wàn jiāo wáng de liǎn sè ， yī xià zi nán kàn yǐ jí 。
万蛟王的脸色，一下子难看以极。
The face of the Ten Thousand Serpent King turned extremely unpleasant.
zuò wèi lí hé hòu qī de yāo zú ， tā qǐ huì rèn bù chū yǎn qián de bǎo wù 。
做为离合后期的妖族，他岂会认不出眼前的宝物。
As a late-stage Separation and Union cultivator, how could he fail to recognize the treasure before his eyes?
ér qiě hái bù zhǐ yí gè 。
而且还不止一个。
And there wasn't just one.
shuāng bǎo lián shǒu ， lián tā yě bù gǎn qīng shì ， zhè yǐ jīng shì néng gòu wēi xié dào tā xìng mìng de gōng jī 。
双宝联手，连他也不敢轻视，这已经是能够威胁到他性命的攻击。
With two treasures working together, even he wouldn't dare underestimate them; this was an attack that threatened his life.
yī shēng jīng nù de dà jiào 。
一声惊怒的大叫。
A loud and angry cry echoed.
cǐ shí cǐ kè ， xiǎng duǒ yǐ jīng lái bù jí ， shèn zhì tā gēn běn jiù méi yǒu shí jiān jì chū shēn shàng de fǎ bǎo dǐ yù 。
此时此刻，想躲已经来不及，甚至他根本就没有时间祭出身上的法宝抵御。
By now, it was too late to dodge. He didn’t even have time to summon a treasure from his body to defend himself.
dàn zhè lǎo jiā huǒ chú zài rén jiè zòng héng shù wàn nián ， míng shēng zì rán bú shì chuī xū ， jǐn guǎn chǔ jìng wēi xiǎn yǐ jí ， què méi yǒu lù chū duō shǎo wèi jù 。
但这老家伙除在人界纵横数万年，名声自然不是吹嘘，尽管处境危险以极，却没有露出多少畏惧。
But this old fellow had been纵横 the mortal world for tens of thousands of years, so his reputation wasn't just talk. Despite being in an extremely dangerous situation, he showed no signs of fear.
yī shēng yōu rán wán cháng xiào chuán rù ěr duǒ lǐ ， suí hòu cóng nà chuán sòng zhèn shàng ， měng rán bào shè chū chōng tiān de yāo qì 。
一声悠然完长啸传入耳朵里，随后从那传送阵上，猛然爆射出冲天的妖气。
A long and leisurely howl entered his ears, followed by a burst of demonic aura from the teleportation array.
yǒu hēi rú mò ， suí hòu zài chuán sòng zhèn de qián fāng ， sà rán chū xiàn le yí gè xuán wō 。
黝黑如墨，随后在传送阵的前方，飒然出现了一个漩涡。
The black aura was like ink, then a vortex suddenly appeared before the teleportation array.
nà xuán wō shēn bú jiàn dǐ ， míng xiǎn shì yāo qì huàn huà níng jù 。
那漩涡深不见底，明显是妖气幻化凝聚。
That vortex seemed bottomless, clearly formed from condensed demonic energy.
ér zài xuán wō de hòu miàn ， yī shēn cháng èr shí yú zhàng de guài wù yìng rù le yǎn lián 。
而在漩涡的后面，一身长二十余丈的怪物映入了眼帘。
Behind the vortex, a monstrous figure with a body over twenty meters long came into view.
wàn jiāo wáng jū rán xiǎn chū le yuán xíng yāo tǐ 。
万蛟王居然显出了原形妖体。
The Ten Thousand Serpent King had actually revealed his true demonic form.
zhāng kāi dà kǒu ， pēn chū dà gǔ dà gǔ de yāo qì 。
张开大口，喷出大股大股的妖气。
Opening its mouth wide, it spat out huge clouds of demonic energy.
nà xuán wō biàn dé yuè fā de shēn suì yǐ jí 。
那漩涡变得越发的深邃以极。
The vortex grew even deeper.
wū de de jí wéi guài yì de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， cóng nà xuán wō de zhōng xīn chù ， bèng shè chū yī gǔ kě pà de xī lì 。
呜的的极为怪异的声音传入耳朵，从那漩涡的中心处，迸射出一股可怕的吸力。
A strange and eerie sound entered his ears as an immense suction force erupted from the center of the vortex, drawing everything within a few miles into it.
