The endless staircase stretched on, and the deeper Yu Jing and the others went, the more uneasy they felt. The Divine Pivot in Yu Jing's mind continuously transmitted a sense of danger to his body.
"Yu Jing, are you planning to find the source of evil and let your secondary personality benefit from it?" Yi Kun asked.
"Yes... Judging by his personality and matching it with the experience of once being chosen as one of the 'Three Women,' the probability of him being chosen is extremely high. However, this matter may involve one of the Twin Evil Gods. If the Evil God attacks us, we'll join forces to break free."
"Mm. Once this is done, we won't owe each other anything anymore."
Because he sensed danger, Yi Kun also entered a 50% fusion-with-ghost state and merged with the "Netherworld Office." His Daoist robe turned gloomy, and his entire body became corpse-like... In this state, he could use Demonic Absorption Skill with both arms, making him better suited to move through the current environment.
Kim Tae-hyun also grew a tail to deal with any sudden trouble.
After descending for nearly half a day, the staircase was covered in a malignant black, filament-like substance. When everyone turned past the next landing, the stairs finally no longer continued downward. Instead, an iron door stood before them, completely wrapped in black filaments.
Yu Jing used Formless Chaos to cut through the filaments. As he slowly pushed open the iron door, a tragic female scream reached everyone's ears.
"Ah... Ah! Ah... Ah!"
Inside a large room covered in black fungal filaments, a familiar woman was bound and suspended in midair at the center—Ninomiya Minako.
At the same time, an old woman wearing a black veil, dressed somewhat like a noblewoman from the Western Continent, held