I Truly Am The Villian - Chapter 2270
Chapter 2270: Chapter 2269: Into-death Stele, Human Souls Return to the Netherworld
Hearing Xu Zimei’s words, the Four Elders of Annihilation looked at each other.
To ordinary people, the Netherworld Realm had always been unfathomably mysterious.
And because it involved the great secret of the dead, let alone outsiders, even many beings within the Netherworld Realm itself were not allowed to wander around at will.
Now, hearing Xu Zimei’s request, they didn’t dare agree right away, but they also didn’t dare refuse.
Only when they received the Lord of the Dead Spirits’ decree did they finally let out a sigh of relief.
After all, in their eyes, Xu Zimei clearly knew the Lord of the Dead Spirits, and his strength was probably anything but weak.
Whatever they did, they couldn’t afford to offend either side.
At this moment, an elder stepped out and said, “Since my lord wishes to see, today we, the Four Elders of Annihilation, will lead the way and accompany you for a stroll.”
Xu Zimei wasn’t interested in the outer things of the Netherworld Realm.
He stepped into the air and headed straight for the Core Land.
In this Core Land of the Netherworld Realm, the black mist was even more chaotic and dense.
As they passed the outer islands, there were wraiths howling, and Dark Giants dragging islands along as they moved.
There were also sky-devouring behemoths hidden in the void.
They appeared and vanished like ghosts, as if they were assassins in the dark, capable of delivering a fatal blow at any time.
The strength the Netherworld Realm displayed openly was already very formidable.
But these existences hidden in the dark, deep in the shadows, were likely the most troublesome ones.
Seeing Xu Zimei walk past, these figures all held back and did not make a move.
After all, he had the Lord of the Dead Spirits’ consent.
If it were an ordinary person, these hidden creatures would probably have long launched an attack and started killing.
When they reached the Core Land—
They saw that this Core Land, unlike the outside, did not have many islands linked together.
The Core Land had only a single island.
It was the largest island within the Netherworld Realm.
At the forefront stood a stone stele, ten thousand zhang tall, like a stele supporting the heavens.
On the stele, the three large characters “Into-death Stele” were extremely eye‑catching.
Apart from these three large characters, there were countless dense small characters carved upon it.
But these small characters were not in any language familiar to people of this era, so most couldn’t understand them.
“What place is this?” Xu Zimei’s figure halted above the island, and he couldn’t help but ask.
The Four Elders of Annihilation looked at one another.
In the end, one of the old ancestors stepped forward.
Smiling, he said, “My lord, this is the Reincarnation Grounds, nothing much to see.”
“Reincarnation, I’m quite interested in that. Then let’s go have a look,” Xu Zimei said with a smile.
The Four Elders of Annihilation shook their heads helplessly, but ultimately still didn’t stop him.
They followed Xu Zimei down into the Reincarnation Grounds.
They saw that within this island seemed to be the very source of the black mist.
The entire Netherworld Realm’s black mist was diffusing outward from this island.
So one could imagine how dense the black mist was here.
When Xu Zimei stood upon the island, the black mist immediately surged over, shrouding everything around him.
At this moment, it wasn’t just that his eyes could no longer see anything; even the perception of his Divine Soul was completely blocked.
As for the Four Elders of Annihilation, they took out a lamp from who‑knew‑where.
The lamp hung in their hand, emitting a faint halo of light, barely illuminating a meter ahead of them.
Any farther, and even this lamp was powerless.
“Please forgive us, my lord. The Reincarnation Grounds are just like this—no thing may enter, no Myriad Laws may invade.”
“You cannot remain too long in here, or you will be drawn into Reincarnation. No one can avoid it.”
An elder gave an explanation.
“As for this Netherworld Lamp, it can only last for one set of Hours.
My lord may wander for one set of Hours, then must leave.”
Hearing the elder’s words, on the surface it sounded like it was for Xu Zimei’s own good, but the hidden meaning was still telling him not to overestimate himself.
This place could not be stayed in for long.
Xu Zimei chuckled.
“Since I’ve come, who could possibly drive me away?”
He swept out his great hand and gave a low shout, “Disperse!”
In that instant, he didn’t even need to deliberately do anything.
They watched as the surrounding black mist seemed to be affected by some mysterious power.
All of its power was constantly scattering.
The black mist boiled and surged, but Xu Zimei was like a blazing sun; when snow and ice meet the fierce sun, how could they not melt?
The Four Elders of Annihilation exchanged looks.
They had never seen anything like this before, and for a moment they all fell silent.
They seemed to understand their Domain Master’s attitude now.
The level of this lord before them had long surpassed the scope of their understanding.
So playing any little schemes was meaningless.
The four hurriedly steadied themselves, their gazes toward Xu Zimei full of awe.
“Black mist billows, corroding all Daos.”
Xu Zimei looked at the black mist.
It sounded as if he were speaking to the Four Elders of Annihilation, yet also as if he were muttering to himself.
“The power in this black mist is truly wondrous.”
“Within it is contained the power of Death, the Devouring Power, the power of Reincarnation, the Barren Power, and also that vigorous vitality that seeks stillness in chaos, life in death.”
“The fusion of powers is not done by brute force, but merged into one through an exceedingly gentle method.”
“It’s practically like a completely new type of power, created from scratch.”
“Born from the world’s existing system, yet entirely different from it.”
Hearing Xu Zimei’s words, the Four Elders of Annihilation had no idea what he meant.
Which was only natural; some things were known only to the Lord of the Dead Spirits himself and would never be made clear to others.
Only an existence like Xu Zimei, truly immersed within it, could sense it.
“The Lord of the Dead Spirits is indeed playing a grand game of chess.”
Xu Zimei laughed.
Among the Dominators of each domain in the Nine Domains, the Lord of the Dead Spirits might not be the strongest.
But his ambition was definitely the greatest.
Compared to Candle Dragon or Thousand Calamities Doomsday, he thought further ahead and did far more.
“Interesting, this is truly interesting.” Smiling like this, Xu Zimei continued walking toward the depths of the island.
Along the way, he glanced at the Four Elders of Annihilation and asked, “Do you know about all those things happening outside?”
“Some say the dead can be brought back to life.”
“My lord should understand, that’s impossible,” the Four Elders of Annihilation quickly replied.
“It’s just some mortals being deceived and made ignorant.”
“Then who is it that’s deceiving them from behind the scenes?”
Xu Zimei said meaningfully.
“And what are they plotting?”
The Four Elders of Annihilation looked at each other again, then all shook their heads.
“We can’t figure it out. If my lord knows, you could enlighten us.”
“I dare to speak—do you dare to listen?” Xu Zimei countered.
“My lord jests. May I ask, how do you find this place?” The Four Elders of Annihilation didn’t follow up, instead smilingly changing the topic.
“I heard that after a person dies, their Soul returns here. Where is it?” Xu Zimei asked.
“Strictly speaking, it’s the Human Soul,” on this point, the Four Elders of Annihilation did not hide anything from Xu Zimei.
They explained, “A person has Three Souls: Heavenly, Earth, and Human.”
“After a person dies, the Heavenly Soul returns to the heavens, the Earth Soul enters the stele, and the Human Soul comes to the Netherworld Realm.”
“What virtue or ability does your Netherworld Realm have to dare control the Human Souls of all living beings?” Xu Zimei couldn’t help saying.