Chapter 333: with translation of the chapter title

335. Chapter 330: The crushing qi sea intensity of the Pure Martial Gold Pond, facing the Binding God Ox Demon actually is the King of Hell【Seek monthly ticket】

Ox demon?!

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The ink-black city, pitch-black as ink, upon those completely black bricks, it seemed as if they had been soaked in ink, piled up, accompanied by the washing of the round, bean-sized raindrops between heaven and earth, as if ink were flowing out!

On the city tower stood a burly figure, arms crossed before his chest, his dark hair flying wildly like black lightning lashing the void, shattering raindrops and exploding into water mist!

The Ox Demon's body swelled enormously, as if it had grown a size larger than before, reaching about 2.7–2.8 meters, its qi and blood scorching hot, as if the forms of a dragon and an elephant coiled behind it.

It was as if there stood an enormous furnace, like the blazing sun rising high, suspended behind it.

Nine ferocious, trembling dragon-sinews, each like a true dragon's tendon, ran across his back, filled with terrifying power, glazed blood rolling and roaring!

Looking down from a height, he stood upon the ink-black city.

Unlike the seated King Yama, the Ox Demon stepped onto the city tower of the ink-black city, his whole being brimming with overbearing menace and killing intent, while the seated King Yama was filled with an inscrutable mystery.

"Yue Huanglong" is a character name (protagonist? Actually Li Che is protagonist per guide, but Yue Huanglong is a character). So include "Yue Huanglong". Also "Yan Wang" again.

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King Yama's physique is unmatched; even a casual movement triggers the unstoppable explosion of five Qimen divine seeds, treating such explosions as routine—meaning the shock and damage from the detonated divine seeds can be fully withstood by his flesh without hindrance.

What a terrifying physique and flesh!

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"Grand Canal" is a place name (real-world). Should we include? It's a real-world place; rule says exclude real-world brands/apps/celebrities, but places? It says "places" are included. It says list every NAMED entity / coined term in these lines: characters, places, sects/clans/factions/peoples, official & sect ranks/titles, techniques, cultivation realms/pills/treasures, named beasts/items, fan-fiction names. So real-world places count as places. So include "Grand Canal". However we need to translate to English: "Grand Canal". Use standard translation.

"Yue Huanglong and Yan Jing" includes Yue Huanglong and Yan Jing. So include both.

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"Under Yan Jing's Star Assassin Mask" includes Yan Jing again.

Meanwhile, Yue Huanglong's hairs stood on end, an intense sense of unease surging in his heart.

As an old fox, he rarely acted willfully this time, yet it felt as if he might capsize.

But in fact, it was still his old fox nature bursting forth, wanting to watch a lively scene; even the craftiest, using his old fox nature, would seek a good opportunity to strike and gain advantage.

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Yue Huanglong felt he had been a bit rash!

"Ink City" appears as a place name. So include "Ink City". Also "chessboard" generic? Might be a named thing? It's a metaphorical chessboard used as a domain; maybe it's a named technique? It's described as "an immensely huge chessboard". Could be a named domain: "Chessboard Domain". Might be considered a named thing? It's a specific manifestation: "the chessboard". Might be considered a named entity? It's not a proper name; it's a descriptive term. Probably not include as a named entity unless it's a specific named technique like "Chessboard of the Netherworld". But it's just "chessboard". I'd exclude.

On the chessboard, lines crisscrossed horizontally and vertically, as if they were sealing off heaven and earth!

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"Netherworld blocks the aura" includes Netherworld (Underworld) as a place/faction. So include Netherworld. Also "aura" generic.

Within the area covered by the chessboard, all breath and movement would be cut off, as if the places under its cover had become little pocket realms belonging to the board.

"Chessboard Domain" maybe "Chessboard Domain". Could be considered a named domain. Might be included as a named thing? It's a specific term: "the domain of the chessboard". Might be considered a named technique? I'd lean to include as a named entity: "Chessboard Domain". But we need to see if it's a coined term. It's "Chessboard's Domain". Might be considered a named domain. I'd include.

