"No!!!"
Waves of powerful black mist erupted from the Nether Emperor as he tried to resist, but it was all in vain.
The black mist struck Su Chen's palm and scattered like waves breaking against a reef, unable to make his hand pause for even an instant.
Squish—
The giant hand descended, crushing the Nether Emperor's body completely, as easily as squashing an ant.
With the authority of the Plane Lord, Su Chen was effectively a god within the Douluo Plane. Subduing the Nether Emperor hardly took any time at all.
Crack, crack, crack—
Just as Su Chen withdrew his hand, space suddenly shattered, revealing a pitch-black passage.
Black vapor continuously poured from the passage, accompanied by ghostly wails. The surrounding temperature plummeted, and a bone-chilling cold tried to worm its way into Su Chen's body, only to be kept at bay.
"A passage to the Netherworld..."
Su Chen raised his eyebrows slightly, recognizing the place beyond the rift.
The Netherworld was a special space within the Douluo Plane, somewhat similar to the underworld. All souls entered it after death, then had their memories wiped before being reincarnated.
As a plane favored one, the Nether Emperor embodied all the plane's negative energy, making him the exact counterpart of the plane son, who brimmed with a sense of justice.
His ability to control death energy naturally meant he had ties to the Netherworld.
Besides, Shrek had killed him once before, only for him to return to life later. Clearly, he had been resurrected within the Netherworld.
The instant the entrance to the Netherworld opened, Su Chen distinctly sensed a strange strand of black vapor carrying the Nether Emperor spreading toward the passage...
Clearly, the Nether Emperor had not died completely.
He had probably used this same method to feign death and