From Under One Person: Sincere Journey Through the Heavens

The woman in black pulled Zhao Yingkong along as they ran towards the top of Daheishan Mountain.

What are we going to do at the top of the mountain?

As she got closer to the summit, she felt the buzzing vibrations and the shockwaves. Zhao Yingkong felt a tightness in her chest, as if a heavy stone was pressing down on her, and her breathing became slightly rapid.

"Feel the thrill!"

The woman in black revealed her upper jaw fangs and chuckled. To speed things up, she carried Zhao Yingkong on her back. Three black dots appeared in each of her black-and-white eyes. With a slight tremor, their bodies disappeared in an instant.

When Zhao Yingkong came to her senses, she realized that she and the woman in black had arrived at the mountaintop area, and their original location—

At the foot of the mountain!

A distance of a thousand feet was reached in the blink of an eye!

Teleport?

Or is it a space jump?

Zhao Yingkong found it unbelievable!

However, the basis of this ability is what Zhao Yingkong believes to be "controlling with the mind," but in reality, it is not controlling objects with the mind at all, but rather "moving."

The object fixed by the three points of light can be moved by the Black Lady with her mind, the distance depending on the farthest distance she can see and perceive.

When this ability is applied to her, and combined with the ability that Zhao Yingkong identified as "copying objects," she can perform skills similar to "teleportation" and "space jump."

Actually.

The so-called "copying objects" is not simply copying objects. The basic principle of this ability can be roughly analyzed into only three steps:

The first step is to perceive the structure of objects.

Then draw energy from the ghost realm.

Finally, the energy is converted into a physical form, completing the replication of the item.

The essence is "creation".

Just as the Black Woman conjured up things like chains and knives at the beginning, it was essentially because she was very skilled at creating these two things.

The woman in black carried Zhao Yingkong across a distance of thousands of feet. The basic principle was to create a spatial passage, enter it, and move there.

but--

Using this ability comes at a price... namely, she needs to drink the blood of the monsters in the Black Mountain to "cool down," otherwise she will "overload," causing her whole body to become too hot and eventually melt away.

Just as Zhao Yingkong and the Black Lady arrived, Jiang Liu sensed their presence and felt the Underworld Emperor tremble slightly. He decided not to confront the Underworld Emperor head-on. He stepped on the Dipper and used his energy to move through the Nine Apertures, like a dragon, constantly dodging the opponent's four arm strikes. Then he leaped backward and landed on the steps outside the mountaintop.

The underworld emperor also rushed over, but Jiang Liu remained unmoved.

Just as the fist was about to touch Jiang Liu's nose, dozens of black and white chains shot out from the Nanwu Temple, binding the underworld emperor's four arms, two legs, and neck, making it impossible for him to move. Finally, he was pulled back into the Nanwu Temple.

The collapsed archway was restored to its original state under the influence of a special force field, with thousands of dark clouds and tens of thousands of gray mists enveloping it, reflecting the three large characters "Netherworld".

Having fought with the Underworld Emperor for so long, Jiang Liu had come to understand some of his opponent's tactics:

Immortal and indestructible:

It cannot be killed or destroyed; even if it is shattered into dust, it can be restored in an instant.

You must not leave the mountaintop:

Once he leaves, Yin-Yang chains will appear within the Namo Temple, binding him and pulling him back inside. The Underworld Emperor will only reappear when he steps onto the mountaintop again.

Therefore, as long as you leave the mountaintop area and land on the outer steps, you can ensure that the opponent's attack cannot land on you.

"call--"

Jiang Liu exhaled a breath of stale air. "An immortal monster is indeed a good punching bag for honing my close-combat skills..."

and so.

Is your mission related to Namuji Temple?

Jiang Liu was asking Zhao Yingkong a question, but his gaze fell on the woman in black—

Is this person even human?

It doesn't seem like a real ghost or monster. Could it be a human who accidentally wandered into this place and stayed in the ghost realm for a long time?

Have we stayed too long, causing our physical bodies to begin evolving into monsters?

And this guy's ability is—

Teleportation? Or spatial teleportation? It also seems to have some connection to that underworld emperor...

# Chapter 360 Jiang Liu VS Black Lady - Instant Kill!

Thanks to the power of controlling the heat of the four seasons, Jiang Liu's breathing can maintain a certain degree of coordination with this ghostly realm. Furthermore, by using the Dharma Image Seal, he can maximize his perception ability.

Black Lady —

She was a creature that was half human and half ghost, whose aura blended perfectly with this world, but whose abilities did not seem to originate from her.

In Jiang Liu's perception, the opponent's ability originated from three black light spots within his body that were slowly rotating around each other, emitting a peculiar "field" that connected with fifteen places on Daheishan Mountain, including this Nanwu Temple, thus enabling him to unleash his power.

in short:

Within the Great Black Mountain, there are fifteen unique energy sources, which can be likened to batteries or power plants; the Black Lady's abilities are equivalent to a fully functional electrical appliance; and the invisible field connecting the energy sources to the three black light spots is the electrical wire.

