Chapter 645: Nether Curse

Where are you running to!

As soon as Ye Liuyun appeared, Tang Yao chased after him, and instead threw the Skeleton Puppet behind him.

Without the Skeleton Puppet blocking ahead, Ye Liuyun is now in even greater danger.

This won't do! If he keeps going like this, I won't even have the strength to fight back!

Ye Liuyun swung his blade to attack Tang Yao, slowing his approach, while thinking of a countermeasure.

Just after he suddenly slashed out a blade, he suddenly thought: 'Every one of my strikes only hits his body's surface, which is why he blocks them; what if I let this strike appear inside his body instead?'

Upon thinking this, Ye Liuyun abruptly stopped his fleeing steps and planted his stance.

Tang Yao was enjoying the chase; seeing him stop, he first froze, then snorted coldly: 'No matter what tricks you play, you cannot escape death!'

Saying that, he began to draw a formation again.

Ye Liuyun then slashed out another blade!

However, this time, the Protective True Origin that Tang Yao had raised did not await the blast of Ye Liuyun's blade intent.

Just as a strange thought arose in his mind, he felt a sudden intense pain inside his body.

Ah!

Tang Yao let out a loud shout, his whole body jerking in spasms.

It turned out that Ye Liuyun's blade had struck directly inside his body, starting from the position of his heart and directly splitting open his back.

Seeing that one strike was effective, Ye Liuyun followed up with two more blades.

Because Tang Yao was struggling fiercely, one of the blades struck again, bursting out from his back at the shoulder blade.

The other blade merely grazed past, cutting off his left arm.

Ye Liuyun's blade intent carried Blood Thunder and Golden Crow Holy Fire with every strike.

Not only is their power far greater than before, but these two forces also inflict more damage that is extremely hard to recover from.

Even someone as strong as Tang Yao, who has reached Yin Yang Eightfold, suffering two such blows to the interior counts as a severe injury.

If mishandled, it could even endanger his life.

Tang Yao immediately realized these two forces were still destroying his flesh. He hurriedly used True Essence to seal the wound, then turned and ran toward the black hole, hoping to escape the Secret Realm with speed to heal.

The opportunity has finally come!

Ye Liuyun finally waited for the right opportunity.

He immediately hid into the void, took out the Hunting Demon Bow, and drew the bow, nocking an arrow.

As Tang Yao was fleeing, he suddenly felt himself locked onto by a powerful force.

'Ye Liuyun, you cannot kill me. I have a cooperation contract with the Underworld God. If you kill me, you will suffer the Nether Curse and be hunted by the Underworld God!'

Tang Yao threatened Ye Liuyun.

In the Qingxiao Domain, everyone knows that killing him will bring the Nether Curse, and most people also know what the Nether Curse is.

That's why he has remained unharmed for so many years; no one dares to really kill him.

But Ye Liuyun didn't know that, and he shot an arrow straight away.

He then put away the Hunting Demon Bow and said disdainfully: 'Nether Curse? Only a ghost would fear that; I've never heard of a curse that can kill a person!'

'You... you will regret this...'

Tang Yao was now speechless. He only just remembered that Ye Liuyun came from an Xiao dao; perhaps he had never even heard of what the Nether Curse is.

But facing the incoming Golden Light, he now wanted to explain, yet there was no time.

This Golden Light has already locked onto him, and its intense pressure makes him unable to move at all.

In the end, he was pierced straight through by an arrow, his body and soul both destroyed.

Ye Liuyun waved his hand and collected his Storage Ring.

'He must have plenty of good stuff in his hand, right?' Ye Liuyun felt a bit pleased, completely disregarding what Tang Yao had said.

He thought that was merely Tang Yao's death struggle.

Upon Tang Yao's death, the Mourning Bell immediately broke free of its restraints and flew toward Ye Liuyun.

At that moment, the Skeleton Puppet had already brought the Sealing Demon Tablet to Ye Liuyun's side and handed it over to him.

Ye Liuyun then stored the Skeleton Puppet and was about to store the Sealing Demon Tablet.

Suddenly, Ye Liuyun felt from Tang Yao's Sea of Consciousness a gloomy aura shooting up into the sky.

He instinctively stepped back a few steps, staring at that aura.

Soon, that aura condensed into the image of the Underworld God.

'Ah? The Underworld God really appears?' Ye Liuyun only then realized that perhaps Tang Yao was telling the truth.

But what the Nether Curse is, he still doesn't understand. He now only sees that it is a projection of the Underworld God. Although that projection's strength is not weak, it is still not enough to threaten him.

'Again, you?'

The Underworld God, upon seeing Ye Liuyun, also couldn't help but startle.

'He was the one who first tried to kill me. I was acting in self-defense!' Ye Liuyun defended himself.

The Underworld God hesitated a moment, then suddenly noticed the Mourning Bell drifting over.

'Mourning Bell? How could it be with you?' the Underworld God also wondered.

'A senior of the Demon Race placed it here for me!' Ye Liuyun didn't dare say it was given by the Nine Nether Earth Demon; he only said it was placed here for him, lest this Underworld God come to seize it.

'Hmm? Has the Nine Nether Earth Demon emerged?' the Underworld God directly asked.

Ye Liuyun nodded blankly, also not knowing whether the 'emergence' he referred to was something he had let out.

He also feared that the Underworld God would investigate whether he was the one who released the Nine Nether Earth Demon.

'Give me the Mourning Bell, and in consideration of the Ten Thousand Gods Command's face, I will not impose the Nether Curse on you. How about that?'

The Underworld God thought it over, and instead of directly moving to seize it, he began to negotiate terms with Ye Liuyun.

"What is the Nether Curse?" Ye Liuyun asked, puzzled.

"The Nether Curse is a vow I made; anyone afflicted by it will be hunted by me for life! I can find you through this curse!" the Underworld God explained patiently.

"It's like a soul mark?" Ye Liuyun confirmed.

"Not bad. But a soul mark loses its trace when far away. This Nether Curse lets me sense your position at all times. Then you'll be the enemy of the entire underworld." the Underworld God advised him.

"Oh, I get it!" Ye Liuyun nodded and casually put the Mourning Bell away.

"What do you mean?" the Underworld God said, somewhat puzzled.

"This Mourning Bell was given to me by the Nine Nether Earth Demon; I have to return it, first to him. If I give it to you, what will I do when he comes asking for it later?" Ye Liuyun blurted out.

"If he comes after you, you can push it onto me and let him come find me!"

The Underworld God held back his temper and did not lash out. He also sensed that Ye Liuyun was not sincere.

"That won't work. By then I might not be able to hand it over; I'd likely be killed by him before I could even explain!"

Ye Liuyun was determined not to hand over the Mourning Bell. Anything that ends up in his hands is his; why should he give it up just because someone says so?

"So you're forcing me to turn against you?" the Underworld God threatened. An invisible wave of killing intent surged toward Ye Liuyun.