Jiang Feng already understood. It seemed the gates of the Underworld were anything but simple—they could distinguish the living from departed souls.
Once a living person drew near, the gates would close and shear them to death.
Had he not retreated in time just now, he likely would have been sheared apart on the spot as well.
Yet he had to enter the Underworld today, and there was only one way in—through the gates of the Underworld.
"Looks like I'll have to force my way through!" After looking around and confirming there was no other path, Jiang Feng turned his gaze back to the gates of the Underworld.
"If I pass through quickly enough, I should be able to avoid the twin swords' shearing strike." After some thought, Jiang Feng decided to rush through the archway.
Once he was ready, his body, already formed from gathered golden light, directly transformed into a streak of golden radiance and shot toward the gates of the Underworld.
In less than the time it took to blink, Jiang Feng had arrived between the twin swords, charging straight at the gray-black curtain of light.
As expected, the swords had not reacted in time.
However, just as Jiang Feng thought he would pass smoothly through the gates of the Underworld, the gray-black curtain of light actually stopped him!
That was right. He had thought he would pass through the gray-black light curtain without obstruction and enter through the gates of the Underworld, only to find that it was like a piece of soft cloth, barring his way.
That brief delay allowed the twin swords to detect the aura of a living person. They immediately sheared downward. "...The living shall not enter!"
Jiang Feng was greatly alarmed and immediately tried to retreat, only to discover that the