No Innocent Souls Fall Beneath the Mourning Staff! Tang San's Certainty! Qian Renxue's Excitement

The voice from the heavenly screen thundered out, its vast divine might sweeping across heaven and earth!

In the Divine Realm, the gazes of Tang San and the other sixteen all converged on the heavenly screen, fixed on the white figure holding a Mourning Staff.

At that moment, none of them had the mind to speak.

Especially Tang San.

Ever since the word "Underworld" had appeared, he had been gripped by an indescribable terror.

And now, as the heavenly screen revealed White Impermanence Yue Guan's true power once more, the last shred of hope in his heart was finally shattered!

"The Mourning Staff..."

Tang San murmured under his breath, his expression shifting.

"So that's how it is. It really is him!"

At that moment, he was finally certain his guess had been right.

White Impermanence Yue Guan on the heavenly screen was probably not merely a deity who happened to resemble one from the legends of his previous life.

Those plain white mourning robes, that tall hat bearing the words "Fortune at first sight," and that Mourning Staff symbolizing the taking of souls...

Taken together, all those traits were enough to explain everything!

This was the real Underworld!

A mysterious force that had existed in his memories of his previous life, yet had now truly appeared in the Douluo World!

At the thought, Tang San felt a chill shoot up his spine to the crown of his head.

He had once thought that, armed with the memories of his previous life, he had gained many advantages in this world.

But now he realized that what he knew was nowhere near enough to explain everything before him!

Since the Underworld existed, what about the cycle of life and death?

What about the Ten Yama Kings?

Did those beings who governed yin and yang and judged good and evil in the legends truly exist in this world as well?

Tang San dared not think any further.

For he had a vague premonition that the Underworld exposed by the heavenly screen this time would likely overturn his understanding of the entire world!

And while Tang San was lost in thought, the other members of the Shrek Seven Devils were just as stunned by Yue Guan on the heavenly screen, unable to speak.

Ma Hongjun swallowed, the smile that had been on his face long gone.

A gravity that was hard to conceal also appeared on Zhu Zhuqing's cool face.

As for Dai Mubai, the war god whose name had once shaken the Douluo Continent, he subconsciously clenched his fists.

He had already become a Second-Level God and considered himself a figure of some standing in the Divine Realm.

Yet now, merely looking at White Impermanence Yue Guan through the heavenly screen, he felt an indescribable pressure!

It was not simply a difference in power.

It was fear born from the instinct of a living being.

It was as if the figure on the heavenly screen had been born standing on the other side of the order of life and death, able to decide the fate of all beings with ease!

Dai Mubai even had an absurd feeling.

If he were to fall one day and face this White Impermanence, he might not even be qualified to resist!

"What kind of monster... is this guy?"

Dai Mubai's throat went dry, and he could not help speaking in a low voice.

Before the others could respond, however, the image on the heavenly screen changed once again.

That majestic voice rang out with it.

[For White Impermanence Yue Guan, guiding virtuous souls was indeed his duty.]

[But in the course of guiding the souls of the dead, he also encountered evil souls unwilling to submit to judgment.]

[These evil souls had committed countless wicked deeds in life and still refused to repent in death. They even attempted to deceive the Underworld and claim the treatment meant for virtuous souls!]

[White Impermanence Yue Guan had always taken but one approach to such wickedness.]

[Strike hard!]

The instant the voice fell silent, the image on the heavenly screen abruptly changed!

As though heaven and earth had been torn open by an invisible giant hand, a vast, bottomless rift suddenly split the dark void.

A baleful wind howled, and ghostly Qi surged to the heavens!

Endless black mist poured from the rift, transforming into dark clouds that churned across the sky.

Beneath those dark clouds, tens of thousands of sinister, terrifying figures roared in a frenzy!

Some had blue faces and fangs, some were drenched in blood, and some had mangled bodies, yet still emanated resentment that made hearts tremble.

These were all evil souls unwilling to submit to judgment!

