Chapter 463: Replacing the Netherworld Pope

Chapter 463: Replacing the Netherworld Pope

With a boom, the Heaven's Hands finally snuffed out the Tiger Yanluo's life.

Under Xiao Nanfeng's direction, the Heaven's Hand slowly released its prey, revealing the starlit barrier once more.

Within the starlit barrier, the Tiger Yanluo had been reduced to powder, leaving only two strange orbs of light behind. One contained six ancient pieces of parchment; the other, three Yanluo Courts. Upstodatee from n(0)/ve/lbIn/.(co/m

"Blue Lantern, make sure this isn't a trick," Xiao Nanfeng commanded.

"Understood!"

Bursts of starlight shot toward the starlit barrier, causing the two orbs to tremble. Only after a prolonged period did the starlight finally dissipate.

"It's unlikely that this is trickery. The Tiger Yanluo is dead and shouldn't regenerate in the short term," Blue Lantern said.

Xiao Nanfeng breathed out in relief, then looked all around him. In the distance, Ye Dafu and his lackeys' bodies had grown so swollen that they didn't look human any longer, but they were casually chatting away, a strangely sinister scene.

The Peach Buddha, sequestered nearby, eyed the orbs of light covetously. With the Heaven's Hands patrolling the air, however, it feared to draw near.

Just then, Xiao Nanfeng flew toward the starlit barrier and glanced at the two orbs of light in it carefully. Then, he suddenly bowed toward the sky.

"Netherworld Pope, I've fulfilled part of the deal by taking down the Tiger Yanluo!" Xiao Nanfeng shouted.

The hidden Peach Buddha frowned. "What? How could this be? Shouldn't the Netherworld Pope have died a long time ago? Is Xiao Nanfeng trying to hoodwink me?"

The blood-colored clouds in the air roiled. Very quickly, the giant face of the Netherworld Pope appeared from the clouds.

"It really is the Netherworld Pope?!" The Peach Buddha's scalp turned numb as it reined in its aura in fear.

The Netherworld Pope's face floated over and considered Xiao Nanfeng carefully. "Well done, Xiao Nanfeng, but didn't I tell you not to expose my identity?"

"I know you're worried about the Peach Buddha, but it's no longer a concern. There are six pages of the Records of Life and Death here as well as three Yanluo Courts, in addition to the Yanluo Court present in the capital of Yin. My strength will advance rapidly once I attune to them all. With these Heaven's Hands under my control, the Peach Buddha won't be able to escape." Xiao Nanfeng smiled.

The Peach Buddha gulped. It suddenly understood what was going on. The Netherworld Pope controlled the Heaven's Hands and was cooperating with Xiao Nanfeng to kill it. A tremendous seed of fear bloomed within it as it understood the danger it was under. If it didn't resist, it would surely die. It had to risk it all to survive.

Xiao Nanfeng reached out for the two orbs of light, only for the crystal star map in his hand to suddenly melt. He was encased and suddenly rendered immobile.

'Netherworld Pope, what's going on? Is this your doing?"

All the blood-colored chains binding the Netherworld Pope snapped at that moment, while Xiao Nanfeng's entire body was chained up. The chains grew taut and pulled him toward the blood-colored clouds.

"Netherworld Pope, now that you've had me replace you, aren't you worried that I'll use the Heaven's Hands to take you down?!"

"The crystal star map was nothing more than misdirection. What you really did was transmit your intentions to me via the crystal star map. I was the one manipulating these Heaven's Hands on your behalf. Learning to direct them won't be easy, and it took even me several years to do so. You've just replaced me, so you won't be able to command the Heaven's Hands yourself for a few more years. Now, without my assistance, they'll be deadweight to you." The Netherworld Pope laughed loudly.

All the Heaven's Hands retreated back into the blood-colored clouds, then vanished from sight.

"Netherworld Pope, aren't you afraid that the Peach Buddha will take advantage now that we've had a falling-out?" Xiao Nanfeng thundered.

"These pages of the Records are sufficient to render me invincible within this realm. I'll quickly attune to these pages and sense its location. It won't be able to escape, and everything will be in my grasp. It's the one who should fear for itself."

The Peach Buddha blanched. It knew that, if it didn't do anything, all that awaited it would be death. It would have to risk its life against the Netherworld Pope.

By then, the Netherworld Pope had reached the starlit barrier. He reached out for the nine pages of the Records within, only to find its hand blocked.

"What? What have you done to the starlit barrier? Blue Lantern, do you want to die?!" the Netherworld Pope roared.

He whirled around only to find that Blue Lantern had long since vanished, along with Ye Dafu and his crew.

Suddenly, the Netherworld Pope felt a sense of unease. "Xiao Nanfeng, did you all collude against me?"

He reached out and struck at one of the nodes of the formation, intending to shatter it and retrieve what lay within.

Just then, the starlit barrier released blinding light. A dangerous aura caused him to instinctively raise his guard.

Then, with a huge bang, the starlit barrier exploded. The two orbs of light within were sent whizzing off in two different directions.

Xiao Nanfeng, who was about to be dragged into the blood-colored clouds, shouted, "Peach Buddha, I know you're here too. If you don't try to fight for the Records now, you'll be done for!"

"Die, Xiao Nanfeng!" the Netherworld Pope roared.

He rushed toward the three Yanluo Courts nearby even as he summoned a violent gust of wind to blow the six pages of the Records within reach.

The Peach Buddha made his move then, heading straight for the six pages of the Records.

"Hold it!" the Netherworld Pope shouted.

The Peach Buddha had no intention of listening to the Netherworld Pope. This was its one chance at survival—and with one final, empowered leap, it grabbed those six pages.