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"Want to search souls? Dream on..."

The fear in the old man's eyes was instantly replaced by a twisted madness and determination.

He knew he had no chance of survival, and he was also aware that once his soul was searched, many secrets of the underworld, especially certain arrangements deep within the Burial Abyss, might be exposed!

The consequences are more terrible than death!
"The underworld will endure, my soul will never perish, let us perish together!"

The old man in black robes let out a shrill scream, and his battered body suddenly swelled up as if being inflated.

Then, a surge of extremely unstable and violent energy suddenly erupted from his body!
When a cultivator at the Void Realm self-destructs their Dao Foundation and Divine Soul, the power is enough to turn an area of ​​hundreds of miles into a dead zone.

Even cultivators of the same level would find it difficult to escape unscathed at such close range!

"Trying to self-destruct? Did you ask me first?"

Zhu Chen's eyes turned cold.

He never expected the other party to submit easily, so he was prepared.

Just as the black-robed elder's aura surged and was about to explode completely...

Zhu Chen pointed his fingers like a sword, and a wisp of light from his fingertip seemed to contain the end of all things, and the intent of the annihilation of all spirits suddenly condensed!
This is not one of the Ten Fierce Treasures, but rather the Extinction Finger, which originated from Wang Lin and contains his true meaning of annihilation and slaughter!
"--laugh!"

The finger beam was silent yet faster than lightning, piercing with unparalleled precision the black-robed elder's brow and the core of his surging, violent soul!
The true meaning of annihilation was like the most deadly poison, instantly disrupting its self-destruction process and forcibly interrupting the burst of that destructive energy!

The black-robed old man's swollen body suddenly froze, the madness and light in his eyes quickly dimmed and dissipated, and his bulging body immediately deflated as if punctured.

That annihilating finger force not only prevented his self-destruction, but also completely obliterated his last bit of life force and the imprint of his soul.

"--boom!"

A withered, lifeless body fell to the ground and remained motionless.

Zhu Chen frowned slightly, but did not let his guard down.

The old man in black robes was stopped from self-destructing and died cleanly and swiftly, seemingly without leaving any backup plan.

But just as he was about to step forward to check!
An extremely subtle aura silently emerged from the back of the black-robed old man's neck, disappeared into the ground at an astonishing speed, and vanished in the blink of an eye!

That thing was not an ordinary fragment of soul or divine thought, but more like a pre-set "escape mechanism" that carried certain specific information or origin!
"Want to run?"

Zhu Chen's gaze was like lightning, instantly locking onto that aura.

The powerful divine sense surged forth like a tide, instantly probing towards the ground where the thin thread had disappeared.

However, just as his divine sense reached a depth of about a hundred feet underground.

"--boom!"

A terrifying pressure, filled with the aura of decay and endless death, suddenly erupted from the deeper underground!

The power of this pressure far surpasses that of the black-robed elder who was the leader of the Void Path Sect before; its strength has reached at least the Escape One Realm!
This oppressive aura of death was like an invisible iron wall, violently crashing into Zhu Chen's probing divine sense.

Zhu Chen felt a jolt in his soul, and his outstretched divine sense was forcefully blocked!
"Cultivators at the Escape Realm, no, there are even stronger ones..."

Zhu Chen felt a chill run down his spine.

He immediately withdrew his divine sense, his eyes becoming extremely solemn.

At the very moment that overwhelming aura of death from the Escape Realm erupted, he keenly sensed that in the deeper underground, there seemed to be an even more terrifying aura that made him feel oppressed.

That was definitely the aura of a supreme being!

Although it was only a fleeting moment, it was definitely not an illusion!
There's a whole different world beneath this burial abyss!
It seems that this Netherworld branch on the ground is just a decoy.

Or rather, it was merely an entrance or outpost!
The true Netherworld, perhaps even its core headquarters in the Sinful State, is hidden deep within this seemingly desolate, death-filled Burial Abyss!
No wonder Kunpengzi's second incarnation reminded him that the Immortal Palace also had a special interest in Burial Abyss. If this place were merely an ordinary branch, how could it have attracted the attention of the Immortal Palace?
Zhu Chen stood amidst the ruins, slowly concealing his aura and minimizing his presence, while his mind raced.

In the original novel "Perfect World", the Netherworld is a mysterious and powerful lineage that colludes with forces such as the Immortal Palace.

They are skilled at manipulating corpses, studying death and reincarnation, and have operated for many years in certain ancient forbidden areas or battlefields.

Burial Abyss, as an ancient battlefield, is filled with death energy and countless remains, making it a "feng shui treasure land" that the underworld loves most.

Establishing a secret headquarters here to conduct certain unknown research or projects is perfectly in line with their style.

The cultivator at the Escape One Realm and the fleeting supreme pressure just now further demonstrate that the importance of this place far exceeds imagination.

Perhaps... this is not just a stronghold in the Underworld, but a crucial link in their strategy in the Province of Sin, and even in the entire Upper Realm!
It might even be related to some secret collaborations with the Immortal Palace!

Underworld... Burial Abyss...

A cultivator at the Transcendent Realm... possessing an aura resembling that of a Supreme Being...

And then there's the attention from the celestial palace...

If these clues are connected, they seem to lead to a huge conspiracy.

A glint of excitement flashed in Zhu Chen's eyes.

He originally only wanted to come here to eliminate the Netherworld's overt forces in the Sin State, vent his anger, and incidentally investigate the location of its main sect.

Unexpectedly, they stumbled upon such an important hidden nest of the enemy!

Beneath this burial abyss, there likely lies a great secret of the underworld, perhaps even connected to a foreign land.

After all, that Immortal Palace was originally a traitor to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

The forces that they pay attention to are definitely not good people.

"interesting……"

Zhu Chen's lips curled into a cold smile: "It seems that coming to Sin Prefecture this time was really the right decision."

Without further hesitation, he transformed into a phantom that almost blended into the surrounding deathly aura, and began to carefully explore the ruins.

Since there is another world underground, its entrance must be nearby.

"Ok?"

Just then, Zhu Chen suddenly sensed a familiar aura appearing in the same place.

It is the Willow Goddess.

She had actually been here before.

Zhu Chen subconsciously stopped in his tracks, staring intently at his feet.

The aura of the Willow Goddess emanates from below.

He possesses a divine willow branch bestowed upon him by the Willow God; there is absolutely no misjudgment.

"Youngster, you've destroyed one of my fertile lands, yet you dare to linger here? Do you really think my Underworld is without its own people?"

Just as Zhu Chen was about to carefully sense Liu Shen's aura, another hoarse voice suddenly came from the depths of the earth: "You mere lower realm sinner, even if you possess the Ten Ferocious Treasures, you are nothing more than the lowest of the low. Fine... since you insist on courting death, then I will grant your wish..."

...(End of this chapter)