Fighting the Masked Man

Chapter 663 The sky is cracked

Little Mink and Little Flame unleashed their full combat power without any restraint. The spiritual power of the two peak Earthly Sovereigns swept across the entire field. The Yin Corpse, which had been resurrected due to death energy, could not stop their progress at all. As they went deeper, a giant bowl-shaped barrier came into view.

A dark golden curtain of light hung upside down, isolating the inside from the outside. Countless mysterious runes flowed within the curtain, each rune radiating terrifying power.

It was clearly a Grandmaster-level spirit array. Such a spirit array could not be broken by anyone other than a Heavenly Sovereign.

It naturally prevented the Judge of Annihilation from entering, allowing Little Marten and Little Flame to stop him. Neither of them were soft-hearted, especially when encountering enemies, they would strike with deadly moves, and two streams of spiritual energy instantly blasted towards the Judge of Annihilation.

The terrifying power distorted the space along its path and shattered the surrounding deathly aura.

The Judge of Annihilation remained calm, rapidly turning the pages of the Book of Life and Death held in his palm. An aura from the Netherworld instantly emanated from it, and a purplish-black beam of light shot into the sky, tearing through the deathly aura. At the same time, a Netherworld claw tens of thousands of feet long slowly emerged from the beam of light, colliding with the two streams of spiritual energy that attacked.

"boom!"

The terrifying power instantly unleashed a storm of spiritual energy, causing the void along the way to crumble inch by inch, unable to withstand an attack of this level.

“What a nuisance… If I were you, I wouldn’t have been so unwise as to follow you.” The Judge of Annihilation stood in the storm, his black robes billowing in the wind, his cold, indifferent eyes flashing a scarlet light behind his mask, and he spoke in a low voice.

He really didn't have that much time to waste with these people right now, but these guys were sticking to him like glue, making him extremely troublesome.

Even he couldn't quickly deal with the two peak Earthly Sovereigns, but continuing to delay would undoubtedly affect the Underworld Lord's plans, which would be a loss... So it seemed that he could only resort to some forbidden methods.

"You're just a mere Earthly Sovereign, not someone who would make us brothers retreat!" Little Marten sneered, mocking him.

Xiao Yan gripped the sacred battle axe in his hand, his eyes radiating a palpable killing intent.

"Is that so?" The Judge of Annihilation chuckled dismissively, then manipulated the Book of Life and Death to activate the power of reincarnation. This artifact, which has a special connection with the Underworld Tower, can borrow a wisp of the Underworld Tower's power to some extent. And given the Underworld Tower's status, even a wisp of its power can suppress any Earthly Sovereign!

Xiao Diao's eyes narrowed slightly. He naturally felt the terrifying pressure from the Book of Life and Death. His voice turned cold and he said in a deep voice, "Third brother, don't hold back!"

"understand!"

Xiao Yan responded, and with a thought, he directly activated the Supreme Sea. The void behind him transformed into a black and red ocean, which was the manifestation of his Supreme Sea. Within this Supreme Sea, tens of thousands of Xuanlong Guards stood.

At this moment, upon Xiao Yan's call, they all opened their eyes in unison, formed a battle formation, and emerged from the Supreme Sea, standing behind Xiao Yan in the form of a battle array. Their boundless battle intent transformed into a dark holy tiger tens of thousands of feet in size, roaring to the sky. Dense battle patterns covered its entire body, and its terrifying pressure caused the power of heaven and earth to tremble.

That was a terrifying pressure that only a Heavenly Sovereign could possess!
"...Battle Array Master!" The Judge of Annihilation's eyes showed a hint of solemnity. He did not expect that Xiao Yan would have such power. Battle Array Masters are an extremely rare profession in the entire Great Thousand World, but he had encountered one. Most importantly, the opponent actually had an army that could rival the Heavenly Sovereign!

"That's it!"

A ruthless glint appeared in the eyes of the Judge of Annihilation. He had originally planned to take advantage of the situation, but since he was being thwarted, he decided to bring forward his plan. He was too lazy to get entangled with Xiao Yan and the others, especially since one of them was a battle formation master. If he was not careful, he would be caught off guard and suffer a crushing defeat.

Instantly, his mind changed, and the forbidden method he was originally preparing to use transformed into an invisible force, activating the formation. The entire Divine Beast Plains trembled, a true earthquake, a cataclysmic event... Crimson pillars of light emerged from the void in all directions of the Divine Beast Plains, like blood-red rivets, binding the Divine Beast Plains to the spot.

Little Marten's expression changed drastically, and he urged, "Kill him quickly!!"

