"But it's not enough yet!"
Hu Ma's gaze was penetrating, looking straight ahead. Those two Emperor Ghosts, despite being struck several times, still hadn't died.
The human part of them had utterly collapsed, but their bodies had transformed into bloated, writhing masses of flesh, still striving, still absorbing everything they touched around them.
Senseless tendrils extended upward, as if trying to grasp something, even as the flesh churned, attempting to reform into the Emperor Ghosts' likeness.
The Eight Sceneries of Netherworld should have subdued all living beings in this world.
However, a large part of these two palace Emperor Ghosts evidently did not belong to the human world.
They belonged to Tai Sui!
Thus, facing the surging mass of flesh, golden light flickered in Hu Ma's eyes, as he pointed forward with the mace, his voice resonating like the muffled thunder from the heavens, imbued with the laws of runes: "Twilight is the boundary, dividing yin and yang."
"Life and death are divided by the yin-yang boundary, humans and evil spirits must abide by the rules."
"Zhensui Mansion opens under Imperial Decree, executing and rewarding without leniency!"
"Zhensui Mansion, open!"
"..."
BOOM!
The Netherworld Palace was struck by the aura emanating from the Demon Suppression Golden Mace, causing numerous sections to shatter.
The once Zhensui Mansion existed only in the human world, and even within the underworld, it hadn't opened, except for the once Hu Ma opened it in the City of the Dead.
But now, Hu Ma directly summoned Zhensui Mansion into this netherworld space, independent of the heavens and the earth, merging into the Netherworld Palace with Tai Sui born within it.
Heavy and solemn high walls appeared, ominous energy roared in the air, Zhensui Mansion manifested in mid-air, behind Hu Ma, and then, with a thunderous boom, its massive gate was opened, and within, the Golden Armored Warriors opened their gleaming golden eyes.
A heavy and oppressive voice sounded within the Netherworld Palace, interwoven with endless ghostly wails: "Zhensui Mansion opens under Imperial Decree, executing and rewarding without leniency!"
"Zhensui, punish sins!"
"..."
"..."
BOOM!
Within the Netherworld Palace, Zhensui Mansion suddenly shone with a brilliant golden light, from which chains glowing with golden light flew out in an instant.
Each one, each segment, exuded an unyielding domineering aura.
Directly piercing through the two masses of flesh that were still writhing and trying to reform into Emperor Ghosts, then quickly winding around them, and under the pull of the Hundred and Eight Golden Armors within Zhensui Mansion, they were forcibly dragged inside.
In the next moment, Hu Ma waved the mace and shouted, "Execute!"
"Click!" "Click!"
Without time for careful selection, two guillotines with dog-shaped heads were brought out, placing the masses under them, and then mercilessly executed.
The flesh was instantly split into two parts, mixed with silent roars, gradually dissipating.
Execution of the Emperor Ghosts brought peace to the heavens and earth.
Not only did the entire hall of evil ghosts fall silent and dissipate, but even the yin souls in the underworld with some spiritual sense were stunned at this moment.
That was the founding Emperor of Douyi, an existence of great destiny and world-altering power, now even he was executed by Zhensui Mansion?
And with a dog-headed guillotine!
...
On Da'ai Mountain, two of the last ten incense sticks that the State Preceptor had previously burned suddenly extinguished at this moment.
The Calculation widened his eyes suddenly, looking in disbelief.
The massive Netherworld Palace suddenly became empty and silent at this moment, an indescribable Purple Qi was seized by Hu Ma in the next instant, returned to Da'ai Mountain, and then scattered across the world with the omnipresent mountain wind, transforming into clouds of life-giving purple.
"Really executed?"
In the human world, Er Guotou suddenly opened his eyes, seemingly unable to believe it, his hands slightly trembling.
The Wang Family on Da'ai Mountain, watching the pill that hadn't yet been refined, looked at the endless surging Purple Qi, dazed like puppets.
And in the same dead silence between heaven and earth, the State Preceptor's voice suddenly resonated deeply behind Hu Ma:
"Master of Zhensui Mansion, turn back quickly, the chance for homecoming is at this moment!"
"..."
"The chance for homecoming is at this moment!"
These eight words echoed within the Netherworld Palace, seemingly too heavy, resonating throughout the Netherworld Palace and the underworld, and echoed back into the human world.
On Da'ai Mountain, the Calculation, who was staring at Hu Ma with wide eyes, exclaimed with joy, "He can return home?"
"If he returns home, what does that mean?"
"..."
At this moment, the State Preceptor's mind was focused on Naihe Bridge, reminding Hu Ma, unable to answer him.
Beside him, however, the Wang Family's Master, having heard much and seen much, replied bitterly: "God!"
Throughout all parts of heaven and earth, Zhou Zhiming of the Zhou Family, the Impermanence Li Family, the Guanshan Zhu Family, even the mountain lord, the Upper Capital Ancestral Hall, countless people heard these eight words, causing a trembling of their souls: "In this world, the first true returnee might appear?"
"It actually falls upon the Hu Family, the Hu Family..."
"..."
Words cannot describe the envy in their hearts at this moment, for this is the Eight Sceneries Return Home, truly holding the power of the heavens and the earth, not even Tai Sui's expulsion would affect them in the slightest.
The former ten surnames required only to hold one scenery to live as immortal saints for generations, feeling content and never lacking.
But now the Hu Family...
Their feelings became incredibly complex, thinking back over the past twenty years, no, since the rise of the ten surnames, about all the sacrifices the Hu Family made, their endurance, and the things they did...
They felt a sense of relief, only sighing quietly: "Heh, it seems only the Hu Family is qualified to receive this destiny..."
"Who asked their family to be so ruthless..."
"Blame only the old thing from the Zhou Family, appeared like a mere brute, yet was the shrewdest, actually sacrificing his daughter early, exchanging for such a cause and effect..."
"There are many daughters in my clan, why didn't I think of this?"
