Facing the Nether King's questioning, Su Yi smiled. "You're trapped here. What right do you have to be my enemy?"
The Nether King's beautiful eyes grew ever more indifferent. Her slender, fair fingertips lightly stroked the armrest of her chair. "Does Fellow Daoist think the source power of Unjustly Dead City can trap me for a lifetime?"
Without waiting for Su Yi's reply, she continued, "Since you can control the power of that tombstone, you must have already noticed that Unjustly Dead City's source power is weakening. Though I do not know why, I can roughly guess that many drastic changes must have occurred in the Netherworld in recent years."
Su Yi fell silent at once.
The Nether King was right. Unjustly Dead City's source power was indeed weakening.
Before coming to Unjustly Dead City, Su Yi had discussed this matter with the Night Watchman. They had roughly concluded that some change must have occurred in the Netherworld's source power, which was why so many upheavals had taken place throughout the land in recent years.
Such as the upheaval currently unfolding in Unjustly Dead City, the upheaval deep within the Bitter Sea, and the appearance of that mysterious Nether Boat.
Even the Scarlet Moon had begun appearing frequently in the night sky.
And all of this was related to changes in the Netherworld's source.
Unfortunately, the Netherworld differed from other world planes. This realm was vast and boundless, and throughout the ages, no one had known just how immense it truly was.
Not even the Netherworld Underworld of ancient times could determine where the source of the Netherworld was located.
Naturally, no one could know what sort of changes had befallen the Netherworld's source.
"And that has given me an opportunity to escape."
The Nether King spoke again. A trace