Xiruan and Wudang Holy Mother traveled unimpeded, quickly leaving Fengdu City and heading deeper into the Underworld.
The further they went, the denser the Yin energy and resentment in the air became.
The surrounding scenery grew more terrifying.
Jagged Monster stones, dried-up blood rivers, and countless malevolent spirits bound by chains, emitting piercing wails.
Xiruan looked left and right, her face full of curiosity.
"Wow, that ghost's tongue is so long, it can wrap around its neck three times!"
"Huh, this person's stomach is ripped open, and their intestines are spilling out. So gross."
"Hey, the one in front has no head! Did they forget it at home?"
She chattered on like a curious child, commenting on the scenery as they walked.
King Qin Guang listened, his heart pounding and cold sweat streaming down his face.
That's the Tongue-Pulling Hell, you little ancestor!
That one's the Abdominal-Cutting Hell!
And the one in front is the Decapitation Hell!
These were places of torture for the world's most wicked and evil individuals, yet she spoke of them as if visiting a marketplace!
He increasingly felt that this little ancestor's thought process was completely out of sync with normal beings.
Wudang Holy Mother dutifully explained by her side.
"Senior, what you're seeing are the hypocritical claims of the Western Religious Sect and the Heavenly Origin Sect."
"They imprison these pitiful souls here, calling it a purification of sins, but in reality, they are absorbing their resentment to cultivate!"
"Oh, so that's how it is." Xiruan suddenly understood, "So, these are all temporary workers exploited by black-hearted factories?"
"Even worse off than our family's full-time employees."
King Qin Guang: "..."
I beg you, please stop talking.
I feel like my worldview is about to shatter from this conversation.
The group soon arrived before a massive mountain range shrouded in black energy.
The mountain range was composed entirely of incredibly sharp blades, glinting coldly, with Sha Qi soaring skyward.
Countless naked souls were being driven by ghost officers, screaming as they climbed upwards.
With every step, their bodies were cut open with countless wounds that exposed bone, their blood flowing profusely, a gruesome sight.
"This is Knife Mountain Hell," King Qin Guang introduced, his voice trembling.
"Wow! What a huge slide!" Xiruan exclaimed, her tone cheerful upon seeing the mountain of knives.
It was so big, so steep, and so shiny; it must be thrilling to slide down!
King Qin Guang stumbled, nearly falling face-first.
Slide... slide?
You call this a slide, my ancestor?!
Those are genuine magic-level blades! Even a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal would lose a layer of skin!
Before he could stop her.
Xiruan let go of Wudang Holy Mother's hand and rushed towards the mountain of knives.
King Qin Guang's heart nearly stopped from fright.
It's over!
If this little ancestor dies here, won't Master Tongtian flatten the entire Underworld?
Under his horrified gaze.
Xiruan had already reached the foot of the knife mountain and leaped directly to the halfway point.
She found a seemingly smoother blade and sat down on it.
King Qin Guang's heart was in his throat.
Xiruan sat on the incredibly sharp blade and adjusted her posture.
The seemingly ordinary Red Bib she wore underneath remained completely unscratched.
In contrast, the blade, forged from ten-thousand-year-old cold iron, was visibly indented where it made contact with the Du Dou.
"Mmm, this spot is good."
Xiruan nodded in satisfaction, pushed off with her legs.
"Whee--!"
With a cheerful shout, she slid down the steep mountain of knives!
"Screeeech--!"
A series of ear-splitting metal shrieks echoed throughout the Knife Mountain Hell.
Sparks flew!
Xiruan's tiny figure carved a brilliant trail of sparks across the mountain made of countless blades!
Wherever she passed, the incredibly sharp blades were ground down like brittle tofu!
The evil spirits painfully climbing the mountain and the nearby executioner ghosts were all stunned.
They stared, dumbfounded, forgetting to scream, forgetting to whip.
What... what was happening?
Someone... was sliding down the Knife Mountain?
And judging by her cheerful demeanor, it looked like fun?
Xiruan slid all the way to the foot of the mountain and landed steadily on the ground. She stood up, patted her little behind, her small face full of excitement.
"Fun! So fun!"
She looked back at the now-modified Knife Mountain with lingering enthusiasm, then turned to face King Qin Guang.
"Mr. Black Clothes, do you have any other fun things here? Like a sea of fire, perhaps? I want to go swimming!"
King Qin Guang: "..."
He opened his mouth and pointed at the flattened "royal road," his finger trembling.
That was the Knife Mountain!
One of the top ten most severe torture grounds in the eighteen levels of hell!
And she just treated it like an amusement park ride and played with it?
And broke it?
If the Empress Dowager found out and punished him, wouldn't he, the head of the Ten Yama Kings, be the first to be struck down?
"Yes... yes..."
King Qin Guang nodded mechanically, on the verge of tears.
"Up ahead... up ahead is the Sea of Fire Hell..."
"Great!" Xiruan cheered. "Let's go! We're going swimming!"
Soon, a boundless sea of fire appeared before them.
This flame was no ordinary fire; it was Netherworld Ghost Fire that could burn the soul. Its temperature was so high it could ignite the void.
Countless souls bobbed and sank in the sea of fire, emitting waves of shrill screams.
"Wow! What a huge swimming pool!"
Seeing the sea of fire, Xiruan became even more excited than she had been seeing the Knife Mountain.
She kicked off her little shoes, revealing her tender, white feet, and without a word, plunged into the sea of fire!
"Plop!"
A massive wave of flames splashed up.
King Qin Guang's eyes rolled back, and he nearly fainted on the spot.
It's over, it's really over!
Swimming in Netherworld Ghost Fire? Even a Quasi-Saint wouldn't dare play like this!
This little ancestor was definitely doomed!
However, the next second.
A fluffy little head emerged from the sea of fire.
Xiruan wiped the water from her face, waved her little hand at the two people on the shore, and shouted happily:
"Auntie! King Qin Guang! Come down quickly! The water temperature here is just right!"
"It feels so good!"
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