Chapter 232: A single punch from the Eight Venerable Temple God Melting Realm makes the netherworld the greatest evil in the world [S

Painting Immortal!

Rudimentary divine ability, Ink Kill!

Exterminate!

Low and deep… like an ancient immortal guarding the netherworld, brush in hand, wolf hair dropping four ink marks.

Four ink traces landed at four different spots on Su Helian's ten‑zhang primordial spirit golden body, dense as if they could not scatter like a dark mole!

Cannot be erased, cannot be shaken away, cannot be eliminated!

As if dotted onto the soul itself!

A never‑before‑felt sense of terror exploded in Su Helian's mind, as if the god who controls death waved a blood‑dripping sickle at his soul!

What method is this?

What divine technique is this?!

Su Helian's angry expression surfaced, his scalp went numb!

As a strong cultivator of the Fetal Breath Transformation realm, he actually felt the threat of death at this moment!

But, amidst his violent fury, Su Helian also felt boundless great terror enveloping him.

That Li Che wearing the Thunder Dragon Mask stood in place, his muscles all over twitching, airflow exploding wildly around him!

This time, Li Che did not retreat again!

It seemed he had seized an excellent opportunity!

Ink Kill.

Exterminate!

As if a manifestation of rule power!

As if using four dark ink dots to erase his name from the Book of Life and Death!

Crack— crack— crack—

Clear and pleasant, like the sound of glass being shattered, at this moment like thunder's roar accompanied by the intertwining of cracks, spreading out!

Su Helian's beard and hair flew, divine light blazing in his eyes, immense divine power like a tornado, continuously sweeping!

He is a Divine Primordial Grand True Person of the Fetal Breath Transformation realm!

Even if he had just broken through, it is not something a weakling lacking even a Divine Primordial could threaten!

The intensity of his cultivated divinity is the accumulation of his lifetime!

Vast, mighty, rolling like river and sea tides!

Countless divinity filled his primordial spirit golden body, making it ever more brilliant and splendid!

Blinding radiance, almost enough to illuminate the whole heaven and earth!

If not for the Heaven‑Earth Chessboard strongly suppressing it, it might have already leaked out, sensed by experts in Primordial Origin Dao City.

But…

Li Che didn't care!

In his chest, the Thunder‑Magnetic Orbit Dao fruit violently trembled, countless Profound Magnetic forces drawn by him, invisible lines piercing head to foot!

As if merging with heaven and earth!

That vast and mighty divinity, all repelled by him, not a speck sticking to him!

Falling snow likewise twisted apart, blasting dust, obscuring the surroundings!

Under Li Che's Thunder Dragon Mask, countless lightning surged forth, in his eyes electric light flashed, hiss— hiss— hiss— arcs leapt from deep within his pupils!

The four ink dots on the primordial spirit golden body, as if suddenly pulled into silk!

Between them, ink lines spread, weaving a net that enveloped the enormous ten‑zhang primordial spirit golden body!

Like the ink line pulled and snapped on a coffin set up in a mourning hall, likewise like the intersecting lines on a chessboard!

Covering the primordial spirit golden body!

Su Helian's hairs stood on end!

Cannot escape!

Cannot wash away!

What the hell is this?!

Crack— crack—

The primordial spirit golden body he just repaired dimmed again!

In the instant Li Che snapped his fingers—

As if countless black‑ink sword lights burst forth, simultaneously slashing onto that primordial spirit golden body!

Su Helian only felt a terrifying impact smash onto his primordial spirit!

Ah—!!!

As if his primordial spirit suffered myriad cuts in an instant!

Bang— bang— bang—!!!

Exploded with a boom!

Countless golden primordial spirit fragments shot sideways, rampaging wildly!

Powerful air waves surged tumultuously!

In that instant, where the primordial spirit golden body exploded, all colors vanished, golden light gone, flowing light dissipated, only terrifying ripple undulations remained, pushing aside air waves and divinity, like a painful heart ring, surging wildly!

Rumble— rumble— rumble!

Su Helian's face changed in shock!

It shattered…

His primordial spirit golden body!

It actually shattered?!

Impossible——!!!