They rampaged through the netherworld, even attempting to break through the Underworld's order and escape to the world of the living.

Directly ahead of those countless evil souls, a figure in plain white mourning robes stood in silence.

It was White Impermanence Yue Guan!

He held the Mourning Staff, his robes snapping in the wind as divine power surged from him like a cold tide from the deepest netherworld.

Facing the army of evil souls before him, enough to make an ordinary god's scalp tingle, he showed not the slightest fear.

Instead, he wore a calm that sent chills down the spine.

The next moment, Yue Guan slowly raised the Mourning Staff in his hand.

Netherworld divine patterns lit up one after another along its pitch-black shaft.

In that instant, a brief, deathly silence fell over the once-clamorous world!

As though sensing some deadly danger, countless evil souls let out piercing shrieks.

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

White Impermanence Yue Guan's gaze was icy as he slowly spoke.

"In the name of White Impermanence Yue Guan, I sentence you-"

"Your sins are unforgivable. Your souls shall be scattered!"

As the sentence fell, heaven and earth changed color!

A beam of divine light, black as ink, erupted from the Mourning Staff and shot straight into the highest heavens!

Yue Guan stepped forward and vanished from where he stood.

When he appeared again, he was already in the midst of the army of evil souls!

As the Mourning Staff swung, netherworld divine power swept out like raging waves.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Evil souls shattered under the impact of that terrifying divine power, many before they could even finish their screams!

Their soul bodies broke apart, and their resentment dissipated.

The evil souls that had once thought themselves invincible could scarcely withstand a single blow from White Impermanence Yue Guan!

Some evil souls tried to resist.

They gathered their resentment into a hideous giant beast that lunged at Yue Guan in a frenzy.

But Yue Guan merely snorted and swept the Mourning Staff across.

In an instant, netherworld power pierced the sky, and the giant beast exploded along with hundreds of evil souls behind it!

Before absolute power, their so-called resistance seemed so utterly feeble!

This scene shook the entire Douluo Continent to its core!

Countless people stared wide-eyed at the white figure sweeping away evil souls on the heavenly screen, even forgetting to breathe.

"Heavens!"

"Is this White Impermanence's power?"

"Those are tens of thousands of evil souls! They don't even have a chance to fight back!"

"Incredible! Simply incredible!"

Cries of astonishment rose one after another, and the entire continent seemed to boil over.

Only now did everyone truly understand what the heavenly screen had meant by God King Level.

That seemingly ordinary Mourning Staff, in Yue Guan's hands, possessed the terrifying power to decide the life and death of departed souls!

With one strike, every evil soul was destroyed!

Such power was already far beyond their imagination!

And for the ordinary people who had once looked forward to an afterlife, the divine might White Impermanence Yue Guan displayed filled them with even greater awe.

"So this is a god of the Underworld!"

An old man gazed at the heavenly screen, trembling all over with excitement.

"If there really is a cycle of good and evil in this world, then there is finally someone who can judge those who have committed countless wicked deeds after they die!"

"Good! What a White Impermanence!"

"Only such divine might is worthy of the name of a true god!"

At that moment, countless people's understanding of the Underworld changed completely.

They had originally thought the Underworld was merely a mysterious force responsible for guiding departed souls.

But now it seemed that the Underworld not only governed the fate of departed souls, but also possessed the terrifying power to punish evil spirits and uphold the order of yin and yang!

And White Impermanence Yue Guan was clearly one of the enforcers of that order!

The Underworld.

Inside Fengdu Grand Hall, the gods likewise saw the scene on the heavenly screen with perfect clarity.

As Yue Guan swung the Mourning Staff, suppressing and killing evil souls one after another, the gods in the hall showed their approval.

Bibi Dong most of all.

Watching the former elder of Spirit Hall grow to such heights, she could not help showing a trace of gratification.

"As expected of an elder of my Spirit Hall!"

Bibi Dong nodded lightly, a note of pride in her voice.

