"Fine, I'm afraid of those ghost gods!"
Under Wang Quan's gaze, Daoist Black Smoke finally sighed and said, "The ghost gods of the Second Layer are far more terrifying than those of the First Layer."
"Even the ghosts and monsters here are extraordinarily bizarre."
"If your foundations weren't strong enough, if your luck didn't defy heaven, you would absolutely have become part of those ghost gods' memories."
A thought stirred in Wang Quan's mind. "Why are only the Underworld ghost gods corresponding to the Polar Lands so powerful?"
"Normally, the ghost gods in the Second Layer of the Underworld corresponding to other regions should be just as powerful!"
Daoist Black Smoke shook his head. "I don't know either."
"This is the [All-Under-Heaven Dao Court]'s first time opening up the Polar Lands, and its first time encountering anything like this."
"Perhaps the Underworld corresponding to our Main World is merely its weakest corner."
"Perhaps the corresponding Underworld was only born because we opened up the Polar Lands?"
"Perhaps... this world is hindering our efforts to open up the Polar Lands through some unseen force, and so gathered powerful ghosts and monsters scattered everywhere into the corresponding Underworld region to stop us."
"Perhaps... there are too many possibilities."
At this point, Daoist Black Smoke fell silent.
Wang Quan fell silent too.
After a moment, he took a deep breath and repeated, "Fellow Daoist, connecting the Second Layer and the First Layer this time was purely a matter of luck."
"If I tried again, I would absolutely fail."
Daoist Black Smoke nodded. "All right!"
"I understand!"
He knew Wang Quan was refusing to continue connecting to the Second Layer of the Underworld in other places.
He had anticipated this outcome, and so had the [All-Under-Heaven Dao Court].
Thus, he wasn't disappointed.
He merely