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Chapter 856 The Greeting That Could Not Be Sent

The Nine Netherworld City is solemn and magnificent.

The bluestone slabs were piled up one by one, forming the endless Nine Netherworld Inner City.

Compared to the desolation of the outer city, the inner city was much more prosperous.

Although it wasn't as prosperous as the ancient Great Xia Dynasty, lacking restaurants, teahouses, post stations, and carriages, it was still densely packed with bustling crowds.

To be precise, it should be countless ghosts, and the Netherworld Divine Soldiers responsible for escorting them.

Unable to use their skills, Lin Yi and the others could only blend into the crowd and rely on the disguise effect of [72 Transformations] to head towards their destination.

However, when they reached a certain point, the group had to slow down.

"We are currently located in the east of Jiuyou City. This place is a necessary passage for the dead in the Three Realms and Six Paths, and also a necessary passage to the depths of Jiuyou in the Eighteen Levels of Hell. If we want to go deeper, we must pass through the trial hall to judge Yama before we can continue."

To be honest, without Lin You's help, no matter how capable Lin Yi was, he would have had a hard time completing the task assigned to him by An Xing.

Outsiders know so much about the affairs of the Nine Netherworlds.

Moreover, even with great skill, it is virtually impossible to penetrate the Nine Netherworlds undetected.

The moat alone is troublesome enough. It's not that we can't deal with the undead creatures inside, but it's too difficult to avoid being discovered.

Zi Yue thought the difficulties were over, but little did she know that it was only the beginning.

"The title of Judgment King is just that. In reality, that fat man doesn't have any ability to judge souls. What's truly powerful is the Judgment Spirit Crystal that he controls."

Lin You pointed to the portly, long-bearded fat man sitting on a high platform in the distance and said.

"The dark blue crystal in his hand is the Judgment Crystal. After being infused with source power, the Judgment Crystal can detect the sins committed by the soul in its previous life, and determine what kind of punishment the soul must suffer in order to obtain the qualification for reincarnation. With the permission of the Judgment King, the Nine Netherworld Divine Weapon can continue to take the soul deeper into the depths."

"So, you understand what our mission is, right?"

The task is not complicated:

First, Lin Yi and his companions need to find a sufficient number of heinous souls in the eastern part of Nine Nether City to obtain permission from the Judge of Hell before they can continue their journey.

"Then what should we do? Should we just take action? Wouldn't taking action under the watchful eyes of so many people attract the attention of the Nine Netherworld Divine Soldiers and the Judgement King Yama?"

Hearing Ziyue's words, Lin Yi and his group were speechless.

No wonder this woman has served Dark Star for so many years, yet her strength and status have only increased pitifully little.

The fact that she could say such things is consistent with the fact that her strength has not increased over the years.

"I really don't know what to say to you. Isn't this problem just like solving a high school student's homework?"

"What do you mean?"

Zi Yue looked completely bewildered, and it wasn't hard to tell that her current dazed expression was genuine.

He was speechless, but in order for the plan to go smoothly and for this woman to use her brain more in the future, thus increasing the success rate of the mission, Lin Yi gave a serious answer.

"The most crucial and important point for us to pass through smoothly is to avoid being discovered by the Nine Netherworld Divine Soldiers and the Judgement King Yama. Under these conditions, we must also steal the souls that meet our expectations from the other Nine Netherworld Divine Soldiers without them noticing."

"To achieve this, we have to rely on the skills we possess, but there are skill-sensing crystals in the east of Nine Nether City, so what should we do?"

Upon hearing this, Ziyue suddenly understood.

The most important task right now is to destroy the skill sensing crystal without anyone noticing.

After some thought, Lin Yi found the most suitable candidate to carry out this task—Black Hou.

In terms of physical fitness and individual combat ability, none of Lin Yi's group could defeat him if they relied solely on their own strength.

Letting it destroy the sensing crystal is the best option.

“Look, Black Hou, out of all of us, you’re the strongest. You can deal the most damage in the shortest amount of time, and your movement speed is far superior to ours. After you finish your attack, I’ll open the Necromancer’s Space and release a few undead creatures. You can then take advantage of the chaos to return to the Necromancer’s Space. Isn’t that a seamless process?” Black Hou glanced around at the surrounding area.

Thinking back to his impression of the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds, he suddenly shuddered.

It's true that Black Hou is very strong, but not strong enough to be a match for the Lord of the Nine Netherworlds.

Thinking that he might be beaten up like a dog, Heihou immediately rejected Lin Yi's suggestion.

“You can do your own tasks. I do want to follow you so that I can serve the boss as soon as he regains his freedom, but I never agreed to become your henchman.”

"You should resolve your own problems."

The number of ghosts in the east of the city is extremely high; if we keep rambling on like this, we might get exposed.

In order to get the Black Hou to cooperate willingly, Lin Yi immediately rolled up his sleeves.

"That's fine then, Senior Black Hou, I'll just force my way in."

After Lin Yi finished speaking, he made a move to attack.

This scene terrified the Black Hou so much that its legs went weak.

"Oh my god, don't force me! I promise, okay? I'll do it right now."

Having no other choice, the Black Hou quickly grabbed Lin Yi's right hand.

Their boss's fate rests on Lin Yi's shoulders. If something happens to Lin Yi, their boss will be gone too.

Rather than letting Lin Yi escalate the situation and draw the attention of the Nine Netherworld bosses, it would be safer for Black Hou to do his utmost to help Lin Yi and the others achieve their goal.

Turning his head, Lin Yi looked at the Black Hou with a sincere expression.

"Brother Black Hou, isn't it a bit too much for you to help us like this?"

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If there weren't many people around, the Black Hou would have unleashed a torrent of profanities at Lin Yi's family.

Now, he could only stare blankly for a moment, then nod with a heart full of utter disbelief.

"Don't worry, it won't be too strenuous. Are you all ready? If you are, I'm about to begin!"

Just as the Black Hou was about to make a move, Lin Yi grabbed him.

"Brother Black Hou, don't rush. Things have to be done slowly. You have a weapon in your personal space that you know how to use. It's quite strong, but isn't it a particularly important weapon to you?"

The black beast was completely baffled, but it still nodded honestly.

"Have."

"How should we arrange it?"

The sky east of Jiuyou City remained a chaotic expanse.

The judge Yama, who was on the high altar, suddenly felt that something was wrong.

It seems that a strange and powerful aura has entered the eastern part of Nine Nether City.

He waved his hand, signaling the soul being tested to wait a moment.

Then, he squinted and began to perceive things seriously.

"Hmm? I didn't sense any aura that didn't belong to this place. Could it be that I'm sensing something wrong?"

Just as the judge was beginning to doubt himself, a strange thing happened.

(End of this chapter)