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BZZZT! BZZZT! BZZZT!!!

All around them.

Space and time twisted.

An intense pulling force erupted, instantly separating Xu Qing from Zhang Ling and the others, teleporting them to various locations throughout the Underworld.

WHOOSH...

With a mere thought, Chaos Sword Qi surged around Xu Qing, shredding the force that enveloped him. He stabilized his body and came to a halt in the Void.

’The Underworld.’

Xu Qing’s expression grew solemn. He looked up to see only a sky as black as ink, layered with dark, ominous clouds.

He scanned his surroundings.

Xu Qing saw a bleak, dilapidated, and desolate land. Upon this land lay countless dried bones, and ghostly specters wandered aimlessly.

First.

According to the plan he had with Zhang Ling and the others, they all possessed life-saving measures given to them by the Masters of the Holy Lands.

Therefore.

Zhang Ling and the others were taking a calculated risk: join forces to storm the Underworld, find the hiding place of the eight Ancient Scripture Inheritors, annihilate them all, and reclaim the ’Ancient Texts’.

Then.

They would seal the ’Ancient Texts’ again, thus completing their mission regarding the ’Ancient Text Incident’. Afterward, they would help the Supreme Dynasty deal with the eight traitorous Vassal Kings, which would naturally resolve the crisis facing the dynasty.

It seemed simple.

But putting it into practice was another matter entirely.

This wasn’t something that could be settled in a few words.

Just like now.

The moment they entered the Underworld, a powerful force had scattered them, separating Xu Qing from Zhang Ling and the rest. It looked like a strategy to pick them off one by one.

’Actually, the goal of this mission isn’t just to eliminate these Inheritors and bring back the sealed "Ancient Text: Supreme Fengdu Scripture". It’s to draw out the mastermind pulling the strings from behind the scenes.’

Xu Qing mused, ’Only then can Master and the others identify the true manipulator behind the "Ancient Text Incident" and have a chance to eliminate the problem at its source.’

WHOOSH...

Xu Qing took a deep breath. ’There are two ways to draw out the mastermind.’

’The first method.’

’It’s like what happened with the Great Zhou Martial Country. Once Zhou Di had completed everything and built the altar, the mastermind was highly likely to appear and reap the ’fruits of victory’.’

’Obviously.’

Xu Qing shook his head. ’The first method is not an option. If we let this Ancient Text Incident fester, let alone succeed, it won’t be just a minor Lower-Grade Human Race Dynasty that falls, but an Upper-Grade Human Race Dynasty. The entire Supreme Spirit Realm could be lost.’

’So.’

’That only leaves the second method.’

’When I first arrived in the Supreme Spirit Realm, I was pulled into the incomplete Underworld of the ninth Inheritor. And when I was about to kill that ninth Inheritor, the mastermind still made a move to stop me.’

’Therefore.’

’The second method is to use overwhelming power to wipe out all eight remaining Ancient Scripture Inheritors and make their plan fail completely.’

’At the final moment.’

’If the masterminds don’t want their plan to fail, they might try to attack me then. Killing just one or two Ancient Scripture Inheritors probably won’t be enough. They already suffered a loss last time when Master intervened, so they won’t be caught off guard a second time. They might even have other methods and tricks up their sleeves.’

Having thought this far.

WHOOSH...

Xu Qing exhaled a turbid breath. His Battle Intent soared, yet his tone was perfectly calm as he spoke, word by word, "In that case, let’s go all out."

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

The moment he finished speaking.

Space and time around him twisted. One after another, nine black vortexes appeared, from which poured a vast tide of Nine Nether Qi.

"The enemy is here."

Xu Qing’s expression was serene.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!!!

Just as he expected.

Countless demonic creatures of the Underworld charged out from the eight black vortexes. This time, the Underworld fiends were even more powerful and numerous.

Within the Underworld.

These Underworld fiends seemed to be practically immortal.

BOOM! BOOM!

Furthermore.

Behind these Underworld fiends, Xu Qing saw Black and White Impermanence, Ox Head and Horse Face, and a Judge of the Underworld, as well as towering palaces.

Within the palaces were the Ten Hall Yama.

"Kill!"

CLANG!

A sword rang out.

