Forced Execution! Minghe, Your Sea of Blood Has Been Requisitioned by the Heavenly Dao!

The Merit Golden Light of Pangu Hall had yet to dissipate.

The Netherworld Sea of Blood.

Xuanzheng and his three companions stepped out of the void.

A hundred feet below them, the foul-smelling blood waves were forcefully suppressed by an invisible aura, daring not to advance an inch.

Ancestral Witches Qiangliang and Xizi, with the Laws of Lightning intertwined around them, directly vaporized the surrounding resentful and malevolent qi that had lingered for tens of millions of years, clearing out an area of absolute "pure land."

"Tsk."

Xuanzheng stood with his hands clasped behind his back, surveying his surroundings. His characteristically "honest" face showed no extraneous emotion.

[Environment is dirty, property rights are unclear, and there are numerous historical issues...]

[Definitely a botched real estate project.]

[But for this chairman, this is "seed stock," and the kind that's about to be forcibly acquired!]

Beside him, Houtu gazed at the countless souls floating and sinking endlessly in the Sea of Blood, her eyes brimming with compassion.

Just as she was about to speak, Xuanzheng raised a hand, signaling her to wait.

"Sister, don't rush."

"Before cleaning up the trash, one must first greet the rats nesting in it."

Xuanzheng's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached the depths of the Sea of Blood.

BOOM--!!!

As if in response to his "disrespect," the entire Netherworld Sea of Blood suddenly exploded!

A colossal blood wave, ten thousand feet high, like a sky-shattering blood wall, carrying endless karma potent enough to pollute the Dao Fruit of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, slammed down upon the four of them!

Within the blood wave, a palace built from billions of white bones rose menacingly.

Upon the palace's throne, a figure slowly opened its eyes.

A blood robe, black hair, a sinister expression.

It was the master of the Sea of Blood, Old Ancestor Minghe!

"Witch! Clan!"

He spoke word by word, his voice like the roar and curse of billions of wronged souls, carrying a bone-chilling killing intent.

"Who gave you the guts to be so presumptuous in my Sea of Blood...?"

Before his words even fell, the Twelve-grade Karma Red Lotus beneath him blazed with red light!

Yuantu and Abi, two Innate Spiritual Treasures of slaughter, transformed into two blood-red ferocious dragons that tore through the void, ripping through space and heading straight for Xuanzheng's head!

This strike was enough to make an ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortal regret their existence on the spot!

Qiangliang and Xizi's expressions changed drastically, and they were about to intervene.

"Stand down."

Xuanzheng spoke indifferently, still with his hands clasped behind his back, not even lifting an eyelid.

He simply took a step forward.

Just that one step.

HUM--!!!

An indescribable, supreme will descended with a roar!

It was not Xuanzheng's own aura, but... the Heavenly Dao!

A golden token, condensed from Xuanhuang Merit and Heavenly Dao Laws, slowly materialized above his head.

On the token, eight ancient Dao characters radiated a light that made the entire Netherworld Sea of Blood tremble!

[Heavenly Dao Sanctioned · Agent of Netherworld Order]!

Those two blood-red ferocious dragons, capable of slaying gods, stopped three feet from Xuanzheng's head as if they had hit an invisible barrier. With a mournful cry, they were frozen in mid-air!

The bodies of the Yuantu and Abi swords hummed violently. The endless killing intent on the swords, in front of this token, was like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun, rapidly purified and dissolved!

"What?!"

On the throne, Old Ancestor Minghe's eternally sinister face showed shock and disbelief for the first time!

His natal supreme treasures were actually suppressed?!

Suppressed by... absolute authority from the Heavenly Dao level!

"Minghe."

Xuanzheng finally raised his head. His deep eyes held no trace of "honesty," only indifference.

He spoke as if reading an irrefutable verdict.

"I am Xuanzheng of the Witch Clan, the current Chairman of the 'Primordial Netherworld Construction Group,' and concurrently the 'Heavenly Dao Sanctioned · Agent of Netherworld Order'."

He extended a finger and pointed at the Sea of Blood beneath his feet.

"This land beneath your feet has accumulated grudges and malevolent qi for hundreds of millions of years, severely violating the 'Basic Operational Laws of the Primordial World' and constituting a 'Major Safety Hazard' and 'Heavenly Dao Order Contamination Crime'."

A cold arc curved across Xuanzheng's lips.

"Now, on behalf of the Heavenly Dao, I officially inform you."

"Your Sea of Blood has been requisitioned."

"You, Minghe, and all the creatures under your command in the Sea of Blood are, as of today, being 'compulsorily acquired and bought into' by this group."

"You have two choices."

Xuanzheng held up two fingers.

"One, cooperate willingly, hand over the management rights of the Sea of Blood, and become the honorary minister of this group's 'Purification Department,' enjoying the treatment of an 'original shareholder'."

