Fighting the Masked Man

In the turbulent void where the Great Thousand World meets the extraterrestrial evil race, a black tower stands silently, devouring the undead and the power of destiny from both worlds. The invisible power it emits suppresses everything around it, and the terrifying spatial turbulence vanishes the moment it gets close.

This item is naturally another of Yao Yan's natal artifacts, the Nether Tower, which is also the headquarters of the Underworld, controlling hundreds of millions of souls.

Every moment, a vast number of souls continuously pour into it, becoming a part of the underworld. The wisp of true spirit contained within these beings constantly nourishes the Underworld Tower, and the power of fortune further nourishes the Underworld Lord, the object of faith, causing his strength to rise continuously, already approaching the limit of the Great Thousand Worlds.

Deep within the Tower of the Underworld, a towering ancient tree of life grows, its branches and leaves flourishing, its massive canopy obscuring the sky like dark clouds, supporting this ever-expanding world.

Compared to the half-dead ancient tree of life of the Spirit Clan in the past, the ancient tree of life in the Underworld is undoubtedly much more powerful. Its terrifying life force would even move the Heavenly Sovereign. Now, the ancient tree of life has perfectly merged with the Underworld, becoming the core hub of the Underworld and supporting this world.

Lingxi, dressed in a black and gold palace gown that accentuated her perfect and proud curves, stood quietly beneath the ancient tree of life. Her once charming eyes now held a touch of cold arrogance and nobility. After becoming the Queen of the Underworld, her status and position naturally rose to the top. In the Underworld, she was truly second only to the Queen and above all others.

Even Soul Emperor and Xiao Xuan had to bow respectfully when they saw her.

In fact, his strength has steadily entered the ranks of the Spirit Grade Heavenly Supreme. This is naturally due to Yao Yan's hard work on a daily basis. Of course, the most crucial factor is the connection between Lingxi and the Ancient Tree of Life. He can cultivate by relying on the abundant vitality in the Ancient Tree of Life, which is also one of the talents of the Spirit Clan in the past.

The figure of the Underworld Lord appeared beside Lingxi. Looking at the ancient tree of life before him, he couldn't help but sigh, "I never thought the ancient tree of life could absorb the energy of the underworld."

Yao Yan once refined the Tree of Life into the Nether Tower with the intention of having it support the space within the tower and add some growth attributes to prepare for the future expansion of the Underworld. However, he never expected that the Tree of Life would undergo a mutated growth, and now even its leaves have turned completely black, filled with a dense aura of the Netherworld.

The name "Ancient Tree of the Underworld" might be more fitting than "Ancient Tree of Life."

However, this symbiotic relationship is actually more beneficial to the development and future of the underworld, which is an unexpected bonus.

"The Tree of Life inherently possesses a certain degree of adaptability; it will grow into whatever form it takes depending on where it grows." Lingxi looked at the Underworld Lord with her dark eyes, her red lips parted slightly, and her voice was gentle with a hint of helplessness.

The once-mighty Spirit Clan is now completely gone, and her womb is not cooperating, making the reconstruction of the Spirit Clan a distant dream.

There was a pause.

She looked at Yao Yan and said, "You have a child?!"

The underworld's reach extends to all corners of the world, so its intelligence network is naturally extremely extensive. As for the affairs of the Heavenly Court, she, the Queen of the Underworld, had naturally heard about them. And after learning that the Heavenly Emperor had an heir, she was somewhat furious.

I've tried so hard, and it always overflows, but why is there no response...?

"Yes, Yunyun is pregnant." Yao Yan nodded, answering the question. Lingxi is the Queen of the Underworld. If she wanted to keep track of news from the Heavenly Court, this matter would be impossible to keep secret.

“Yun Yun? The woman you were looking for at Yunlan Sect back then?!” Lingxi was stunned for a moment before she found Yun Yun’s name and information among the many female names in her mind. She stared at Yao Yan with a strange expression.

This guy is definitely not honest. His three wives at home are not responding, but he has gotten another woman outside pregnant. Just thinking about it is quite amusing.

"We are mutually in love," Yao Yan said shamelessly.

"I didn't ask you those things. I was just curious, don't your wives have any objections?" Lingxi said with a light laugh, her hands folded over her lower abdomen, her posture graceful and her cold, alluring eyes carrying a hint of inquiry.

His expression was like that of someone who enjoys having fun.

If Yao Yan's three wives were pregnant, she would probably be a little unbalanced. But since a character similar to her has taken the lead, she is more interested in watching the show.

"You worry too much," Yao Yan said, glancing at Ling Xi.

Upon hearing this, Lingxi sensibly refrained from asking further questions, but she guessed in her heart that Yao Yan must have been tormented a lot recently. She felt the same way at that moment, but unfortunately, it was only the avatar of the Underworld Lord who came, not the real Yao Yan.

"Where is your true self? The matter on the Holy Abyss Continent should be over by now," Lingxi said softly, her red lips parting slightly.

