After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

No, you don't understand.

Zhou Yan: "..."

Little Yama said with a look of disgust.

"You're just a kid. Do you really think you can understand the philosophy of the world just by listening to a few words? This world is far more complex than you imagine. Those who think they can live their lives based on just a few dogmas will often be betrayed by their own understanding. Forget it."

Little Yama hates idealists and people who think they know everything just by listening to a few words. Idealists are too easily betrayed by reality, then turn evil, and while doing bad things, they still think they are victims, their personalities are so twisted.

Those who think they know a lot are usually fools.

Little Yama then lay down on the imperial carriage.

"Little one, you're still young. Enjoy your youth. Leave these brain-burning and disgusting things to us adults."

Zhou Yan stood up and asked casually.

"I'm leaving now."

Little Yama immediately reached out his hand.

"Alright, since you're going to leave, carry me on your back."

Zhou Yan was stunned.

"Can't you walk?"

Little Yama said righteously.

"Since someone can carry me, why should I walk?"

What you said makes so much sense, I can't even refute it.

Zhou Yan reached out and grabbed Little Yan Jun, holding his two small legs with his arms and carrying him on his back.

Little Yama's chin rested on Zhou Yan's head, and Zhou Yan walked away, looking troubled.

"Little Yama, you... are a woman?"

Little Yama responded lazily.

"Just because I'm a woman doesn't mean I can't be the Little Yama King."

Zhou Yan said helplessly.

"I always thought you were a man."

Little Yama's tone was nonchalant.

"Yes, I used to be a man."

Zhou Yan shuddered.

Little Yama chuckled softly.

"Here we go again, here we go again. What's wrong with me? Just because I'm a woman doesn't mean I'm not Little Yama!"

"Are you here to find a wife or to resurrect me? Why are you so fixated on my gender?"

Zhou Yan silently lowered his head, quickened his pace, and left the square, arriving at the gate of the Yinming Palace.

One kilometer outside the gate, Zhou Yan saw a magnificent body completely embedded in the blue brick floor—Chi You.

After being flicked away by the Emperor of Fengdu like a snott, this True God Awakener landed on the blue brick floor outside the palace and remained motionless.

Zhou Yan glanced at Chi You from afar and saw that Chi You's attribute panel showed the "Entering Darkness" state. Judging from the explanation of Entering Darkness, it seemed that the Emperor of Fengdu had arranged for Chi You to be in a state of neither life nor death, as if he were sealed, unable to move or think.

Zhou Yan carefully walked past Chi You, who was imprisoned by the Emperor of Fengdu, and then arrived at the copper ingot red gate of the Yinming Palace. He opened the gate, walked into the Greed Hall, and then walked out of the Greed Hall.

Upon arriving outside the Greedy Palace, Zhou Yan took several deep breaths of air.

It's over. Now that I've rescued that little Yama, my own affairs should be settled. I don't need to stay in this Abyss Underworld anymore; I can go back to...

As soon as Zhou Yan descended the mountain, he was suddenly startled. The danger sense given by Bai Ze made Zhou Yan feel an indescribable, deep-seated crisis brewing somewhere.

"Little Yama, who was being carried on Zhou Yan's back, asked curiously."

"Your hands are covered in goosebumps, what happened?"

Zhou Yan pursed his lips, a large amount of information passing through the young man's mind. After a few seconds, a picture appeared in Zhou Yan's mind. The picture was very simple, with only one person—Zhang Ye.

Zhou Yan had experienced many crises in this abyss underworld, but these crises were mostly passive; that is, if you don't go to a dangerous place, the crisis won't come knocking. But this crisis was proactive.

They actively sought out Zhou Yan, intending to harm him.

Such actions must have created a grudge against Zhou Yan. After much thought, Zhou Yan realized that apart from Zhang Ye, who had killed his own three maids to protect his reputation, he seemed to have no enemies in the Abyss Underworld.

Zhang Ye is alright, actually figured out so quickly that his being defeated was actually his doing, and now he's even preparing for revenge.

Normally, Zhou Yan might still be somewhat afraid of Zhang Ye's revenge, and might even have already fled to the underworld with Lin Anru and Wolf One to Wolf Four. But now...

Zhou Yan patted Little Yan Jun's thigh.

"Senior? Is something the matter..."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"I might be in danger if I'm late."

Two puffs of hot air shot out from Xiao Yanjun's nostrils. She understood why Zhou Yan had gotten so many goosebumps earlier.

"Danger perception, right? Amazing skill! Okay, take me with you. I'll cover for you if there's any danger."

Zhou Yan looked down at Xiao Yanjun's thigh, not to admire Xiao Yanjun's delicate skin, but to open Xiao Yanjun's attribute panel.

Name: Yan Shenglin.

Age: 0.

Height: 148 cm.

Weight: 36 kg.

blood type:???

Race: Ghost, Central Ghost Emperor.

Awakening level: 46% (accumulated from all previous awakening levels).

Personal attributes.

Power: 100

Neural reaction speed: 150

Agility: 150

Stamina: 500

Intelligence: 500 billion

Spirit: ∞

Perception: 500 billion

Innate ability.

Yin God: Immune to all Yin-related spells.

