With a deafening crash.

The steel trident clashed with Lu Li’s Greatsword, the massive sword shadow colliding, and a visible shockwave instantaneously spread out, causing the walls around the entire courtyard to collapse with a thunderous roar.

“Sword Cultivator… who exactly are you?”

The Two-headed Yaksha Monarch was initially stunned, then subsequently flew into a rage.

His entire body exuded a cold and bloody Qi mechanism that spun like a tornado, summoning a howling dark wind, which quickly swept up the fractured stones on the ground and spread to the surrounding courtyard.

Especially within this dark wind, countless sharp ice blades were somehow embedded, speeding up with the storm, creating a hell of blades and swords.

Although Zhang Kui was unafraid, his Protective Golden Light was activated, shattering the ice blades, scattering golden light, and he hurriedly flashed out of the area.

The Yaksha, transformed from Evil Ghosts.

This Two-headed Yaksha Monarch had a red face, sharp teeth, knotted muscles, and was wearing grotesque heavy armor.

Originally thought to be a brute warrior like the Left Vanguard, who would have expected him to be a master of magical skills.

This place, though filled with bizarre black fog, obscured vision, and unable to probe, yet a Mahayana Realm controlling the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, was indeed troublesome to deal with when enraged.

“Were you the one who disturbed the Water Mansion the other day?”

Amidst the storm, the Yaksha King’s voice was first sinister, then suddenly remembered something, carrying a hint of hesitation.

“Your excellency… do you hail from the East Sea?”

Among the Evil Spirits, sword cultivators were extremely rare, and the Yaksha King had already determined that it wasn’t the Central State’s other Forbidden Lands causing trouble.

The human race was as weak as ants in his eyes, so naturally, he associated it with his most feared matter.

The East Sea?

Zhang Kui paused, thinking of the Dragon Pearl that the Black Flood Dragon King treasured dearly, he immediately realized these guys must have done something unscrupulous.

Thinking of this, Zhang Kui squinted slightly, with a smile on his face, but his voice was particularly ominous.

“You… have taken something you shouldn’t have!”

The Yaksha King’s expression changed dramatically, hurriedly ceasing the magical skills, and once the storm stopped, he looked around the surrounding black fog with panic and uncertainty.

“Really… impossible… impossible…”

Seeing the Yaksha King so terrified, Zhang Kui became even more confident, continuing in a menacing low voice:

“Hmph, thinking you did it secretly, but in this world, walls have ears.”

This was purely a bluff; Zhang Kui had no idea what these Evil Spirits had done.

Yet, upon hearing it, the Yaksha King’s face turned utterly terrified, and he suddenly knelt on the ground, kowtowing earnestly.

“Master Envoy… Master Envoy, spare me, it’s all the Black Flood Dragon’s doing, I was deceived in ignorance at the time, only to learn later that it was the Sea Race Sacred Sanctuary…”

Sea Race… Sacred Sanctuary… Dragon Pearl?

Zhang Kui was stunned.

Although he didn’t know what the Sea Race was, to frighten the Yaksha King this much, it was obviously far more formidable than any human race; these guys indeed had audacity.

Thinking this, Zhang Kui’s voice became more ferocious.

“Too late! I’m merely a vanguard; the army is soon arriving. By then, you will be skinned and boned, your Divine Soul in eternal damnation!”

The Yaksha King was initially shocked beyond measure, kneeling on the ground with gradually revealing fierce glints in his eyes, intending to gamble on killing to silence; but upon hearing Zhang Kui’s words, the fierce glints dissipated, his face turned pale, and he trembled uncontrollably.

“Master Envoy, spare me, Master Envoy, spare me…”

Zhang Kui rubbed his chin, rolling his eyes, then softened his tone, “To spare your life isn’t impossible, but you must redeem your sins with merit.”

“If you can capture that main culprit, the Black Flood Dragon, before the army arrives, I can explain…”

On hearing this, the Yaksha King’s expression changed, then bitterly smiled: “Master Envoy doesn’t know, that Black Flood Dragon’s Tao Cultivation is profound, and his magical skills are exquisite, I’m truly not his opponent.”

Zhang Kui was initially bluffing, actually ready to take action, but unexpectedly this guy indeed had a rebellious thought.

“Hmm… this is indeed difficult…”

Zhang Kui pondered for a while, then asked in a deep voice: “What if Immortal Wu is added, how confident are you?”

