The Underworld Invades

Xu Ying snorted, helpless against the two maddened demons. The two actually tried to incite him to rebel against humanity, overthrow human rule, and establish a demon kingdom on land!

"You be the king, and we two brothers will follow you!" they yelled.

Demonic Energy filled the cave, a miasma of foul air. Xu Ying had no choice but to get up and go outside. He saw that it was pitch black outside. The heavy rain had stopped, but a fine drizzle still drifted through the air. He wondered when the sky would clear.

Xu Ying stared blankly into space.

Human Nu Masters used Dragon Seeking Positioning to find the Six Secrets of the Human Body, open the secret treasuries, and then cultivate the Hidden Scenery using the power of those treasuries.

Qi Refiners, however, absorbed and refined Qi, breaking through the body's mystic gates.

Clearly, these were two completely different cultivation systems, with no overlap whatsoever!

"If absorbing and refining Qi is a human cultivation method, then why is it not the least bit similar to the Nuo techniques of the Nu Masters?" he wondered, quite perplexed.

From inside the cave, the hushed whispers of the two demons could be heard again: "Our Demon Race must have had a precursor civilization before humans, one that built a glorious empire and even divided the Underworld and the Mortal Realm! Later, we were defeated by the human bastards through treachery, and our civilization was lost."

"Those human bastards are too despicable!"

"But the great Demon King Xu will lead us to restore the glory of the Demon Race!"

"Long live Demon King Xu!"

Xu Ying rolled his eyes. These two demons had more vivid imaginations than he did.

He moved his left shoulder. It still hurt, but the sword wound on his left shoulder had healed considerably.

He had been pierced through his left hand and chest by a giant Deity's Flying Sword, and his left shoulder blade had also been impaled. Originally, his entire left arm had been immobile, but ever since achieving Five Qi Towards Origin and refining the five Qi into primordial Qi, his recovery ability seemed to have become much stronger than before.

If it had been in the past, the wound on his left shoulder would have required him to recuperate for half a year.

"Regardless, the Ni Wan Secret Treasury of the Zhou family has an even more astonishing recovery ability! No, it's heaven-defying!"

Xu Ying recalled Zhou Yihang's terrifying physique and couldn't help but feel envious. Opening the Ni Wan Secret Treasury granted a mythical level of recovery, an immortal and indestructible body!

Even if he couldn't cultivate Zhou Yihang's physique, achieving something like Ding Quan's would be extraordinary!

Xu Ying sighed softly. Unfortunately, he still didn't know how to perform Dragon Seeking Positioning to find his own Ni Wan Secret Treasury. Moreover, even if he found the Ni Wan Secret Treasury, it would be useless without the Great Nu Master to help open it.

More importantly...

"Am I human or demon?"

Xu Ying looked towards the gradually brightening horizon and muttered in a low voice, "I must be human, I must be! My home is in Xu Family Village. I have a father and a mother, and both my parents are human. My father's name is Xu Shaoping, and my mother's name is Miao Yuemei, from Miaotian Village. I still remember the roads to Xu Family Village and Miaotian Village..."

Behind him, the Snake Demon Yuan Qi suddenly stopped its revelry and looked at his retreating back with confusion.

The Bear Demon Xiong Qianli asked, "Brother Qi, what's wrong?"

The Snake Demon Yuan Qi whispered, "Something's strange. I clearly remember A Ying saying that his father's name was Xu An, and his mother's name was Tian Ruijun, and they lived in Tian Family Village. Why is it now his father is Xu Shaoping and his mother is Miao Yuemei? And their place of residence has changed too..."

Xiong Qianli laughed, "He must have hit his head when he fainted earlier! His brain isn't good, so doesn't that mean we two brothers can be a pair of scheming ministers?"

The two demons exchanged a glance and then cheered heartlessly again.

Finally, the rain stopped, the sky cleared, and it gradually brightened. Xu Ying suddenly became alert and looked up into the distance. Because of the earlier rain and the darkness, he couldn't see far, and he hadn't noticed the River of Oblivion was not far ahead.

This long river of the Underworld surged powerfully, coming from the direction of the stone mountains and passing between Mount Xiao and Mount Wu Wang!

The appearance of the River of Oblivion indicated that it was still night.

But after the River of Oblivion changed its course, wouldn't it return to its old path?

Xu Ying was puzzled and looked into the distance.

He saw that the River of Oblivion was encroaching, and ghost fires drifted everywhere in the mountains and forests. Further away, a graveyard was also affected. The graveyard was brightly lit, and some skeletons were crawling out of their graves, hanging lanterns and banners, holding a grand feast, very festive.

