Chapter 346

From the moment the vague figure appeared, the world's "death" began to gather toward that vague figure.

That was a very strange feeling; to the naked eye, the vague figure stood there with nothing happening, but in Mu Yi's perception, that vague figure was resonating with the entire Underworld.

"What's going on with this world?"

"Is there only one god in the Underworld?"

"You're the lord of a realm, and you're killing just one of my followers—why such a big reaction?"

Mu Yi watched the Underworld God descend directly, and his eye twitched.

This time I've messed up.

This guy is at least a mid-level god, and this is still his Underworld; compared to the Scorpion God's divine power clone we fought in the beastman world, he's no weaker, and he starts at demigod rank.

Mu Yi could see thick death lines coiling around the opponent.

Without any warning, these death lines representing death emanated from the opponent's body and surged toward him.

They directly surrounded him, tangling into a mess.

Inevitable death has begun.

"Do you have to be so exaggerated!"

Mu Yi unfolded the Reincarnation Barrier, but the death lines instantly corroded it.

The beasts roaring in the Animal Realm began to fall silent.

The never-satisfied hungry ghosts in the Hell Path also stopped devouring.

The blood sea in the Asura Path began to dry up bit by bit, and the Asura warriors also sank into it little by little.

Only the netherworld fire ignited in the Hell Path by the power of the Underworld could halt the incessantly corroding death lines, but this halt was not permanent; Mu Yi could feel the netherworld fire burning, and it too was gradually heading toward "death".

"You came just to put me in a deadly situation!"

Mu Yi narrowed his eyes at the Underworld God; if it were any other Legend, he'd probably already be dead.

If Ying Bai Rui's squad were still around now, they probably couldn't even save their souls.

"If you're inhumane, then don't blame me for being unrighteous!"

I originally just came to lend a hand to a Kunlun disciple who had some karmic tie with me, but now the Underworld God's actions clearly aim to keep him here permanently.

Since my life is threatened, there's no point talking about jianghu righteousness.

The originally restrained Netherworld God Position fully unfolded; from the spot where Mu Yi stood, inch by inch of Underworld land began to be occupied by Mu Yi.

The authority from the Underworld's Yin God Position eroded the land beneath his feet; before the terrifying authority gathered in Jiuzhou from countless netherworld worlds, any obstruction was futile.

Even though this is the Underworld God's territory, after inch-by-inch erosion, it became Mu Yi's domain.

What's more serious is that Mu Yi unfolded the Heaven-Man Path Barrier, and all the eroded land was now tagged with Mu Yi's mark.

Mu Yi didn't consider sustainability at all, driving the Heaven-Man Path to extract every essence from the occupied Underworld, wiping clean the imprints belonging to spirits and even world-level marks.

Moreover, the Underworld God who had been spying on Mu Yi from within his Divine Realm beneath the Nine Netherworlds could no longer sit still; he released his divine power clone intending to capture Mu Yi and dissect the secret of reincarnation.

Yet Mu Yi's plundering of the world at this moment was, to the Underworld God, nothing more than a knife letting blood.

His divine realm also depends on the existence of the Underworld; Mu Yi's blatant digging of the Underworld's foundations is simply striking at the Underworld God's lifeline.

At this moment the Underworld God also gains nothing of the true meaning of reincarnation; without the Underworld, what right does he have to be called an Underworld God? He might suffer a backlash and fall into the mortal realm, becoming one of myriad beings, struggling in the boundary between life and death.

Die!

The Underworld God's power avatar mobilizes the authority of death, points a finger at Mu Yi, and a condensed death ray directly pierces the Reincarnation Barrier and rushes straight at Mu Yi's soul.

However, the next moment the dense death struck the true meaning of reincarnation and was instantly devoured by it.

Old man, immune to instant death? How stupid!

Mu Yi flashed a mocking smile; the Underworld God and he are utterly incompatible, and all those fancy tricks mean nothing to him.

Mu Yi drew the Judge's Pen and the Book of Life and Death, then used the same technique to repay the Underworld God.

Die! Die! Die!

The three stacked "death" characters drained ninety percent of Mu Yi's inner qi, and together with the power of the two divine artifacts that spontaneously resonated within the Underworld, they blasted toward the Underworld God.

However, just as the Underworld God's death attack had no effect on Mu Yi, Mu Yi's use of the two divine artifacts likewise posed no threat to the Underworld God.

Hmph!

The Underworld God also realized this; a speck of spiritual light flew forth from beneath the Nine Abysses, turning out to be a divine artifact scythe.

