Within the Underworld.
Gu Yuanqing's aura erupted, and his Heavenly Human Realm unfurled.
Hiss, hiss, hiss!
Countless strands of sword qi, fine as hair and condensed to the utmost, sprang into existence!
The attacking Yellow Springs ghost hands and hideous ghostly shadows plunged into this sword domain like creatures throwing themselves into a net. In an instant, they were sliced apart, broken down, and annihilated into primordial netherworld energy, unable even to scream.
At the same time, Gu Yuanqing guided his sword-finger through the air, and an all-encompassing sword intent rose.
Myriad Phenomena Sword of Tribulation!
"Slash!"
Facing a Void Immortal, Gu Yuanqing had no intention of testing the waters. His many sword daos fused into one, becoming a blade that cleaved through the void straight toward Li Youhe.
The instant the sword qi rose, Li Youhe's heart pounded with dread.
With a furious roar, he grasped at the air with both hands. Darkness as thick as solid matter surged from the depths of the Nether Soil, condensing into the Myriad Ghost Nether Shield, its surface covered in faces howling in agony, to block the sword light.
Meanwhile, he chanted an incantation. The chains around him rattled, then plunged into the void beneath him.
"Nether Soil Edict, Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts, Ten Thousand Bones Mourning Together!"
Boom!
Centered on him, the gray Wasteland cracked apart, and countless pale skeletal hands burst from the earth, reaching for Gu Yuanqing;
The Nine Nether Lamp overhead blazed with flames that turned into a torrential downpour, every drop containing a deadly poison that corroded the divine soul and dao foundation;
Countless translucent Vengeful Spirits also shrieked as they emerged from nothingness, hurling themselves one after another at Gu Yuanqing's sword domain and protective spiritual light.
This was a forbidden secret technique of