Baodu Mountain: Within the jurisdiction of the mountainous area, the Gate of Hell can be opened.

Protector: A single arrow pierces the clouds, and thousands of ghostly soldiers come to meet him.

Ghost Emperor: The twelve gates of Yin-Yang Immortal Arts, each capable of slaying gods.

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A deep abyss of the underworld.

Wolf drove into the outpost, then took his men to a nearby restaurant. After getting out, all the team members looked delighted, except for Lin Anru, whose expression was rather somber.

Wolf patted Lin Anru's shoulder affectionately, comforting her.

"It's alright. I think Zhou Yan is a lucky boy. It's just the eighth level of the Abyss Underworld. He'll definitely be able to come back."

Lin'an was displeased.

"What if they can't come back?"

Wolf's expression turned cold.

"If you can't come back, you should live well even more. People lost their lives for you, and you're still here being gloomy. Wasn't Zhou Yan's life wasted?"

The surrounding teammates echoed this.

"Yes, yes, yes, it's all for nothing, it's all for nothing."

"Everyone, eat and drink well, and then wait quietly for Brother Zhou to come back."

"Today I'll drink you all under the table!"

Lin'an Rusao had seen the cheerful faces of Wolf Two and Wolf Four, but she always felt a little uncomfortable.

Wolf saw through Lin Anru's thoughts and said calmly.

"Do you know that I change one player on average every year? And do you know where they go? They die!"

Wolf walked into the restaurant and said without turning his head.

"We've seen plenty of dead people, and we're prepared to die on a mission tomorrow, so let's live for the moment and have a good time. That's the best way to be responsible to ourselves."

Lin An lowered her head and accompanied Lang Yi into the restaurant.

There's a small building across from the restaurant.

Zhang Yuan stood behind a window on the second floor, his eyes peering at Lang Yi and the others through the gap in the curtains.

Because Wolf One and his men traveled by off-road vehicle while Zhang Ye flew, Zhang Ye only took less than a third of the time Wolf One and his men took to fly back to the Azure Dragon base. In the remaining two-thirds of the time, Zhang Ye's uncle, Zhang Yuan, used Wolf One's information to investigate the detailed information of this rather famous mercenary team (Wolf One's team accepted hires, and therefore had detailed information on them in outpost offices in various places), and then brought his two capable subordinates to the Vermilion Bird base.

After waiting for about half an hour, Wolf One finally arrived late.

Zhang Yuan lowered the curtains and walked into his rented room. As he walked, he pondered how to torture the guys who had bullied his nephew later. After thinking for more than ten minutes, there was a knock on the door. It was Zhang Yuan's assistant outside.

"Sir, that Zhou Yan is back, carrying a young girl on his back. He's heading to the restaurant now."

Zhang Yuan walked to the window and pulled back the curtains. He saw a young man carrying a small girl walk to the front of the restaurant, take a few breaths, and then go inside.

Zhang Yuan glanced at the young girl on Zhou Yan's back a few more times, and then a smile appeared on his lips.

He adores little girls, and to that end, he even rented several islands in Indiana specifically to house his favorite little girl toys.

This enemy is something else; besides being able to torment himself, he even brought such a cute new toy.

Chapter Nineteen: Poisoning

There is a method in this world that guarantees victory in every battle.

That means always finding opponents weaker than you to challenge.

This method was taught to Zhang Yuan by his father, a man known as the God of War in Indiana, who had never lost a single battle in sixty-two duels in the high-caste arena.

Although Zhang Yuan felt that this was a rather cowardly statement, as he gained more experience and grew older, he increasingly felt that his father's achievement of being called the God of War was not unfounded.

Therefore, Zhang Yuan diligently learned the method of challenging those weaker than himself. The first point of this method is to know who is stronger than you.

Zhang Yuan is a demigod-level, highly awakened Awakener. In this world, apart from the Four Divine Beasts and the Central Dipper Star Lord (the Eastern Dipper Star Lord has a low awakening level and is very weak in combat), there are less than ten other powerful demigods whose awakening level is almost full.

Zhang Yuan knew all these people, and he was certain that none of them were at this outpost.

In fact, this outpost is only suppressed by two demigod-level awakened beings. One of them is out conquering different dangerous areas and it is unknown when he will die. The other will not appear unless there is a catastrophic disaster.

Now that the highest authority in this area has been identified, it's time to start gathering information on Zhou Yan and his enemies.

The easiest information to obtain was from Wolf One and his men. Wolf One was a combination of a mercenary and a local official, and his identity information was kept in the official offices of various outposts. Zhang Yuan obtained this information with ease and then analyzed it.

Well, even the four members of Wolf One combined couldn't be pinched by one of his fingers.

Then came Zhou Yan, Chi You, and Lin Anru.

Because of the shameful nature of his past, which almost led to his being defiled, Zhang Ye did not elaborate on whether Chi You and Zhou Yan, or Lin An, were part of the same group when he asked his uncle to take revenge.

Zhang Yuan considered Chi You, Zhou Yan, and Lin Anru as a group of people. It was no secret that Zhou Yan and Lin Anru were students from the Vermilion Bird Academy who came for training; it was not difficult to find out by asking around at this outpost.