What?! My anime figurines have all come true!

What does it mean that the nine-tailed fox from the Sage of Yokai's family is her shikigami and has become a housekeeper-like figure?!

No wonder he's called the 'Monster Sage'. His 'amiable' demeanor just now was probably just an act. In reality, he's just as unfathomable as he was when he first appeared and didn't say a word!

"Kagura, it's time to go."

At this moment, Yomi Isayama beckoned Tsuchimiya Kagura to leave.

Hearing the sound, everyone looked over and discovered that a wooden door had appeared beside Isayama Yomi at some point.

It is the gateway to Mary Nightmare's realm!

Sure enough, they were all in contact with each other!

…………

As the matter came to an end, the topic of the Grim Reaper's Substitute and the Yokai Sage quickly became a trending topic within hours, and the live stream recordings and clips of the three ghost hunters broke through a million views in minutes.

Tonight is still a time of celebration for the Chinese internet community.

No one can sleep.

Whether it's ordinary people, the extraordinary community in China, or even the high-ranking officials who haven't had a few days' rest and are already stunned by the new intelligence tonight, everyone is affected.

At this moment, their hearts are filled with both joy and pain.

Of course, some people are happy while others are sad.

Nestled deep in the mountains of Sichuan Province, there lies a secluded town that seems to have been developed into a tourist destination at great expense, with its mix of ancient and modern styles in its decor, and even a grand restaurant that rivals a palace...

No! Deep in the mountains behind the town, there really is a hidden luxury palace complex, a complete illegal structure!

In the innermost part of the palace, there is a grand hall that is almost a perfect replica of an ancient court assembly. At the top sits a middle-aged man dressed in imperial robes, with dozens of officials standing on either side below.

However, the emperor here is a physical entity, while the officials below him are phantoms, like some kind of spiritual projection.

In the very center of the main hall, there was a huge television screen used to play the live recording of the three ghost hunters.

That's right, this is the real-world location of Fengdu.

Unlike the dilapidated and crumbling ancient cities depicted in movies and TV dramas (a stereotype), these modern evil spirits also enjoy the conveniences brought by modern civilization, and the palaces they build for themselves are naturally high-end, grand, and classy.

Having lived this long, I should enjoy myself to the fullest!

As for Fengdu in the alternate dimension (ghost realm), it is a hell on earth with a completely opposite style, except for the palace.

The seemingly normal people in the town are actually ghost soldiers and generals raised by the Ghost King of Fengdu.

Now, everyone in the hall has watched the recording three times. Whether it's the Earthly Fiend Generals or the Heavenly Generals, no one dares to breathe loudly, just waiting for the Ghost King above to speak.

He was afraid that if he made a sound, the Ghost King would vent his anger on him.

A short while later, when the recorded video showed Kagura Tsuchimiya explaining the use of the Zanpakuto and Yomi Isayama taking out the Substitute Shinigami Certificate, the Demon King, whose heart was filled with extreme shock and anger, finally couldn't help but stand up.

He was unwilling to acknowledge that there was a higher existence above him!

"I am the ruler of the underworld, none of you are..."

The emperor-like middle-aged man drew his long sword from his waist, pointing the sharp point directly at Isayama Yomi and the others on the screen, and then smashed the poor television screen to pieces.

The half-face reflected on the sword was not his current physical appearance, but rather the face of a demon god, like the wrathful countenance of a wise king!

Chapter 104 Reactions from Both Sides

The life of the Ghost King of Fengdu.

There's really nothing worth mentioning.

In his previous life, he was just an ordinary mountain dweller, whose name he had long forgotten. He simply had bad luck and became a tiger's meal while hunting in the mountains.

Unable to find the legendary Ox-Head and Horse-Face spirits after death, his resentment grew stronger and stronger, eventually turning him into a malevolent spirit that wreaked havoc on the area.

