"What? The Netherworld?"
"You've got to be kidding. We were just in a meeting. How did we end up in the Netherworld in the blink of an eye?"
"Miss Ye, surely you're joking—"
The Netherworld, commonly called the underworld or the Ghost Realm, was where the Ghost Clan lived, beneath Dijiang.
Many people's first reaction was disbelief, but the cold, sinister aura around them, almost enough to freeze their blood, forced them to believe.
"What? We've entered a killing game?" Fang Jingnian's expression changed drastically.
"We're in deep trouble." Guo Kai looked grim. This was the first time he had shown such a troubled expression. "I once heard my grandfather mention this. It's the Ghost Clan's oldest Ghost Arts ritual. Once it begins, it won't end until one side is dead."
Li Xiang did not understand what a killing game was, but he could see.
"The terrain has changed," Li Xiang muttered.
In the Feng Shui Master's Qi Observation vision, the surrounding earth qi was being frantically drawn out and distorted. The earth veins that should have flowed along the mountains had been forcibly severed, rerouted toward the Relay Station.
Mountains and rivers shifted; waters flowed backward.
Deep beneath the Relay Station, an immense, heart-stopping mass of yin baleful intent was gathering, like a black heart being frantically charged with power. Each beat made the ghost qi within ten miles resonate.
Using ten thousand ghosts as the catalyst and living flesh and blood as the sacrifice, it forcibly reversed yin and yang, turning a dwelling for the living into a death zone of utmost yin.
Once it fully took shape, everyone here would have their essence, qi, and spirit drained dry, reduced to nourishment. Even their souls would never find rebirth.
"What a vicious method."
Li Xiang withdrew his gaze,