"Run!" generic.

"Under Yue Huanglong's Star Mask" includes Yue Huanglong again.

"Yan Jing awakens as if from a dream!" includes Yan Jing.

He stepped hard on the river surface, instantly exploding the water; towering splashes surged upward with a roar, flowing against the current.

"Qianyuan Dao City Divine Guard Grand Marshal Yan Jing" includes titles: Qianyuan Dao City as a place, Divine Guard Grand Marshal as a rank/title. Also Yan Jing again.

He nearly exerted his ultimate movement technique, his whole body turning into golden light that ravaged outward for hundreds of zhang!

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Even though the one standing upon the ink-black city tower was merely an Ox Demon, Yue Huanglong's intuition told him……

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He did not know whether the danger lay in the city itself or in the Ox Demon standing upon its tower!

In Yue Huanglong's view, the danger was likely the city itself……

How could Yue Huanglong not know the strength of the Ox Demon?

And within that city, it seemed to be a self-contained space; if one were inadvertently drawn and pulled inside, there would be a King Yama within, and indeed… many King Yama lying in wait!

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Therefore, he did not want to be sucked and swallowed by the ink-black city!

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Yan Jing set off first, and after Yan Jing moved, Yue Huanglong shot off in another direction opposite Yan Jing's escape.

"Martial Saint Four Openings" includes Martial Saint Four Openings maybe a cultivation realm. Include Martial Saint Four Openings. Also cultivation generic.

However, what made Yue Huanglong's heart slightly sink was:

That Ox Demon, or rather the ink-black city, had no intention of pursuing Yan Jing at all.

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He still plummeted at extreme speed; even if his flying speed reached the utmost, a single leap could span hundreds of zhang, yet he could not shake it off!

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No matter which direction Yue Huanglong fled, that city…… remained suspended above his head, gradually drawing nearer.

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It was as if a great wind blew, like a pressure wave under high pressure, being pushed apart to both sides!

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Yue Huanglong stomped down hard; beneath his star‑host mask, his eyes brimmed with rolling killing intent, his fury towering, and all his quivering fat trembled.

"You really think I, Yue Huanglong, am scared of your Underworld King of Hell?"

Yue Huanglong clenched his fist, and suddenly a sleeve hammer appeared in his hand—exquisite and delicate, its handle brass-colored, the hammer head a small, pumpkin‑shaped iron lump.

A powerful divine aura spread out from that slender sleeve hammer.

Five Directions Giant Spirit Divine Sleeve Hammer!

Five Elders' Supreme Divine Weapon!

Boom——!!!

As the divine weapon appeared, Yue Huanglong's flabby flesh trembled instantly; he boldly raised it, pointing straight at the descending Ink City.

Beneath Yue Huanglong's Stellar Assassin mask, his eyes were filled with vicious intent.

However, the ox demon still had his arms crossed, standing high above on the Ink City's city tower.

Muscles piled up, and on his inverted‑triangle back, meridian nodes surfaced one after another, gleaming with bright light.

Then, upon those meridian nodes, strange gate nodes burst forth with light; a faint golden qi‑blood shone from them, flashing with dazzling myriad radiance!

Rumble—!

The speed of Ink City's descent grew ever faster.

It was as if a tail of ink‑colored flame were being pulled!

The air waves grew more terrifying, incessant howls crashing down, blown to the sides and exploding with roaring booms!

Yue Huanglong gripped the Five Directions Giant Spirit Divine Sleeve Hammer, aiming from afar.

Come!

Yue Huanglong shouted coldly.

His voice contained the vast heaven‑earth soul, as if a deity struggled to be born between heaven and earth, roaring with a long howl!

It sought to shake the soul of the ox demon standing upon Ink City!

This Yue Huanglong…

He is actually a divine fetus!

This counts as Yue Huanglong's first display of divine‑fetus cultivation.

