The Ancient Saint Emperor of the Heaven-shading

Chapter 16 Hidden Dangers in the Underworld, How Could It Be You???
Corpses pave the road, and ghost soldiers take the route.

One hundred thousand people passed by with a ghostly wind, making the entire ancient ruins road even more cold and quiet.

How could a node for the dispatch of ghost soldiers appear in the habitat of the ancient royal family?

Wang Hongwu and the Holy Prince looked at each other, and they were suddenly shocked. Who could have imagined that such a change would occur in the royal ruins, with flags waving, ghost soldiers passing by, and killing towards the unknown distance, which was terrifying.

This was a strange change that made people confused. It was all due to the rising fog. They seemed to have come to another world.

"This place connects to another world. From the moment we stepped into the fog, it seemed as if we had strayed away from the original royal ruins."

"There's a node entrance ahead. Ghost soldiers are entering. It looks like an ancient underworld. Do you want to go in and take a look?"

Both of them were extraordinary people and quickly deduced the origin of the incident, but they were still a little hesitant about whether to explore.

However, he was young and energetic, so he finally chose to follow and find out the root cause of the change.

The road they were walking on was very foggy, but the road ahead was very spacious. Even with 100,000 ghost soldiers, they could not fill the entire road, and there was still a large space.

As they went deeper, Wang Hongwu realized that they were gradually entering a spatial node like a transit station. It could be said that they had been separated from the large group exploring the royal ruins. The evil spirit around them was getting stronger and stronger. His skin felt as painful as if it were being scraped by a knife. The dark energy was surging, as if it wanted to tear people apart.

Ordinary celebrities simply cannot survive here, but fortunately his physical body is not weaker than that of an immortal, so he is safe and sound.

Swish!
As they passed through a layer of dim light, the scenery in front of them suddenly changed: black land, gray mist, and an unknown road ahead. The ghost soldiers ignored them and strode forward on their own, disappearing into the distance.

They stepped into the underworld, which was an astonishing land, consistent with the ancient legends, full of yin energy and a deep sense of death.

This place cannot accommodate the existence of living people. As soon as they touch it, terrible laws want to reverse them, turning life into death, and turning Wang Hongwu and the Holy Prince into ghost soldiers.

Blazing! The Nine Suns Holy Tower flew out, and the dazzling flames instantly enveloped them. Wang Hongwu urged the Holy King's protection to disperse the rolling Yin Qi. Nine orange-red waterfalls of light descended from the top of the tower, surrounding the two of them and gradually going deeper.

There were spots of water light ahead, and many ghost soldiers passed by in an orderly manner. A special fragrance came from there.

"The spring pool is yellow, and there are pale foams. Why do I feel like it's corpse water?" The Holy Prince was very sensitive. He plucked a monkey hair and blew it forward, and saw it turn into a small monkey the size of a palm and jumped into the source of the water.

There, there was a pool of water ten feet square, gurgling and shockingly yellow. A sinister aura came to one's face, but it was also mixed with a refreshing fragrance.

In the Yellow Springs Pool, two pitch-black magical herbs appeared among the rippling water. They looked like magical flowers carved from black jade, with the aura of the Tao. They were more than one meter tall and exuded a fragrant aroma.

They took a deep breath, and all the pores on their bodies opened up. They felt refreshed, as if they had received the most holy baptism and were about to ascend to heaven.

"Underworld Grass." Wang Hongwu recognized it. Although this thing can prolong life and strengthen spiritual consciousness, it is not a precious medicine. Eating it will have terrible negative effects. It will make the person live worse than death. The whole person will become a rotten corpse, but the spiritual consciousness will remain.

"This is a demonic flower, but it's also a rare treasure in the world. It transforms the spirit into extreme yin, thus restraining the extreme yang of the body, harmonizing yin and yang. If I pick it, it might be of some miraculous use in the future."

The Holy Prince used a secret technique, and the little monkey transformed from the monkey hair immediately jumped into the pool. No one knew how it managed to avoid being attacked. It staggered and picked up two Nether Grasses and jumped back.

"Here, half for each of us, so that our relationship won't fade." Then, the monkey directly handed over a strange flower, which made Wang Hongwu stunned. So generous?

But he didn't hesitate and took it and said thank you.

The Holy Prince waved his hand. As he was born into a royal family, he had too many resources and didn't care about these things. Moreover, the stronger Wang Hongwu was and the more profound his background was, the greater the benefits would be for their cooperation, and he and his uncle would get more benefits. There was no need to worry about mutually beneficial matters, so he continued to move forward.

It was not until they had walked nearly thirty miles that the scenery ahead finally changed. A river of blood appeared. Although dry, it was still scarlet and gorgeous, flowing silently into the distance.