The Two-headed Yaksha King paused, then hurriedly shook his head,

“Although Immortal Wu is quick-tempered and not smart, he’s unlikely to be against the Black Flood Dragon.”

Zhang Kui sneered, “Even if his brother, Wu God, was killed by the Black Flood Dragon, this guy wouldn’t mind?”

“Wu God was killed by the Black Flood Dragon?”

The Yaksha King was stunned, “How could it be…”

“Why can’t it be?”

Zhang Kui recounted what he had seen, then mocked: “It’s obvious that the Black Flood Dragon, as the Great King, doesn’t regard you all. If the army arrives, I’m afraid he’ll act first to eliminate you, then put the blame elsewhere.”

The Yaksha King’s gaze subtly changed; though Zhang Kui’s words were sheer provocation, having followed the Black Flood Dragon for so long, how could he be unaware of his character, after taking a few deep breaths, his gaze gradually turning fierce.

“Master Envoy is right, but even with me and Immortal Wu, it’s still lacking; I need your help too.”

“No problem…”

Zhang Kui was elated, immediately giving some instructions.

The Yaksha King nodded repeatedly, but still seemed a bit skeptical, testingly asking:

“May I know the Master Envoy’s esteemed name, could you show yourself?”

A meeting?

“Of course…”

Zhang Kui smiled slightly, then his whole body trembled, after a transformation, he strode forward.

The Yaksha King gradually heard footsteps, seeing a monster suddenly appear in the black fog, clad in Silver Light Armor, wearing a Heaven-Facing Crown, with round eyes and a broad nose, horns on the head and a beard under the jaw, not knowing what kind of demon it was.

The Yaksha King hurriedly cupped his hands,

“May I know the Master Envoy’s noble name?”

Zhang Kui stroked his red beard, glaring his eyes,

“East Sea, Ao Guang!”

…

The hall was dark, black fog filled the air, occasionally revealing fierce divine statues with awe-inspiring presence.

The Black Fish Demon’s body had already become rigid, with vacant eyes, proceeding deeper into the hall endlessly.

“Hey, what are you doing!”

The Peach Blossom Lady sternly shouted from behind.

Just now, with a swath of black fog, the companions from Jingjiang Water Mansion were scattered and teleported, the Peach Blossom Lady followed this Black Fish Demon, making several twists and turns to this hall.

She had already sensed something amiss, but the Black Fish Demon ahead seemed not to have heard, continuing to walk forward blindly.

“How dare you, the Lady is speaking to you!”

The nearby Divine Travel Realm Insect Woman immediately became furious, wrapped in black mist, the Black Painting Boat magical artifact rumbled towards the Black Fish Demon.

Though both were in the Divine Travel Realm, the Black Painting Boat lineage was strong and had always been arrogant in the Water Mansion, unable to tolerate the defiance of the Black Fish Demon.

Bam!

The Black Fish Demon was struck from behind, immediately spitting blood and disappearing into the black mist.

The Insect Woman flickered forward, her eyes instantly filled with surprise,

“Madam, that guy’s gone, could he have escaped?”

Peach Blossom Lady arrived in an instant, her face slightly changing, revealing fangs as she looked around at the surrounding divine statues with malice,

“This place is not right, retreat quickly!”

Saying so, she grabbed the Insect Woman and flashed towards the main entrance to escape.

However, the place where the main entrance was, had already turned into a solid stone wall.

“Just a little skill, dare to block me!”

Peach Blossom Lady was furious, evil Qi surged to the sky, and with a massive black cloud, she slapped the wall, which instantly exploded, revealing a courtyard with howling yin wind.

Outside the courtyard, a multitude of various stone statues had appeared unknowingly, staring at them expressionlessly, unmoving.

The Divine Travel Realm Insect Woman was startled, suddenly feeling a chill on her back, quickly turning around, she found that although the stone statues within the hall were still in various ferocious shapes, at some point, they had silently arranged themselves behind them.

“Careful, Ma’am!”

The Insect Woman screamed, the magical artifact Treasure Ship roared out, knocking over a row of statues.

To her shock, despite this strike being enough to collapse a small mountain, the statues only emitted a black light and merely dropped some stone flakes.

