Bitter Realm: My Feet Step Through the Flames of War

In the Ghost Prison, a fierce battle raged.

"The final move, the Fifth Watch Crescent Moon - The Ballad of Vanishing Clouds!"

"The Six Transformations of the Ghostly Barbarians? The Wrathful Beacon Pass!"

After dozens of moves, both Gu Su Huan Jian and San Yan Chi Li were covered in blood, with blood spilling from the corners of their mouths. Although their breaths had weakened, their attacks became even more ruthless.

The final move will decide life or death.

The sword flashed like a meteor across the land, the moon fell to earth, bringing with it a dazzling light, and roared as it descended upon the three-eyed Chi Li.

Faced with this desperate move, the Three-Eyed Chi Li suppressed the turbulent blood and qi within his body, flashed close to Gu Su Huan Jian, and a fierce blade aura accompanied by the profound foundation of the Eight-Faced Ghost Rong broke through the air and arrived.

boom!

Swords and blades clashed, righteousness and ghostly aura clashed fiercely, bringing the battle to a close.

Amidst the blood mist, a roar of resentment echoed, and then the three-eyed Chi Li was shattered into a bloody pulp, its demonic soul returning to the Fire-Slaying Heavenly Fang.

At the same time, Lie Hongjiao covered his left arm and silently stepped back.

Shao Hao smiled slightly: "My godfather said beforehand that everyone in Ghost Prison deserves to die, but I can make an exception for you."

"reason?"

"After the great battle, your godfather will tell you the reason. Now, I can help you leave the Ghost Prison; it's up to you to choose."

Lie Hongjiao turned around and saw Xun Meng'er hiding behind a rock in the distance, trembling, her eyes fixed on him.

"I want to take him with me when I leave."

Shao Hao followed Lie Hongjiao's gaze, saw the child, and nodded.

"can."

Lie Hongjiao tossed the seed of the World-Forging Evil Seed to Shao Hao. He didn't know what the seed could grow into, but he felt inexplicably disgusted.

"This was planted by the Empress in exchange for my leaving with Xunmeng'er."

"please."

Shao Hao swung his twin scythes, and Death passed through. The passage reopened, and in an instant, a figure flashed. Xun Meng'er was thrown into the spatial passage by Shao Hao and left the battlefield with Lie Hongjiao.

On the other side of the battle, Xi Xueyi and the cold, lonely goddess met their final end.

"Xi Xueyi, you killed me once, are you going to kill me again?"

"I ask in near despair," Anji asked, her eyes filled with sorrow, not for herself, but for her mother.

Perhaps among the undercover agents of Ghost Prison, Anji was the one most familiar with the situation in the Bitter Realm. The legend of the Martial Lord truly terrified her. While she was making moves to counter Xi Xueyi, she was also watching her mother's battle with Luo Hou.

At this moment, the mother had long lost her empress aura. Her long hair was disheveled, and the mask on her face had fallen off at some point, revealing the scars that the mother least wanted people to see.

My mother won't last much longer.

"I will never forget Wen Shumei from those years, nor will I forget the cold and lonely goddess of these years, and I will never forget my responsibility as a Confucian scholar."

With the clang of his longsword and a cold tone, the Eight-Colored Crane seemed to be sad but not truly sad, yet he refused to yield an inch.

Anji finally realized that the Yuki-iro she knew had truly gone far away.

"I only hate that I can't share my mother's burdens, and I can't establish an everlasting foundation for Ghost Prison! Xi Xueyi, I'm repaying what I owe you, prepare to die!"

In despair, Anji suddenly struck her own dantian with a palm, detonating the body of the Ghost Clan's royal lineage.

In an instant, an immense force exploded from An Ji's body, spraying blood mist in all directions. Wherever the royal blood touched, the Ghost Prison soldiers were all reduced to ashes and merged into the vast ghost energy.

"The mighty Ghost Clan has stood tall for centuries; our indomitable race will never perish!"

