Infinite Fighting

The Realm of Crying, the Underworld.

This was Zhang Ji's first time visiting this place.

Even before I traveled through time, I had never been to the underworld.

His first impression was that the place was filled with a heavy yin energy.

Yin energy is a type of extremely negative energy.

It has a certain nourishing effect on spirits.

However, it is corrosive to a body with a Yang attribute.

Back when the Heavenly Court still existed, the Underworld was in charge of reincarnation. The spirits of all living beings after death would be taken to the Underworld by underworld officials, and then reincarnated by a (supreme) level immortal artifact, the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc.

That's impossible now.

Almost all spirits dissipate on their own; there is no such thing as reincarnation.

As for the Six Paths of Reincarnation, no one knows where it went.

All that is clear is that it was definitely not taken away by the gods who left back then; at most, it lost its original function due to some event.

On the road leading to the Ghost Emperor's palace, Zhang Ji and Qiu Yiyang wore soul-locking chains, with Gan Yan pulling the chains in front of them.

With a single movement, the three of them instantly traveled several miles, having already employed the technique of spatial teleportation.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to reach the underworld so quickly.

Zhang Ji looked around and could see many demons.

But most of them are now just spirits.

From the perspective of the Origin Star fighting community, they all follow the [Concentration School] fighting style.

However, in extreme cases, their souls are all purely Yin in nature.

If it were a true [Concentration School] fighting style, it wouldn't just be Yin attribute, it would definitely be a combination of Yin and Yang.

The spiritual body is simply a different form of life; it does not mean that the soul is necessarily yin in nature and the physical body is necessarily yang in nature.

The fact that these souls in this world have evolved in this way must also be due to environmental influences.

The underworld, if one follows the path of extreme yin, is indeed a good place for cultivation.

Even the spirit of an ordinary person could probably remain in this place for a long time, for hundreds of years without dissipating.

"Halt! What brings you to the Imperial Palace?"

At the gate leading to the palace, the guards stopped Gan Yan.

This guard is no ordinary person either; he is a master at the level of a demon king.

Such beings are not uncommon under Hu Ti's command, enough to form an army.

Otherwise, Ming Ji wouldn't be able to manage hundreds of demon kings demanding tribute from the human world.

This place was once a complete and vast world. Those officials who were able to enter the official system of the Heavenly Court and enjoy immortality back then had at least this level of cultivation.

"I am a punishment officer under the Ghost Emperor, ordered to investigate and arrest the criminal who murdered the Ghost Emperor's concubine. Now that I have returned with the thief, please report back immediately," Gan Yan said, revealing his identity token.

Although he dared to speak out, he had a special status under Hu Ti. Even the closest subordinates would still knock before entering the room to respect their leader's privacy.

Upon seeing this, the gatekeeper quickly took out his magical artifact and relayed the message to those inside.

Soon, the report was completed, and the Ghost Emperor personally gave a reply before the two gatekeepers made way.

Gan Yan continued to pull Zhang Ji and Qiu Yiyang inside.

Three figures gradually approached the palace where Ghost Emperor Tiger Glutton usually cultivated.

The yin energy here has become increasingly heavy, almost solidified. If an ordinary being with insufficient cultivation came here, such a thick yin energy would probably only be a pitch-black wall in their eyes, impossible to pass through.

The energy concentration is far too high.

Gan Yan led Zhang Ji and Qiu Yiyang up the high steps and into the main hall.

On the dark gold throne, a burly man dressed in a black robe with gold trim sat leisurely.

That person was none other than the Ghost Emperor Hutie.

Its true form is the divine beast, the Six-Winged Ghost-Devouring Tiger, which was once the mount of Yama, the King of Hell.

However, after Yama left, he took over the Underworld and became the new Ghost Emperor.

However, he didn't have much ambition. After ruling for so long, all he did was take in a lot of concubines and raise a lot of ghosts to satisfy his desires.

Tiger-Tiger has yet to find out the cause of the great changes in the world, so he simply stopped caring and stayed in the underworld to live his life happily, which was much more comfortable than when he was a mount.

"They're the ones who killed Ming Ji?"

Tiger Glutton looked at Zhang Ji and Qiu Yiyang with a slight puzzlement.

He tried to glean information from the two. Qiu Yiyang was alright; although he was a person of great fortune, he could still see some things.

But Zhang Ji remains a complete mystery.

It was deep and dark, with a mixture of information. At first glance, it was all a tangled mess, but if you traced it deeper, it would be enough to make even the gods and immortals frown.

"Your Majesty, it was indeed these two who did it," Gan Yan said.

His expression remained unchanged, and his state of mind was very calm.

As a stone tablet that has attained enlightenment, concealing one's thoughts is a common practice for him.

"Looks like there's something going on." Tiger Glutton nodded, then waved his hand and said, "Kill them, they're in the way."

Tiger-Tiger didn't actually have any feelings for Ming-Princess.

He had many concubines, and ordinary demons didn't even look at him.

In his palace, there were tens of thousands of soul lamps. Although Ming Ji could be ranked in the middle to upper range among them, she was only in the middle to upper range.

None of the women he favors now are less than Ming Ji.

This attempt to avenge Ming Ji is purely for the sake of saving face; to say that there is any real grief over Ming Ji's passing would be a joke. However, after giving the order, Gan Yan did not take any action.

Tiger-Tiger realized something was wrong, but was still a little confused.

"Dare to speak?"

Tiger-Tiger looked puzzled and asked a question.

He knows a lot about speaking his mind.

This stone is straightforward and acts on its own thoughts; it's single-minded and shouldn't have any independent ideas.