He is a Divine Origin Grand True Person of the Fetal Breath Transformation Realm; a Grand True Person's primordial spirit golden body is so tough it far surpasses that of Divine Origin cultivators at the Golden Body Transformation stage!

Even compared to the physique strength of the topmost innate grand master, it's not lacking much!

But……

Such a golden body, yet it was shattered in a way that Su Helian found utterly unimaginable!

Exactly, it's utterly unimaginable.

After all, the divine seed martial arts that Li Che had consecutively unleashed earlier, when struck upon the golden body, could not shatter it, but finally……

Why did it suddenly burst open?

Impossible to comprehend!

But……

Su Helian, however, had his hairs stand on end, for if Li Che's four strikes had landed on his fleshly body, at this moment……

He might already be dead!

Pfft——

A large mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, and the light in Su Helian's eyes dimmed.

The primordial spirit golden body was broken; the primordial spirit, in other words, has suffered considerable heavy injury!

Countless raging air currents rampaged, blowing the wind and snow upside down onto the firmament, melting into rain!

Su Helian had already felt an extreme death threat!

His distinctively jointed hands shot up, swiftly forming seals!

He intended to activate a defensive divine secret technique!

However……

The continuous thunderclap burst explosively, roaring in his ears like a violent strike on an ancient bell.

That was the sound of tendons, bones, and membranes violently rubbing, the body-tempering technique driven to its extreme!

Li Che did not retreat, standing firm in place, but instead surged forward against the current!

Bearing the impact force from the exploding primordial spirit golden body that shattered and scattered wildly.

His qi and blood rose steadily throughout his body!

As if someone had kicked over a furnace, the terrifying qi and blood exploded, and the fleshly great elixir in Li Che's dantian contracted and expanded!

Then, in the Niwan palace between his brows……

The inner vision space trembled!

Seven temple god idols, as if in slumber, opened their eyes simultaneously!

Fiery-eyed Mystic Shock Spirit Monkey, Hundred-turn Worry Dream Cassia Spirit Rabbit, flower-basket-holding flower fairy……

And……

That which sat centered, bathed in white radiance, the Heaven-Earth-Embodying Spiritually Enlightened True Ape!

Boom boom boom!

Within the Niwan inner vision, a powerful divine fluctuation erupted in impact, surging tumultuously, raging without cease!

Eight temple gods opened their eyes simultaneously!

Strand after strand of temple god power, coiling like a flood dragon, was drawn forth by Li Che!

Ascend the tower!

Under the thunder dragon mask, Li Che's muscles swelled all over, as if every pore were spewing radiance.

His black hair suddenly grew, hanging down to his waist, fluttering and dancing like a cape!

Within his pupils, amidst the flashing currents, there also flowed down golden agarwood-gold smoke!

Rattle clatter……

Qi and blood surged, like a vast ocean!

At this moment, Li Che seemed to have truly achieved the unity of heaven and man, as if his entire being merged with heaven and earth!

Ascend the tower…… borrowing the power of the temple gods!

Unleashing supreme divine abilities!

Su Helian's hairs stood on end as he repeatedly retreated, his seal-forming motions differing, divine energy boiling and intertwining around him, the mighty divine nature of the Fetal Breath Transformation surging without cease!

Like endless waves striking!

At this moment, Su Helian felt a strong death threat.

He will die……

He really will die!

He will be beaten to death by this netherworld thunder dragon before his very eyes……

He must exert all his strength, unleashing his trump cards!

Thump thump thump——

Su Helian's face was also filled with ferocity; he never imagined that within Heavenly Origin Dao City, his life would be threatened!

The netherworld thunder dragon had clashed with him for so long, yet had not even been detected.

The Divine Guard Army, Temple Garrison Office, Imperial Observatory…… and even the Su Clan direction, had no one come to reinforce!

This made Su Helian realize that the netherworld's method of concealing its aura is too ingenious!

"Why……"

"Why must you kill this old man?"

Su Helian roared in anger!

In the next moment, his palms slammed together, and a resplendent to the extreme Divine Origin Golden Core appeared behind him, its golden light blazing to the extreme.

Within that golden core, faintly, a silhouette blurred to the extreme was outlined!

