Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 358 - 249: Entering the Netherworld_2

Chapter 358: Chapter 249: Entering the Netherworld_2

"Are you willing to return the Immortal Slaying Sword?"

"Impossible!"

Li Ping’an replied indifferently.

"Good, this is your own choice! Today, I will let you go! But from now on, it’s a fight to the death between you and me!"

Thus, Li Ping’an was taken back to the True Buddha Temple by Mahaparinirvana, the Monk Who Broke Precepts, and others.

Inside the True Buddha Temple.

The Supreme Tathagata Dragon Tree Monk said to Li Ping’an:

"Li Ping’an, you have offended many people, so to save you,"

"I am prepared to send you to the Three Thousand Great Thousand Worlds for training, are you willing?"

"I am naturally willing!"

Li Ping’an replied quietly.

"Good!"

Then the Dragon Tree Divine Monk Supreme Tathagata said:

"Then first, return to the world you came from!"

After the Supreme Tathagata Dragon Tree Monk finished speaking, Li Ping’an disappeared from the True Buddha Temple!

Fengdu, Judgment Hall.

"You’ve come..."

The Ten Halls of Hell sat on the throne, no longer the usual humility towards me, and there was no choice since I was the one at fault this time.

"I have come, I will pay for the mistakes that my disciple made!"

"You will pay? Your disciple broke the seal, and all the demons and ghosts, including the most troublesome Love Demons, have escaped into the nineteenth layer of Hell! That place is already a forbidden zone, now who will subdue those Love Demons? Even you, upon entering the nineteenth layer of Hell, will lose all your mana and cultivation. How can you make amends?"

King Guang of Qin slammed the table and asked, seemingly reprimanding me, but I also knew he was reminding me of the dangers of the nineteenth layer of Hell. This time, however, it might not go according to your wishes, my old friend...

"I am the Love Demons Slayer, and I am also the Emperor of Netherworld. I shall bear the brunt of the disaster caused by Love Demons. Even if all my cultivation is lost, my Demon-slaying Sword can restore ten years of mana and cultivation power after slaying a demon or ghost, and one hundred years of mana and cultivation power after slaying a Love Demon... As long as all the Love Demons are slain, all my godly powers as the Emperor of Netherworld can be restored. Perhaps I might even break through my current limitations, live as long as Heaven and Earth, becoming the leader of all worlds, reigning supreme..."

King Guang of Qin kindly reminded me:

"Li Ping’an, Love Demons are cunning, treacherous, and vicious. They are good at hiding, can delude sentient beings, can invade gods’ bodies, can defile the-born, and are difficult to kill. I’m afraid you won’t even have a chance to take action in the nineteenth layer of Hell before..."

"No need for further words, I will enter the nineteenth layer of Hell today!"

I put the sword on my back and came alone to the entrance of the nineteenth layer of Hell. When I pushed open that heavy gate, there was a burst of fireworks...

"I am back, nineteenth layer of Hell—Human Realm!"

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Netherworld.

Inside a dark and gloomy grand hall.

In front of me stood ten elders dressed in imperial robes, looking like Emperors.

Behind them were all kinds of Underworld Soldiers and Ghost Generals, both male and female.

There was no end in sight.

At this moment, they were all kneeling as one.

Li Ping’an, sitting alone on the Underworld Emperor’s Throne, felt very uneasy.

It seemed as if I had traveled through time.

Even more troubling was that I hadn’t inherited the memories of the original owner of this body.

I knew nothing about my current situation or past experiences.

My body felt inexplicably painful.

As if I had been seriously injured.

Looking at the crowd kneeling down in black masses before me, Li Ping’an’s expression was strange.

But right now, since everyone was kneeling and didn’t dare to raise their heads, they couldn’t see the abnormal expression on his face.

An old man with the appearance of a fierce god spoke cautiously:

"This old subject has disturbed the sacred presence of the Underworld Emperor and deserves death a thousand times. I beg for the Underworld Emperor’s forgiveness."

The others also lowered their heads in fear and said:

"We beg the Underworld Emperor to pardon us."

Li Ping’an was even more anxious, constantly pondering one question:

"Who am I?"

"Where is this?"

Li Ping’an sat still, not daring to act rashly, looking downward, and stealthily observing the people in front of him.

The leading ten Emperor-lookalike elders all looked ferocious and gave off a sinister aura.

Behind them, the Underworld Soldiers and Ghost Generals looked either like demons or skeletons.

At a glance, not a single one seemed easy to deal with.

Such a bizarre and terrifying scene.

Yet they were all extremely respectful and even fearful towards him.

"What do they call me?"

"Underworld Emperor?"

"Could it be that I am in Hell?"

"No way!"

