Chapter 317: Who Says the Netherworld Has Only One Hell King? The Evil Forces of the Netherworld Gat

Chapter 317: Who Says the Netherworld Has Only One Hell King? The Evil Forces of the Netherworld Gather in Full Force

One strike!

Shattering the Southern Sky!

The Divine Martial Transformation!

This was the Divine Martial Transformation that Li Che had never fully grasped. He had obtained this martial art, but he hadn't mastered it.

After all, the Divine Martial Transformation was akin to a martial art that skipped the stages of initiation, minor accomplishment, major accomplishment, and Mastery Realm!

Comparable to the top-tier Divine Seed martial art of the Transformation Realm!

The difficulty of such a martial art was undoubtedly immense, even for Li Che, who possessed the aid of the unparalleled Dragon Elephant Vajra Dharmic Fruit. It was impossible for him to master it in a short time.

But this time, Li Che donned the black and white Hell King mask.

He activated the five Odd Gate Divine Seeds and then used the five Binding Deity Chess Pieces of the Temple Deity...

This was the Six-Eared Prison Lotus Monkey God, the Erxin Great Sage, the Temple Deity. As Li Che channeled this power, his formidable body seemed to effortlessly grasp the essence of this Divine Seed martial art in an instant.

Thus, at this moment, he unleashed it completely!

Shattering the Southern Sky!

Boom!

With one strike, the long staff vibrated, and time and space seemed to freeze.

The winds ceased, and the dust floating in the air became motionless, as if even the torrential rain falling from the sky had paused, with each raindrop suspended in mid-air.

Throughout the entire Heavenly Origin Dao City.

Hundreds and thousands of cultivators, martial artists, and divine essence practitioners felt an intense surge of power spreading rapidly in that moment, as if they were being completely suppressed and sealed within it!

Whoosh!

The only sound was the staff striking and shattering the space, echoing in their ears.

No one could move, and in their eyes, they witnessed the instant Su Thunderbolt was struck, as if a door appeared.

And that door was brutally smashed by an extremely terrifying Divine Rod, red-hot like a branding iron.

The earth shook, and the sky roared!

It was like a summer thunderstorm, with countless dark clouds flashing and thundering in the sky.

The terrifying lightning webbed and flickered across the heavens!

In the moment of chaos, almost everyone was caught off guard.

Fang Hanzhu, dressed in a scholar's robe, stood guard in front of Li Che, his majestic beard fluttering wildly. His eyes narrowed sharply, fixated on the Yellow Eyebrow Great Mage's Former Self.

They saw the Former Self being struck by a staff that seemed to break through space, as if reaching out from another world, delivering a brutal blow.

The strike appeared slow, but in reality, it surpassed all worldly limits, as if emerging from another dimension.

Unstoppable, too fast!

Impossible to defend against!

Within that strike, countless staff shadows seemed to burst forth, majestic and overwhelming.

Many cultivators, in that single strike, saw a majestic door, through which countless immortals passed.

It was the gate to the heavenly immortal realm!

But that gate was mercilessly smashed...

By a red-hot iron staff, reaching out from another world!

Shattered!

Annihilated!

One strike!

Smashing the gate to the heavenly immortal realm!

Boom!

The Yellow Eyebrow Great Mage's Former Self took the full force of the strike, unable to dodge at such close range and with such a powerful explosion.

In an instant, a terrifying crack appeared on the surface of the Saint Hand Divine Falcon.

Immense divine essence gushed out from the shattered crack, surging into the heavens.

Like a deflating balloon, it rapidly released its contents.

Seven-colored radiance burst forth, accompanied by countless rays of Buddha light!

Bang!

A terrifying explosion erupted in the sky above the Heavenly Origin Dao City.

The Buddha light and the powerful blood-red staff shadows clashed violently!

The aftermath of the collision spread across the city, like a surging wave, reversing its course.

