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Chapter 878 Beating the Ten Kings of Hell
At King Qin Guang's command, the Yin soldiers and generals under the command of the Ten Kings of Hell gritted their teeth and attacked the demon army that had invaded the underworld.

Among the ghost soldiers and generals of the underworld, there are also some ghost immortals who require the demon race to take them seriously.

For example, the four judges and ten underworld generals under the command of the Ten Kings of Hell.

The four judges refer to: Cui Jue (Lord Cui) - who is in charge of the Book of Life and Death, judges good and evil, and determines lifespan;
Zhong Kui - in charge of vengeful ghosts and evil spirits, exorcising demons and monsters, and also in charge of the "Department of Punishing Evil";
Wei Zheng was in charge of the "Investigation Division," responsible for investigating wrongful convictions and correcting misjudgments by the King of Hell.
Lu Zhidao (Lu Pan) - in charge of the "Yin Law Division", revising the laws of the underworld and supervising the law enforcement of ghost messengers.

Each of them is a renowned judge from "Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio," and all are powerful Taiyi Immortals. Zhong Kui, in particular, is a top-tier Taiyi Golden Immortal, and in terms of cultivation alone, he may even surpass Yama.

If Zhong Kui were in the formation, even Nezha would have to be careful dealing with him.
Unfortunately, Zhong Kui was not in the enemy ranks this time.

The Ten Underworld Generals under the Four Judges consist of the Ghost King, the Day Wanderer, the Night Wanderer, the Black and White Impermanence, the Ox-Head, the Horse-Face, the Leopard-Tail, the Bird-Beak, the Fish-Gill, and the Wasp, and are responsible for capturing and managing the souls of the dead in both the Yin and Yang realms.

Black and White Impermanence are responsible for collecting souls and guiding them between the realms of Yin and Yang, while Ox-Head and Horse-Face are responsible for classifying, numbering, and escorting the souls in the underworld to Yama for judgment.

The day-roaming deities and night-roaming deities patrol the mortal realm day and night to subdue wandering souls and evil spirits, while the Ghost King oversees the execution of punishments in hell.

Bird beaks, fish gills, leopard tails, and wasps govern the spirits of animals, fish, insects, and other creatures that have died.

These ten are the backbone of the underworld. If any fierce ghosts or evil spirits are born in the mortal realm, they are usually the ones who go to suppress and capture them.

If even the Ten Great Underworld Generals cannot defeat a Ghost King, the task will be handed over to the Blessing and House-Protecting Saint, the Ghost-Commanding and Demon-Slaying General, the Exorcising Celestial Master, the Flower Goddess, and the Door Gods:
Zhong Kui!

The most famous judge in the underworld, and also the strongest figure in the underworld!

However, without Zhong Kui, the ten Yin generals and the Yin soldiers and generals led by the three judges alone were no match for the demon army in the world of Chinese Paladin.

Ultimately, the underworld soldiers and generals are merely underworld officials who manage the order of Yin and Yang.

The heavenly soldiers and generals of the Heavenly Court are the real army, while the underworld soldiers are merely yamen runners.

The demon army in the world of Chinese Paladin often had to fight against the gods. Most of the demon generals, including the Yaksha clan's elder Mo Yi, had participated in the war between gods and demons.

It is an army that has been tempered by blood and fire.

The ghost soldiers and generals of the underworld are not skilled in cultivating their life force. Most of them are ghost immortals who cultivate their nature but not their life force, and are inherently weaker than the vigorous demons.

Without the powerful immortal Zhong Kui to change the course of the battle, the demon army gained the upper hand.

Nezha, along with the chosen one Sun Xunyin, overpowered the Ten Kings of Hell.

If it weren't for the Ten Kings of Hell forming the "Nine Springs and Ten Hells Yama Formation," they would have been beaten to the ground long ago by Nezha and the chosen one, Sun Xunyin.

Back then, Sun Wukong single-handedly overturned the palace of Yama, one of the Ten Kings of Hell, forcing Yama to change the Book of Life and Death on Flower Fruit Mountain. Afterwards, he could only complain to the Great Emperor of Fengdu in the Northern Underworld and then to the Heavenly Court, and only by relying on the power of the Heavenly Court could he regain some face.

How could the mere Ten Kings of Hell possibly be a match for Nezha, who overpowered the Bull Demon King, or Sun Xunyin, the chosen one who killed the Earth God of Flaming Mountain and the Great Sage of Yellow Wind?

What's more, there's also the Monkey King, Sun Wukong, backing them up.

