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Chapter 189 Underworld, Ox Thirteen
There was no golden sun, no golden crow, no bright moon and jade rabbit.

The sky is always gray and you can't see the horizon at a glance.

Gray seems to be the eternal color here.

Even the vegetation growing on the mountains is gray.

"puff--"

A man seemed to be vomited out from heaven and earth. After the sound, he fell on the top of a mountain, startling a few vultures and flying away.

There were also two skeletons nestled under the rocks. When they heard the sudden movement, they dragged their almost rotten bodies into the ground.

Just as he was walking, a rib fell to the ground.

Xu Changsheng looked down.

A bony hand reached out, grabbed the ribs, and squeezed into the ground.

Everything was completely different from what Xu Changsheng had seen in the human world before.

"Is this the underworld?"

He murmured in his heart.

Even the spiritual energy was mixed with Yin energy and looked turbid.

But for ghosts and ghost cultivators, it is indeed the underworld that is their destination.

Xu Changsheng took one step forward and drove the Flying Sword to a higher point on the top of the mountain, overlooking the surroundings.

At the foot of the mountain is an endless wasteland. Only in the middle of the wasteland is a narrow path. Some ghosts can be vaguely seen walking through it.

Huangquan Road?
But is Huangquan Road so small?

And the first time I come here, I will appear on the roadside of Huangquan.

Or is it that there is more than one road to hell?
Xu Changsheng looked back again.

The two skulls peeping out from the top of the mountain hurriedly sank into the ground, which looked a little funny and added a little life to this desolate underworld.

Xu Changsheng originally wanted to explore the bottom line of his destiny as a "walker in the underworld". Then he looked from a distance and found that there was no Qi practitioner with soaring aura among the ghosts.

So he directly wielded his sword and headed straight towards the ghost team.

It looked very far away, but within a breath, Xu Changsheng was already close.

He stood still in the distance and finally got a full view.

I saw two Minotaur ghosts driving more than ten ghosts on this path through the wilderness, slowly moving forward.

None of the ghosts are ordinary ghosts. They are all filled with ghostly energy and their appearance is extremely human-like.

The blood oozing all over his body can be considered "kind-looking", but the lack of arms and legs and the long tongue sticking out are considered ordinary.

These are a bunch of bad guys.

They were all strung together by a thick iron chain engraved with runes, and each one moved forward mechanically like a zombie.

The ones holding the chains one behind the other were two Minotaur Ghost Chai.

They all have the aura of the early stage of Qi Condensation.

Seeing Xu Changsheng on top of the flying sword, the two ghosts were stunned for a moment, then stepped forward tremblingly, bowed their heads, and shouted in unison.

"Meet Lord Hades!"

Ok?
Am I the King of Hell?

Xu Changsheng recalled his description of the "Walker of the Underworld". This destiny was second only to the Lord of the Underworld in terms of dignity in the underworld.

Second only to the Lord of the Underworld, is he the King of Hell of the Ten Palaces?
Or is it that these two little ghosts don't know at all, and they just feel that their destiny is extremely noble, so they call themselves the king of hell?
Xu Changsheng's thoughts flashed through his mind and he said in a deep voice: "No need to be polite, just get up."

But the two ghosts didn't dare to get up at all, they just shivered.

Xu Changsheng no longer forced himself and asked, "Where is this place?"

"This, this is King Bian Cheng's territory."

A bull-headed ghost said cautiously.

The sixth palace among the Ten Palaces of Hell—King Bian Cheng?

King Bian Cheng who is in charge of the city of Fusi?
Xu Changsheng asked again: "How far is the City of Wasted Death from here?"

"It's so far away from here."

Minotaur Ghost Cha blurted out his reply.

Xu Changsheng: "..."

The other Minotaur Ghost Cha next to him looked a little smarter, and immediately slapped the other Minotaur Ghost Cha on the head, and then explained:
"With such a short distance, it would take at least half a month to reach the City of Fushou."

Xu Changsheng nodded slightly. From this point of view, even if he went there, it would probably take a day or two.

This is when everything goes well.

But this is just a thought. As for actually going to the City of Fushun... Xu Changsheng is not so stubborn yet.

The destiny of a traveler in the underworld is comparable to the Lord of Hell in the underworld.

But this is just fate... not true strength.

As the saying goes, there is no room for two tigers in one mountain. If I, the fake Prince of Hell, enters the realm of the real Prince of Hell, he may be slapped to death.

Of course, there may be another situation.

After he went to Wushu City, he was treated like a distinguished guest by King Bian Cheng who didn't know the truth.

Thinking randomly, Xu Changsheng looked at this team of ghosts and asked, "Where are you going?"

The more clever-looking Minotaur still answered.

