Chapter 606: A Powerful Lineup

At the same time, on the ground in front of Fang Leihuo, a wisp of yin energy rose up for no reason, slow like curling cooking smoke, faint and ethereal!

This yin energy took shape very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, a human figure appeared before Fang Leihuo! The figure's features were clear, the expression cold and stern, and a strange aura swirled around it unceasingly!

"Why have you come to find me at a time like this! Do you not know that Wen Sihong is also in this place?"

Fang Leihuo's face showed anger, and he spoke in a low voice.

"What is there to fear! With your Restriction as the Human Emperor, can you not even seal this tiny room? How did it go? What decision has the Sixteen Chambers made?"

The yin energy figure said dismissively.

"I do not know yet; they only agreed to the one-on-one duel with the spirit beasts! As for other matters, nothing was said!"

"One-on-one duel? Hehe! How could things be so simple? In my view, the Sixteen Chambers has discovered our Underworld's plan!"

The figure's form flickered, and like a ghost, it arrived close to Fang Leihuo. It brushed its palm across the tabletop, and immediately, an image appeared on the surface. In the picture, many cultivators were surrounding a gigantic insect-type spirit beast, casting Dharma seals in rapid succession; the scene was truly astonishing!

"You have already begun to make a move on the 'Chaos Insect King'?"

Fang Leihuo was shocked and turned pale. Although it was only an image, it still made him unable to sit still!

"Before, did you not say you did not believe our Underworld had the power to control the Insect King? Now I will let you witness it. However, to completely control this Insect King will likely take several hundred years. In these few hundred years, as long as you pass the Sixteen Chambers' news to me, it will count as a great service. Once the plan is complete, this territory of the Immortal Domain will be yours. Being an Immortal King is far better than being a Human Emperor!"

The figure said with a cold laugh, as if a magnificent landscape had appeared before his eyes! A brilliant light flashed in Fang Leihuo's eyes, but then he calmed down and said:

"Qin Guang Wang, it is not that Fang truly cares for some mere Immortal King title; it is just that the way those fellows in the Sixteen Chambers act, Fang truly cannot stand it anymore..."

He wanted to say more, but the figure known as Qin Guang Wang gave a light wave of his hand. Such rhetoric was clearly meant to cover up the ambition in his heart! Whether he listened or not was the same!

"I do not care what you think in your heart, but remember! You must absolutely not ruin the Underworld's good work. Otherwise, even if you live in the Immortal World and we cannot do anything to you, can you guarantee that you will safely pass the Heavenly Tribulation every time? If you cannot, and you go to the Underworld, the consequences need not be stated by this King!"

After Qin Guang Wang finished speaking, Fang Leihuo's expression immediately froze, then he laughed:

"Please rest assured, Qin Guang Wang! How could I be someone without a sense of proportion!"

"Very well, this King will leave first. Just notify me if there is any news!"

Having said this, the figure blurred and vanished back into the ground! Only after Qin Guang Wang had left did Fang Leihuo let out a long breath; unknowingly, cold sweat had already seeped out on his forehead!

This figure was precisely a wisp of split soul that Qin Guang Wang had left in the Immortal World. Because it was in a soul state, it was very difficult for ordinary people to discover! Even if one's cultivation reached the Refining Void Stage, one's Divine Sense could not detect it!

Fang Leihuo gritted his teeth tightly and did not say a word for a long time; the expression on his face was very conflicted! Betraying the Immortal World was no small crime. Once exposed, not only would the Underworld cultivators not let him go, but even the Sixteen Chambers would not forgive him!

In order to obtain what he wanted, he had to play a dangerous game. If he succeeded, the harvest would not just be fame and profit, but also vast resources. Perhaps with these heaven-sent treasures, he could successfully advance to the Great Accomplishment Stage!

Trapped at the Late Void Refinement Stage for thousands of years, Fang Leihuo was long since tired of it. He lived in fear every day, terrified that he would perish in some Heavenly Tribulation!

To survive, to develop, and to no longer be controlled by the Sixteen Chambers, he had to resort to this desperate measure, agreeing to cooperate with the Underworld in exchange for future prosperity!

Zhang Nuo sat alone in his room, calculating the one-on-one duel with the spirit beast cultivators in a few days. He was very unwilling to participate, but looking at today's situation, it was impossible for him not to go; he could not even get past Beigong Zhenren!

Suddenly, the Hell Butterfly inside his body let out a soft chirp. Zhang Nuo frowned, closed his eyes quickly, and then opened them instantly. At once, one could see that his pupils were swirling with yin energy; they did not look like human eyes at all!

This pair of eyes belonged to the Hell Butterfly. After merging with this butterfly, Zhang Nuo could borrow certain divine abilities from the Spirit Beast!

When his eyes looked toward the ground, he discovered with a start that a soul was slowly passing through the deep ground beneath his room. This soul was extremely powerful, and because it was a soul body, there was not the slightest fluctuation of Spirit Power; no wonder his Divine Sense had not detected it!

"What a powerful soul body!"