During this time, they were fortunate enough to escape the pursuit of many people from the Xuanmen sect and even made a home in these mountains.

Then, as time went on, he gradually grew stronger, recruited other evil spirits as his subordinates, and became increasingly convinced that there was no underworld in the world.

However, those immortals who ride the wind and those secluded fairy grottoes are real.

The immortals even joined forces with the official government of Shenzhou several times to destroy the newly established evil spirit dynasty, causing it to flee into the deep mountains like a stray dog, where it dared not come out for a hundred years.

The Ghost King eventually realized that since he couldn't be the king of the human world, he would be the king of the dead.

Since there is no underworld in the world, he will build one!

If the world were without Fengdu, he would become Fengdu!

How exhilarating it is for a lowly evil spirit to achieve the great feat of becoming the Emperor of Fengdu!

And so, the Ghost King chose to coexist with humans, and even perfectly integrated into human society.

He was a high-society figure who frequented various business circles, but in secret, he constantly used the money of the living to build his own afterlife.

Are governments around the world choosing to disclose their extraordinary powers?

What does it have to do with him?

A catastrophe powerful enough to destroy the world?

That would allow him to plunder a large number of souls to enrich his Fengdu Dynasty!

However, his dream was cut short when reality suddenly changed...

The blood moon that covered almost the entire Guizhou province, along with the intelligence shared by the poker organization when they contacted him afterward, all caused him intense unease.

Now that the underworld outside of China has appeared in the world.

Will the legendary underworld also appear in the world?

Before this problem could even trouble him for a few days, his own Earthly Fiend Generals summoned two 'Death Agents' who killed him (Di Ranxing) without lifting a finger!

If even the agents recruited by the underworld in the mortal realm have such strength, how strong must the real Grim Reaper, the soul-reaping messenger of the underworld, be?

It's easy to imagine how terrible the Ghost King's state of mind was at that moment, which led to his act of venting his anger by slashing the television with his sword.

"Hahaha……"

After venting his anger, the Ghost King stood there catching his breath for a moment, then quickly regained his usual composed demeanor and returned to his throne.

"Investigate! Investigate everything thoroughly! Who exactly are those two Grim Reaper agents? And what about the Underworld... is it real or fake?!"

The Ghost King of Fengdu no longer had the heart to bide his time. The underworld mentioned by Tsuchimiya Kagura, and the token of the Death God's agent, tormented his spirit like maggots clinging to his bones, leaving him no peace.

Even if this action might lead to the downfall of the Fengdu Dynasty he had worked so hard to build, he had to do it!

The saying "two tigers cannot share one mountain" probably means this, right?

But in his heart, he compared himself to a tiger.

Is the person on the other side also a tiger?

…………

Meanwhile, in a conference room in the capital.

The high-ranking executives, who hadn't had a good night's sleep in a few days, all came in with dark circles under their eyes, and some of them were even drinking coffee to perk themselves up.

A moment later, the meeting's host came in with a kettle, looking as if it contained hot tea.

However, as soon as he sat down, the person next to him picked up the kettle, opened it, and discovered that it contained milk tea instead of hot tea...

Host: ... (awkward)

The man's eyes suddenly sharpened.

The kettle was then replaced with a regular water cup.

And so the meeting began amidst the host's grumbling and the others' suppressed laughter.

"Based on the think tank's analysis, I believe that mysterious force... is less of a force and more of an existence similar to another underworld."

The director of the Bureau of Abnormal Event Management, who was seated on the right side of the round table, started the discussion.

"Because we found no information related to those girls in any of the databases, the existence of this other world may be similar to the cave dwellings opened up by immortals, isolated from the world like another world."

"In this world, there are different factions: humans, monsters, vampires, and even other non-humans. But they need to go through a thing called the [Gate of Boundaries] to come to reality (the outside world)."

At this point, another person raised their hand to interrupt.

"I have my doubts about that... The portals between realms may simply be for convenience, rather than for entering and exiting reality and another world."

