Douluo Continent: The Ten Kings of Hell, I am the Emperor of the Underworld

Chapter 57 Shaping the Road to the Underworld, Tang San's Stubbornness
"Is this the underworld? It's so quiet."

The fourth divine test involves sorting out the energy of the underworld and connecting the yin and yang realms. It is a major task that must be carried out in the underworld.

The underworld is now empty and desolate, a chaotic mix of various yin energies, dark auras, and deathly energy.

"Rongrong, didn't you want to come out and play with me? Isn't this fulfilling your wish?"

Standing next to Ning Qiuyang, Ning Rongrong pouted and said:

"I meant going out to play, not coming down to play."

Ning Rongrong never expected that Ning Qiuyang would take her away from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and then bring her to the underworld, catching her completely off guard.

"How about I take you home?"

"I'm not going back."

Besides her, the Zhu sisters Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun, as well as Dugu Yan, were all there. If he left alone, wouldn't that create opportunities for others?

"I'm here on serious business. You can stay and help me out."

"Oh? Sure, it's just helping out, right? I love helping out." Ning Rongrong said, trying to sound calm.

The various energies and auras of the underworld did not cause Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing any discomfort; on the contrary, they promoted the growth of their soul power.

Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong, however, did not enjoy this benefit.

"Alright, let's get down to business."

Ning Qiuyang released the Ten Kings of Hell Tower Martial Soul.

The Ten Kings of Hell Tower expanded instantly in the underworld, becoming a colossal tower that reached the sky and whose top was completely invisible.

The third level of the giant tower opened, and countless souls poured out of it.

It's impossible for Ning Qiuyang to handle such a massive undertaking as organizing the entire underworld alone. Even with the addition of Zhu Zhuqing and the other three, completing such a project would still be a long way off.

With these dead souls as laborers, the time can be greatly reduced.

Ning Qiuyang's Ten Kings Tower of Hell now serves as a temporary link between the Yin and Yang realms, allowing the souls of the dead from Douluo Continent to continuously flow into the underworld.

"I am giving you a task. You will each lead four groups of souls towards the four extreme directions of the underworld, and guide them to dredge the underworld's ley lines and calm the chaotic energy."

"what?"

"I can't."

The four of them looked at each other, not to mention the difficulty of the task, the key issue was that they really didn't know how.

"Don't worry, you don't need to know how. Just leave it to these wandering souls. You just need to keep an eye on them."

After these souls arrive in the underworld, they will naturally take the initiative to dredge the earth's veins.

Most of them are in a daze at this moment, with little self-awareness, which is because the underworld is not yet perfect.

Their efforts to improve the underworld are both instinctive and subconscious.

Once the underworld is perfected, these souls who did not contribute will be able to gradually regain consciousness, and may even be able to serve as ghost messengers or ghost servants in the underworld, thus avoiding their souls being scattered.

"Go on, I believe in you."

"Yes, my lord."

As the successors of the Black and White Impermanence, Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing could vaguely sense that doing so would be of great benefit to them.

Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong didn't feel that way, but they still thought it was something worth doing.

Dugu Yan wanted to find a resting place for the souls of the deceased members of the Dugu family, and Ning Rongrong also wanted her mother to be able to reunite with her in the underworld.

"Cheer up, everyone. I'm not asking you to work for nothing. This will be of great benefit to you as well," Ning Qiuyang said.

Perfecting the Netherworld is almost equivalent to creating a new world and perfecting a set of rules.

Those who participate and contribute will receive some benefits, more or less.

Even the dead have the chance to become ghost messengers, let alone them.

If it weren't for the fact that Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo couldn't easily leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and that Dugu Bo was also cultivating the Serpent God Seven Intercepts Secret Technique, Ning Qiuyang would definitely have brought them here as laborers... no, he would have given them a chance. After they set off, Ning Qiuyang stepped into his Ten Kings of Hell Tower.