As if there were a fetus within that golden core, inhaling and exhaling...

Instantly!

The fetus inside the golden core suddenly widened its eyes, a face pressed tightly against the inner wall of the golden core.

Even on the wall of the golden core, a blurred outline of a human face's features was reflected!

Fetal Breath Transformation!

Boom—rumble!

The divinity between heaven and earth became increasingly agitated, as if an incomparably terrifying presence, with each breath, descended with a pressure enough to make one suffocate!

The divine rank's pressure was almost driven to the extreme!

Su Helian's killing intent surged, and blood spilled from his mouth and nose.

Boom——!!!

It seemed as if an intangible temple deity had emerged behind him, roaring and howling!

Li Che's gaze was indifferent, he activated the nascent form of the Divine Ability 【Dragon Elephant Vajra】 and rose, his whole person entering a state of indifference!

Even facing the mountain of blades and sea of learning, he remained composed and calm!

Crack—crack——

It was as if thunder exploded beside his ears, at the instant Su Helian's primordial spirit golden body shattered.

Li Che's killing intent became unprecedentedly intense!

First, with the Ink Killing Technique, he shattered his primordial spirit golden body!

Then, with extreme slaughter, he blasted and killed the opponent!

Five fingers clenched into a fist, divine power surged wildly, the eight temple deity apparitions...

Behind Li Che, it was like a peacock spreading its tail, like a host of immortals in the wind, the gods gathering as if in a council...

The terrifying Spirit‑Clearing True Ape lowered its gaze!

Su Helian exerted the profound Divine Origin Golden Core to the extreme; the fetal spirit's breath within the golden core seemed to pause for a moment at this instant!

His eyes narrowed, deep within his pupils, a profound shock and desperation surfaced!

"Eight... eight deity apparitions?"

"How could there possibly be eight deity apparitions?!"

"Moreover... this rank's pressure... temple deities... are they all temple deities?!"

Su Helian was terrified beyond measure.

He almost spoke incoherently.

"It's you!"

Suddenly, Su Helian understood what!

He saw those temple deities, saw the flower‑basket‑carrying flower‑fairy temple deity—isn't that exactly the temple deity of the six vanished Guiyi Miao within the Su family's jurisdiction?!

Su Helian understood!

It's the Netherworld!

The secret of the Guiyi Miao vanishing into thin air...

It turns out it was all the doing of the Netherworld!

It's you!

Su Helian let out a long whistle.

Li Che's black hair whipped like a cape, golden mist drifted from his pupils, aloof and cold, he paid no heed to the other's words.

So what if it's their netherworld?

Five fingers clenched.

The divinity of the Seven Emotions Temple...

Madly coiling around Li Che's arm, the thirty strands of Five Elements Divine Vigor also trembled and leapt, like five-colored flood dragons, a hidden dragon rising from the abyss!

An overbearing aura to the extreme, nearly overwhelming a hundred zhang!

Qi and blood blazing to the extreme, like rolling beacon smoke!

Martial Saint's supreme art!

Myriad Dragons Subdue the Divine!

Li Che clenched his fist; at this moment, his will seemed to connect with the divine, and his essence, qi, and spirit were actually refined to the utmost!

Facing the Divine Primordial Great True Person of Fetal Breath Shedding, Li Che dared not have the slightest contempt.

Like the Golden Core floating above Su Helian's head right now, which reflects a human face, it brings Li Che an unparalleled danger!

A little carelessness could lead to a disaster!

Therefore, as steady as he is, once he makes a move, it must be his strongest killing technique!

Five fingers clenched, like hooks tearing out five strands of white silk-like qi waves!

I'll beat you to death first!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Above the sky, the fluttering snowflakes, in an instant, were melted by his blazing qi and blood into cold rain.

The rainwater was blasted by his aura, hung upside down in the firmament, gathering into something like a vast lake!

At this moment, it seemed it could no longer bear it, and it poured down in a torrent!

Li Che had no more idle words; he stepped out fiercely, and a scorching fist aura leapt like thunder from between his knuckles.

Instantly, the rainwater that had fallen in a great pool, under scorching qi and blood, evaporated in an instant, hissing and turning into surging heat waves that rushed into the firmament.

