Living in the deep palace

boom!
As the voice faded, the golden statue slowly raised its right hand and pressed it down on Su Chen from afar.

"Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon - Demon Suppression!"

hold head high--! ! !
A ten-thousand-foot-long golden dragon, formed entirely from the golden light of merit, roared out of the void, carrying a terrifying power capable of suppressing all demons in the heavens, and crashed fiercely towards Su Chen!

This strike, devoid of any murderous intent, was as heavy as Mount Tai. It was pure "momentum," the natural suppression of "evil" by the wisp of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva's unwavering resolve!

"Is turning back the way you came?"

Faced with a palm strike powerful enough to kill a Great Immortal, Su Chen smiled.

He laughed wildly, laughed without restraint.

"Old monk, you're completely dead, and with your last remaining remnant, you still want to teach me how to do things?"

"That piece of trash, Jiuyou, can't suppress your lingering resentment!"

"But that doesn't mean I can't!"

"Hahaha!"

"Your shore is the salvation of all sentient beings."

"And my shore..."

Su Chen clenched his fist, and on his right arm, the hazy chaotic energy and the pitch-black power of reincarnation instantly merged, transforming into a chaotic demonic hand that blotted out the sky!

"It's about drinking this sea of ​​suffering dry! It's about devouring all living beings!!"

"Eternal Life - Chaos Reincarnation Fist!!"

boom--! ! !
With one punch, the sky and the earth changed color.

The golden dragon, symbolizing justice and merit, only lasted for half a breath before Su Chen's extremely domineering punch.

Click!

The dragon head shattered!

Next comes the dragon's body and tail!
A burst of golden light exploded, transforming into countless points of light that scattered across the sky.

Su Chen's figure instantly pierced through the golden light and arrived directly in front of the golden skeleton.

"Your era has ended."

Su Chen looked down at the skeleton, which was still in the hand seal posture, without any awe in his eyes.

"Since you vowed in your lifetime, 'I will not become a Buddha until hell is empty...'"

"Then I'll lend you a hand."

"Once I eat all the ghosts in this hell, hell will be empty. Don't you agree?"

Su Chen reached out and placed his hand directly on the golden skull.

"Longevity - Gluttony!!"

Roar!
The illusory image of the Longevity Tree behind Su Chen manifested, and a huge black hole of [Wu] opened, aimed at the golden body containing immeasurable merit.

“Ashes to ashes, dust to dust.”

"Your golden statue, your merits, and this scripture..."

"I want them all!!"

Rumbling--

A terrifying suction force erupted.

The seemingly indestructible golden body of a Great Luo Immortal began to tremble violently under the devouring influence of the Longevity Tree. Strands of golden light were forcibly drawn away and flowed into Su Chen's body along his arm.

This is really good stuff!
Merit golden light!

This thing is impervious to all laws; it is one of the purest energies in the world.

As the golden light poured in, the originally somewhat dull Chaotic Longevity Body within Su Chen's body began to glow with a faint golden light. His bones and flesh, under the dual tempering of chaos and merit, became more perfect and sacred, even carrying a hint of... immortality.

however.

Just as Su Chen was fully focused on absorbing the golden body and preparing to casually pluck the scroll of "Reincarnation Scripture", at the crucial moment...

A sudden change occurred!

puff!
There was no earth-shattering sound.

But at that moment, the shadow behind Su Chen moved strangely...

What was originally just an ordinary shadow projected on the ground suddenly stood up like a living thing, holding a pitch-black dagger in its hand, as if it were formed from pure "dark laws".

silent.

No breath.

He had no intention of killing.

This is the most terrifying assassination!

The shadow pressed against Su Chen's back, and the dagger in its hand stabbed fiercely towards Su Chen's back with a speed that surpassed the perception of time—that was the very point where the Longevity Tree took root in the universe within Su Chen's body!
fast!
too fast!
Although Su Chen's soul sensed the danger, his physical body was too slow to react!
puff!

The dagger pierced through!

That wasn't an ordinary physical puncture, but a highly poisonous darkness capable of freezing the laws and corroding the very essence!
"Successful."

A cold, hoarse voice, tinged with mockery, rang out close to Su Chen's ear.

"The Ancestor of Immortality?"

"It's nothing more than that."

"Your fruit... I accept it on behalf of the Heavenly Emperor."

……

"Pfft!"

The dagger, formed from pure dark laws, ignored the chaotic energy on Su Chen's body and even pierced through his indestructible [Chaotic Longevity Body] skin, deeply embedding itself in his back.

An extreme chill instantly spread from the wound throughout Su Chen's entire body.

That wasn't ordinary cold; it was "annihilation."

It was as if all the lights in the world had gone out at that moment, all colors had been stripped away, leaving only eternal loneliness and darkness.

Su Chen was very familiar with this force.