There is a stone arch bridge on the river. It is of ancient style and it is unknown how many years it has existed. All the ghost soldiers walk over it and enter the other side.

"There are ghost soldiers, Yellow Springs and Naihe Bridge in the royal ruins. Could it be that they were destroyed by the underworld?" Seeing this scene, Wang Hongwu became a little alert. From the mythological era to the present, the shadow of the underworld has been behind countless major events.

Now is not the ancient time, the underworld is at its peak and even extremely active!
"Look closely, this river of blood was moved here after it dried up. It was once very full. I suspect the underworld is cultivating the legendary Yin God, using a real 'mountain of corpses and sea of ​​blood' to feed it. No wonder they are targeting the royal family. They are not just trying to cultivate holy corpses, I'm afraid they are plotting to obtain the Quasi-Emperor Yin God. How bold!"

However, the Holy Prince thought of more things. The innate Yin God was not formed by the transformation of corpses, but was a creature born naturally in the extremely Yin sea of ​​corpses. It was neither a corpse nor a spiritual ancient skeleton, but a pure creature, the true bloodline of the underworld.

They are not afraid of thunder and fire, nor are they afraid of catastrophe. Conventional corpse-killing methods are ineffective against these creatures. The most important thing is that they have terrible growth potential and are born Lords of the Underworld.

"This is indeed the area they are good at." Wang Hongwu's expression changed when he heard this. The high-level quasi-emperor, the Lord of Yama Palace, in his impression seemed to be the innate Yin God cultivated in the sea of ​​corpses and blood, but the timeline was still early, so it didn't match at the moment; but he didn't expect that the underworld had started cultivating this kind of combat power so early?
You know, the number of natural born Yin gods that have appeared in ancient times can be counted, and each one has become a terrifying existence, evil and against the will of heaven, and it is difficult for the holy power in the world to destroy them.

This kind of evil spirit is born from endless corpses. Only in the underworld can there be such a huge sea of ​​corpses and bones. Only when there are tens of billions or even hundreds of billions of them piled up can a congenital Yin God be born.

Now, they have attacked the royal family for some unknown reasons. What are they planning?
At the same time, in the royal ruins outside the underworld.

The ghost wind blows continuously, and as more and more creatures enter this place, terrible changes continue to emerge.

First, ghost hands appeared one after another, and people's lives were taken away from time to time.

Then a strange red-haired demon ape jumped out from the darkness, feeding on the brains of powerful beings and digging out the hearts of living creatures. It was very terrifying.

Even the First King's family suffered some losses. They encountered a group of ghost kings transformed from yin energy. They were all powerful enough to kill people. They kept attacking and killing, and the whole journey was stained with blood.

"This area has been artificially transformed into a place of death for eternity, a lair of ghosts. What a cruel method."

His Highness Wanlong watched this scene with a frown on his face. It would be hard to find another place in the world that could do such a thing. Perhaps only the underworld in myths and legends could do it.

Ah!
At the same time, a shrill scream suddenly came from behind, making people's scalps tingle. A gloomy chill enveloped everyone. The feeling was indescribable.

When people rushed over, they found nothing. There were only a few corpses left on the ground. There was no scar on their bodies, but their eyes were wide open, as if they died with their eyes open.

"Were they scared to death?" The powerful Bull Demon frowned. After a careful inspection, he found that their spiritual thoughts were all shattered, and they seemed to be extremely frightened.

Jie Jie Jie!

Suddenly, from the darkness in the distance came a sinister laugh, like the friction of metal plates, making people feel uncomfortable all over and their hairs stand on end. In the eternal shadow, there was a pair of ruthless and sinister eyes, staring at this place coldly.

“What…what is that!?”

Some people screamed in fear and stepped back in terror, and then felt itchy all over, as if something was wriggling under their skin, trying to get out.

This strange feeling forced him to scratch his body constantly, and he even stretched out his hands, put them in front of his eyes, and said in a trembling voice, "Am I... growing hair?!"

He could hardly believe his eyes as red hair slowly grew on his hands, which was so shocking and terrifying.

"How could this happen? Just one look can cause strange changes in one's life!"

"Could it be the immortal divine consciousness that was born from the ancient gods after their death?"

"Impossible! Such beings can only appear when they reach the realm of the Imperial Dao. I prefer to believe that they are just some Yin spirits that have become saints!"

All the masters of all races were frightened by this scene, it was very terrifying, even the slayers of the ten royal families thought of more ancient rumors.

The idea of ​​gods is a vague and ethereal legend. According to legend, its formation is the manifestation of the evil side of gods during their lifetime, which is released after death to slaughter living beings and destroy everything. It is extremely cruel and extreme.

