Arc 16Wei Wudi’s Ascension
Jiang Chen protected Uncle Wei through his breakthrough, defeating the Dark Alliance’s attackers and two Quasi-Ghost Kings as the Netherworld faced a looming crisis. Uncle Wei became a King, and the story left Jiang Chen preparing to confront threats across the Nine Provinces while the Kings were tied down guarding the rifts.
- Jiang Chen stayed with Uncle Wei as he carried the Soul-Suppressing Coffin out of Jiangbei to face the resentment of his evil corpse.
- The procession fought its way through the mist, and Jiang Chen restored the coffin’s talismans so Uncle Wei could begin his breakthrough.
- Jiang Chen defeated Wuduo, Elder Zhang, and Ghost Maitreya while guarding the coffin from the Dark Alliance’s Great Grandmasters.
- Jiang Chen trapped the attackers in Golden Light Cages, then battled the Quasi-King Mist Ghost and devoured her and another Quasi-Ghost King.
- The red-robed Ghost King attacked as Uncle Wei completed his breakthrough, but Wei Wudi emerged as a King and drove off the Dark Alliance’s forces.
- After the battle, Jiang Chen demanded payment from Uncle Wei and urged him to use his new status to expand the Security Department.
- Uncle Wei explained that the Yin Qi eruption would occupy the Kings and leave Half-Kings facing threats such as the Ghost-Sacrificing Lineage and Dragon-Locking Well.
- Jiang Chen agreed to confront the Ghost-Sacrificing Lineage, while King Chujiang told Uncle Wei that a King guarded every rift and asked whether the captain was still alive.