This assassin is upright

Chapter 376 The Earth-Shattering Sixth Level
Upon hearing Yu Zhun's words, an eerie silence fell over the room.

The twisted figure formed by the fusion of Void Lord and White Radiance Lord had an enigmatic look in its eyes.

The other four, who were already in dire straits, were all stunned at this moment, and for a moment even forgot their own predicaments, looking at Yu Zhun.

They never expected that Yu Zhun would say that name.

How could it be a Lakers girl?
Although Yu Zhun did mention before that the Lake Maiden possessed her special abilities only after merging with the Devouring Demon Lake, the fact that the Devouring Demon Lake returned to its original form after the Lake Maiden's death instead of turning directly into ashes proves this point.

But the Lake Girl had clearly been killed by Yu Zhun.

Could the Lake Girl possibly survive Yu Zhun's terrifying passivity?
But even if she survived, how could she possibly…

What else did you guess?

The twisted figure spoke with a half-smile, sending a jolt through the hearts of the four.

This guy didn't deny it!

Could it really be a Lakers girl?
“If I’m not mistaken, you actually have two abilities.” Yu Zhun stared intently at the other person and spoke slowly and deliberately. “One is the ability to merge with other things and gain corresponding abilities.”

"The other one is a clone."

"You can divide yourself into multiple independent individuals."

"Lake Maiden is the individual you became after merging with Devouring Demon Lake and gaining its ability to devour demonic energy."

"This should be your first identity. After that, you quietly replaced the real Void Lord and took on the second identity of the Void Lord."

“Then…” Yu Zhun began in a deep voice, “it was Bai Huijun.”

“No, not necessarily.” Yu Zhun suddenly shook his head, denying his own statement, and gave the Lake Woman a deep look. “Perhaps you have secretly merged with other powerful individuals and obtained a different identity.”

"For example, those five demons disguised as us."

"For example... the other members of the Nine Lords."

Upon hearing Yu Zhun's words, Helmod and the other three's pupils contracted sharply as they stared in horror at the distorted figure.

If what Yu Zhun said is true, just how many clones does this guy have on the sixth floor, and how many people has he merged with?
A sense of despair quietly crept into their hearts.

Not to mention that they couldn't even kill the being in front of them, even if they could, the opponent would have other clones that could come back to fight again.

They can't be killed, they can't be killed at all.

This is only the sixth level of the Netherworld, and they've already encountered such a troublesome opponent?
"Hehe..." The lake girl chuckled softly, then her voice gradually grew louder. Her body subtly twisted, and she quickly transformed back into the black-robed woman everyone had first seen. Her eyes, however, held a hint of amusement as she looked at Yu Zhun.

"You're very smart." She slowly extended a finger towards Yu Zhun's brow. "It's just a pity..."

"The smarter you are, the less likely I am to let you go."

"After all, you ruined my big plan."

"The original demon is damaged. After merging, my strength will be greatly reduced, and I will need to pay a huge price to recover it."

"So..." The lake maiden's eyes flashed with undisguised killing intent, and her sharp fingertips stabbed fiercely at Yu Zhun's brow like blades.

"Die!"

Seeing the rapidly enlarging sharpness in his field of vision, Yu Zhun's pupils contracted slightly, and he roared without hesitation, "Aren't you going to make a move?"

"Om-"

Almost the instant Yu Zhun finished speaking, everything around them froze, and a figure with eyes like glass appeared silently, suddenly grabbing the hand that the lake girl was about to reach out.

call!
Yu Zhun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

Before he could expose the lake girl's true identity, a voice quietly appeared in his mind, giving him a moment's respite.

Although they had never met, this ability to silently enter another's heart is probably something only the legendary Second Seat of the Nine Lords could achieve.

After some analysis, Yu Zhun concluded that besides exposing the lake girl's identity, the more important reason was to buy time for the person in front of him.

And now it seems he did it.

"Heartless Lord?!" The lake maiden was slightly taken aback, then her exquisite and beautiful features instantly twisted. "You actually came out."

"You really think you can trap me by stealing Baiji's power?" Wuxinjun said indifferently. "Only Baiji's ability can counter me on the sixth level."

“But Baiji had already given me a key.”

"You..." A hint of surprise flashed in the Lake Maiden's eyes, "Rumor has it that you and Bai Ji have a very close relationship, is that really true?"

"If I hadn't trusted Bai Ji enough, what right did you have to hurt me?" Wu Xin Jun said in a low voice, a murderous intent suddenly flashing in his eyes. "Bai Ji is dead, and I will avenge him."

"Lake Maiden, you are doomed to die today!"

As he spoke, a strange glint flashed deep in Wuxinjun's eyes.

He heard Yu Zhun's analysis clearly.

