Chapter 25: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, King of Flames!)
Just like the Nine Heavens Thunder Tribulation pulled the Yang Soul upward, when Shen Zhui's Earth Soul separated and sank into the ground, he felt a huge downward swallowing force.
The ghost is also called the earth soul.
It was obviously a land of thick earth, but after the local soul fell, it only felt like it was surrounded by a pitch-black abyss.
There is only a faint light deep in the ground, attracting the earth souls to go there.
"I'm afraid that's the Netherworld." Shen Zhui sensed it carefully.
In the world of heavens, there are rules and laws operating.
When a cultivator reaches a certain level of strength, he or she can contact the origin of this world.
In this underworld, if it were normal, digging with a shovel would still be dirt. Only when the consciousness is integrated into the earthly soul can one perceive the netherworld.
The speed of sinking was very fast, and after a while, Shen Zhui came to the glimmer of light.
At this moment, there is a "light" in front of you, which is the light that shines into the soul of the earth.
"This is the wall of the Netherworld. You must break through this wall before you can enter the Netherworld." Shen Zhui looked at this layer of thin film that was emitting light.
After carefully sensing it for a while, Shen Zhui suddenly extended a sharp knife from his hand and pierced the wall of the nether world.
"Chichi~" The boundary wall collapsed slightly, and Shen Zhui felt that his earth soul power was beginning to be depleted.
"Just breaking through this wall will cost me 10% of my soul power, not to mention entering the Netherworld, where I will have to face countless demons and earth demons." Shen Zhui sighed a little.
Becoming a spiritual power is a qualitative change, and it is indeed not that easy to achieve.
"Poof~" The film was torn, and Shen Zhui immediately got into the film.
In an instant, the film was intact again.
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Cold, bone-deep cold.
Darkness, endless darkness.
This is a cold and desolate world, with no light in the distance, cold and evil.
Earth Soul can only see its surroundings clearly by exerting all its strength.
"This is the Netherworld?"
Shen Zhui found himself on a black mountain peak, looking around and thinking.
"This Netherworld is the place where souls remain after death, and it is also where the Yin God exists."
"Those clan spirits are connected to the earth and the earth through the power of incense."
"It is rumored that in the Apocalypse era, the Netherworld was filled with countless Yin gods who could appear in the human world and cause chaos. Later, they were killed by Emperor Xia and reincarnation was established. I wonder if this is what they are referring to." Shen Zhui thought in his mind.
In the Age of Apocalypse, two of Emperor Xia's six great achievements were to enter the underworld and slay the underworld gods, and to restore reincarnation and appease the souls of wronged souls.
Of course, the Age of Apocalypse has been 30,000 years since today. It has been so long that this is basically a legend.
"Buzz~" Suddenly a flash of light appeared in Shen Zhui's mind.
Shen Zhui's eyes were slightly confused, but they soon returned to normal.
"When entering the Netherworld and leveling the demon barrier, a certain number of monsters must be killed before the ghost can completely transform?" Shen Zhui raised his head and looked at the Netherworld wall above.
The worlds in the heavens each have their own rules. Just now, he received certain rules from the Nether World Wall, letting Shen Zhui know how to transform the earthly soul.
"This mountain peak is just the edge of the Netherworld. You must continue going down before you can encounter the powerful Yin Demon and Sha Demon. Go down!" Shen Zhui fell down from the mountain peak.
When he jumped down, the surrounding situation changed.
Shen Zhui found that he was down to earth and appeared on a plain, and the surroundings were much brighter.
"Human, human..."
"It's a human monk."
"Supernatural power realm, cultivator..."
"Kill...die, resurrect, return to the world..."
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There seemed to be whispers around me, but I couldn't hear them clearly.
Shen Zhui frowned. He seemed to sense something approaching quickly around him.
"Huh? This is..."
Shen Zhui took a closer look and saw seven figures suddenly appeared in the distance of the wasteland, like illusory light and shadow. The shadows were dark overall and had different shapes. Some were huge and weird. They seemed to be many things put together. , some appear to be humanoid.
The only thing they have in common is that there is a faint red glow in the black shadow.
"kill!"
As we got closer, the vague thoughts became completely clear.
The roaring sound was like a cold poisonous snake spitting a message, and it suddenly penetrated into Shen Zhui's mind.
"snort!"
Shen Zhui snorted coldly. In his opinion, these strange black shadows were not a big threat.
In the same Netherworld, Shen Zhui's Yin Soul exudes a faint golden light, with a faint purple light contained in it. This is the transformation of the Yang Soul after experiencing the thunder tribulation, which affects the Yin Soul.
"die!"
His body swayed, Shen Zhui took a deep breath, and then let out a long roar.
"Roar~" A deep roar suddenly spread with him as the center.
Innate magical power, Demonic Soul Roar!
"Puff puff puff puff puff puff~" The movements of these seven illusory black shadows suddenly became sluggish, and the black mist rolled over their bodies, as if they had been severely injured.
