Black Impermanence Bursts onto the Scene! No Wronged Souls Beneath the Soul-Summoning Banner!

Above the sky, the majestic voice rang out once more.

In an instant, it drew the attention of the entire Douluo Continent.

From the exalted imperial families to the sects that held sway over their respective territories, and even the ordinary people living across the continent, all raised their heads as one and gazed at the mysterious screen of light spanning the heavens.

Above the ruins of Spirit City, Qian Renxue, who had just reunited with Yue Guan, also turned her gaze to the sky.

The name Black Impermanence Ghost Douluo was like a key, suddenly unlocking a door deep within Qian Renxue's memories.

The Spirit Hall of old, the Elder Hall of old, and those familiar figures who had stood shoulder to shoulder with her grandfather to protect Spirit Hall seemed to appear before her eyes once more.

Qian Renxue's fingers tightened slightly, and even her breathing grew rapid.

"Uncle Ghost... is still alive too?"

Her voice held a trace of disbelief, mixed with excitement she could not conceal.

She turned sharply to look at White Impermanence Yue Guan beside her, as though hoping he could give her a definite answer.

Meeting Qian Renxue's expectant gaze, Yue Guan slowly nodded.

"That's right."

"Xue'er, you heard correctly. That fellow Gui Mei is indeed still around."

At that, Yue Guan could not help but smile.

"We old fellows aren't so easy to get rid of."

"Or rather, even though we have died, we still live on in another way."

His words sounded rather mysterious.

Qian Renxue was startled at first, but then she remembered Yue Guan's current identity.

White Impermanence!

A Yin God of the Underworld!

Since Yue Guan could reappear in the world as White Impermanence, it did not seem so hard to understand that Ghost Douluo had become Black Impermanence.

At that thought, the tension in Qian Renxue's heart finally eased somewhat.

After Spirit Hall's destruction, she had borne far too much pain alone.

Her loved ones of old had departed one after another, and the once-glorious Spirit Hall had been reduced to broken walls and ruins.

All these years, aside from the lingering obsession in her heart, the only thing that had sustained her will to live was that wisp of Angel Divine Power she refused to let go out.

Countless times, waking from dreams in the dead of night, she had recalled the scene of Qian Daoliu sacrificing himself.

That old man, who had spent his life protecting Spirit Hall, had willingly given his life so that she could live.

Qian Renxue had never been able to let go of that debt of gratitude.

Now, however, the news that Ghost Douluo was still alive had given her hope again.

"That's wonderful..."

Qian Renxue's eyes reddened, and her voice trembled.

"That's wonderful, everyone's still here!"

But Qian Renxue soon thought of someone else, someone even more important.

"If Uncle Ghost is still alive, then what about Grandfather?"

The moment Qian Daoliu's name surfaced, Qian Renxue felt as though an invisible hand had clenched around her heart.

She longed so desperately to see her grandfather again.

Even if she could only hear Qian Daoliu say one more sentence, even if she could only see that familiar figure again, she was willing to pay any price.

Yue Guan's expression softened slightly as he watched Qian Renxue, but he did not rush to answer.

Some answers did not need to be given right away.

Just as Qian Renxue waited in eager anticipation, the voice above the sky rang out again.

[For Black Impermanence Ghost Douluo, the duty he bears is to suppress evil souls!]

[If White Impermanence Yue Guan is responsible for guiding departed souls and maintaining the order of yin and yang, then Black Impermanence Ghost Douluo must face those beings who are vicious beyond measure and burdened with grave sins!]

[All who committed countless evils in life and became evil ghosts after death fall within Black Impermanence's charge to suppress!]

As the voice from the sky spoke, the scene abruptly changed.

A sinister wind howled, and heaven and earth grew dim.

A dark space that seemed to have no end appeared before everyone's eyes.

Amid roiling black mist, a figure clad in the black robes of a ghost god slowly emerged.

He was tall, with a stern face and a chilling, gloomy presence shrouding his entire body.

Unlike White Impermanence Yue Guan's eerie composure, Black Impermanence Ghost Douluo exuded a silent, ferocious pressure.

He held the Soul-Summoning Banner, its surface black as ink, with countless twisted ghostly figures faintly visible struggling within it.

As Black Impermanence raised his arm, the Soul-Summoning Banner swelled enormously in the wind!

In an instant, dark clouds swept across the sky.

Countless evil ghosts surged out from the depths of the darkness, letting out piercing wails.

Some had hideous faces and bared fangs; some were wrapped in blood-colored chains, struggling desperately; others resembled skeletal remains, their eyes burning with eerie green ghost fire, as though they meant to devour every living creature before them.

In an instant, the entire space became a chilling, terrifying ghost domain!

Yet Black Impermanence Ghost Douluo's expression never changed.

He merely tightened his grip on the Soul-Summoning Banner and cast a cold glance over the wildly struggling evil ghosts.

The next moment, countless dark runes suddenly lit up across the banner.

Chain after chain materialized out of thin air, like judgment from the depths of the Nine Netherworlds, binding those evil ghosts fast!

No matter how they roared or charged about in madness, they could not break free of the Soul-Summoning Banner's suppression.

Black Impermanence Ghost Douluo took a step forward.

Yin Qi surged beneath his feet, and ten thousand ghosts bowed their heads!

His terrifying bearing seemed enough to make even heaven and earth pale.

