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Chapter 281: The relationship between the Queen of the Underworld and Zhang Yaling?

Just when Lu Yue and the other man were fighting fiercely with the Empress's clone.

Deep in the mountains, far away from Zhoucheng.

The night was as dark as ink, the sky and earth were so vast that they were invisible, as if it was the end of the world. The air was filled with a gloomy atmosphere, making the towering mountains and tall trees only have vague outlines, revealing endless terror and despair.

A strange rustling sound quietly sounded in the silence.

It was like the sound of footsteps from the underworld, approaching step by step.

An old man carrying a golden sword suddenly appeared at the foot of the mountain.

He looked up into the deep darkness atop the mountain range.

That is the source of all troubles.

At this moment, the source raged again, releasing waves of greedy darkness, devouring everything around it. Wherever it passed, ancient trees withered silently. The darkness seemed to be never satisfied, and then it cut through the space and surged towards an unknown location.

The old man slowly drew out the golden sword behind him.

The words "Yanhuang" can be vaguely seen on the sword, shining with a mysterious aura.

Clang!

He plunged the golden sword deep into the darkness-infested land.

In an instant, a powerful golden force suddenly erupted.

Like the blazing sun at dawn, illuminating the surrounding darkness.

The originally raging dark tide was intimidated by the golden power and retreated back to the top of the mountain in fear, like a wild beast seeing its natural enemy.

After the darkness retreated, a cold wind suddenly blew through the mountains, and the chill was biting.

"Old man, every time you use this sword, you consume the blood power in your body. It is not easy to enter the demigod realm without relying on the power of the relics and spending half a lifetime. What you are doing now is ruining your path to becoming a demigod. Is it worth it?"

A long female voice sounded in the gloomy wind.

"As long as I am here, you will never escape this seal."

The old man's tone was calm, but it revealed an unquestionable firmness.

"Thousands of years have passed, and I have witnessed generation after generation of sword-wielders dying in front of me. Why do you have to continue like this? Those ordinary people are destined to die. Why do you have to sacrifice for them?"

"You must know that even the gods you believed in thousands of years ago could not stop us. With your current status, you cannot stop the coming of the underworld."

"You never know what kind of being you're facing."

"I'll give you a choice, join us."

"When the catastrophe comes, you can all survive."

The old man's expression remained unchanged when he heard this.

Every generation of sword holders will experience such temptations.

He has experienced this countless times. As the sword wielder of this generation at the Demon Suppression Division Headquarters, his duty is to always be alert to changes in the seal.

Once anything unusual is discovered, the seal will be reinforced immediately.

The last time this problem occurred was thirty years ago.

At that time, the clone broke into the mountains and tried to break the seal, but was repelled by him.

When the old man weakly retreated to the foot of the mountain, a group of people with different expressions quickly surrounded him. They were all strong men from the headquarters, and at this time they anxiously asked about the old man's condition.

The old man nodded slightly, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Before this, they received a message from Doctor Zhang, in which they learned that a younger generation was tracking a mysterious lady and might be in danger, so they asked the headquarters for help.

Upon hearing the news, the headquarters immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.

That lady was nothing more than the incarnation of the one who was sealed inside thousands of years ago.

This clone has been wandering around in the outside world, perhaps due to the negligence of the person who originally sealed it. In short, successive generations of Demon Suppression Bureau have tried to capture and imprison it, but each time it escaped from the cage.

Instead, it triggered a series of major events in history.

In the archives of the Demon Suppression Bureau, this clone has played countless roles.

There are Daji, Baosi, Xishi, Diaochan...

As for why the clone was not killed directly, it was because once the clone died, it would be connected to the original body. When the power of the clone when it died returned to the original body, it would tear a tiny crack outside the seal.

This is extremely dangerous and will accelerate the collapse of the seal.

"I was not thoughtful enough in this matter. I should have gone there immediately to stop it."

Someone took the blame and looked worriedly in the direction of the seal.

However, some people were dismissive and exhaled heavily through their nostrils: "Kill it if you want. The Demon Suppression Bureau of all generations has tried every means to successfully imprison it. I have long disliked this clone."

"I don't know how much trouble she has caused while wandering around. Killing her will put an end to all of it. Anyway, the seal will collapse sooner or later. Now it is just speeding up the process. I don't believe that she is really immortal as the legend says."

Someone sighed and said, "It's always a good idea to spend more time preparing."

"We have been preparing for thousands of years. Isn't that enough time?!!!"

Everyone was silent after hearing this.

Whether you kill the clone or not, the final result is actually already determined.

"Well, it has already happened, so we should prepare as soon as possible."

The old man spoke, and a group of people at the headquarters nodded and began to disperse.

Shortly after they left, some changes occurred deep in the mountains.

Outside a self-built wooden house, a female figure emerged from the night, holding a machete in her hand, and kept slashing forward. The surrounding woods were full of knife marks. It was obvious that the woman had repeated this behavior countless times.

At this moment, a tiny crack appeared in the space ahead.

But soon, the crack disappeared in an instant, as if it had never existed.

“After 30 years, it’s finally working.”

