Living in the deep palace

Su Chen slowly raised his right hand and gently snapped his fingers at the countless evil spirits filling the sky.

"Eternal Life, Origin, Domain of the Gods!"

Om-! ! !
Centered on Su Chen, a dazzling azure-gold halo suddenly erupted!

Wherever this halo passed, the originally chaotic and disordered rules of the Infinite Realm were forcibly rewritten.

The crimson clouds were dispelled, the distorted space was smoothed out, and even the inverted gravity returned to normal.

A new "world" is forcibly unfolding in the Land of No Return!

This is the power of the Origin Branch—creation!
In this realm, Su Chen is the sole creator, and also the sole... predator.

"Wha...what?!"

The skeletal dragon was horrified to discover that its prized corpse energy had instantly become ineffective within this domain! Its body seemed to be frozen in place, completely unable to move!

Not only it, but all the tens of thousands of evil spirits around it were frozen in mid-air.

"What...what kind of law is this?! No...this is a domain?! A domain of the fifth realm?!"

The old devil, who had seen and experienced much, let out a desperate scream.

"bingo."

Su Chen's figure instantly appeared above the head of the white bone dragon.

He reached out and gently pressed his hand on the hard skull of the Corpse Dragon.

"Unfortunately, there is no reward."

"The reward is... to become a part of me."

"Gluttony - Devour!"

boom!
Su Chen's palm instantly transformed into a pitch-black vortex.

The thousand-mile-long white bone dragon didn't even have time to scream before it was sucked into the vortex like a noodle!
"It tastes a bit fishy and has too many bones, but it's rich in calcium, which is perfect for repairing the city wall."

Su Chen clicked his tongue and commented.

"Next..."

Su Chen turned around, looked at the terrified ghosts, and a devilish smile appeared in his eyes.

"Who said this place is purgatory?"

"This is clearly... heaven."

"Giant! Skeleton! Bring me a basin!"

"The feast is about to begin!!"

"Roar--!!!"

Inside the imperial city, the Giant Spirit Guards and Yin Soldiers, who had been feeling incredibly frustrated, instantly turned red-eyed upon hearing the words "the feast begins."

"kill!!!"

"Eat them all!!"

A dramatic reversal of roles between hunter and prey unfolds wildly in this infernal land.

……

[The Land of No Return, surrounding the Immortal Imperial City]

The killing, or rather "feeding," lasted for three days and three nights.

Of the hundreds of thousands of evil spirits that originally besieged the Eternal City, except for a few who ran away quickly when they saw the situation was not good, the remaining 99% became food for the people of the Eternal Realm or raw materials for repairing the city.

At this time, the Changsheng Imperial City had been completely transformed.

No, it should be said that it has become more ferocious and more terrifying.

The original broken city wall was rebuilt by Su Chen using the skeleton of the white bone dragon as the main material, combined with the bones of countless evil spirits. The newly built city wall is 30,000 feet high, with a pale white color and covered with countless sharp bone spikes. From a distance, the entire city looks like a giant white bone beast coiled in the void.

Hanging atop the city walls are the still-dripping heads of demons, a silent warning to those watching from the sidelines.

Inside the imperial palace.

Su Chen sat upright on the throne, toying with a blood-red bead that exuded a chaotic aura in his hand.

That was a Chaotic Demon Core extracted from the body of a Great Luo-level evil spirit known as the "Blood Demon Lord".

"The energy in this Boundless Land is indeed extraordinary."

Su Chen squeezed hard, the demon core shattered, and a violent, chaotic law was absorbed into his body.

After being transformed by the Chaos Furnace, this power, which was enough to cause ordinary cultivators to go mad, became the purest chaotic primordial energy, nourishing his limbs and bones.

"The creatures here, having lived in a state of disorder for a long time, have accumulated a great deal of 'sin' and 'cause and effect' within their bodies."

"What is deadly poison to others is, to me, who possesses the Reincarnation Branch and the Chaos Branch, a perfect tonic with added ingredients."

Su Chen felt the power within his body steadily increasing.

Although it didn't explode like it did when it devoured the fingernails of Quasi-Emperors and Heavenly Emperors, it had the advantage of being plentiful and abundant, with a continuous supply.

"Daozu."

At this moment, Lady Dry Bones walked in. Although her expression was respectful, there was a hint of worry between her brows.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the distribution of the spoils?" Su Chen asked.

“No.” Lady Dry Bones shook her head. “It was a few prisoners we captured. After searching their souls, we got some bad news.”

"explain."

"This area is called 'Shattered Bone Wasteland,' and it's just the outermost edge of the Boundless Land, a barren wasteland," Lady Bone reported. "Our movements these past few days have already attracted the attention of several overlords deep within."