Xiao Yan let out a low shout, condensing his torrent of battle intent into a blood-red spear. The terrifying battle intent soared into the sky, threatening to shatter heaven and earth. The next moment, the spear transformed into a streak of blood light, shooting towards the Judge of Annihilation. Its speed was so fast that it had already approached the Judge of Annihilation in the blink of an eye.

At that very moment, the terrifyingly powerful crimson spear suddenly stopped abruptly, as if bound by an invisible force.

Then, a black figure appeared in front of the blood-red spear. A hand covered with strange patterns slowly reached out and gently clenched, and a terrifying force directly crushed the blood-red spear. At the same time, a vast pressure swept out.

"Heavenly Sovereign!" Little Marten gasped. He knew that the appearance of the Judge of Annihilation indicated that the Underworld's plans were far-reaching, but he never expected that the Heavenly Sovereign of the Underworld would be mobilized so quickly.

The newcomer was dressed in a black robe with strange gold and red patterns on it. He also wore a mask on his face. He had a cold and domineering demeanor, yet he also possessed a refined and elegant charm. His dark eyes did not even glance at Xiao Yan and the others, as if the two were not worth his attention.

"Extinction, your efficiency is quite slow." The newcomer was none other than the Soul Emperor, one of the Five Ghost Emperors of the Underworld, formerly known as the Soul Heaven Emperor.

"I wanted to play it safe, but I've run into some trouble," the Judge of Annihilation explained softly.

"Just ants... You are responsible for activating the grand formation and guiding the Nether Tower to arrive. As for the rest, I will handle it myself." The Soul Emperor placed one hand behind his back and slapped the sky with his palm. The terrifying power drew in the power of this world, shattering the sky... truly tearing the sky apart.

The original night sky disappeared, replaced by endless void. At the same time, five indescribably large ghost emperor phantoms stood in the void surrounding the Divine Beast Plain, suppressing the surrounding void and, together with the great formation, freezing the entire Divine Beast Plain in place.

"Hoohoo!"

Stimulated by these forces, the remnants of the super divine beasts and their wills that had been dormant in the Divine Beast Plains gradually awakened, roaring to the sky with terrifying killing intent. As super divine beasts, they were born extremely violent beings, and they would never be suppressed by anyone, even if it meant mutual destruction!
The Judge of Annihilation had a plan in mind. Using the Book of Life and Death as a guide, he summoned an eighteen-story tower. It was as if it were formed from the power of reincarnation. As soon as it appeared, it turned into a black hole and began to guide the remnant souls of this place into reincarnation. No matter how powerful these beings were in life, they were all as if they had encountered their nemesis. They were sucked into the reincarnation channel formed by the tower and could not even struggle.

"Buzz!" At this moment, three beams of light shot into the sky from the inner domain of the Divine Cemetery. In the center of the light screen, three altars rose into the air, and the statues on them seemed to have truly come back to life. A moment later, three figures floated out.

On that ancient phoenix was a beautiful woman in palace attire. She possessed a noble and graceful demeanor, a beautiful face, a shapely figure, and an aura of nobility emanating from her entire being.

Above the myriad spirit birds was a man dressed in colorful clothes, who was extremely handsome and had a refined and elegant demeanor.

Above that ancient beast stood a bare-chested, burly man with dark, iron-like skin. His massive body was like a mountain, and wherever he stood, all things were calm and composed.

The moment these three figures appeared, it was as if an ancient hurricane swept across the entire world, an indescribable sense of oppression enveloping everything, directly giving this place a greater sense of stability, as if even if this place were to truly shatter, the three of them could forcibly suppress it.

"Is there no one left in the Divine Beast lineage? How dare they let outsiders intrude into this place!" The ancient beast's eyes revealed irritability and confusion as it let out a low roar. It was clear that the scene before it had shaken its composure. They had suppressed this place for tens of thousands of years in order to suppress the extraterrestrial evil races and also to protect the future of the Super Divine Beast lineage.

Instead of their own people arriving, they were met with an invasion by a group of outsiders. Such a large-scale incursion into the Divine Beast Plains, completely disrupting the established rules, makes one wonder if these guys aren't afraid of being hunted down by the super divine beast races of the Divine Beast Continent!

"Such a dense power of reincarnation! These guys don't seem to be living people either!" The colorful-clad man who was actually the Myriad Spirit Bird frowned slightly and said in a deep voice.

The beautiful woman in palace attire remained silent. She raised her hand, distorting the void, and guided the younger generation from the Divine Beast Garden into the inner domain. At the same time, her gaze fell on Jiu You, her eyes showing a hint of satisfaction, clearly indicating that she was quite pleased with him.

Little Marten and Little Flame were also led inside. Looking at the three Beast Lords who were holding up the situation, the two exchanged a glance and saw the helplessness and unwillingness in each other's eyes. If they had reached the Heavenly Sovereign level, why would they need to flee in such a sorry state, or even rely on the remaining power of these predecessors to survive?

