At first, Zhang Hao thought that the cave was formed by collapse, but the deeper he went, the more he found that the cave was more likely formed naturally.

When the air began to become thinner, Zhang Hao suddenly realized that this was a natural cave.

How could such a large-scale natural cave appear in a plain area? This is completely inconsistent with the law of landform development, unless something happened here to change the original landform.

Zhang Hao's heart was full of doubts. As he walked, he suddenly felt an unusual breath.

This aura was extremely similar to what he had felt on the ground before, even stronger.

This strong power made Zhang Hao feel inexplicably familiar.

"Do you feel that this breath is particularly familiar?" Han Shan, who had been silent all the time, suddenly asked with a sneer.

"Of course I am familiar with it. Didn't you realize that this is the aura of the Netherworld?" Han San's words made Zhang Hao suddenly realize.

This is indeed the aura of the Netherworld.

Zhang Hao couldn't help but think of what Yan Jun had talked to him about. Yan Jun once said that everything in the underworld was transformed by the deceased god.

If I can sense the power left by the god here, can I summon him?
When he thought of this, Zhang Hao felt excited.

He seemed to be about to touch the truth, and his heart became excited.

"I'm going to use the spirit summoning technique next. You stand by and don't move. Don't disturb this power." Zhang Hao said to Han Shan.

"Okay." Han San nodded in agreement.

Zhang Hao took out the talisman and cast the spell with unprecedented seriousness.

However, after several attempts, there was no progress.

"If you want to use the remaining power here to summon the owner of this power, I'm afraid it won't work... This power has already been torn into countless pieces and is of no help at all. Instead of this, we might as well go directly to the underworld to find out." Han Shan said.

"But we haven't found Zhang Qilin yet." Zhang Hao took out his cell phone and looked at it. There was no signal here, and he couldn't contact Hao Xie and the others.

"Send them a thousand paper cranes." The thousand paper cranes that Hanshan mentioned are their unique method of communication, which makes it convenient for them to keep in touch with the inn.

"Okay." Zhang Hao agreed, then released a thousand paper cranes and continued exploring downwards with Han San.

The further they went down, the stronger the power of the underworld became. This power seemed to be enveloping them, forcing them to be vigilant at all times and not to be afraid. Once they were afraid, they would be trapped here and would never be able to get out.

The so-called underworld is actually not under this land, but in another world.

It's just that that world is "below" this world. Zhang Hao wanted to find the connection between this place and the underworld, but after walking for a long time, he couldn't find the door to the underworld and couldn't get to the underworld. He had no choice but to take out the Yin-Yang Order, temporarily open a door, and walked in with the cold umbrella.

When he was on the ground, he clearly felt that the power was so strong, but when he got here, he found that he could not sense it. Instead, there was another power - the power of Lord Yan.

Normally, Lord Yan would not do this, which made Zhang Hao wonder if he had other purposes in doing so.

"I'll go find Lord Yan, you look around to see if there's anything unusual here." Zhang Hao said to Han Shan.

"Okay." Han Shan took two steps and turned back. "No matter how many doubts you have in your heart, don't speak out in an emergency. Ensure your safety first. If you really need to explain it clearly, let me say it."

"You don't have to put me first in everything." Zhang Hao said.

"You are my benefactor. You made me feel warmth for the first time. So no matter what happens, I will stand in front of you. This is the only value I can find at the moment. Please don't deprive me of this right." After Han Shan finished speaking, he turned around and ran away for fear that Zhang Hao would refute him.

Zhang Hao sighed helplessly and turned to find Yan Jun's office.

Lord Yan seems to be a little different today than usual.

"What's the matter with you?"

It was rare for Lord Yan to wear the official uniform that was a combination of dark purple and black. Coupled with the pressure he emanated, people couldn't help but want to submit.

"Nothing, I just don't know how long I can stay in this position, so I have to work harder."

"Why do you say that suddenly?"

"The people above have been here. If I can't handle this matter well, I may have to step down from this position soon."

"The people above?"

Zhang Hao didn't react at first, but he soon realized that the so-called "people above" were actually those high and mighty gods.

These gods look down upon all living beings, including those in the underworld.

"Is this your fault?"

"No."

