Chapter 415 - 341: Charging into the Depths of the Underworld
"Kill!"
Xu Qing, sword in his right hand, faced the Ten Hall Yama. He attacked first without a moment’s hesitation, locking onto them and unleashing a swift sword strike.
CLANG!
The ring of a sword echoed.
Chaos Sword Qi billowed out like a great river, blanketing the Ten Hall Yama, who reacted in an instant.
CRACK! CRACK!
BOOM!
The sound of an explosion rang out.
Xu Qing’s combat prowess was simply too immense. Having reached his current level, he no longer needed to use Divine Techniques, because even if he did, they couldn’t compare to a casual swing of his sword.
In fact, the Mighty Power unleashed by each and every one of Xu Qing’s sword swings had already surpassed so-called Supreme Divine Techniques. He had truly reached that level of strength.
Only Dao Tong, which transcends the level of Divine Techniques, could further amplify Xu Qing’s current combat prowess. However, Xu Qing’s Realm was still only the Fifth Realm; he had yet to step into the Sixth Realm. Therefore, he could not cultivate Dao Tong. He could not master it even with the help of the Encyclopedia of All Things.
If he were to force his cultivation of it, he would even risk his body exploding, resulting in death.
That was why Xu Qing had only cultivated Divine Techniques up to this point.
Now, even Divine Techniques had become useless to him.
RUUUUMBLE!!!
A series of explosions erupted. Xu Qing’s strike was far too powerful; his Chaos Sword Qi shredded all defenses and techniques, directly annihilating one of the Yama.
"AH!!!"
A bloodcurdling scream rang out.
BANG!
King Zhuanlun, the closest of the Ten Hall Yama, was directly annihilated by Xu Qing. His towering body was torn into a cloud of scattered ash by the utterly terrifying Chaos Sword Qi.
Furthermore, the palace behind King Zhuanlun also exploded, having been completely obliterated.
"What?!"
"King Zhuanlun!"
"This..."
The remaining Yama were stunned.
"You’re too weak."
Xu Qing shook his head. He took a single step and vanished, reappearing before the remaining nine Yama and unleashing one sword strike after another.
"Abi Divine Saber Slash!"
SWOOSH!
The King of Equality, one of the nine Yama, roared. Facing the terrifying Chaos Sword Qi, he mustered all his Power and unleashed a saber strike with his full might.
CRACK!
The sound of something shattering rang out.
As Xu Qing’s Chaos Sword Qi descended, it crushed and annihilated the King of Equality’s Abi Divine Saber Slash with overwhelming ease, shattering it into a spray of light.
"AH!!"
A bloodcurdling scream rang out.
The King of Equality died a gruesome death under Xu Qing’s sword.
"!!!"
The remaining Eight Hall Yama were filled with horror and dread.
Clearly, Xu Qing’s strength was overwhelming. Even by joining forces, the Ten Hall Yama could not stand against him; instead, they were being picked off and annihilated one by one.
"Retreat! Retreat now!"
"We’re no match for him!"
"Quickly, summon the Five Ghost Emperors!!!"
"..."
The Eight Hall Yama were terrified beyond belief.
"Die!"
SWOOSH!
Xu Qing’s gaze was frigid. He took a step and swung his sword once more. Terrifying Chaos Sword Qi billowed out, annihilating the remaining Eight Hall Yama with unstoppable force.
King Qin Guang, King of Chu River, Emperor Song, King of the Five Senses, King Yama, King of Mount Tai, King of the City, and King Bian—all Eight Hall Yama had now fallen at Xu Qing’s hand.
BANG! BANG! BANG!!!
All around, the towering palaces were crushed and annihilated by Xu Qing.
In truth, those Xu Qing had just annihilated were, of course, not the *true* Ten Hall Yama. They were merely creations, cultivated by the eight Ancient Scripture Inheritors for the Underworld they had established.
’Hooo...’
Xu Qing took a deep breath, his gaze profound. He pondered, ’The Underworld, the Ten Hall Yama, Ox Head and Horse Face, Black and White Impermanence... I’d heard of all these things in my past life.’
’However, in my past life, whether it was the Underworld or the Ten Hall Yama, they were all just myths and legends. They didn’t actually exist. In the world and universe of my past life, they were illusory and false—nothing more than folklore. Science was the central theme of that world.’
’So...’
Xu Qing’s thoughts continued, ’...why has the Underworld appeared here? A Secret Technique recorded in the Ancient Texts can create an Underworld, and the masterminds behind it are even enemies of the Human Race.’
’...’
Xu Qing could find no answers. He had many theories, but they only left him feeling lost. ’What is the real meaning behind all this?’
And then he recalled accepting the inheritance from the Shushan Ancestor. He had seemed to transcend the concepts of time and space, meeting the ancestor himself, whose words now echoed in his mind.
"Our true enemy was never the All Heavens and Myriad Races."
Xu Qing murmured, "The true enemy."
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!
Suddenly, just after Xu Qing had annihilated the Ten Hall Yama, an even more terrifying presence awakened. A roar of unparalleled majesty echoed as the very fabric of space and time began to twist around him.
RUMBLE!
The next moment, a palace of endless majesty appeared before Xu Qing’s eyes. Its grandeur was indescribable, beyond what words could capture, and it seemed to suppress the very heavens and earth.
’This is...’
Xu Qing’s gaze was profound.
The Luofeng Six Heavens.
Also known as the Luofeng Six Palaces.
This endlessly majestic palace was merely one of them.
It was called: the Zhou Jueyin Celestial Palace.
There were five others.
They were: the Tai Sha Liangshi Zong Celestial Palace, the Mingchen Nai Fan Wucheng Celestial Palace, the Celestial Palace of Calm and Bright Sinful Qi, the Zongling Qi Fei Celestial Palace, and the Gansilianwanlu Celestial Palace.
For now, only one had appeared.