Where Merit descended, the Underworld began to take shape. The eighteen layers of hell appeared one after another, while Halls of Yama formed within them, along with enormous structures rising everywhere.
Even Innate Spiritual Treasures radiating terrifying auras responded to the summons, flying in from all directions and descending into the hells to become treasures that suppressed them.
For example, when a mirror-shaped Innate Spiritual Treasure fell into one layer of hell, it transformed that layer into Mirror of Sin Hell, where countless mirrors emerged.
A millstone Lingbao fell into another layer, turning it into Millstone Hell.
Within that hell, the millstone Lingbao transformed into an enormous stone mill that rumbled ceaselessly as it turned, creating a terrifying spectacle.
There were also iron pincers, scissors, iron trees, copper pillars, steamers, mountains of blades, volcanoes, ice mountains, stone mountains, blood pools, saws, and all manner of strange Innate Spiritual Treasures.
They made the eighteen layers of hell increasingly horrific and frigid. A single glance was enough to make one's heart tremble, such was the terrifying aura they exuded.
Everyone silently watched Netherworld Daoist—or rather, Great Emperor Fengdu—continuously transform the Netherworld Realm and construct the Underworld within it.
At the same time, no one dared move. They could only watch in silence, for there was no other choice.
Minghe was blocking their way, but more importantly, Empress Pingxin, who had already attained the Dao of a Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal, was watching from within the Netherworld Realm.
None of the Sages dared enter the Netherworld Realm. Otherwise, their strength would be greatly diminished there, and Empress Pingxin would suppress them one by one, utterly disgracing them.
As for Fengdu, although his cultivation had advanced greatly, he had yet to become a Sage. All beneath Sages were ants, and Sub-Saints were naturally