Chapter 575: The Era of Warlords Contending for Hegemony in Hell, the Death of Hell

"We are not sure, but we have two guesses in total."

"The first guess is that the Hell World has always existed, but because one can only enter Diyu after death, living people naturally cannot know of Diyu's existence, and cannot even enter the Hell World, which is why no one knows where the Hell World actually is."

"Even if a Great Ability has entered the Hell World, they are unable to speak much about the information regarding the Hell World; it seems this is a taboo in the unseen."

"I believe you also know the terror of taboo power; it is not much different from the power of laws."

This Demon Race ghost spoke, its eyes revealing a glimmer of wisdom.

In fact, regarding the existence of the Hell World, many Demon Race ghosts had long since had many guesses.

The so-called facts speak louder than words.

No matter how much they doubted the Hell World before, they had indeed arrived in Diyu after death.

This also proved the existence of the Hell World.

It is not as if the place they are in is all fake.

"It has always existed? That is not an impossible possibility."

Demon Person Xiong could not help but nod.

After all, legends of Diyu have existed since ancient times; although no one has ever seen it with their own eyes, since it has been passed down, it must have a certain degree of truth.

Moreover, they have indeed entered the Hell World now, and this is an irrefutable fact.

"The second guess is that the Hell World was not naturally formed, but was built by someone."

"The one who built the Hell World was a certain Great Ability of the Human Race."

"The reason for building this Hell World was to imprison all ghosts and demons."

"The purpose within was to imprison our Demon Race."

The Demon Race ghost continued to state the second guess.

"What? It is a Hell Plane created by a Human Race Great Ability?"

Demon Person Xiong's pupils constricted; it was simply unbelievable.

To tell the truth, the second guess was even more incredible and even more bizarre than the first.

That such a vast and boundless world of death was actually built by a Human Race Great Ability—how could such a thing be possible?

If it were truly possible, then just how formidable must this Human Race Great Ability be?

It would rather believe the first guess than believe the second.

After all, if the second guess were true, it would mean the Human Race had reached a terrifying realm.

Their Demon Race would never be able to take revenge in the future.

Perhaps in the future, the Human Race will be the strongest race in the Heavens and Myriad Realms.

In fact, the Human Race already has the aura of dominating the world now.

"Although it is incredible, we feel this possibility is very high."

"Perhaps you do not know yet, but in this Hell World, there exist many, many ghosts."

"These ghosts all belong to different races."

"After entering the Hell World, many ghosts fight endlessly among themselves to compete for territory and resources."

"It can be said that the slaughter in the Hell World is many times more cruel than in the real world."

"After all, the beings that enter here are all ghosts who have died; each one is incomparably ferocious, fearless of death, battle-hardened, and even more brutal when slaughtering."

"Without a doubt, this is the era of warlords contending for hegemony."

"That is why we need a large number of helpers so that we can obtain a stable territory."

The Demon Race ghost said in a deep voice.

"So that's how it is."

Hearing this, Demon Person Xiong's pupils constricted; no wonder it felt something was very wrong just now, because these fellow Cultivators were truly too amiable and too polite.

It made it think that these fellow Cultivators had been possessed by an Alien, or had their Soul memories altered or something; in short, they did not look like Demon Race Cultivators at all.

Because among the Demon Race, where is there any warmth? What is valued is strength, absolute strength.

Things like helping each other simply do not exist.

How could it be like now, actually enthusiastically helping it answer questions about the Hell World?

This does not fit the character of Demon Race Cultivators at all.

Now it seems that the character of this group of Demon Race Cultivators has not changed; the reason they became kind is because they need its help and need it to increase the Demon Race's combat power in the Hell World.

Without a doubt, the Demon Race's situation in the Hell World is very dangerous and requires a large number of hands to help, which is why they are so amiable; however, this is not necessarily a bad thing for itself.

"Why is a stable territory needed?"

"We are already undead."

"Using the sky as a quilt and the earth as a bed is enough; why bother occupying any territory?"

Demon Person Xiong felt very confused.

Because according to the nature of the Demon Race, they can survive no matter how harsh the environment is.

"Fool, do you think there are no disasters in Diyu?"

"In fact, various kinds of storms often appear in Diyu."

"Volcanoes also erupt from time to time."

"Besides that, the sky also often rains various kinds of poisonous rain."

"If we do not want to die, we can only find a safe shelter."

"Otherwise, there is no need for enemies to take action; the harsh living environment of Diyu alone is enough to make us die."

"We have already died once, and we do not want to die a second time."

"Of course, if you still want to die, then it does not matter if you do not compete for territory."

