Great, we're doomed now!

The EU hell has a similar system, so Beelzebub asked with great dissatisfaction, "Don't tell me I have to swim there."

Little Black didn't respond. It went straight to the riverbank and gently dipped its tiny paw into the "gassy river water".

It felt slightly cool to the touch, carrying a hint of resentment.

A familiar feeling—Xiao Hei felt there wasn't much of a problem, at least the river water was the same as it remembered.

It paused for a moment, then turned around and put its tail into the river as well, gently swaying it in the water and stirring up the fine gray mist.

Ye Shou stood aside, finding Xiao Hei's actions quite amusing, but he also suddenly sensed something stirring at the bottom of the river, realizing that this was not just playing around.

call--

The aura was cold and domineering, forcefully parting the river water and rapidly approaching along the shoreline.

"Meow!"

Just then, Xiao Hei suddenly retracted its tail and leaped backward.

Almost simultaneously, the "gas" on the river surface surged violently, and a thick, black shadow burst out of the water, sweeping across the bank with a stenchy wind. This startled many souls, causing them to wail in agony, and even Ye Shou couldn't help but cover one ear.

"Sigh~"

The dark shadow stretched out in the air; it was a large snake with a body as white as jade and scales that shimmered with a dark purple halo!

Its scarlet eyes swept over Little Black, lingering on its nimble tail for a moment, before it coiled up and leaped forward, straddling the river with its head and tail, instantly transforming into a long, dark, snake-scale bridge.

What lies against the shore is the mouth of a snake, wide open, revealing a deep entrance that faces the souls on the shore.

But the crowded souls, seeing this, were so frightened that they all retreated, and no one dared to take a single step near Shekou, let alone cross the bridge.

"Siji," Xiao Hei looked up, his voice carrying a hint of familiarity.

It recognized the snake demon; when it served in Hell, the snake demon was one of the guardians of the Nether River. Although not its direct subordinate, it could still exchange a few words with the snake demon during meetings.

"Why are you the only one ferrying people?"

"hiss?"

The giant snake's vertical pupils swept over Xiao Hei, but there was no familiarity in them. Instead, a mocking smile appeared on its face: "Where did this cat demon come from? How dare you call me by my name when you have such shallow cultivation?"

Xiao Hei: "..."

Its voice was hoarse, and it rasped, "Want to cross the bridge? Sure, but leave some money to pay!"

"Toll?" Xiao Hei raised an eyebrow. "According to the rules of Hell, crossing the River Styx only costs six coins... Are all the souls here unable to afford six coins?"

"Six coins?" The giant snake chuckled, its mouth opening even wider. Though it didn't open or close, a voice emanated from it, "The rules are different now. To cross this bridge, you must pay six gold coins. Not a single coin less!"

"Jin Xiaoban? Even a high-ranking civil servant in the Eighth Hottest Hell only earns two coins a month. Who are you giving all this to? Did you pay taxes? Does the accountant know?"

"Are you stupid? What tax? Of course I'm keeping it for myself!"

"what?"

Xiao Hei instantly bristled, a faint black aura emanating from its body, clearly enraged: "Who gave you the audacity to change the rules?"

The order of Hell has been in place for thousands of years; it's not something you can disrupt at will!

The giant serpent, however, paid no attention. Its head swayed slightly, and the bridge undulated accordingly: "Rules? There are no rules in hell now."

"Huh?" Little Black narrowed his eyes. "But let me tell you the details."

A hint of smugness flashed in the snake's vertical pupils: "King Yama has already said that strict laws are all bullshit. We just need to live freely!"

"King Yama has turned Hell into a paradise for us demons and gods. Whoever has the strongest fist can set the rules. What right do you have to interfere? Just a mere two-tailed monster!"

The serpent spewed out a foul-smelling wind pressure, blowing hundreds of souls about. This seemed to trigger a chain reaction, and the souls on the shore began to whisper even more densely, filled with fear and helplessness. They were clearly used to such extortion, but none of them dared to resist.

Unable to come up with any money and too afraid to cross the river, they had no choice but to stay there.

Xiao Hei has an exceptionally keen sense of smell, and this stench almost made it roll its eyes back, causing its ears to droop down and stick to its head.

The big cat squinted, glancing at the cat with half-open eyes: "Aren't you worried about being punished? Hell should be a very cruel place, not only for the punished sinners, but also for the jailers."

"Ha! What nonsense are you talking about? This hell is ruled by Yama, the King of Hell. Who has the right to tell others what to do?"

Our instincts and nature as spirits have been unleashed, and no one can stop us anymore!

Hey kid, you look familiar, but I don't think I know any black cat demons. Those eyes... um... I have a feeling..."

The giant snake looked at Little Black with a mixture of doubt and probing: "It's red, but my red is a little different, like, like..."

"Sour berries?" Ye Shou kindly reminded him.

"Yes, yes! Just like a berry!"

The giant snake suddenly realized, then its head froze—

Red lychees are also known as "ghost lanterns".