Perhaps, feeling an intense sense of crisis as an old fox, he could no longer afford to hide his cultivation.

If he continued hiding, he might only reveal it in hell.

But Yue Huanglong's pupils narrowed slightly; he exerted the power of the heaven‑earth soul, forming a rank‑based pressure that somehow had no effect whatsoever on the ox demon standing on the city tower, whose aura overshadowed the world!

This is the ox demon! Not the King of Hell!

Yet on the city tower, the ox demon moved; his twin eyes, flowing with thick golden smoke, slowly descended and locked onto Yue Huanglong.

He slowly lifted his left foot.

That left foot, like an elephant's hoof, came down heavily!

Thud——!

The entire Ink City seemed to emit a terrifying explosive roar.

Then, the descent speed of Ink City seemed to be driven by a terrifying force, accelerating instantly, enveloping Yue Huanglong from above and covering his whole person.

Yue Huanglong only felt that the gate of Ink City had flung open, as if a world‑spinning suction force irresistibly drew him in.

It was a kind of…

…irresistible conceptual power!

The city lord has chosen you to enter the city…

…you will surely enter the city!

Yue Huanglong gave up resistance, but at the moment Ink City took him in…

…he saw…

…the ox demon standing on the city tower, his knees slightly bent, then snapped straight, his whole body already shooting out like a comet.

He shot explosively toward the fleeing Yan Jing!

In the process of shooting forth…

…behind the ox demon, an extremely splendid golden light burst forth, the sound of rushing water unceasing, a golden pond surged up, striking waves!

Qi Sea!

Qi Sea Martial Saint?!

This ox demon…

…is actually a Qi Sea Martial Saint!

Moreover…

And most importantly, why is this Qi Sea golden pond golden?

The Qi Sea… is the manifestation of the body's fundamental powers—qi‑blood, essence, martial saint gangqi, etc. —fused together.

Most people's Qi Sea appears crimson red, colloquially the sea of qi‑blood!

But no one has ever shown a golden Qi Sea!

The so‑called golden Qi Sea is more like the manifestation of martial cultivation refined to the utmost, pure to the extreme!

In Yue Huanglong's memory…

It seems only a pure martial martial saint can condense a golden Qi Sea pond?

But…

Pure Martial Martial Saint!

Under heaven, pure martial martial saints… and those who have reached the Qi Sea realm are practically nonexistent, right?!

Even the pure martial martial saint of the True Martial Divine Sect is merely at the Human Elixir realm.

In this age of tempting cultivation, to walk the pure martial path is almost unimaginable—what tremendous willpower it would take to resist such temptation and persevere!

Pure martial cultivation, speed slow, future unpromising.

But when divinity is combined with the martial way, training speed becomes far, far faster……

Such temptation of rapid breakthrough, basically no one can resist!

Yue Huanglong's body was thoroughly pulled into the city gate of Mo City, his vision engulfed by endless darkness.

And when the darkness descended completely……

Yue Huanglong's final glance……

Was seeing behind the Niu Mo, a colossal furnace, as if real, had arisen!

Within the furnace, it seemed as if ancient divine dragons and giant elephants were being refined and burned!

……

……

Yan Jing fled at breakneck speed, striding with long legs, splashing through water mist on the river surface, that extreme speed made the scenery on both sides blur past like streaming light.

When Yan Jing glanced back, seeing Mo City not pursuing him but instead going after the Dao Lord to suppress him, his heart involuntarily relaxed.

"May the Daoist friend die while I live"... his mood was still relieved.

Moreover, Yan Jing also clearly knew that compared to Yue Huanglong, the gap in strength was too great.

He could not withstand the terrifying power of the Underworld King Yan, who might accidentally detonate five divine seeds of the Qimen with just a slight move!

Yue Huanglong is a peerless expert at the pinnacle of the Fourth Opening of the Martial Saint realm.