fāng yuán shù lǐ ， suǒ yǒu de ！ qiè dōu bèi xī nà le jìn qù 。
方圆数里，所有的！切都被吸纳了进去。
Trees, rocks, even jade steps were uprooted and swallowed by the vortex.
bù lùn shì tiān dì yuán qì ， shù mù ， hái shì shān shí ， shèn zhì lián nà yù shí tái jiē ， dōu bèi cóng dì miàn shàng shēng shēng bá qǐ ， rán hòu bèi tūn mò jìn xuán wō lǐ 。
不论是天地元气，树木，还是山石，甚至连那玉石台阶，都被从地面上生生拔起，然后被吞没进漩涡里。
At the same time, several miles away,
yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， bù zhī dào duō shǎo lǐ yuǎn chù 。
与此同时，不知道多少里远处。
Similar jade steps appeared.
tóng yàng de yù shí tái jiē 。
同样的玉石台阶。
Wang Tinglou and the Demon Sovereign stood with their hands behind their backs, surrounded by countless evil spirits—or should they be called yin soldiers? They looked somewhat similar to earthly armies.
wàng tíng lóu yǔ mó zǔ fù shǒu ér lì ， tā men de shēn qián ， què shì shù zhī bù jìn de è líng ， huò zhě shuō chú yīng gāi chēng zhī wèi yīn bīng 。
望亭楼与魔祖负手而立，他们的身前，却是数之不尽的恶灵，或者说除应该称之为阴兵。
Soldiers in full armor, but their expressions were extremely dazed.
kàn shàng qù ， yǔ shì sú de jūn duì jìng yǒu nà me jǐ fēn xiāng sì 。
看上去，与世俗的军队竟有那么几分相似。
Their numbers were terrifying—hundreds of thousands strong.
shì bīng men pī jiān zhí ruì ， zhǐ bù guò shén qíng dāi zhì yǐ jí 。
士兵们披坚执锐，只不过神情呆滞以极。
They filled the area around the jade steps densely, forming a camp stretching for nearly a hundred miles.
rán ér shù liàng què jí wéi kě bù ， zú yǒu shù shí wàn zhī duō 。
然而数量却极为可怖，足有数十万之多。
Yin soldiers were actually puppets created from souls refined into monsters.
jiāng qián miàn de yù shí tái jiē mì mì má má de bù mǎn le ， lián yíng zú yǒu bǎi lǐ zuǒ yòu 。
将前面的玉石台阶密密麻麻的布满了，连营足有百里左右。
However, this method was not something the Netherworld possessed; it was rare in the mortal world to collect so many souls. It wasn’t easy to gather such a large number of souls.
suǒ wèi yīn bīng ， qí shí shì yòng hún pò liàn zhì de kuǐ lěi guài wù 。
所谓阴兵，其实是用魂魄炼制的傀儡怪物。
Some Immortal Daoists liked to create zombies, like copper corpses or iron corpses. The yin soldiers had similar functions—individuals were weak, but their sheer numbers could be used for attrition tactics, wearing down the enemy until they gave up.
zhǐ bù guò zhè fāng fǎ suī fēi yīn sī jiè suǒ chí yǒu ” rén jiè què hěn shǎo jiàn bì jìng fán jiān xiǎng yào shōu jí rú cǐ duō de hún pò ， kě bú shì yī jiàn róng yì shì de 。
只不过这方法虽非阴司界所持有”人界却很少见毕竟凡间想要收集如此多的魂魄，可不是一件容易事的。
The strength of these yin soldiers was related to the quality of the souls used in their creation.
dǎo shì yī xiē guǐ dào de xiū xiān zhě ， xǐ huān liàn zhì jiāng shī ， bǐ rú shuō tóng shī 、 tiě shī ” lín jiǎ shī de de yīn bīng de zuò yòng yǔ qí lèi sì ， dān gè de zuò yòng bù qiáng chú dàn shèng zài shù liàng jí duō kě yǐ shǐ yòng rén hǎi zhàn shù ， hào yě jiāng duì fāng gěi hào sǐ 。
倒是一些鬼道的修仙者，喜欢炼制僵尸，比如说铜尸、铁尸”鳞甲尸的的阴兵的作用与其类似，单个的作用不强除但胜在数量极多可以使用人海战术，耗也将对方给耗死。
Ordinary living souls only equated to Flexible Spirit Period cultivators.