That's why he regarded Gan Yan as his right-hand man, and would directly ask Gan Yan to do any personal matters for him, trusting Gan Yan completely.

However, this time, he miscalculated.

“Tiger Glutton, King Yama probably wouldn’t want to see the Underworld become like this,” Gan Yan said. “You’re wrong.”

Tiger-Tiger was surprised. How did this stone suddenly become so enlightened and say these things?

“I’m glad you have your own ideas, but we can talk about governing the underworld another day. For now, please take care of these two troublesome things for me. They’re quite annoying,” Tiger Glutton said.

They dared to speak out, but took no action.

Tiger Glutton finally realized what was happening. He stared at Zhang Ji and Qiu Yiyang, a hint of surprise and uncertainty rising in his eyes.

"they are?"

"A sage who will end this chaotic world and restore order," said Gan Yan.

He thought that after seeing the situation in the Two Realms City, he vaguely saw in Zhang Ji the figure of the sage who had carved words on his body to point out the mistakes of the King of Hell.

That sage once made a grand vow to rid the underworld of evil spirits and bring peace to the world.

"Sages?"

Tiger Glutton narrowed his eyes and carefully examined Zhang Ji and Qiu Yiyang, but he didn't see anything too unusual. He just felt that they had extraordinary luck, and that was all.

"So this makes you a saint? You're too naive and easily fooled!"

Tiger Glutton laughed out loud, raised his hand, and swung his palm at Zhang Ji and Qiu Yiyang.

In that instant, Qiu Yiyang's expression changed drastically. He broke free of the Soul-Locking Chains and, with his reshaped double axes in hand, manifested a golden primordial spirit dharma form, transforming into a young axe-wielding boy surrounded by lotus lanterns, who then suddenly slashed out.

After consuming the demon core of Ming Ji, Qiu Yiyang quickly digested it, and his strength has now advanced further, reaching S-rank. Using this powerful move again will no longer be as deadly as before, but the consumption will still be very large.

Zhang Ji and Gan Yan also made their moves at the same time. One threw a punch, while the other directly manifested the huge stone tablet, hundreds of feet tall, to block in front of them.

"Boom boom boom boom~!!"

The three of them joined forces to resist Huti's casual attack, but they were still directly blasted back by Huti. Inside the huge palace, the ground paved with precious jade was also plowed with long furrows.

The four golden characters on the Stele of the Daring to Speak at the forefront, "Water Overflowing Lotus," emitted a mysterious light, barely saving the lives of the three.

King Yama nearly made a grave mistake due to his arrogance, so the sage left behind these four words, meaning that if the water in the lotus leaf is full, it will overflow, reminding King Yama not to be complacent.

Tiger Glutton looked at Qiu Yiyang with a solemn expression and said, "The legacy of the Three Realms Direct Envoy? They're still around? No, that's not right, they're long gone. I've searched for so long and still haven't found them."

Startled by the primordial spirit dharma image visualized by Qiu Yiyang, Hu Ti almost thought that the immortals and gods of the Heavenly Court were still there.

But then he realized that he had only scared himself.

If there were still gods and immortals, the world wouldn't be in such a chaotic state now.

These two people at most inherited some benefits!
Thinking of this, Tiger Glutton felt ashamed and angry, and he used his supernatural powers to clap his tiger paw.

"Bang~!"

The divine stele that had dared to speak was directly slapped aside by Hu Ti.

Although he dares to claim that he is protected by the profound inscriptions left by the sages and that his own material is extraordinary, he can only protect himself from harm. As for blocking the tiger beast, he cannot.

"Open the mountain!"

Qiu Yiyang shouted and swung his axe again!

The visualized image of the Three Realms Direct Envoy appeared, but in an instant, it was shattered by the tiger beast.

"If the Chief Envoy himself were here, and I were to give him face, then you wouldn't stand a chance!"

Zhang Ji's avatar also quickly stepped in to help, unleashing the Heavenly Dragon Break.

"Roar~!"

The primordial energy that had been painstakingly gathered was now used up, transforming into a dark red dragon head that flew out.

"Hmm? There's something there, but not much!"

Tiger Glutton scoffed, its paw distorting the space around it and shattering the dragon's head on the spot.

The power generated by its tiger paw continued forward, landing directly in front of Zhang Ji and Qiu Yiyang.

"Boom boom boom boom boom~!"

The main hall was destroyed, and Zhang Ji and Qiu Yiyang were thrown out and crashed hard into a giant pillar that was hundreds of feet tall inside the hall.

In other words, Hu Tie thought that it wouldn't be easy for him to build this place, otherwise, with his strength, it wouldn't have been a problem to turn the two of them into ashes in one move.

Seeing Zhang Ji and Qiu Yiyang's disheveled appearance, Hu Ti looked at Gan Yan and found it somewhat amusing, saying, "This is the sage you claim can restore order to the world? Gan Yan, you're still too naive. You can be fooled by a mere imposter."

However, the one who dared to speak did not reply to Hutie; it was another Zhang Ji who replied to Hutie.

"You're the one who's a bit naive. Didn't you see through such an obvious stalling tactic?"

Beside Hu Tie, Zhang Ji crossed space and arrived, his aura completely undisguised, surging and boundless. The space around him distorted, as if it could no longer contain such a powerful being.

In an instant, Hu Ti's expression changed drastically, realizing that he had fallen into a trap.

Without a second thought, the Tiger-Tiger instantly transformed into its true form, the Six-Winged Ghost-Devouring Tiger, and fled.

Just kidding, he only came here as a mount, and his fighting skills were only third-rate. Zhang Ji's attitude and demeanor would probably make even a true celestial general a little uneasy. If he didn't run, would he just be waiting to get beaten up? (End of this chapter)