The sound waves swept through these monsters with a strong will.
The seven figures were completely annihilated, leaving only a wisp of red light the size of a little finger, floating in the air like wool.
"This is the essence of the soul, the reward for killing the Yin Demon." Shen Zhui sensed the fluctuations in the Netherworld and quickly understood some simple rules.
"This is the lowest level floating demon on the first level of the Netherworld, with no physical form."
"Floating Yin Demons may form at any time due to the gathering of some dark substances, or they may die naturally..."
"The floating monsters on the first level are not enough for the earth soul to evolve. The only way is to continue down." Shen Zhui suddenly understood.
In this netherworld, it is very simple to lead to the next level.
You only need to control the earth soul to no longer resist, and actively welcome the falling force. After one breath, you can enter the next level.
Of course, it is easier to go down than to come up. However, Shen Zhui can easily resist the pulling force of this first layer.
The red light of these floating demons was not enough to change Shen Zhui's earthly soul, so he didn't hesitate much, just let go of his mind and let the rules in the world pull him down.
"Kill~"
"Ho~"
There were muffled sounds in the distance, and it was obvious that more floating demons had discovered Shen Zhui, but by the time they arrived based on instinct, Shen Zhui had already disappeared on the first floor.
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"Whoosh~" Shen Zhui felt the pulling force area balance, and his consciousness immediately controlled the earth soul, and the falling force was offset. He felt that he was suddenly "down to earth" and appeared on a black land.
"kill!"
"The strong man of mankind!"
"Nourish..."
Voice after voice crowded into Shen Zhui's mind, and Shen Zhui's expression suddenly changed.
"No, I fell into the middle of monsters."
There are many densely packed Yin Demons around. These Yin Demons have two red lights, like eyes. Although they are still strangely shaped, they are more solid than before.
"How come there are so many demons on the second level of the Netherworld?" Shen Zhui felt a little numb.
There are too many around them. Although individually, they are no longer on the same level as Shen Zhui, but now the evil demons are endless, and when they are trained together, the evil spirits are like substance.
"Get out of my way!"
Shen Zhui roared, and suddenly a powerful soul force emitted from his body, shaking these evil demons away.
Shen Zhui's earthly soul cave is close to a hundred thousand miles in radius. How powerful is the soul and spirit?
Shen Zhui's shock immediately swept away all the demons that were a thousand meters away!
There were many catkins-like red lights floating around. When the demons on the periphery saw the red lights, they immediately became greedy and ate them directly. Only a small part continued to chase after Shen.
"Whale Swallowing Technique! Suck!" Shen Zhui couldn't let these demons come to snatch his things. The earth soul suddenly expanded several times, swallowing up those red lights. Then he relaxed his mind and continued to fall.
"Eat, eat him,..."
Countless demons and thoughts gathered into black storms and rolled towards Shen Zhui.
The golden-purple light on Shen Zhui's body was like the sun in the underground world, attracting countless evil spirits to gather around him.
"Whoosh~"
The light disappeared, and Shen Zhui's figure disappeared into the second world.
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The third layer is a black sea.
The black lake water inside seems to be extremely viscous. Looking down, you can still see bulging balls, as if something is about to break out of the water.
"Sea of Ghosts, the demons here are getting stronger." Shen Zhui looked at the swollen piles of water on the 'lake', turning into black shadows.
There are beasts, humanoids, and some are even half-animals and half-humans. They have begun to take on physical shapes, and even the outline of the original scales can be seen.
"Kill!" Shen Zhui transformed a long knife into his hand and rushed towards the formed evil demons.
Every time he killed a Yin demon and swallowed a ray of red light, Shen Zhui felt a strange power in his body.
Shen Zhui felt that something seemed to have changed in the earth soul, and the movement and stillness became smoother, but he soon felt something was wrong.
"Absorbing these red lights makes the earth soul condense and change, but the control power of the spiritual consciousness over the earth soul is slowly decreasing. This is because the spiritual consciousness is being consumed!"
"No wonder the Netherworld is the most difficult place to break into the magical realm. Swallowing red light can indeed make people feel progress all the time. This feeling of increasing power can easily make people addicted to it, until their spiritual consciousness is slowly consumed to a level The dangerous line, completely losing control of the ghost, and falling into danger before you know it!"
Only at this moment did Shen Zhui realize the danger of impacting the magical realm.
After reaching the peak of Lingqiao, the growth of strength almost stops. Where can I feel the improvement all the time like now?
Some cultivators have practiced hard for several years before their strength has increased by less than half. If they suddenly improve, they may become greedy and forget that they are on a cliff.
However, it didn't take much time for Shen Zhui to go from the Xiantian realm to the peak of Lingqiao. He was not easily affected by this kind of pleasure and could maintain a normal mind.