"Ahhh~ Hohohoho!"

Thousands upon thousands of demons turned into blood foam, their pitch-black demonic energy howling incessantly, creating a most tragic and desolate scene between heaven and earth.

"My daughter, Anji!"

The ghost energy condensed and poured wildly into the Sky-Piercing Ghost Ridge, instantly healing the wounds of the barely alive Mo Tianxia. A boundless power continued to rise along the Sky-Piercing Ghost Ridge.

Anji sacrificed her own blood and soul to unite the energy of all the soldiers of Ghost Prison into one, and then absorbed it with the bones of Tyrant Xiao, transforming it into the power to protect the world of demons.

It is also the last remaining power of Yama's Ghost Prison.

(Wishing all my fellow Daoists a Happy New Year! May everything go smoothly and may everyone prosper in the new year!)

Chapter 460: Different Processes, Predetermined Ending

Boundless power poured out from the spine of the towering ghost.

With his beloved daughter sacrificed, the entire army perished, and the life and death of Yama, the Ghost Prison, rested entirely on the shoulders of the entire world.

As long as she lives, the Ghost Prison exists, and the Demon-Nourishing Pool can be used to rebuild a large army. There is even a way to retrieve the ghost soul of Dark Princess.

With her death, the Ghost Prison was destroyed, and the Ghost Clan, which had existed for thousands of years, disappeared from the human world.

"Luo Hou, I will not allow anyone to sabotage my grand undertaking of world-building. Today, the flames of war beneath your feet will consume your own soul!"

Amidst her hatred, the Empress's tone grew even colder. Her hands, gripping the Heavenly Demon Spine tightly, revealed bulging veins, and her scarlet eyes exuded an unparalleled aura of evil. Her long hair fluttered in the wind.

Within a hundred miles of her, countless ghosts howled, black energy churned, and even the air seemed to disintegrate in an instant. The power was so great that Xi Xueyi and the others were all terrified.

The demon raised its spine high and struck down fiercely.

"Ghost Phoenix Wings Across the Wilderness, Drink!"

Luo Hou stepped back slightly, gathering his strength to unleash a punch.

Without the Three Pearls of Love Tree, without the restraint of the Buddha's Decree, and without the schemes of the Extraordinary Lord, the Three Absolute Loves of the Demon World remained unaffected, and thus the Ghost-Forging Robe showed no flaws.

"To act perversely is intolerable to Heaven. May the world of demons and hell perish together."

This was a head-on battle. The three elements of Rahu were operating simultaneously, with divine energy, Buddhist energy, and demonic energy shining brightly and outshining the sun and moon.

With a deep shout, their powerful energy surged forth, and both knew that this battle was a matter of life and death.

boom!

The earth-shattering blow shook the heavens and the earth, causing the ground beneath their feet to crack inch by inch, and towering mountains to collapse into valleys in an instant.

Amidst the rain of rocks, the two displayed their unparalleled foundations.

Golden light and black miasma burst forth for thousands of miles, severely damaging the surrounding area.

"Uh! Luo Hou, your strength surprises me, but you are not the only obstacle I have encountered on my journey. Even if I have to drag you down to hell with me, I will never give up!"

Bian Tianxia wiped the crimson from the corner of his mouth, his expression becoming even more crazed. He suddenly swung down his ferocious weapon, unleashing a surge of immense ghostly energy that instantly boosted Bian Tianxia's power.

Luo Hou smiled faintly; the immense pressure brought back a long-lost thrill for him.

"You are nothing more than an appetizer before the main course. You are not even qualified to drag me to hell."

"The Prison of Ten Thousand Ghosts Stirs! The Wrath of the Demons Shakes the Vast Universe!"

"Destroy the Yuan!"

The demon king pushed the ghostly energy to its peak, and the Heavenly Ghost Ridge in his hand once again unleashed its powerful might, causing ten thousand ghosts to howl and the mortal world to crumble.