"Two, I will personally assist you in departing with dignity."

BOOM!!!

At these words, Old Ancestor Minghe's Dao Heart shattered on the spot!

Requisitioned?

Compulsory acquisition?

Honorary minister?!

He, the dignified master of the Sea of Blood, an Innate Deity, when had he ever suffered such a profound humiliation?!

"Arrogant!"

Minghe laughed in extreme anger and suddenly stood up, his overwhelming blood fiendish qi surging towards the sky, attempting to resist the pressure of that Heavenly Dao Token!

"As long as the Sea of Blood does not dry up, Minghe will not die! On my territory, even a Saint would not dare to..."

His words abruptly stopped.

Because Xuanzheng had lost his patience.

"It seems you choose option two."

Xuanzheng shook his head and slowly raised his left hand.

An ancient, profound bronze scale appeared in his palm.

The [Karma Scale]!

"Since you refuse to listen to reason, then I shall settle accounts with you."

Xuanzheng flicked his finger.

A barely perceptible thread of karma belonging to Minghe himself was forcibly stripped from him and placed on the left pan of the scale.

Hum!

The scale pan sank heavily!

What appeared on it was the monstrous karma and karmic debt that Minghe owed to the entire Primordial World for intercepting souls and refining resentments over hundreds of millions of years!

The weight of that karma was almost enough to directly snap the beam of the [Karma Scale]!

"You..."

Minghe felt a sharp pain in his Primordial Spirit, as if a piece of his most core origin had been violently gouged out!

"Debts must be repaid."

Xuanzheng's expression was blank, and the phantom image of the [Script Mirror] flashed in his right hand.

"Now, I will demonstrate your 'bankruptcy liquidation' process."

The moment his voice fell.

RUMBLE--!!!

From the nine heavens above, a purple divine thunder, as thick as a divine mountain and as pure as could be, tore through the eons of dark clouds above the Sea of Blood without warning and struck down!

Zixiao Divine Thunder!

No!

It was even more terrifying than Zixiao Divine Thunder!

That was... Heavenly Punishment Thunder! It was the Heavenly Dao's compulsory execution upon the 'debtor'!

"No--!!!"

Minghe let out a roar of extreme terror!

He wanted to dodge, but found that the space around him, along with the Sea of Blood, was tightly locked by that [Heavenly Dao Token] and the [Karma Scale], rendering him completely unable to move!

He could only watch helplessly as the Heavenly Punishment Thunder struck his Twelve-grade Karma Red Lotus!

Crack--!

A crisp sound!

On this top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, a defensive supreme treasure, a clear crack was directly blasted onto its lotus platform!

Minghe spat out a mouthful of primordial essence blood as if struck by a heavy blow, his aura instantly weakening considerably!

Silence fell over the entire scene.

Houtu, Qiangliang, and Xizi, the three Ancestral Witches, stared at Xuanzheng, dumbfounded.

They knew their thirteenth brother was full of tricks, but they never dreamed he could be this… audacious!

Directly invoking the Heavenly Dao Laws to "collect debts" from a top-tier Primordial World powerhouse?!

"Do you want to continue?"

Xuanzheng looked at Minghe, whose face had turned as pale as paper, and asked indifferently.

"The next bolt of lightning might not just strike your lotus platform."

Minghe's body trembled violently.

He was scared.

Truly scared.

His proud declaration, "As long as the Sea of Blood doesn't dry up, Minghe will not die," had become a colossal joke in the face of this unpredictable Witch Clan member!

The opponent didn't even fight him directly; they simply flipped the table, summoned "Heavenly Dao," the ultimate backer, and brought down a dimensional attack on him!

Silence.

A humiliating silence.

After a long while.

Minghe painfully bent over, a bow he had never made to anyone since his birth.

"I... I choose one."

The coldness on Xuanzheng's face instantly vanished, replaced by his signature "honest and kind" smile.

He took two steps forward and affectionately patted Minghe's shoulder.

"That's more like it! Minister Minghe!"

"Welcome to our loving family, the 'Primordial Netherworld Construction Group'!"

"From now on, we are one family. We must love and care for each other, and contribute to building a harmonious, stable, and prosperous new Primordial World!"

[Hehehe... Done!]

[The first department leader to 'turn himself in' is in place!]

Xuanzheng turned around, waved his hand grandly, and said with high spirits to Houtu, Qiangliang, and Xizi, who were now completely petrified.

"Sister Houtu, my two brothers, and our newly appointed Minister Minghe!"

"We can begin!"

"The first project of our 'Primordial Netherworld Construction Group' – the 'Netherworld Sea of Blood Renovation and Six Paths of Reincarnation Foundation Laying Ceremony'!"

"Now, officially begins!"