After Jiang Lin finished purchasing items,
he returned to the East Hall from the West Hall, and a day had already passed.
Accelerating all the way, he stopped upon reaching the eastern territory on his flying sword.
He put away his broadsword, then opened the underworld passage.
Returning to the Underworld.
Looking at the ancient and charming gate of the Underworld before him, Jiang Lin's mind instantly flashed to the ultra-modern style of the West Hall.
The East and West Halls, their styles were indeed completely different.
It could be considered that… each had its own unique characteristics.
Jiang Lin thought as he flew into the Underworld gate.
Originally, he had planned to visit the Eighteenth Hall first, and if there was nothing else.
He would go directly to the advanced cultivation room to fuse the three wisps of divine power he had just obtained.
However, after flying only a short distance.
Jiang Lin discovered that the Underworld seemed unusually deserted today?
Come to think of it, there were also very few ghost guards at the entrance of the Underworld just now.
Where had everyone gone?
As Jiang Lin was thinking, he saw two ghost guards hurrying in another direction.
As they flew, they said:
"Hurry up, if we're late, we won't make it!"
"This way!"
Seeing this, Jiang Lin stopped them and asked, "Excuse me, where are you going?"
The two ghost guards looked up and saw that it was the famous ghost of the Underworld, Jiang Wuchang.
They excitedly explained, "Ghost guards from the South Hall have come to our hall for exchange and learning. They've set up several arena stages and are going to spar for practice!"
"I heard that the King of Hell from the South Hall will also go on stage to guide our hall's ghost guards."
Jiang Lin was a little surprised, "The King of Hell from the South Hall is also here?!"
"Mhm! He looks particularly powerful!"
"It's right next to the mission center, Captain Jiang, you should go and see too!"
"That's right, your cultivation level is high, perhaps you can even exchange a few moves."
The two ghost guards spoke one after another, their voices revealing excitement.
After all, the King of Hell was not often seen.
To receive guidance from someone of this caliber, regardless of which King of Hell it was, was a rare opportunity!
Jiang Lin was also a little curious, "Thanks. I'll take you there together."
As soon as he finished speaking, before the two ghost guards could react.
Jiang Lin extended his hands, taking one ghost guard with each hand.
He flew directly towards the mission center, his speed so fast it was like an afterimage.
The two ghost guards only felt a blur before their eyes, and the wind stung their faces.
All they heard was the whistling sound of the wind.
When they opened their eyes again, they had already arrived at the entrance of the mission center.
Ghost guards were all around, it was extremely lively.
It was as if they had teleported.
"We're here," Jiang Lin said.
The two ghost guards finally came back to their senses, rubbing their wind-chapped faces, "Thank you, Captain Jiang."
Then they eagerly looked at the arena stages ahead.
These arena stages were said to have been brought by the South Hall themselves, specifically for friendly exchanges with the East Hall.
Some were large, some were small.
The restrictions on them also varied.
Some were only for those below the Ghost King realm, while others were for those above the Ghost King realm.
However, for those above the Ghost King realm, the arena stages were of less use.
It mainly relied on the ghost guards themselves to limit their strength.
At this moment, the powerful figures were not present.
On the arena stages, there were only some ghost guards below the Ghost King realm, experiencing the function of the arena stages.
They were paired up, sparring on the stages.
The ordinary ghost guards below the stage watched the excitement and cheered:
"Watch out for sneak attacks, he's sneaking!"
"Your rear is exposed!"
"Go on! Another one-hit KO!"
...
Jiang Lin looked around and did not see the rumored King of Hell.
However, near the arena stages, he saw quite a few high-ranking ghost guards.
There were those in the Ghost King realm and those in the Netherworld realm.
Several first-class ghost guards, and even two special-class ghost guards had come.
But they were all just watching from the side, seemingly waiting for something.
"It seems the news is true…"
The King of Hell from the South Hall would indeed participate.