A punch was thrown!

Myriad dragons roared forth, thunder rolling, within the countless rising heat waves lightning darted, like dragons soaring in the abyss.

Within the scorching punch, the myriad dragons subduing the god, powered by the Seven Emotions Temple God's force, were almost at this moment about to reach the state of transformation.

Like substantial dragon shadows, they twisted and turned, all roaring in anger.

The electromagnetic track fully activated; the just-accumulated lightning arcs instantly darted over the fist, along the arm, layer upon layer, the five viscera and six bowels all trembled, and the whole body groaned.

Myriad Dragons Subduing the God!

Transformation!

The martial will, strong to the extreme, seemed as if myriad dragons emerged together, roaring the heavens.

Boom!

Countless dragon shadows surged forth in a tumult.

Bang bang bang bang bang——!!

Exploding, continual explosions!

Su Helian, eyes full of ferocity, also fiercely smashed out a punch at the temple god's phantom descended by the power of the golden core's fetal breath.

A terrifying collision erupted!

The earth exploded with a boom, countless spiderweb-like spreading cracks shattered again, and fine gravel was swept up by the raging wind.

They shot forth wildly, like bullets whistling and bursting.

But they were instantly crushed into invisible dust by the overwhelming gang energy contained within the dragon shadows.

Lightning intertwined; Li Che, whose five-elements divine gang was fierce, pierced through the temple god.

A punch was already before Su Helian!

The force was fierce, like a thunderclap exploding.

The gas explosions continuously released, countless raging air currents continually spreading outward, spreading outward…

Su Helian stood dazed on the spot, his eyes dull and defeated, completely losing his divine light.

A punch before his face, time seemed to congeal at this moment.

His beard and hair all flung back, the skin on his face rippled in layered waves.

Bang——!!!

But time, after all, did not solidify because of it.

A punch came crashing down!

Su Helian's skull instantly shattered into pieces, exploding into bloody mud that scattered in all directions.

Between heaven and earth, its horrid wail still echoed from the explosion.

And Su Helian's roar of fury and despair to the extreme.

"Let's die together——!!!"

That boiling and swelling, with countless ferocious crimson patterns floating on the golden core, the face tightly pressed against the core's wall emitted an ultimate shrill, unwilling roar.

Fetal breath transformation, within the golden core, a trace of fetal breath had just been nurtured!

Now……

It was about to be erased from between heaven and earth!

Hatred——!!!

Boom——!!!

The terrifying explosion instantly burst from the golden core, rampaging out amidst the raging divine energy.

The horrible air wave rose from the earth, straight like an extremely splendid mushroom cloud, carrying shattered stones, dust, and flesh from the street and ground, surging up twenty zhang.

Even the heaven-and-earth chessboard at this moment could not shield or cover the explosion's momentum.

The entire ground was ravaged by the mighty gang energy and the chaotic explosion's divinity, leaving it riddled with trench-like scars.

The terrifying roar exploded with a boom within the Qianyuan Dao City.

Having lost the restraint of the heaven-and-earth chessboard.

The air wave instantly presented concentric circular ripples, surging outward in all directions!

Nearby houses, walls collapsed one after another, dust and smoke rolling.

Countless snowflakes were blown apart by the blast, dust obscuring the sky!

……

……

Snowflakes fell piece by piece, then were struck and flung away by the violent airflow.

On the jeweled pearl atop the eight-treasure heavy-eave tower, guarded by twin dragons.

A figure touched down with the tip of his foot.

His body stood straight as a spear piercing heaven and earth.

Yuwen Wlong stood with hands behind his back, his simple robe fluttering, his beard and hair lashing the night sky.

His whole person seemed to merge with heaven and earth, making him imperceptible, unfelt.

He furrowed his brow, a flash of astonished beauty flickering in the depths of his eyes.

"Netherworld Thunder Dragon……"

"First, by strange means break Su Helian's primordial spirit golden body, heavily wounding his primordial spirit—this is a crucial step; next…… seize the perfect moment, give Su Helian no chance to breathe, and at the instant his golden body shatters, erupt with ultimate qi and blood, throwing a fierce killing punch!"

