The gloomy air like thick fog permeates the underworld of Fengdu. From time to time, the fog layer appears on the corners of overhanging eaves, swaying with the thick fog, as if moving under the fog layer.
And throughout the underworld, no ghosts were seen walking around.
The atmosphere in Fengdu became increasingly tense.
The brothels, restaurants, and gambling houses have all been closed. The ghosts on the streets have gradually become fewer and fewer. Even the ghosts who don't know what is going on feel a sense of urgency that a storm is coming.
At this time, all the ghosts could feel that the underworld was really going to change.
Luoyou Mountain, a large open space.
Tens of thousands of ghost soldiers are slowly gathering. They came from more than half a step and gradually merged with the ghost soldiers and generals in Luoyou Mountain.
Looking around, it was completely dark.
If Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva hadn't come forward to compress the space in Luoyou Mountain, I'm afraid the nearly 100,000 troops would have been seen through long ago.
At this time, inside Luoyou Mountain.
In addition to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, all the evil spirits in Luoyou Mountain and the evil ghost generals who rebelled against the underworld were present.
Standing at the front of the group of ghosts, in addition to the Song Emperor and the City King, were the four great ghosts and demons under Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, each of whom was no weaker than these two Yama Lords.
And among the ten great kings of hell in the underworld, two of them sided with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
They also escaped the pursuit of Zhong Kui, the King of Chujiang and the King of Mount Tai in the past few days.
Four Lords of Hell, four ghosts and monsters, and an army of nearly 100,000 ghost soldiers.
This is the full strength of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Although the number of ghost soldiers at the bottom is huge, as the top force, there are only eight of them.
Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva sits in Luoyou Mountain and will not show up. The person leading such a huge ghost army this time is the King of Chujiang.
King Chu Jiang glanced at the vast crowd of ghost soldiers, then turned to look at a graceful and concave ghost beside him, and asked, "Succubus King, what's going on over there now?"
This female ghost is the so-called Succubus King. She looked at King Chu Jiang respectfully and saluted: "Zhong Kui has recalled all the evil spirits from the underworld. The number should be around tens of thousands, and they are all huddled in the underworld."
"I'm planning to fight tooth and nail!"
King Chu Jiang calmed down, looked at City King and Song Emperor, and asked: "I heard you say before that there was a mysterious master who killed the Diting Divine Beast. Do you know his name?"
"I don't know."
The two kings shook their heads at the same time, and the City King thought for a while and said: "Those lurking beside me may be the incarnations of this person, but I didn't expect that he could actually be able to confuse the fake with the real, and even I couldn't find it.
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Emperor Song said: "The incarnation has such strength, then its true form..."
His next words were not spoken, but all the ghosts knew in their hearts that if this person was really that powerful, they might not be able to deal with him at all.
"snort!"
King Chu Jiang snorted coldly, looking very dissatisfied: "After doing this for so long, I don't even know who my opponent is. His name is Xu Ping, and he comes from the underworld."
"Earth!"
The City King and Song Emperor looked shocked, and even a few ghosts and monsters looked sideways and cast curious glances.
Now that the passage between the underworld and the earth is closed, there are still people who can come down to the underworld. Are they not planning to go back?
On the side, the ghost demon, who looked like a huge skeleton and held a nine-ringed sword, said: "That's not right. The spiritual energy in the world today is simply impossible to cultivate such a powerful monk."
"Everything is possible..." King Chu Jiang glanced at the skeleton and said: "Skeleton King, the world is vast and infinite, and you and I are just frogs in the well at best."
"Yes, yes, that's what King Chu Jiang said."
When this Skeleton King faced King Chu Jiang, he was still very polite and respectful in his words.
The Succubus King didn't say anything, but standing next to him, a ghost with a body and a snake's tail was full of disdain: "The war is about to begin, why bother to be arrogant with others? From my point of view, that listening and incarnation are clearly the work of Zhong Kui.
, maybe it’s the handiwork of the missing King Yama.”
King Chu Jiang glanced at him and chuckled: "Snake demon, the task assigned to you by the Bodhisattva is to guard against this Xu Ping during action. You must not be careless. If the Bodhisattva blames you, you will not be able to shoulder the responsibility.
rise."
Hearing the word "snake demon" in his mouth, the face of the ghost demon with a body and a snake tail changed slightly. The other ghost demons, including King Chu Jiang, still called him "king" no matter what.