"This ghost-head knife is truly magical."

Thirty years ago, the clone came here once just to give you this knife.

Immediately afterwards, a dark shadow floated out in the distance.

Those are the memories of the clone in the outside world over the years.

The woman slowly put down the knife and began to carefully check her memory.

Everything was normal at first. The woman acted calm about the memories of her clone over the years, until she noticed Lu Yue's shocked expression when the gauze curtain was untied. The other party seemed to recognize the clone's face. His lips slightly opened and he called out a name, and then Peng Zu said, "You are not her."

The sealed woman smiled, as if she understood something.

"It seems you finally showed up..."

Then, the woman glanced around the wooden house and found that there was not a single food in it. She couldn't help but frowned slightly, and a hint of displeasure appeared on her face.

Walking out of the cabin, she looked up beyond the mountains.

"I'm hungry. Don't blame me for causing any trouble if you don't give me food."

Soon after, there was a wave in the sky.

Immediately afterwards, a large amount of food was thrown accurately into the depths of the mountains.

For the headquarters, it would be a great comfort as long as the sealed Queen of the Underworld can behave herself and no longer try to break the seal.

Sending some food has become a tacit understanding between the two parties for many years.

Because even if you don't throw, you won't starve the other party to death.

Of course, some people have thought about poisoning food.

But over thousands of years, they have tried every poison they could create.

The Queen of the Underworld cannot be killed.

This is an iron rule.

"........."

Outside Zhoucheng, in the underworld manor.

After ruling out the possibility of Peng Zu's intervention, Lu Yue suddenly remembered the Demon Suppression Division headquarters. Perhaps due to the requests for help from Doctor Zhang and the two generals, Black and White, he speculated that a master from the headquarters was helping in secret.

Lu Yue called out loudly, wanting to invite the master for a midnight snack, but no one responded.

It looks like this master has left.

Or they are just exerting force from a distance and are not present at the scene from beginning to end.

Lu Yue could only decide to ask Doctor Zhang later.

But before that, he still had many doubts in his heart and asked Peng Zu for answers, such as Peng Zu's previous words "You are not her", why Zhang Yaling's body bag was ineffective, and why the Empress's clone still looked the same as Zhang Yaling even after death.

This time Peng Zu finally did not hide anything and slowly told the story of the past.

"I originally thought that amnesia might be a relief for her, but today I saw this clone of the Goddess again. What is coming will eventually come."

Peng Zu's words revealed a forgotten story from the past.

The first to ninth heavens of the Divine Hidden World were realms explored in ancient times. To ordinary people, the extraordinary are gods, but in reality they are not gods.

In order to break through the Nine Heavens of Shenzang, our ancestors came up with many methods.

Until one day the first relic descended. People at that time did not think that this was a conspiracy, so they entered it in search of an opportunity to break through.

Extraordinary people are emerging like mushrooms after rain.

And the first demigod was born... the second demigod...

But then, people discovered that the souls of these demigods began to twist.

The world also changed, the dead resurrected, and ghosts ran rampant.

Before anyone knew it, an organization called the Underworld was sweeping the world.

The members inside are all terrifying.

There are demigods with twisted souls.

There are also some low-level extraordinary people who claim to have recognized themselves and joined the underworld.

Human beings, who originally shared the same origin, became enemies because of the existence of the underworld.

The emergence of the underworld brings a disaster that destroys the world.

Human ancestors naturally rose up in resistance.

However, due to the huge disparity in strength and the frequent appearance of alien species, the human ancestors were ultimately defeated.

Until one day, Zhang Yaling appeared.

She brought a method of becoming a god that did not rely on relics.

Humankind’s ancestors saw hope in desperate situations and established the Underworld Suppression Bureau.

Later it was renamed the Demon Suppression Division, with the aim of suppressing the underworld.

That era was a history of blood and tears.

Demigods collide with demigods with twisted souls, and humans fight with aliens.

The fierce battle between Gonggong and Zhurong, the confrontation between Xingtian and the Emperor of Heaven, Kuafu chasing the sun, Houyi shooting down the sun, the battle between Chiyou and the Yellow Emperor...

These myths and legends are all microcosms of that protracted war.

Fortunately, the Demon Suppression Division achieved a partial victory in this battle.

Humanity gets a break.

But the good times did not last long, as a gap suddenly appeared in the underworld.

A demigod who calls herself the Goddess of the Underworld appears in the world.

Human ancestors discovered that this lady looked exactly like Zhang Yaling.

After learning about Zhang Yaling's situation, the empress seemed to have discovered her target and began to hunt Zhang Yaling down, and asked the human ancestors to hand over Zhang Yaling in order to ensure their safety.

Human ancestors naturally disagreed.

The hope brought by Zhang Yaling was the foundation for the survival of that era.

But soon the human ancestors discovered that the underworld member who came out of the underworld was not just the goddess, but many mysterious demigods emerged from the underworld.

This place is called the End of Hell.

These underworld demigods are far more powerful than the demigods whose souls are polluted.

The most important thing is that it can't be killed at all!!!