—"You, you are!"

"Even if you beg for mercy now, I won't let you go."

The little black man stood up, clenched his fists, his fluffy cat fur couldn't hide his well-developed muscles, and his sharp teeth made a grinding sound as he looked at the big snake with a displeased expression.

"Siji, you beasts were quite arrogant when I wasn't around, weren't you?"

"hiss!"

The giant snake suddenly stood up, and the bridge surface transformed into a winding snake body, coiled together and staring warily at the black cat.

"A demon, Lord Hozuki? No, impossible... This lowly cat demon... But, but..."

"Are you so unwilling to accept reality?"

"What a joke! Hozuki is gone!"

The giant snake suddenly lunged forward and slammed its head onto the riverbank, tearing off the entire spot where Xiao Hei, Ye Shou, and the others were!

Crunch~ Crunch~

The giant snake kept opening and closing its huge mouth, stuffing everything into its belly without caring what it was.

"Damn it... Now that things have come to this... how could we possibly let you come back! We are already free!"

"I can do whatever I want!"

"So-called freedom is nothing more than extorting money from ghosts to pay for passage—Mikichi, you're really pathetic."

"what?!"

Before the giant snake could swallow the stone, it suddenly heard a sound coming from above its head, and then realized that its head felt much heavier than usual.

—Including Xiao Hei, Ye Shou and the others all stood on the snake's head.

"Get down here!"

The snake's head began to shake wildly, and Xiao Hei stretched out and nimbly leaped more than ten meters, landing steadily on the riverbank.

Ye Shou and Beelzebub seemed to be unaffected, floating lightly away from the snake's head, but they stood in mid-air, their eyes fixed on the warrior who was firmly standing on the snake's head, his eyes closed and his hand on his sword.

"Who else? Who else is up there?"

The giant snake suddenly jerked up, tossing the man high into the air. Then, it nimbly turned around, its scarlet vertical pupils locking onto the samurai, and opened its mouth, emitting a powerful suction force.

"Go to hell!"

"Serpent of the Naihe River, I don't have that much money, so I'll use this knife as collateral."

Jinglong slowly opened his eyes in mid-air. The gaping maw of blood rapidly enlarged in his field of vision, and the stench of the wind propelled him toward the snake's mouth. There was no way to avoid it.

"Please accept this."

bass--

The slender katana was drawn from its sheath with a crisp sound, its blade flowing like water, and a wisp of cold light spread through the air like a silver thread.

Jinglong's body felt like a feather touching the airflow, suddenly becoming light and slightly deviating from its trajectory. It swept past the snake's head and landed lightly on the ground, while the snake's body was already frozen.

--laugh!

A line of blood appeared, and a large amount of blood gushed out. The snake's head, which was as big as a house, fell off cleanly like a camellia flower, crashing onto the riverbank and creating a turbid wave.

The giant snake's body went limp and lumped together. Just as it was about to fall into the river, an invisible force probed deep into its body and lifted it up.

Ye Shou slowly pulled his hands apart, and the headless snake's body gradually stretched out, with each end resting on the riverbank—

call!

Ye Shou blew a breath between his hands, and a cold wind swept across the snake's body. Layers of frost instantly condensed on the jade-like scales, transforming into a sturdy bridge spanning the two banks.

"This seems to be someone you know. Is that alright?"

"It doesn't matter."

Xiao Hei didn't care at all: "As long as Hell is functioning normally, even if a jailer dies, he can be reborn. This guy has been corrupted by madness and has become a wild ghost. Dying once is a good way to cleanse him."

"That's quite convenient." Ye Shou said thoughtfully. "Judging from its meaning, the root cause of this upheaval in Hell lies with Yama, the King of Hell? What kind of god is he?"

“A fat, bearded man… Let’s go, ignore these souls, they’ll come up when we leave.”

Xiao Hei was the first to cross the bridge, walking at the front with a gloomy look in its eyes. Normally, after such a thing happened on the Bridge of Helplessness, it should stay here to disperse the souls before doing anything else, but it doesn't have that time now, because there is obviously a more serious problem inside Hell.

"What on earth is King Yama doing?!"

-

Hahaha~ Eat~ Drink~ Sing~ Dance~

"A ghost has lived for two thousand years~ like a dream, like an illusion~"

"Your Majesty, that seems to be my original work?"

"Stop talking nonsense! One more word and I'll lock you up in Avici Hell!"

"Haha, it's all the same, everyone come and drink together~"

In the noisy hall, humans, ghosts, demons, and elves, people of different identities and attire, gathered together, indulging in the aroma of alcohol.

"Oh dear, it seems someone has broken in. What's wrong with that guy, Mikichi?"

"It's alright, it's alright. You guys keep drinking here, I'll go take care of them."

A burly, ferocious demon, wearing a crown, armor, a large sword and shield at his waist, and with the words "Great King" written on his chest, strode out of the hall, laughing loudly.

"As long as Hozuki isn't around, I, Enma, am invincible!"