We're practicing all martial arts, so why did you switch to easy mode?

Using their unique method of concealment, the two traversed thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, taking about two days to arrive safely.

The journey was peaceful and uneventful.

Upon arriving near the yellow sand desert, the two stopped to gather information.

Huangsha City.

A remote corner.

Su Chen captured a Heavenly Demon and used the Soul Searching Technique to obtain his memories.

A moment later, Gu Xiaoyao saw Su Chen stop what he was doing and couldn't help but ask, "How did it go?"

"The situation is not good." Su Chen frowned slightly.

He then informed Gu Xiaoyao of the relevant information he had found.

Just as Ji Ziyang had guessed, the original Ziyang City had already been occupied by the Heavenly Demons.

Moreover, this occupation was different from Abiro's; although they occupied the border, they did not use Ziyang City as their base.

Since Abiluo's death, his territory has been divided up by the other Asuras, including the former territory of the Ziyang Sect.

There was not one, but two Asura Kings who replaced Abiro, named Kusei and Bado respectively.

Bado established a base in the territory of the Shengyuan Sect, while Kusei established a base in the territory of the Ziyang Sect.

The two do not infringe upon each other, but maintain contact.

"So, if we want to enter the Ziyang Sect, we have to find a way to get rid of this Kusai?" Gu Xiaoyao asked.

Su Chen remained silent; he was more worried about whether Kusei would discover the location of the Land of the Dead.

If it were discovered, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After all, based on his understanding of the Heavenly Demon, the Heavenly Demon has always favored this kind of dark power.

After discovering the presence of spirits in the Land of the Spirits, Kusei might keep a close watch on it, preventing anyone from getting close.

At that time, it will be extremely difficult for him to obtain the Land of the Dead.

"How strong is this Kuse?"

Seeing Su Chen's furrowed brows, Gu Xiaoyao couldn't help but ask.

Su Chen replied calmly, "The realm of a Martial Immortal should be stronger than that of Abiluo."

The assessment of strength mainly comes from two aspects.

One is that Kusei's Shura army is superior to Abiro's.

He also learned of this unwritten rule from the memories of the Heavenly Demon.

Generally speaking, a Shura's strength depends not only on himself but also on his military strength; the stronger the military strength, the stronger the Shura himself.

It's not absolutely correct, but that's how most of the patterns are.

In terms of troop strength alone, Kusei's forces were indeed much stronger than Abiro's.

Another reason is Cousse's opponent, Bardo.

In the memories of many demons, Bado's strength surpassed that of Abiro. The fact that Kusei could compete with Bado for territory shows that his strength was no weaker than Abiro's, and perhaps even stronger. Otherwise, how could Kusei have snatched food from the tiger's mouth?

In addition, Su Chen also learned that Abiluo's ranking among the 108 Asura Kings was actually not very high.

However, since this list came from Shura, its reliability is not high, and Su Chen does not rely on it.

"So what do you plan to do?" Gu Xiaoyao asked after hearing this, though he didn't seem to care much.

Su Chen was able to kill Abiluo, and his strength was also greater than Abiluo's. In addition, with Su Chen and Duan Tian Dao assisting him, no matter how strong Kusei was, he might not be able to compare with the three of them.

"Let's go check out the Ziyang Sect first," Su Chen said after thinking for a moment.

He took Gu Xiaoyao to the Ziyang Sect.

Before long, the two arrived at the outer perimeter of the Ziyang Sect and stopped.

The Ziyang Sect, which was originally in ruins, has become a beautiful place again under the construction of the Heavenly Demon.

However, beneath this beautiful scene lies an endless power of darkness.

Looking around, the mountain was almost entirely filled with demons and asuras, dominating their field of vision.

"Stop, what do you do?"

Su Chen and Gu Xiaoyao were discovered by the Heavenly Demon as soon as they entered the territory of the Ziyang Sect.

The two remained completely calm.

Gu Xiaoyao followed Su Chen forward, only to hear Su Chen shout sternly, "How dare you! You dare to interfere in the affairs of the Asura Guard!"

The Asura Guards are elite soldiers under each Asura King, and their status is much higher than that of the Heavenly Demons.

Upon learning of the Asura Guard, the patrolling demons all bowed in respect. When Su Chen and Gu Xiaoyao revealed themselves, they sensed the aura of the Asura emanating from them. It was extremely pure and powerful, exerting an innate suppression on them, so they naturally dared not doubt their identities.

Seeing this, Su Chen and Gu Xiaoyao paid no attention and headed towards the Ziyang Sect.