The explosion's shockwave expanded, resembling a mushroom cloud blooming in the sky, billowing upwards, and creating a thousand layers of clouds.

Countless pounds of water vaporized instantly, leaving only a hissing sound.

The fierce wind and storm ravaged the city, causing the clothes of the spectators to flutter. Many struggled to maintain their balance, rolling and crawling on the ground.

Fang Hanzhu extended his divine essence, protecting Li Che.

On the other side, Gongtu Jingjun, Tang Xiejia, and Wu Gang ceased their confrontation and retreated.

Wu Gang trembled, his robust body like that of a bull-like monk, his eyes bloodshot.

When Huang Tuo escaped from the Netherworld's Ink City, Wu Gang felt relieved, grateful for the mage's safe escape.

But the next moment, as Huang Tuo launched a terrifying knife technique, ambushing the Yellow Eyebrow Great Mage's Former Self, Wu Gang was stunned.

And then, a terrifying staff strike emerged from another world, shattering the Former Self, leaving a crack...

This strike shattered not only the Former Self but also Wu Gang's rising hope.

Wu Gang was utterly devastated.

He knew...

It was over!

"The Netherworld... Hell King!!!"

Wu Gang's voice turned hoarse as he cried out.

Only the Hell King of the Netherworld could have achieved such a feat!

The Willful Iron Divine Pole, having fallen into the hands of the Netherworld's Monkey God and wielded by the Hell King, unleashed its destructive power.

With the Monkey God's strength, it was understandable that they could fully unleash the pole's power.

The Hell King had achieved the impossible!

"Such terrifying blood essence, as if breaking through five layers of physical restrictions, becoming like a divine being!"

This was the Hell King of the Netherworld!

Amid the rising mushroom cloud, the Saint Hand Divine Falcon, leaking divine essence through its cracks, soared upwards, its face contorting as if imbued with a sentient Buddha nature, writhing and twisting.

"Good."

Suddenly, a faint voice of approval echoed from above.

The next moment, a dazzling hum reverberated.

Then—

Buzz—

An extremely dazzling sword light, like the wind, like water, like air, like a falling meteor, without a hint of killing intent, seemingly devoid of sharpness, descended from the sky above!

However...

With just this one sword, where the sword light passed, an unprecedentedly terrifying scene unfolded!

Where the sword light went, everything seemed to turn into nothingness!

Whether it was raindrops, airflow, light, or dust!

All matter, whether tangible or intangible, was annihilated under this sword!

This sword!

It was as if a Sword Immortal had seriously struck down with a sword!

The past self of the Yellow Eyebrow Great Mage, at this moment, was slashed by the sword light, and the originally shattered Saint Hand Divine Sculpture was completely shattered into pieces!

"Ah—!!!"

"Lu Tai Bai!!!"

A roar echoed from the shattered Divine Sculpture, and infinite Buddhist light twisted and rose, as if a golden Buddha with boundless cold light was floating between heaven and earth, glaring at the cloud-covered sky, and stepping on the sword light, the Hunter King Killer appeared.

Everyone knew that this Hunter King Killer was Lu Tai Bai.

But at this moment, only the Yellow Eyebrow Great Mage, whose past self had been annihilated, dared to truly shout out his name.

The Buddhist light withered under the extinguishing sword light.

Finally...

It seemed to have completely collapsed.

Lu Tai Bai, standing on the sword light, descended, and with a clench of his five fingers, the shattered pieces of the Yellow Eyebrow Great Mage's past self Divine Sculpture were all gathered by Lu Tai Bai, eventually forming a pile of Divine Sculpture fragments.

This was a pile of Saint Hand Divine Sculpture fragments!

Undoubtedly, they were extremely precious!

At this moment, Lu Tai Bai, having obtained the fragments, gave up targeting the Heavenly King Avatara of Ji Mali above the sky and instead focused on collecting the wooden sculpture fragments.

This was because Lu Tai Bai understood the significance of these Divine Sculpture fragments to the Qianyuan Divine Sect.

