Evil Venerable of the Sword Dao
Chapter 464 - 113: Please, After You

Chapter 464: Chapter 113: Please, After You

"Lord Envoy, this is the Soul Killing Divine Stone. Inside the Divine Stone lies the imprint of the Soul Killing Chains. I have unlocked the information of the mystery, and it’s all inscribed in this Illusion Realm Strange Stone of the engraved illusion."

The Netherworld Nine Souls Envoy first took out a Soul Killing Divine Stone and then produced another stone the size of a fist, milky white and shaped like a mosquito. This stone was, evidently, the Illusion Realm Strange Stone.

"Lord, the Soul Killing Divine Stone should not be probed with Netherworld Power forcibly for now. Instead, we must sense it little by little. After sensing for a moment, we must immediately sever the Netherworld Power. Otherwise, one would instantly be trapped within the Soul Killing Chains and live a fate worse than death."

The Netherworld Nine Souls Envoy explained respectfully.

"Hmm, I understand. The techniques you used to torment the two from Tianji Mountain come from the methods inside the Soul Killing Divine Stone, correct?"

"Ah... Yes, indeed, the Tao of Tianji Mountain is, to us, truly the Supreme Dao. We in the Netherworld Palace have tried everything possible but could not obtain it..."

The Netherworld Nine Souls Envoy exclaimed in surprise and immediately spoke.

"Hmm, these two, take me to see them. Maybe I can obtain some information related to the Supreme Dao."

Zhou Yan mused thoughtfully.

He then promptly stored away the Soul Killing Divine Stone and the Illusion Realm Strange Stone. Fortunately, when he had killed the Netherworld Eight Soul Envoys earlier, he had also learned how to activate the method of the Soul Token, thus he could use this method to enable the Soul Token’s storage space, preventing any flaw from being revealed.

Being able to open his own ’Soul Token’ also invisibly confirmed his ’Netherworld Eight Soul Envoys’ identity, so the Netherworld Nine Souls Envoy became even less suspicious.

It was at this moment that Zhou Yan suddenly felt that the Transforming Skill was unbelievably powerful, and when combined with the Deceiving Heaven Technique and the Purple Flame Void’s reversing energy technique, it was incredibly defying.

By impersonating a denizen of the Netherworld, even the Netherworld Nine Souls Envoy could not see through him, which was truly shocking and surprising.

Everything was within his grasp.

"Hmm, naturally there is no problem with that, Lord Envoy. You have mentioned before that you prefer pure souls, and you enjoy the method of Dual Cultivation with human spirits. In my opinion, this woman from Tianji Mountain that we have captured, her soul even has a nascent projection of the Heavenly Dao, and is undoubtedly your favorite kind. Such a thing is no less valuable than the Life Soul of the Holy Daughter."

The Netherworld Nine Souls Envoy said obsequiously.

His face carried a sycophantic smile.

"Hmm? You are good, very good, understanding all this. However, we have no time to delay at the moment. The Hall Master has set a stratagem. Once this stratagem is successful, it can allow the Netherworld Queen and you to work together to open the gate of the Netherworld Heavenly Road."

"Ah... is that so? Please enlighten me then, Lord."

"We’ll do it this way. I will first impersonate... then you lead me... After I meet the Netherworld Queen, she will surely... at that time... Do you understand?"

Zhou Yan said confidently.

"This... can this really work? The Netherworld Queen is not easy to deal with. I’ve battled with her for many years and know her temperament all too well."

The Netherworld Nine Souls Envoy said with some concern.

"Don’t worry about that. Actually, I have already begun to gain her trust and even subdued her in advance, but just to make it more convincing, it must be done this way... "

Zhou Yan reassured confidently.

"That Zhou Yan who came to the Frost Tears with the woman from Tianji Mountain... could he really be that ’King Yan’?"

The Netherworld Nine Souls Envoy asked with some skepticism.

"I know it’s hard for you to believe, but according to the information I have gathered and the Hall Master’s will, the answer is ’yes’. Hmm, the Hall Master’s will is... Here, let me show you. For this matter, the Hall Master instructed me a lot, even sparing no effort to use defying heaven’s methods to achieve this step."

Zhou Yan affirmed.

The Netherworld Nine Souls Envoy was still somewhat concerned but nodded, watching Zhou Yan intently.

Zhou Yan’s body twisted, condensing a shadow in the form of a soul. Next, using materials from within the Purple Flame Void, he refined a somewhat similar flesh body, baptized it with Netherworld Power, and transferred it into the Soul Token. He then took the flesh body out from the Soul Token.

This was none other than the ’flesh body’ of Zhou Yan with the Thunderflame Sword Body, but this flesh body was filled with incredibly pure Netherworld Power.

Zhou Yan’s soul entered this flesh body, and the body immediately came to life but was filled with an aura of Netherworld miasma.

The power of Destruction also uncontrollably infiltrated from the soul.

"Ah... King Yan... it’s really the Lei Yan King..."

The Netherworld Nine Souls Envoy was startled, his body trembling and shaking.

His expression was full of fear, utterly shocked and in awe.

"Have you lost your senses?"

Zhou Yan had a thought in his heart, but outwardly remained composed.

In the plan, he was to appear in this state and then transform the Netherworld Power back into energy of the Purple Flame Void, taking on his own form.

