I Truly Am The Villian - Chapter 2271
Chapter 2271: Chapter 2270: World of Yin Energy, Do You Also Wish to Challenge Heaven?
To have seized control of the souls of all beings—even if it’s still uncertain whether he controls their lives and deaths—this alone is already an astonishing feat.
And there’s a lot that can be made of that.
Which is why the Lord of the Dead Spirits is an extremely dangerous existence.
Because once a person stops being content, all sorts of things will be born from that.
It’s like someone holding nuclear weapons in his hand, while constantly provoking others—he’s a walking hazard.
The Lord of the Dead Spirits is very much that kind of person.
He controls the souls of all beings, and though he seems mild and amiable on the surface, he hides his depths well.
Especially the Netherworld Realm—ordinary people can’t enter; only the dead can.
And even if you do enter, you can’t get out.
That’s why the Netherworld Realm has always been shrouded in mystery.
If the Lord of the Dead Spirits does something, chances are others will find it very hard to know.
And sure enough, the people behind the scenes can’t sit still anymore.
Taking advantage of this opportunity where the Nine Domains are interconnected, someone released information and began shifting everyone’s gaze toward the Netherworld Realm.
This proves that the Lord of the Dead Spirits is definitely not sitting quietly.
Previously, when Xu Zimei met Candle Dragon and the other Dominators, to be honest, none of them dared take this step.
This was also how they maintained balance with the Holy Court.
……
Hearing Xu Zimei’s words at this moment, The Four Elders of Annihilation chuckled and replied, “Ever since the Nine Domains came into being, the Netherworld Realm has existed.”
“And ever since our Domain Master, Lord of the Dead Spirits, took charge of this place, everything has been operating and cycling according to the Heavenly Dao.”
“As for whether we’re worthy or qualified—I believe we are.”
Xu Zimei let out a soft laugh.
He said, “You wouldn’t understand. As long as the Lord of the Dead Spirits can hear me, I’m sure he’ll understand naturally.”
At this moment, Xu Zimei’s gaze pierced through all the black mist.
In the end it crossed endless void, and began probing in all directions.
Since there were things The Four Elders of Annihilation were unwilling to say, he could only search for himself.
Finally, although some things were well-hidden, Xu Zimei still managed to find something out of the ordinary.
He didn’t bother discussing it with The Four Elders of Annihilation and directly stepped out into the air.
The Four Elders of Annihilation exchanged glances.
Someone asked, “Should we stop him?”
“With what? You’re not his match.”
“Besides, the Patriarch hasn’t spoken. We just follow along.”
The few of them followed behind Xu Zimei, crossing endless black mist.
No one knew how large this island was; even with Xu Zimei rushing at full speed, he actually couldn’t reach the end for quite a while.
It really did feel somewhat like Heaven Edge being just a step away.
But when Xu Zimei finally arrived, he was completely shocked by the sight before him.
He saw that this island could no longer be described as an island at all.
It was more like a boundless world.
Here, the black mist no longer obscured the eyes.
Instead, it transformed into pavilions and towers, villages and towns; building after building rose straight from the ground.
The black mist also turned into towering mountains and vast ranges, magnificent rivers and lands rolling in grandeur.
The black mist again became a great sun and great moon; day and night interwove, misfortune turned to fortune, and misty vapors surged upward.
This black mist seemed omnipotent, able to transform into everything in the world.
Within this boundless World of Black Mist, it was as if the mist itself had condensed into form and shaped an entire world.
An underworld.
Xu Zimei truly hadn’t expected the inside to be like this.
Looking more closely, one would discover that the black mist could become everything, yet it alone could not transform into living things.
People of the Myriad Clans, flowers, grass, and trees.
So long as it was alive, the black mist could not become it.
But don’t forget where this is—the Netherworld Realm is not lacking in life.
The world is the underworld; life is human souls.
All manner of living beings thus came together to construct a complete world.
Seeing this, The Four Elders of Annihilation were rather calm; after all, they knew how things were here.
But Xu Zimei was still quite amazed.
“Your ambition really isn’t small.”
He walked along the main street of this world.
He saw that the beings on this street seemed unable to see him at all, as if separated by Yin and Yang.
“Where did these beings come from?”
Xu Zimei was a bit curious.
After a person dies and his soul enters the Netherworld, through what channel, and in what manner, does it actually enter the Netherworld?
On this point, Xu Zimei was truly very curious.
But this seemed tied to the secrets of the Netherworld Realm, so even if Xu Zimei asked, The Four Elders of Annihilation still claimed complete ignorance.
Xu Zimei could only investigate on his own.
His Divine Soul spread out completely, sensing everything in this world.
His Divine Sense extended to its very limits.
Very soon, Xu Zimei discovered something highly unusual.
If the black mist of the Netherworld Realm was emanating from this island-world…
Then the black mist of this island-world was emerging from yet another place.
But that place was very strange.
With Xu Zimei’s perception, he actually couldn’t probe inside it.
Even when he exerted himself to the fullest, those sources of black mist remained like thick ink, blocking out everything.
That was extremely terrifying.
One had to know, in this world as it is now, there are very few things that can block Xu Zimei’s perception.
Seeing that Xu Zimei had grown interested and was preparing to personally go take a look…
At this moment, a majestic voice rang out from the void.
“That’s far enough. Stop right there.”
Xu Zimei could tell that this voice came from the Lord of the Dead Spirits.
After all, the two of them had met before.
So they were somewhat familiar.
“You finally came out. I was wondering how long you planned to watch from behind the scenes,” Xu Zimei said with a smile.
The black mist on the Firmament gathered together.
A single figure appeared, standing atop the Firmament like a sovereign descending upon the world, overlooking everything.
“Some things are fine as long as you know. There’s no need to tear away the veil,” the Lord of the Dead Spirits said.
The black mist around his body was thick and dense.
He seemed like the master of this heaven and earth.
The moment he appeared, all the black mist began to boil, continuously surging toward him.
The appearance of the Lord of the Dead Spirits signified Death.
There had actually been rumors before, saying that the Lord of the Dead Spirits was in fact a Living Dead.
But very few knew the whole story.
Even Xu Zimei didn’t know.
In truth, what he’d just done was deliberately going a bit too far.
He wanted to use this to test the Lord of the Dead Spirits a little.
If there were no secrets in this Netherworld Realm, then the Lord of the Dead Spirits naturally wouldn’t mind him looking around as he pleased.
But if there were great secrets, then the other party would definitely come out and stop him at any time.
And the result was obvious: Xu Zimei had guessed right.
Be it this Netherworld Realm or the Lord of the Dead Spirits himself, both harbored great terrors and great secrets.
“If you’ve got something to say, just say it. Some things are a bottom line— even you cannot touch them,” the Lord of the Dead Spirits said.
As he spoke, he gave a wave of his hand.
Everything around them vanished.
Whether it was The Four Elders of Annihilation, or that vast world condensed from black mist…
All of it disappeared without a trace at this moment, as though it had never existed.
And the surrounding black mist gathered again.
It completely submerged Xu Zimei and the Lord of the Dead Spirits.
Aside from the two of them, nothing could be seen in all directions.
This was for absolute secrecy.
Xu Zimei said with a smile, “You want a Heaven Challenge too?”