Fellow Daoist, I gladly accept this heaven-defying opportunity.

At the same moment, outside the gates of hell.

All the powerful beings of the underworld froze on the spot, speechless, staring intently at the scene on the light screen, as if they had been frozen in place, even forgetting to breathe.

On the throne, Feng Gongwang, one of the Ten Kings of Hell, suddenly stood up, his eyes, shrouded in black mist, filled with shock that defied all reason.

Fengdu Hades also gripped the armrests of the throne tightly with all ten fingers, his knuckles turning white. In addition to his shock, his eyes were filled with undisguised ecstasy, which could be described as an unexpected and tremendous joy!

"A single strike slays a Mahayana Netherworld Beast! What kind of heaven-defying sword technique is this?!"

"A world-destroying strike, slaying a king beyond his level! This is outrageous!"

"A Void Realm cultivator reversing the course of a Mahayana cultivator—just who is this Danqing?!"

The group of powerful figures from the underworld were completely devastated, their hearts trembling wildly.

The barriers between martial arts realms are extremely strict. Since ancient times, only those of higher realms have been able to suppress those of lower realms. It has never been heard of someone from the Void Realm being able to kill someone from the Mahayana Realm! The scene before their eyes completely shattered the martial arts common sense they had held for thousands of years.

The mist spirit that had guided Xu Mofeng into the underworld was now completely dazed, its mind buzzing, and it had lost all ability to think.

"The most monstrous genius in all the ages of the Flame Spirit Realm... Only today have I truly witnessed what a peerless prodigy is!"

The shock of this strike swept across the entire area, overturning the understanding of all the powerful beings in the underworld, and even making everyone doubt whether there really was such a person with unparalleled talent in the world.

"Even in my Yin Domain, with its profound foundation, there has never been a Void Realm cultivator who could kill a Mahayana Realm prodigy!"

"As expected of the chosen protagonist born of a great era, every move he makes brings me immense surprises."

Fengdu Hades smiled and gazed at Xu Mofeng on the light screen, then spoke in a deep voice, "Qingyou, you deserve the greatest credit for this scheme, and your subordinate Wuliang has also made contributions. I will reward you handsomely!"

"Thank you, Toyodo-sama!"

The Grand Underworld Official Qingyou bowed in gratitude, then hesitated before cautiously offering his advice, "My lord, this child's talent is too extraordinary, and his temperament is unruly. He may not be content to become a pawn of my Underworld in the future, and there is a risk of backlash."

The King of the Underworld's gaze turned icy, his tone indifferent and revealing his absolute control: "It's alright. Once he sits on the throne of the Underworld's Crown Prince, he will have no choice in his own destiny. I have my own unique secret method to completely control him and make him obediently follow my orders."

Upon hearing this, the Azure Netherworld Official suddenly understood and immediately nodded: "Your subordinate understands."

At this moment, at the core of the Blood Pool Hell.

Jin Chao remained standing there, stunned and deeply shocked, unable to recover for a long time.

Taking advantage of the moment when he was distracted and relaxed, Xu Mofeng narrowed his eyes and his powerful Mahayana realm divine sense suddenly burst forth from his body, directly crushing down on him.

Click!

The black mist protecting Jin Chao's body dissipated instantly, and the mask covering his face shattered inch by inch, falling to the ground.

A woman's face, pale and exquisitely beautiful, now filled with astonishment, was suddenly revealed before Xu Mofeng.

It turned out to be a woman!

Moreover, it was a stunningly beautiful face that he had never seen before.

"You shameless bastard!"

Jin Chao snapped back to reality instantly, and a clear, coquettish female voice escaped his lips, instantly turning him into an extremely embarrassed and annoyed man.

With a sudden flick of her sleeve, she instantly condensed black mist to conceal her face, and her voice quickly returned to its original hoarse and androgynous tone, hiding the traces of her female identity.

Her almond-shaped eyes widened, her gaze fixed on Xu Mofeng with murderous intent, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "You truly deserve to die!"

Xu Mofeng's eyes flickered slightly, and he calmly spoke, cutting to the chase: "I already know your trump card."

"You are the inheritor of the Demon-Controlling True Scripture, one of the four ancient true scriptures. Ordinary Void Realm cultivators simply do not have the ability to control the Mahayana Night Owl. Only this true scripture can enable cross-realm beast control."

Jin Chao's eyes widened in surprise, then his face filled with sarcasm as he coldly glanced at the black round stone floating in the blood pool.

"Since you know that I possess the 'True Scripture of Demon Control,' you should understand its intricacies. Of all the beings under heaven, only I can hatch this Nether Phoenix Egg. Even if you forcibly take it away, it will only be a permanently dead egg, utterly useless."

"That's not necessarily true."

Xu Mofeng shook his head slightly, his tone calm and confident: "The dead egg that you are helpless against may not be a problem for me. On the contrary, you possess true skills, but you will ultimately waste your efforts on the Nether Phoenix Egg."

"You dare underestimate me?!"

Jin Chao, enraged, sneered and declared with unbridled arrogance, "If you have the guts, hand over the Nether Phoenix Egg! Three years. If I fail to hatch it, you can do whatever you want with it; its life or death is in your hands!"

Xu Mofeng's gaze was indifferent as he uttered a sentence that crushed the entire audience: "Why wait three years? Your life is now in my hands. Even if I kill you, I can still seize the inheritance of the 'True Scripture of Demon Control'."

In an instant, a chilling killing intent erupted from Xu Mofeng, enveloping Jin Chao's entire body.

The biting cold made Jin Chao shiver and his mind reel. He instinctively retreated several miles to create a safe distance, his face instantly turning extremely pale.

"If I want to kill you, it's as easy as turning my hand. Even if you escape to the ends of the earth, you won't escape my pursuit."