And he, Yan Jing, although he is the Divine Guard General of Qianyuan Dao City, is ultimately only a peak Sea of Qi Martial Saint.

Suddenly.

A sonic boom rang out.

Yan Jing's hairs stood on end, he gripped the spear with five fingers, his bones and tendons sang, the Martial Saint's Yuan Gang burst forth instantly, he lifted the spear, drawing a terrifying moon‑light arc, and slashed horizontally.

Boom——!!!

However, terrifying power recoiled back.

A palm huge as a cattail leaf suddenly seized his spear; the thrust he had unleashed with Sea of Qi Martial Saint–level Yuan Gang force was easily caught!

"Niu Mo——!!!"

From Yan Jing's throat escaped an involuntary low growl!

Niu Mo……

Wasn't he supposed to be dealing with Yue Huanglong?

How did he catch up so quickly?

And this posture…… is he trying to kill him?!

This Niu Mo……

Without choosing, he wants it all!

Fuck!!!

Yan Jing already sensed killing intent; he felt Niu Mo's aura rising step by step, a Sea of Qi Martial Saint…… this Niu Mo is just like him, also a Sea of Qi Martial Saint!

But what the hell is that golden, shining Qi Sea golden pool?!

Yan Jing roared in anger, behind him a vast crimson Qi Sea surged forth, qi and blood gathered into the sea, its surface rippling with wrinkles and waves!

Behind Yan Jing, a Qimen divine seed emerged!

The divine seed turned into a vortex, fully activated, on the verge of detonation.

Yan Jing does not have the resolve to detonate the divine seed at any moment; that thing…… is too harmful to the body.

Moreover, Yan Jing sensed that Niu Mo's aura was the same as his, both Sea of Qi Martial Saints.

The Qi Sea is like a pond; whether it's a crimson blood pool or a golden pool, it's still just a pool!

This means Niu Mo should have just broken through to the Second Opening of the Sea of Qi Martial Saint realm!

And he, Yan Jing, is a Second Opening Sea of Qi Martial Saint at perfection, having already found his martial dao snow mountain within the Qi Sea…… just lacking the final ascent!

So, this Niu Mo…… actually dares to fight him one‑on‑one?!

Boom——!!!

Knowing he could not escape, Yan Jing immediately retaliated, stamping his foot down; the river water seemed to freeze into mud, yet as it trembled it became like an ice sheet riddled with cracks, spreading out a net!

Invisible transparent ripples rose and expanded from the river surface, ten zhang, a hundred zhang!

Waves on both sides surged skyward!

Li Che's eyes streamed with golden smoke; seeing Yan Jing not flee but choose to counterattack, he clenched his fist and struck out fiercely!

Flesh and blood twisted completely, like a braid, and like coiling flood dragons on his forearm!

A terrifying and resplendent dragon's roar surged from Li Che's back, tearing through the heavens, high and boiling!

One punch!

Myriad Transformations Dragon‑Elephant!

Dragon‑Elephant Unified Form!

Sound waves exploded, the giant elephant raised its trunk and cried!

The golden Qi Sea burst open, as if instantly evaporating, turning into countless surging Yuan Gang that intertwined within Li Che's fist!

In less than an instant, it spanned a hundred zhang, a punch carrying thunderous wind and lightning!

Li Che did not detonate the divine seed; he, who had just broken through to the Sea of Qi realm, was just using Yan Jing to test the waters, facing a fellow Sea of Qi Martial Saint, to see how it felt……

Could he achieve…… crushing dominance!

"Seek death!"

Yan Jing's heart pounded violently; that was…… pressure!

An inexplicable pressure!

A Martial Saint who has just broken through to the Sea of Qi realm actually brings him such terrifying pressure!

Yan Jing grips his long spear, suddenly whips it, as if a terrifying tiger materializes; he fiercely thrusts his palm forward, a tiger's roar shakes the mountains, sound waves surge, countless streams explode, and mist rolls.