"This patrol is so thorough that there isn't a single blind spot!"

The further Gu Xiaoyao went, the more alarmed he became. It was no exaggeration to say that Kusai had built the Ziyang Sect into an impregnable fortress, so impenetrable that not even a fly could escape. The defenses had truly been set to the extreme.

No wonder Su Chen didn't choose to force his way in or sneak in. If he had, he would have been discovered in no time and alerted Kusei.

"broken!"

Using his identity as a member of the Asura Guard, Su Chen made his way through the heavily guarded defenses and arrived at the entrance to the Yin Soul Land he had once entered.

But when he arrived, he found that he couldn't sense the entrance at all, which made him realize that something was wrong.

“There are no spatial fluctuations here,” Gu Xiaoyao replied after sensing the area briefly.

Su Chen nodded: "It seems that Kusei has already discovered the location of the Land of the Dead."

"Found it? But how did he move the Yin Soul Land away?" Gu Xiaoyao wondered.

In such a large area, what methods did Kousse use?
Su Chen didn't know either.

He's now more interested in knowing when the other party moved the entrance.

Looking around, Su Chen quickly found a patrolling team of Heavenly Demons, so he immediately took action and extracted information from their memories.

After digesting the memories of these demons, Su Chen's expression turned ugly.

Seeing this, Gu Xiaoyao couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

"Kuse established his base at the Ziyang Sect for the purpose of securing the Yin Soul Land. On the day he moved to the Ziyang Sect, he ordered the entrance to be sealed off for about seven days. In other words, he moved the entrance during those seven days. Now, the entrance should be inside his palace, because only there is the most heavily guarded security."

“Then let’s go straight to his palace,” Gu Xiaoyao said immediately after hearing this.

He was even more relieved than Su Chen when he learned that there was only one Kusai in this place.

With just one Asura King, what is there to worry about?

If he really makes a move, the two of them will definitely teach him a lesson.

Su Chen nodded: "Let's go!"

He thought so too.

"stop……"

The palace was no longer guarded by a Heavenly Demon, but by an Asura. The moment they saw Su Chen and Gu Xiaoyao walking towards the palace, they immediately shouted.

But before he could finish speaking, he was killed by Su Chen and Gu Xiaoyao.

The other Asuras didn't even have time to react before they died and their souls vanished.

Su Chen and Gu Xiaoyao acted swiftly and hadn't noticed any changes in the area in a short time.

After dealing with these people, the two went straight into the palace.

"who?"

The moment I stepped into the palace, a cold snort suddenly rang out, and then the brightly lit palace was instantly shrouded in darkness.

Boundless and endless Asura power rushed in from all directions, filling the entire hall.

Su Chen and Gu Xiaoyao's figures were instantly swallowed up.

"Hmph, sneaky fellow!" Su Chen's eyes narrowed, and he reached out to grab it. A dazzling light quickly pushed back the darkness and suddenly grabbed forward.

Instantly, countless black mists emitted deafening screams, and a crack was torn open in the boundless darkness.

"Ok?"

The voice seemed surprised that Su Chen had detected its location so quickly.

So he didn't hide it anymore and revealed his true form directly.

"Kuse!"

Upon seeing the five-meter-tall, plain-looking Asura King, Su Chen and Gu Xiaoyao immediately recognized its identity.

At this moment, Kusei's voice rang out: "Two human warriors dare to trespass into my palace! They've got some nerve! They don't take me, the Asura King, seriously at all! Today, I will make sure you don't leave alive!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he took action.

In an instant, countless black mists coalesced, transforming into a terrifying phantom.

The phantom looked almost identical to Kusei, but its aura was completely different.

The former's aura was no weaker than that of a martial artist who had achieved the minor stage of the Martial Immortal realm.

The moment the phantom formed, the entire palace trembled violently. Then, with a loud shout from Kusei, the phantom's attack crashed down, faster than sound and approaching the speed of light. It seemed to contain the laws of space, and it descended upon the two people in a fraction of a second.

Bang!
However, Su Chen and Gu Xiaoyao were prepared and reacted very quickly. The moment the attack landed, they escaped and avoided the attack.

The offensive didn't cause much of a commotion, but its power was definitely not small.

If either of them were hit, they would suffer even if they weren't injured.

This contains the laws of heaven and earth, and its power is terrifying. Even Su Chen could not absorb it all.

Besides, Kusei is still alive. If he dares to absorb it, Kusei will fiercely resist, and he will be the one who gets hurt.

"Su Chen, I'll hold him off, you go find the entrance!"

