Summoning the Gods: Start by creating the Eternal Night.

"Be careful!"

Di Shitian's eyes narrowed, and his spiritual energy shield instantly surged, firmly protecting the five people within it.

The enormous black shadow moved with incredible speed, leaving behind a stench of blood.

Its gaping maw revealed fangs that gleamed with a chilling, eerie light.

"Boom!"

The dark figure slammed into the spiritual energy shield with a loud bang.

The shield trembled violently, its surface rippling, but it did not break.

Di Shitian steadied himself, his gaze falling on the dark figure, his brows furrowing slightly.

It was a strange beast resembling a giant python, tens of meters long, its entire body covered in jet-black scales.

The scales were covered with eerie dark red patterns, exuding a strong aura of death.

It has a pair of curved horns on its head, and its eyes are the size of lanterns, flashing with a bloodthirsty red light.

"This is... the Netherworld Serpent?"

A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the surrendered official.

"It is said that this kind of strange beast has long been extinct and only exists in ancient records. I never expected it to appear here."

The Netherworld Serpent, blocked by the spiritual energy shield, appeared extremely angry.

Its massive body slammed against the shield repeatedly, producing a series of dull, resounding thuds.

"hiss!"

It suddenly opened its mouth wide and spat out a stream of dark green venom, which landed on the protective shield.

It emitted a "sizzling" sound and began to corrode the spiritual energy of the protective shield.

"That's interesting."

A cold smile curled at the corner of Indra's lips.

"How dare this mere beast block our path?"

He waved his right hand, and a golden palm print condensed.

It was a move from the "Emperor's Palm" technique, carrying immense pressure as it struck the Netherworld Serpent.

The Netherworld Serpent seemed to sense the danger, and its massive body suddenly shrank back, trying to avoid the palm print.

But the palm print was extremely fast, arriving in front of them in an instant.

"Bang!"

The palm print slammed hard onto the head of the Netherworld Serpent, producing a muffled thud.

The Netherworld Serpent let out a painful roar.

Its massive body was sent flying backward, crashing heavily to the ground and kicking up clouds of dust.

One of its horns broke off, and many of its scales were shattered. Blood seeped from the wound, staining the ground red.

But this strange beast was extremely resilient; it shook its head.

He raised his head again, his eyes gleaming even more fiercely, clearly enraged.

"You beast, you have no sense of mortality!"

Emperor Shitian snorted coldly, about to strike again to completely annihilate him.

Just then, a low roar suddenly came from the depths of the Soul-Severing Abyss.

It was as if something even more terrifying had been disturbed.

Upon hearing the roar, the Netherworld Serpent visibly trembled, a flicker of fear flashing in its eyes.

Instead of attacking the five, Indra and his companions turned and darted into the abyss, quickly disappearing into the darkness.

"Um?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Indra's eyes.

"Is there something else in this abyss?"

He looked at the broken stone tablet, then at the bottomless abyss behind it, his brow furrowed.

"Lord Ghost Emperor, shall we continue deeper?"

Hei Wuchang asked Ling Hao, his tone tinged with wariness.

That roar just now made him feel a palpitation he had never felt before.

After a moment's thought, Indra nodded:

"Since we're here, let's make the best of it. Be careful, everyone, come with me down to take a look."

Having said that, he took the lead and flew towards the abyss.

The surrendered minister, his elder sister, and the Black and White Impermanence exchanged a glance and quickly followed.

Deep within the abyss, the light grew even dimmer, and the concentration of deathly and poisonous gas reached its peak.

Even the spiritual energy shield of Indra began to tremble slightly.

Below was pitch black, with only some huge rocks and twisted tree roots vaguely visible.

After flying for about two minutes, a faint glimmer of light finally appeared ahead.

Indra slowed down and flew towards the source of the light.

The light grew brighter and brighter, and finally, a breathtaking scene appeared before the five people.

At the bottom of the abyss, there was a huge underground cavern.

In the center of the cave, there is a high platform made entirely of bones.

Above the platform, a black bead the size of a fist floated in the air.

The bead emitted a faint black light, which was the source of the glimmer of light from before.

Around the platform of white bones, several strange beasts similar to the Netherworld Python from before lay prostrate, only slightly smaller in size.

At this moment, they all bowed their heads, as if worshipping the black bead.

Deep within the cave, an even larger, dark shadow could be vaguely seen.

That roar just now must have come from it.

"What kind of beads are those?"

The older sister asked curiously, her eyes fixed on the black bead.

A glint of greed flashed in the eyes of the surrendered official:

"Look at the aura emanating from that bead; it contains extremely pure death energy."

"If I could obtain it, it would greatly benefit my Corpse Gu technique."

Indra shook his head: "It's not that simple."

"This bead is surrounded by restrictions and guarded by so many strange beasts, so it is clearly not an ordinary object."

"Let's not act rashly yet, let's observe the situation first."