Could there be something like this in these royal ruins?

"If it really was that thing, everyone here would have died." His Highness Wanlong shook his head in denial and turned to look deeper.

There, the moon was very round, the mountains and forests were filled with fog, and all kinds of wild animals were roaring. The seemingly peaceful night had a captivating chill.

boom!
Suddenly, the sky exploded, like two meteorites colliding, sending up a violent blast of air. Transparent ripples spread, attracting the attention of many. "Yin Hualong, are you so eager to die?" a cold voice rang out. This was a tall, muscular young man with waist-length black hair and bronze skin. Bands of demonic mist swirled around him, creating an oppressive presence.

His eyes are very special. There is a black sun in his left eye, and a blood moon in his right eye. They look extremely monstrous, and most people dare not look directly at them. They can swallow up people's soul.

"Yuan Gu, the eighth-generation grandson of Emperor Yuan, you have already received my letter of challenge, why don't you respond?" The silver dragon had hair as white as snow, a face like a woman, and eyes as pure and sad as ice and snow. He stood there quietly, with a divine ring blooming between his eyebrows, like a sacred mountain made of Daluo silver essence. His flesh body seemed to be able to crush the world, which made people tremble with fear.

This scene made many people excited, and they gathered together to watch the meeting of the two trendsetters of all races.

Two influential figures meet, are they going to fight?

Who is stronger, the eighth-generation grandson of Emperor Yuan or the strongest heir of the uncrowned royal family?
"Descendants of the ancient emperor are not people who can be provoked by anything. If you face me now, you will only die miserably." Yuan Gu snorted coldly. With the arrogance of a royal heir, he flew into the air and sank into the depths of the ruins.

"Has he mastered that unique skill? I really want to give it a try." Yin Hualong did not chase him, but thought silently that the battle did not break out after all, as both sides came here for other purposes.

"What a shame, there wasn't a fight." "Shh, keep your voice down. The Silver Bloods and the others from Primitive Lake aren't easy to mess with either! If you hear them, be careful and they'll get you into trouble."

Although the creatures gathered around felt regretful, they did not stay for too long and evacuated one after another.

At the same time, deep in the underworld, Wang Hongwu and the Holy Prince had reached the end.

"Why are there so many traps and forks along the way? If I didn't have a keen eye to discern them, I would have been led into a ditch."

"Whoever arranged these things is truly wicked. They've even used the Taiyin Bone-Eroding Water, the Soul-Snatching Demonic Wind, and the Heavenly Demon Blood Box, fearing that any intruders might survive."

The two men looked gloomy, they were really injured and exhausted. God knows the depths of the underworld were decorated like an iron barrel, they almost fell in.

They have to go through 81 levels along the way to get here. I just hope that the final harvest will be worthy of them.

And at this moment, the end finally revealed something different and mysterious. A tremendous pressure emanated from it, making people shudder and their bodies break, as if countless sharp blades were tearing them apart.

"There is a forbidden ancient formation, which looks very much like a broken corner of the ancient emperor's formation. It blocks the way forward and we cannot go in." The Holy Prince took a look with his fiery eyes and made a judgment that no one should trespass.

Wang Hongwu's eyes flashed, and he suddenly slapped the broken bowl at his waist, causing it to float above his head, concealing and confusing the secrets of heaven. He seemed to have disappeared from the world, and he pulled the Holy Prince into the incomplete formation.

You?! The monkey was shocked, not expecting him to have such a trick. The two of them shuttled through the incomplete array, and the scene kept changing. One moment, the Daoist Lord reigned supreme in the Nine Heavens; the next moment, it seemed as if he had descended into hell; the next moment, the mythical era reappeared, with the Golden Crow howling, the Sky Peng soaring, the Azure Dragon soaring, and the terror was boundless.

After a while, they arrived at the center. There was a hazy fairy light and chaotic air. A coffin was wrapped in it and floated up and down.

"The brave will die of overeating, the timid will die of starvation. Now that we're here, we have to make some money!"

Seeing this, the brave Wang Hongwu opened the coffin. However, when he saw what was inside, he was shocked and froze on the spot, "Is this a human?!"

Upon seeing this, the Holy Prince stepped forward, opened the coffin lid and took a look. He was also stunned. "Why is there a person?!"

This is indeed the case. There is no big treasure in the coffin, only one person.

A naked person.

A fat man who is round and smooth, honest and mean.

"How could it be Duan De? How could it be you!"

Wang Hongwu was dumbfounded. Did he pass by the underworld when he entered the royal ruins and dug out this unscrupulous Taoist priest?