Even more terrifying was a black rune that had appeared on her hand, splitting from one into two, then two into four beneath her skin, flowing like swimming fish.

“Madam…”

The Insect Woman’s face turned deathly pale; no one had survived such a terrifying curse so far.

Peach Blossom Lady was on guard, contemplating a strategy, seeing her subordinate Insect Woman getting hit, she instantly lost her rationality, her eyes burning with blood light.

“Ah, all of you die for me!”

Saying so, a terrifying aura surged all over her, about to unleash the Heaven and Earth Phenomenon Dharma Body to completely destroy this place.

“Stop, do you want to die!”

A figure suddenly appeared from the side, it was the Black Flood Dragon King, who reprimanded Peach Blossom Lady while signaling with a glance.

Peach Blossom Lady suppressed her anger and looked up, only to see above the courtyard, black mist churning like dark clouds, drifting with house-sized dead faces. Heaven knows what terrifying array it was.

If she rashly unleashed the illusionary Dharma Aspect, she might immediately suffer a loss.

“Great King, what shall we do?”

Peach Blossom Lady was both shocked and angry, her mind in turmoil.

The Black Flood Dragon King’s eyes flickered with uncertainty, “Do not act rashly, something is amiss with this place, these statues aren’t guarding against us, perhaps they’re guarding against something inside the temple.”

“Let’s get out first!”

Peach Blossom Lady nodded first, then looked helplessly at the Insect Woman behind her.

The Black Flood Dragon King snorted coldly,

“She’s unsalvageable, let’s go.”

After saying that, his figure instantly shot out.

Strangely, none of the statues, large or small, blocked them, simply maintained their form, unmoving.

“Madam…”

The Insect Woman’s face was already covered with runes, her eyes gradually becoming dull, finally letting out a desperate cry.

Peach Blossom Lady’s expression twisted fiercely, she let out a low roar, then turned and flew out of the hall.

The temple complex was bizarre, if you wanted to go deeper, it was like entering a labyrinth, space distorted everywhere, but to leave was simply walking out right to the temple’s exterior.

Once outside, Peach Blossom Lady saw Immortal Wu and the Two-headed Yaksha Monarch were already out.

The Two-headed Yaksha Monarch stood in place expressionless.

Immortal Wu floated mid-air with eyes closed, tentacles hanging down, breathing in disarray.

Now her entire race was annihilated, she didn’t care to intervene, standing off to the side with an overcast face.

The Black Flood Dragon King glanced at the three of them, a ghostly light flashing in his eyes, his tone much softer than before.

“What happened, losing morale at such a small difficulty?”

“You’ve always wondered why I didn’t take you deeper into the Black Resentment Lake after entering the Underworld. As you see now, such sights are common there.”

“Ladies and gentlemen, there might be good things inside, let’s rest up for next time…”

“Great King!”

Floating in the air, Immortal Wu suddenly opened her eyes, her massive body starting to redden, her tentacles writhing.

“Other matters are unimportant, I only want to know, was my brother Wu God eaten by you…”

The Black Flood Dragon King’s eyes narrowed slightly, a flash of ferocity,

“Who filled your head with such nonsense?”

“I ask only if it’s true!”

Immortal Wu suddenly erupted, overwhelmingly powerful, revealing her illusionary Dharma Aspect, tentacles retracting amidst the rolling dark clouds.

Although fierce and brutal, she respected her brother greatly because her talents were lacking, she followed the path of bloodline refining the body. If it weren’t for Wu God risking his life to help, she couldn’t have survived crossing into the Celestial Tribulation Realm.

“Impertinent!”

The Black Flood Dragon King flew into a rage, “You two, kill this traitor with me, divide and consume him, Peach Blossom Lady, today will finally fulfill your desire.”

However, Peach Blossom Lady didn’t agree, her originally somber face gradually became distorted, revealing fangs, her voice bizarre and frenzied.

“Black Flood Dragon, you knew from the start that Black Fish was suspicious and yet you kept it near as bait, today… I will have a taste of your flesh!”

The Black Flood Dragon King’s face changed drastically,

“I’ve long known your wild nature is untamable, you’re incapable of achieving great things…”

Saying so, coldly glanced at the Two-headed Yaksha Monarch,

“You wouldn’t want to rebel too, would you?”

The Yaksha King chuckled foolishly, then suddenly changed his demeanor,

“Slay him!”

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