That move, the Martial Saint's supreme art, having reached the realm of transformation… is the Martial Saint's supreme art of Pacification King Ji Molie, Myriad Dragons Subdue Gods?!

What keen eyesight Yuwen Wenlong has! As the stationed governor of the Qianyuan Dao City Temple Office, a martial artist who had reached the pinnacle of the Wu Saint realm, he naturally saw at a glance the supreme technique Lei Long was displaying.

This Lei Long... could he be a disciple of Ji Moli?!

Could it be You Liqing? In the whole Qianyuan Dao City, the only one who masters Wan Long Fu Shen and has cultivated it to the Transformation stage seems to be You Liqing.

Yuwen Wenlong narrowed his eyes.

You Liqing... has joined the Underworld?

But, that's not right.

There are too many gaps here.

If You Liqing had joined the Underworld, why would Su Huaili have died?

Su Huaili is You Liqing's junior fellow disciple; there shouldn't be much grudge between them.

Moreover...

Yuwen Wenlong's powerful thought swept over, and he instantly sensed the terrifying aftershock of the explosion, and You Liqing rushing through the void.

It's not him.

Lei Long is Lei Long, not You Liqing.

Yuwen Wenlong shook his head.

Why would the Underworld want to kill the Su family?

Moreover... Lei Long's Wan Long Fu Shen technique actually contains the power of the Seven Emotions; it feels stronger than You Liqing's Wan Long Fu Shen.

Vaguely, it seems to possess the power of a temple deity.

Yuwen Wenlong's figure blurred, and he instantly vanished from the spot.

The case of the Guiyi Miao vanishing into thin air.

Was it done by the Underworld?!

Yuwen Wenlong chuckled lightly: "This Underworld is interesting."

……

……

Bang bang bang!

The sound of breaking the air kept echoing.

The heaven-and-earth chessboard was withdrawn, and the terrifying roar and flood-like divine energy rampaged wildly!

Almost half of Qianyuan Dao City was stirred!

The night sky, originally extremely still on the windy snowy night, instantly became lively.

The powerful energy rampaged wildly, the sound of breaking the air kept echoing, and numerous figures came flying swiftly.

This momentum is truly too great!

Just the spreading aftershock gave a feeling of near-suffocating oppression.

Unimaginable, what level of mighty expert's death could produce such divine majesty!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh—

Qianyuan Divine Sect, Temple Office, Bureau of Astronomy, Divine Guard Army, and the four great clans...

All had strong experts flying over, their rampaging aura suddenly pressing down, suppressing that surging divine energy.

Beyond a hundred zhang, Divine Gang grand masters and Yuanshen-transformed Divine True Persons fell one after another, daring not to approach closer.

But they could not help gazing far into the distance.

Such mighty divine energy, so oppressive, so terrifying... the one who died couldn't be a Tai Xi-transformed Grand True Person, could it?!

A Tai Xi-transformed Grand True Person is one who nurtures a breath of Tai Xi in their golden core, nearly condensing the illusory divine aspect into substance; if they capture the temple deity's aura, they can even create an image as if the temple deity has descended!

Would even such a mighty expert die?

Of course they would die, what nonsense? Tai Xi transformation isn't invincible!

……

All kinds of sounds, filled with dread and shock, rose and fell without cease.

You Liqing, clad in dazzling golden armor, plummeted down, landing ten zhang outside the boiling smoke and dust.

Besides You Liqing, the Divine Guard Army also had another strong expert arrive—the great general of the Eastern Camp, likewise clad in golden armor, his aura resplendent.

A Tai Xi-transformed Grand True Person has died.

You Liqing's eyes were cold and solemn, as he said.

That Eastern Camp great general is named Yuan Wují; he is a trusted aide of the Qianyuan Dao City lord, and anyone who becomes a Divine Guard Army great general possesses the cultivation of the Three Flowers at the Peak.

Indeed... the one who died is Su Helian of the Su family.

Truly bold...

That Eastern Camp great general drew a deep breath.

It must be the work of the Underworld... to kill a Tai Xi-transformed expert, unless one wipes them out with absolute overwhelming force; otherwise, in a normal clash, such divine fluctuations would be impossible for us not to sense.