"So is there anything you are hiding from me now?"

Faced with this question, Yan Jun seemed silent and hesitated for a while, then shook his head.

"I don't know, because I am not even sure now. But I can tell you that the netherworld's power actually comes from..."

Before he could finish his words, a messenger came running in from outside the door.

"My lord, something bad has happened! The Wangchuan River has suddenly rioted, and the souls inside are trying to rush out uncontrollably. Even the Naihe Bridge can't hold them back! Everyone is rushing over there, my lord, please go over and take a look!"

Hearing this, Lord Yan glanced at Zhang Hao. Zhang Hao subconsciously wanted to rush out, but then he remembered that his question had not been fully answered.

Zhang Hao doesn't think he is an aggressive person, but when faced with this situation, he can only let Yan Jun deal with the emergency first.

"My Lord, if you want to talk, I am sure I still have many curious questions. So please go ahead, let's solve this matter first, and then consider other things."

The two of them rushed towards the Forgotten River at the same time, and everyone along the way felt that indescribable power.

This force is hundreds of times stronger than what the underworld is usually immersed in, and it feels like a disaster is about to happen.

Even Lord Yan couldn't help but clench his fists, staring straight ahead, looking extremely worried.

-

"Ma'am! The gentleman seems to be waking up soon. He just moved his arm!"

The bodyguard came running to report to the lady in a panic. The lady didn't even bother to put on her high heels, so she kicked off her shoes and ran all the way to the ward barefoot.

The atmosphere in the ward was different from before, filled with an atmosphere of... a mixture of death and hope.

The lady knelt beside the bed, gently stroked the face of the person on the bed, and smiled involuntarily.

"Am I finally waiting for you? Is the power of your true body enough to break through the great seal?!"

At the same time, there was a vibration from underground. The lady smiled in surprise, thinking that this was the world's response to her.

"The real you is finally here... After being pressed under the Forgotten River for thousands of years, I'm finally waiting for you!"

The lady cried with joy, and even her voice became pleasant when she spoke to the bodyguard. "Go, get ready! Open the gate of time and space! I want to find Fang from 4000 years ago!"

This "Fang" should be the name of the person on the bed. After hearing what the lady said, the person on the bed seemed to frown slightly and moved his arms again, but it seemed that something was imprisoning his eyes, making him unable to open his eyes to respond.

-

Running to the bank of the Wangchuan River, Zhang Hao saw a scene that he would never forget.

The waters of the Forgotten River, which was originally filled with fog, have now completely dissipated, leaving only a yellow-red liquid in the endless river. However, upon closer inspection, it does not seem to be water, but rather it looks like countless souls that have been crushed and merged together.

"what……"

Lord Yan covered his head, looking extremely painful.

"Do not……"

"What's wrong with you? Are you exhausted? Do you want to go back and rest?"

Seeing Yan Jun in such pain, Zhang Hao didn't care that he was hiding something from him and pushed him aside.

"You take a rest, let me take this!"

Although Zhang Hao's power is great, facing the water of the entire Wangchuan River, this power is like a drop in the bucket and is of no use at all.

The souls in the river were still churning and rolling, and gradually, Zhang Hao also heard the shouts coming from the river.

That was the sound of thousands of ghosts crying together, these ghosts were crying about the injustice of their fate, clamoring to rush out of the river. But these ghosts were all guilty, destined to stay here and suffer torture for eternity.

The ground was shaking and Zhang Hao could hardly stand.

"Get out of the way! Let me do it! Only I can handle this!"

Yan Jun staggered forward and stretched out his hand to Zhang Hao, who was enveloped in a white light shield the next moment.

This light shield was like a barrier, isolating Zhang Hao from the outside world.

The next moment, Zhang Hao saw the glasses gently wipe across his face, a white light flashed, and after the white light dissipated, a completely different face came into view.

Although Zhang Hao had never cared about Yan Jun's true appearance, it seemed at this moment that this face might be his true appearance.

Zhang Hao was trapped in the barrier. He could not hear any sound from the outside world, nor could he sense any breath from the outside world. He could only flap his hands frantically. However, the barrier seemed to block out even the sound and breath, and people from the outside world were also completely unaware of anything.