"But most of us Demon race Cultivators still don't want to die."

"If there is a chance, we still want to leave the Hell World and return to the Human World."

A Cold Glow appeared in the eyes of this Demon race evil ghost, full of ambition.

"Leave the Hell World and return to the human realm?"

"Is such a thing really possible?"

Hearing this, Demon Person Xiong could not help but feel his heart stir.

It had already died and arrived in the Hell World.

If there were a chance to leave the Hell World and return to the Human World, it would be equivalent to living another life.

No one could resist such a great temptation.

"Of course it is possible."

"Legend has it that there is a portal in the Hell World called the Hell Gate."

"This portal connects Hell and the Human World."

"Through the Hell Gate, one can come from the Human World to Hell, or return from Hell to the Human World."

"If we find the Hell Gate, then we will have a chance to return to the Human World."

The Demon race evil ghost clenched its fists and spoke of the information it had once gathered.

The other evil ghosts were also all extremely excited.

To tell the truth, this was also their greatest expectation.

Even Demon race Cultivators do not want to stay in such a harsh place as Diyu; they still want to return to the Human World.

After all, the Human World is the true vibrant world.

As for the Hell World, it is simply incomparably desolate and deathly silent.

They certainly do not want to be trapped to death in this place.

If there is a chance, they naturally want to escape the Hell World and return to the Human World.

This is also equivalent to being resurrected from death.

Without a doubt, resurrection is basically the greatest wish deep in the heart of every evil ghost.

"The Hell Gate?"

Hearing this, Demon Person Xiong's pupils contracted; it finally understood why these companions had not lost hope after falling into evil ghosts—it turned out there was still a chance to return to the human realm.

If they really found the Hell Gate, then they could be resurrected in the Human World once again.

It is precisely because of this wish that these Demon race Cultivators, who could never have been united, are now united.

As long as they can be resurrected, they are willing to do anything.

The many previous conflicts can be set aside immediately; they are only doing this to leave the Hell World.

Although the hope of finding the Hell Gate is very slim, it is still a hope, and it is better than being in complete despair.

"Let's go, we cannot continue to stay here."

"It will soon be noon, which is when the Hell Scorching Sun is at its most terrifying."

"If we come into contact with the midday sunlight, we will all be corroded by the light."

At this very moment, a Demon race ghost spoke up.

It looked at the black sun in the sky with a very grave expression, seemingly having sensed something, and immediately reminded its companions.

The other ghosts all showed expressions of awe upon hearing this.

"Hell Scorching Sun? Is that the black sun in the sky?"

Demon Person Xiong asked curiously.

"That's right, it is that black sun."

"This black sun can be called one of the greatest disasters of Diyu."

"It seems to have gathered infinite filth and malice, containing terrifying pollution."

"Even though this black sun has no will of its own."

"Just the light it releases, when shining upon us, will cause our bodies to rot."

"In serious cases, it might even shorten our lifespans."

"Especially at noon, when the sunlight is at its most intense."

"If we don't hide at this time, I fear our entire bodies will ooze pus and be corroded by the terrifying pollution."

"We might even lose our self-will and become walking corpses."

This Demon race ghost said in a very serious tone.

To be honest, at the beginning, these Demon race ghosts did not know the black sun in the sky was so terrifying.

But as time passed, one Demon race ghost after another experienced the power of the black sun, and who knows how many Demon race ghosts perished, which taught them various lessons and provided them with corresponding experience.

Only by hiding during the moments when the sunlight is most intense can they begin to walk in the Hell World.

"This black sun is actually so terrifying?"

Hearing this, Demon Person Xiong's pupils contracted, its heart filled with horror.

If it weren't for these companions reminding it, it would likely have fallen victim to it as well.

One can only say it is worthy of being the Hell World; it seems even more dangerous than the legendary Prison Demon World.

In fact, the black sun was not created by Zhou Sui.

Zhou Sui only created the overall structure of the Hell Plane.

However, as countless evil ghosts poured into the Hell World, a massive amount of negative energy, death energy, as well as evil thoughts, resentment, and other energies collectively flooded into the Hell World.

This caused the Hell World to become a garbage dump; no matter what kind of waste energy it was, it was all thrown into the Hell World, which also caused Diyu to gather the infinite filth of heaven and earth.

Over time, the Hell World underwent changes that even Zhou Sui had not anticipated, giving birth to many unique Secret Realms of Hell, as well as rare treasures unique to the Hell World.

The Hell Scorching Sun is one of the unique celestial bodies born from this.

"The dangers within the Hell World are not limited to just this."

"The black sun in the sky is merely one of the taboos."

"The second taboo of the Hell World is the rivers."

