Gungun had once told Shentu that Chenxiang might break into the Underworld to rescue Liu Yanchang. Yet Chenxiang had actually come as one of the dead. His magic power was considerable, but his Taiyi peak cultivation was worlds apart from Shentu's Great Luo peak. Shentu truly could not imagine how Chenxiang could rescue Liu Yanchang.
Led by Black and White Impermanence, Chenxiang and the others headed downward. They first reached the first level of Hell, easily defeated its guards, then rushed toward the second...
Shentu had replaced the guards throughout Hell. The prisoners were confined in prison cages reinforced with restrictive formations, leaving only a few low-cultivation Underworld Officials there to keep up appearances. Thus, Chenxiang and the others advanced very smoothly.
Soon, they reached the eighteenth level of Hell.
It was pitch-black, without a trace of light. Suddenly, with a hum, several clusters of blue flames appeared, illuminating the cramped space around them. Chenxiang and the others huddled together, cautiously surveying their surroundings. Thick yin energy obscured their vision. They saw neither Underworld Officials nor prisoners.
Chenxiang's eyes shifted a few times. After thinking briefly, he raised his head and shouted, "Where are the Underworld Deities? Liu Chenxiang is here! If you want the Underworld to remain unharmed, release my father immediately. I promise I won't trouble the Underworld. But if you insist on clinging to your delusions and serving as the Heavenly Court's jackals, don't blame me for rooting out villains and evil on behalf of the Primordial World today!"
No one answered his threat.
Chenxiang frowned, then took two steps forward and struck repeatedly at his surroundings with his palms. Boom! Boom! Boom! ... Dazzling rays of light shot out one after another.
He was no longer the weakling he had once been. Now, he was