Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Suddenly, the eight long legs behind Fentian stretched out backward. Then, at the tip of each leg, a black orb of light lit up, like eight small black holes suddenly appearing. Eight beams of light shot out, heading straight for the crowd in the distance.

"You dare to cause trouble in front of me? Why don't you just die?"

Yan had been closely monitoring Fentian's changes, and how could he allow his scheme to succeed? Several flames appeared out of thin air, instantly incinerating the eight beams of light. Fentian suffered a backlash, with purplish-black blood gushing from all seven orifices simultaneously, before flames rapidly rose and exploded from his body.

"what……"

Fentian's body was rapidly incinerated by the scorching flames, and soon not even a trace remained. However, Yan's eyes remained vigilant, because the summoned black hole had not disappeared, or rather, it had always existed and was not under Fentian's control.

Just then, a strange voice, whose gender was indistinguishable, came from the black hole: "You lowly humans, how dare you ruin my plans? You are truly courting death."

But do you think you've won? Hahahaha... Once your war between humans begins, I will receive countless rewards. The feeling of countless wronged souls and malevolent energy is truly wonderful. Fen Tian is dead, but it's not over yet.

Now that the passage is open, my power can still descend. Those ants who dare to disrupt my plans, die! The moment I break free from my shackles and descend upon the mortal realm will be your doom.

A jet-black light shot into the sky, spreading outwards in a circle, instantly reaching a diameter of one kilometer. At the center of that black light, a ghostly green light silently appeared, like a giant eye coldly surveying everyone.

An unparalleled suction force erupted from that dark black hole with a diameter of one kilometer, its strength being at least one hundred times that of a normal black hole.

Whether it was the Elf Queen, Xue Aotian, and the Dragon Radiance nearby, or the powerful figures from the Vast Palace, the Peerless Sect, and the Snow God Mountain further away, they all felt that they could not control their bodies and were being pulled towards the black hole by that terrifying devouring and destructive power.

However, Yan, who was closest to the Lord of the Underworld, remained unmoved. His eyes gleamed with an unusual light. He did not rush to make a move, but instead focused on observing the true level of the Lord of the Underworld's power.

"retreat!"

Just as the dragon Radiance and the Elf Queen were about to be pulled away, Yan finally made his move. A golden flame swirled and stopped at the center of the black hole. After the flame stopped, it quickly spread and completely blocked the entire black hole, instantly extinguishing the omnipresent devouring force.

The experts who survived the calamity all left the cave entrance, leaving only Yan, who could withstand the power of the Netherworld Force, still watching from outside the black hole.

"Damn it, damn it, human! How dare you ruin my plans once again! Human, are you courting death? Once I break the seal, you will surely die..."

The Lord of the Underworld's furious voice echoed from within the black hole. Yan's repeated sabotage of his plans infuriated him, yet he had few means to directly harm Yan through the black hole.

"Get out of here first, you piece of trash!"

Yan's cold words completely broke down the Lord of the Underworld's defenses.

A furious roar echoed from within the swirling black hole, "You dare to insult me! Gods cannot be insulted! You are dead..."

"You barely broke through to the god level with the help of external forces, but you were sealed by a group of mortal beings below the god level. You have been unable to break the seal for so many years, and you have not even been able to cultivate a divine body. You are just trash at the bottom of the god level. If you are not trash, then who is?"

Yan's words made the Lord of the Underworld even angrier and more fearful. As a god, he could understand the meaning of Yan's words, but he had never thought of these things before. What was this kid's background, and why did he know so much about god-level knowledge?

The Lord of the Underworld couldn't figure out Yan's origins no matter how hard he tried, while Yan had a pretty good grasp of everything about him. Just as he had said, this guy was the worst trash among the gods.

Although the Douluo Universe has countless planes, after cultivating to a high level, they all lead to the same destination. Becoming a god at level 100 is almost the pinnacle for all plane's powerhouses. Above the god level, only the God Realm and some top-tier planes can accommodate and produce beings.