However, these people in the underworld were indeed too unreasonable, actually sending out five Heavenly Sovereigns at once. But soon, they remembered the underworld's ability to resurrect the dead!
A Heavenly Sovereign-level expert might be very valuable to outsiders, but to the Underworld, they are merely tools that can be discarded at any time, and can be resurrected whenever desired… This raises another question: just what level has the Underworld Lord reached?!

"Does anyone know their identities?" the beautiful woman in palace attire asked Jiu You and the others. As for Feng Qing'er and the others, they were ignored. With juniors at the Earthly Sovereign level, who would care about little guys at the Sovereign realm?

“They are from the underworld, and their ruler is the Lord of the Underworld, who controls the cycle of life and death and can resurrect the dead to a certain extent. Their favorite thing is to start wars, harvest souls, and then resurrect them as the Yin soldiers of the underworld. Finally, they use their power to suppress others and have conquered countless lower planes!” Little Marten said without hesitation.

"A person from a lower plane?" The man in colorful clothes had a look of surprise in his eyes. He obviously did not expect that such a ruthless character would appear in a lower plane. Regardless of his methods, his strength was still worthy of recognition.

"Yes, it once clashed with the Heavenly Emperor, but was slightly inferior!" Little Marten continued.

"The Heavenly Emperor?" The three exchanged glances. In their minds, there was only one Heavenly Emperor in the Great Thousand World, the Heavenly Emperor of the Ancient Heavenly Palace. But the Heavenly Emperor that Xiao Diao spoke of did not seem to be like that.

However, there was no one to answer their questions now, because the Soul Emperor had made his move. With a single palm strike, he shattered the great formation of the inner domain. As he took a step forward, an endless army of ghosts appeared behind him, just like a true ghost emperor who could decide the life and death of countless people with a single word.

"I am the Soul Emperor of the Underworld. By order of the Underworld Lord, I have come to guide you all into the Underworld, so that you may never enter the cycle of reincarnation and may you live forever!" The Soul Emperor spoke with courtesy before resorting to force, his voice as calm and refined as ever, without a trace of coldness.

"Heh, what if we refuse!" the bare-chested giant, transformed from an ancient beast, sneered.

"This is not a question to you all, but a notification!" the Soul Emperor said calmly.

"Extremely arrogant!"

The bare-chested giant, transformed from an ancient beast, roared and attacked first. Although he had perished, he could still unleash some of his former fighting power with the essence of blood from this place. He struck out with his palm, and a palm print tens of thousands of feet long appeared out of thin air. Countless ancient runes were engraved on the palm print. It seemed that even heaven and earth could not bear the weight of that palm.

The Soul Emperor clenched his fist, and countless ghostly souls gathered, intertwining with blood-red light, instantly transforming into a giant, dripping soul-blood blade. With a single slash, he instantly cleaved the incoming palm print, and the remaining force continued to blast towards the location of the three people.

The refined man, transformed from the myriad spirit birds, raised his hand and unleashed a beam of five-colored light. The beam was dazzling and seemed to contain a mysterious power. As it swept across the area, it slowed down the speed of the falling blade, and the intertwining five-colored light actually dissolved it.

The Myriad Spirit Bird is a branch of the Peacock Clan. It possesses the power of the Five Elements in its bloodline and can unleash a talent-based divine power similar to the Five Elements Divine Light.

"I see~"

The Soul Emperor gripped the Soul Blood Giant Blade and unleashed several more slashes. This time, the attack was indiscriminate, shattering the core of the array surrounding the Divine Beast Garden and instantly detonating the extraterrestrial evil race that was being suppressed there.

"Hehehe, you have failed in the end!!" With a sinister laugh, endless demonic energy seeped out from the blood-red soil below the inner domain, turning the blood-red land black in a few breaths. As the demonic energy surged, a huge, ferocious and bizarre face appeared, its bloodthirsty eyes staring at all the living beings present.

"Damn it, what exactly do you want to do?!" The bare-chested man, who was actually an ancient beast, couldn't hold back any longer when he saw this scene. He questioned them angrily. The extraterrestrial evil race was the enemy of the entire Great Thousand World, yet they had actually released them on their own initiative.

"You may choose to continue the suppression, I do not mind~" the Soul Emperor said with a half-smile, as if watching a play. His expression was as if he were not a person of the Great Thousand World at all, and was completely detached from it.

After all, he was just a dead man!

What does the future of the entire world have to do with him? If the entire world is destroyed, perhaps the underworld can advance even further. Wouldn't that be better?

(End of this chapter)