That's... the power attribute of the Fifth Realm!
Although not as domineering and fierce as the Southern Heavenly King, this kind of insidious, vicious, and insidious erosion is even more deadly!

"King of the North..."

Su Chen didn't turn around, nor did his body tremble. He simply stopped devouring the golden body and slowly uttered those three words.

The voice was eerily calm.

"Hehe, good eye."

The dark figure clinging to his back let out a soft laugh, its form gradually solidifying.

It was a man shrouded in black mist, his face obscured, only a pair of cold, vertical pupils like those of a venomous snake were visible. Although he wasn't his true form, the aura emanating from this avatar had actually reached the level of a Great Luo Immortal at the peak!
Can be imagined.

Even if his true form isn't at the fifth realm, it's definitely close.

This is one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Heaven, specializing in assassination and punishment—the Northern Heavenly King!
"I never expected that you, a junior, would be so vigilant. Even that old devil, the Southern Heavenly King, suffered a great loss at your hands."

As the Northern Heavenly King's clone spoke, the dark dagger in his hand thrashed wildly, attempting to sever Su Chen's connection with the Longevity Tree.

"However, you shouldn't have been so greedy as to come to the depths of this underworld."

"Do you think that good-for-nothing Jiuyou can guard this 'Reincarnation Scripture'?"

"That was deliberately left for him by me!"

"One of my shadow clones has been lurking atop this Soul Gathering Mountain for tens of thousands of years, waiting for this remains of Ksitigarbha to completely dissipate, waiting for the moment when the 'Reincarnation Sutra' will be born!"

"This is something His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor specifically requested; it's the final piece of the puzzle for the Heavenly Court to complete the authority of the 'Underworld'!"

The Northern Heavenly King's voice exuded an air of absolute confidence.

"Originally, I planned to wait until the fruit was ripe before picking it. I never expected that you, this gluttonous worm, would barge in, devour Jiuyou, and now you want to lay your hands on my things?"

"But that's okay."

"After consuming you, along with this 'Reincarnation Scripture,' my merit will be the greatest among the four kings! At that time, the Heavenly Emperor will bestow upon me the 'Eternal Dao Fruit,' and I will be able to truly step into the fifth realm!"

"go to hell!!"

Without further ado, the Northern Heavenly King unleashed the dark essence within him, which belonged to the half-step fifth realm.

"Shadow - Annihilation Strike!"

boom!
Countless black tentacles burst out from the dagger and instantly burrowed into Su Chen's body, trying to shred his internal organs and even the Longevity Tree within him!
however.

Just as those black tentacles touched the main trunk of the Longevity Tree...

clang!
A clear, crisp chime rang out within Su Chen's inner universe.

That wasn't a bell; it was the vibration of Su Chen's Dao Fruit!

"Are you finished?" Su Chen, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

He slowly turned his head, his neck twisting at an eerie 180 degrees. Instead of pain, his face showed a hint of... the surprise of seeing a feast served.

"You...what did you say?"

The Northern Heavenly King was taken aback, and a very ominous premonition suddenly rose in his heart.

He felt as if his dagger had not pierced flesh and blood, but rather... a bottomless black hole!

"I said……"

Su Chen grinned, revealing a set of teeth that gleamed with a chaotic, cold light.

"Your takeout was delivered right on time."

"The Seventh Branch of Immortality: The Chaos Furnace!!"

Rumble——! ! !
Inside Su Chen's body, a hazy, chaotic flame suddenly erupted from the wound that had been corrupted by darkness!
This flame has no temperature, yet it can burn away all laws!
"No! What is this?! Chaos Fire?! How could you have something like this?!"

The Northern Heavenly King screamed in terror. He tried to pull back his dagger and escape from Su Chen's body.

But he discovered that he couldn't move!
The dagger that had pierced Su Chen's body, along with the arm of his shadow clone, was actually firmly sucked in!
The wound on Su Chen's back had now transformed into a mouth full of sharp teeth, which was biting down hard on the Northern Heavenly King's hand!

"Since you're already here, why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Su Chen suddenly turned around and gripped the Northern Heavenly King's shoulders with both hands like iron clamps.

"You just called me an insect?"

"Then do you know..."

"When insects are starving, they can even eat a hole in the sky!"

Om-!
The eighth [Reincarnation Branch] on Su Chen's chest suddenly lit up.

"Are you good at playing the shadows? Playing the stealth game?"

"Then I'll show you what it means to have nowhere to hide!"

"Reincarnation - Eye of True Sight!"

A pale white beam of light shot out from between Su Chen's eyebrows and struck the Northern Heavenly King directly in the face.

Under this light containing the law of reincarnation, the Northern Heavenly King's originally illusory and uncertain shadow clone, which could freely move in the shadows, was instantly forcibly "solidified"!

He became a tangible object, and could no longer etherealize or escape!

"Physicalization?! No!!!"

The Northern Heavenly King's spirit was greatly disturbed.

