Chapter 931 - Underworld

Chapter 931 - Underworld

The Book of Life and Death? Could it actually call for someone’s soul?

Bai Lingmiao doubted Yuen Er’s words.

If that was the case, that meant the Underworld Palace was real.

Despite Yuen Er's apparent confidence, Bai Lingmiao remained skeptical. If Yuen Er was telling the truth, then where would the Heavenly Mater, who controls the Heavenly Dao of Death, be positioned?

Ultimately, the Second Deity voiced the questions that lingered in Bai Lingmiao’s heart. “Is it really the Underworld Palace?”

“Of course! If not, I wouldn’t have allowed you to help us. It’s not only the palace but also the eighteen layers of hell! Do you know what we’re stepping on right now? It’s the Yellow Spring Road[1].

Tuoba Danqing was taken aback, his gaze shifting downward to the stone path beneath his feet. He glanced around, questioning whether his presence here was a mistake.

Afterward, there was silence as they pressed on. The group remained vigilant, keeping their senses sharp as they advanced.

The road was long, but it still had an end. Soon, a pitch-dark cave appeared in front of them.

On both sides of the cave, a couplet caught the eye: Only you can decide when to harm others. This applies to all three worlds in the land of the living.

The Underworld Palace had never let anyone go. There was another couplet at the top: You are here.

The cold wind blowing out from the cave made everyone tremble.

Noticing Bai Lingmiao’s shocked gaze, Yuen Er chuckled. “This is the door to the underworld. What’s wrong? Do you dare to enter?”

Bai Lingmiao checked the couplets and shook her head lightly. “This isn’t the door to the underworld. If it was, the couplet is wrong. There’s no such thing as punishment in this world.”

She led her followers into the cave. It was filled with stalactites and stalagmites resembling little demons.

Green smoke rose out of nowhere and enveloped everyone’s legs. The dark road led everyone deep into the cave.

Yuen Er pointed at the gates. “I thought you were here to help? Come, this is our problem. Go and deal with it for us.

“Those soldiers are swarming the Feng Capital! If you can help us, we will help you!”

“Still, you guys are Strayed Ones. Even if they all poured out from the city, I doubt they’d be able to defeat you,” Bai Lingmiao said. In her eyes, a group of eleven Strayed Ones were nigh unstoppable.

“So what if we can fight? There’s no death here, and we can’t kill them! They’d surround us and keep us here until we eventually lose all our strength. If it weren’t for the three comrades who helped us escape last time, none of us would still be alive today.”

Yuen Er recounted the events that had taken place, noting that while the soldiers had the power to kill them, they were unable to kill the soldiers. Given the unfair nature of the fight, it was no surprise that they found themselves trapped.

“No.” Bai Lingmiao shook her head firmly. “As long as I’m here, there will be death. Just fight.”

The Strayed Ones didn't trust Bai Lingmiao, so they refrained from acting. Bai Lingmiao commanded her thirty-six white donkeys to charge into the Feng Capital, using their techniques simultaneously.

Several demons emerged from the darkness, each about half the size of an average human. They were naked and had large pot bellies.

The demons struck their gongs with all their might, and the entire Feng Capital soon buzzed with life.

The city gates opened again, revealing a large minotaur wielding a heavy chain. It charged forward in the direction of the white donkeys.

“The disciples carry the thirty-three heavens. The masters surrounded them along with the eighteen Arhats and the twenty-four celestial beings! Turn our body into bronze and our bones into metal. Mold us into Mount Tai. We wear the twelve metal hats and the twelve armors. Wrap us in three layers of bronze and three layers of metal!”

The large chain crashed into the white donkeys, producing sparks and making the minotaur’s hands go numb.

It wasn’t over. With their reinforced bodies, the white donkeys turned their palms into knives and cut into the minotaur’s legs.

The minotaur cried in pain and crashed down. The white donkeys surrounded it and cut off its neck.

A wave of joy swept through the Strayed Ones as they realized the minotaur had truly died. The woman hadn’t lied—she was able to kill the soldiers!

1. The road that the dead walk on as they travel to the underworld. ☜