Chapter 1486: The Five h.e.l.ls
Under the king soldier, big-headed doll, Fire and Talisman Kings’ shocked gazes, a pitch-black darkness swiftly swallowed the domain of fire virtue. Tongues of hadal h.e.l.lfire ravaged the territory like cyclones, disintegrating any fire virtue ghostly spirits they touched.
Lu Yun slowly rose into the air, the Tome of Life and Death manifesting over his head. He was now a potentate, the beholder of life and death for everyone on the premises!
“It’s the Hadal h.e.l.l, it’s really the Hadal h.e.l.l…” Hidden in the depths and ready to take possession of Feng Qi, a dumbfounded Fire Virtue Potentate drifted into view and looked up at Lu Yun in the void. He lost all motivation for defiance.
The Hadal h.e.l.l!
Though it was just a feng shui layout giving rise to a special pocket of s.p.a.ce, it possessed the power of the real h.e.l.l. This was essentially the Hadal h.e.l.l’s projection, and the young man wielded the real h.e.l.l as well!
“Since he owns the h.e.l.l, why not just call upon its power to instantly capture, suppress, and doom me for all eternity?” Some bafflement rose in the potentate’s mind.
Lu Yun slowly opened his arms and manifested certain changes in the inky darkness of the world. Since the h.e.l.lfire of order was about to fully take shape, the h.e.l.lfires of the Hadal, Sanguine, Nether Abyssal, and Nihil h.e.l.ls could break away from their brethren and form their own system.
Power from the five h.e.l.ls appeared at the same time and draped around Lu Yun. A pinp.r.i.c.k of vermilion energy suddenly appeared in the void, dying the shadows of the Hadal h.e.l.l into a sea of red.
“This is… the Sanguine h.e.l.l!” The Fire Virtue Potentate’s knees gave way and he sagged weakly to the ground. The Hadal h.e.l.l had progressed toward the Sanguine h.e.l.l, meaning that this youth controlled more than just one h.e.l.l!
The Fire and Talisman Kings looked at each other, then dismissed their projections in uncoordinated unison. They were free to return to being an order of the realm now that Lu Yun was displaying his true strength. This matter no longer required their presence. In fact, the strength he was displaying was more a cause of concern for them than anything else in this fight.
His power originated from the fourth realm and was the most frightening of them all—the one of h.e.l.l.
If the two kings remained present, they were very likely to be impacted by the fourth realm and find themselves overwhelmed to the point of nonexistence. Even the mistress wouldn’t be able to resurrect them then.
Meanwhile, the big-headed doll was so dumbfounded that he couldn’t move from his state of being a pile on the ground. It was one thing to control the Hadal h.e.l.l since there were many stunning geniuses in the fourth realm. They could also project the Hadal h.e.l.l since they, too, perceived the ephemeral qualities of that h.e.l.l.
But Lu Yun had then turned the Hadal h.e.l.l into the Sanguine h.e.l.l! This was a little too frightening to fathom.
Was perceiving the power of one h.e.l.l not enough? He had to perceive a second and change the Hadal h.e.l.l into the Sanguine h.e.l.l!
What had been a zone of complete darkness was suddenly something that resembled the Blood Sea. After coming to be, the Sanguine h.e.l.l’s fire surged from all directions, filling the s.p.a.ce to capacity and providing enough strength for the h.e.l.l to attempt refining the Fire Virtue Potentate.
Though his fire virtue originated from the fourth realm, it wasn’t sufficient to protect him. At the same time, Lu Yun was looking to refine him with sanguine h.e.l.lfire instead of killing him.
“Big-headed doll, the next person to be consumed by h.e.l.lfire will be you if you don’t get out now,” Lu Yun suddenly called out.
The doll had wanted to see what other methods Lu Yun had up his sleeve, but immediately changed his mind when he heard this.
“Refine me? With only what you’ve got?” the doll sneered. “If I wanted to, I could’ve instantly pierced through your Sanguine h.e.l.l layout and rescued the Fire Virtue Potentate!”
“Is that so?” The king soldier next to Lu Yun curled his lip. “You can try.”
The other soldiers had finished their mission and returned to Lu Yun’s side, standing guard for him. Hence, the king soldier couldn’t help but laugh at the doll’s bold statement. “I’ve already guessed your ident.i.ty, so you better leave as soon as possible!"
“Puppets created by G.o.d?” The doll swept a dismissive glance up and down the king soldier. “You puppets were gasping for your last breath when G.o.d struggled with the immortal dao—eh, huh?!”
He abruptly shut his mouth and his eyes shot wide open.
Changes were occurring in the vermillion Sanguine h.e.l.l. It began to s.h.i.+ft to a translucent cast as clear flames gathered from all directions, replacing the vermillion flames.
Nether h.e.l.lfire!
The Sanguine h.e.l.l was now the Nether h.e.l.l!
The doll shrieked and left without another word.
“What the f.u.c.kity f.u.c.k f.u.c.k?! The heritage of all five h.e.l.ls are on you! No wonder you can plot against me and make me suffer a tribulation instead of the akasha ghosts! This little grandpa is so completely innocent! Why did I ever run afoul of you??” The big-headed doll vanished from the scene, leaving behind a king soldier with a frozen expression.
“You are dismissed.” The Army PaG.o.da exploded with hazy purple light when Lu Yun waved his hand. The soldiers and their king returned to the treasure, as was the Fish King and Feng Qi sent outside of the tomb.
Only Lu Yun and the Fire Virtue Potentate were left. Black hadal h.e.l.lfire burned quietly in a layout that wasn’t overly strong—any regular ninth step king could shatter it. The will it contained within, however, could constrain the potentate and turn him into a fly in amber.
Hadal h.e.l.lfire began to refine the potentate; the fire virtue around him had been dispersed. His true form was that of a humanoid being with three heads and six arms. All manner of curiosities abounded in the universe and such beings existed in the Hongmeng, chaos, and world of immortals, so his didn’t raise any eyebrows.
“How about I tell you the secrets of fire virtue if you let me go?” the potentate suddenly offered. “I’ll also tell you an astounding secret about the fourth realm, I can even give you its ultimate treasures! You’ll be able to pierce through the barrier of the Hongmeng and enter the fourth realm!”
Lu Yun remained focused on the layout and ignored the potentate’s words. Gradually, a bit of gray fire sparkled to life and turned the Nether h.e.l.l into the gray Abyssal h.e.l.l.
When abyssal h.e.l.lfire began to consume the Fire Virtue Potentate, despair flashed through his eyes. If the Abyssal h.e.l.l was here, then the last Nihil h.e.l.l wouldn’t be far off.
“D-don’t you want to know what the ghosts in the Nihil h.e.l.l are?!” he suddenly screamed.