He passed through numerous levels and was driven crazy by so many traps, ready to reap the big treasure, but in the coffin there was a perverted fat man?
Your uncle!
He was so angry that he slapped the fat man on the butt.

However, there was some kind of array pattern inside the coffin that he could not shake, and he could not even touch the man's body, so his efforts were in vain.

The Holy Prince standing by didn't know any more. He just looked at Duan De and sighed, "He's really exquisite. His whole body is made of divine materials. The pillow he uses must be the legendary golden jade sacred robe. The one on his chest is the soul-calling divine bead. This is a divine treasure that defies the heavens. It is said that even if the soul is scattered, it can be summoned back and reassembled. He is really rich."

I just don’t know why, even though he has so many magical objects on his body, which are dazzling, his body still doesn’t look very majestic, let alone powerful. Instead, he looks a bit like a charlatan.

Wang Hongwu, who was standing aside, became more and more angry the more he thought about it. He spent half a day trying to dig out an unscrupulous Taoist priest?
There were so many traps along the way that I was exhausted and miserable. There was no reward after all the suffering. I was just a wicked Taoist priest and my work was in vain.

No, it’s too much of a loss, I have to get some back from him!

"Come into the bowl!" He was very indignant. Holding the broken bowl, he began to suck the good stuff from Duan De's body. This ancient artifact was extraordinary. It had penetrated the terrible formations arranged inside and outside the coffin. Otherwise, the two of them would have been helpless and even in danger of dying.

For a moment, the vortex started to spin, sucking in the soul-summoning beads, fairy clothes and other objects. The Holy Prince was stunned. Did he run into bandits?

It's a blatant robbery!
However, such fluctuations seemed to awaken the sleeping existence.

The coffin shook, and the sleeping fat man blinked his eyes, slowly opening them a crack. With a trace of confusion and emptiness, he looked at the man and the monkey and said:

"A hairy-faced monkey with a thunder mouth, and a little fire man? Who are you?"

Who is it?

Who?
what?
The melodious voice was filled with confusion, yet it caused the entire underworld to shake violently, as if it was about to collapse and could not bear it.

Oh no! The Holy Prince was horrified. Could it be that a terrifying existence had been awakened? Its cultivation was unimaginable!

"Duan De! Cao Yusheng!" Wang Hongwu called out two names in quick succession, causing the fat Taoist priest to pause for a moment. He looked over and muttered, "Such familiar names! Who is it... and who am I?"

Before the Holy Prince could react to what was happening, he saw the naked fat man with a confused look on his face, standing up from the coffin with a bang.

Then he stretched out his arms, easily tore the sky and earth apart with his body, stepped into the depths of the void, and disappeared in an instant.

"This... is such a flexible fat man." The Holy Prince blinked twice and took a long time to utter a word. Wang Hongwu nodded silently and then stared at the coffin where Duan De was originally sleeping. There were many characters densely engraved on it, and it was obvious that its origin was extraordinary.

Seeing him banging on the coffin and touching it non-stop, Monkey's expression gradually became strange. "Do you want to go in and lie down for a while too?"

"That's right. I'll go in and lie down for a while too." Wang Hongwu nodded unexpectedly. He knew the character of this unscrupulous Taoist priest very well. Anything that could be used to make his coffin must be a good treasure.

Although it is not known whether it is his own or dug out from the tomb of some "ancient celestial master", it is definitely a good thing.

Since you are here, you should take something, right?
Thanks to the book friends for their reminders and suggestions, the part about the ancient divine war has been revised. The battle in this period has ended. To be more precise, the battle started some time after the Sun Saint Emperor passed away. It has been corrected.

There is another chapter in the afternoon, 5:03

In the original novel, Duan De clearly appeared in ancient times, and was coincidentally encountered by the human demon. The specific content is around 1215 in the chapter "Seeing a Ghost":

"I don't know, I've only met him once." The demon shook his head. He wasn't sure.

But he has a clear memory. At that time, when he was practicing Taiyin and Taiyang, he had serious problems with his body and mind. He was a god during the day and a demon at night, causing great disasters.

There was no grass growing in the place where he was in seclusion, and the mountains and rivers were all destroyed. When he went mad, he tore the earth apart and found a person under the veins of the ground where he was in seclusion. The body was exactly the same as the body in the fairy cocoon.

How could a person who had been sleeping since ancient times be a mortal, and later ran into the depths of the sun, now emitting the aura of a god? The more you think about it, the more shocking it is.

The demon vaguely remembered that the man had a confused look on his face. When he ran, his body tore the universe apart and disappeared in an instant.

At that time, he felt very sorry because he had just turned into a demon and needed a lot of blood to eat, but he missed his prey.

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