"To return to the Lord of Hell, these are the evil spirits who committed great evil in the world of heaven. After being judged by Judge Liu, we were asked to take us to the small hell of holding fire and closing the throat to receive punishment."

Judge Liu?
Holding fire in one's throat and closing one's throat is a small hell?
He had read too few books, so Xu Changsheng was totally confused when he heard these words.

You can't say that you don't understand anything, you can only say that you don't understand anything.

He was unmoved on the surface and just nodded lightly.

"Okay, you guys go?"

After saying that, Xu Changsheng shook his legs as he left, then turned and left with his sword.

After a while, the two bull-headed ghosts were convinced that Xu Changsheng had left, and then they stood up shakily.

As soon as they came together, the ghost who had been beaten jumped up and cursed: "Niu Shisan! Just tell me if you did it on purpose. In the name of the Lord of Hell, I dare not fight back when you hit me!"

The ghost officer known as Niu Shisan gave him a cold look, "Niu Qi, do you know why you are still a ghost officer after working for so many years?"

Speaking of this, Niu Qi's face became even more ugly. After muttering for a while, he said: "Why, isn't it because I have poor talent and no cultivation!"

Niu Shisan shook his head, "If you are capable, how can the higher-ups still lack your level of cultivation?"

"Niu Qi, practice is really not about fighting and killing."

"Ha! Niu Shisan, you are awesome, aren't you? Since you are so awesome and you try your best in front of the King of Yama, why don't you see the King of Yama to help you?"

Niu Qi thought he had the commanding heights and started pointing at Niu Thirteen.

But suddenly, Niu Qi seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly came over and whispered: "Niu Shisan, have you noticed that the strength of the King of Yama just now... doesn't seem to be very high? And I haven't heard of any Yama. The king will be dressed like this."

Niu Qi had doubts, but he never doubted Xu Changsheng's identity as King of Hell.

Because they can feel it, that is the breath of King Yama.

Niu Shisan said nothing, but a trace of unconcealable joy flashed in his eyes.

He is good at exploring camps and has a wider range of routes. Before setting off a few days ago, he heard from ghost friends from elsewhere.

Today's underworld is facing major changes that have not been seen in tens of thousands of years!

It is said that the Lord of the Underworld is about to be born, and the first thing he does when he is born is to replace the current ten kings of hell!
Of course, this rumor is more likely to be a rumor in the world.

It is a beautiful fantasy of low-level ghosts like Niu Qi and Niu Shisan who are struggling at the bottom of the underworld.

Niu Shisan sees everything clearly.Even after the other colleagues and ghosts knew the news, they were all dreaming about turning the world upside down and dreaming that they could rise to power.

Niu Shisan was also fantasizing at the time, but he understood in his heart.

But at this moment... his thoughts were shaken.

Because seeing the man just now... Niu Shisan was sure that he was definitely not one of the top ten kings of hell today.

As early as when he could remember, Niu Shisan would silently pick up the portraits of the ten kings of hell every time he had free time to admire their heroic appearance.

Or pick up "The Legend of the Ten Palaces of Hell" to appreciate the path they have traveled.

It can be said that Niu Shisan may not know who his parents are, but he does know who the parents of any of the ten kings of hell are.

So now Niu Qi is still doubting whether the man just now is one of the ten kings of hell.

But Niu Shisan was already sure.

That man is King Yama, but he does not belong to any of the ten kings of Yama.

What does this mean?
It shows that the rumors in the world may not be just rumors...

Thinking of this, Niu Shisan swallowed.

What will come when the king of hell comes down?
Is it a judge, or a palm seal judge!

For example, Judge Liu, who Niu Shisan is following now... has worked hard with King Bian Cheng for tens of thousands of years, and he is still just a pen-writing judge.

Why is this?

Niu Shisan, who has read through "The Legend of the Ten Palaces of Hell", naturally knows.

Because Judge Liu didn’t have the power to follow the dragon!
Seeing that Niu Shisan was silent, Niu Qi turned around and went back, cursing.

"In my opinion, you just want to eat shit. Do you think King Yama likes you? So what if you work hard and show off, you are not the material for being a dog!"

Xu Changsheng, who was hiding in the mountains in the distance, also watched the conversation between the two bull heads through paper figures.

Hearing this, he laughed, but also felt something in his heart.

Suddenly, the paper man on the roadside transformed into Xu Changsheng and appeared suddenly.

When the two minotaurs saw this, they were stunned for a moment.

Then he paid his respects again, but this time it was different from before.

Niu Qi was shaking and even more frightened.

Niu Shisan was ecstatic!
Xu Changsheng used the paper man to give him a cold glance, "You guys can continue on your way. I'll go with you to see the little hell."

After that, he mused again: "Niu Shisan leads the way."

