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Chapter 898 Transforming the Underworld

The one who stopped the mighty axe-wielder was neither a ghost immortal from the underworld nor the suddenly resurrected Fengdu Northern Yin Emperor.

Instead, it was Long You who had been obediently following behind Erlang Shen since entering the Yintian Palace of King Zhou.

After being stopped, Hao Fuli Jin Dasheng was somewhat dissatisfied: "Brother Long You, what do you mean by this? The enemy is right in front of us."

Long You withdrew his cross-shaped demon spear and explained, "Things happened too fast, and I haven't had time to explain to you all yet."

Erlang Shen was an undercover agent in the Heavenly Court, and the Meishan brothers had no idea that Erlang Shen had already harbored rebellious intentions.

Hu Xiuwu couldn't possibly tell Erlang Shen all the details of the plan; he didn't have the time or the opportunity.

Erlang Shen only knew the key points and timelines of the plan. As for cleaning up the battlefield and managing the underworld, he planned to tell Erlang Shen that after conquering the underworld.

Therefore, Erlang Shen was unaware of how Huaguo Mountain planned to deal with the Underworld and the Northern Yin Emperor of Fengdu.

Long You explained to Erlang Shen and the Meishan brothers, "I can forget about everything else, but the Supreme God needs the physical bodies of the Fengdu Beiyin Emperor and the Five Ghost Emperors, and will not damage them easily."

It means it shouldn't be easily damaged, not that it can't be damaged at all.

The Five Ghost Emperors would not surrender easily. If a fight broke out, they would certainly be no match for Sun Wukong and Nezha. However, for them to capture the Five Ghost Emperors unscathed would inevitably be difficult and they would be prone to injury.

So Hu Xiuwu only asked them to bring back the physical bodies of the Five Ghost Emperors. But since the Great Emperor of Fengdu Beiyin had already fallen into a deep silence, unaware and unresponsive.

Why not take back the intact body of the Great Emperor of Fengdu Beiyin, a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and save ourselves a lot of trouble later?

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"Why were you arrested? I can talk about it. I can even become a disciple of the Master."

"I command tens of millions of ghost soldiers and ten thousand ghost generals, as well as hundreds of judges and underworld officials, all of whom can be commanded by a true man. You dare to take me! You dare to take me!"

The Eastern Ghost Emperor was tightly bound by the Hun Tian Ling (a magical ribbon), and his magical powers were sealed. He was then imprisoned in the Yama King's Palace by Nezha.

However, his face still showed disbelief. Even after arriving in Fengdu City, he still did not accept his fate and kept shouting, hoping to change Nezha's mind or attract the attention of a higher-level deity.

To some extent, the Eastern Ghost Emperor's idea succeeded.

Erlang Shen, who had just come out of the Yin Heaven Palace of King Zhou on Mount Luofeng, heard the shouts of the Eastern Ghost Emperor and saw Nezha, who was being held captive. Curious, he flew to Nezha's side to see what was going on.

Erlang Shen's magic light stopped beside Nezha: "Nezha, what's going on with you?"

“True Lord, True Lord! Do you still remember me? During the birthday banquet of the Three Holy Mothers, I once presented a bushel of peach-shaped spirit pearls to stop yin deficiency.”

Upon seeing Erlang Shen Yang Jian, the Eastern Ghost Emperor seemed to have grasped at a straw and quickly tried to establish a connection with Erlang Shen.

"Shut up! Stop interrupting my conversation with my second brother!"

The Eastern Ghost Emperor's petty actions angered Nezha, who summoned the magical golden brick with his left hand and hurled it forcefully.

With a loud thud, the gold brick slammed firmly onto the back of the Eastern Ghost Emperor's head, instantly silencing the incessantly chattering emperor into a deep sleep.