"It is said that the lord who rules this wasteland, the Skinning King, has assembled a large army and is preparing to punish us, the 'outsiders who do not know the rules'."

"The Skinning King?"

Su Chen raised an eyebrow. "What kind of strength?"

"A peak mid-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal, he is said to possess a damaged imperial weapon salvaged from an ancient battlefield—the [Human Skin Drum]. When struck, it can strip the enemy of their skin and flesh, making it extremely vicious."

"Mid-stage peak? And he's got a broken drum?"

Su Chen chuckled and blew away the magic core powder in his hand.

"With such meager skills, you dare to call yourself a king? The threshold for this Netherworld is far too low."

"but……"

Su Chen changed the subject, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

"Since someone is offering equipment and experience, we have no reason to turn them away."

"Moreover, although this 'Bone Shattered Wasteland' is barren, as our first base in the Land of No Return, we still need to clean up the trash."

Su Chen stood up, exuding an aura of domineering arrogance.

"Pass the order."

"Giant Spirit, Meng Po, follow me on this expedition."

"He doesn't need to come to me, I'll go myself... and knock on his door!"

"By the way, ask him what kind of leather that drum is made of, and whether it tastes good."

……

Deep within the desolate wasteland of shattered bones, in the royal court of skinned kings.

This is a huge tent city made entirely of the skin of various creatures.

The air was filled with a nauseating smell of blood and preservatives.

In the center of the royal court, on a throne made of the hide of an unknown giant beast, sat a gaunt, strange figure wrapped in blood-red bandages. In his hand, he held a sharp dagger and was carefully peeling off a fresh human head, his movements as elegant as if he were sculpting a work of art.

He is the nightmare of this wasteland—the Skinning King.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!!"

A scout scrambled into the tent, startling the Skinflint King so much that his knife trembled and slashed through the perfect human skin.

"Bastard!"

The Skinning King flew into a rage, kicking the scout away. "What's the panic! Is the sky falling?!"

"More terrifying than...more terrifying than the sky falling down!"

The scout lay prone on the ground, trembling all over. "That...that new outsider...they're coming to kill us!!"

"what?"

The Skin-Peeling King was taken aback. "You mean the city lord of Longevity City? Instead of hiding in his turtle shell and waiting to die, he dared to take the initiative to fight his way out? How many people did he bring?"

"I didn't bring many people."

The scout swallowed hard. "There were... just three people."

"Three?!"

King Peeler laughed angrily, "Three people dare to trespass on my royal court? Is he crazy or stupid? I think he's tired of living and is in a hurry to send me his skin to make drumheads!"

"Order! All troops to attack!!"

The Skinflint King grabbed the human skin drum beside his throne, which emanated a terrifying aura, his eyes filled with cruel excitement.

"I will personally skin him alive and make the most perfect battle robe!"

……

Half an hour later, King Peeler, leading his 80,000 elite troops, stormed out of the royal court in a grand procession.

However, when he saw the three figures ahead, for some reason, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

At the edge of the wasteland, a man, a woman, and a burly man strolled leisurely towards them.

The leading man in the green robe stood with his hands behind his back, a smile on his face. With each step he took, a green lotus would automatically bloom from the wasteland beneath his feet to support his feet. And the originally raging chaotic laws around him became as docile as pets.

It was a feeling of... absolute control.

"You're the Skinning King?"

Su Chen stopped and looked at the mob from several miles away.

"I heard you want to skin me alive?"

Su Chen's voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the entire venue.

The Skinning King's eyes narrowed; he couldn't see through Su Chen's cultivation level. But this was common in the Boundless Land; many old monsters liked to hide their strength.

"Pretend to be a ghost!"

The Skin-Peeling King snorted coldly and suddenly struck the human skin drum in his hand.

"Boom!!"

A strange drumbeat sounded.

There were no actual sound waves, but the drumbeats exploded directly inside Su Chen and the other two.

That's a rule-based attack—[skin and flesh separation]!
Anyone who hears the drumbeat will have their skin peel off instantly, turning into a pool of blood.

"Hahahaha! Take off your clothes for me... huh?!"

The Skinning King's maniacal laughter abruptly stopped.

Because he discovered that the three people... were completely unharmed.

Giant Spirit One scratched his chest: "What's that? It's a little itchy."

Lady Dry Bones sneered, "Such a low-level curse, you dare to show off in front of Meng Po?"

As for Su Chen.

He didn't even lift his eyelids. His physical body was already a fusion of the Primordial Divine Weapon Body and the Quasi-Emperor Immortal Golden Body. Let alone a mere incomplete imperial weapon, even a complete imperial weapon wouldn't be able to easily peel away his flesh.

"The drum is good, but it's a pity the person playing it is a good-for-nothing."

Su Chen shook his head and held up one finger.

