The Abyss and Hell would certainly not wait until Huo Yuhao had finished his preparations, assembled his forces, and reclaimed Heaven Soul before making their move.
Had Huo Yuhao been a member of the Tang Family, the laws of the universe would naturally have arranged for his enemies to be forbidden from interrupting his casting bar. But in this life, he was no member of the Tang Family.
What made Huo Yuhao's heart sink as though filled with lead was not merely the terrifying strength of the Qiongqi before him, but also the face Qiongqi wore at that moment.
"Even if you truly possess life force, even if your bloodline power is formidable, as long as you cultivate the Path of the Undead, you cannot bypass the barrier of our Douluo Star's Netherworld! Who helped you obtain this body?"
Huo Yuhao's face turned pale, as though coated in frost.
Could brute force bypass the defensive laws of Douluo Star and allow a true body to descend? Crimson was one thing, but if Qiongqi had been capable of doing that, could the reason for not doing so from the beginning possibly have been reluctance or kindness?
Qiongqi laughed. "Why waste words when you're about to die? Once your body and soul have both been annihilated, I'll tell whatever traces you leave in this world the truth! Sleep in peace!"
The Qiongqi who appeared before Huo Yuhao took the form of a young woman, with delicate features and loose black hair. Her fitted combat clothes outlined a full figure.
And apart from her hair and eye color, this young woman's features were identical to Ma Xiaotao's!
In Huo Yuhao's previous life, during the Tang Family's First Ten-Thousand-Year Plan, the vessel chosen for the descent of Tianshen, the ruler of the Abyss Plane