Yan Jing's greatest regret is that, as a grand marshal of an army, he is not strongest in single combat; if he could draw on the power of a military formation, his strength could increase by three tenths.

Boom——!!!

The vast qi and blood collided with a tremendous boom.

Accompanied by the roars of dragons and elephants and the mournful cries of tigers!

From this single collision, the crimson and golden Sea of Qi energy intertwine and collide; at the point where the two clash, the surrounding Grand Canal water constantly erupts, forming water columns tens of meters high.

The water columns hiss as they evaporate, hot steam rising like a misty ribbon, like a tornado ascending.

Pfft——!!!

Just a single collision!

Beneath Yan Jing's Star Assassin Mask, he coughed up mouthfuls of blood.

His eyes filled with shock, intense to the extreme.

How could this…?

How strong?!

How could the energy bursting from the golden Sea of Qi pool be so terrifying?

As Yan Jing, a Martial Saint of perfected Sea of Qi, his energy collides with that of the ox demon— in terms of intensity, they are not even on the same level!

It's like the gap between a wooden sword and a refined steel sword.

The two swords clash head-on without any flourish; obviously the wooden sword will be easily cut.

"So that's the gap…"

"This big?!"

Li Che punched and exploded Yan Jing's energy; his eyes flickered slightly, and he instantly understood the difference between pure martial energy and divine martial energy.

Although the Martial Saint energy forged with divinity is not weak, it lacks refinement, resulting in a gap in toughness and strength.

And Li Che is not purely martial; he is the pure martial energy forged with the power of the Dao Guide.

Its strength is even higher than ordinary pure martial energy!

So…

Basically, there is no doubt; even if Li Che has just entered the Sea of Qi Martial Saint realm and has only condensed a ten-zhang golden Sea of Qi pool.

Yet he also possesses the strength and confidence to defeat Yan Jing head-on!

Yan Jing's heart filled with shock, then a chill enveloped him.

He grips his long spear; as it trembles, countless spear lights explode, transforming into flying tigers that pounce downward.

And his whole body begins to flee again!

"Ox Demon!"

"I'm just here to watch the fun! I mean no harm!"

Yan Jing lets out a long whistle!

But the next moment…

His long whistle stops abruptly.

Because beneath that cute ox demon mask, a pair of cold, indifferent eyes emit golden smoke, glancing at him lightly, as if looking at a dead person.

Then…

The ox demon spreads his arms, behind him…

Like a star meridian map, one acupuncture point after another appears, like the sound of clinking, as if shackles intertwine.

Because of the golden Sea of Qi pool, each of those meridian nodes bursts open with a divine Qi gate, each blooming with a golden vortex; and the golden vortex…

There are six in total!

Six divine Qi gates!

Yan Jing stared, stunned…

His whole body seemed frozen in place, leaving only bewilderment.

Boom——!!!

The ox demon moves again; a terrifying force like mountains shouting and seas roaring instantly condenses between his five fingers, without detonating the divine gates, but the six golden divine gates drive rotation, like a sixfold turbocharger amplification.

His five fingers are like divine spears, piercing heaven and earth!

When the ox demon's five fingers fall, they smash everything to pieces!

An unstoppable force almost instantly blows Yan Jing apart!

He is no match, not even a match at all!

Yan Jing, covered in blood, at the instant his body is crushed by the ox demon's five fingers…

Filled with terror and shock!

Six divine Qi gates!

The King of Hell of the Netherworld seems to have only five… no, that's because the Netherworld King only used five!

Perhaps the Netherworld King's true number of divine Qi gates is six!

Six divine Qi gates… almost mythical, never heard of before!

At least, Yan Jing dare not even think of it!

The pain of introducing the divine gate into the Qi gate is like drilling into the heart and bones…

What a tough person this Ox Demon is, he can actually withstand it six times in a row?!

Moreover, it is inevitably a kind of pain that gets worse each time!

The instant Yan Jing was crushed to explosion by the Ox Demon's Five Fingers.