With a deafening roar, the surrounding mountains, rocks, and vegetation turned to ashes, and a massive surge of energy swept across the land, shrouding the entire world in smoke and dust.

Even with the combined power of ten thousand ghosts, the killing move was still no match for Luo Hou's Heaven-Destroying Fist. In the extreme conflict, the Three Extremes True Essence broke through the Ghost-Forging Incomplete Robe and smashed into the Empress's body, exploding violently.

Its dazzling brilliance blotted out the sky and the sun, causing both the human world and the underworld to lose their color, and concealing everything.

"what!"

The sea of ​​qi exploded, the ghostly energy wandered everywhere, and his whole body felt like it was being torn apart inch by inch. The demon under heaven let out a miserable scream.

Immediately, the Three Extremes True Essence was transmitted to the Sky-Piercing Ghost Ridge. The Buddhist Essence cleansed the impurities, and the Divine Essence atoned for the sins. The myriad ghosts gathered in the Ghost Ridge let out bursts of roars and scattered and fled.

Bang!

Under the impact of internal and external forces, the spine of the Heavenly Demon broke into several pieces.

"How is that possible?"

Before the swirling dust had settled, a face that was both incredibly familiar and utterly loathed by everyone in the world suddenly appeared in the air.

"Jiezhu, I never thought that all your scheming would come to this."

"Uh... Heavenly Demon, you are nothing but a remnant soul, what right do you have to mock me!"

"You are a king who has brought ruin to the world, and your name will forever be a disgrace to the Ghost Prison."

"Hahahaha! If I were not alive, what would be the point of the Ghost Prison!"

"In the end, it is all my fault. If I hadn't been bewitched by you and taken you as my concubine, the Ghost Prison wouldn't have come to this. Tribulation Pearl, your fate is sealed. Join me in the cycle of reincarnation!"

"Shut up! I despise you, I despise the Nine Heavens Mystic Lord, I despise all men who are high above, born with power. No one has ever understood why I defy the heavens. If women can stand tall and learn to be strong, then men should also bend their backs and learn humility!"

"Is this your reason for killing your sister and plotting against me? The world of male supremacy will not change because of you, but the Ghost Prison will be destroyed because of you."

Amidst the angry shouts, a wisp of the remnant soul of the former Lord of Ghost Prison, Tyrant Xiao, and the Sky-Piercing Ghost Ridge gradually dissipated without leaving a trace.

When the country is destroyed and the land is damaged, when the people are gone, all things come to an end.

Despite being covered in blood, Bian Tianxia threw his head back and laughed loudly.

"Luo Hou, the human race is fortunate to have you! But even if I fall today, I can foresee that in the near future, and even in future generations, more women will rise up, because the time has come, the time has come, hahahahahaha!"

"Your bright ideals conceal too much darkness. To the world, I might as well tell you that the day when men and women achieve equality is not far away, but the world will never be one where women are superior to men, defying the natural order."

"That kind of world is not what I want. Now that I have made my choice, I will never regret it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the demon let out a long roar, shattering the two sacrificial beasts on the banks of the Ghost River with his last bit of ghost energy. Instantly, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked, and the river swallowed the sky.

He fell backward and sank into the raging abyss.

Luo Hou silently gazed at the bottom of the river, where countless ghosts rioted, vying to tear apart and devour the Empress's body. It turned out that even if the process was different, the ending had already been written.

Stirred by the Empress's physical body and resentment, countless souls and evil waters surged forth, creating an unprecedented torrent.

Xi Xueyi and the others rushed over.

“This is bad. Once the evil waters rush out of the Ghost Prison, they will flood the Bitter Realm. At that time, heaven and earth will be lost, and the human world will be filled with ghosts.”

"Martial Lord, quickly devise a plan, or this filth will truly be swept away!"

"With everyone working together, we can first stop this treacherous water."