PS: A transitional chapter.
As his thoughts raced, Pei Ling's form shifted, and he immediately became Pian Ya. His aura changed as well, becoming indistinguishable from hers.
In the next instant, he flashed away and appeared on the throne in the main hall of the City Lord's Mansion.
The vast hall lay dim beneath drooping strings of pearls. Armored guards stood in ranks like a forest, while endless ranks of smoke-skirted attendants stood to either side beneath the dais. Their bearing was respectful, yet they could not conceal their murderous air.
Sensing the arrival of the "City Lord," all the Netherworld Female Immortal guards bowed in unison. Smoke surged beneath their battle skirts.
Pei Ling gave a slight nod and ordered, "Summon Li Qian, Cai Rong... all of them!"
The guards swiftly answered, "Yes!"
Soon, a squad of guards withdrew from the hall to deliver the message.
Behind the pearl curtain, Pei Ling's thoughts stirred. A Black-robed Figure appeared at his side, then vanished the very next moment...
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Xia City.
The enormous city stood silently, like a ferocious beast crouched on the ground.
The city was dim and murky, Yin Qi running rampant as grotesque, incomplete figures wandered back and forth. Among the broken walls and ruins, the aura of death surged like a tide.
Suddenly, a Black-robed Figure appeared. His aura was restrained. It was Pei Ling!
As soon as Pei Ling appeared, his Spiritual Sense roared outward in every direction, instantly covering all of Xia City.
Xia City still bore the scars of the war. Its ruined halls, pavilions, and temples had yet to be repaired.
But the streets and alleys now teemed with countless newly risen dead.
The auras these dead gave off as they milled about were extremely familiar to Pei Ling!
He only had