In his mind, the only thought that surfaced was……

Six Mystic Gate Divine Seeds!

You deserved to crush me to explosion!

This is……

What demonic monsters are these?!!!

……

……

Boom boom boom——!!!

The water of the Grand Canal suddenly boiled and surged upward; Zhao Fangzhou, sitting cross-legged atop the nine-layered Yellow Dragon Mystic Wood treasure ship, narrowed his eyes slightly.

He saw that at the end of the water mist rose waves as high as ten meters, actually surging and slamming forward in a frenzy!

Within that wave surged a boiling fighting spirit that made Zhao Fangzhou's qi and blood burn throughout his body!

"This is……"

"Blood and qi!"

"The bloody smell, and the primal vigor of the Sea of Qi belonging to a Sea of Qi Martial Saint! How did this primal vigor merge into the water flow?"

Zhao Fangzhou leapt forward, landing on the river surface, directly facing the booming wave that surged forward to strike.

On the Yellow Dragon Wood treasure ship, the divine children were already excited by the great wave, and upon seeing Zhao Fangzhou leaping ahead of the wave, they became even more excited.

Even Xixi, who was playing chess with Hong Shifo, excitedly jumped and ran to the railing, tiptoed, and watched the Martial Saint break the great tide!

Otherwise, letting this great tide strike the nine-layered Yellow Dragon Mystic Wood treasure ship would likely cause the nine-layered treasure ship to shake uncontrollably, even to the point of tilting.

Once the treasure ship tilts, it is essentially ruined and can no longer be used.

The ship captain continually arranged the boatmen to control the ship.

Even with a Martial Saint parting the waves, he dare not be careless, for if the Martial Saint fails to part the waves, it will be a test of this ship captain's seamanship.

Hong Shifo walked out from the cabin, placed his palms on the railing, feeling the scorching hot air current, as well as the boiling Sea of Qi primal vigor within the river water that surged forward……

Hong Shifo narrowed his eyes.

"This primal vigor……"

"Divine Guard Grand Marshal, Martial Saint's Second Opening, Yan Jing!"

"He, he's dead……"

Hong Shifo gently exhaled a breath.

He felt a tinge of regret, and slightly shook his head.

All that can be said is……

He brought death upon himself.

"Yan Jing is here…… where is Yue Huanglong?"

"Is this old fox planning to come watch the fun? But we're already on the Grand Canal, long past the borders of Qianyuan Dao City, yet he still wants to watch the fun…… really treating others as fools."

"If you're just here to watch the fun, who else would you hit if not you?"

"Old fox, old fox……"

"In the end, he was backstabbed by his own schemes and cunning."

Hong Shifo stretched lazily.

"Really lively……"

Lu Taibai fiercely clashed with his wayward disciple Wei Yuan, who had defected to the Corpse God Sect and refined himself into a corpse god.

That was a battle at the absolute pinnacle!

Wei Yuan devoured four of the six kinds of divinity from the Six Desires Corpse God, his corpse god seal reaching the strength of the highest pinnacle, becoming a true top-tier corpse god of the Corpse God Sect.

Indeed, the disciple who once astonished and won Lu Taibai's favor…… even after defecting to the Corpse God Sect, could not hide his brilliance!

In such a short time, he has already reached the level where he can battle his master!

Wherever talent lies…… it is all talent!

But such talent……

Why would he take the wrong path?

Inspector Hong Shifo shook his head……

Even Lu Taibai couldn't figure it out; how could an outsider like him possibly understand?

……

……

Boom——!!!

The world spun, a powerful dizziness surged forth, a sensation as if shuttling between two realms.

The sensation of entering a minor cave heaven from the outside world!

This is Yue Huanglong's first entry into this ink-colored city; now he can confirm that this city of the underworld is indeed the minor cave heaven of the underworld!

Similar to the Corpse God Realm mastered by the Corpse God Sect!

Ink-colored rainwater pattered down from the high sky, striking the antiquated ink-colored city, splashing rings of black water droplets!