ér yīn bīng shí lì rú hé ， yǔ liàn zhì de hún pò dà yǒu guān xì 。
而阴兵实力如何，与炼制的魂魄大有关系。
Only by using a cultivator's soul or adding some special materials from the Netherworld could higher-grade yin soldiers be created.
xiàng pǔ tōng shēng hún liàn zhì de ， bù guò xiāng dāng yú líng dòng qī xiū xiān zhě 。
像普通生魂炼制的，不过相当于灵动期修仙者。
Those before him were merely low-level beings, but their numbers were truly alarming.
zhǐ yǒu yòng xiū shì hún pò ， huò zhě jiā shàng yī xiē yīn sī jiè tè shū de cái liào cái kě yǐ liàn zhì gèng gāo shǔ xìng de yīn bīng 。
只有用修士魂魄，或者加上一些阴司界特殊的材料才可以炼制更高属性的阴兵。
The ancient demon’s face showed a trace of mockery.
ér yǎn qián de ， bù guò shì yī xiē zuì dī jiē de cún zài ér yǐ ， zhǐ bù guò shù liàng zhe shí hài tí le xiē 。
而眼前的，不过是一些最低阶的存在而已，只不过数量着实骇提了些。
Speaking of those powerful demons and ghosts in front, they had indeed gone to great lengths. The禁空禁制 here was incredibly strong; even they couldn’t leave the ground for three feet or they would have flown over. The yin soldiers could only watch helplessly. But even without using their wind control techniques, could a few Flexible Spirit Period beings really stop him?
gǔ mó de liǎn shàng shǎn guò yī sī jī cháo zhī sè 。
古魔的脸上闪过一丝讥嘲之色。
Too naive!
shuō qǐ lái ， qián miàn de nà xiē dà yāo guǐ ， yě suàn fèi jìn xīn jī ， zhè lǐ de jìn kōng jìn zhì qiáng dà wú bǐ ， lián tā men yě bù néng lí dì sān chǐ fǒu zé zǎo jiù cóng tiān kōng zhōng fēi guò ， yīn bīng zhǐ yǒu gān dèng yǎn de ， dàn jí shǐ bù néng shī zhǎn yù fēng zhī shù ， qū qū líng dòng qī de cún zài jiù xiǎng zǔ zhǐ tā me ？
说起来，前面的那些大妖鬼，也算费尽心机，这里的禁空禁制强大无比，连他们也不能离地三尺否则早就从天空中飞过，阴兵只有干瞪眼的，但即使不能施展御风之术，区区灵动期的存在就想阻止他么？
The ancient demon raised his head and a monstrous laugh echoed in his voice. Then he extended a demonic claw, the surrounding heavenly energy turning murky as it began to transform into deep demonic aura.
tài tiān zhēn le ！
太天真了！
Wang Tinglou’s pupils constricted; such control over power was beyond even him. This guy was indeed a fragment of an upper realm Demon Sovereign.
gǔ mó yáng qǐ tóu ， guài xiào de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， suí hòu shēn chū yī zhī mó zhǎo sì zhōu de tiān dì yuán qì bèi wū zhuó ， kāi shǐ zhuǎn huà wèi yōu shēn de mó qì lái le 。
古魔扬起头，怪笑的声音传入耳朵，随后伸出一只魔爪四周的天地元气被污浊，开始转化为幽深的魔气来了。
Roar!
wàng tíng lóu tóng kǒng wēi suō chú zhè zhǒng duì lì liàng de cāo kòng lián tā yě méi yǒu zhǎng wò ， zhè jiā huo chú dào bù kuì shì shàng jiè mó zǔ fēn hún de 。
望亭楼瞳孔微缩除这种对力量的操控连他也没有掌握，这家伙除到不愧是上界魔祖分魂的。
Countless black light balls flew towards the front. These were凝聚 from demonic energy, and the thunderous explosions filled his ears. In just a few breaths, a large area in front had been cleared.
hǒu ！
吼！
The yin soldiers hadn’t even had time to take effect; thousands of them had already died.
bàn suí zhe gǔ mó de guài xiào wú shù hēi sè de guāng qiú fēi xiàng le qián fāng ， zhè xiē dōu shì mó qì suǒ jù ， hōng lōng lóng de bào liè shēng chuán rù ěr lǐ jǐn jǐn jǐ xī de gōng fu ， qián miàn jiù bèi qīng chū yī dà piàn le 。
伴随着古魔的怪笑无数黑色的光球飞向了前方，这些都是魔气所聚，轰隆隆的爆裂声传入耳里仅仅几息的功夫，前面就被清出一大片了。
This was equivalent to hundreds of thousands of Flexible Spirit Period cultivators. The ancient demon’s power was evident.