Because nowadays, Li Che was a Divine Eagle Demi-Saint...

In the future, to advance to the Saint Hand Divine Sculpture, he would naturally need a Saint Hand Divine Sculpture for enlightenment!

If it were any other Divine Eagle Demi-Saint, without the guidance of a Saint Hand Divine Sculptor, it would be impossible to break through with the help of a Saint Hand Divine Sculpture.

However, Lu Tai Bai believed that with Li Che's Divine Eagle talent, he might be able to achieve it.

This was a mutual appreciation and trust between geniuses.

Just as Lu Tai Bai himself was a proud son of the Sword Dao, he believed that Li Che, the proud son of the Divine Eagle Dao, would undoubtedly succeed!

Therefore, from the beginning, Lu Tai Bai never intended to let the past self of Huangtu leave Qianyuan Dao City.

Ever since discovering the past self of Huangtu on Huangtu's body, Lu Tai Bai had been keeping a close eye on it! However, Lu Tai Bai thought that since he had made his move, he might as well maximize his gains.

So, he forced out Ji Mali's Heavenly King Avatara and planned to confront the Dao Lord Yue Huanglong who wanted to deal with him.

Unfortunately, Yue Huanglong didn't take the bait...

Since things had come to this, Lu Tai Bai, who had joined forces with the Netherworld, no longer concealed his intentions.

The moment the sword revealed its sharpness, it astonished the entire world!

Then, it returned—

The vast sword intent, like a heavenly sword piercing through the clouds, continued to rise, piercing through the thick leaden clouds, revealing the starry night sky with countless stars.

The stars shone brightly, and the starry river flowed, like a sky washed by rain, incredibly clean!

Boom—

The Ink City stood between heaven and earth.

The Hell King, wearing a black and white mask, sat cross-legged on the top of the Ink City's wall.

The Willful Iron Divine Pole was thrown to the Divine Monkey, who grasped it.

In addition to the Divine Monkey, there were also the towering Ox Demon, the Horse Face with a buzzing and crackling lightning spear, the Thunder Dragon surrounded by wind and thunder, the Black and White Impermanence, the Wine Sword Immortal with a wine gourd hanging from his waist, and the Demon Python with a golden armor and a diagonally held serpent spear...

One by one, the notorious Netherworld Evildoers of Qianyuan Dao City stood on the walls of the Ink City.

And the most important figure on the city wall was the Hell King, wearing a black and white star mask, with five constantly swirling Mystic Seeds behind him, slowly returning to calm.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, the exploded Mystic Seeds...

...seemed to have completely recovered! At this moment...

Even under Lu Tai Bai's Hunter King mask, a look of shock and disbelief appeared.

How was this possible?

To be able to explode five Mystic Seeds...

And to do so with such control? This was an explosion of Mystic Seeds...

Are you treating it like opening a water gate? This Netherworld...

Not only that.

There was also that other method used by the Hell King to severely injure the past self of the Yellow Eyebrow Great Mage!

It seemed like the Transforming True Martial!

However, for Lu Tai Bai, the Transforming True Martial was not important. What mattered was... the other method used by the Hell King!

It was as if it came from another world, directly injuring the past self of the Yellow Eyebrow Great Mage!

"Netherworld..."

Under Lu Tai Bai's mask, his eyes shone brightly, just like the Yellow Eyebrow Great Mage at that time, murmuring two words.

Netherworld...

In this world...

Could there really be a Netherworld?!

The entire Qianyuan Dao City fell into deathly silence.

Everyone looked at the Netherworld Evildoers arrayed atop the Ink City in disbelief.

This was the first time...

The Netherworld Evildoers appeared so directly before everyone's eyes!

Hmm?

However... it seemed like something was missing.

But most people didn't think about it or pay attention to it.

"Hell King..."

"Thank you."

Lu Tai Bai, wearing the Hunter King Killer mask, smiled and bowed.