Just then, the huge black shadow at the deepest part of the cave slowly moved.

It slowly raised its head, revealing its true form.

This was a colossal beast far larger than the previous Netherworld Python, measuring over a hundred zhang in length.

Its entire body is covered with a thick black carapace, which is engraved with ancient runes.

Its head resembles a lion's head, but it has three eyes.

The middle eye was tightly closed, exuding a dangerous aura.

Its limbs are thick and powerful, its claws gleam with a cold light, and its tail whips like a steel whip.

"This is... a Prison-Suppressing Ancient Beast?"

Indra's pupils contracted slightly, and a solemn expression appeared on his face.

"I never imagined that such a mythical beast, which only existed in ancient legends, actually existed."

The Prison-Suppressing Beast had clearly also noticed Indra and his group of five; it opened its three eyes.

The eye in the middle shot out a blood-red light, locking onto the five people.

A pressure several times stronger than that of the previous Netherworld Python spread out.

The pressure was so intense that even the Black and White Impermanence could barely breathe.

Even the surrendered officials and their elder sister felt immense pressure.

"roar!"

The Prison-Suppressing Beast let out a deafening roar and charged towards Di Shitian and his group of five.

It moved extremely fast, its massive body darting through the cave, creating a gust of wind.

"It seems we're not welcome here."

Indra took a deep breath, and golden light surged from his body.

"Jiangchen, elder sister, protect the Black and White Impermanence and retreat to a distance. Leave this ancient beast to me!"

"yes!"

The surrendered minister and his elder sister quickly shielded the Black and White Impermanence behind them, watching the Prison-Suppressing Beast warily.

Emperor Shitian moved swiftly to meet the attack and engaged the Prison-Suppressing Ancient Beast in battle.

The golden palm print and the black beast claws clashed repeatedly.

A series of earth-shattering roars erupted, shaking the entire cavern and sending rocks tumbling down.

The Ancient Beast of the Prison has extremely strong defenses. Although Emperor Shitian's "Emperor Shitian's Divine Palm" is very powerful, it is difficult to easily break through its shell.

The attacks of the Prison-Suppressing Ancient Beast were extremely ferocious; each impact caused Di Shitian's blood to surge.

"As expected of the Prison-Suppressing Ancient Beast, it is indeed powerful. Its cultivation is comparable to the late stage of a terrestrial immortal."

Indra thought to himself, "If I don't use my true abilities, I'm afraid I won't be able to win."

The Sacred Heart Technique was fully activated within his body, emanating a holy yet domineering aura.

"Sacred Heart Technique - Ten Thousand Swords Return to Their Origin!"

With a long roar, Emperor Shitian unleashed countless golden sword energies that appeared out of thin air and rained down on the Prison-Suppressing Ancient Beast.

"Jingle bells!"

These sword energies, imbued with a sharp edge, struck the carapace of the Prison-Suppressing Ancient Beast.

"roar--!"

The ancient beast that guarded the prison was struck by the sword energy, letting out a painful howl. Although its scales were tough,

However, it was also slashed by the sword energy, leaving wounds and flowing out dark red blood.

But this completely enraged it, and the innermost eye of the Prison-Suppressing Ancient Beast suddenly opened.

An even more intense crimson light shot out and instantly arrived in front of Di Shitian.

Di Shitian's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly activated his spiritual energy shield to defend himself.

"Bang!"

The crimson light slammed into the protective shield, shattering it instantly.

Indra was so shocked that he had to retreat repeatedly.

"Such immense power!"

Emperor Shitian was shocked; the strength of this Prison-Suppressing Ancient Beast far exceeded his expectations.

The Prison-Suppressing Beast pressed its advantage, its massive tail lashing out at Emperor Shitian with a whooshing sound.

"Wow, that's fast!"

"Di Shitian was secretly alarmed. This ancient beast that guarded the prison was not only powerful, but its speed also far exceeded his imagination."

There was no time to dodge, so he could only cross his arms and take the blow head-on.

"Bang!"

Indra's body flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into the cave wall.

"Lord Ghost Emperor!"

The surrendered minister and his elder sister exclaimed in surprise and wanted to rush forward to help, but they were hindered by the strong aftershocks of the battle between the terrestrial immortals.

"roar--!"

The Prison-Suppressing Ancient Beast roared and walked step by step towards Emperor Shitian.

His eyes gleamed with a bloodthirsty light, clearly indicating his desire to completely annihilate Di Shitian.

"Cough cough..."

Di Shitian struggled to get up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and a trace of defiance flashed in his eyes.

"This beast's physical strength is truly incredible!"

He suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing with golden light, and an even more powerful aura erupted from his body.

"Today, I'll show you, you beast, my true power!"

Indra formed a mudra with his hands and chanted incantations.

The golden light around him grew stronger and stronger, and the faint sound of a dragon's roar could be heard.