Yue Huanglong clenched his five fingers, standing poised with the Five Directions Giant Spirit God Sleeve Hammer……

Standing on the damp ground of the ink city, he looked around in all directions.

"Divinity cannot be used; the heavens and earth cannot replenish it, using a little lessens it…… but martial arts can be employed."

Yue Huanglong instantly analyzed it.

Fat, his body full of heavy flesh suddenly stirred, as if a troop of thunder followed him, booming and echoing throughout Ink City!

Qi and blood so fierce they could scorch jade and melt gold surged in waves from Yue Huanglong's body, like an angry ocean.

And within the vast sea of his qi, there loomed a towering mountain, like an ice‑capped snow peak, but actually, within the snow‑covered interior of that mountain, scorching hot magma waited to erupt.

On the mountain's peak, Yue Huanglong's martial will took human form and stood there.

"Underworld Yama……where are you?!"

Yue Huanglong was extremely vigilant.

In fact, what he feared most was being dragged into Ink City and suffering a sneak attack from the Underworld Yama.

However, he had not been ambushed, which let Yue Huanglong's heart ease slightly, and his worry faded.

He was a dignified Four Open Martial Saint, a peak expert—how could he possibly be killed so easily?

Unless the Underworld displayed power he had never seen, or other Yamas and the like, Yue Huanglong might meet disaster.

But if only relying on a single Yama, Yue Huanglong still had confidence to survive.

"This city……is rather resilient, faintly possessing the power of a minor cave heaven, with Dao essence hidden within……to break it, one would probably need to bombard it for a while."

"However, it is not impossible to break."

Yue Huanglong's heart settled completely.

He even had the leisure to appreciate the scenery inside the minor cave heaven.

The more he admired and looked, the more shocked his eyes became.

Yue Huanglong had indeed encountered minor cave heavens……

Like the strange gate of every Guiyi Miao, strictly speaking, each belongs to a minor cave heaven.

However, the strange gates interconnect, collectively forming a vast, boundless Strange Gate World.

Only a Divine Tribulation cultivator can condense a minor cave heaven, and even if the Divine Tribulation perishes, the minor cave heaven will not be destroyed.

Because the Divine Tribulation's Dao essence circulates, it can endure eternally in heaven and earth, never fading across thousands or myriad years.

The more he looked, the more Yue Huanglong's heart trembled……

"Underworld……Underworld……"

"Such a minor cave heaven is too exquisite! What immense Dao essence would be needed to craft such an exquisite minor cave heaven!"

He shook his head, and Yue Huanglong drew a deep breath.

His dread of the Underworld grew, as did his sense of its unfathomable background and foundation.

Suddenly.

Yue Huanglong focused his gaze.

In the air……a violently intense bloody smell suddenly floated up.

That was the smell of a Martial Saint powerhouse's blood boiling after his body was blasted apart and torn to shreds.

In the distance.

A toweringly burly figure stood atop an ink‑colored pavilion, countless ink‑colored raindrops striking his mountain‑like body, raising a hazy ink mist.

That adorable ox‑shaped mask……

Made Yue Huanglong's eyes narrow involuntarily.

His gaze shifted, and he instantly saw the Ox Demon's five fingers clutching a head, blood dripping, scalding hot blood pattering down from the neck wound where the head had been twisted off.

"He's dead……"

Yan Jing, dead.

How long has it been?

The Qi Sea Martial Saint……was killed, his neck twisted and head severed.

Yue Huanglong sighed, though he felt little sorrow……

After all, he himself was now in danger.

This Ox Demon……

His appetite is not small; it's obvious he doesn't just want to kill Yan Jing, but also Yue Huanglong!

Even from the start, the Ox Demon's target was Yue Huanglong.

"Ox Demon……"

"I'm just here to look; I haven't made a move, shown any killing intent……why do you want to kill us?"

"We, the Hunter Divine Pavilion, took on a mission to investigate—surely that's fine?"

