Chapter 2157: Chapter 2157 Mission of the Underworld
Ye Liuyun released his divine soul, rushing into the Sea of Consciousness of the Soul King.
Through soul-searching, he learned the technique he used for his earlier Divine Sense attack.
The clone’s Divine soul also barged in, devouring all of the remaining Divine soul of the Soul King to replenish the energy consumed in the previous black light.
After that, Ye Liuyun tossed the corpse of the Soul King to the Devil Vine and started his cultivation on the spot together with his party.
The others, except for Feng Hongxiu, were unable to continue their journey. The pressure of the Divine Soul was too much here, and they could not bear it if they pushed any farther.
Even though Feng Hongxiu’s Divine Soul became stronger and could bear the pressure, she couldn’t go much further either.
"You can cultivate here, I’ll go scout the area at the front!" Ye Liuyun told Feng Hongxiu.
"All right, be careful!" Feng Hongxiu cautioned Ye Liuyun.
At this moment, Mo Shaowen had lost his desire to compete with Ye Liuyun.
It was difficult for his current Divine Soul power to leave the Sea of Consciousness, much less fight someone strong like Ye Liuyun or plant a Slaving Seal on him.
Ye Liuyun made a special trip to subdue several more soul cultivator experts, ordering them to protect Feng Hongxiu and the rest of them.
Just as he was about to leave, suddenly a shriek from the Yin-soul was heard, followed by a chilly wind blow. The sudden cold sent a chill down the martial practitioner’s spine.
Ye Liuyun’s Golden Phantom Eyes swept around and withdrew his Clone into the Spatial World. The Clone immediately used the Black Tower, returning to the Ghostic World to bring back the Death Bell, Zhuge Feiyu, Asura, and the Soul Forging Hammer.
The Death Bell was an item that he and no one else could use.
As the chills brought by the cold wind grew stronger, Ye Liuyun’s Golden Phantom Eyes saw a female Yin-soul charging at them rapidly from the foot of the Deliverance Hill in the distance.
The woman was dressed in white, her face as white as a sheet, and her flowing black hair draping loosely down her face. To him, though, she posed no threat. Compared to the countless hideous souls Ye Liuyun has encountered in the Ghostic World, this woman merely appeared ordinary.
Moreover, his Universal God Token helped him resist the suppression from her Yin-Soul. He was unafraid and stared back at her, unmovingly.
But everyone else was crushed under the pressure of the woman’s Divine Soul. They all suffered from ear and nosebleeds and splitting headaches.
Ye Liuyun immediately sent them into his Spatial World for shelter. He knew he had to protect them from getting harmed by the woman.
As the woman grew closer, she looked at Ye Liuyun curiously and asked, "Are you the new Burial God?"
"Oh? So you knew the previous Burial God?" Ye Liuyun was somewhat surprised. This woman seemed to know a lot.
"Your aura, it matches. But you are too weak!" the woman murmured.
"Levels do not determine the power of the Burial God," Ye Liuyun explained.
The woman, however, suddenly burst into an ear-piercing laughter as she sternly exclaimed. "If I kill you now, wouldn’t I become the new Burial God?"
Ye Liuyun simply nodded in affirmation, "Correct. If you have the ability, you may try!"
"Hmm?" The woman didn’t expect Ye Liuyun to reply as such. She scrutinized Ye Liuyun curiously. Other than his Golden Phantom Eyes, she didn’t notice anything special about him.
Yet, Ye Liuyun’s calm demeanor made her hesitate. As the Burial God of the Ghostic World, he should be carrying some valuable artefacts from the Ghostic World.
Moreover, Ye Liuyun showed no signs of being petrified of her Divine Soul pressure.
"To support your lofty claims, what proof do you have? Don’t you think I am capable of killing you?" The woman hissed with a threatening voice.
Yet Ye Liuyun answered calmly, "You never intended to kill me, there’s no need to waste time probing. You are better off telling me about what’s happening here!"
His Golden Phantom Eyes saw it. The woman before him wasn’t gathering her Divine soul power to attack, she was simply probing him.
"Really?" The woman looked at Ye Liuyun with amusement and suddenly her divine soul power began to gather as if she were ready to attack.
By this time, his clone had returned with Zhuge Feiyu and others.
With a mere thought from Ye Liuyun, they were all being unleashed.
The clone, holding the Death Bell, was preparing to release a beam of black rays from his eyes.
Zhuge Feiyu was brandishing the Soul Forging Hammer directly at the woman.
Asura, holding the Sword of the Burial God, blocked in front of Ye Liuyun to reproach the woman, "The Burial God of the Ghostic World is here! Show respect!"
Intimidated by the scene, the woman halted her attack and quieted down.
" Asura, don’t you remember me?" The woman was resisting the suction from the Soul Forging Hammer as she spoke to Asura.
"Who are you..." Asura gazed at her trying to remember why she looked familiar.
Seeing this, Ye Liuyun asked Zhuge Feiyu to halt and let the woman finish her words.
"Are you Bai Su?" Asura finally remembered her name.
At this moment, the woman bowed to Ye Liuyun and reported, "A Yin-soul of the Ghostic World, Bai Su, is paying respect to the newly appointed Burial God of the Ghostic World. I’ve been ordered by the previous Burial God of the Ghostic World to guard the Zen Mountain for five hundred years. I ask for the new God’s acknowledgement."
"Bai Su?" Ye Liuyun looked at Asura, puzzled.
"I know her, she’s an expert in the Ghostic World, but she’s been missing for many years. I’m not sure what command she was given." Asura whispered to Ye Liuyun.
"Bai Su, you should return to the Soul Forging Hammer first for an interrogation. Then, you shall explain the situation in detail to me."
Ye Liuyun had no idea about Bai Su’s situation, so he had to let her enter the Sould Forging Hammer to confirm her loyalty, and then let her explain the situation.
"Yes!" Bai Su agreed. When Zhuge Feiyu wielded the Soul Forging Hammer, she no longer resisted and was instantly sent in.
After confirming her allegiance, Zhuge Feiyu let Bai Su out again.
Only then did Bai Su started to tell them about the task she had received.
It turns out that ever since the passage from the Ghostic World to the God Realm was sealed, the Yin-soul level of the Ghostic World began to decline. The former Burial God gradually began to worry about the large number of experts that would flood into the God Realm and then crush it. Hence, he sent Zen Mountain into Deliverance Hills to seal off the experts in the God Realm.
As long as Zen Mountain exists, even if the passage from the God Realm to the Ghostic World reopened, the Yin-souls of the God Realm would not be able to return to the Ghostic World. They would be killed by the Zen Mountain.
For some unknown reason, this mission was not informed to the previous Burial God. Hence, Ye Liuyun was even more clueless about this.
Bai Su was also unaware that she had been forgotten. She assumed that the task hadn’t ended and continued to guard.
After arriving here, her strength greatly increased. The Yin-souls of the martial practitioners who lost their lives nearby were all crushed by Zen Mountain. They had all become Bai Su’s cultivation resources. Hence, she had no reason to rush home.
It was not until she saw Ye Liuyun just now that thinking the Ghostic World had changed personnel and the previous Burial God had come to recall her from her mission.
But she wanted to verify Ye Liuyun’s identity and strength, so she threatened Ye Liuyun a bit to probe him.
Without acting impudent, she promptly acknowledged Ye Liuyun’s status as the Burial God upon seeing the Ghostic World’s item and Asura.
Moreover, she keenly sensed that Ye Liuyun’s clone could kill her.