In other words, the perception was blocked, and only the Underworld possesses such means.

You Liqing said coldly.

He had personally witnessed the power of the Underworld, so he made such an inference.

However, his words had just fallen.

When a cold laugh rang out.

That may not be the case; if one had set up in advance a divine formation of the Fifth Elder rank that isolates aura, it could likewise block the divine aura of a Tai Xi-transformed Grand True Person.

Huang Jiujiu held his wine gourd, staggering along; though he looked unsteady, his speed was extremely fast.

The one who died is Su Helian, huh?

Died well——

How miserable!

After identifying the corpse, Huang Jianjiu's drunken eyes suddenly lit up; he couldn't help wanting to clap and cheer, but at the last moment he changed his tone.

Because he suddenly recalled that Su Helian was one of the Honorary Elders of the Outer Sect of the Heavenly Origin Divine Sect.

He was practically a half-member of the Divine Sect.

Oh dear, Elder Su, you died so miserably!

The Su family had better throw you a grand funeral feast! It'd be best to prepare some fine liquor… I can supply you for three days and three nights!

Huang Jianjiu beat his chest and stamped his feet.

In the distance, streams of light burst forth.

A wave of killing intent rolled in.

His ancient robes fluttered as he stepped through the air, descending lightly; killing intent practically solidified in his eyes.

Huang Jianjiu, don't pretend sympathy like a cat crying over a mouse.

An indifferent voice came from the newcomer's mouth.

Yo, Su Wuming? Isn't that Old Su, third in the True Transmission Manual?

Huang Jianjiu pulled open the gourd's stopper, took a swig of wine, and said lightly:

Su Wuming didn't even glance at the disheveled Huang Jianjiu; beside him, another figure swiftly swooped down, sleeves flaring, resentment rolling off him.

Grand Elder.

Su Wubi clasped his fists.

The newcomer was the Su family's Grand Elder, Su Helin.

Su Helin's older brother, likewise a great true person who had broken through the Fetal Respiration Shedding, but compared to the recently breakthrough Su Helian, Su Helin had broken through the Fetal Respiration Shedding a full sixty years earlier.

Who did this?!

Su Helin's body trembled slightly.

He flicked his sleeve, whipping up a gale that scattered the smoke and dust.

Revealed amidst the ruins was a headless corpse, utterly mangled, its flesh blurred by the explosion of the Fetal Respiration Golden Core.

And Su Helian's head had already been blown apart by Li Che's punch.

He's dead… completely dead…

He detonated his Fetal Respiration Golden Core on the brink of death—what despair! Who could it be? What kind of villain?!

Su Helin clenched his fists, his face turning ashen and grim.

Heh heh, Grand Elder Su, my condolences—when you arrange the drinks, remember to invite me.

Huang Jianjiu laughed.

Shut up!

Su Helin gave him a cold stare.

Huang Jianjiu smirked.

Su Wuming glanced at Huang Jianjiu and said lightly, 'Brother Huang Jianjiu, women are like clothes; you ought to thank me. If I hadn't taken Xiao Wan as your wife, how could you have gained the insight to cleave the dust with a single sword and enter second in the True Transmission Manual?'

Shut up.

The sword in Huang Jianjiu's scabbard behind him began to tremble slightly.

Su Wuming's lips curled: 'Xiao Wan is now my woman; she's doing well, you needn't worry…'

Next time in the True Transmission Contest at the Heavenly King Tower, I will defeat you.

'Beat me first, then talk.' Huang Jianjiu sneered.

The two fell silent.

Su Helin then walked over to the corpse and began to examine it.

Suddenly, Su Helin snapped his head up, glaring fiercely at You Liqing; the divine power rampaging between heaven and earth condensed at that moment into an angry golden-winged celestial crane, its eyes locked on You Liqing.

Helian died to the Myriad Dragons Subduing Gods!

You Liqing… do you have any explanation?!

You Liqing, clad in golden armor with arms crossed, was momentarily stunned.

Absolutely impossible!

He furrowed his brows.

You Liqing walked over to Su Helian's corpse.

His powerful perception spread out.

The next moment…

His face stiffened slightly!