"Take the blood source crystal soul to stay at the highest peak." In the captain's house, Shen Zhui took out the blood source crystal soul from the storage ring and began to absorb it.
After the Yin Soul was replenished, Shen Zhui transformed while maintaining his peak state at all times. The feeling of weakened control suddenly disappeared without a trace.
"Gulong~" More and more demons began to appear from the lake.
At this moment, the entire Ghost Sea roared and set off huge waves.
"The level of these demons is still too low, and it's useless to pester them!"
Feeling that the transformation was slowing down, Shen Zhui stopped struggling, took a deep breath, and plunged into the lake.
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In the residence of Captain Shenwei, Shen Zhui's body took out the ninth blood-source crystal soul and absorbed it completely, with a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes.
As he went down, whenever he felt that the transformation of his soul and spirit was slowing down, he would no longer fight and fight, but would enter the next level of the world.
When his blood source crystal soul was consumed to the tenth level, he also entered the ninth level of the netherworld.
"The Yin Demon is getting stronger and stronger. However, the earth soul's transformation has only reached half of the progress. I have treasures to keep replenishing. This level of magical power is really difficult to break. After the Yang Soul is tempered, the Yin Soul immediately goes into the ground. It seems that I am still too impatient and should wait until the power of the Yang Soul drives the Yin Soul to become stronger before entering."
Breaking through the realm of magical power is divided into two steps. One is to refine the Yang soul, and then the Yin soul is transformed.
But after reaching the half-step magical realm, yin and yang merge, and the yang soul will drive the level of the yin soul to rise.
Moreover, when most people transform their ghosts, they kill them slowly in the first few levels, slowly accumulating energy and triggering the metamorphosis, instead of rushing down like Shen Zhui.
Of course, in the upper world, the level of Hongmang is not enough. If you rely on quantity to accumulate, it will take a long time. Shen Zhui does not want to wait that long.
"The Netherworld is endless. No one knows how many levels there are and at how many levels they will reach transformation. This ninth level of the world gives me a sense of danger. I have to be more cautious." Shen Zhui's heart rose. A sense of caution.
This layer of the world gave Shen Zhui a colder feeling than the previous layers, with an invisible evil aura, as if thousands of long swords were striking at his skin crazily.
"Whoosh~"
Suddenly Shen Zhui felt a breath coming from him and immediately turned around.
I saw a gray demon wearing armor on its head, holding a broken sword, and sneaking towards me.
On the ninth level, these demons have become extremely solid and can even transform into weapons before they were born. Each one is extremely powerful.
Seeing that Shen Zhui had discovered this dark demon sneaking over, his face immediately changed, and his expression was ferocious: "Human, die!"
Shen Zhui's heart tightened: "The intelligence of this evil demon is getting higher and higher! Is this netherworld the real world?"
In the first few levels, the Yin Demon's thoughts were vague and they only relied on instinct to attack. But all the way down, these Yin Demons not only have clear thoughts, but their attacks are also more threatening.
However, there was no time to think too much at this moment.
"Kill!" Shen Zhui swung out the long knife in his hand, carrying the impact of his huge martial arts will, and instantly killed the armored evil demon.
The Zangyuan Sword Technique is now at the third level of the Hidden Soul Realm. Shen Zhui's sword technique is accompanied by thunder and lightning, which instantly splits the armored Yin Demon and absorbs it.
"kill!"
Shen Zhui had just crushed a Yin Demon to death, and roars soaring to the sky were heard from all directions.
A white line loomed on the edge, and the gray-white armored demons, like an army, rushed towards Shen Zhui.
"Walk!"
Shen Zhui's whole body turned into a long sword, and he slashed out the hidden soul with one strike, instantly creating a clear path in the army of Yin demons. He then quickly absorbed the soul energy and took advantage of the gap to enter the tenth level.
"Bang~" After landing on the tenth floor, Shen Zhui felt a sense of dizziness.
"The pulling force has reached its limit. If it goes any further, I'm afraid it won't be able to counteract this force, and it will keep sinking, unable to return to the body." Shen Zhui understood in his heart.
The tenth level is his limit.
"I hope this tenth level of demons is enough to transform the soul and spirit!" Shen Zhui waited silently.
He stood on a rocky mountain full of skinny bones.
To the Yin Demon, he is a heretic in this world. There is no need to actively look for him, the Yin Demon will come to him.
"Hoo~" A ray of fire rose into the sky from a distance, then turned into a stream of light and quickly approached Shen Zhui.
"Human, the one who takes your life is the King of Fire Demons!" A sky-high roar sounded, impacting Shen Zhui's ghost.
"Hmm? King of Fire Demon?" Shen Zhui looked intently.
I saw a ten-foot-tall flame giant wrapped in the firelight. His body seemed to be made of stone and flames. There were huge feet on the top of his head, and his eyes, ears, mouth and nose were all breathing flames.
The scorching flames were like waves, attacking Shen Zhui's soul wave after wave.