“Refining the Eternal Body in the Maha Ancient Clan will probably take several years… The Underworld should also take this opportunity to make a move.” A cold glint flashed in Yao Yan’s eyes as he spoke in a deep voice.

"What do you want to do?" Lingxi frowned slightly upon hearing this, and asked after a moment.

She knew that with Yao Yan's words, another bloody storm would sweep across the world, and countless lives would perish... no, to be precise, they would join the family of the underworld and become believers of the Underworld Lord.

The first batch of undead to join the Underworld have now become fanatical followers of the Underworld Lord, including Soul Emperor and Xiao Xuan, among others... The power of faith can sometimes be truly terrifying.

"The Phoenix Clan possesses the Nine Revolutions to Sainthood Technique, one of the Thirty-Six Peerless Divine Abilities. This technique is useful to me," Yao Yan calmly explained.

“If it’s just this method, it shouldn’t require mobilizing too many people from the underworld,” Lingxi nodded slightly and said.

"You should know about the Origin of Divine Beasts, right? It hasn't been many years since it was born. I intend to integrate the entire Origin of Divine Beasts into the Underworld. Many super divine beasts perished there in the past, which can fill the animal realm in the Six Paths of Reincarnation," Yao Yan said calmly.

“If it’s just a remnant soul from the Divine Beast Plains, it shouldn’t be enough to fill the animal realm,” Lingxi said in a deep voice, looking into Yaoyan’s eyes.

She knew Yao Yan well. He either didn't make a move, or when he did, he would devour everything, just like the former Soul Emperor, who was completely manipulated by Yao Yan. Even the Emperor Pill that he had obtained with great difficulty was given to Yao Yan.

"With the opening of the Divine Beast Plains, all the young prodigies of various races will enter. We'll just wipe them out in one fell swoop," Yao Yan said casually.

"Are you going to declare war on the Divine Beast Continent?" Lingxi pressed.

"It's not a declaration of war, it's just a game." Yao Yan smiled faintly and said in a low voice. The strongest person on the Divine Beast Continent was only at the late stage of Saint-grade Heavenly Sovereign, which was not enough to cause him too much trouble. Moreover, given the characteristics of the Underworld, the Divine Beast Continent might not be able to afford to drag this out. This game was just to put some pressure on the Great Thousand World.

Besides, it's time for the Evil Emperor to make his move.

The Primordial Dharma Body controlled by the five ancient races must be obtained as soon as possible. Only in this way can Yao Yan enter the 'Divine Realm' in the shortest time, be fearless of the tribulations of the Great Thousand Worlds, and at the same time, begin the final step of his plan.

...The extraterrestrial evil race, the Hall of Ten Thousand Demons.

The Ten Thousand Demon Palace has now become the territory of the Evil Emperor. He is the new Heavenly Evil God of the extraterrestrial evil race. He suppresses all those who are disobedient with his own strength and can command all demons. Now, he has even made the thirty-two major races and countless minor races contribute their Demon Emperors. Minor races without Demon Emperors need to sacrifice hundreds of millions of lives to fill the vacancy.

With the self-destruction of one Demon Emperor after another and the infusion of vast amounts of living essence and blood, the Ten Thousand Demon Palace is now covered by rich essence and living energy, resembling a vast ocean.

This vast amount of life essence is constantly flowing into the Evil Emperor's body at a constant rate, nourishing his evil origin and causing his aura to rise rapidly, seemingly without end. The vertical pupil between his brows is also becoming increasingly active, flashing with an evil light. Just looking at it is enough to cause one's mind to collapse. Even the Demon Emperor might not be able to withstand its gaze.

Just like the ghostly soldiers and spirits of the underworld, the extraterrestrial evil race is also a group of fanatical believers. As long as they are strong enough, they can do anything, even self-destruct and sacrifice themselves without hesitation.

Of course, hesitation is useless.

The Holy Demon Emperor will send them on their way.

This is why Yao Yan kept the Holy Heaven Demon Emperor around for the time being. He still needed to rely on the Holy Heaven Demon Emperor's prestige to complete the final step of his transformation. Once his own strength was perfected, the Holy Heaven Demon Emperor would lose his value.

"...His strength has improved so quickly!" The Holy Heaven Demon Emperor stood aside, watching the Evil Emperor devour the essence and blood of the surrounding living beings. He could clearly feel the increase in the Evil Emperor's aura and the transformation of the vertical pupil between his eyebrows. His aura was already incredibly close to that of the Heavenly Evil God. Although he was still far from the peak of the Heavenly Evil God, reaching this level was still quite terrifying.

Extraterrestrial evil races can increase their strength through sacrifices or by devouring the essence and blood of living beings to improve their realm, but such improvement has an end and cannot continue indefinitely.

If it were that easy, the extraterrestrial evil race wouldn't need to drag things out with the Great Thousand World; they could have swallowed it whole long ago.

But the current Devouring Demon Emperor can do that. Not only has he merged with the nine Heavenly Demon Emperors, but he has also given birth to an anomaly called the 'Evil Emperor'. It seems that he has broken through some kind of physical limit and can endlessly increase his combat power, and may even step into the realm of gods.