Some skeletons were even wearing silk robes, their garments unbuttoned, dancing on the graves with their chests exposed to liven things up.

Suddenly, a rumbling sound came, and the earth shook. The cave where Xu Ying and the others were also trembled.

The Snake Demon Yuan Qi and the Bear Demon Xiong Qianli quickly emerged from the cave. Xu Ying muttered to himself, "Could it be that the River of Oblivion is returning to its old course?"

The man and two demons followed the sound with their eyes, their faces changing drastically. They saw that the banks of the River of Oblivion, which were originally formless and intangible, were now faintly revealing their solid forms!

The banks of the River of Oblivion became clearer and more real, invading the Mortal Realm from another incredible world!

Along the banks of the River of Oblivion, large and small mountains and rivers appeared out of thin air, squeezing the original peaks of Lingling and causing the earth to tremble and shake continuously, emitting rumbling roars!

This scene was truly terrifying. Mountains rose from the banks of the River of Oblivion, pushing the original mountains further back. Even Mount Xiao beneath their feet was shaking violently!

Mount Xiao was originally only a few miles from Mount Wu Wang, where Qin Yan Cave was located, but now, it had likely been pushed back more than thirty miles.

And in these more than thirty miles, several mountains and riverbeds from the Underworld had appeared!

"The Underworld is invading, and no one is going to do anything about it?" Yuan Qi cried out in grief and indignation, "There are so many capable people in the human race, so many Nu Masters, why aren't they coming to manage this? Is there no law?"

His voice was filled with helplessness as he cried, "My Qin Yan Cave has been pushed away! When will I be able to go home?"

The journey from Mount Wu Wang to Qin Yan Cave, which was originally only four or five miles, now required an extra thirty miles, and they would have to cross the River of Oblivion and those Underworld mountains!

Xu Ying also felt a chill in his heart. The mountains in the Mortal Realm had demons and mountain gods; who knew what was in the mountains of the Underworld?

If he ventured through them, even if he cultivated to become a Demon King, he would likely face great peril!

At this moment, another light appeared from the foot of the mountain. Those were the eyes of a Deity, shining with a faint glow in the darkness, their light capable of illuminating more than ten feet.

Xu Ying's heart sank. The rain had just stopped, and it wasn't even dawn yet, but these deities were already searching the mountain!

"Yuan Qi, we need to go!" Xu Ying called out.

The east gradually brightened, the sun was about to rise, and the air was still filled with mist. The Underworld was still encroaching on the Mortal Realm, and the collision points emitted huge roars, causing the space to become unstable.

However, as the sun rose, the River of Oblivion gradually faded, and everything seemed to return to normal. Only the mountains and rivers on both banks of the River of Oblivion remained, not having retreated back into the Underworld.

The River of Oblivion was still slowly receding. It was still dim in the mountains when a deity spread his five fingers and used his hands to illuminate the surroundings.

An eye the size of an ordinary person's fist grew in the palm of his hand, shooting out divine light that illuminated the surroundings.

The sound of wind also came from the sky, which was the deity of Yong'an Town, with a human body and bird wings, flapping its wings as it flew. Its gaze was like a torch, casting two beams of light downwards.

Suddenly, a figure flashed by silently, appearing before the deity with eyes in its hands.

It was a young man, holding a large bell, taller than a person, with one hand. He held it as if it weighed nothing.

The deity with eyes in its hands had no eyes on its head; its eyes were only in its palms. Yet, it was still vigilant and sensed danger. It immediately shone both hands this way.

But it was too late!

The young man's other hand threw a punch. The fist was accompanied by a muffled thunderclap. With a single punch, it struck the deity's chest.

This punch was incredibly heavy, and the moment it sent the deity with eyes in its hands flying backward, the force penetrated its body, piercing it. Wherever the force reached, everything turned to dust!

The thunderclap that erupted from the fist actually entered the deity's body, causing its soul to scatter. Before it even hit the ground, its soul and essence had already disintegrated!

The one who killed the deity with eyes in his hands with a single punch was Xu Ying. His strength was much greater than when he fought the giant deity yesterday, though his left arm was still a bit uncomfortable.

To avoid the bronze bell dragging on the ground and being heard, he had to hold it with his left hand.

Fortunately, he had cultivated the Elephant Strength Bull Demon Fist, giving him immense strength, so holding the bell was no problem.

Xu Ying didn't stop. He leaped forward, kicking off a tree trunk, changing direction in mid-air, and charging towards the deity of Yong'an Town in the sky.