Gradually, our ancestors began to fail.

At this time, Zhang Yaling chose to leave.

Before leaving, he told these demigods to hold on and protect humanity.

She is going to find a way to kill the demigod of the underworld.

At that time, Peng Zu was just one of many newly promoted demigods who accepted Zhang Yaling's favor. Knowing what Zhang Yaling had done for mankind for centuries, most of the demigods regarded Zhang Yaling as their faith.

But since then, Zhang Yaling disappeared.

In the end, he failed to find a way to kill the demigod of the underworld.

In the following time, the Demon Suppression Division found that hope was becoming increasingly slim in the battle with the Underworld, so they decided to gather all the demigods. Except for leaving a few seed demigods to protect humans, the rest of them rushed to the end of the underworld.

This is the root of everything!!!
Perhaps they can discover a way to deal with the demigod of the underworld.

At the same time, the seed demigods left behind in the outside world were also not idle. They continued to lead humans in the fight against the underworld. Finally, in one action, they paid a huge price and successfully sealed the first Queen of the Underworld who appeared.

I originally wanted to spread this method.

But at this moment, they discovered that the other demigods of the underworld had disappeared.

Not only that, the end of the underworld, which originally had a specific location, also disappeared.

Were the demigod ancestors who entered the underworld to resolve the source successful?
Did they stop this?
At that time, Peng Zu and others regretted not sealing the Queen of the Underworld a little later, which might have ended the catastrophe successfully and left no future troubles.

Because the seal is not eternal, it is only a matter of time before the Queen escapes.

Once the seal is broken, it means that the Queen of the Underworld will regain her freedom.

At that time, the world will face the crazy slaughter of an immortal demigod.

So, Peng Zu discussed with the other remaining demigods, guessing that since their ancestors had succeeded once, they might have left behind a solution.

Therefore, they entered the underworld and searched hard for the traces of their ancestor demigods.

In the end, they really found the end of the underworld.

Until they saw the demigod cemetery.

All the gods and Buddhas in the sky have fallen.

A demigod ancestor carved a few lines of large characters with divine blood.

"We failed."

“If you ever reach the end by mistake and have a chance to leave here, please remember to keep her alive no matter what the cost.”

"If... things are doomed to be unchangeable, please tell her to escape, to keep escaping, and to thank her for everything she has done for us..."

"........."

The atmosphere at the scene was solemn. After Peng Zu revealed this information, he fell silent. As for how he spent that long time at the end of the underworld and how he left, he kept it a secret and never mentioned it.

At this moment, Lu Yue was greatly shocked.

He knew that Zhang Yaling's identity was mysterious, and that she might be related to God, or even be a god, but he never expected that Zhang Yaling was the leader of the "gods" in ancient myths and legends.

So what did Zhang Yaling go through when she was looking for a solution?
Why didn't you come back then?
And how, thousands of years later, he managed to sneak from an unknown ruin to the Bigan ruins and seal the memory?

All of this was like a fog shrouding Lu Yue's heart.

But there is bad news at this time.

Peng Zu said in a heavy tone, "Lu Yue, what we just killed was just a clone. The real Queen of the Underworld will soon notice the movement here and know that she has reappeared in the world. Now she has no memory and strength of the past. Once she is discovered by the real Queen of the Underworld, the consequences will be disastrous."

Lu Yue: "Haven't you already sealed the Queen's true body?"

"My soul is incomplete, and some of my memories are gradually recovering. Now I remember some things. When the Queen of the Underworld was sealed, a clone did escape. However, the seal was very strong at that time, and we were eager to find a way to completely solve the problem of the original body, so we neglected the existence of this clone."

"Now that the clone has died, all its power has returned to the original body. This process will have some impact on the seal. Now, after thousands of years, the seal may not be able to completely prevent the leakage of the original body's power..."

Lu Yue: “…”

They had just worked together to kill the Empress's clone, and inadvertently helped the other party. If they had known this earlier, they would have notified the people from the Demon Suppression Division and asked them to find a way to seal this clone.

But now that things have come to this, there is no use regretting.

The most urgent task is to find a solution.

Lu Yue asked anxiously: "Do you have any solution?"

Peng Zu was silent for a moment and then said, "I promised those demigod seniors that if I had the chance to meet her, I would protect her. Now I am in the recovery period and can barely exert some demigod strength. I can take her into hiding and avoid being tracked by the real body of the Queen of the Underworld."

Lu Yue's heart tightened.

This means that he will be separated from Zhang Yaling.

"This is the best solution at the moment. I don't know why she chose you. Maybe it was just a coincidence, or maybe it was arranged by her. But with your current strength, you are simply unable to protect her safety. For her safety, I must do this."

Peng Zu's tone was firm and left no room for doubt.

Lu Yue was silent. His current strength was indeed not as good as that of a demigod.

Even the Nine Heavens of God cannot compare to it.

There are only two parts to the method of making the five internal organs become gods, and three more parts are needed.

At best, you can just about touch the extraordinary beings in the eighth level of the Divine Treasures.

There is no way to protect Zhang Yaling.

(End of this chapter)