"I’ve just arrived."

"It would be better to understand the situation first."

"Lest they find out I’m not any Underworld Emperor."

Thinking of this, Li Ping’an steadied his mind, kept a poker face, and with an imperious tone, asked indifferently:

"Why have you all come?"

"Underworld Emperor,

a grave matter has arisen.

The Love Demons imprisoned in the eighteenth layer of Hell have escaped to the nineteenth layer!"

Love Demons?

Li Ping’an’s heart skipped a beat:

Love Demons?

Eighteenth layer of Hell?

Could it be that this place is truly the Netherworld?

And they were the ten Yama Kings of the Prince of Yin?

Li Ping’an’s heart turned cold.

Thinking to himself, how did he transmigrate to this ghostly place.

No!

I have to get out of here!

Li Ping’an still pretended to be calm and asked,

"Just a few Love Demons.

So, are you saying you want me to go to the nineteenth layer of Hell to capture all the Love Demons?"

The Ten Halls of Hell thought that Li Ping’an was blaming them.

They quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy,

"Great Emperor of the Netherworld, forgive us!

This is the negligence of your subordinates.

How can we make you, the Underworld Emperor, personally go to the nineteenth layer of Hell?"

Li Ping’an picked up on the implication behind the words of the Ten Halls of Hell.

That implied that these kings feared the nineteenth layer of Hell immensely.

He continued to feign composure and said,

"What?

You want me to clean up your mess?"

The Yama King quickly replied,

"It was you who personally captured the eighteenth layer of Hell.

The Love Demons are cunning and ever-changing, resorting to deceitful tricks and constantly stirring trouble.

Had it not been for the Underworld Emperor’s presence, Hell would have long become a world of Love Demons.

However, that nineteenth ’Hell’ is most suitable for Love Demons to survive.

They can merge, hide, and even kill you without any Cultivation...

Your humble servant thinks it’s better not to bother.

Why not report to the Heavenly Court, White Jade Capital, and ask for a more capable individual later!"

Wait, that’s not right?

If I’m the Underworld Emperor,

how could it be possible that I would lose all my Cultivation when going to the nineteenth layer of Hell?

As Li Ping’an pondered,

King Taishan added,

"That nineteenth ’Hell’,

Because it is a place where the wicked and the numerous commit acts of greed, slaughter, lust, and deceit.

They do not follow the three teachings, do not foster good connections, do not respect the three lights, do not value the five grains.

They are unfaithful, unfilial, unjust, unkind, deceiving, dishonest, harming life, and slaughtering beings.

Create endless sins, overflowing with evil, that is the nineteenth ’Hell.’"

The Reincarnation King added,

"Because you are the Great Emperor of the Netherworld,

You have an agreement with the rulers of the other Five Realms.

If you go to the nineteenth layer of Hell, you will lose all Cultivation.

If it’s really not possible, why not select a few from the Underworld Soldiers and Ghost Generals to be responsible for capturing the Love Demons in the nineteenth layer of Hell?"

It was I who caught them back then?

Li Ping’an hesitated a bit.

Without thinking, his hand accidentally brushed against a black sword by his side.

Sudden fragments of memory flashed through his mind.

When he was studying at university on the Blue Planet,

he had by chance seen a black sword in the void.

Driven by curiosity,

he touched the hilt of the Black Sword,

And subsequently, his soul had stumbled into this world.

He also remembered that in the nineteenth layer of Hell,

He had sealed all the Love Demons with this Black Sword.

With every demon he sealed, his Cultivation climbed higher.

Which means this Black Sword is the source of his strength.

An audacious plan formed instantly in Li Ping’an’s mind:

To use this Black Sword to slay the Love Demons in the nineteenth layer of Hell.

That way, even if he were to lose all his Cultivation in the nineteenth layer,

He could still restore his strength to its peak.

He was so busy calculating how to leave the Netherworld that he didn’t speak right away.

Silence enveloped the scene.

The crowd kneeling below grew increasingly anxious.

Just as they were about to suffocate from the tension, Li Ping’an’s voice finally came from above.

"Enough.

If you won’t let me handle the disaster of the Love Demons,

Then let the matter be postponed!"

The Ten Halls of Hell and all of the Ghost Generals could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

In the Netherworld and everywhere else,

He was the Netherworld’s Prince, whom everyone feared.

But just moments ago, due to the fear of being blamed by Li Ping’an for letting the Love Demons escape,

Some of them had their backs soaked with cold sweat.

Li Ping’an quietly breathed a sigh of relief as well,

But on the surface, he maintained an imposing demeanor throughout.

Chen Luoyang spoke in a flat tone laced with indifference,

"Alright, all of you may leave.