The Hell King, standing on the wall of the Ink City, wore a black shirt that fluttered in the wind, and his black and white eyes were as deep as the starry sky. He didn't speak but merely nodded slightly.

Then...

In everyone's shocked gaze...

The Netherworld Evildoers...

And the Ink City completely disappeared between heaven and earth.

Rumble—

The oppressive atmosphere that made people feel suffocated suddenly vanished.

The torrential rain continued to fall, washing away the melted snow and cleansing the entire city.

It also washed away...

The slaughter that had just taken place.

High above...

Ji Mali, occupying Ji Lifu's body, looked deeply at the disappearing Ink City.

The entire body swayed, and it transformed into a stream of light, shooting out towards the outskirts of Qianyuan Dao City.

After all, the Yellow Eyebrow's past self was killed!

This incarnation of his remained, and if besieged, it might even fall.

Yue Huanglong, the old fox, saw the situation was unfavorable and immediately sold them out...

At this moment, staying would mean certain death!

Ji Mali was unwilling to lose a Heavenly King Avatara so easily...

...

...

The Sect Master's residence.

The mighty rain poured down, constantly striking the black tiles, washing away the accumulated snow.

In the Leisure Pavilion, there was complete silence.

Yan Jing, holding a large halberd, had a heavy expression.

Yue Weizheng was already drenched in sweat, his body cold and clammy.

His face turned red, his body trembled, and his hair stood on end.

Fortunately...

Fortunately, Yue Huanglong did not make a move.

The Hell King of the Netherworld was so powerful?!

"So terrifying..."

"This Hell King of the Netherworld, just how terrifying is his physical body?!"

"He can truly control the explosion of the five Odd Gate Divine Seeds at will!"

Yue Weizheng's face turned pale as he wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Yue Huanglong's fat-covered face narrowed his eyes, "Well done, Lu Tai Bai, you're indeed trying to lure me..."

"Lu Tai Bai's sword path seems to have made another breakthrough. He's getting closer to the Divine Tribulation realm... I fear he's made further progress."

"Fortunately, I'm sufficiently stable."

Yue Huanglong exhaled a turbid breath.

"As for the Netherworld..."

Yue Huanglong's gaze was filled with deep apprehension.

Because this time, the Hell King of the Netherworld severely injured the Yellow Eyebrow's past self using a method that involved... the Netherworld! He could kill from within the Netherworld!

He struck the Yellow Eyebrow's past self with a single blow...

"The Netherworld..."

"It's truly incomprehensible."

Yue Huanglong's voice became incredibly low.

Yue Weizheng wiped away the sweat and offered comfort, "Father... Even if the Netherworld is powerful, the strongest is this Hell King. Moreover, he needs to explode five Odd Gate Divine Seeds to reach the level of severely injuring the Yellow Eyebrow's past self... Compared to our Ten Thousand Year Clan, the Yue Family..."

Before Yue Weizheng could finish his sentence, he was scolded by Yue Huanglong.

Yue Weizheng had never seen Yue Huanglong so angry, not even when he advised him against going to his death.

But when Yue Weizheng said these words, Yue Huanglong immediately became enraged.

"Underestimating the enemy is being irresponsible for one's own life..."

"The Yue Family is indeed powerful, but right now, we're in Qianyuan Dao City. Here, our stability and strength are the foundation of our survival. Our own wisdom will determine whether we live or die!"

Yue Huanglong glared at Yue Weizheng.

"Moreover..."

"How can you be sure..."

Boom!

In the sky.

The thunder roared!

Both Yue Weizheng and Yan Jing, the Great Marshal of the Divine Guard Army holding a long halberd, trembled.

They were terrified!

The Netherworld...

Could there be more than one Hell King?!

...

...

Qianyuan Dao City.

In the Thunder Alley.

In the Independent Workshop's courtyard.

The pouring rain continued to fall, and the energy unleashed by the top-tier powerhouse's clash melted the vast clouds and snow above.