This is--

Wireless charging?

Spiritual practice and science are truly similar in principle!

Jiang Liu had already seen through the Black Lady's true abilities.

In theory.

With those three black dots, the Black Lady doesn't need to worry about energy consumption when using her abilities. What she needs to consider is whether her mind and soul can perfectly control the ability, and whether her body will suffer damage from using this ability for a long time.

However, in Jiang Liu's vision, living beings cannot truly be equated with electrification. They possess growth potential, and with long-term use of this ability, their physique will also be strengthened as they adapt to this power.

In short, this bizarre "spiritual practice" follows the path of practice makes perfect and the body is forced to adapt.

and so--

Has this Great Black Mountain given birth to some strange energy source, and is it controlled by the fifteen powerful demons residing within?

Jiang Liu suddenly seemed to be deep in thought.

Fifteen ghosts controlled the energy source... Judging from the way the Underworld Emperor fought, he only knew how to fight hand-to-hand, and at most he would unleash a burst of energy when he was emotionally agitated, but he would never use magic or anything like that.

However, within this Great Black Mountain reside "half-human, half-ghost" beings who can cast spells using a special "field" emanating from the energy source controlled by those fifteen ghosts.

"Our mission is to destroy Lanruo Temple," Zhao Yingkong answered Jiang Liu's question.

"Ah."

Jiang Liu nodded slightly, but then heard the woman in black say, "Why are you staring at me? Could it be... that you like me?"

After saying that, she hugged her chest, her black eyes filled with vigilance.

"Everyone has a love for beauty."

Seeing that this half-human, half-ghost creature actually possessed self-awareness, Jiang Liu wasn't embarrassed at all. Instead, he teased, "You're so beautiful and graceful, I'm sure everyone likes you very much, right?"

"Oh dear, why do you always speak the truth?" The woman in black stood with her hands on her hips, head held high, and laughed out loud.

With just one sentence, Jiang Liu had shrunk his relationship with the woman in black, leaving Zhao Yingkong, who was standing to the side, slightly agape, thinking to herself:

Is making friends really this easy?

Is being able to talk enough?

"Aren't we going to fight that underworld emperor?" Zhao Yingkong felt she had to interject to avoid becoming a "third wheel" between the human and the ghost.

"I've already tested the limits of my opponent's current strength. They're no match for me at full power. Further testing will be futile; it's best to conserve my energy. Besides—"

Jiang Liu's attention was focused on the woman in black. "Speaking of which, I didn't know who you were?"

"Just call me Black Lady."

The woman in black winked at Jiang Liu: ?(＾＿－?).

Seeing that a flower-like halo had indeed appeared near her left eye, Jiang Liu clicked his tongue, introduced himself, and then asked, "Do you know anything about the Great Black Mountain and the Underworld Emperor?"

"Of course I understand!"

The woman in black nodded vigorously. "Like that big guy from earlier, he's actually my dad."

The moment the words left her lips, the black-clad woman's playful smile vanished, her eyes suddenly narrowed, and three black dots appeared in each of her palms. With a slight tremor of her fingers, the dots spun rapidly, forming a ring, and two black chains were created.

Jiang Liu's reaction was swift; he immediately retreated, but the two chains multiplied into ten, forming twenty in total, which, like dragons and snakes, surrounded Jiang Liu from all sides.

"Hmm... I hate guys who can use their superpowers without restraint in this ghostly realm."

Jiang Liu muttered a complaint to himself, then became slightly more serious. He transformed his Qi into energy, channeled the energy throughout his body, twisted his waist, and rotated his arms, creating a faint magnetic field around them.

Swish!

The instant the magnetic field of the person touched the swinging chains, Jiang Liu's strength surged, and he actually twisted the chains, like a cow's tongue curling up grass. The chains flipped and flew backward, and under the entanglement of the forces, he actually bound and restrained the woman in black.

The black woman, wrapped up like a dumpling, had only her hands exposed. Between her outstretched fingers, six points of light either transformed into runes or formed particle-like fluctuations.

Jiang Liu immediately rushed forward, grabbed the black-clad woman's hands with both of his, and interlocked his fingers with hers, thus directly interrupting her ability.

Without him.

This is because the other party is not a cultivator at all, but merely a skilled "artist" whose ability consumes energy from fifteen energy sources originating from the Black Mountain.

There are three ways to interrupt this ability:

First, it destroys energy sources.

Without a source of energy, the Black Lady's abilities would be useless and she would be unable to use them.

Secondly, it disrupts magnetic field fluctuations.

The Black Lady is able to have a continuous source of energy because she has a special "magnetic field" connection with the energy source.

Disrupting this connection would naturally also interrupt her supernatural abilities.