In the Douluo Universe, god-level powerhouses are roughly divided into five levels: level 100 godhood (priest, hunter), level 3 god, level 2 god, level 1 main god, and god king.

Even if god-level powerhouses can be produced in the planes outside the God Realm, most of them only reach level 100 to become gods. Then they ascend to the God Realm to strive for a higher level. Ascending to the God Realm may allow them to obtain or inherit a godhood, allowing some ascendants to reach the limit of godhood in the shortest possible time.

Inheriting and acquiring a divine position has the advantage of quickly reaching the limit of divine status. With good luck, one can become a chief god or even a god-king in a few decades or hundreds of years. The disadvantage is that one's upper limit is easily restricted by the divine position. However, one can also get rid of this shackle by passing on the divine position to others.

Of course, some gods remain in the mortal realm for various special reasons. For example, the Flame Queen stayed on the Five Elements Continent to continue her cultivation because she was not accepted by the divine realm. These kinds of god-level powerhouses may also break through their limits in strength after a long period of transformation.

The Flame Queen is like that. When she killed the Flame King and the Dark Flame Demon King, she was only at level 100 and had just become a god. After countless years of cultivation, she broke through to the third-level god and then the second-level god. Now she has gone to other universes to continue to improve. However, such opportunities are extremely rare.

Most native gods of the lower realms are stuck at the level of becoming a god at around level 100, neither here nor there, and in combat, they can't even defeat the priests of the divine realm. The Lord of the Netherworld, whom Yan mocked, belongs to the worst of these.

The Lord of the Underworld is somewhat similar to the Abyss Saint, a first-level god in the Abyss; both possess only a divine soul and lack a divine body. Such beings are incredibly weak compared to their peers, and even top-tier beings one level below them can easily subdue them. The unfortunate Lord of the Underworld was sealed away by a group of lower-level gods, a truly humiliating defeat.

"You bastard... die..."

The Netherworld Black Hole began to spin wildly, its destructive and devouring power constantly trying to extinguish the extreme fire and deal with Yan, but all of this was in vain. Yan, who had already figured out its strength, didn't even add any more power, and just coldly stared at the Netherworld Black Hole.

“If you were here in your true form, I would have some reservations, but with this black hole between us, you can’t even use half of your power. It would only be an added insult to injury.”

As Yan spoke in a cold voice, he raised his right hand and clenched it. The ball of brilliant golden flames directly engulfed the wildly spinning vortex and then rushed into the black hole.

"what……"

A scream came from the other side of the Netherworld Black Hole from the Lord of the Netherworld. It seemed that he had suffered a setback in the confrontation. Just as he was about to retaliate, something seemed to have happened.

"Youming, go back here."

A clear, melodious voice rang out at that moment. Immediately afterwards, a streak of emerald light appeared silently, streaking across the void before accurately striking the Netherworld Black Hole.

"Elven Queen, you vile woman..."

Following the black hole, the wrath of the Lord of the Underworld resounded once more. A dense emerald green light formed a halo that spread outwards, and beams of emerald green light descended from the sky like vines, causing the black hole in mid-air to freeze.

"Roar~~~"

A loud dragon roar seemed to cross the void, and the previously stagnant black hole gradually began to fluctuate. It was not expanding again, but rather beginning to close under the influence of some strange force.

From within the black hole echoed the furious voice of the Lord of the Underworld. This time, he seemed truly enraged: "Dragon Emperor, damn it, you still dare to oppose me! Once I break the seal, I will ensure your deaths, the extermination of your clans, and the annihilation of your descendants..."

"Youming, you shouldn't have broken the seal..."

The majestic voice seemed to come from the other end of the Netherworld Black Hole. After his voice appeared, Yan could feel the Netherworld Lord's energy and emotions fluctuating violently, as if this being aroused the Netherworld Lord's utter hatred.

"You all wait..."

The Lord of the Underworld was about to utter a few more harsh words, but Yan had lost interest in probing further. He stepped forward and unleashed bursts of extreme fire. Under the scorching heat of the multiple flames, the Underworld Black Hole shrank at a visible speed, making the Lord of the Underworld even more irritable.