Li Che maintained his five fingers in a grasping motion.

He returned to the courtyard.

Sizzle...

Standing in the center of the courtyard, on the red membrane, hot air constantly surged, evaporating the raindrops.

"Huff—"

"Suck—"

With each breath, terrifying airflow raged.

Li Che removed the Black and White Hell King Mask, and his muscles, twisted like a twisted rope, began to relax, as hot blood surged rapidly.

The Celestial Thunder Armor on his body slowly dissipated.

After a few moments.

Li Che slowly opened his eyes, and brilliant golden light seemed to shoot out like arrows from his eyes.

His powerful divine sense swept through.

Li Che could sense within his physical body...

The injuries from exploding five Odd Gate Divine Seeds seemed smaller than before!

However, Li Che didn't find it strange. After all, his martial arts were only at the Great Grandmaster realm before. Although his physical body was powerful, it hadn't broken through to the Martial Saint level, and he hadn't undergone a significant transformation.

After breaking through to the Martial Saint level and exploding five Odd Gate Divine Seeds again...

His physical body became even stronger, and his internal organs became tougher. Although there were injuries, they were similar to when he exploded two or three Divine Seeds before.

In his chest, the Dragon Elephant Vajra Dharmic Fruit was vigorously throbbing.

Boom!

With each throb, it seemed like the fruit's essence was raging and rampaging!

It nourished Li Che's limbs and bones, rapidly healing his injuries.

"As expected..."

"When my martial arts become sufficiently strong, healing injuries is no longer an issue."

"If I were still at the Great Grandmaster realm, I might not have been able to complete the Eight Gate Divine Seed's induction. Even if I succeeded, if I truly exploded eight Divine Seeds... I fear I would die."

Li Che exhaled a long breath.

"Now it's fine... Just like this, the injuries from exploding five Divine Seeds have already healed halfway."

"Although it's not as fast as healing from exploding two Divine Seeds, it's still quite impressive."

"After a good night's sleep, I'll be completely healed."

Li Che smiled, feeling great.

Of course...

Li Che's eyes shone.

He had something even more exciting in his heart.

Although...

The Yellow Eyebrow Great Mage's past self didn't have the Heaven-Earth Jade for him to touch.

But exploding five Odd Gate Divine Seeds, fighting such a powerful opponent, and even striking a crack in him...

Such a combat experience, he didn't know how much feedback it would bring to his Dharmic Fruit's maturity!

"Additionally... there's also the Divine Martial Induction Technique, [Break the Southern Sky]. Although I obtained it from the Temple Deity's Binding Deity Chess Pieces, and thus mastered and unfolded it..."

"But after successfully using it once... it produced muscle memory."

"I should be able to master this Divine Martial Induction Technique soon!"

Li Che's heart trembled slightly.

Today's battle, though he played all his cards, exerted himself to the fullest.

But while eliminating the threat posed by the strong cultivator from Little Ling Yin Temple, he also gained quite a lot.

Kneeling, the rain fell, and within a few inches of his body, it evaporated.

Li Che took a deep breath, calming his mind.

In his eyes, a golden light slowly emerged.

【Dharmic Fruit: Dragon Elephant Vajra (LV5, 90%)】

...

...

Qianyuan Dao City was covered in heavy rain.

The pouring rain continuously washed the streets, cleansing the ground.

Everyone stood in a daze in the rain.

Wu Gang, in his gray monk's robe, stood motionless, his eyes blank.

He looked around, feeling lost.

Gazing at the rain-washed Qianyuan Dao City, he felt like the world was spinning.

In this vast city, it seemed there was no place for him.

Where should he go? Huang Tuo the Great Mage was dead, and his body hadn't even been found...

Where should Wu Gang go?

Back to Little Ling Yin Temple?"

Wu Gang's body trembled. As a Martial Saint, since breaking through to the Martial Saint realm, his martial prowess had been unparalleled. But now, he felt lost and helpless, just like today.

