Chapter 2153: Underworld Mission

Ye Liuyun immediately released his Soul and surged into the Soul King's Sea of Consciousness.

Through Soul Search, he discerned the technique by which the opponent used Divine Sense to launch attacks.

The clone's Soul also rushed in, devouring all of the God King's remaining Soul and replenishing the consumption from the Black Light just emitted.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun tossed the Soul King's corpse to the Magic Vine and began cultivating on the spot with the others.

Apart from Feng Hong Xiu, no one else could advance further.

The Soul pressure here is too strong; moving forward any farther would overwhelm them.

After Feng Hong Xiu's Soul grew powerful, it could still hold, but not for long.

"You also cultivate here; I'll go ahead and take a look!"

Ye Liuyun said to Feng Hong Xiu.

"Alright, be extra careful yourself!"

Feng Hong Xiu also advised Ye Liuyun.

Mo Shaowen at this moment had completely lost the desire to compete with Ye Liuyun.

His Divine Soul Power now struggled even to release his Soul into the Sea of Consciousness here, let alone to slay strong opponents everywhere like Ye Liuyun and plant Slave Seals on people.

Ye Liuyun even went around and subdued several strong Soul Cultivators, assigning them to guard Feng Hong Xiu and the others here.

He was about to leave when a fierce Yin Soul howl rang out, followed by a gust of yin wind that made all Martial Cultivators feel bone‑deep cold.

Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil scanned, pulling the clone into Space World; the clone instantly used Black Tower teleportation to return to the Underworld, bringing the Mourning Bell, Zhuge Feiyu, Xiu Luo and the Hundred-Chain Soul Array along.

That Mourning Bell could only be moved by his own hand; no one else could shift it.

As the chill from the yin wind grew stronger, Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil also saw a Yin Soul of a woman sprinting from the foot of the distant Soul‑Crossing Mountain toward here.

The woman wore white robes, her black hair fluttering, her face pallid.

Yet she did not appear terrifying.

Ye Liuyun, having seen every hideous Yin Soul in the Underworld, considered this one fairly normal.

Moreover, his Ten Thousand Gods Command helped him resist the woman's pressure, so Ye Liuyun stared at her unmoved.

The others, however, were crushed by the woman's Soul pressure, their heads aching to the point of rupture, their seven orifices bleeding.

Ye Liuyun immediately pulled them all into Space World to prevent any injury from the woman.

After approaching, the woman examined Ye Liuyun and, with a suspicious expression, asked, "New Underworld God?"

"Oh?"

"You even know the previous Underworld God?"

Ye Liuyun was also a bit surprised, as if the woman knew quite a lot.

"Your aura matches, but your strength is far too weak!"

The woman murmured.

"The Underworld God has no realm limits!"

Ye Liuyun explained.

The woman suddenly burst into a loud laugh, emitting a harsh howl, and shouted, "Then if I kill you, won't I become the new generation Underworld God?"

Ye Liuyun nodded in confirmation: "Exactly.

As long as you have that ability, you can!"

"Hm?"

The woman did not expect Ye Liuyun to say that.

She curiously inspected Ye Liuyun; apart from his Golden Pupil, she saw nothing special.

Yet Ye Liuyun's calm demeanor gave her some hesitation.

Since Ye Liuyun is the Lord of the Underworld, he should possess two Underworld treasures for protection.

Moreover, Ye Liuyun was unafraid of her Soul pressure, evidently confident.

"What do you rely on to dare utter such grand words, as if I truly wouldn't dare kill you?"

the woman threatened.

Ye Liuyun calmly replied, "You never intended to kill me; no need to waste time probing.

Just tell me what's going on here!"

His Golden Pupil saw clearly that the woman had not mobilized Soul power to attack him; she was merely testing him.

"Is that so?"

The woman looked at Ye Liuyun with a playful smile, then suddenly gathered Soul power, assuming an attacking stance.

At this moment, the clone had already returned with Zhuge Feiyu and the others.

With a single thought, Ye Liuyun released them all.

The clone raised the Mourning Bell, his eyes prepared to emit Black Light.

Zhuge Feiyu brandished the Hundred-Chain Soul Array and swung it at the woman.

Xiu Luo, wielding the Underworld God's Sword, stepped in front of Ye Liuyun and scolded the woman, "The Lord of the Underworld is here; do not act recklessly!"

Seeing this, the woman immediately withdrew her attack power and fell silent.

"Xiu Luo, don't you remember me?"

The woman said while resisting the pull of the Hundred-Chain Soul Array, speaking to Xiu Luo.

"You are…" Xiu Luo also felt the woman looked familiar.

Ye Liuyun, seeing this, promptly asked Zhuge Feiyu to pause, letting the woman finish speaking.

"You are Bai Su?"

Xiu Luo finally recalled the woman's name.

At that moment, the woman also bowed to Ye Liuyun and reported, "Underworld Yin Soul Bai Su, respectfully request audience with the newly appointed Underworld God."

I have obeyed the former Underworld God's command, guarding Soul‑Calming Mountain for five hundred years; I ask the new master to investigate in detail.

"Bai Su?"

Ye Liuyun looked toward the Asura, puzzled.

"I know her; she is an old‑hand powerhouse of the Underworld, but has been missing for many years.

I am also unclear what order she was carrying."

The Asura transmitted via Transmission Voice to Ye Liuyun.

"Bai Su, first return inside the Hundred‑Refined Soul Barrier, undergo investigation, and then give me a detailed briefing on the situation."

Ye Liuyun was also unsure of Bai Su's circumstances, so he could only have her enter the Soul Barrier first, verify her loyalty, and then let her report the situation.

"Yes!"

Bai Su answered with a single assent.

Zhuge Feiyu swung the Hundred‑Refined Soul Barrier again; this time Bai Su did not resist and was taken in directly.

After confirming her allegiance, Zhuge Feiyu released Bai Su.

Bai Su then began to tell them about the order she had received.

It turned out that ever since the passage from the Underworld to the Divine Realm was sealed, the Underworld's Yin Soul realm had been descending lower and lower.

The previous Underworld God of the Underworld gradually began to worry that if the passage reopened, a flood of powerful beings from the Divine Realm would pour in and crush the Underworld.

Thus he concealed Soul‑Calming Mountain within Soul‑Crossing Mountain, using it to seal the Divine Realm's central‑area strongmen.

As long as this Soul‑Calming Mountain exists, even if the passage from the Divine Realm to the Underworld reopens, the Divine Realm's Yin Souls cannot return to the Underworld; they will be annihilated outright by the Soul‑Calming Mountain.

For some unknown reason, this mission was not reported to the previous Underworld God of the Underworld.

Therefore Ye Liuyun knew even less about the situation.

Bai Su also did not realize she had been forgotten; she simply thought the mission was unfinished and that she must continue to guard here.

Moreover, since arriving here, her strength has increased dramatically.

The Martial Cultivators who died nearby, their Yin Souls were crushed by the Soul‑Calming Mountain and became Bai Su's cultivation resources.

Thus she had no urgency to return.

Until just now, when she saw Ye Liuyun, she thought the Underworld had changed leadership and that the Underworld God would summon her back.

But she wanted to verify Ye Liuyun's identity and power, so she threatened him briefly.

When she saw the Underworld's Three Treasures and the Asura, she immediately confirmed Ye Liuyun's Underworld God status and dared not act rashly.

Moreover, she keenly sensed that Ye Liuyun's duplicate possessed the ability to kill her.