"Now that you've finished typing, it's my turn."

"Longevity, Void, Great Severing Technique".

call out!
There are no signs.

An invisible rift in the void instantly sliced ​​through the Skinning King's neck.

fast.

too fast.

The skinning king didn't even feel any pain as he was getting close to it.

His gaze suddenly began to spin, and then he saw his own headless body still holding the drum.

"How can it be……"

This was the last thought of the Skinning King.

"The King is dead?!"

"One move?! Just one move?!"

The 80,000-strong army instantly erupted into chaos.

Their king, the powerful Grand Luo who had ruled the wasteland for thousands of years, couldn't even catch a single finger of the opponent?

"Run!!"

Someone shouted something, and the army instantly collapsed and scattered in all directions.

"run?"

Su Chen watched the fleeing figures, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Giant Spirit, Meng Po."

"exist!"

"It's work."

Su Chen pointed to the deserters.

"Leave no one behind."

"Take it all with us. This is our first batch of military rations as we explore the depths of the Abyss."

"Yes!!"

Giant Spirit One and Lady Bone charged out like wolves and tigers.

Su Chen, on the other hand, walked unhurriedly to the corpse of the Skinning King and picked up the human skin drum.

"This material... seems to be the hide of a 'Kui Niu'? And a purebred one at that?"

Su Chen touched the drumhead, feeling the thunder and vibration laws contained within it.

“Not bad, this can be a nice addition to my ‘Divine Weapon Branch’.”

"As for this body..."

Su Chen glanced at the corpse of the Skinning King.

"Too thin, covered in bandages, doesn't look appetizing."

"Forget it, let's use it as fertilizer."

Su Chen casually waved his hand, taking the corpse and the human skin drum into his inner universe.

After doing all this, he looked up into the depths of the wasteland.

There, an extremely powerful aura, so immense that even he felt a slight pressure, was slowly awakening.

"Beating the dog...did it really bring out the owner?"

Su Chen licked his lips, his eyes gleaming with fighting spirit.

"The Lord of the Abyss..."

"I am coming."

……

……

[The Land of No Return, the Core Territory of Blood Sun Demon Abyss]

If the "Shattered Bone Wasteland" is the slum of the Land of No Return, then the "Blood Sun Demon Abyss" is the imperial city of this land of exile.

There is no land here, only a vast, boundless sea of ​​black lava. Above the lava sea hang nine dripping, blood-red setting suns. These setting suns are not true stars, but rather forged from the corpses of nine ancient evil gods. They emit not light and heat, but radiation and curses powerful enough to warp the mind.

Beneath the nine suns, a magnificent, breathtaking black palace floats in the center of a sea of ​​lava.

The palace is entirely forged from "Void Black Gold," and is surrounded by a moat formed by countless wronged souls. This is the palace of the absolute ruler of the Avici Hell—the [Celestial Demon Lord].

At this moment, inside the Demon Palace's main hall.

The atmosphere was so oppressive that it felt as if the air itself had frozen.

The Demon Lord of Chaos sat enthroned on a throne constructed from countless skulls of gods and demons. He was a giant with three faces: a compassionate Buddha face on the front, a ferocious demon face on the left, and an indifferent immortal face on the right. His body was a hundred feet tall, and every inch of his skin flowed with chaotic runes of law.

Below the main hall sat the other three overlords of the Avici Hell.

The Nightmare Queen, who controls nightmares, wears an ethereal purple veil, and her face constantly shifts between that of an old woman and a young girl.

The [Rotten Corpse King], who controls decay, has green corpse fluid flowing from his body, and the ground where he sits sizzles.

And the [Sky-Splitting Bird Ancestor], who possesses unparalleled speed, is a monster with a human body, a bird's head, and twelve pairs of metal wings on its back.

Including the already deceased Skinning King, these are the "Five Heavenly Kings" of the Avici Hell.

"He was skinned to death."

The Demon Lord of Chaos spoke, his face bearing the compassion of a Buddha, yet his voice carried a metallic chill.

"He couldn't even last fifteen minutes."

"His 80,000-strong army, along with himself, vanished. They didn't escape; they were...eaten."

"Eaten?" The Nightmare Queen let out a shrill laugh, like fingernails scraping against glass. "Everyone in this godforsaken place has been starving for countless eons, and devouring each other is commonplace. But to be able to swallow Skinner and his army in one go... this new 'fellow inmate' has a rather large appetite."

"It's not just about having a good appetite."

The demonic mask of the Hun Tian Demon Lord turned around, its eyes blazing with a fierce red light.

“I sensed it…it was the scent of ‘order’.”

“That outsider carried with him a complete law that we, the fallen, both loathe and yearn for.”

“He came down from ‘above’.”

An ancient ferocious beast disguised in human skin. (End of Chapter)