yīn bīng hái méi yǒu fā huī rèn hé xiào guǒ jiù zhèn wáng le jìn wàn zhī duō 。
阴兵还没有发挥任何效果就阵亡了近万之多。
Above the jade steps, a group of demons and ghosts were also advancing quickly using their lightness techniques.
yào zhī dào zhè kě shì xiāng dāng yú tóng děng shù liàng de líng dòng qī xiū xiān zhě ， gǔ mó de lì hài kě jiàn yī bān què 。
要知道这可是相当于同等数量的灵动期修仙者，古魔的厉害可见一斑却。
Suddenly, that guy in imperial attire stopped moving.
ér zài yù shí tái jiē de gèng shàng fāng ” yī qún yāo guǐ shī zhǎn qīng shēn shù ， yě zhèng fēi kuài de qián jìn zhe 。
而在玉石台阶的更上方”一群妖鬼施展轻身术，也正飞快的前进着。
"What's wrong?" asked the old man in green robes with a frown.
tū rán ， nà shēn chuān dì wáng fú shì de jiā huo shēn xíng yī zhì ， tíng le xià lái 。
突然，那身穿帝王服饰的家伙身形一滞，停了下来。
Their spiritual awareness here was severely suppressed.
“ zěn me le ？” qīng páo lǎo zhě méi tou yí zhòu de shuō ” zài zhè lǐ ， tā men de shén shí ” yě shòu dào le jí wéi yán zhòng de yā zhì 。
“怎么了？”青袍老者眉头一皱的说”在这里，他们的神识”也受到了极为严重的压制。
King Ironzhou flipped his left hand, revealing a circular treasure in his palm.
tiě zhòu wáng zuǒ shǒu fān zhuǎn chú yī yuán pán xíng zhuàng de bǎo wù zài zhǎng zhōng fú xiàn 。
铁纣王左手翻转除一圆盘形状的宝物在掌中浮现。
This object had an unusual appearance; it seemed like a miniature map of some kind.
cǐ wù xíng mào qí tè ” kàn shàng qù ” jìng xiàng yī suō xiǎo le bù zhī dào duō shǎo bèi de shā pán 。
此物形貌奇特”看上去”竟像一缩小了不知道多少倍的沙盘。
Suddenly, a few points appeared.
shàng miàn yǐng yǐng chuò chuò ” yǒu xǔ duō hēi diǎn 。
上面影影绰绰”有许多黑点。
These were array diagrams—magic treasures that could control yin soldiers.
tū rán ， shǎo zǐ yī piàn 。
突然，少子一片。
"Their troops have already met mine."
cǐ nǎi zhèn tú ” nǎi shì yī jiàn fǎ qì chú kě yǐ cāo zòng yīn bīng 。
此乃阵图”乃是一件法器除可以操纵阴兵。
King Ironzhou said as he raised his left hand slightly. Black light flashed, and the missing points reappeared.
“ tā men yǐ yǔ běn wáng de jūn duì xiāng yù 。”
“他们已与本王的军队相遇。”
"I brought nine hundred thousand soldiers this time, but these low-level beings are of no use to Separation and Union cultivators. It looks like they can only hold them back for two hours at most. We need to speed up."
tiě zhòu wáng yī biān shuō ， yī biān zuǒ shǒu wēi yáng ， hēi guāng shǎn guò ， nà shǎo qù de hēi diǎn jū rán yòu fú xiàn chū lái 。
铁纣王一边说，一边左手微扬，黑光闪过，那少去的黑点居然又浮现出来。
The demonic aura was overwhelming, but seeing the yin soldiers being massacred, the ancient demon’s expression turned slightly unpleasant.