As an assassin, once you lose your abilities to become invisible and intangible, facing a brute like Su Chen who is physically invincible, there is only one outcome—

They got hammered!
"caught you."

Su Chen grinned maliciously, and the [Law of Heaven and Earth] divine power above his head was activated again. Although he did not transform into a ten-thousand-foot giant, his body swelled to ten feet, pressing the Northern Heavenly King firmly beneath him.

"Let me...go inside!!"

Su Chen opened his mouth wide enough to devour mountains and took a big bite down on the head of the Northern Heavenly King!
"Heavenly Emperor, save me!!!"

The Northern Heavenly King let out a desperate wail, attempting to ignite his own self-destruction.

But Su Chen didn't give him a chance at all.

[Soul-Stealing Branch] activated!
Countless roots instantly pierced into the Northern Heavenly King's sea of ​​consciousness, pinning his soul firmly in place, and even forcibly extinguishing his thoughts of self-destruction.

Click!

A sharp, teeth-grinding crack.

Su Chen bit off most of the head of the Northern Heavenly King's Great Luo Perfection shadow clone!
"Hmm...it tastes a bit astringent, like chewing old newspapers."

Su Chen mumbled his comments as he chewed.

"However, the Shadow Law is very pure, which is perfect for complementing my [Void Branch]."

grunt.

Swallow.

"Aaaaah—Su Chen!! You'll die a horrible death!! My true form will never let you go!!!"

The remaining half of the Northern Heavenly King was still screaming in agony.

"It's noisy."

Su Chen frowned and took another bite.

Click!

The upper body is gone.

"The real body? Let him come!"

Su Chen ate while sneering.

“I ate that old dog Nantianwang’s arm, and now I’ve eaten your clone.”

"It seems I really have a connection with you four Heavenly Kings."

"Next time we meet, it would be best if we all came together, so I don't have to go looking for them one by one, which is too much trouble."

grunt.

The last bite.

The Northern Heavenly King's legs were also swallowed.

Thus, this Heavenly Court giant, who had been lurking for tens of thousands of years, hoping to be the one to suffer the consequences, not only lost both his wife and his army, but also became Su Chen's meal.

boom!
With the Northern Heavenly King's clone completely digested.

The Longevity Tree within Su Chen's body surged once again!
The newly sprouted "Reincarnation Branch" finally matured completely after absorbing part of the "Heavenly Court and Underworld Authority" brought by the Northern Heavenly King and the original source of the previous Nine Nether Ghost Emperor!
It turned pitch black, covered with spider lilies, each flower seemingly containing a miniature world in a cycle of birth and death.

And Su Chen's cultivation level also soared like a rocket under the impetus of this enormous energy!

Early stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal...Mid stage...

boom!
An invisible barrier has been breached!

Su Chen's aura remained steadily at the peak of the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!

Just one step away from entering the later stages!

"Cool!"

Su Chen roared to the sky, the sound shattering the clouds atop Gathering Souls Mountain.

He turned around and looked at the Reincarnation Sutra, which was suspended in mid-air and had lost its golden protective body.

At this moment, the scroll seemed to sense Su Chen's power and domineering nature. Instead of resisting, it emitted a gentle hum and floated towards Su Chen on its own.

Su Chen reached out and caught the scripture.

The moment he got his hands on it, a vast and profound torrent of information flooded into his mind.

How to construct the Six Realms... How to appoint judges... How to guide the souls of the dead... How to use the power of reincarnation to cleanse karma...

This is the instruction manual for building a complete "underworld"!
"nice one."

"With this, my Immortal Realm will no longer be a simple power, but a complete 'microcosm'!"

"The living return to the City of Immortality, and the dead return to the Underworld."

"The cycle of life and death continues endlessly."

"My source of power will be inexhaustible!"

Su Chen absorbed the "Reincarnation Scripture" into his body and directly imprinted it onto the "Reincarnation Branch".

Then, he looked at the golden skeleton at his feet, which had lost its essence.

"Although I absorbed all the essence, the bone structure is still quite hard, comparable to a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure."

“Take it back and use it to create a Dharma body for Lady Dry Bones, or grind it into bone powder for the Giant Spirit Guard as a tonic. Both are good options.”

With a wave of his sleeve, Su Chen absorbed the Ksitigarbha Golden Body and the entire Soul Gathering Mountain into his inner universe.

Do it all.

Su Chen stood on the barren mountaintop, looking down at the Netherworld below.

At this point, the excavation work on the perimeter was nearing completion.

Hundreds of millions of Soul Source Stones were looted, the sea of ​​spider lilies was leveled, and even the Yellow Springs River was cut off for thousands of miles by Lady Dry Bones and her people using an array, ready to be packed up and taken away.

How can this be considered a conquest?

This is like a locust swarm passing through, leaving nothing but barren land!

But Su Chen was very satisfied. (End of Chapter)