"If you encounter a river, it is best not to go near it, because these are all Death Rivers."

"Inside them are evil ghosts who accidentally fell into the water."

"Once you fall into the river, then regardless of your cultivation, it is absolutely impossible to climb back out."

"I reckon you would only be able to stay obediently within the Death River for the rest of your life, sinking into it forever."

A demon ghost warned.

Not being able to approach the Death River is also one of the taboos of the Hell World; the rivers of the Hell World are extremely dangerous.

If one were to fall in, it would be impossible to break free, and one could only become a part of the Death River.

"Isn't that so? The evil ghosts inside the river will even emit sounds of enchantment."

"The evil ghosts near the Death River will lure you to approach the river."

"When you approach the river, these evil ghosts will even take action to pull you into the Death River."

"I once saw some demon ghosts approach a river, and suddenly thousands of ghost hands appeared, instantly pulling these demon ghosts into the Death River, after which they could never leave again."

Another demon ghost said with lingering fear.

Whenever it recalled that scene from the past, it felt lingering fear and trembled uncontrollably.

Because it had also almost followed in its companion's footsteps.

It was only because it had stayed slightly further back in the past that it was not pulled away by the evil ghosts in the water.

If it had even approached the Death River a little, it likely would not have been able to stay in this place.

It would have long since become a Puppet of the Death River.

"Why do these ghosts that fell into the Death River do this?"

"They actually take action to pull in ghosts that approach the river?"

Demon Person Xiong felt very surprised and also unable to understand; this was clearly dragging others down with them, which was truly too vicious.

"Need you ask? These ghosts are naturally unwilling."

"Because of a momentary accident, they can only sink eternally into the Death River, never able to break free."

"Over the long years, they have accumulated countless resentment and anger."

"Especially when they see evil ghosts on the riverbank, they envy the freedom and unrestrained nature of other evil ghosts."

"Thus, they also desperately take action to make other evil ghosts share the same fate as them."

"So, one must absolutely not underestimate the malice deep within the hearts of these evil ghosts."

Many demon ghosts said in deep voices.

They understood that these evil ghosts who fell into the Death River had been corroded by the Death River, and in fact, had long since lost part of their self-will, and even their Longevity was constantly being reduced.

This also made the evil ghosts of the Death River even more terrified and uneasy.

Seeing that other evil ghosts could be carefree, they also felt unbalanced in their hearts.

So they became even more angry, and their faces became even more ferocious.

"Hmm, I understand."

"If there is nothing else, I will absolutely not approach the Death River."

Hearing this, Demon Person Xiong immediately nodded.

It did not want to follow in the footsteps of those evil ghosts.

To be eternally trapped in the Death River, with no way to break free for the rest of one's life, sinking eternally.

What kind of despair is this?

I reckon if it were them, they would rather just perish than sink like this.

The pity is that after entering the Death River, it is hard even to die; it is not a matter of wanting to perish and then perishing.

Even suicide is no longer possible.

"Besides these, if you encounter the forests of the Hell World, you are also not allowed to enter."

"Once you go in, that is a dead end."

"This is also a forbidden place of the Hell World."

This demon ghost continued to speak, stating the third taboo of the Hell World.

"The Hell World actually also has plants?"

Hearing this, Demon Person Xiong was stunned for a moment.

It knew just how terrifying the Hell World was; everywhere it was filled with evil thoughts, death energy, resentment, as well as Curse, deadly poison, and so on. Apart from ghosts, almost no one could survive in Hell.

"That's right, it is precisely because of this that the plants of the Hell World are so terrifying."

"You must know that the plants capable of surviving in the Hell World are basically immune to the erosion of various deadly poisons, Curses, and all kinds of negative energy."

"Such special plants in the Hell World are themselves a natural disaster."

"They use ghosts as food."

"They often release special fragrances, causing us ghosts to have hallucinations."

"Without realizing it, we will enter the forest and be eaten by the forest."

"So if you encounter such a Death Forest, you must stay away at the first opportunity; you are absolutely not allowed to approach."

"Otherwise, there will be no chance of survival at all."

This Demon race ghost said in a deep voice.

Without a doubt, this was also a bloody lesson learned by the Demon race ghosts over countless years.

When the first generation of Demon race ghosts entered the Hell World, they discovered such a Death Forest.

They had originally thought it was no different from an ordinary forest and could become their place of habitation.

Who could have imagined that the entire Death Forest was alive.

In the eyes of the forest, these ghosts were all food.

The result was predictable; the Demon race ghosts that entered the forest were all devoured, and only a small number of Demon race ghosts were able to escape. From then on, the Death Forest became a forbidden place for the ghosts.

