Chapter 972: Chapter 970: The True Land of Death
This sigh indeed verified the existence of the other party, but the two of them just couldn’t see it.
Chu Hao said, "If you don’t speak, we’ll go inside."
Li Yin widened his eyes and thought, are we really going in? What’s inside is still unknown.
"Retreat, you’ve been discovered."
The voice appeared again, making Chu Hao’s heart tremble.
Chu Hao pulled Li Yin quickly backward because he also saw, a strange figure in white robes looking this way.
Chu Hao dragged Li Yin, sprinting thousands of meters before stopping, sweating profusely.
Li Yin asked curiously, "What happened?"
Chu Hao took a deep breath and said with lingering fear, "Just now, a powerful consciousness swept over us, I felt it was very dangerous."
Chu Hao said, "Speak! What’s inside exactly?"
The voice finally spoke, "Let’s make a deal."
Li Yin shivered, unable to see the other person but could hear them talking.
Chu Hao asked, "Who exactly are you?"
"I have many names, such as Guide, Ghost Demon, Fate."
What kind of names are these?
Chu Hao said, "You created the Deathward Curse, right? Why did you send us to the Rebirth Realm?"
The voice replied, "Indeed, I created the Deathward Curse, you are very clever, I need clever people to pave the way for me."
Chu Hao said, "Tell me, what do you want for you to send us back?"
The voice said, "I’ve waited too long, finally waiting for someone like you, I want you to go inside the gate, bring something out, and then you can go back."
Chu Hao thought for a moment, then asked, "How do I know what you’re saying is true?"
The voice said, "The Deathward Curse is something I left in the Yang Realm, it functions similarly to a contract, since you used it and gained the benefits of the Deathward Curse, you have to help me do something, otherwise, you won’t be able to leave here."
So, that’s the purpose of the Deathward Curse.
The voice continued, "This is your choice, I didn’t forcibly bring you into the Rebirth Realm, once the contract takes effect, you have to do as I say."
"What if we don’t?" Chu Hao asked.
"No worries, I’ve waited too long, not averse to waiting more, before you, a total of three thousand people used the Deathward Curse."
What the!? Three thousand people, all dead?
The voice continued, "You’re only concerned about leaving, it’s not difficult for me."
Chu Hao said, "Okay, I agree with you."
No choice, a man must bow under the eaves.
"Then we’ll wait outside for you, you need to go inside and bring out a corpse, it’s just on the left side inside the gate, not very far."
It turns out he needs to go inside, bring out a corpse.
Chu Hao nodded, "Now can you tell me what the Rebirth Realm actually is? What is the Rebirth River? And who is that white-robed figure? Where does this gate lead to?"
The voice said, "The Rebirth Realm is an ancient Death Realm, existing far longer than today’s Underworld. As for the Rebirth River, it leads to a place of rebirth, but it’s long gone."
Li Yin asked curiously, "What do you mean? Then what did we see before?"
"The Rebirth River has already dried up, what you saw was merely a past illusion, like a mirage."
Chu Hao and Li Yin were shocked.
How could it be an illusion?
They clearly spoke to the woman; it was undeniably real.
Li Yin was shocked and asked, "Your consciousness means, was the woman also an illusion?"
The voice said, "Indeed, your luck is good, that woman was no ordinary person; she was once a Heavenly Saint."
That woman was a Heavenly Saint!
Chu Hao asked, "What are those white-robed figures?"
Chu Hao needed to go in and understand what those white-robed figures were, the Guide didn’t hide.
"They are Netherworld Officers, escorts."
Ancient Death Realm Netherworld Officers are such existences!
"Best not to approach the Netherworld Officers, they carry the Reincarnation Blade, once slashed, even I can’t save you."
Chu Hao asked in surprise, "Is that blade very powerful?"
"Every Netherworld Officer Escorter’s Reincarnation Blade carries dark historical events, it has even slashed gods and beings scarier than gods."
It can kill beings scarier than gods.
Chu Hao’s eyes shone, "If only I could grab one."
The other party was speechless, "It’s better not to have such thoughts."
Li Yin asked, "What’s with this door? Why are these people being escorted inside?"
The voice said, "That is the Hell Gate."
"Inside, it leads to the true Hell."
Li Yin said, "Stop kidding me, if this is the Hell Gate, then what is the Underworld?"
The voice coldly said, "Yin Cao Netherworld? It doesn’t count as a Death Realm; it’s merely approaching one. The true Hell is only the Rebirth Realm; the Underworld is just the knockoff."
Knockoff!
Both of them were speechless, the Guide indeed evaluates the Underworld this way.
The Guide said, "However, the Underworld does have some capabilities because of Empress Houtu; she created the Six Realms Reincarnation Platform and also Ksitigarbha lurking under the Eighteen Layers of Hell, others are worth nothing!"
This guy is really impressive.
Daring to speak this way.
The invisible Guide said, "Alright, you can set off now, I’ll give you something, maybe it’ll be useful."
The next moment, an apple dropped out of thin air.
"An apple! Why give it to me?" Chu Hao asked curiously.
The Guide said, "If the Netherworld Officer Escorter chases you, throw it out, it might save your life; this is information I’ve gathered from observing them for many years."
Chu Hao had a strange look, put away the apple, and sneaked quietly.
Soon, he approached the dragon-like line.
He was observing the escorted people, seeing what’s different about them compared to him.
Death aura.
True dead.
Different than the dead Chu Hao had seen, they were more hopeless, helpless, nothing like Yin Cao Netherworld’s ghosts.
Chu Hao took out the Skinning Mask; this thing can even fool Feng Mo, these Netherworld Officer Escorters shouldn’t recognize it, right?
Thus, Chu Hao wore the mask, impersonating a dead man.
He quietly blended into the line, moving along with the big group.
Ahead, there was a Netherworld Officer Escorter; he was somewhat nervous, it was time to witness the power of the Skinning Mask.
Seeing the Escorters up close, he could feel that these beings were entirely different from Yin Cao Netherworld officers; their presence was more terrifying, just a glance was suffocating.
He got closer.
The Escorter ignored Chu Hao, as if he was just an ordinary "criminal" among the big group.
Chu Hao breathed a sigh of relief, thinking the Skinning Mask was indeed effective.
Chu Hao felt proud, just keep walking and sure enough, he could enter the Hell Gate.
At this point.
A voice sobbed, "Boo hoo... I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die."
Chu Hao was taken aback and looked ahead at a man wearing a suit not from ancient times but clearly modern attire.