Xu Mofeng's words were cold and aloof, his aura overwhelming the entire audience.

Jin Chao was terrified, but he still stubbornly insisted, "Then you're welcome to give it a try!"

Before she finished speaking, a glint flashed in her eyes as she secretly activated her trump card, seeking an opportunity to counterattack or escape.

Xu Mofeng took in all her little movements but didn't care. He said calmly, "I've spared your life until now only so you could witness it with your own eyes."

"I am more worthy than you to inherit the 'True Scripture of Demon Control'!"

"It takes you three years of hard work to hatch the Phoenix Egg, but I can do it right now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Mofeng reached out from a distance, and the black phoenix egg in the center of the blood pool instantly flew through the air and landed steadily in his palm.

Jin Chao was stunned for a moment, then sneered, his eyes full of disdain: "Outrageous talk, pure wishful thinking!"

Xu Mofeng was too lazy to argue. He silently activated the life and death mechanism within his body, rapidly transforming the endless vitality nurtured by the Life Gate Dao Palace and the Divine Tree into extremely pure deathly power, which he continuously poured into the Nether Phoenix Egg in his palm.

Jin Chao's eyes flickered slightly, and he coldly commented, "The Nether Phoenix is ​​a sacred beast of the Nine Netherworlds, abhorring life and craving death. You've managed to hatch it using death energy, which shows some knowledge. But with just this little bit of death energy, it will take at least five years to even shake the egg; hatching it is simply impossible!"

"Yeah?"

Xu Mofeng raised his eyes slightly and uttered a single word: "Look."

Jin Chao glanced over instinctively, and the next instant, his pupils contracted sharply, his face filled with horror.

Suddenly, a deathly stillness surged around Xu Mofeng, and a monstrous death aura surged and churned, instantly condensing into a boundless sea of ​​death that completely enveloped the entire Blood Pool Hell!

"This...this is the power of death?!"

Jin Chao murmured in a daze, then exclaimed in disbelief, his face filled with astonishment: "How could such a vast and pure power of death exist in this world?!"

Outside the gates of hell.

The powerful beings of the underworld witnessed this scene through the light barrier and were instantly in uproar.

"This artist actually intends to hatch the dead eggs of the Nether Phoenix on the spot?"

"Overestimating yourself!"

A Hades sneered, "The former Eastern Ghost Emperor poured out all his power and endless death and filth, yet he still couldn't hatch this egg. It's a ten-thousand-year-old dead egg, utterly devoid of life! If it had any chance of hatching, why would it have been abandoned in the blood pool for ten thousand years, untouched by anyone?"

"That's right."

Another Hades slowly echoed, "Only the reincarnation of the Underworld Emperor, bearing the supreme fortune of the Nine Netherworlds, has a sliver of hope that this egg will hatch."

The group of powerful figures from the underworld nodded in agreement, their eyes filled with mockery and ridicule as they looked at the light screen, thinking that Xu Mofeng was just trying to gain attention and was wasting his time.

But the next second, something unexpected happened!

In the center of the Sea of ​​Deathly Silence, the black phoenix egg that had been dormant for ten thousand years suddenly trembled slightly.

Boom!

A clear and strange sound pierced through the light screen and resounded clearly in everyone's ears.

It's a heartbeat!

Inside the Phoenix Egg, a vibrant life heartbeat emanated!

The entire room fell silent instantly; everyone felt a jolt in their hearts, and their breath caught in their throats.

The eyes of the powerful beings of the underworld widened, and seven or eight underworld kings suddenly sprang up from their thrones, staring intently at the light screen, their faces filled with extreme shock and disbelief.

"A dead egg transmitting a heartbeat? This... how is this possible!"

"Could this kid really be the reincarnation of the King of Hell?!"

Inside the Blood Pool Hell, Jin Chao's expression froze completely, as if he had seen a ghost.

Under her horrified gaze, the Nether Phoenix Egg, enveloped in overwhelming death energy, trembled more and more violently!

Thump—thump—thump—!

A deep, powerful heartbeat suddenly erupted from within the Phoenix Egg, which had been silent for countless years.

At first, it was faint and almost inaudible, but in an instant it became as powerful as thunder, causing the entire pitch-black egg to tremble violently.

Jin Chao, who was in a good position, saw this scene clearly. His pupils shrank instantly, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and his face was filled with disbelief.

She stared intently at the phoenix egg, her mind completely shattered.

Xu Mofeng is actually going to hatch the Nether Phoenix Egg?!

All told, it only took a quarter of an hour!

"Impossible... This is absolutely impossible!"

Jin Chao stood stiffly, his eyes glazed over as he muttered repeatedly, as if he had witnessed the most absurd and bizarre thing in the world.

She possesses the "True Scripture of Demon Control," one of the four ancient scriptures, and her talent is unparalleled in the underworld. She believes herself to be the most qualified person to tame the Underworld Phoenix. However, even if she gives it her all, it will take at least three years to hatch this Underworld Phoenix egg, and the success rate is still extremely low.

Other cultivators wouldn't even have the chance to touch upon such an opportunity.

In the past, the Eastern Ghost Emperor exhausted his entire life and sacrificed countless years to seize this opportunity, but in the end, all his efforts were in vain. He could only abandon the Nether Phoenix Egg in the Blood Pool Hell and give up completely.

What about Xu Mofeng?

This supreme treasure had only been in his hands for a short time when it directly triggered an incubation phenomenon!

Jin Chao's mind was in turmoil, with only one absurd thought swirling in his head: Could this person really be the reincarnation of the Underworld King, possessing the supreme fortune of the Nine Netherworlds, so that even the Underworld Phoenix, which has been sleeping for countless ages, would make an exception and be born for him?