"Humans, humans, you just wait..."

The Lord of the Underworld couldn't finish his threats. Yan Li stood at the point where the black hole disappeared and gave a cold smile, his eyes filled with disdain.

"Lord of the Underworld, don't worry, we will meet again soon. I will personally send you to your demise and make you my last soul ring, a divine soul ring. It seems quite good."

Yan's gaze flickered, the flames receded and then disappeared, and his second martial soul, Earth Overlord, appeared. Under the power of the ultimate earth, the ravaged land gradually calmed down, and the life force of the Elf Queen was unleashed, and the land began to regain its vitality.

Chapter 606 Facing the Evil God

What are you going to do?

Where the Netherworld Black Hole had vanished, Yan's hands were intertwined with soul power, as if he intended to awaken something. The Elf Queen felt a strange sense of crisis and quickly came to his side to ask.

"I am preparing to enter the Netherworld and completely annihilate the Lord of the Netherworld."

Yan answered his question casually, and with his movement, a strange energy fluctuation seemed to make the entire space tremble, which immediately alerted everyone.

The Elf Queen did not stop Yan's actions, but asked with some concern and worry, "Are you sure you can succeed? Do you need our help?"

"As you just saw, he can't do anything to me, and I've figured out his secrets. He's doomed."

As Yan spoke, he waved his hand, and the blue-purple vortex connected to a strange space. It was not the coordinates where the Lord of the Underworld had been, but rather the outer edge of the Underworld Space seal, a deep abyss filled with chaos and destruction.

"Gentlemen, I'd like to trouble you all to cover for me."

Yan bid farewell to everyone, then flew alone into the abyss. As soon as he entered, the vortex quickly closed and disappeared.

Yan's vision suddenly changed, and the surrounding air instantly became cold. However, he possessed the ultimate fire, and without actively releasing it, a faint flame emanated from him, dispelling the coldness. He also used the flame light to observe his surroundings.

He carefully sensed the surroundings, then shot towards the deepest part of the abyss. This chaotic and hazy abyss seemed endless. Yan flew for a long time, but the scenery around him remained unchanged. However, he soon made a new discovery.

Suddenly, a soft "poof" sound came from ahead, and a dense burst of destructive power erupted from below. Yan had been descending rapidly for a short while when this powerful destructive force struck him directly as he flew.

"who?"

A loud shout rang out from below, followed by a powerful surge of energy that swept outwards, and a gigantic figure blocked Yan's path from below.

This colossal beast, clearly exuding an ancient aura, emanated astonishing energy fluctuations, with streams of destructive energy constantly emanating from its body. It was a tortoise-shaped celestial beast, but its head was almost identical to that of the giant dragon Huiyao, with a dragon's head and a tortoise's body.

"Dragon Turtle".

Yan recognized the giant beast at a glance. It was one of the ancient giant beasts from the distant past of the Vast Continent, and it was of the same kind as the giant beast of the goddess Nuwa that Yan had contracted.

At this moment, the patterns on its back were glowing with clusters of firelight that resembled flowers, and its pair of dragon eyes were staring at Yan, who had stopped, with great hostility.

"Human, why are you here?"

The dragon turtle's eyes were filled with suspicion and hostility, as if it was ready to attack if Yan couldn't provide a reasonable explanation.

"I have come to deal with the Lord of the Underworld. The current Elf Queen and Dragon King are my friends."

Yan took out the tokens he had obtained from the Elf Queen and the dragon Radiance. Upon seeing the tokens, which were filled with the aura of the dragon and the elven race, the hostility in the dragon turtle's eyes gradually subsided.

"Humans, have you dealt with the Lord of the Underworld's representative in the human world? What is the current situation in the human world? Are there any reinforcements coming?"

After a brief exchange with Yan, the dragon turtle quickly led him to the core of the seal, which was also the main battlefield where the various guardians and the Lord of the Underworld fought.