After dodging, Gu Xiaoyao spoke urgently to Su Chen.

This place isn't far from the Holy Origin Sect. If Kusei were to ask another Asura for help, the situation would become unfavorable for them.

So let's finish this quickly if we can.

Upon hearing this, Su Chen nodded and, taking advantage of the fight between Gu Xiaoyao and Kusai, quickly released his primordial spirit power to search for the entrance.

"found it!"

Before long, he sensed a fluctuation similar to the aura of the key and immediately locked onto it.

Its position was right behind Kousse.

Su Chen quickly told Gu Xiaoyao the news, and Gu Xiaoyao immediately took the initiative to lure Ku Sai away.

Upon seeing this, Kusei's expression changed slightly, as if he had realized something: "So your destination is the Land of the Dead!"

Upon hearing this, Su Chen immediately stopped holding back and attacked.

With the two attacking from both sides, even if Kusei wanted to defend the Land of the Dead, he didn't have the strength, and Su Chen quickly found an opportunity to repel him.

Faced with life and death, Kousse ultimately chose to temporarily avoid the limelight.

Not long after Kusei left, Su Chen followed the scent and found the entrance.

"You go in first." Seeing this, Gu Xiaoyao urged Su Chen to go in, as he did not intend to follow.

Kousse is still outside; he needs to stall the enemy.

After communicating with Ji Ziyang for some time, his strength has improved considerably. Although he is not strong enough to defeat Kusei, he can still hold out for an hour or two.

"Okay, then be careful!"

Su Chen nodded and entered the Land of Yin Souls.

A faint light appeared, and Su Chen's figure vanished.

……

A land of ghosts.

It was still an endless darkness, with a chilling atmosphere everywhere.

This time, however, Su Chen showed no abnormalities whatsoever. In fact, due to his immense strength, the Yin energy dared not approach him at all.

Because once they get close, they will be completely absorbed by Su Chen.

Su Chen appeared in an unknown place. The Yin Soul Land was unidentifiable, so he didn't know where he was.

But he had brought a key with him. After taking out the key, Su Chen followed the key's directions and went forward.

"Hehehe, there's actually a human warrior here. Let's attack together and kill him."

"What delicious food!"

"I'm going to kill you. Just let me kill you obediently."

"Ah, this human warrior is so damn strong, it hurts so much! Mother!"

"..."

During this time, he inevitably encountered many evil spirits, but Su Chen dealt with them all.

Because there were simply too many of them, Duan Tian Dao also took action, clearing a path with one man and one sword, and charging into the depths of the Yin Soul Land.

"Kid, where did you get this key?"

After an unknown amount of time, the two lost track of where they were. The key's guidance grew stronger, suggesting that the entrance to the extremely yin land was nearby. Suddenly, a jarring sound interrupted their progress.

"Who are you?" Su Chen's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but ask.

"I am the guardian of the Land of the Dead," the voice said.

Upon hearing this, Su Chen revealed an expression of "I knew it," as Ji Ziyang had mentioned this matter to him before.

There are guardians within the land of spirits.

But so many years have passed, and even he doesn't know if the Guardian is still alive.

He had once entered the Land of the Dead to investigate, but he had not found the guardian and assumed that the guardian had long since perished.

Unexpectedly, the other party simply couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Ji Ziyang.

Only when Su Chen took out the key did the other party show up.

"I'm going to the land of extreme yin." After learning the other party's identity, Su Chen took the initiative to speak.

The voice shook its head and asked, "Why?"

"I want to be promoted to a Celestial Soldier," said the Heaven-Slaying Blade.

The voice scoffed, "Throughout history, countless divine weapons have tried to upgrade to immortal weapons, but all have failed in the end. What makes you think you can succeed?"

"So, you're saying you won't let us in?" Su Chen's face immediately darkened, sensing the refusal in the other party's words.

The voice did not answer directly, but instead said, "Do you know what entering the Land of Extreme Yin means?"

"what?"

"It means that you are very likely not coming back, and it also means that you may die."

"Why?"

Ji Ziyang did not tell him this, which made Su Chen suspicious. Ji Ziyang would not have kept such important information from him.

There's only one explanation: the other party doesn't know either.

"See for yourself."

The voice replied calmly, and as the voice faded, a scene unfolded before Su Chen.

It was a gigantic star, now chained together by endless black iron.

Darkness is invading the planet.

"This is the Ten Directions World. The Heavenly Demons have completed the blockade of the Ten Directions World and will soon launch a full-scale invasion. Going out at this time is no different from courting death." (End of Chapter)