"Looks like we've found the right person."
Xu Long smiled, pulled the boss over, and began searching his soul.
boss. "???"
Gousheng: "???"
Boss: "Aaaaaaah!"
Gousheng: "!!!"
A piercing scream rang out, quickly turning into violent tremors.
Gousheng looked at his boss, who resembled someone with Parkinson's disease, and cowered in fear.
About ten seconds later, the boss was completely ruined.
Its eyes were lifeless, its expression blank. It wriggled on the ground like a maggot, drooling all over the floor.
His soul shattered into Powder; though he was still alive, it was not much different from being dead.
"I see!"
After carefully recalling the information he had received from the boss's soul, Xu Long roughly understood the situation of this island.
The Spirit Domain is filled with many dead spirits. Although a restriction has been set that all sins must be cleansed before one can enter, it is inevitable that some will suddenly become evil spirits or be more difficult to deal with.
Instead of killing them, the Spirit Controller dumped all the trouble on this island called Netherworld.
On the Netherworld Island, there is a force called the Netherworld Hall, whose leader is said to be even stronger than the Spirit Controller.
However, the Netherworld Hall had few people and disliked warfare, so they stayed on this small island.
This boss does have some connection to the Netherworld Hall, but it's not a big deal; he's more of an outsider.
He helped the Netherworld Hall gather information from the outside world, and in return, the Netherworld Hall provided them with a certain degree of protection; it was a transaction.
Of course, based on the information Xu Long gathered, it was clear that the boss had been scammed.
The Spirit Domain is the territory of the Spirit Controller and the Da Yutian. Although they are all undead, they are all inclined towards the light.
This Netherworld Hall is clearly of the dark and gloomy type, which goes against the principles of the Spirit Controller.
As a result, the contradictions and conflicts will inevitably be very intense.
The Lord of the Netherworld Hall claims to be half a level stronger than the Spirit Controller and dislikes war, which is utterly meaningless.
If they were truly superior, why would they cower in this small place and hide, afraid to come out?
If you truly dislike warfare, is it necessary to have others gather information? Is it necessary to stay here?
If Xu Long's guess is correct, this Netherworld Hall is most likely inhabited by natives of this world, while the Spirit Controller are invaders.
Upon entering this world, the Spirit Controller immediately engaged in battle with the natives.
The result was obvious: the natives lost and were forced to retreat to the island, not even daring to show their faces freely.
Perhaps out of fear of a desperate counterattack, or perhaps because they found it troublesome, the Spirit Controller stopped caring about these natives and divided the area into a no-man's-land, leaving them to fend for themselves.
The final outcome is already known: the natives suffered a crushing defeat, and Netherworld Island became a paradise for evil spirits.
Those things that were too lazy to be bothered with were dumped here, making the place a complete mess.
Although the boss's soul doesn't contain much information, there is still something useful in it.
For example, the location of the Netherworld Hall!
The Netherworld Hall is the lair of the Netherworld Clan and their last stronghold. It is located in the very center of this island and is guarded by numerous Netherworld Guard.
No one knows the cultivation level of the Netherworld Guard, and no one knows how many powerful individuals are among them.
Because the Netherworld Hall is a forbidden area on Netherworld Island, anyone who dares to approach it is killed.
"Tell me about your understanding of the Netherworld Hall, in detail."
Xu Long said something to Gousheng, who hurriedly confessed everything he knew.
Similar to the information gleaned from the boss's soul, minor discrepancies are insignificant.
After listening, Xu Long signaled to Gousheng he could leave, and he himself did not linger there.
The Netherworld Island is vast, with at least tens of thousands of undead spirits.
A small restaurant with fewer than twenty people wouldn't attract any attention at all.
Xu Long planned to go to the center of Netherworld Island to see what was there.
Although they have fallen into ruin and are now like stray dogs, they are still a former royal family, and they should still be particular about the finer things in life.
Just like a certain region urinating on a yellow flag, even dogs wouldn't bother with it, yet it still considers itself an aristocrat.
At the very center of the Netherworld Island stands a majestic peak.
At the very top of the giant peak stood a pitch-black palace.
The main hall, perched over a thousand meters in the air, looked down upon the ants below like a god. Though it was now all alone, it still exuded an imposing aura.
There was no barrier set up near the Netherworld Hall; there were only guards in black armor walking back and forth on the mountaintop.
These Netherworld Guard were grouped in threes, and their strength was roughly at the Early Spirit Severing Stage.
The fact that even a mere patrolling guard possessed such cultivation level made Xu Long wary.
Swish!
The three guards vanished into thin air, their souls captured by Xu Long.
As it turned out, Xu Long was right, though not entirely accurate.
The Spirit Domain was originally called the Netherworld, which was equivalent to the Netherworld Underworld.
After humans and animals die, their souls enter the Netherworld, where the Netherworld Clan determines their next journey.
Those whose sins are heinous shall be destroyed outright.
Those who bear a small amount of sin are taken to the Sin-Cleansing Pool, and once their sins are washed away, they are reincarnated.
However, this peaceful life could not last long, as nine powerful enemies arrived.
These are the eight Great Spirit Controller and the first Da Yutian!
Faced with a powerful and ruthless enemy, the Netherworld Clan suffered repeated defeats, with its members suffering heavy casualties, leaving less than one in a hundred alive.
In the end, they could only hide in the Netherworld Hall, barely surviving on the treasures left by their ancestors.
That treasure possessed immense power, but it could not be taken away from the Netherworld Hall, and its use required the sacrifice of many Netherworld Clan.
With reservations and the Da Yutian severely injured, the Spirit Controller stopped paying attention to the remaining members of the Netherworld Clan and left them to fend for themselves.
After leaving the Netherworld Hall, the Spirit Controller set about changing the environment of the Netherworld.
The originally dense Yin energy was transformed into pure spiritual energy, and the Rakshasa Street was divided using the four divine trees and the Xihe Divine Pearl.
They used an array to gather spiritual energy, selected Rakshasa General, and renamed it the Spirit Domain.
In less than ten years, this place has become a completely different world.
The Yin energy suitable for the survival of the Netherworld Clan is becoming increasingly scarce, and many of the weaker members of the clan are gradually dying.
As of now, aside from these puppets created using secret techniques, there are fewer than ten genuine Netherworld Clan left.
They hid deep within the Netherworld Hall, clinging to life on the last remaining traces of Yin energy.
It's estimated that they will die out on their own in a very short time.
Of course, there's also the possibility that, in a desperate situation, they might resort to extreme measures and turn the Spirit Domain upside down.
"This is really interesting. I wonder if we can make use of this power."
With these thoughts in mind, Xu Long concealed himself and headed into the Netherworld Hall.
The closer the distance, the more Netherworld Guard will patrol.
These puppets, created by the Netherworld Clan, feed on spiritual energy and do not perish as the Yin energy decreases.
And perhaps because they hadn't fought for so long, their vigilance was extremely low.