However, despite having the advantage, Sun Wukong was not too happy.

He first provoked the mentality of the Ten Kings of Hell, causing King Qin Guang to become agitated and lose his composure, while the morale of the ghost soldiers and generals plummeted.

This situation is perfectly normal.

But this is not the end.

Sun Wukong was no longer the naive and arrogant Monkey King he once was.

The underworld is not so simple.

'The Ten Kings of Hell have descended, but where have the Five Ghost Emperors gone?'

While dealing with the Ten Kings of Hell's "Nine Springs and Ten Hells Yama Formation," Sun Wukong plucked out his hairs to create countless clones, reaping the evil spirits within the formation and assisting the Chosen One, Sun Xunyin, and Nezha, who manifested his three-headed, six-armed form, in their fight against the Ten Kings of Hell.

He paid no attention to the Ten Kings of Hell, focusing instead on being vigilant about the movements of the Five Directions. Besides the Northern Yin Emperor Fengdu, who was stationed in the Underworld, there were also the Five Ghost Emperors in the Underworld.

The Records of the Primordial Immortals and the Book in the Pillow state that the Eastern Ghost Emperor ruled Taozhi Mountain, the Southern Ghost Emperor ruled Luofu Mountain, the Western Ghost Emperor ruled Fanzhong Mountain, the Central Ghost Emperor ruled Baodu Mountain, and the Northern Ghost Emperor ruled Luofeng Mountain.

Moreover, each of the five Ghost Emperors has a force of Yin soldiers.

Their purpose in this trip is to occupy the Underworld. How can they be considered to have occupied the Underworld if they do not see or even destroy the Five Ghost Emperors?

'Do these five Ghost Emperors mistake us for the Heavenly Court?'

The Ten Kings of Hell were struggling against the attacks of the Heavenly Mandate of Sun Xunyin and Nezha, and were almost at their wits' end, but the Five Ghost Emperors still had not appeared.

Sun Wukong couldn't help but make two guesses:

The Five Ghost Emperors were slow to arrive, perhaps because they dared not confront Sun Wukong.

Or perhaps they want to preserve their strength and are unwilling to come here.

The Five Ghost Emperors might think that their Flower Fruit Mountain and the Heavenly Court are the same thing.

Even if Huaguo Mountain becomes the master of the underworld, as long as they still have the strength to fight, and as long as they are willing to honor Hu Xiuwu as the master of the underworld, Huaguo Mountain is not willing to waste its strength on them.

The Five Ghost Emperors can continue to be their Ghost Emperors and remain powerful warlords in the underworld.

Sun Wukong scoffed inwardly at the Five Demon Emperors: 'If you think that way, you are sorely mistaken!'

'Xiu Wu will not tolerate anyone interfering with the cycle of Yin and Yang.'

Before arriving, Hu Xiuwu practically gave Sun Wukong a thorough dressing-down, emphasizing the need to cleanse the underworld and restore a peaceful world.

Sun Wukong's eyes emitted a dazzling golden light that seemed to penetrate the nine netherworlds and ten palaces, and the eighteen levels of hell.

After confirming that the five Ghost Emperors were indeed in perfect unison, each retreating to defend their respective territories, they found a remarkable pattern of cooperation.

"Then I'm not welcome!"

The Ruyi Jingu Bang (the magic staff) shone with a bright, fiery red light, like the flickering flames of Mars.

He somersaulted and leaped onto the Ten Kings of Hell.

Sun Wukong twisted his waist in mid-air, mustered all his strength, and gathered the power of his staff.

The staff struck the [Nine Springs and Ten Hells Yama Formation].

With force, it shatters the heavens; with a stick, it strikes down hell.

This strike carried the weight of the ancestral veins of the ten continents, like the collapse of the towering Mount Buzhou.

Relying solely on brute force, it can pierce through space, break through formations, and kill gods and injure Buddhas who stand in its way.

With just one strike, it could pierce through even the real eighteen levels of hell, let alone the formation of the eighteen levels of hell that it had merely borrowed.

When the Ruyi Jingu Bang, as large as a pillar supporting the sky, fell...
The sun was born, and the earth exploded with nuclear energy.

All was silent; all forms had dispersed.

The hellish phenomena in the [Nine Springs and Ten Hells Yama Array] are all gone, with countless evil ghosts and fierce spirits disappearing.

Everything dissipated under the power of that single blow.

Only the Ten Kings of Hell, barely clinging to life, stared dumbfounded at Sun Wukong.

The monkey in front of them had just come back to life.
How could it be so much stronger again!