"In the past, Yue Guan's strength was considerable, but he was still only a Titled Douluo."

"Now that he has joined the Underworld, he can wield such terrifying divine power!"

Her gaze swept over the gods in the hall, and her voice grew resolute.

"It seems our Underworld truly is full of talent!"

"Even if the gods of the Divine Realm joined forces, they might not be able to shake us so easily!"

Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Great Emperor of Fengdu Chen Yuan also nodded slightly.

He sat upright on his throne, his netherworld imperial robes draped around him, the divine might about him unfathomable.

"Yue Guan has done well."

Chen Yuan spoke calmly, yet his voice reached every corner of the great hall.

"Virtuous souls must be guided, and evil souls must be punished."

"The Underworld governs life and death and upholds the cycle of reincarnation, but that does not mean it will tolerate evil!"

"As for those who seek to evade judgment and disrupt the order of yin and yang, we must naturally strike hard!"

At those words, the gods in the hall all bowed.

"We shall obey the Great Emperor's command!"

On the heavenly screen, Yue Guan seemed to hear the voice from Fengdu Grand Hall as well.

He immediately put away the Mourning Staff and bowed respectfully toward Fengdu Grand Hall.

"This subordinate shall obey the Great Emperor's decree!"

His respectful posture stood in stark contrast to the ferocity he had shown while sweeping away the countless evil souls.

Yet it was precisely this contrast that made people more keenly aware of the Underworld's strict order.

Powerful as White Impermanence Yue Guan was, he still held fast to his duties and honored the Great Emperor.

And the Underworld's true foundation was clearly still concealed within this great netherworld hall!

The Douluo Continent.

Inside Shrek Academy.

Yu Xiaogang gazed at the heavenly screen without speaking for a long time.

Only now did he finally realize just how laughable his past judgment had been.

That was not power he could comprehend at all!

The divine might White Impermanence Yue Guan had displayed had completely shattered the last shred of hope in his heart.

More importantly, now that the Underworld's existence had been exposed, the former powerhouses of Spirit Hall might all have a chance to return!

The thought left Yu Xiaogang feeling suffocated.

"No..."

He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes full of gloom.

"I absolutely cannot let Spirit Hall rise again!"

"Since they might return, we must prepare in advance!"

Yu Xiaogang's voice grew lower and lower, but his tone became ever more ruthless.

"If Spirit Hall rises from the ashes, it will surely become a grave threat to the Divine Realm!"

The people of Shrek Academy around him looked at one another.

Though they too felt uneasy, they understood that the Underworld was no longer a force they could afford to provoke lightly.

Yu Xiaogang, however, could no longer concern himself with that.

At that moment, he felt only that everything from the past was slipping from his control once more.

He had to find a way to stop it all!

But while Yu Xiaogang's thoughts churned, elsewhere on the Douluo Continent, someone was so excited by the scene on the heavenly screen that she could barely contain herself.

Qian Renxue looked up at the white figure holding the Mourning Staff, and a long-absent hope finally ignited in her golden eyes.

The stronger Elder Yue Guan was, the more unfathomable the Underworld's foundation was.

And that also meant that the possibility of Spirit Hall's return might be far greater than she had imagined!

Qian Renxue slowly clenched her hands, her gaze resolute.

"If Elder Yue Guan could return to Douluo Continent..."

"Then my Spirit Hall would still have hope!"

She no longer dared hope that a miracle would descend for no reason.

But now, the existence of the heavenly screen and the mysterious power of the Underworld had shown her the possibility of changing her fate.

No matter what, she had to seize this opportunity!

Just as Qian Renxue brimmed with anticipation, a majestic voice from the heavenly screen once again resounded through heaven and earth.

[Tenth place: White Impermanence Yue Guan!]

[Reward: Soul Power increased by one level!]

[Reward: Heaven-bestowed Martial Soul!]

[Reward: The right to travel freely to and from Douluo Star!]

[Reward: Physical body reconstruction!]