“ běn wáng zhè cì dài lái dī shì zú ， zú yǒu jiǔ bǎi wàn zhī duō ， dàn zhè zhǒng dī jiē cún zài ” duì lí hé xiū shì méi yǒu duō dà de yòng chǔ ， kàn yàng zi 。 yě zuì duō zǔ lán tā men liǎng gè shí chén zhī jiǔ ， wǒ men bì xū yào jiā kuài yì diǎn le 。”
“本王这次带来的士卒，足有九百万之多，但这种低阶存在”对离合修士没有多大的用处，看样子。也最多阻拦他们两个时辰之久，我们必须要加快一点了。”
"I underestimated him; he brought so many yin soldiers. Fellow Daoist Wang Tinglou, you might have to join in," said the ancient demon with a frown.
mó wēi tāo tiān ， rán ér kàn zhe bèi tú chuō de yīn bīng ， zài hēi máng yī shǎn zuì yòu chóng xīn fú xiàn ， gǔ mó de biǎo qíng ， yě bù yóu de yǒu xiē nán kàn 。
魔威涛天，然而看着被屠戳的阴兵，在黑芒一闪最又重新浮现，古魔的表情，也不由得有些难看。
These low-level beings posed no threat, but their sheer numbers made it impossible to kill them all. They could still serve as a delaying tactic.
“ wǒ dǎo shì dà yì le chú méi xiǎng dào zhè jiā huo dài lái de yīn bīng chú shù liàng jū rán yǒu rú cǐ zhī duō chú tíng lóu dào yǒu ， kǒng pà nǐ yào yì qǐ chū shǒu 。” gǔ mó méi tou yí zhòu de kāi kǒu 。
“我倒是大意了除没想到这家伙带来的阴兵除数量居然有如此之多除亭楼道友，恐怕你要一起出手。”古魔眉头一皱的开口。
In the Netherworld, countless souls were born; he didn’t know how many such ghostly creatures he had created. If they delayed too long, the other side would reach the top of the mountain first.
zhè zhǒng dī jiē cún zài ， dāng rán duì tā men zào bù chéng wēi xié ， dàn shù liàng tài duō ， shā bù shèng shā ， hái shì kě yǐ qǐ dào zǔ zhāo chí zhì de xiào guǒ 。
这种低阶存在，当然对他们造不成威胁，但数量太多，杀不胜杀，还是可以起到阻招迟滞的效果。
"Hmm."
yīn sī jiè nèi shēng hún wú shù ， tā yě bù zhī dào liàn zhì le duō shǎo zhè yàng de guǐ wù ， rú guǒ dān lǘ de shí jiān tài jiǔ ， duì fāng jiù jiù huì xiān dào dá shàng miàn de shān dǐng le 。
阴司界内生魂无数，他也不知道炼制了多少这样的鬼物，如果耽榈的时间太久，对方就就会先到达上面的山顶了。
Wang Tinglou nodded slightly. Even without the ancient demon’s words, he would have acted anyway. Although Immortal Dragon Zhenren was truly despicable and deliberately teased him, he was genuinely curious about the treasure on the mountain and wouldn’t let it be taken by Netherworld beings for nothing.
“ ń 。”
“嗯。”
He raised his right hand, ready to cast a secret technique when suddenly he sensed something and turned his head around.
wàng tíng lóu wēi wēi diǎn tóu ， jí biàn gǔ mó bù shuō tā yě huì chū shǒu ， suī rán hàn lóng zhēn rén zhe shí kě wù ， gù yì diào zì jǐ wèi kǒu ， dàn tā yě zhēn de hào qí shān shàng de bǎo wù ， zì rán bù kěn bèi yīn sī jiè de jiā huo píng bái dé qù le 。
望亭楼微微点头，即便古魔不说他也会出手，虽然翰龙真人着实可恶，故意吊自己胃口，但他也真的好奇山上的宝物，自然不肯被阴司界的家伙平白得去了。
"Fellow Daoist, what's wrong?" asked the ancient demon in surprise.
yòu shǒu tái qǐ ， zhèng yù shī zhǎn shén me mì shù ， tū rán shì yǒu suǒ gǎn de zhuǎn guò le tóu lú ， wàng xiàng shēn hòu zhī chù 。
右手抬起，正欲施展什么秘术，突然似有所感的转过了头颅，望向身后之处。
"Nothing. There’s someone fighting below; it seems like… an old friend."
“ dào yǒu zěn me le ？” gǔ mó yī è ， yǒu diǎn chà yì de shuō 。
“道友怎么了？”古魔一愕，有点诧异的说。
Wang Tinglou emphasized his words, but the ancient demon didn’t take much notice. He was a powerful existence from the upper realms, even if his fragment had weakened significantly, his arrogance remained unchanged.
