Wayfarer

Chapter 456: The Netherworld Pope

Chapter 456: The Netherworld Pope

Xiao Nanfeng dispelled his harmonization and took physical form once again. With a wave of his hand, the silver moon fell from the skies and returned into his body. His domain vanished.

"Come back and help me break this barrier!" the Ox Yanluo roared.

High in the sky, the Yanluo Court which had been right about to smash into Xiao Nanfeng's silver moon turned back and shot toward the starlit barrier.

Just then, Xiao Nanfeng flew over and captured the Yanluo Court with a wave of his seal.

"What?!" the Ox Yanluo roared. "Xiao Nanfeng, return that Yanluo Court to me!"

He pounded the starlit barrier furiously, causing cracks to swiftly propagate throughout its surface.

Xiao Nanfeng blanched, then rushed toward Blue Lantern.

"Follow me!" Blue Lantern shouted.

The two of them headed toward a forest in the distance, then quickly vanished from sight.

"Hold it right there. Get back here!" the Ox Yanluo roared, continuing to pound on the barrier.

Just then, with a whoosh, two figures appeared before him. His eyes widened as he stopped what he was doing. Fịndd new updates at novelhall.com

"Tiger Yanluo? Peach Buddha? What are the two of you doing here?"

If he were free, he naturally wouldn't worry about these two cursed effigies. However, he was currently trapped within Blue Lantern's starlit barrier. As he realized how dangerous the situation was for him, his hair began to stand on end.

The Tiger Yanluo glanced at the 361 stars in the sky, along with the formation of black smoke that had been set up all around him. He exclaimed, "What an impressive formation! Xiao Nanfeng's formations expert must have descended to the abyss as well."

"The Formation of the Complete Heavens? Did Blue Lantern set up this formation? Its strength has increased by a fair amount," the Peach Buddha commented.

The next moment, the Tiger Yanluo and Peach Buddha turned on the Ox Yanluo.

"What are you doing? Why aren't you fighting against each other?" the Ox Yanluo demanded.

He could sense that something was very wrong. He furiously battered the starlit barrier, but was unable to free himself. He began to panic more and more.

"We will fight, but we're no fools. Why let you take advantage? We can divide you up between us first before continuing." The Tiger Yanluo gave the Ox Yanluo a dark smile.

"Indeed! Tiger Yanluo, this starlit barrier is a one-sided shield. It only traps the Ox Yanluo within, and doesn't prevent our attacks from landing. We'll attack and kill him now before he can free himself!" the Peach Buddha exclaimed.

"Attack!" the Tiger Yanluo echoed.

The two cursed effigies shot toward the Ox Yanluo simultaneously.

"No! Save me. Hold them back, now!" the Ox Yanluo bellowed hoarsely.

Countless ox-headed humanoids came flying toward him from all around, but they were knocked back by the combined peach blossom and Yin paper money domains.

No one could prevent the Ox Yanluo's slaughter. His shrill screams quickly rang out across the battlefield.

By then, Xiao Nanfeng and Blue Lantern had reached safety.

By the time they halted, they could see a blaze of fire overtaking the capital of Chou. An incredible tempest had descended on the land, and the 361 stars in the sky were fading away.

"Has the Formation of the Complete Heavens been broken?" Xiao Nanfeng asked.

"It likely dissipated because of the Ox Yanluo's death," Blue Lantern replied, analyzing the rate at which the stars were fading.

"He deserved it. Of the ten Yanluo Lords, none are worth saving."

"Truly," Blue Lantern murmured.

Blue Lantern seemed to want to say more, but he only nodded instead.

He turned toward the sky. "Netherworld Pope, Xiao Nanfeng has agreed to an audience with you. Would you come fetch us?"

Xiao Nanfeng gave Blue Lantern a curious look. Just where did this Netherworld Pope live? How could Blue Lantern summon him just by shouting into the air?

Suddenly, a large blood-colored cloud formed overhead. The skies rapidly filled with clouds. A heavenly aura of frightening strength descended from the skies. Heaven's Hand reached out and caught them both.

"This is Heaven's Hand! We have to flee." Xiao Nanfeng blanched.

"Don't worry. Don't move. This Heaven's Hand won't hurt us. It's going to bring us away," Blue Lantern said immediately.

"Oh?"

Xiao Nanfeng was discomfited, but he chose to believe in Blue Lantern. He allowed Heaven's Hand to cup him and Blue Lantern in its palm.

The hand curled up into a fist, flew back into the blood-colored clouds, and then vanished.

Xiao Nanfeng discovered that the Heaven's Hand indeed meant him no harm. He breathed out in relief.

Not long later, the hand unclenched and tossed Xiao Nanfeng and Blue Lantern aside none too gently.

Xiao Nanfeng caught his footing immediately, then looked all around him.

Beneath him were blood-colored clouds; above him were blood-colored clouds. There was no horizon in sight, and blood-colored clouds were everywhere he looked. It was as though they were in a huge space bordered by these clouds.

At the center of the sea of blood-colored clouds was a huge pool, within which endless bolts of lightning seemed to spark and flash. The pool looked particularly dangerous.

Twelve copper pillars were erect in the pool of lightning, a small golden cultivator bound to each one.

"Ye Dafu and his lackeys!" Xiao Nanfeng exclaimed.

Ye Dafu and his lackeys had been submerged in the pool of lightning. They weren't dead—no, they were screaming.

"Senior, we've all gone numb! It doesn't feel comfortable or relaxing anymore. Why don't you let us go?"

"It's been over a month! We're about to be charred to death. Can't you smell the fragrance drifting from our bodies?"

"No, no more! I'm going limp!"

Ye Dafu and his lackeys continued to shout and beg for freedom, but their eyes were closed in pleasure. The dissonance caused Xiao Nanfeng to shudder.

Were they comfortable or done for? Why couldn't he tell?

Suddenly, bloody fog condensed before him. A face appeared, almost thirty meters tall, and gave off a frightening aura. He fixed his gaze on Xiao Nanfeng.

"You're Xiao Nanfeng?"

The face considered him carefully. His voice was like thunder.

"Xiao Nanfeng of the Dazheng Empire greets the Netherworld Pope." Xiao Nanfeng sketched a bow.

The cultivators who had been screaming within the pool of lightning stilled before they looked over at the source of the voice.

"His Majesty is here to save us! Thank goodness!"

"Your Majesty, if you hadn't shown up, we would have died from exhaustion! Please save us!"

"Your Majesty, we're right here!"

The cultivators shouted and beckoned to themselves in relief.