God of the Underworld

The journey of tens of thousands of miles from Fengyu City did not take long, and was quickly traversed by Gu Jinlai and Liu Feiyun.

Ji Lie, Qi Sheng, Qi Yunxiao, Su Shi'an, Han Qing, Huang Risheng, and others who had received advance notice were already waiting here.

During the time that Gu Jinlai was away, they implemented Gu Jinlai's theories and policies to maintain order in Fengyu City and the surrounding Liuhuo City, which made the two cities famous and attracted many people to migrate from other cities.

The financial and commercial sectors are thriving.

After giving them words of encouragement, Gu Jinlai quickly instructed Su Shi'an and Liu Feiyun to take the lead in forming an elite team to carry out a new round of purges in the cities of the Holy Dynasty.

In many cases, to prevent people from leaving prematurely after receiving the news, it is necessary to lock down the city.

Although the current purge is already in its second phase, Gu Jinlai is believed that since the various departments of the Holy Dynasty cannot accurately discern the strength of their Karma, many will inevitably slip through the net. Therefore, he still needs to maintain sufficient intensity to investigate each city one by one.

At least...

He needs to gather enough power to cultivate the "Three Realms" to its full potential and develop the characteristics of "nuclear power".

While explaining the details to Ji Lie, Su Shi'an and others, Gu Jinlai arrived at the City Lord Mansion.

However, upon arriving at the City Lord Mansion, he suddenly glanced in one direction and saw several auras there that rivaled those of a saint, some of which even seemed somewhat familiar to him.

Su Shi'an noticed Gu Jinlai's gaze and immediately introduced, "Sir, this is a convict army that the royal family arranged not long ago. These people will redeem themselves through meritorious service and will be at your disposal from now on."

"Sinful soldier".

Gu Jinlai said something and walked towards that courtyard.

Upon entering the courtyard, the first person he saw was none other than Si Xinghui, the city lord of Haifeng City.

Upon seeing Gu Jinlai, Si Xinghui was taken aback, then stepped forward with some trepidation and bowed. "This sinful subject pays respects to the Prince of Liyang..."

"Where are the others? Call them out."

He uttered a word, neither confirming nor denying it Gu Jinlai.

Si Xinghui was originally True Disciple. After becoming a Saint, he was assigned to Hai Feng City to serve as its city lord.

There were some conflicts between Gu Jinlai and him in Haifeng City Gu Jinlai then. Originally, he was protected by Si Xuanyuan, but now, he has been delivered to him again.

Si Xinghui quickly summoned all the members of this criminal army.

The gazes of Gu Jinlai have swept over...

Among these people were saints, martial saints, Celestial Person, and martial kings. There were only about twenty of them, but they were all elites.

Of these people, three were Gu Jinlai familiar to me.

Wu Tianya, the former headmaster of the Martial Saint Academy, and Pan Dali, an apprentice of the Martial Saint Academy.

The third one...

She was Lan Yuxian, a member of the powerful Lan family in Fengyu City, who had fled to the capital.

Besides Lan Yuxian, Lan Yuxue, who is said to be a disciple of a certain immortal, is also in Taihao Cave Heaven.

She, Wu Tianya, and Si Xinghui were among the strongest of the group.

Upon seeing these people, Gu Jinlai quickly guessed Duanmu Chengyun's intention.

This is...

They wanted to use these people to resolve the misunderstanding between them and ensure that he could coexist peacefully with the Six Great Grotto-Heavens.

As he pondered, his gaze swept over everyone present.

The others were somewhat better off, their faces showing worry, but Lan Yuxian and Pan Dali, who had direct conflicts with Gu Jinlai, were filled with unease.

Pan Dali, in particular, trembled slightly when he noticed Gu Jinlai's gaze falling on him. Then, he forced a smile and said, "Ancient True Immortal..."

"Don't."

Gu Jinlai waved his hand and said, "I still prefer your unruly self."

"You... you're joking. In your presence, I'm just a lowly soldier. How could I dare to show the slightest disrespect..."

Pan Dali smiled obsequiously, showing no trace of his former arrogance and domineering attitude, and even his insistence on the appointment of Wu Tianya as a Martial Saint.

Gu Jinlai, the Karma on him has remained unchanged since their first meeting...

"Haven't you always had a wish to fight me and see who's better? Now I'm giving you that chance."

Gu Jinlai looked at Pan Dali and calmly said, "Blow a punch at me."

Pan Dali's body trembled slightly, but his eyes showed no arrogance, only fear. "Ancient True Immortal... please give me a chance to repent..."

Gu Jinlai shook his head. "If you really threw a punch at me, although you would still die, I would at least respect you more. But now..."

After a moment, he seemed to realize something. "I forgot, although you act recklessly, you are not entirely brainless. When you dealt with me, you knew to use the power of the cultists and the out-of-control individuals."

"Ancient Immortal, I..."

Pan Dali wanted to say something, but Gu Jinlai simply reached out and pointed at him.

The next moment, a violent burst of lightning power erupted, like a ball of lightning enveloping and devouring Pan Dali's figure. In the flash of lightning, he was instantly blasted into charred remains.

In an instant, the once living person had turned into a cloud of black ash, which was scattered by the wind.

This scene shocked everyone present.

An uncontrollable fear welled up in Lan Yuxian's eyes, and her figure appeared more frail than ever before, trembling with fear.

Gu Jinlai noticed her gaze and looked at him as well.