A low voice came from beneath Yue Huanglong's Star Lodge mask.

"Cut the act."

"Daoist Lord Yue."

A hoarse voice echoed throughout Ink City.

Yue Huanglong's heart sank; sure enough, the Ox Demon had long recognized him.

"The Underworld……gave you a chance."

The Ox Demon gripped Yan Jing's head, his eyes emitting faint golden smoke, gazing indifferently at Yue Huanglong as killing intent grew.

"From the Heaven‑Earth Great River to above the Grand Canal……you have crossed the line."

The words fell.

Yue Huanglong suddenly burst out laughing, raised his hand, removed the Star Lodge Assassin mask, and revealed a simple, honest face.

"Ox Demon……"

"Who exactly are you?"

Yue Huanglong narrowed his eyes, staring at the Niu Mo.

"I've taken off my mask, you've taken off your mask...... how?"

Yue Huanglong spread his hands, saying.

"You worthy?"

A sneering and hoarse voice sounded from beneath the Niu Mo's mask.

The next moment, the Niu Mo, as Yue Huanglong's pupils slightly contracted, flung Yan Jing's skull up, tracing an arc, and threw it toward Yue Huanglong.

And during the process of throwing it over.

The Niu Mo suddenly raised his hand, fingers spread wide.

"Capture Spirit."

In front of Yue Huanglong……

Capture Spirit!

Yue Huanglong blinked in confusion, what the hell?

Then……

His layers of fat almost instantly began to tremble without rhythm.

Then he saw countless black vapors rising from the skull Yan Jing had flung up, intertwining together.

Accompanied by wails, anger, and pain.

Yan Jing's figure then fully materialized!

As if……

as if he had come back to life!

Even though Yue Huanglong was a Four Open Martial Saint, standing at the pinnacle, he had never seen such a method, never seen such a death-defying method!

Like a thunderbolt tearing the heavens, it slammed hard into the depths of his soul.

Yue Huanglong had actually speculated that the Underworld had a method to bring the dead back to life.

But when he actually saw it with his own eyes, a deceased person, twisted as if being dragged out from the hellish netherworld……

The impact was truly too intense!

However……

At the instant the extremely intense impact exploded in Yue Huanglong's mind,

an extremely intense crisis instantly erupted!

Yue Huanglong roared!

Yet he saw the Niu Mo, who knows when, appear beside him as if by instant movement, like the golden sun blazing across the sky, bursting with ultimate brilliant light!

The Niu Mo clenched his fist, behind him……

Six golden rotating vortices of the Mysterious Gate Divine Seeds appeared one after another, the vortices driving!

Like golden chains linking together, intertwining vertically and horizontally.

Under the Niu Mo's five fingers clenched!

He clenched them tightly and exploded!

That instant!

As if the heavens' airflow, light, spirit, and even this very world were all grasped in the Niu Mo's palm by a single strike!

A strand of extremely pure martial will to the utmost!

Like the proud sun rising!

The bright sun hangs high in the sky!

Condensed into the Niu Mo's fist!

That punch, extremely brilliant!

Countless torrents of qi and blood surged together in a mighty rush!

It almost stole all light, leaving only the brilliance of that punch within the entire Ink City!

Utterly domineering, extreme, and wanton!

This punch……

Is meant to beat you to death!

Even if you are a Four Open Martial Saint, so what?!

Yue Huanglong's mind and spirit had just suffered the intense impact of Yan Jing's return from death; now, facing such a punch, facing the six golden glittering Mysterious Gate Divine Seeds that seemed to be shoved in his face……

His mind and spirit again suffered an unprecedentedly stacked terrifying impact!

Six Mysterious Gate Divine Seeds……

detonated simultaneously!

This maneuver……

This posture……

Yue Huanglong's head buzzed nonstop.

His layers of fat trembled incessantly!

Fuck!

The Niu Mo……

This Niu Mo——!!!

He actually is the Underworld Yama King!