, flat flying artifacts resembling islands, hovering in the sky in a dark mass.

After Bi Ying gave the order, these armored soldiers flew up one after another and entered these "islands."

"Are these the only people participating in the Battle of the Strong with us?" The silver-armored man frowned and asked.

"Of course not. These are just the people on the surface. I have already mobilized manpower from other strongholds and arranged them at the predetermined location half a month ago. In case those ghosts don't intend to keep their promise or have other schemes, they will naturally have no way to return." Bi Ying replied without hesitation.

Hearing this, the silver-armored man nodded and said nothing more.

After all the armored soldiers entered the giant flying artifacts in the high sky, the group's escape light rose, and they also entered the largest "island."

The next moment, after these flying artifacts moved, they made a rumbling sound and flew toward the distance.

Half a day later, the group of more than a dozen "islands" arrived above a mountain range that looked strange.

This mountain range seemed to have an invisible boundary line from the middle; one side was lush and green, with birds singing and flowers fragrant. The other side was rolling with black energy, with yin winds blowing, and the sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling could be vaguely heard.

After the "giant island" trembled, it stopped at a place two miles away from the boundary line. Then, escape light appeared on it, and teams of armored soldiers flew down one after another, either forming spells with their hands or directly raising their hands, and various array-arranging tools flew out, actually starting to arrange a super-large giant array below immediately.

There were also some people who threw light orbs of various colors into the high sky.

A loud rumbling sound came!

Tall city walls and buildings of various shapes fell down, and in the blink of an eye, a small fortress appeared out of thin air.

At the same time, armed puppets were also taken out from storage bracelets by some armored soldiers, appearing on the city walls out of thin air, and were activated to start patrolling back and forth.

And Han Li, Bi Ying, and the others flew out from the giant island, but gathered together and looked far away at the boundary line opposite.

"Fellow Daoists, please look. Those five mountain peaks that look like fingers are the places we agreed upon for the competition. Once the great war begins, the five of us will go directly to these five mountain peaks. Once everyone participating from both sides has arrived, naturally, the array masters of both sides will activate the two protective barriers arranged in advance, covering everyone dueling within them. Only when one side actively says the word 'admit defeat,' or directly divides life and death, will these two protective barriers dissipate on their own." Bi Ying introduced the general situation of the Battle of the Strong to Han Li and the others with a solemn expression.

"The other side won't do anything to the barriers, will they?" Wen Xinfeng asked suddenly after her eyes flickered.

"Rest assured, these two barriers are exactly the same and not complicated. After both sides finish arranging them, they will let the array masters check each other to confirm there are no errors before letting their own people enter them." Bi Ying smiled and explained.

"If one mountain peak ends very early, is the winner allowed to participate in the struggle of other mountain peaks?" Han Li's eyes flashed and he also asked.

"Although there is no prior agreement on this aspect, since this Battle of the Strong is to compete for the control of this world, it is naturally to measure the overall strength of both sides." Bi Ying touched his short beard and replied meaningfully.

"I understand."

Although the other's answer was a bit vague, Han Li still revealed an understanding smile.

"This struggle has no restrictions. As long as you can defeat or kill the opponent, any divine ability or treasure can be displayed to your heart's content. Of course, with our cultivation level, defeating the opponent may not be difficult, but truly killing them is probably extremely difficult. And the opponent is definitely not an ordinary person. Some of the secret techniques they practice are quite different from what we usually see. Everyone, please be careful." Bi Ying exhorted again.

"Brother Bi, rest assured. I have also seen some powerful ghosts, and I have long specially prepared a few treasures to restrain them. Even if the opponent is different from ordinary ghosts, I believe they will have a certain effect." Wen Xinfeng stroked the small beast in her arms a few times with a jade finger, then smiled sweetly.