Xu Qing’s power erupted. With a single thought, he unleashed his full might, and items and props from eight different paths materialized around him.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

His Sixteen-layered Rule Domain manifested.

At that moment.

Xu Qing’s power was amplified sixteen-fold.

Thus.

Xu Qing’s Ninety-Ninth Layer of Sword Dao was forcibly elevated to the 1584th Layer of Sword Dao—a concept that was simply unimaginable.

One must understand.

In the Fifth Realm.

The Realm of Rules only went up to a maximum of the 99th Layer.

But now.

Xu Qing had forcefully used the power of his eight path-related Dao Realms to create a sixteen-fold amplification, forcibly raising his Sword Dao to the ’1584th Layer’.

Therefore.

Although Xu Qing had not stepped into the Sixth Realm and was still only at the Extreme of the Fifth Realm, this amplification allowed him to forcibly break through the barrier between the Fifth and Sixth Realms.

As a result.

Xu Qing’s strength and combat prowess had broken through this barrier, this chasm, and reached the level of the Sixth Realm.

"Die!"

SWISH!

Xu Qing wielded the Level 10 Meridian Seven Star Sword. The sword itself was a Top-Grade Transcendent Treasure, and after nine upgrades and transformations, it actually contained a trace of Dao Rhyme.

Now.

In Xu Qing’s hands, the Level 10 Meridian Seven Star Sword unleashed its full power—and then some. It was incomparably powerful, incomparably terrifying.

Moreover.

Although Xu Qing had not entered the Sixth Realm, he had already drawn upon Chaos Qi, refined Chaos Sword Qi, and even forged a ’Dao Platform’.

In fact.

Xu Qing was only a single step away from the Sixth Realm.

CRACK! CRACK!

Therefore.

When Xu Qing swung his sword, Chaos Sword Qi filled the air. The power of the 1584th Layer of Sword Dao erupted completely. Before him, so-called supreme Divine Techniques were less effective than a basic strike.

BANG! BANG! BANG!!!

Countless explosions rang out.

Xu Qing had only swung his sword once. The Chaos Sword Qi annihilated everything—the countless Underworld fiends, as well as the Black and White Impermanence, Ox Head and Horse Face, and even the Judge of the Underworld standing behind them.

All of them perished under his single strike, exploding into a sky full of Nine Nether Qi. The blow even tore a massive rift in the surrounding space-time, like a scar across the heavens.

One sword strike.

Just one sword strike.

Xu Qing had annihilated numerous powerful enemies and even sliced open a gash in the Underworld itself. The eight Ancient Scripture Inheritors hidden in the shadows were horrified and shocked.

"This..."

"How is this possible?"

"Who... Who in the world is he?"

"He’s ’Xu Qing’, the Sect Leader’s True Inheritor from the Shushan Sacred Land. The ninth Ancient Scripture Inheritor died at his hands. I can’t believe it... He hasn’t even entered the Sixth Realm, yet he’s already this powerful."

"..."

In the depths of the Underworld.

The expressions of the eight Ancient Scripture Inheritors were grim.

Moreover.

Besides Xu Qing, the other nine Holy Land’s True Inheritors were not weak either. Five of them had already entered the Sixth Realm and were exceptionally powerful, and the other four were no easy targets.

Of course.

Xu Qing didn’t know what was happening with Zhang Ling and the others.

Right now.

Xu Qing only wanted to kill his way through the entire Underworld.

"Mere cannon fodder like this can’t stop me."

Xu Qing’s expression was calm, his gaze profound as he stared into the deepest part of the Underworld, as if his eyes were meeting those of the eight Ancient Scripture Inheritors.

"How audacious."

"To dare speak such drivel before us Yama."

"Hurry up and die."

"This King will surely drag out your soul and cast it into the Eighteen Hells, where you will suffer for all eternity!"

"..."

BOOM! BOOM!!

The next moment.

From within the palaces.

What appeared this time were not Netherworld Battle Generals, but the Ten Hall Yama. Each one exuded a majestic might, with terrifying Dao Rhyme swirling around them.

They were indeed exceptionally powerful.

But Xu Qing simply shook his head, his expression calm. His gaze swept over the Ten Hall Yama before him. "Forget the fact that you aren’t the real Ten Hall Yama. Even if you were, you still couldn’t take my soul."