Only now did he realize who the person in front of him was.

Considering all the past events, the Lakers' scheming is truly chilling.

This kind of guy must be eliminated as soon as possible!

"Heh..." The lake maiden chuckled coldly, recovering from her initial astonishment, and looked at Wuxinjun with a hint of icy coldness in her eyes.

"Wu Xin Jun, do you think you're my match?"

"With Bai Huijun's abilities, I can temporarily trap you."

"Now I possess the abilities of both Void Lord and White Radiance Lord, and my strength has more than doubled compared to before."

"You, a mere Heartless Lord, are no match for me."

"So, what about me?"

Another deep, angry voice suddenly rang out, and the moment the words fell, the entire world was enveloped in an extreme killing intent.

The lake maiden's expression suddenly changed drastically. She turned her head sharply to look at the figure behind her, dressed in a blood-red robe, with a single crimson eye that resembled a blood-red abyss.

"Blood River Lord?!"

"How could you possibly be awake? I clearly..."

"You mean to say that you clearly caused Blood River Lord's anger to run rampant, so why was he able to return to normal so quickly?" Wuxinjun said coldly.

"Naturally, it's because I took action."

"You don't really think that I'm only showing up now because I'm trapped in the White Radiance Realm, do you?"

"Further words are useless, die!" Blood River Lord spoke in a low voice, and torrents of crimson killing intent instantly surrounded Lake Maiden.

"Do not!!!"

The Lake Woman let out a painful scream, her eyes flashing with madness, "You want to kill me? You think you can!"

Terrifying power erupted from the Lake Maiden's body, white light piercing through the void, directly clashing with the torrent of killing intent. The two quickly transformed into two blurry, uncertain afterimages, colliding and fighting each other frantically.

Amidst the surging and sweeping demonic energy, Yu Zhun and the other four felt the pressure around them vanish, and at the same time, they regained their ability to move.

"Is the matter resolved?" Yu Zhu asked in a low voice.

“Not necessarily.” Helmod’s expression was grave. “Didn’t Yu Zhun just say that the Lake Woman might have other identities?”

"It won't be that easy to kill it completely."

“Moreover…” Helmod looked warily at Wuxinjun and Xuehejun, “these two are even more terrifying than the Lake Maiden.”

They are too busy to pay attention to us right now, but what if they do?
"Let's take it one step at a time," Yu Zhun said in a deep voice. Theoretically, they had no conflict with Wuxin Jun and Xuehe Jun; in fact, if it weren't for their existence, the Lake Maiden might very well have succeeded.

Therefore, Wuxin-jun and Xuehe-jun have no need to target them.

But there's always a chance of something going wrong, so it's always wise to be cautious.

Now, it's time to think about how to get out of this mess.

As Yu Zhun and the others whispered among themselves, Wu Xin Jun's eyes became even clearer and more transparent, shimmering with a strange, glass-like brilliance.

He stood quietly in place, not joining the fight between Blood River Lord and Lake Maiden, but occasionally he stirred up a suffocating demonic power.

Suddenly, a glint of light flashed in Wuxinjun's eyes.

"Found it." He muttered to himself, slowly raising one hand, and a miniature version of the sixth level of the Netherworld appeared in his palm.

As he slightly exerted downward force, four invisible, terrifying waves emanated from four directions outside Nightmare Valley.

"Do not!!!"

The Lake Maiden, who was fighting Blood River Lord, suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and turned her head in disbelief to look at Heartless Lord's defensive line.

"How could you possibly..."

"How could it possibly lock onto all of my clones?!"

“If you hadn’t fused with Bletilla striata, I truly couldn’t have done it,” Wuxinjun said indifferently. “But you fused with him.”

"Baiji's ability is very special, so everything related to Baiji will be accompanied by the same special aura."

“With this special aura, I can naturally lock onto all your clones.” Wuxinjun’s gaze toward the Lake Maiden was cold.

“I said I would avenge him.”

"You..." The lake maiden was about to say something when her expression suddenly changed. She raised her hand and unleashed a white glow to block the murderous aura coming at her.

The next instant, her body was sent flying backward.

As her clones were successively destroyed, her strength was also weakened.

She was no match for Blood River Lord before, and now she is even worse off.

This small disadvantage is constantly magnifying until it becomes an insurmountable chasm that will lead her to ruin.

"If you want to kill me, you won't live either!" The Lake Maiden screamed and roared as she charged toward the corpse of the demonic powerhouse who had completely lost his power.

"You're courting death!" Blood River Lord snorted, and countless killing intents transformed into a solid blood-red river that instantly swept towards Lake Woman.

The Lake Woman's body instantly became ethereal, dodging the attack.