"Fairy Wen's divine abilities originally have a restraining effect on ghosts, and with some special treasures prepared, I believe the chance of winning will definitely not be small." Bi Ying was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"This is hard to say. I heard that those characters known as the Ten Kings of the Underworld are all the most powerful ghosts in the opponent's realm. If they really start moving, I believe they will not be that easy to deal with." Wen Xinfeng shook her head and said.

"Haha, Fairy is too modest. Even if the opponent is not an ordinary opponent, which one of us five is a simple person? I believe the result of this battle will definitely satisfy me. Alright, everyone, enter the temporary residence below to rest. After Fellow Daoist Blood Fiend joins us, we can send people to the five mountain peaks to arrange the array first. I believe those ghosts from the Underworld should have already arrived there." Bi Ying said, glancing at the rolling black energy on the other side of the boundary line.

At the same time, hundreds of miles deep into the rolling black energy, nearly a hundred white "mountain peaks" a thousand zhang high were quietly hovering in the high sky.

These mountain peaks were surrounded by shadows, and countless ghost shadows and yin souls were vaguely circling and dancing.

If there were cultivators with spiritual eyes here, they could see these white "mountain peaks" clearly through the yin wind.

The surfaces of these mountain peaks were uneven and had faint phosphorus fire flickering incessantly; they were actually piled up from countless white bone skeletons.

At some exits of the mountain peaks, there were some ghosts with green faces and fangs going in and out, each of them not weak in aura, looking fierce and evil.

One of these mountain peaks was different from the other white bone mountains; nearby, thousands of evil ghosts wearing neat bone armor and holding various weapons were patrolling back and forth.

In a gloomy, blood-red hall in the center of the bone mountain, several blurred black shadows were sitting on black chairs, talking about something.

"For the sake of a mere small world, to actually make the five of us run this trip together, isn't it looking too highly at the opponent? As long as you give me a million Yin Lin Army, I alone can pull out all the opponent's strongholds. Why hold some Battle of the Strong? It's really superfluous." A tall black shadow said coldly.

"Hmph, don't underestimate the opponent too much. If these living beings were really easy to deal with, the few Ghost Kings in charge of this matter would not have been injured and returned after several great battles with the opponent's strong people, and our forces would not have been suppressed here and unable to advance even half a step. I think this battle will also see the opponent send their strongest people. Don't be too careless. Otherwise, if we really capsize here, I don't know how King Qianlun and the others will mock the five of us when we go back, and it won't be easy to explain to Boss Mingxiong either." Another slender black shadow said indifferently.

"The opponent's strongest? This is exactly what I want. My Five Yin Heart-Lock Hammer is just missing the soul of a true strong person as a weapon spirit. If I can kill the opponent, I think this life-bound magic treasure can truly be completed." The first tall black shadow replied carelessly, seemingly still not taking it to heart.

"It's a pity that Boss Mingxiong is at a critical moment competing with the Night Ghost clan for another Yin realm and cannot spare himself. Otherwise, if he participated in this Battle of the Strong with his heaven-defying divine abilities not below a True Immortal, the opponent wouldn't even have a glimmer of hope." The third black shadow also sighed and opened his mouth.

"The strength of the Night Ghost clan is also not to be underestimated. It is said that their clan leader's divine abilities are also unfathomable, and only Boss Mingxiong can deal with them. And compared to this small world that still needs many years to transform into its nature, naturally, that Yin realm that is already innate is more important." The slender black shadow said unhurriedly.

"Since we have already arrived here, we will definitely all have to make a move in the great war a few days later. There is no need to say anything more about this point. With our strength, the chance of winning in the end should be over seven or eight tenths. The key is whether the opponent will abide by the agreement after winning and truly withdraw from the controlled area. King Qiqiao, have you prepared those backhands?" A gloomy voice, like a poisonous snake, suddenly came from a black shadow who had not spoken from the beginning.

Upon hearing this, the previous black shadows all subconsciously straightened their bodies and immediately stopped talking. (To be continued) ===== CHAPTER 2394 =====