Suddenly, in the midst of the raging storm.

Wu Gang heard the sound of an ancient copper bell ringing.

Ding-a-ling—ding-a-ling—

His neck stiffened as he slowly, looking into the distance.

There...

The pouring rain hit the ground, creating a misty haze.

A figure emerged, bathed in the rain, holding a black book in one hand and a wolf-hair brush in the other.

Surrounded by black air currents, the figure slowly approached.

Wearing a cat-faced mask, the rain washed over it, and the water gathered at the chin, forming threads that dripped down.

"Hehehe, hehehe—hehehe—"

A cold, eerie, mocking, arrogant laughter.

As if echoing through heaven and earth.

On the street, it wasn't just Wu Gang.

The strong cultivators from various powers in Qianyuan Dao City couldn't help but turn their eyes towards the figure emerging from the rain... a cat-faced figure!

In an instant, they realized!

The uneasiness they felt earlier in the ancient ink-colored city was due to the absence of the cat-faced figure from the Netherworld!

And now...

The cat-faced figure had arrived!

"Hehehe, hehehe—"

"Your name is also on the Book of Life and Death."

The cat-faced figure opened the book, and with the wolf-hair brush in hand, lightly drew over Wu Gang's name.

Wu Gang suddenly looked up...

And behind the cat-faced figure, a golden thunderbolt sparkled.

In an instant.

A golden light, silent and still, evaporated the heavy rain from dozens of miles away, tearing a narrow, steaming hole in the air!

It appeared before his eyes, rapidly magnifying, magnifying!

Bang—!

The sound of the distant golden explosion finally echoed.

Wu Gang roared in anger!

Realizing, he was both shocked and furious!

The Netherworld wanted to kill him!

To eliminate him completely!

A long howl!

Great Dragon!

Indestructible Vajra!

Buddha light erupted, and a brilliant Buddha light enveloped Wu Gang.

His body became radiant with golden light!

Determined to fight with all his might against this assassination attempt from dozens of miles away!

But as his blood energy surged, the moment his blood essence swelled, the bullet shattered his skull, his proud martial monk's body.

In front of this bullet, intertwined with thunder and lightning, spinning at high speed.

As fragile as a soft tofu!

Bang—!!!

Only a dense blood mist remained!

And the bullet pierced and shattered Wu Gang's skull.

Ready to continue firing.

But a figure appeared, blocking it, with five fingers spread, grabbing the spinning bullet!

Feng Zhiqi's Temple Guard Office robe fluttered in the wind and rain, striking both air and water!

With powerful blood energy intertwining, grabbing the high-speed spinning bullet, he felt the terrifying piercing power, almost tearing his flesh apart!

"Such powerful piercing power!"

"The power of thunder, transformed into piercing power... the Sea of Qi Martial Saint can't withstand it!"

"This Ma Mian..."

Feng Zhiqi, a Triple Martial Saint, tightly gripped the scorching bullet.

The power of the Divine Craft Celestial Electromagnetic Cannon's bullet was strong, but what concerned him more was the piercing power.

What a Netherworld Ma Mian...

The cat-faced figure, in the moment of writing Wu Gang's name in the Book of Life and Death, the bullet that had killed Wu Gang exploded.

At this moment, the cat-faced figure closed the book, and the low, deep voice of the cat-faced mask echoed within and without the street.

Everyone's bodies shivered with goosebumps.

Not only because of Wu Gang's death.

The Netherworld's elimination of Wu Gang wasn't the first time.

But because of the cat-faced figure's arrival, and the Book of Life and Death in its hand...

At this moment, the name "Book of Life and Death" made many people's hearts sink.

Even Feng Zhiqi's tough face couldn't help but twitch.

Worried...

Whether their names were also written in the Book of Life and Death.

The Netherworld cat-faced figure...

Though weak.

But it seemed...

Also a little frightening!

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