Yan Jun walked towards the Naihe Bridge, stretched out his hand, took a deep breath, and moved his lips, as if he was muttering something. Zhang Hao couldn't hear it, but could only vaguely judge that he was chanting some kind of spell and forming seals with his hands.

Then, the water of the Wangchuan River surged and surged, and the water level continued to rise, as if forming a wall of water. Below the wall of water was pitch black, and this river had no bottom, and the bottom was a void of nothingness.

A constant supply of power emanated from below, and even Zhang Hao, who was in the barrier, could feel it.

Zhang Hao suddenly realized that this power was so similar to the power on the glasses.

In other words, the power of the entire underworld may very well come from King Yama.

Lord Yama is the underworld, and the underworld is the incarnation of Lord Yama.

Zhang Hao once thought that the underworld symbolized reincarnation, but now it seems that King Yama himself is equivalent to reincarnation.

A red light suddenly emanated from the bottom of the water and floated towards Yan Jun.

The red light was like smoke and fog, twisting its body along the way, deliberately lowering its posture, as if trying to please Lord Yan and hoping to merge with him. When Lord Yan saw this thing, his eyes were a little blurred.

"No! You can't merge with that thing, or you won't be yourself anymore!"

Zhang Hao realized this in his heart and shouted frantically. It was unknown whether Zhang Hao's power was too strong or his obsession was too strong, but the King of Hell in the outside world seemed to have heard his words.

Yan Jun looked back at him. The face that was completely unfamiliar to Zhang Hao was actually Yan Jun's true appearance.

Yan Jun's expression was the coldest that Zhang Hao had ever seen.

"What do you know? When the two become one, that's the real me."

"But if you do this, won't all your previous efforts be in vain? Haven't you been struggling for so long just because you don't want to face everything under the water?"

Zhang Hao's voice was almost a roar, but Yan Jun seemed to only hear sporadic fragments.

"Yes, but all that I don't want to face is the original me... The sin suppressed under the water of the Forgotten River is the real me..."

Zhang Hao's lips trembled with shock. Reason told him that he had to say something now, but no matter how hard he tried, he could not utter a single syllable.

Suddenly, Yan Jun's face became extremely painful. He covered his head, as if resisting something.

"No, I don't... I don't want to be resurrected, I don't want to see... you go away! Don't come to me!"

"Don't come to me!!!"

"what!"

Yan Jun shouted, and suddenly swung his hand in the air with force, and a door was torn open in mid-air.

The door is blurry, but it seems to contain everything. The scene inside is distorted, and the people reflected in it are also distorted.

Yan Jun suddenly reached out from the door, grabbed something tightly, and threw it outside. A figure was thrown out with force.

It turned out to be a woman with long hair!
The woman was wearing a complete little dress, but on her feet she was wearing a pair of ancient shoes that were covered in mud, as if she had traveled to many places.

The woman looked up in a daze, and when she saw Yan Jun's face, she was overjoyed.

"You woke up?!"

But looking at Yan Jun's indifferent expression, the woman shook her head again.

"No... you are not complete yet, you haven't merged yet... why don't you want to merge?!"

"I don't want to go back to my old self. Don't think about resurrecting me..."

"Why?! I have made so many efforts for you, even summoned the essence and spirit of countless living people, just to create a body for you that will never decay, to accommodate the current you and the you under the Wangchuan River, so that you can merge well and no accidents will happen. I have clearly done everything, but why are you unwilling?!"

The woman's face was twisted with anger and disbelief, and she no longer looked like the beautiful woman she had just been.

The woman suddenly turned her gaze to Zhang Hao.

With a wave of her hand, she actually helped Zhang Hao break the barrier!
You know, this barrier was set up by Lord Yama himself. The fact that a woman could break Lord Yama's barrier so easily is enough to prove how powerful she is.

"Is it you?! Did you seduce him?! What's the benefit of working for those so-called gods?! In order to find a powerful person to help look after the dead souls, they actually split a good god into two halves! Only the purest and kindest part is left to work for them, while the part with seven emotions and six desires will be sealed forever under the water of the Forgotten River. Why?! Why can't gods and humans be together?! Why!!"

The woman's heart-wrenching questioning made Zhang Hao understand everything. (End of this chapter)

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