Erlang Shen observed coldly. In his view, the Five Ghost Emperors were no good either, and even the Heavenly Court had a rather low opinion of them. If it weren't for the fact that the Underworld was really devoid of resources, and the fact that the Five Ghost Emperors were relatively obedient in the past, receiving continuous offerings every year, they would have long since become like the Four Dragon Kings of the Seas, constantly being reprimanded by the Heavenly Court and completely reduced to its vassals.

After dealing with the Eastern Ghost Emperor, Nezha answered Erlang Shen's question: "Second Brother, you went to deal with Zhou Jue Yin Tian Palace, and we all went to deal with the Five Ghost Emperors."

Erlang Shen Yang Jian said, "I know about this, but is it not only the Northern Yin Emperor of Fengdu, but also the Five Ghost Emperors to be captured?"

Nezha scratched his head: "Yeah! Hu Xiuwu said he needs the physical bodies of the Five Ghost Emperors, preferably alive, but dead ones are also acceptable. If they're broken, he'll take the complete ones!"

Hu Xiuwu understood the subordinates he had carefully selected.

He wasn't worried about them slacking off, but he was worried that they would act recklessly and suffer a backlash.

However, there are indeed a few characters who don't understand the changes and only care about the thrill of battle. For example, Nezha, and the Chosen One, Sun Xunyin.
Therefore, Hu Xiuwu did not ask them to capture the Ghost Emperor alive, to prevent them from being too stubborn and narrow-minded, and from getting themselves into trouble again in order to capture the Ghost Emperor alive.

In a one-on-one fight, not to mention the chosen one Sun Xunyin, even Marshal Tianpeng Zhu Bajie, who has regained his power, could defeat any of the Five Ghost Emperors. However, as the Eastern Ghost Emperor said, each Ghost Emperor has countless ghost soldiers and generals under his command.

Even if they led the Demon Alliance, it would be difficult to capture the Ghost Emperor alive.

Erlang Shen then asked, "Do you know what use Hu Xiuwu has for so many bodies of Taiyi Golden Immortals?"

Nezha had absolutely no interest in the subsequent management of the underworld, and hadn't listened carefully to the plans at the time; now he could only recall them uncertainly:

"It seems that they want to change the master of the underworld to a fair and impartial emperor who can enforce the law impartially."

Erlang Shen, puzzled, muttered to himself, "How can he ensure that the new Underworld Emperor is fair and impartial?"

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"We certainly can't rely on self-discipline. If the Emperor relaxes even slightly, then mortals will face a lifelong calamity."

Judge Su He of Luofeng sat on the throne of the former Emperor of Fengdu Beiyin, answering Erlang Shen's questions while using the spiritual power of the Dragon Pool and the inseparable connection between the immortal swords Nine Springs to mobilize the spiritual power of Nine Springs Cold Marrow.

Nine Springs Cold Marrow, its external form is a lotus tree, representing the origin of reincarnation in the six realms of the Legend of Sword and Fairy.

Hu Xiuwu used the Jianmu tree to communicate with the power of all realms, connecting the underworld and the netherworld of all the worlds he had ever come into contact with.

Su He can also use this connection to cross countless worlds and draw upon the power of the Nine Springs Cold Marrow and the Nine Springs Dragon Pool.

He is carrying out the task assigned to him by Hu Xiwu.

Transform the underworld and eliminate all traces of the Heavenly Court from it.

To completely free the underworld from the control of the Heavenly Court, it's not as simple as just arresting all the judges and emperors.

Just as Hu Xiuwu dealt with the Four Rivers and the Five Sacred Mountains, we must completely destroy the foundational system upon which the Heavenly Court depends.

Unlike when he first entered the Black Myth world, Hu Xiuwu no longer needs to personally intervene in such matters.

Above Fengdu City, a faint, cold mist rose, and within the mist, a Dharma image, reaching from heaven to earth, rooted in the eighteen levels of hell, and adorned with countless lotus lanterns, appeared in the underworld.

The millions of lotus lanterns shimmered with the light of destiny, becoming a dazzling starry sky unlike anything ever seen in the darkest hell.