The Mountain Lord tossed the Rakshasa Bird down, then turned to look at the deluge rushing toward him and King Guilong, who was enveloped in clouds and fog, approaching with thunder, a faint smile on his face.

How persistent...

The Mountain Lord stood motionless on the edge of the crevice, enduring the lightning strikes, swept by the flood, and fell into the great rift.

With a thunderous roar, lightning continued to plunge into it.

The Mountain Lord's avatar completely shattered. His true self, along with the great waters and lightning, acted as a guide, leading the deluge downward.

He fell directly into the empty Nether Soul Realm.

In the dark Nether Soul Realm, it was as if a huge hole had suddenly been torn in the sky, and water poured down, forming a gigantic waterfall.

The ground was battered by the water, the earth trembled, and waves surged, flowing into the distance on their own.

In the Nether Soul Realm, the Mountain Lord stood on the ground, watching as lightning followed the water down. Light began to illuminate the entire Nether Soul Realm, and a unique aura started to appear in the dead silence.

The Mountain Lord stood there, quietly waiting and listening to the rumbling sounds from above.

Finally, the ladder to heaven has arrived. Just a little longer now.

He stretched out a hand and brushed it over the Rakshasa Bird. The charred parts on the bird's body quickly fell off, the residual power expelled by him.

The Rakshasa Bird also reverted to its original dark gray appearance.

"Boss, is it starting?"

"Wait a little longer. Wait until King Guilong can no longer hold on."

Time passed bit by bit. A large amount of water vapor poured in, and as the lightning was stimulated, the entire empty and dead Nether Soul Realm began to show a glimmer of daylight appearing from nowhere.

The water naturally converged, forming a large river on the ground that rushed toward the distance.

What a pity. King Guilong is stubborn. If he were willing to cooperate, he could have seized a great opportunity during this resurgence of heaven and earth. If he had created this new river, connecting the Nether and the mortal worlds, and had another chance in the future to connect other realms, he would become the Water God of this great river. Wouldn't he be stronger than being just a tributary Water God in the West River? If one day it spanned all realms, his status would be even higher than the Four Pollutions. Such an opportunity, yet he disdains it, unwilling to even listen. He truly is a dutiful son.

The Mountain Lord simply could not comprehend why King Guilong lacked such ambition.

After all, if one completely lacked ambition, why go through such ordeals and evolve step by step into an Azure Dragon?

Although he now had a hold on King Guilong and knew what King Guilong would do, he still couldn't understand why King Guilong made such a choice.

King Guilong was more furious than I expected, even to the point of being willing to sacrifice himself.

My avatar almost didn't make it back here.

Above in the sky, King Guilong was willing to plunge directly into this Nether Soul Realm. Unfortunately, the power that could penetrate was too little. He was constantly increasing his force, extending his power into the realm through the continuous flow of water.

By the time the sky should have been bright, it was still dark outside. Clouds enveloped the sky, and heavy rain poured down.

Under such circumstances, however, the water level of the West River had not risen; much of the water vapor was drawn away by King Guilong.

Downstream, the water level dropped even more. In the lowest regions, the water level was so low that transport ships dared not risk crossing.

Wen Yan held his phone, video chatting with someone.

A Taoist priest from Dragon Tiger Mountain heaved a sigh.

"I've come to realize it far too late. Indeed, in the past, no one has ever done this, nor been so recklessly audacious. The Great Demon wants to restore his physical body, but this kind of defiance against the heavens always encounters tribulation. He needs to use King Guilong to stir the waters of the ever-flowing West River, forging a connection with that Nether Soul Realm. This water represents vitality—the path to life. If he can traverse this path of life, overcome the tribulation, and ascend against the current, returning to the mortal world, he can remake his physical body."

"It can't be that simple, can it?" Cai Qidong asked, his face grim.

"Indeed, it's not that simple. That's why he also needs a Rakshasa Bird, born because of him, to lead the way. That Rakshasa Bird, born from Death Qi and corpse energy, is among the rare beings born from death into life. Don't be so surprised; the Rakshasa Bird is indeed a living creature, not a Dead Spirit. Moreover, this Rakshasa Bird originated from him, possessing a natural connection from its birth. This sliver of connection is the key. The Rakshasa Bird leads the way on this path from death into life, ascending against the current all the way, with the baptism of lightning. And this place should be where his physical body once perished. Remaking his physical body here aligns even more with the concept of being born from death."

"How do we stop it now?"

"It can't be stopped," the Taoist priest said, shaking his head.

"Not only can it not be stopped, but we also must not obstruct King Guilong. Once the process has started, it cannot be halted. Unless you want to see the Nether Soul Realm directly unfold in the mortal world. He has calculated everything, knowing that once it comes to this step, even if we see through it, we wouldn't dare to stop it. If it were forcefully stopped, and the Nether Soul Realm were to spread into the mortal world, this place would become a Yin Realm. That trouble would be even greater. It's better to wait. If he wants to remake his physical body, he will inevitably have to come out. When he comes out, the Nether Soul Realm will also stabilize, and then we can proceed with the next step."

"I haven't seen such a brazen person in at least thirty years," Cai Qidong said, his laugh more like a snarl.

Only in the initial stage of the Spiritual Qi Resurgence did such brazen beings appear among the Ghosts. It felt very much like, "I was dead, but unexpectedly, I've become a Ghost and gained supernatural powers!" and their arrogance immediately swelled.

At that time, Divine Land suddenly faced such situations and was somewhat caught off guard, allowing those brazen beings to wreak havoc for a while.

But thereafter, the response was forceful.

After the Demon Kin took a thrashing, they started to behave. Plus, among the Demon Kin, some were far-sighted and possessed high Spiritual Intelligence. When regulations like 'National First-Class' and 'National Second-Class' protection statuses started to be strictly enforced, the other kinds, especially the Ghosts, never seemed to run out of clueless ones. Hence, even now, there's yet to be any protective legislation specifically for Ghosts.

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