"Senior Dragon Turtle, there's no need to worry too much. The Lord of the Underworld won't be able to keep up for long."

While casually responding to the dragon turtle, Yan accelerated his descent. A layer of distorted light patterns shimmered around him, and dense destructive energy continuously surged up from below. However, Yan and the dragon turtle ignored it all and reached their destination at top speed.

Suddenly, the patterns on the back of the dragon turtle that was leading the way lit up, and a huge gust of air was released from its belly, supporting its massive body and slowing its descent. The man and the dragon slowly descended.

The surrounding darkness vanished, and a magnificent scene appeared before Yan's eyes. The walls surrounding this sealed cave shimmered with various dazzling lights, inlaid with countless gems that emitted a kaleidoscope of colors, and the light became more intense the gems went downwards.

"The stones in the surrounding cave walls are constantly being eroded by our sealing and destructive energy, and they contain a large amount of attribute energy, somewhat like the celestial core of our celestial beasts and the celestial elixir of you humans."

The dragon turtle explained the situation of the sealed cave to Yan, who didn't ask any further questions. With a soft "poof," the dragon turtle's massive body touched solid ground, but it didn't stop. Using its huge dragon claws to support itself, it quickly moved inward along a passageway ahead.

After following the dragon turtle for a while, Yan suddenly found himself in a bright, open space ahead. It was a huge plaza, with thirteen powerful energy orbs floating in the center, constantly changing their colors.

Beneath these thirteen clusters of energy lies a massive and complex magic array, the first impression of which is dizziness.

These thirteen clusters of energy each contained a powerful life force, each no less than the dragon turtle that led the way. The one at the very center was even incredibly close to the god level, similar to the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, a powerful being that could even contend with a level 100 god under certain conditions.

"Let me consult His Majesty the Dragon Emperor first."

The dragon turtle first spoke to Yan, then opened its mouth and made a strange sound, which seemed to be an ancient language, carrying energy fluctuations like soul vibrations, and headed towards the largest of the thirteen energy waves in the air.

Soon after, an aged yet majestic voice rang out, "You've finally arrived. Enter the seal first! I know from that fellow Youming's reaction that you've given him a great loss. Do you have a plan to deal with him now?"

A gentle energy shone beneath Yan's feet, and a halo rose from the surroundings. Everything around Yan suddenly became illusory. When the spatial fluctuations subsided once again, the surroundings became pitch black, and within this darkness, thirteen figures were exceptionally clear.

The largest of the thirteen figures resembled the dragon Radiance by at least 80%, but was much larger and possessed a more majestic, kingly aura than Radiance. Its enormous dragon eyes were filled with endless vicissitudes and weariness.

This is the first ancestor of the dragon race, the first Dragon Emperor, an ancient behemoth born at the beginning of the vast continent's creation, and also the main force that sealed the Lord of the Underworld. It was he and the first Elf Queen who knocked the Lord of the Underworld down to the mortal world and sealed him into the Underworld space.

"Your Majesty Philia, greetings."

After looking around, Yan greeted a tiger-shaped celestial beast. Although she wasn't the strongest among the many guardians, she was Tian'er's mother, and thus one of Yan's mothers-in-law. However, she was currently in the form of a Netherworld Demon Tiger Beast, which wasn't very attractive.

"Tian'er, are you alright?"

Philia looked up at Yan, her gentle gaze revealing deep weariness. Not only Philia, but all the guardians present, including the Dragon Emperor and all at least god-level beings, displayed extreme exhaustion.

Yan smiled with a hint of pride: "When I came here, Tian'er was still cultivating on Snow God Mountain. She always likes to slack off. I had to teach her a little lesson before she went into seclusion this time."

Felia rolled her eyes at Yan, but what she said was in agreement with Yan's opinion: "Tian'er really needs to cultivate properly."

Yan didn't spend too long catching up with Felia. "Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor, I'm preparing to enter the seal and have a good talk with the Lord of the Underworld. Would you mind strengthening the magic array?"