It's the power of Void Lord!
Blood River Lord frowned slightly, and at that moment, Lake Maiden had already reached the corpse. Her body suddenly exploded, and countless pieces of flesh rushed into the small hole that Yu Zhun had poked in the corpse of the demonic expert.

Amidst the dramatic change in the expressions of Yu Zhun and the others, the corpse, which had been reduced to only withered skin connected to bones, began to fill up at a visible rate.

In just a moment, He transformed into an ordinary person, his body surging with a powerful aura and boundless vitality.

"You're courting death!" Blood River Lord roared, and a torrent of blood flowed like a waterfall, instantly sweeping towards the corpses.

"Chong-"

A sharp clang of metal clashing suddenly rang out, and just as the river of blood was about to engulf the corpse, the kneeling corpse opened its eyes.

He raised his weapon and with a single, gentle swing, the Blood River Lord's sweeping river of blood was instantly cleaved in two. Even the Blood River Lord himself let out a muffled groan, nearly being cut in half at the waist in an instant.

"Heh..." The corpse slowly opened its mouth and let out a cold, eerie laugh. Its eyes held the same surprise, followed by a sudden realization.

"I see…"

He raised his hand and slashed, and the void was split open, revealing what appeared to be an endless galaxy and countless worlds on the other side.

The next instant, He vanished from the spot, and with His departure, the pillar of demonic energy, which was already on the verge of collapse, suddenly dissipated completely.

Before Yu Zhun and the other five people could react, a cold snort arrived in an instant, and terrifying demonic power descended upon them. The world-destroying rage tore the void around the rift to shreds in an instant.

A wisp of dark blue ghost fire flashed by, but the faint aura it exuded caused Blood River Lord and Heartless Lord to kneel in terror at the same time.

Yu Zhun's pupils contracted slightly, and without hesitation, he pulled out a scale-like prop and dragged the other four away in an instant.

Until Nightmare Valley disappeared from sight, he looked at the scale artifacts that had turned to ashes and vanished, then turned to look at the four people.

"The next strategy is likely to run into problems."

"What exactly is going on?" Udyr couldn't help but ask.

The sudden changes just now left her bewildered.

Lu Wen and Yu Zhu were equally bewildered, while only Hermod looked thoughtful, as if he had some guesses.

"The Lake Maiden and the Corpse have successfully merged." Yu Zhun said in a deep voice, "If I'm not mistaken, the damage we inflicted on the Corpse, causing the power within it to leak out, actually helped the Lake Maiden."

"Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to complete the fusion instantly."

“But didn’t she say we ruined her plans?” Yu Zhu couldn’t help but ask.

“That’s because the Lake Maiden herself didn’t expect it to turn out this way.” Yu Zhun’s expression hardened. “At that time, she clearly wanted to use some kind of suicidal method, but by some twist of fate, she actually completed the fusion.”

"After the fusion, her power transformed into true demonic primal power, which even severely injured Blood River Lord instantly."

"If she weren't afraid that if she stayed any longer she wouldn't be able to leave, she probably would have killed us and the two of you without hesitation!"

Thinking of the terrifying scene of Youming's attack the moment after the Lake Maiden left, everyone nodded in deep agreement.

"But what does this have to do with the upcoming strategy?" Helmod asked in a deep voice, frowning.

“Of course it’s related.” Yu Zhun sighed. “The pillar of demonic energy is gone.”

"The sky is about to fall."

Almost the instant his words fell, a deafening roar, as if the world were ending, suddenly resounded from the sky, causing the entire world to tremble.

Everyone looked up and then saw an astonishing sight.

The sky is cracked.

In the very center of the sixth layer of the Netherworld, a huge hole appeared, filled with chaotic energy, and surrounded by spiderweb-like cracks.

"What...is that?" Yu Zhu's pupils contracted slightly as he stammered.

“The fourth level of the Netherworld collided with the fifth level of the Netherworld,” Yu Zhun said in a deep voice. “Without the support of the pillar of demonic energy, the most unstable fourth level fell first and collided with the fifth level.”

"The sixth layer of the world is more stable and can be maintained for the time being."

“But it’s only temporary.” Yu Zhun stared intently at the chaotic aura at the crack, which was spreading rapidly.

"The result of the collision of two worlds is integration."

"After the fourth and fifth layers merge, a world comparable to, or even larger than, the sixth layer will be formed."

"By then, even the sixth floor will be breached!"

"And if that situation occurs on the sixth floor, the demon on the sixth floor..."

Yu Zhun didn't say anything more, but everyone could imagine the outcome.

If that time really comes, I'm afraid that not even one in a hundred of the demons still in the sixth level of the Netherworld will survive!

Therefore, they must race against time to accelerate their ascent before the sixth level is breached and enter the Netherworld below!
(End of this chapter)