When the latter heard this, he kowtowed loudly and said, "I obey, little one!"

Niu Qi opened his mouth, but still no words came out. He just added silently in his heart, "Why are you so pretentious? I just know how to be a dog. I, Niu Qi, can't do that!"

Afterwards, the two ghosts led a group of imprisoned ghosts and continued on the road.

Xu Changsheng was not polite and directly transformed the paper man into the size of a finger and made it sit on Niu Shisan's horns.

The moment he sat down, Niu Shisan fell to the ground in shock.

Xu Changsheng thought he was scared.

But Niu Shisan only had one thought. He remembered the record about the second palace, King Chujiang, in the "Ten Palaces of Hell".

The general meaning is that when King Chu Jiang was young, he had a mount named: Tayue.

It is a strange horse, and now the position of stepping on the moon... is to guard the "Pioyi Pavilion Ice Hell" for King Chu Jiang.

My chance has finally come... Niu Shisan thought.

So along the way, every step he took was extremely firm.

Xu Changsheng didn't know what he was thinking. He was hanging far behind, and at the same time, he was silently watching the specific situation of the underworld through the paper man's vision.

So that you can be prepared for the next trip.

I just want to thoroughly understand the underworld... The Black and White Academy must have detailed records. After returning home, you can go to the library to see if there are any.

As for now, all I can do is ask.

"Niu Shisan, why have you walked for so long without seeing a market town?"

Xu Changsheng wanted to find a place with a lot of ghosts to investigate.

Or try to buy some things from the underworld.

"town?"

Niu Shisan was stunned for a moment, then said awkwardly: "Lord King of Hell, I don't understand what you mean."

Maybe the name is different, Xu Changsheng said: "It's a city similar to the City of Wasted Death, is there one?"

"Also, don't call me King of Hell, call me... Lord Walker."

Niu Shisan understood instantly, "I understand, I understand."

"On our side, King Bian Cheng, if you want to open a palace and build a city, you must at least be at the level of a judge."

"Of course, there are also some ghost markets built privately by ghost cultivators. They are all underground and cannot be done on the ground."

Niu Shisan whispered, but there was a storm in his heart.

This is something that anyone in the underworld would know, but this Lord Yama actually doesn’t know.

What does this mean?
It shows that he did not live in the underworld at all.

Where is that life?

Naturally, he is accompanying the Lord of the Underworld... He was trained by the Lord of the Underworld a long time ago, specifically to replace the current ten kings of hell...

So when the King of Hell in front of me comes to power, will I be considered as a follower of the dragon?
The more Niu Shisan thought about it, the more his mouth felt dry.

He never thought that this kind of plot, which could only happen in story novels, would happen to him.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard the King of Hell ask again: "Is this the case only for King Bian Cheng's territory, or is it true for other Hell Kings that only those who have reached the position of judge can build a city?"

Niu Qi, who was walking at the end of the team, naturally heard their conversation.

If he knew the previous question, then when he heard this, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.

He felt that this King of Hell was a little too funny.

How could Niu Shisan know such a question?Not to mention the little ghost like Niu Shisan, even the other arresters and even Master Wu Chang don't know about other ghosts.

It would be great to know the situation in King Bian Cheng's territory.

"The King of Chujiang in the second palace, the Emperor of Song in the third palace, the King of Taishan in the seventh palace, the City King in the eighth palace, and the King of Pingping in the ninth palace. The arrangements within the boundaries of these kings of hell are the same for our King Bian Cheng."

"Prince Qin Guang in the first palace is too mysterious, and the ghost cultivators there rarely come out, so the younger one doesn't know the situation."

"Cities are not allowed to be built in the territory of the Fourth Palace of the Prisoners, and all the judges are operating in their own little hells."

"The Five Palaces of King Yama... In the territory of King Yama, the rules are very strict. As long as the ability is sufficient, even an impermanent person can build a palace, but if he makes a mistake, he will be killed, so it is not very clear."

"As for the Tenth Palace Wheel-turning King, the territory is the most chaotic in our underworld. Strength is respected there, and the rest are all fake. Therefore, after many evil ghosts come to the underworld, they always want to see if they can escape to the realm of the Wheel-turning King."

Niu Shisan talked eloquently.

Xu Changsheng wrote it down carefully.

Niu Qi opened his mouth, always feeling that the world was unfair to him.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Niu Shisan say with a smile: "Master Xingzhe, if you go over this mountain, you will reach the small hell of holding fire and shutting your throat."

Xu Changsheng looked up and felt that there seemed to be more ghosts nearby.

Niu Shisan raised his head again, his smile frozen on his face.

At this moment, a frightened Minotaur ghost came out from behind the mountain, followed by several fierce ghosts.

"Run quickly, the little hell is broken, and the evil ghosts are escaping!"

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