The deity of Yong'an Town was the town's protector and had wings, giving it an advantage in the air. If he couldn't take it down immediately, even if he escaped the encirclement, he wouldn't be able to escape pursuit!

However, when Xu Ying made his move to kill the deity with eyes in its hands, the deity of Yong'an Town had already sensed the commotion and immediately swept its gaze this way. The divine light in its eyes fell upon Xu Ying!

Xu Ying was still several yards away in mid-air and was already exhausted, unable to threaten it. This made it breathe a sigh of relief and laugh, "Little brat, still carrying a big horn..."

Just then, a slender figure flashed through the air. It was a large snake that sprang up from below and landed at Xu Ying's feet.

Xu Ying stepped on the snake's back, leaped into the air again, and threw a punch.

The deity of Yong'an Town had received incense offerings for two hundred years. Although its abilities were not as good as the giant deity, they were still formidable. It transformed the incense qi into a flying sword while flapping its wings and retreating!

It had wings and was swift and agile. Xu Ying, being in mid-air, had no leverage. As long as it dodged this attack, it could calmly kill Xu Ying!

However, as Xu Ying threw his punch, the Elephant King Divine Body phenomenon appeared behind him, radiating divine light. It unleashed a punch along with him. The surrounding air was instantly pulled into a vacuum, leaving the deity of Yong'an Town unable to gain any leverage even as it flapped its wings, unable to fly away!

"BOOM!"

A thunderous explosion echoed through the sky. Xu Ying's punch directly shattered the flying sword formed from incense qi. The magic power cultivated by the deity of Yong'an Town over two hundred years was pierced by a single punch, rendering it useless!

Its head exploded, turning into countless wood chips that scattered everywhere. Its headless body still frantically flapped its wings, and after a few beats, it slanted down from the sky.

Xu Ying stepped on the headless body of the deity of Yong'an Town and slid down. He heard a deity shout from afar, "Xu Ying is there!"

Xu Ying leaped into the forest, rolled a few times on the ground to shed the momentum of his fall, and sprang up, heading straight down the mountain.

Not far from him, the snake demon Yuan Qi slithered rapidly, acting as his support.

Whenever they encountered a blocking deity along the way, the man and the snake would pounce directly, eliminating their opponents in the shortest possible time!

Even Yuan Qi had cultivated the Elephant Strength Bull Demon Fist to the peak of the fifth level. He was most skilled at using the White Elephant Flicking Trunk technique. When used with his tail, the tip of his tail could even surpass the speed of sound, often leading to a decisive victory!

Of course, if he couldn't win in one blow, Yuan Qi would be in danger. After all, he was a snake demon without limbs and couldn't perform all the moves of the Elephant Strength Bull Demon Fist like Xu Ying.

But fortunately, Xu Ying and he supported each other. If Yuan Qi missed his attack, Xu Ying's would follow, helping him eliminate their opponents.

The sun rose, and the River of Oblivion completely receded. Xiong Qianli stood at the entrance of the cave and looked into the distance. He saw the figures of gods and demons appearing and disappearing among the mountains, pursuing in the same direction.

And in that direction, there was a place where the essence of the sun was abnormal. When sunlight reached there, it became exceptionally intense. From afar, the light particles in the air formed two vortices, one large and one small!

That was where Xu Ying and Yuan Qi were hurrying, fighting enemies as they went, breathing and meditating, refining impurities from their bodies, increasing their Blood Essence, and speeding up their physical recovery!

Xiong Qianli murmured, "King Xu, Brother Qi, may your journey be safe!"

Xu Ying and Yuan Qi traveled more than ten miles, venturing deep into the mountains on the left bank of the River of Oblivion, entering the mountains of the Underworld.

These ten miles were a continuous battle, finally shaking off their pursuers!

Xu Ying and Yuan Qi had several new wounds, but they didn't continue practicing the Guidance Technique because, upon arriving here, even the sunlight had become cold and it was difficult to feel any warmth.

At this time, when they activated the Guidance Technique, they felt as if they were absorbing chilling energy, and even their blood seemed to freeze. This chaotic power would not only fail to improve their cultivation but would also be extremely harmful to their bodies!

The mountains of the Underworld were eerie and terrifying. The mountain bodies were black, and on some cliffs, thick black liquid dripped down, its origin unknown.

Xu Ying walked forward, holding the large bell with his right hand. He saw piles of white bones below a cliff, forming a road. Following the bone road, he saw a house at the end.

The house had walls built from white bones, used as bricks and tiles. Human skin was hung as banners, and skulls were used as decorative carvings.

The eerie wind blew the human skin banner, which had the words "Wine Shop" written on it.