……

……

Heavenly Origin Dao City, Listening Thunder Alley.

Li Qingshan sat in the courtyard, gripping a divinity crystal, slowly drawing out its divinity to restore his own breath.

He also sensed that terrifying explosion's roar; the scorching heat wave sweeping outward contained the will of a Fetal Respiration Shedding great true person—how overbearing yet desperate it was!

Li Qingshan lifted his head.

Listening to the explosion's roar that echoed throughout the Dao City.

Beneath the cat-faced mask, his eyes held a hint of depth.

He knew, the operation was over.

It was time for him to take the stage.

He slowly exhaled; the snow drifting down from the sky carried the divinity of wails.

"The Underworld lets you die at the third watch; how could it let you stay until the fifth watch?"

"Hit the road."

Li Qingshan instantly felt much more at ease.

His sense of presence instantly maxed out.

However, Li Qingshan also harbored some doubts: this Su Helian……, as an Honorary Elder of the Outer Gate of the Qianyuan Divine Sect……

Why would the Underworld want to kill him?

Why?!

But Li Qingshan firmly believed the Underworld certainly had a reason.

Because, so far, the Underworld has never committed an evil act, and is even more hateful of evil than Li Qingshan!

Su Helian has definitely done bad deeds!

Li Qingshan narrowed his eyes.

He placed his unreserved trust in the Underworld!

Hum—!

A patch of snow suddenly exploded.

Li Qingshan's eyes narrowed.

He then saw a white chess piece float up, suddenly gripped, and in the next instant, Li Che wearing the Thunder Dragon mask returned to the courtyard.

Standing there, his clothes shattered, revealing muscles as sturdy as steel beneath.

The terrifying, scorching qi and blood burned, twisting the air.

The aura from his battle with the Great Perfected One of Fetal Breath Transformation had not yet dissipated.

His Ascending Tower state had not yet been lifted!

Overbearing, peerless, terrifying!

His black hair whipped wildly, his eyes intertwining with electric currents and golden smoke, fusing the power of the Eight Honored Temple Gods' divine aspects, like a god-demon, he stood amidst the wind and snow.

The formidable aura of the Temple God rank……

Made Li Qingshan almost suffocate.

How terrifying!

Is this the Thunder Dragon?

A single finger could probably poke him to death?!

Li Che's gaze swept over lightly, landing on Li Qingshan, and he blinked slightly.

"You haven't left yet?"

Li Qingshan: ……

However, Li Che didn't pay it much heed.

As the Ascending Tower state dispersed, the oppressive feeling vanished instantly, and the Temple God's power returned to the glabellar elixir field.

He slowly exhaled, Li Che's eyes shining brilliantly to the utmost!

He glanced at Li Qingshan.

"Do you really want to join the Underworld?"

Li Qingshan's body stiffened, but upon hearing the Thunder Dragon's words, he knew it was the Underworld's superior speaking.

He hurriedly stood up, only to find his legs, previously squeezed by the Thunder Dragon, a bit weak.

He almost fell to the ground.

He gave an embarrassed laugh and hastily straightened his posture.

"Senior! I, Cat Face, truly wish to join the Underworld, to hate evil as an enemy and eradicate wickedness!"

Li Qingshan's belief surged, his emotions roiled.

Beneath the Thunder Dragon mask, Li Che suddenly let out a low laugh.

"Hate evil as an enemy? Eradicate wickedness?"

"Then you're bound to be disappointed."

"The Underworld……"

"Perhaps it is this world……"

"The greatest evil."

The next moment.

The Thunder Dragon spread his five fingers.

"God Xi returns."

"Seize the god."

His voice resounded vast, as if echoing throughout the entire courtyard.

Then.

In Li Qingshan's horrified gaze.

A wisp of black qi slowly gathered, gathered……

Then……

Su Helian's figure, accompanied by howls, screams, pain and distortion…… slowly emerged.

As if...

From the endless darkness, amidst the netherworld where wandering spirits roam, they were dragged back by the tyrant's pull!

Li Che wore the Thunder Dragon Mask, his gaze calm and indifferent as he looked at Li Qingshan, whose legs trembled slightly and began to sway.

"Now... do you still wish to enter the Underworld?"