It was absolutely forbidden for any ghost to approach it.

"Understood."

Demon Person Xiong nodded, and he earnestly recorded these taboos of the Hell World.

After all, these were experiences and lessons accumulated by predecessors over many years, which could be called bloody lessons.

If one were to forget these bloody lessons, then one might die the very next day.

"Alright, let's head back to our Demon race encampment first."

Many Demon race ghosts spoke up.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!!

In an instant, the many Demon race ghosts immediately flew up and flew toward the southeast direction.

It was unknown how long they flew, passing by one desolate mountain after another along the way.

Finally, they arrived at a vast, continuous, and immense black mountain range.

One could see that there seemed to be huge cave entrances and holes appearing within this mountain range.

Many ghosts were going in and out of these holes.

Without a doubt, this was the gathering place of the Demon race ghosts, the Ghost Nest.

"Do we live in a place like this? Shouldn't we be building cities?"

Demon Person Xiong was stunned; he had never expected that the place where the Demon race ghosts lived would be so crude.

It was simply as if they had returned to the primitive era.

"What do you know? The Hell World is so dangerous; volcanic eruptions and all kinds of storms strike at any moment."

"If we were to build cities on the plains, they would be destroyed the next day."

"Only by living deep within these mountains is it the safest."

"Because the caves deep within these mountain ranges can not only withstand the corrosion and radiation of the Hell Scorching Sun."

"At the same time, they can also withstand all kinds of Hell storms."

"If we encounter any danger, we can also build various underground labyrinths deep within the earth."

"Even if enemies want to attack, it is not that simple."

"It can be said that this is absolutely the best fortress for our Demon race."

A Demon race ghost said as a matter of course; this was also the best place of habitation they had found after experimenting for countless years, as other places of habitation would have various shortcomings to a greater or lesser extent.

In any case, they did not have many requirements for the environment of their living quarters.

As long as it was a safe place, then even living in a cave was completely fine.

"So that's how it is."

Demon Person Xiong nodded, revealing a look of half-understanding.

…………

Several days later.

Demon Person Xiong could be considered to have completely familiarized himself with his life in the Hell World.

He had finally confirmed the fact that he had died and turned into a ghost.

After all, the various abilities he had mastered before were lost; now he was merely a type of undead belonging to the Soul category.

Moreover, the Hell World was indeed very dangerous.

All kinds of disasters would occur at any moment.

If he hadn't been hiding in the caves, he didn't know how many calamities he would have encountered.

He estimated he would have died an untimely death long ago.

This also made him feel extremely fortunate; luckily he had met companions who were also of the Demon race, otherwise he might have perished in the Hell World long ago and would not have survived until this day.

"Demon Person Xiong, the time is about right; it is time to go out hunting."

Just at this moment, a group of Demon race ghosts ran over and said to Demon Person Xiong.

"Go out hunting? What does this mean?"

Hearing this, Demon Person Xiong was immediately bewildered, not knowing what his companions meant.

He was already an undead; he basically had no feeling of hunger, so how could he go out hunting?

"It means exactly what it says."

"Although we are already ghosts, our cultivation can still be improved."

"And the method to improve cultivation is actually very simple, which is to devour other ghosts."

"Obtaining the Soul energy of other ghosts can allow our power to grow continuously."

A Demon race ghost spoke, looking at Demon Person Xiong.

What?!

Once these words were spoken, Demon Person Xiong's pupils constricted; he had never expected that as a ghost, there would actually be such a method to improve cultivation. If this were the case, why hadn't other Demon race ghosts hunted him?

He did not believe that other Demon race ghosts would be so kind-hearted.

"You are wondering why we did not kill you, right."

"Actually, the reason is very simple; it is purely because we Demon Race are too weak in the Hell World."

"Devouring your Soul can indeed allow our cultivation to improve."

"But this can also be considered a disguised weakening of our Demon Race's strength."

"After all, our main enemies are the Human Race undead, not the Demon Race undead."

"Therefore, our Demon Race has already explicitly forbidden it, forbidding the slaughter of our own kind."

"If we cannot achieve this, then our Demon Race will sooner or later perish in the Hell World."

The Demon Race ghost said as a matter of course.

"This!"

Hearing these words, Demon Person Xiong was simply speechless; it never expected that the selfish Demon Race Cultivator would have their personality completely changed after arriving in Diyu, turning into one of unity, mutual assistance, and mutual benefit.

However, this is also a very normal thing.

Because this is the nature of the weak; if the weak want to survive in a cruel world, they need to unite, they need to help each other, otherwise, they would have perished long ago.