Grasping the divine artifact scythe, the Underworld God's power avatar launched a charge straight at Mu Yi; now every extra second of delay would see the Underworld eroded a bit by Mu Yi, a situation the Underworld God could absolutely not tolerate.

The gap between Mu Yi and the Underworld God is obvious; even though death cannot threaten Mu Yi, pure power can.

Seeing the Underworld God brandish the divine artifact and charge straight at him, Mu Yi could only open the Human Path to respond; with his strength he absolutely could not match it.

Human Path!

Ao Mo and all the officers and soldiers appeared entirely within the Human Path; even though Ao Mo is an existence possessing the Yin God divine position, he inevitably fell under the influence of the death lines emanating from the Underworld God's whole body.

Ao Mo painfully revealed his true form; every inch of his scales aged at a visible speed, and his robust vitality drifted away like a candle in the wind.

Slash!

Hastily drawing forth the cloud energy produced by the military formation, he unleashed a strike; Mu Yi quickly retracted the Human Path, and like the Animal Realm and Hungry Ghost Realm, he could not even exist for half a second before the sheer gap.

Only by relying on the Underworld Divine Position and raising the Underworld Flame of the Hell Path could it barely withstand one or two.

The blade of light unleashed with the cloud energy, before even touching the periphery of the Underworld God's power avatar, was devoured by the death aura, fading away bit by bit.

With just a single swing of the scythe, Mu Yi's outwardly visible three-layer barrier shattered instantly.

After barely dodging a strike from the Underworld God's avatar and realizing the opponent was absolutely not someone he could currently match, Mu Yi began the old tradition of Jiuzhou.

You think you can bully the weak with your strength? First ask if the people behind me agree!

Seeing that he had no other recourse, Mu Yi immediately began to summon help.

Although he felt disgusted when facing someone who had beaten the weak and brought in the strong, when it was his turn to summon people, Mu Yi still felt great.

Using the Ghost Gate as a guide, summon the Eastern Ghost Emperor!

Unlike those nominal disciples who answer to Bai Rui, the players who still need to erect altars and gamble on luck are different.

Mu Yi already possesses a token, and being a deity of the Underworld, he naturally just claps his hands and summons whoever he wishes.

"Hail the Eastern Ghost Emperor, Shen Tu!"

"Hail the Eastern Ghost Emperor, Yu Lei!"

The Gates of Hell swing wide open, and the avatars of the two Ghost Emperors, Shen Tu and Yu Lei, answer the summons.

Originally, who knows how far that distance is; even the avatars of Shen Tu and Yu Lei wouldn't find it easy to come, at least needing some time. But the ground beneath Mu Yi's feet now is already assimilated as part of Jiuzhou.

Using fragments of the Gates of Hell as a primer to guide the Yellow Spring Road, the two Ghost Emperors' divine avatars simply walked over in this plain, unadorned manner.

"Hey, where did this wild-haired yin spirit come from, daring to set foot on my Jiuzhou territory!"

Shen Tu brandished his long halberd, his face brimming with fighting spirit, let out a loud shout, and charged at the nethergod's avatar with his halberd.

Their avatars are both demi-god forms; it's not that they only have this much ability, but rather the world's limit is just this. To break the limit, their true bodies would have to appear.

But doing so would fully ignite a god-war between the two realms, and by then the participants wouldn't be just the nethergod alone; those divinities gazing down from the firmament would never tolerate such a thing.

Mu Yi currently lacks the authority to wage war externally; that privilege belongs only to deities of the third rank or higher.

"Hahaha, kid Mu Yi, you've really found me a worthy opponent this time!"

Shen Tu laughed heartily as he rushed toward the nethergod.

My hands have been itching for ages; finally I can come out and play again.

Completely immersed in the excitement of meeting an opponent, Shen Tu hasn't yet realized what kind of opponent he faces.

After hundreds of rounds of battle, Shen Tu began to fall into a disadvantage.

"Wah! I came in a hurry and didn't bring my weapon—how hateful, how hateful!"

Shen Tu, being pressed and beaten, yelled in frustration, but there was nothing he could do.

The sickle in the nethergod's hand is a true divine artifact, continually nourished by his own divine power and fed by faith.

The superficial scratches and bumps cannot compare to the damage inflicted by the weapon he holds, which is merely condensed magical power.

For immortals and gods like them, the importance of magical treasure weapons goes without saying.

Without a good weapon, one is directly inferior in battle.

Especially now, when their qualities are similar, a single divine artifact immediately widens the gap between them.

"Kid Mu Yi, quickly lend me your weapon; watch me today execute this hairy god on the spot!"