Such a thing has never happened to the extraterrestrial evil race. Even as the patriarch of the Holy Demon Clan, who possesses the bloodline closest to the Heavenly Evil God, he can only raise his strength to above the Demon Emperor level. He stops at the level of a god after only a slight touch. He has been trying to truly cross that threshold for hundreds of thousands of years without any clue.

"Why..." The Holy Heaven Demon Emperor pondered for a long time, still puzzled. If he did not know the origin of the Evil Emperor, he would even suspect that the other party was a direct descendant of the Heavenly Evil God, otherwise how could his strength have improved so irrationally.

The other party's devouring of these living beings' essence and blood did not seem like cultivation at all; rather, it seemed like they were restoring their original strength.

The Evil Emperor slowly opened his scarlet eyes, which, along with the vertical pupil between his brows, stared at the Holy Heaven Demon Emperor. An indescribable, terrifying demonic power instantly pressed down on the Holy Heaven Demon Emperor, making him feel the oppressive aura of the former Heavenly Evil God.

"You did a good job on this matter. If you are wholeheartedly devoted to serving me, I will naturally help you go further when I unify the Great Thousand World in the future!" The Evil Emperor made empty promises to the Holy Heaven Demon Emperor, and his deceptive words flowed effortlessly.

The Holy Heaven Demon Emperor dared not be negligent. Whatever his plans were, the extraterrestrial evil race now needed to rely on the power of the Evil Emperor to contend with the Heavenly Emperor.

The pressure is too great.

"Evil Emperor, is the blood essence offered as a sacrifice sufficient?" he asked respectfully. Now that he had taken the task, he would do it thoroughly.

"That's enough for now... I've refined an avatar in the Great Thousand Worlds, named the Underworld Lord, who is currently cooperating with the Maha Ancient Clan. Have you prepared the person I asked you to prepare?!" the Evil Emperor said coldly.

"You can travel to the vast world anytime!"

"Then let's proceed according to plan!"

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The Maha Ancient Clan, the Eternal City.

Qin Tian looked at the Eternal Tower, which was gradually falling silent, with a thoughtful expression in his eyes. If nothing unexpected happened, the Heavenly Emperor should have succeeded, otherwise the Eternal Tower would not be so calm. Once the Heavenly Emperor successfully inherited the Eternal Immortal Body, he should be able to truly enter that level, and may even surpass the Immortal Emperor.

In this way, the problem of the extraterrestrial evil race can be completely solved, and the Great Thousand World can shift from defense to offense, launch a counterattack against the extraterrestrial evil race, and reclaim the lost half of its territory.

Think of this.

Qin Tian couldn't help but look at the gloomy-faced Maha Ancestor beside him and advised, "If nothing unexpected happens, the Heavenly Emperor should have succeeded. Once he emerges from the Eternal Tower, he will be the new 'Immortal Emperor' of the Great Thousand World. It's time for the Maha Ancient Clan to put aside their enmity with the Heavenly Emperor!"

"This matter is none of the Demon King's concern. My Maha Ancient Clan is not so blind as to insist on fighting to the death with an invincible being!" The Maha Ancestor's face grew increasingly gloomy as he spoke in a deep voice.

He didn't want to let go of this grudge, but the current Heavenly Emperor was someone the Maha Ancient Clan couldn't afford to offend. Even if he fought desperately, it would be useless. With his endless light body and eternal immortal body, the Heavenly Emperor's strength must have reached an extremely terrifying level, making him the undisputed number one in the Great Thousand World.

Unfortunately, the biggest problem for the Maha Ancient Clan now is not the Heavenly Emperor, but the Underworld Lord, a monster who has become the number one figure among the extraterrestrial evil races. The Maha Ancient Clan has been forcibly bound to him, and if they do not cooperate, they will inevitably be targeted by the extraterrestrial evil races.

However, if they cooperate, the Heavenly Emperor and the Great Thousand Palace are not so easy to deal with, and the Maha Ancient Clan is very likely to become a pawn.

As for telling Qin Tian and the Heavenly Emperor the truth... wouldn't that be self-destruction, openly telling the Heavenly Emperor that the Maha Ancient Clan had cooperated with the extraterrestrial evil race in an attempt to kill him?

Currently, the Mahagu tribe has entered a dead end, and no matter what choice they make, it will be useless.

"I just hope that the Maha Ancient Clan can prioritize the overall situation. If there is an Immortal Emperor in the Great Thousand World, then the problem of the extraterrestrial evil race can be completely solved!" Qin Tian said earnestly and sincerely.

The overall situation is of paramount importance... Whether the Mahagu tribe is included in this overall situation is truly another matter.

The Maha Ancestor felt helpless. Just as the Underworld Lord had said, if the Heavenly Emperor truly drove out the extraterrestrial evil race, could the Maha Ancient Clan maintain its current status? Would the Heavenly Emperor really not retaliate?!

Does he have to entrust the fate of the Maha clan to the mercy of the Heavenly Emperor?

What a joke! (End of Chapter)