The Dead
At the crack …
The chilly wind whistled, and the bottom of the crack could not be seen with the naked eye. As long as one bent down to listen carefully, one could hear the shrill screams coming from the crack.
There were no living creatures within a ten kilometer radius. Not even the most tenacious weeds could be seen.
This was the Howling Gorge, a place that the Three Realms called a land of death.
"Follow the plan, understand?"
Su Liu'er glanced at Ye Zichen coolly.
He clenched the jade slip in his hand. Su Liu'er had given it to him before coming. So long as he encountered any danger or saw Gu Li, he'd crush the jade slip and she'd teleport to him.
"Understood," Ye Zichen nodded.
"Go in."
Ye Zichen nodded, then put the jade tablet into his pocket and walked into the valley.
The deathly aura in the valley was so thick that it was almost impossible to breathe. Ye Zichen could only use his spiritual energy to form a barrier around him as he slowly walked inside.
"Gu Li!"
Every time he took a few steps, he would shout. At that time, the image in the jade slip didn't clearly tell them where the meeting place was.
"Gu Li!"
After walking for a full hour, Ye Zichen's voice was hoarse from all the shouting, but he still didn't see Gu Li.
"Roar …"
The strange cries in the valley became more and more ear-piercing. At this moment …
"Be careful."
Xuan-Yuan Xiang spoke into Ye Zichen's sea of consciousness. Xuan-Yuan Sword flew out of Ye Zichen's hand on its own, flames swirling around it as it slashed forward.
"Open your Fiery Eyes of Gold. There are dead souls here."
Hearing Xuan-Yuan Xiang's words, Ye Zichen quickly activated his Fiery Eyes of Truth.
The first thing Ye Zichen saw were countless departed souls circling in the air. Their gazes were ferocious, and they constantly let out strange cries as they circled around Ye Zichen.
They wanted to come over, but they didn't want the Xuan-Yuan Sword.
"Why are there so many souls here?" Ye Zichen frowned. For some reason, he recalled the message he saw in the Underworld's staff chat the night before.
Could it be that these souls were lost by the Underworld?
"Return!"
Right at this moment, an explosive shout resounded from within the gorge. Ye Zichen turned around and saw King Chujiang, who was wearing a green robe, holding a square box in his hand as he continuously sucked in the surrounding souls.
When these dead souls touched the box, it was as if they had met their natural enemy. All of them wanted to run …
"All of you, stay here."
The white robed King Equality also appeared. A large green net fell from the sky and all the souls within the valley were caught by this net …
Ye Zichen was no exception.
"Hmph, there really are people in our Underworld who are secretly communicating with the outside world. I didn't expect to see so many dead souls here."
The King of Equality frowned deeply. With his hands clasped behind his back, he looked angrily at the souls trapped in the net.
"These souls are missing a soul and a spirit. It looks like someone is using these souls to increase their strength."
King Chu Jiang's expression was gloomy as well. Using the souls of deceased souls to increase one's strength wasn't permitted in the Netherworld or even the three dimensions.
To put it simply, this was a demonic art!
Absorbing the souls of the dead could indeed increase one's strength quickly, but this method was crooked!
"It seems this is no longer something we can suppress. When we return, we will have to meet Lord Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva."
At that moment, Ye Zichen, who was caught in the net, also shouted.
"Stop talking nonsense, you two. Hurry up and open this broken net!"
Only then did King Chujiang and King Equality notice Ye Zichen, who was under the net. They quickly retracted the net.
King Chujiang gulped, "Master, why are you here as well?"
"This sovereign cares about the people of the world. I noticed that something was off at the Howling Valley, so I came here to investigate," Ye Zichen smiled.
As expected of a master.
When King Chu Jiang and the others heard those words, they instantly felt deep veneration. Shortly after, King Chu Jiang spoke out.
Then, King Chujiang spoke up, "I wonder what master has discovered?"
"The Demon Realm," Ye Zichen smiled. Ye Zichen smiled. "There are people from the Demon Realm here. Look at these ghosts. King Chujiang, it seems like the people of the Underworld are very restless!"
Ye Zichen's words were not made up. He had his own deductions.
The Underworld's chat group had also mentioned that some of the higher-ups frequently went to the Howling Valley, and that a large amount of dead souls had been lost from within the Underworld.
Since they had come here, it was very clear that the lost souls were here. What's more, although the air was filled with the aura of death, there was also a faint hint of demonic energy mixed within.
Based on this analysis, the possibility of the Underworld being in cahoots with the people of the Devil World was very high.
"How is that possible? It's impossible for the people of the Underworld to be involved with the Demon World."
King Chujiang immediately shook his head.
"Then do you dare to continue forward with me!"
The further they went, the denser the dead souls were, and the denser the faint purple nether demonic energy was. The expressions on the faces of King Chujiang and the other Kings, who were following closely behind, grew more and more unsightly. They weren't fools … On the contrary, those who were able to ascend to the position of King Yanluo of Hell were all shrewd individuals.
Even if they didn't believe it, they had to admit it …
There were indeed people in the Underworld who were colluding with the Demon Realm.
"Brothers, it's time for an uprising. Why do we have to become their food? Why do we have to follow their ideas? Be it humans or beasts, we should all be treated equally. Those fellows want to suck our souls. Are we supposed to submit to them and let them be satisfied? We can't let this happen. We must resist … "
Right at this moment, a man's voice suddenly rang out from nearby. Ye Zichen couldn't help but be shocked when he heard that. It seems like they're going to start a rebellion!
The group took a few quick steps forward and saw a burly, dark-faced man clenching his fists tightly. He floated above the group of ghosts and kept shouting slogans.
"How many of our brothers and sisters have already died under their demonic claws? Do you still remember how those brothers and sisters looked like when they came out like zombies? Do you want to become evil spirits and be unable to reincarnate as well!? "
"No!"
"Since you don't want to, then this is what we should do!"
"We must resist, we must protect our rights!"
"Yes, we must resist, we must protect our rights!" The black-faced man continuously waved his fist, causing the surrounding ghosts to also raise their fists in excitement. "We must resist, we must protect our rights!"
"Blackie!"
Ye Zichen couldn't help but call out. The man in midair seemed to have heard the call, so he looked down, then quickly flew down when he saw Ye Zichen.
"Boss!"
When the ghosts in the surroundings saw King Chujiang and the other kings, they all flew over and started complaining at the same time …
"Alright, let's go back!"
King Chujiang took out another box that was different from the previous one. All of the ghosts entered it, except for Blackie.
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