“ méi shén me ， xià miàn yǒu rén dǎ dòu chú sì hū shì … de lǎo péng yǒu 。”
“没什么，下面有人打斗除似乎是…的老朋友。”
"Is it a Separation and Union cultivator? Hmph, nothing to worry about. With us working together, we can handle this in this Purgatory Gate. Just be careful; that treasure won’t fly far. Fellow Daoist, don’t hesitate—eliminating these yin soldiers is the priority."
wàng tíng lóu shuō zhè huà de shí hòu ， yǔ qì yǒu tè bié jiā zhòng ， rán ér gǔ mó què bù yǐ wéi yì ， tā běn shì shàng jiè dà néng cún zài ， jí shǐ fēn hún shí lì ruò le xǔ duō chú dàn nà gǔ kuáng ào zhī qì ， què shì bù jiǎn de 。
望亭楼说这话的时候，语气有特别加重，然而古魔却不以为意，他本是上界大能存在，即使分魂实力弱了许多除但那股狂傲之气，却是不减的。
Wang Tinglou nodded and began casting large-scale attack spells. He and Immortal Thousand had always been playing along, so they wouldn’t explain in detail.
“ shì lí hé qī de cún zài me ，“ hēng ” méi shén me ， nǐ wǒ lián shǒu ， jí shǐ zài zhè xiū luó zhī mén zhōng ， yě zú yǒu héng kàn lái ， zhǐ yào xiǎo xīn yī xiē ， nà bǎo wù fēi bú dào nǎ ér qù ， dào yǒu hái shì bú yào chí yí chú dòng shǒu miè chú zhè xiē yīn bīng shì zhèng jīng 。”
“是离合期的存在么，“哼”没什么，你我联手，即使在这修罗之门中，也足有横看来，只要小心一些，那宝物飞不到哪儿去，道友还是不要迟疑除动手灭除这些阴兵是正经。”
The fluctuations were definitely from the Ten Thousand Serpent King. It wasn’t strange that he came here; what did he encounter that made him use his "Black Hole" technique…
wàng tíng lóu diǎn le diǎn tóu ， yě kāi shǐ shī zhǎn dà fàn wéi de gōng jī fǎ shù ， tā yǔ qiān mó běn lái jiù shì xū yǔ wēi yí ， dāng rán bú huì duì tā xiáng xì jiě shuō 。
望亭楼点了点头，也开始施展大范围的攻击法术，他与千魔本来就是虚与委蛇，当然不会对他详细解说。
After all, "Black Hole" was a spatial power. A few hundred years ago, he had faced it once and barely survived. Thinking about it now, he still felt some lingering fear.
Treasure!
The face of the Ten Thousand Serpent King turned extremely unpleasant.
As a late-stage Separation and Union cultivator, how could he fail to recognize the treasure before his eyes?
And there wasn't just one.
With two treasures working together, even he wouldn't dare underestimate them; this was an attack that threatened his life.
Roar!
A loud and angry cry echoed.
By now, it was too late to dodge. He didn’t even have time to summon a treasure from his body to defend himself.
But this old fellow had been纵横 the mortal world for tens of thousands of years, so his reputation wasn't just talk. Despite being in an extremely dangerous situation, he showed no signs of fear.
A long and leisurely howl entered his ears, followed by a burst of demonic aura from the teleportation array.
The black aura was like ink, then a vortex suddenly appeared before the teleportation array.
That vortex seemed bottomless, clearly formed from condensed demonic energy.
Behind the vortex, a monstrous figure with a body over twenty meters long came into view.
The Ten Thousand Serpent King had actually revealed his true demonic form.
Opening its mouth wide, it spat out huge clouds of demonic energy.
The vortex grew even deeper.
A strange and eerie sound entered his ears as an immense suction force erupted from the center of the vortex, drawing everything within a few miles into it.
Trees, rocks, even jade steps were uprooted and swallowed by the vortex.
At the same time, several miles away,
Similar jade steps appeared.
Wang Tinglou and the Demon Sovereign stood with their hands behind their backs, surrounded by countless evil spirits—or should they be called yin soldiers? They looked somewhat similar to earthly armies.
Soldiers in full armor, but their expressions were extremely dazed.
Their numbers were terrifying—hundreds of thousands strong.
They filled the area around the jade steps densely, forming a camp stretching for nearly a hundred miles.
Yin soldiers were actually puppets created from souls refined into monsters.