This was his first time entering this place. Inside the magnificent and spacious first floor of the tower, King Qin Guang sat in the center.

Ning Qiuyang passed by King Qin Guang and walked upwards.

He didn't just hand over all the tasks to Ning Rongrong and the others and watch from the sidelines; he had to do the most important things himself.

Connecting the realms of the living and the dead is no simple matter. His Ten Kings of Hell Tower has unique characteristics, which can temporarily guide the souls of the dead from the mortal world into the underworld, but it is not a long-term solution.

Ning Qiuyang needs to establish a long-term and stable channel.

This passage is called the Road to the Underworld.

After finally climbing to the very top of the Ten Kings of Hell Tower, Ning Qiuyang squinted, carefully searching for the location where the Ten Kings of Hell Tower connects the Yin and Yang realms.

Ning Qiuyang didn't know the location of the Yang Realm connected to it, or exactly where it was in Douluo Continent, but it didn't matter. Ning Qiuyang just needed to find this anchor point.

"let's start."

Behind Ning Qiuyang, the four kings of the first court—King Qin Guang, King Chu Jiang, King Song Di, and King Wu Guan—raised their hands, causing various underworld auras to surge violently and rush towards the direction of the Ten Kings Yama Tower.

The Road to the Underworld connects the realms of Yin and Yang, existing between the real and the unreal, so it naturally cannot be paved with ordinary bricks and stones.

These auras belonging to the underworld are the foundation stones for paving the road to the Yellow Springs.

……

"Master, you're back. Did your trip go smoothly?"

Tang Hao's heart skipped a beat the moment he saw Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang looked even more disheveled than when he left the Haotian Sect. He was unkempt, his clothes were torn in several places, and he looked like a beggar fleeing a disaster.

Tang Hao had a bad feeling.

Yu Xiaogang's return to the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family this time will definitely not go smoothly. It is very likely that, like him, he will not only fail to get back the resources, but also suffer a great misfortune.

Sure enough, upon hearing Tang Hao's question, Yu Xiaogang let out a long sigh.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't bring back either the Thunderweed Grass or the Bellstone Emulsion."

Tang Hao reluctantly replied, "It's good that you're back. As for the cultivation resources, I'll think of a way."

Tang Hao was incredibly disappointed. He wanted to ask more questions, but then he thought that as a father, he hadn't even been able to provide Tang San with the best cultivation conditions, so how could he be qualified to criticize Yu Xiaogang?
dong dong dong~
There was a knock on the door.

Tang Hao gave Yu Xiaogang a wink.

"She's the other woman. Go change your clothes. Don't let him see you like this."

"Correct."

Yu Xiaogang hurriedly went to change his clothes, still wanting to maintain his dignity as a teacher in front of Tang San.

"Huh? Dad, you're here with the teacher too?" Tang San asked, somewhat puzzled, when he saw Tang Hao open the door.

"It's good that you're here, Dad. I want to discuss with the teacher about cultivating a second spirit. Cultivating only the Blue Silver Grass spirit is too slow. If I could also add a spirit to the Clear Sky Hammer, my spirit power would definitely increase much faster."

Tang Hao felt somewhat exhausted.

Tang San had this idea for quite some time now; he was so stubborn that even Tang Hao couldn't persuade him otherwise.

"Little San, didn't you promise me you'd use the Clear Sky Hammer to protect the Blue Silver Grass?"

“That’s right,” Tang San said. “But I’ve been hiding my Clear Sky Hammer spirit and only using Blue Silver Grass. Isn’t that the opposite of what you said, Dad? It’s like using Blue Silver Grass to protect the Clear Sky Hammer.”

"This……"

Tang Hao also realized that he had made a mistake in what he said back then, and he didn't know how to answer Tang San's question.

"The master has come out. Ask your teacher; he will give you the most accurate advice."

Yu Xiaogang, who had just changed his clothes and came out: ...

(End of this chapter)