[Beneath the Soul-Summoning Banner, evil souls bow their heads!]

[Those burdened with grave sins may escape judgment in life, but they cannot escape being called to account by the netherworld!]

[Black Impermanence Ghost Douluo is charged with suppressing evil, swift and decisive in slaughter!]

The voice from the sky resounded through the clouds.

At that moment, the entire Douluo Continent fell briefly silent.

Ordinary people looked at the evil ghosts filling the sky, their scalps tingling and the hairs all over their bodies standing on end.

The sight was simply too terrifying!

Though many among them had witnessed Soul Masters fighting to the death, they had never imagined that such bizarre departed souls existed in the world.

Even more shocking was the fact that these evil ghosts were not fabricated illusions, but the very beings Black Impermanence Ghost Douluo was responsible for suppressing!

"My heavens!"

"What on earth are those things? How is each one more frightening than the last?"

"If they got out, wouldn't the whole world be thrown into chaos?"

An ordinary Soul Master stared at the sky, his face pale and even his voice trembling.

The companion beside him could not help swallowing.

"Thank goodness Lord Black Impermanence is suppressing them!"

"Yes! These evil ghosts are so vicious. If no one restrained them, the consequences would be unthinkable!"

As more and more people saw what was happening in the scene, those who had harbored doubts about the Underworld gradually changed their minds.

Earlier, the appearance of the Underworld had frightened many people.

After all, the revival of the dead and the appearance of Yin Gods in the world had long since exceeded ordinary people's understanding.

But now they finally understood that the Underworld not only possessed fearsome power, but also bore the duty of protecting the order of the world.

White Impermanence guided departed souls, while Black Impermanence suppressed evil ghosts.

One maintained the order of life and death, while the other punished evil.

This division of duties gave many people an inexplicable sense of reassurance.

"No wronged souls beneath the Soul-Summoning Banner!"

"Well said! If all these evil ghosts can be suppressed, isn't the Underworld ridding the world of a scourge?"

"With gods like these guarding the netherworld, ordinary people like us finally don't have to worry about being harmed by evil ghosts after we die!"

For a time, discussion broke out everywhere beneath the sky.

Many people even began to cheer for Black Impermanence Ghost Douluo of their own accord.

In their eyes, this fierce and fearsome-looking Black Impermanence had instead become someone who could protect all living beings.

And those who had once regarded the Underworld as an evil and sinister force now had no choice but to reassess this mysterious organization.

How could a force capable of suppressing countless evil souls be anything ordinary?

Besides, White Impermanence Yue Guan had already demonstrated strength enough to suppress Asura God King Tang San.

Now that Black Impermanence Ghost Douluo had appeared as well, the Underworld's formidable reputation spread even farther across the continent.

Just what kind of force was this?

And how many more experts were hidden within that mysterious Fengdu?

No one knew the answer.

But everyone realized that the Underworld's appearance would likely completely change the Douluo Continent's existing balance of power!

Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy.

Yu Xiaogang stared at the scene of Black Impermanence Ghost Douluo suppressing evil ghosts in the sky, utterly dumbfounded.

His already gloomy face was now so pale that not a trace of color remained.

He had never imagined that Ghost Douluo would possess such terrifying power.

What he found even harder to accept was that the sky had shown not just Ghost Douluo's combat ability, but the duty he now bore!

Suppressing evil souls!

Guiding the dead!

These things, frightening even to hear about, were merely part of the Underworld's daily operations.

In other words, the Underworld's power extended far beyond Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo!

At that thought, Yu Xiaogang felt a tightness in his chest.

Earlier, when Yue Guan appeared, he had still clung to a sliver of hope.

After all, Tang San had already ascended to the position of God King, and the Shrek Seven Devils had all received divine inheritances.

Even if the Underworld had something to rely on, it was not necessarily beyond suppression if the Divine Realm was willing to intervene.

But now, the image of Tang San fleeing in disarray with Yue Guan in pursuit was still vivid in his mind.

If even the Asura God King could not win easily, what reason did he have to believe the Divine Realm could be certain of victory?

And the power Ghost Douluo had displayed made Yu Xiaogang realize a terrifying fact.

The Underworld's strength might already have exceeded all their imaginations.

If the elders of the former Spirit Hall could all regain their power in the Underworld, then what about the offerings who had died?

What about those experts who had once struck terror into the forces of the continent at the mere mention of their names?

Would they too return with entirely new identities?

Yu Xiaogang did not dare think any further.

For every step further his thoughts took him, the more clearly he saw that everything he had once relied upon might crumble before the Underworld at a single blow.

If Spirit Hall truly returned, who would be the first to face its reckoning?

Tang San?

Shrek Academy?

Or Yu Xiaogang himself?

Yu Xiaogang's hands clenched involuntarily, his knuckles turning white.

As his thoughts churned, a familiar voice suddenly sounded beside his ear.

"Teacher, I need you."

Yu Xiaogang's whole body jolted.

He abruptly raised his head, and the scene before him changed.

Tang San's figure appeared before his eyes in the Divine Realm.

Although Tang San had already been rescued by the Shrek Seven Devils, the injuries he had sustained in his earlier fight with Yue Guan still left his presence somewhat unstable.

In those eyes, usually full of confidence, such unmistakable gravity appeared for the first time.

He looked at Yu Xiaogang and spoke in a low voice.

"Teacher, I need you."