But when he arrived, there was only one snake demon, which made him very unhappy.
"King Chujiang, since the Bodhisattva has asked you to take charge of the overall situation, I will not disobey you. When that Xu Ping appears, I will definitely let you know how powerful I am, the Ghost Snake King."
"It'd better be that way."
King Chu Jiang dropped a sentence and stopped talking, while King City and Emperor Song got off the platform and stood in front of a crowd of ghost soldiers.
Immediately, several ghost soldiers came forward and talked with him.
After a while, King Chu Jiang and Emperor Song came forward again, and the latter said solemnly: "The arrangements have been made, and we can set off."
The words just fell.
The ghosts' breathing became constricted. Looking at the dark mass of ghosts in front of them, several Yama Juns felt that they saw the hope of becoming immortals.
This time, the coach was King Chu Jiang. Before leaving, he was given a black lotus petal by Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, and his strength improved by leaps and bounds.
After all, under Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, his strength is the most powerful.
"Guys, due to some special reasons, we have to change the plan. This was rearranged by Bodhisattva. I guess you all have no objections."
After hearing what King Chu Jiang said, Emperor Song couldn't help but glance at the City King. The other ghost and demon kings expressed no objection.
Seeing that all the ghosts were speechless, King Chu Jiang nodded with satisfaction: "That's good. According to the plan, the Ghost Snake King will serve as a backup force and lurk in Fengdu. At the same time, be careful to guard against the mysterious Xu Ping."
"Succubus King and Skeleton King, you follow me and attack the underworld from the front. As for you..."
As he spoke, he looked at the three Lords of Hell on one side and said: "Besiege the underworld from three sides. You must remember that we have internal support at that location on the west. If there is no problem, you can march straight in, just like a handful of steel.
The knife pierces the belly of the underworld."
Emperor Song, who was assigned to attack from the west, his face darkened: "Yes!"
"King Taishan, your mission is the most important. Let me remind you again that your goal is only the Six Paths of Reincarnation. No matter what happens along the way, the Six Paths of Reincarnation is your primary goal."
"yes!"
King Taishan, who had never spoken, quickly replied.
"Okay, let's follow the plan."
"Set off!"
As King Chu Jiang's order came down, several Lords of Hell and ghost demons, together with an army of ghost soldiers, set off towards the high mountain where the underworld is located.
The nearly 100,000 ghost soldiers were divided into four groups. First, the Ghost Snake King led 10,000 ghost soldiers into Fengdu and stationed themselves near the main roads.
Subsequently, the Song Emperor, Taishan King, and City King respectively led nearly 20,000 ghost soldiers to outflank and approach the underworld.
Finally, King Chujiang, the Succubus King, and the Skeleton King pressed toward the underworld from the front.
The army of nearly one hundred thousand ghost soldiers moved like ghosts and made no sound. The rows of ghost soldiers were like long winding black dragons, gradually disappearing under the Luoyou Mountain under the cover of thick fog.
…
At the window facing the street, Song Qingling looked at the thick fog floating outside, turned around and asked: "Brother Xu, why has it been so long and there must be no movement at all?"
Xu Ping was sitting by the bed, cutting paper figures with dexterity with both hands. He raised his head when he heard the sound and said with a smile: "Isn't this the calm before the storm?"
He is still making final preparations before the big battle.
Although there are thousands of ghosts with cultivation skills gathered, what they are about to face is an army of nearly 100,000 ghosts.
Being able to create one more paper man at this critical juncture can be regarded as adding to the shortage in quantity.
Sharpening one's gun in the face of battle will bring displeasure to one's unhappiness.
This was what Xu Ping had in mind.
In the past few days, Xu Ping has almost never stopped. He has been immersed in the paper-making skills in his hands. The paper figures he created are so lifelike that they look fake and real.
If his face wasn't too stiff, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was a real person.
In order to deal with the ghost army, Xu Ping created paper figures with magic spells on them, and most of them had copper skin and iron bones.
A small number of them possess Taoist swordsmanship and hold long swords made of Yin wood. They look a bit like ghost swordsmen.
Together with the ghosts they have recruited in recent times, they will serve as Xu Ping's subordinate force to deliver a fatal blow when necessary.
In the process, Wang Baishun also showed his personality charm and his relationship with Maoshan's high-level officials during his lifetime, winning over many originally neutral ghosts.
Part of it is because of Wang Baishun, and part of it is because of the brave new world Xu Ping talks about.