Although he didn't know why the ghost guards from the South Hall had suddenly come to the East Hall, nor why the King of Hell from the South Hall would come out to guide everyone.
But the thought of being able to spar with such a figure,
Jiang Lin felt not only respect but also a hidden excitement.
Since it was guidance, they wouldn't just suppress his level or unleash powerful moves as soon as they arrived, would they?
For those at Jiang Lin's level, more important than cultivation was enlightenment.
Enlightenment of cultivation, enlightenment of life, and enlightenment of everything they could perceive.
As far as Jiang Lin knew, some first-class ghost guards had been stuck in their current realm for an unknown number of years.
They were just a little short of breaking through the bottleneck.
Therefore, many high-ranking ghost guards who had obtained permission.
On weekdays, apart from missions, they were either in secluded cultivation or had gone to certain places, trying to find a breakthrough opportunity.
And now, those who were in secluded cultivation, and those who had gone to the mortal world to experience life, had basically all come.
...
"Yo, you're here too?"
"Just arrived."
"Is that person really coming?"
As time ticked by,
more and more ghost guards rushed over from all directions, greeting each other.
Among them, there were many familiar faces to Jiang Lin.
Shen Luo, the first-class ghost guard who took him to the Heavenly Palace, Liu Buwei, the Black Wuchang who went on the trip to the Third Hall with him, Yu Baixing of the sealing team, Qin Zhouzhou of the intelligence team…
Even Jian An Wang, who was always holed up in the Ninth Great Brigade, had come.
Upon seeing Jiang Lin, they nodded slightly as a greeting.
Then, like other high-ranking ghost guards, they stood aside, waiting for the arrival of that King of Hell.
"Go, go!"
"Hurry up and go, fight… Ahhh!?"
Some ordinary ghost guards were cheering, and when they inadvertently looked up, they saw their captain.
Instantly, they were startled, and their voices went off-key.
Seeing this, the ghost guards next to them showed confusion.
Following the other's gaze, their expressions also turned pale the next second.
—Holy crap, aren't they caught slacking off at work?
For a moment, many ghost guards fell silent.
Some, thinking their captain hadn't noticed them in the crowd, quickly slipped away.
Others, holding onto a sliver of luck and being a bit bolder, stayed to continue watching.
At first, some were a little timid.
But after waiting for a while, seeing that nothing happened, they suddenly understood.
—Their captain was also here to join the fun!
If they were lucky, they might even see their captains participate!
With this thought, these ordinary ghost guards cheered even more enthusiastically.
"Go up, hit him!"
"I'm betting on you, you must win!"
"Is this arena stage from the South Hall really so peculiar? I want to go up and take a look too!"
...
Just as the atmosphere at the scene was heating up, and captains from all sides were rushing back and gathering here.
Two figures quietly appeared in the center of the extra-large arena stage.
From outside the arena to inside, it was just the blink of an eye.
So much so that after they stood still, many ghost guards only then realized that two figures had appeared there.
At this moment, time seemed to slow down.
"Go… fight… him…"
"Don't… block… me…"
All the ordinary ghost guards' thoughts became extremely slow, their heads buzzing.
As they slowly looked at the two figures, they realized that their souls were trembling.
Why?
Is that… the King of Hell from the South Hall?
In the air,
although the high-ranking ghost guards did not experience soul tremors, their expressions all became solemn.
That feeling…
It was like throwing a real, battle-ready beast king, capable of looking down on the entire pack, into a zoo.
It made them instinctively tense up, entering combat mode in an instant!
Is this the South Hall King of Hell, rumored to be the strongest in the Four Halls?!
The incident in the North Hall, the pollution source incident…
Although they had not seen it with their own eyes, his figure had appeared in various major events.
They had thought this person would be very powerful.
But they had never expected that,
just the aura he inadvertently exuded would stimulate the ghost energy within their bodies, making it restless.
It stirred all their nerves, making them vigilant in an instant!
This feeling was completely different from watching through a screen!
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