As yin energy in the underworld descended into great chaos, boundless hidden foul and ominous energy also churned and erupted throughout it. This was not merely the baleful energy accumulated in the underworld over a thousand years; it also included the Ancient Filth that had been suppressed beneath the underworld since ages past.
The disturbance in the underworld had grown far beyond a simple upheaval of the Yellow Springs. Monsters hidden in every corner of the underworld, even creatures from the underworld of the old era, were stirred with excitement.
At this moment, the Underworld Emperor, who in a sense represented the supreme position of the underworld, stood atop the Underworld Palace at the end of the Yellow Springs, gazing into the distance.
"I never expected that after all these years, the world's karmic forces would remain so horrifying."
"This karma is difficult to dispel. The underworld has it, and so does the mortal world. Yet Mister Ji used the Great Magic Power of heaven and earth to extinguish the tribulation of ages back then. Compared with that time, this calamity is not impossible to resolve. Your Majesty need only cast your gaze outward to see it."
The Underworld Emperor glanced sideways. An old monk with kind brows and a compassionate expression, his body draped in a faint glow, had arrived at his side. He looked into the distance, his face neither joyful nor sorrowful.
"So it is Master Ksitigarbha! The changes of today are also due to this sovereign's negligence!"
The old monk's words were exceedingly calm, yet the Underworld Emperor could hear the implication within them. It seemed he was saying that, after ascending to the highest position in the underworld, he had become somewhat too enamored with the feeling of supremacy over the years. The words had