Li Xiang's expression turned cold, and a piercing killing intent coiled around the Dragon Pearl deep within his dantian.
The Heavenly Demon Divine Church's Seventh Young Master, who had been sucked into the Netherworld alongside them through the Ghost Gate Pass detonated by the yin-form azure dragon soul in the Azure Dragon Cavern's Inner Cavern.
"What a venomous snake." Li Xiang instantly pieced everything together.
As an heir of the Heavenly Demon Divine Church, Tian Yan practiced a cruel, domineering demonic art entwined with sinister yin energy by countless threads.
After falling into the Netherworld, he had likely not suffered the rapid erosion of death qi that ordinary living people would. Instead, the uncanny Heavenly Demon Great Art might well have allowed him to adapt swiftly to its rules.
Moreover, even in the Living World, the Heavenly Demon Divine Church had maintained secret dealings with Red-Rumped Yama's faction in the Netherworld.
Sun Qingge was the best proof.
Tian Yan must have found a way to contact the Lineages of the Ten Halls of Yama.
He traded information about us six prodigies from the Living World for the right to survive in the Netherworld.
Li Xiang sneered inwardly. This was certainly something Tian Yan would do.
Paving his own road with his enemies' lives was practically the Heavenly Demon Divine Church's most fundamental principle.
While Li Xiang's thoughts raced, the Fourth Realm Ghost General leading the squad had already drawn the heavy sword at his waist, its blade burning with eerie green ghostfire.
"All ghosts, hands on your heads. Squat on the ground!"
Cruel savagery gleamed in the Ghost General's scarlet eyes. "I will use the Netherworld Soul-Seeking Mirror to inspect your origin auras personally."
"Anyone who dares resist, or carries even a trace of yang energy, will be killed on