However, this method was not something the Netherworld possessed; it was rare in the mortal world to collect so many souls. It wasn’t easy to gather such a large number of souls.
Some Immortal Daoists liked to create zombies, like copper corpses or iron corpses. The yin soldiers had similar functions—individuals were weak, but their sheer numbers could be used for attrition tactics, wearing down the enemy until they gave up.
The strength of these yin soldiers was related to the quality of the souls used in their creation.
Ordinary living souls only equated to Flexible Spirit Period cultivators.
Only by using a cultivator's soul or adding some special materials from the Netherworld could higher-grade yin soldiers be created.
Those before him were merely low-level beings, but their numbers were truly alarming.
The ancient demon’s face showed a trace of mockery.
Speaking of those powerful demons and ghosts in front, they had indeed gone to great lengths. The禁空禁制 here was incredibly strong; even they couldn’t leave the ground for three feet or they would have flown over. The yin soldiers could only watch helplessly. But even without using their wind control techniques, could a few Flexible Spirit Period beings really stop him?
Too naive!
The ancient demon raised his head and a monstrous laugh echoed in his voice. Then he extended a demonic claw, the surrounding heavenly energy turning murky as it began to transform into deep demonic aura.
Wang Tinglou’s pupils constricted; such control over power was beyond even him. This guy was indeed a fragment of an upper realm Demon Sovereign.
Roar!
Countless black light balls flew towards the front. These were凝聚 from demonic energy, and the thunderous explosions filled his ears. In just a few breaths, a large area in front had been cleared.
The yin soldiers hadn’t even had time to take effect; thousands of them had already died.
This was equivalent to hundreds of thousands of Flexible Spirit Period cultivators. The ancient demon’s power was evident.
Above the jade steps, a group of demons and ghosts were also advancing quickly using their lightness techniques.
Suddenly, that guy in imperial attire stopped moving.
"What's wrong?" asked the old man in green robes with a frown.
Their spiritual awareness here was severely suppressed.
King Ironzhou flipped his left hand, revealing a circular treasure in his palm.
This object had an unusual appearance; it seemed like a miniature map of some kind.
Suddenly, a few points appeared.
These were array diagrams—magic treasures that could control yin soldiers.
"Their troops have already met mine."
King Ironzhou said as he raised his left hand slightly. Black light flashed, and the missing points reappeared.
"I brought nine hundred thousand soldiers this time, but these low-level beings are of no use to Separation and Union cultivators. It looks like they can only hold them back for two hours at most. We need to speed up."
The demonic aura was overwhelming, but seeing the yin soldiers being massacred, the ancient demon’s expression turned slightly unpleasant.
"I underestimated him; he brought so many yin soldiers. Fellow Daoist Wang Tinglou, you might have to join in," said the ancient demon with a frown.
These low-level beings posed no threat, but their sheer numbers made it impossible to kill them all. They could still serve as a delaying tactic.
In the Netherworld, countless souls were born; he didn’t know how many such ghostly creatures he had created. If they delayed too long, the other side would reach the top of the mountain first.
"Hmm."
Wang Tinglou nodded slightly. Even without the ancient demon’s words, he would have acted anyway. Although Immortal Dragon Zhenren was truly despicable and deliberately teased him, he was genuinely curious about the treasure on the mountain and wouldn’t let it be taken by Netherworld beings for nothing.
He raised his right hand, ready to cast a secret technique when suddenly he sensed something and turned his head around.
"Fellow Daoist, what's wrong?" asked the ancient demon in surprise.
"Nothing. There’s someone fighting below; it seems like… an old friend."
Wang Tinglou emphasized his words, but the ancient demon didn’t take much notice. He was a powerful existence from the upper realms, even if his fragment had weakened significantly, his arrogance remained unchanged.
"Is it a Separation and Union cultivator? Hmph, nothing to worry about. With us working together, we can handle this in this Purgatory Gate. Just be careful; that treasure won’t fly far. Fellow Daoist, don’t hesitate—eliminating these yin soldiers is the priority."
Wang Tinglou nodded and began casting large-scale attack spells. He and Immortal Thousand had always been playing along, so they wouldn’t explain in detail.
The fluctuations were definitely from the Ten Thousand Serpent King. It wasn’t strange that he came here; what did he encounter that made him use his "Black Hole" technique…
After all, "Black Hole" was a spatial power. A few hundred years ago, he had faced it once and barely survived. Thinking about it now, he still felt some lingering fear.