Upon hearing the other party's doubts, the director thought about it carefully and felt that it was not impossible. After all, the demon sage had shown off his ability to tear apart space in front of everyone, even if it didn't look very impressive.

But if we do that...

Doesn't this mean there's a group of beings with extraordinary strength, each belonging to different factions, who have been hiding all over the world, yet remain unknown to the public?

"The good news is that most of them show a tendency to maintain order and social stability."

Even though Isayama Yomi, the 'substitute Grim Reaper,' was someone who was 'fighting and having fun' from beginning to end, she didn't show any disdainful attitude towards the three ghost hunters and the official rescue team.

This is so much better than a problem child who awakens superpowers and then starts thinking, "My fate is in my own hands!"

"Therefore, our response will primarily be gentle and amicable, focusing on communication. Whether or not we share information about the major disaster is entirely up to them. As for the underworld..."

When the topic of the underworld came up, everyone present fell silent. This was something even those in the Xuanmen sect were unaware of, and the Persian and Egyptian governments were completely clueless about it.

Because of the poker organization's attempts to save face everywhere, the news had already spread throughout the underworld of both places, and the governments of Persia and Egypt had to learn about it through channels in China.

It's practically a giant makeshift operation!

I had absolutely no expectation of getting any information from them.

"We can ask those two 'Death Agents' or others about this later... Ahem, let's talk about Fengdu now."

Seeing that the situation had reached a stalemate, the host had no choice but to steer the conversation toward the topic of the Ghost King of Fengdu.

"We have been trying to eliminate this Ghost King for hundreds of years in China, but we have failed. Now that the Underworld exists, we should be able to get rid of him completely."

The director of the Abnormal Events Management Bureau immediately perked up. He was furious when he first saw the records of the Ghost King of Fengdu, who had allowed such a treacherous creature to lie on the land of China and suck blood for so many years.

If they could find the enemy's stronghold, they would have already taken their cannons and given them a good beating!

"That Ghost King always managed to evade encirclement and suppression in the past, but we can't let him get away this time!"

The Xuanmen representative at the meeting stared wide-eyed, his emotions running high, wishing he could immediately go and fulfill the last wishes of his deceased masters and ancestors.

Chapter 105 Good morning, Commander!

The next day, early morning.

Chen Xiao, who was living in his villa in Shanghai, knew nothing about what was happening in the outside world. He was lying in bed sleeping like a baby, waiting for the kiss attack that was supposed to come.

But not today; instead, it's...

"Commander~ Commander~! It's morning."

The sweet, honey-like voice of a young girl echoed in Chen Xiao's ears, making him not only have no desire to wake up, but also reveal a happy, silly smile as he continued to sleep.

"Hey! Commander, don't be like Laffey and laze around in bed~ Get up!"

The girl spoke with a hint of coquettishness, then walked to the bedside and nudged Chen Xiao's shoulder.

This playful shoving not only failed to wake Chen Xiao, but also made him sleep even more soundly, like a cradle.

"That won't do, Javelin. Because of a certain black-clad maid's daily wake-up service, the Commander now has to wake him up like a prince kissing Sleeping Beauty!"

Inside the display case, Guanghui offered a smiling reminder.

"Do I need a kiss, a kiss, to wake up the Commander?!"

The girl's face immediately turned red, a mixture of shyness and anticipation. She then tried to lean down and press her eyes against Chen Xiao's face.

'Ugh... I feel like my brain is melting... Javelin, so blissful...'

In just a few seconds, the girl couldn't help but squint her eyes.

"Ugh...mmm..."

Chen Xiao moved his lips as he murmured.

"ah!"

The shy girl sensed that her lover beneath her was about to awaken, and immediately retreated like a frightened little animal, instinctively covering her mouth with her small hands, like a guilty little mouse that had stolen some lamp oil.

"Uh... huh? A javelin...?"