Shen Tu yelled in frustration; after waiting who knows how many eons for a battle, the fight turned out so stifling—how could he not be annoyed?

The infuriated Shen Tu asked Mu Yi for a weapon.

Mu Yi spread his hands a little embarrassedly; his biggest problem right now is simply not having a handy weapon.

"Just give him your Register of Life and Death and the Judge's Brush!" Yu Lei said, holding back laughter.

Mu Yi blinked, wondering how these two items could be used to fight.

But he had no nonsense; as the mighty Eastern Ghost Emperor, could he possibly swallow these two incomplete divine artifacts?

Mu Yi produced the Register of Life and Death and the Judge's Brush and tossed them to Shen Tu, who used his magical power to coalesce them in his hand.

Before Mu Yi could even see Shen Tu's move, the nethergod's avatar struck first, taking advantage of Shen Tu's weapon coalescing, he swung his sickle and appeared instantly before Mu Yi.

Seeing the sickle so close, Mu Yi showed not a trace of panic.

He still had a big shot beside him.

"Hmph!"

As expected, only a cold snort was heard.

A ferocious tiger materialized out of thin air, directly slamming the nethergod's avatar away.

The deadly death-lines that kill on contact meant nothing to this tiger.

Mu Yi narrowed his eyes, saw through the tiger's facade, and discovered that this tiger too was a condensation of the authority of "Death".

While Shen Tu and the nethergod were fighting just now, Yu Lei wasn't idle either; although he likewise hadn't brought his own weapon, the tiger he coalesced was far stronger than the weapon Shen Tu held.

"When beings of the same kind contend, the outcome ultimately rests on life and cultivation!"

Hearing Yu Lei's sigh, Mu Yi somewhat understood, yet he also took those words to heart.

The nethergod still wanted to press his advantage, but Shen Tu had already grasped the long halberd forged from melting the two divine artifacts and charged at the nethergod.

After his weapon suffered no loss, Shen Tu's exquisite martial technique unfolded swiftly; his halberd swept over the nethergod like a violent storm, while the nethergod waved his sickle to block, yet he was as perilous as a tiny boat amidst towering waves.

Mu Yi stared unblinking at Shen Tu's martial art, like a dried sponge soaking up knowledge.

"Zongwang Prompt: You have observed a battle and gained an improvement!"

"The Omnipotent Talent Effect activates…… You have gained insight from observing the battle……"

"The 【War Lord】 effect activates…… You have gained insight from observing the battle…… You have mastered a new combat technique……"

"You have obtained partial information of the divine specialty 【Martial Arts Mastery】!"

"You have obtained partial information of the divine specialty 【Close-Quarters Carnage】!"

"……"

Mu Yi hadn't been so completely immersed in the sea of learning for a long time; now it felt as if he had flung open the door to a new world, and things he once couldn't comprehend at all began to reveal themselves to him.

These things themselves are profound and lofty; Mu Yi had previously observed the exchanges between Huo Qubing and the deities, but that level was too high, and he gained nothing in combat. Now Shen Tu and the nethergod have restrained their strength to the demi-god level.

Mu Yi can barely glimpse the essence of it.

Gradually, Mu Yi felt as if he were in the midst of battle, frantically simulating various scenarios, yet no matter how he struggled, he could never escape Shen Tu's halberd.

He could only watch helplessly as Shen Tu's halberd drew ever closer to his throat.

"Wake up already!"

Yu Lei let out a harsh shout that startled Mu Yi awake.

Mu Yi awoke as if from a dream, breaking out in a cold sweat; he had been a hair's breadth from killing himself.

"Thank you, Ghost Emperor Yulei, for saving my life!" Mu Yi sincerely thanked Yulei.

"It's fine, your growth speed is indeed very fast!"

Yulei's eyes were full of appreciation; he and Shentu were themselves ancient war generals, their combat skills naturally need no further mention.

"Although I don't know how much you understand, remember, real combat is the best teacher; if you want to improve further, why not come to Ghost Gate Pass, the two of us can spar with you!"

"Zongwang Prompt: You have gained Yulei's approval, obtained the 【Sparring Trial】 task."

【Sparring Trial】

Challenge Difficulty: 25

Trial Introduction: Yulei has acknowledged your progress and wishes to conduct a martial arts sparring trial with you.

Trial Goal: Obtain the recognition of Shentu and Yulei.

"Thank you, Ghost Emperor Yulei, for the invitation; I will certainly come later!"

Mu Yi's expression turned serious; he knew he had again obtained a trial opportunity, each trial opportunity is a step to grow stronger, he will surely give his all.