Near-Imperial Might!

Back then, when Duke Lu's lifespan ran out and he died, his soul returned to the underworld. With his lifelong cultivation, he left Lin Yan one final gift.

Duke Lu had once said that he possessed a method that could help Lin Yan open a passage to the Underworld in the future.

Throughout the ages, to ordinary people, death had been the end of everything.

But once cultivation reached this level, with the Underworld and the Yang World reopening their connection, the dead—so long as they had not been devoured by demonic evils—had a chance to enter the Underworld and undergo reincarnation.

In the Ancient Era, Spirit Refining Realm cultivators were qualified to become Underworld gods after death.

Before this, when Duke Lu had died, Lin Yan had been powerless to save him. Later, after dragging the Underworld into the Yang World, he had gained authority over the Underworld and secretly investigated Duke Lu's traces, but he had never found any results.

He had never expected Duke Lu's soul to have already fallen into the hands of the Central Ghost Emperor.

As he watched that hazy lingering soul, boundless fury surged within Lin Yan's heart.

Skinning, gouging out the eyes, pulling out the tongue, piercing the ears, boiling oil, blade mountains, seas of fire, ice, and countless other traces left by the hells—all of them were visible to the Heavenly Eye between Lin Yan's brows.

After entering the Underworld, Duke Lu had fallen into the hands of the Central Ghost Emperor and suffered every torment of the Eighteen Layers of Hell.

"Seeking death!"

Lin Yan roared. His eyes were icy, and killing intent spilled in all directions.

"Sacred Master, if you do not withdraw, I will immediately crush this wretch and reduce him to ashes. This matter will surely spread