The spell's range covers the entire territory of China? Hand it over to the state.

"What is this?"

Zhong Kui's large, bell-like eyes were wide open.

With his kick, even the boiling oil cauldron of the eighteenth level of hell would have to give way to him. Ordinary evil spirits would die upon touching him, but this seemingly insignificant lump of black mud could actually break his incense-burning golden statue.

"Playing tricks!"

In an instant, Zhong Kui let out another cold snort.

No matter what kind of shady dealings you have, since you're in front of someone, you have to abide by their rules!

"Hey! You audacious fiend, show your true form!"

He reached out with his right hand into the void and suddenly grabbed. With a humming sound, a gleaming, righteous Seven-Star Sword appeared out of thin air. Seven star runes flowed endlessly on the sword's blade, radiating a pressure that terrified even the most vengeful ghosts.

"Cut off that company!"

With a flick of his wrist, Zhong Kui unleashed a sword light like an inverted Milky Way, carrying the thunderous might of the underworld gods, and slashed fiercely at the ever-expanding mass of black mud on the ground. This single strike was powerful enough to cleave the majestic Mount Tai in two; even Thanatos, before him, dared not meet it head-on.

However, a strange scene happened.

When the sword light pierced the black mud, the sword energy, powerful enough to kill a vengeful ghost, actually pierced through the black mud and struck the floor of the arena, sending up a shower of rubble.

The black mud only rippled slightly before it quickly climbed up the sword, making it difficult to get rid of!

"Um?!"

Zhong Kui was shocked and quickly withdrew his sword.

But the black mud moved incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, it stained the tip of the sword.

The Seven Star Sword, which had originally gleamed with a cold light, let out a mournful cry the moment it was touched by the black mud. Its original spiritual light seemed to have been stained black by ink, becoming dull and lifeless, and even mottled rust marks began to appear on the sword.

"A certain family's sword!"

Zhong Kui cried out in distress, for this was a treasure bestowed upon him by the King of Hell!

He dared not be negligent in the slightest. His left hand swiftly reached to his waist and pulled out a large, square, and heavy seal. As soon as the seal appeared, an aura of majestic and imposing underworld law instantly swept across the entire area.

That's the judge's seal.

It represents the supreme authority of the judges of the underworld and the unshakeable majesty of the laws of the underworld.

"Order! Suppress!"

Zhong Kui raised his official seal high and slammed it down on the black shadow that had swelled to more than two meters tall and was beginning to devour the surrounding space.

boom!

A golden mantra of law shot out from the official seal, carrying an undeniable power of rules, and blasted towards the target.

This tactic has always been effective. Any spirit or deity with intelligence and a sense of cause and effect must obediently kneel down and submit to the law under its suppression.

But this time, another unexpected event occurred.

The golden character "法" disappeared completely the instant it touched the shadow, like a candle flame falling into the deep sea, without making a sound.

There was no resistance, no collision.

The shadowy figure didn't even pause; it simply opened a toothless, throatless, and purely empty "mouth," swallowing the character "law" representing the laws of the underworld in one gulp, as if devouring air.

The lump of black mud even twitched slightly, as if it were letting out a silent burp.

Zhong Kui froze.

"What...what kind of monster is this?!"

He finally realized that the thing in front of him had no soul, no spirit, no name, and no surname!

It didn't even have any malice.

It's just a phenomenon.

You cannot sentence a flood, nor can you imprison a plague.

No matter how powerful an official is, if you shout "Bold!" at a tsunami, will the tsunami pay any attention to you?

"This is bad!"

Zhang Daoxuan suddenly stood up, his face turning extremely grim. "This thing is no longer Thanatos! It has no consciousness; it is pure death! It is the embodiment of the laws of death!"

"Zhong Kui's methods are all aimed at ghosts and spirits! But now that the enemy has become a natural disaster, these methods are useless!"

On the stage, the situation instantly reversed.

The dark shape known as the Tartarus Embers had now swelled into a small, pitch-black mountain.

It stopped passively taking hits and began to fight back.

Countless black tentacles shot out from the black mud, engulfing Zhong Kui.

Zhong Kui was overwhelmed. Although he was agile, there were too many tentacles, and they were impossible to break or cut off.

scoff!

A tentacle brushed past Zhong Kui's waist, instantly corroding a large hole in his bright red official robe, turning the flesh underneath charred black.

"Ugh! This is infuriating!"

Zhong Kui winced in pain, jumping and dodging as he cursed, "What kind of filthy scoundrel is this! No martial ethics whatsoever! If you've got the guts, come out and fight me for real! What kind of hero is this, turned into a lump of mud!"

But the shadowy figure completely ignored his shouts and curses.

It began to ruthlessly clean up everything around it, reducing any tangible matter, whether god or ghost, to nothingness.

As Zhong Kui's range of movement shrank, the entire arena was almost swallowed up by this black despair.

The Western gods finally showed a long-lost smile.

"Did you see that?"

Zeus sat back on his throne, a cold smile playing on his lips. "This is divine power. Since I cannot defeat you within your rules, then I will destroy the very foundation of your rules."

"Without ghosts, your judge is no longer a judge."

The hearts of the people of Longxia grew heavy once again.

How can we fight like this?

Physical attacks are ineffective, magical attacks are devoured, and even rule suppression fails because it cannot find a target.

This situation seems unsolvable!

however.

Just when everyone was extremely anxious.

Inside the command center.

The young man, who had been silent until now, gently tapped the table.

"Da, da."

The sound was faint, but it could be heard clearly in the silent command room.

Su Yun looked at the red figure frantically dodging on the screen, but instead of panicking, he nodded thoughtfully.

"I see."

Su Yun leaned back in his chair, even having the leisure to pick up his teacup and take a sip. "He turned a god into an uncontrollable natural disaster."

"It's like turning a criminal into a contaminant that needs to be cleaned up."

"This deity is quite clever; it actually knows how to exploit loopholes in the rules."

Zhang Daoxuan was sweating profusely with anxiety: "Xiao Su! What time is it and you're still analyzing?! Senior Zhong Kui is about to collapse! This thing eats everything, even corroding the barrier. If we don't find a solution soon, the consequences will be unimaginable if it overflows out of control!"

"Don't rush."

Su Yun stared intently at the all-consuming black shadow.

"Since they don't follow the rules..."

"Then I'll stop pretending and lay my cards on the table."

Su Yun's finger slid lightly across the system interface, stopping at the skill [General Star Descends].