"After your trip to the capital, I thought you should have been able to become a Saint by now, but you're still Celestial Person... not even at the peak of the Celestial Person. It's rather disappointing."

"Sir... sir..."

Lan Yuxian trembled all over, and even her words were somewhat intermittent.

Lan Yuxue, who was behind her, stepped forward and bowed gracefully. "From now on, we are all private soldiers under Lord Liyang. Our lives and deaths are in your hands. We know that we have touched the interests of many people and involved some innocent people in our cultivation. However, the war between our human race and the Demonic Beasts has not yet ended. We need manpower now. Please give us a chance to make amends. Even if we die on the front line of fighting against the Demonic Beasts, we will have no regrets."

"Oh?"

All eyes, Gu Jinlai, fell upon Lan Yuxue.

At this moment, Wu Tianya stepped forward with a somewhat complicated expression. "True Immortal Gu, I have an important piece of information to tell you. I hope you can exchange this information for my life."

"Where is Zhao Hua, who sided with you against the Demonic Beasts?"

This Gu Jinlai.

"When the Holy Dynasty's Void Immortals were arresting us, we were killed on the spot."

Wu Tianya said in a deep voice.

"Since he was killed on the spot, what secrets do you have that can save your own life?"

This Gu Jinlai.

"I hope that the Ancient Immortal can make me a promise. I have not revealed this information because I hope that when I meet the Ancient Immortal, he will show leniency. As for its value... I believe that if it is left unchecked, the damage it can ultimately cause would be fatal, even to the entire Holy Dynasty."

"What news?"

This Gu Jinlai.

Wu Tianya remained silent, but looked at Gu Jinlai and said solemnly, "I need a promise from Gu Zhenxian."

Gu Jinlai, everyone has looked at this head of the Martial Saint Academy.

To be precise, it was the Karma emanating from him that seemed to allow one to hear the wails of wronged souls.

"Because of my friendship with Dean Yanlie, I want to give you a chance, but... those who died because of your cooperation with Demonic Beasts... who will give them a chance?"

This Gu Jinlai.

But when Wu Tianya heard this calm tone, it made him feel cold all over, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

He looked at Gu Jinlai with some fear. "True Immortal Gu, this information of mine is truly related to the safety of the entire Holy Dynasty, and I also guarantee that this information is absolutely valuable. If you do not take precautions in time, once this hidden danger erupts, the Holy Dynasty's great situation will be destroyed in an instant, and hundreds of millions of people will die because of you."

"The intelligence, I can take what I want myself."

Gu Jinlai his speech, he gestured with a wave of his hand.

"Boom!"

A flash of lightning.

Before Wu Tianya could react, he was struck by a barrage of lightning, his body charred black.

However, unlike Pan Dali, who was reduced to ashes, he did not die on the spot, but instead fell into a coma.

At the same time, the Void Projection Technique was once again used, a technique that has been practiced Gu Jinlai.

Besides being able to project onto any living being and assimilate them, the Void Projection technique has also been discovered to possess another profound mystery Gu Jinlai.

Because of the shared senses and consciousness, he can also glimpse parts of the other person's memories.

This characteristic alone makes Void Projection a worthwhile gold skill.

Wu Tianya's mental and physical strength was extremely weak while he was in a coma. Through the Void Projection Technique, Gu Jinlai quickly attached himself to his body.

Even so, Wu Tianya's martial will in his spiritual world spontaneously coalesced, fiercely resisting and impacting the True Spirit of the Gu Jinlai, causing his True Spirit to tremble.

"In the end, it's about summoning True Spirit to fight on another's home turf, and... True Spirit aren't purely spiritual beings, so their damage to the 'souls' of living beings is limited..."

The Gu Jinlai True Spirit tremors lasted for a moment, but were easily suppressed by a single beam of clear light, which then shattered Wu Tianya's martial will with the power of the True Spirit energy.

When the will to fight martial arts is broken, it is equivalent to spiritual death; the consciousness and memories of a living being will quickly dissipate.

Upon seeing this, the Gu Jinlai True Spirit shook. "What is the secret you spoke of?"

The spirituality within the True Spirit swept through, causing ripples to spread across Wu Tianya's consciousness.

Just like how the more you prevent someone from imagining something, the more similar thoughts will surface in their mind.

Gu Jinlai, this method of "questioning" has been used to quickly find what Wu Tianya wanted in his mind.

"Hades!?"

This has startled people Gu Jinlai.

There is even a demon god in the Demonic Beasts camp called the God of the Underworld, and it seems that even Xinghen, Longxiao, and Xuanyang have to follow its lead.

"Wrong!"

Gu Jinlai quickly figured it out.

"The God of the Underworld is not a demon god, or even a high-ranking spirit, but... a divine thought of the Devil Master of the Azure Sea!?"

Gu Jinlai's pupils narrowed slightly. "The Cangming Devil Master separates his divine thoughts into individual Demon Realm, which are then taken out of the Demon Realm by various Spirit Venerables and placed into the bodies of demon gods called 'Nether Gods' for nurturing. Once the initial nurturing stage is completed, these divine thoughts can merge into one, ultimately forming an incomparably powerful avatar of the Devil Master!"

Even without completing the initial nurturing and premature awakening, the power that the body of the Underworld God can unleash is equivalent to that of a top-tier demon god, and its combat strength is comparable to that of a supreme true immortal!