Therefore, they decided to deal with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva together.
Among them, there were even some Buddhist monks. They did not go to the Western Paradise, but instead came to the underworld.
These spiritual ghosts, plus Xu Ping's thousands of paper figures, gathered together in this way, are also quite a force.
suddenly,
Xu Ping's movements of cutting out the paper figures stopped, and the smile that had been playing at the corner of his mouth gradually disappeared.
He slowly raised his head, looked at the window, and whispered: "They are setting off."
The riot coming from the distant Yin Qi was clearly captured by Xu Ping.
And the murderous aura soaring into the sky was as clear as the sunlight in the dark night. The underworld, which was already silent and strange, at this time, not a single sound could be heard.
Song Qingling also sensed something was wrong, stood up hurriedly, held the ghost-slaying sword that Xu Ping temporarily lent her, and said solemnly: "Brother Xu, the Yin Qi that was rioting just now is from Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, is it taking action?
"
"Um!"
Xu Ping nodded slightly and frowned slightly.
Originally, he had heard Zhong Kui say before that the underworld would take the initiative to attack, but he did not expect that something went wrong for them and they remained huddled in the underworld.
Now, it is finally time to wait for Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to take the lead in launching an offensive against the underworld.
After pondering for a moment, Xu Ping finished making the paper figurine in his hand, stuffed it into the bottomless pit, and said: "It feels like something is wrong. I'd better go out and take a look first. Don't go anywhere while you stay here."
After saying this, he did not wait for Song Qingling to react, jumped up, and his figure quickly disappeared into the thick fog.
…
Xu Ping used elusiveness and used his rapidly advancing energy to drive the dense fog around him, lingering around him and perfectly blending into the thick fog.
At a glance, all you can see is nothing more than billowing thick fog.
These dense fogs were the work of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva. They were originally intended to cover up the actions of the ghost army so that spiritual consciousness could not penetrate. However, it was convenient for Xu Ping at this time.
Hearing some movement ahead, Xu Ping quickly moved away to be on the safe side, only watching from a distance.
He could see the man in front of him walking in the air in the thick fog, with gorgeous clothes and a golden crown on his head. Xu Ping recognized him at a glance, it was the King of Chu Jiang.
Xu Ping still knows all the famous people in the underworld now.
Underground behind him, on the left is a skeleton ghost riding a huge skeleton horse, holding a broadsword, surrounded by evil spirits, and his eyes are red with murderous intent.
On the right is a graceful female ghost with a naturally charming figure.
Xu Ping was looking at it carefully, when suddenly, a gaze shot through, directly revealing where Xu Ping was hiding.
Feeling this gaze, Xu Ping's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly discovered that it was the King of Chu Jiang. He seemed to have a smile on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were as bright as a torch, staring at him.
Found!
Xu Ping didn't expect that he could be discovered by him even though he was so far away. Moreover, this was the first time that his position was so clearly pinned down by others using his elusive power.
Even the leader of the White Lotus Sect could only detect his existence through the Buddha Skandha.
With this thought in his mind, Xu Ping's face became serious. This may be a powerful opponent, and behind him, there is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.
Perhaps Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva is the ceiling between the underworld and the human world.
Xu Ping stared at King Chu Jiang, whose figure slowly emerged from the steaming mist. King Chu Jiang in the distance raised his eyebrows, but he did not expect that Xu Ping would be so bold and provocative.
Although the opponent saw through his hiding place at a glance, Xu Ping observed for a long time. This King of Chu Jiang might be very powerful, but he could still handle it. He didn't dare to say that he would definitely win. At least he would have no problem getting away.
Unexpectedly, King Chu Jiang smiled slightly and ignored Xu Ping. He just moved his lips and left.
This confused Xu Ping. Looking at the numerous ghost soldiers following them, Xu Ping pondered for a moment and did not take action rashly.
Instead, he quickly fled far away.
"Your Majesty King Chujiang, don't we need to worry about him?"
When Xu Ping appeared just now, the Succubus King was also aware of it and was a little curious about Xu Ping. She had never seen a man or a male ghost who could not look at her after meeting her.
"No need!"
King Chu Jiang shook his head: "He alone can't make any waves. Besides, I just told the Ghost Snake King his location. It's important for us to do business."
"yes!"
The Succubus King replied in a deep voice.
Looking forward, looking at the underworld that was getting closer and closer, infinite fighting spirit suddenly appeared on the faces of the ghosts.