Implementing a counterintelligence plan, they convinced the Netherworld Queen and the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoys to join forces and open the Yuan Ci Secret Realm. Eventually, exploiting the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoys to fight a death battle against the Saint who plotted this scheme, they took away the Netherworld Queen and others, effectively setting the tiger to fight the wolf.

To their surprise, they failed to expel the Netherworld Power from a flesh body they had casually crafted, and the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoy started trembling uncontrollably, utterly terrified of this "Lei Yan King."

Zhou Yan immediately thought that perhaps, the Lei Yan King existed in such a form!

Perhaps, the Lei Yan King wasn’t just a figure of terrifying power and status in the real world but also held an extremely fearsome position in the Netherworld!

It was even very possible that the Lei Yan King possessed the power of both realms, supremely repressing the powerful beings of both, dominating everywhere, invincible, and with extremely ruthless methods, and therefore, was feared by everyone.

Zhou Yan seemed to have grasped something about the existence of the Lei Yan King, but he couldn’t ask, nor could he try to extract words from the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoys because if his disguise were discovered, all plans would be ruined.

Moreover, with the appearance of the Lei Yan King’s form, the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoy, as if terrified out of his wits, kept shivering and couldn’t calm down at all.

"Compose yourself! How are you going to get anything done like this? Do you think this is the real Lei Yan King? If the real Lei Yan King came, would you still be alive?!"

With a cold shout from Zhou Yan, the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoy’s body shuddered, and the blood-red flames in his eyes finally stabilized somewhat, the blood light intensifying a bit.

Before, the flames in his eyes flickered with fear, as if they could go out at any moment, showing how cruel and terrifying the existence known as "Lei Yan King" was to him.

"Sigh—"

The Netherworld Nine Soul Envoy exhaled a breath of pitch-black mist, looking utterly spent. It took a long time for him to relax slightly and stabilize.

"My lord, just give your orders on what to do. After this, ’Jiu Que’ will never keep anything secret or be the least bit negligent again."

This time when the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoy spoke, he seemed almost ready to kneel, his demeanor as respectful as if facing a divine being.

Zhou Yan’s mind stirred, and thereafter, without any change in expression, he nodded and said, "Hmm, it’s good that you have this realization. Do as I have instructed. After I meet with the two from Tianji Mountain, you will take us to Netherworld Lake to meet with the Netherworld Queen."

"This time, there’s no need to meddle in other matters or pay attention to them. The key is for me to seize and refine the Yuan Ci Secret Realm. You and the Netherworld Queen will guard it. When the time comes, the Netherworld Queen must guard by my side. Once the Yuan Ci Secret Realm is in hand, those Saints pose the greatest threat. The Hall Master cannot come in person, and my strength has been shattered by the Evil King. Now, I must also maintain the illusion of being ’Lei Yan King’ and have no additional combat power."

Zhou Yan said gravely.

"Jiu Que understands. Your subordinate will fight to the death. Although those Saints have some tricks up their sleeves, they do not understand the Soul Killing Chains, nor do they grasp the ways of Tianji Mountain or the Ten Thousand Ghost Sword Dao of Wan Jian Tian. They don’t restrain me; thus, once I give it my all, they’ll either die or be crippled, unable to struggle for long."

The Netherworld Nine Soul Envoy said respectfully.

Zhou Yan nodded, everything up to this point had fallen perfectly into place.

If previously he had only convinced this Netherworld Nine Soul Envoy, then after the appearance of the Lei Yan King’s form, the envoy practically became fiercely loyal!

The plan to set the tiger to fight the wolf had thus been flawlessly executed.

The next part of the plan was not too difficult, so Zhou Yan was utterly confident.

For this matter, Zhou Yan thought he would need to put in a lot of thought and effort, but unexpectedly, his powerful spirit first sensed the thoughts of the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoy, making everything seem simple. The appearance of the Lei Yan King in a flesh body exuding Netherworld aura had sealed the deal, eliminating all suspense.

Everything had now been perfectly managed, leaving Zhou Yan quite satisfied.

At the same time, he also gained a deeper understanding of the form of the Lei Yan King.

It was like a key entry point; once opened, appearing in such a state in the future would surely frighten someone to death or overwhelm them completely.

Just as it had nearly scared the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoy to death.

The Netherworld Nine Soul Envoy had even revealed his name ’Jiu Que,’ and Zhou Yan knew the reason well.

In the Life and Death Illusion Realm, one would only reveal their own name when they felt utterly insignificant and profoundly respectful before another. The fact that the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoy had mentioned his own name showed there were no more risks on his side.

And for the Netherworld Queen, Xiao Shuang, Zhou Yan could deal with her quite easily.

Now, it was just about the two joining forces to open the Netherworld Heavenly Road, and he wondered what difficulties might arise.

Zhou Yan pondered for a moment before he looked at the extremely respectful Netherworld Nine Soul Envoy and said pensively, "You first take me to see the two from Tianji Mountain."

"Yes, Lord Envoy."

The Netherworld Nine Soul Envoy bowed deeply, his voice full of respect.

"Hmm, I’ll just go over in this state, and you’ll address me simply as ’King.’ Make sure every gesture is exaggerated, understand?"

"Ah... Hmm, your subordinate Jiu Que understands," the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoy replied, caught off guard and then with even greater respect.

Zhou Yan nodded in satisfaction, and the Netherworld Nine Soul Envoy, bowing deeply, said, "King, please."