Zhang Nuo secretly thought to himself! Normally speaking, everyone's soul is innate and cannot be changed later. This meant that the soul beneath the ground was born this powerful, but it did not look like a complete entity; it looked more like it had been split off from a main body!

Thinking of this, Zhang Nuo was even more horrified! He remained calm and waited until the soul body beneath the ground had completely moved away before closing and opening his eyes, returning them to his own.

Such a powerful soul body could not be a human cultivator, so there was only one possibility! This soul body came from the Underworld!

Zhang Nuo took a deep breath. It seemed that what the Great Prophet had said might have been moved forward; otherwise, a split soul of an Underworld cultivator could not have appeared in the Immortal World!

While he was pondering, Zhang Nuo's room opened, and Beigong Zhenren walked in! Seeing Zhang Nuo with a pensive face, not knowing what he was thinking, he gave a faint smile and said:

"What is it? Thinking about the one-on-one duel?"

Because he had been thinking too intently, and because Beigong Zhenren's movement technique was peerless, Zhang Nuo was startled only when the other party spoke. His expression tightened, and he reached out to cast several Dharma seals, sealing the entire room!

"Old Sect Master, I have discovered something!"

Seeing Zhang Nuo say this very solemnly, Beigong Zhenren also retracted his smile!

"What is it?"

"Just now, I discovered a split soul with powerful soul energy! It passed right beneath the region where we are located!"

"You can discover the existence of souls?"

Beigong Zhenren widened his eyes, his face full of disbelief! Zhang Nuo did not explain much to him; he gently flipped one hand, and a black butterfly appeared on his palm!

"Hell Butterfly! That explains it!"

After glancing at the black butterfly, Beigong Zhenren was relieved!

"Hehe, it seems that things cannot be hidden from you! I might as well tell you everything!"

Zhang Nuo's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. It seemed that Beigong Zhenren had long known about the existence of Underworld cultivator split souls in the Immortal World! Judging by his tone, there was another matter to discuss with him!

"If I am not mistaken, this split soul came to find Fang Leihuo!"

The room fell silent again. Zhang Nuo's eyes rolled, and he felt that things were becoming unusual! The Underworld making contact with Fang Leihuo at this critical moment could not be a good thing! However, that the dignified Human Emperor would actually side with Underworld cultivators was far beyond his expectations!

"Old Sect Master, you mean to say..."

Zhang Nuo frowned tightly. He only said half the sentence before seeing Beigong Zhenren nod slightly! In that instant, Zhang Nuo understood everything: there was a mole in the Immortal Domain! And that person was Fang Leihuo!

This matter could be said to be extremely significant. In the Immortal Domain, there were only the Three Great Powers. If the Human Emperor Realm were to rebel, the blow to the Sixteen Chambers' entire plan would be fatal!

"Has the Sixteen Chambers not thought of a way to deal with him?"

"Of course they have. I am here to find you precisely for this matter!"

With a strange smile, Beigong Zhenren said faintly!

On a night as cool as water, Zhang Nuo stood alone on the peak of a small mountain! Looking up at the vast Starry Sky, his heart was filled with complex thoughts! After talking with Beigong Zhenren for several hours, he roughly understood his intentions! He had not wanted to participate too much in the affairs of the Immortal Domain, but ever since he agreed to the Great Prophet's request, there was no turning back!

The demon race! The human race! And the myriad living beings of several other realms—their lives and futures were all controlled by the dozen or so people chosen by the Great Prophet! Once they failed, it would mean total defeat! The consequences were unimaginable!

Sighing softly, Zhang Nuo finally decided to do as Beigong Zhenren said!

Several days later, Wen Sihong returned from the demon realm's territory, bringing news to everyone that in one month, the Immortal Domain cultivators and the demon realm cultivators would officially duel at Shuang Feng Shan! This battle concerned the fate of the Immortal Domain, so the selection of people was naturally very important!

After layers of selection by the Three Great Powers, sixteen Refining Void Stage cultivators were finally chosen, and Zhang Nuo was among them!

A month passed very quickly, and when the group from the Immortal Domain arrived at Shuang Feng Shan in a grand procession, they saw that the Demon Realm side had already arrived at this place!

Shuang Feng Shan is named for its two peaks that rise straight into the sky; between the two demon peaks lies an extremely spacious area.

And right in the space between the two mountains, there were sixteen areas respectively enclosed by Dharma Array Restrictions, each one several hundred zhang in size!

Rays of light emanated from the Dharma Arrays, just like cages; once inside, it would be a battle of life and death!

After Zhang Nuo swept his gaze over them a few times, he looked toward the side of the demon cultivators, only to see an endless crowd of demons of various forms on the opposite side, and standing at the very front of the demon cultivators were several great demons in the Transformation Stage! The lineup was extremely powerful!

From these great demons, waves of Spirit Power not at all weak were being emitted; at a glance, it was clear their cultivation had reached the peak of the Late Void Refinement Stage! Among them was a young girl in green, who was none other than Ai Yuchen!