The stench of scorched flesh emanated from Xiao Mu's left shoulder as Thunder Power spread throughout his body. Seizing the moment, Xiao Mu swung his Judge Pen with his right hand, drawing a circle aiming at the square-faced man.

Boom!

The square-faced man's chest was penetrated again, creating a bloody hole as blood spurted forward and backward.

Wuu wuu wuu!

A blood-curdling cry rose from beneath the ground, and a circular hole appeared beneath the square-faced man's feet.

One by one, the Bone hands stretched out from the Door of the Underworld, grabbing the square-faced man's ankles and pulling him deeper into the underworld.

The sudden injuries caused the square-faced man to falter. Above his head, the Retribution Pillar that resisted the Emperor Authority suddenly shook. The Emperor's Seal and the Great Decree took the opportunity to press down, suppressing him from above his head.

Confiscate!

Xiao Mu gestured towards the Emperor's Seal with a wave of his hand. A humanoid Illusion within the Seal stretched out its left hand, grasping the Thunder God Position grasped by the square-faced man's right hand, forcefully snatching it away.

The Thunder God Position immediately flew out of his hand towards Xiao Mu, who caught it.

"Xiao Mu, you won't strip me of my treasure, I won't let you have anything."

The square-faced man let out a cry of despair. His eyes turned the black-green of Retribution, and his upper body exploded on the spot.

Boom! Crack!

Extreme Thunder Power burst forth from the square-faced man's exploded flesh and blood, with the Power of Retribution charging towards Xiao Mu.

Suppress!

Xiao Mu looked at the Emperor's Seal.

Within the Emperor's Seal, a humanoid Illusion suddenly stretched out a palm and pressed directly onto the exposed Retribution Destiny Point on the square-faced man's body.

The Retribution Destiny Point was blocked, and the Brilliance of Retribution vanished from the square-faced man's body.

So, it can be done like this!

Xiao Mu was stunned by the Illusion's performance, not even he had anticipated that the humanoid Illusion in the Emperor's Seal held such power. It could seal and suppress the opponent and even block the opponent's Destiny Point.

With the Destiny Point blocked, the Power of Retribution could not seep out from the depth of the Mysterious Ancient Well, and the Thunder Power transformed from the square-faced man's flesh and blood immediately dissipated.

Strip! Strip!

Xiao Mu took the chance to continuously strip the square-faced man. The Great Decree flew above the square-faced man's corpse, beginning to strip the treasures from him, the Eight Tribulations Silver Wind Crown and Robe flew out in succession from the square-faced man's body, taken by Xiao Mu.

However, whether to strip the square-faced man's Thunder God Position left Xiao Mu in hesitation. After a while, he ultimately chose to give up.

Using the Emperor's Seal and the Great Decree alone was not enough to strip the Divine Spirit Level Mutated Being's position, only the Creation Axe could achieve this.

Long term use led to significant exhaustion of the Creation Axe; it had already been used two-thirds. Xiao Mu worried that if he continued, he would soon lose the Creation Axe.

Emerging from underground, he moved towards the direction the square-faced man had been.

Xiao Mu waved his hand to cast a force of True Force on the corpse of the square-faced man, which shattered, and a shadow flew out of it.

The power of life and death converged in Xiao Mu's hands, turning into a black and white hand that caught the square-faced man's Yin Soul and started to communicate.

Not long after, Xiao Mu released his palm, and the shadow vanished from his hands, but his expression slightly changed.

West Mansion Lord!

The West Mansion Lord was entering the Human world.

The power of Heavenly Dao was entering the Human world more frequently, and now the West Mansion Lord intended to enter. Both the square-faced man and the Land God previously killed by Xiao Mu, everything was to welcome the West Mansion Lord.

And the Door of the Underworld recently opened by the square-faced man was indeed managed by the West Mansion Lord.

Thinking of the Door of the Underworld, Xiao Mu couldn't help but glance at the lantern the square-faced man had dropped on the ground, causing his expression to change once again.

The Yellow Paper Lantern dropped by the square-faced man had already caught fire and was now completely burnt to ashes.

Wuu wuu wuu!

Faint cries of weeping came from the distant far away. In the distance, several yellow lanterns floated, drifting towards the south.

To the south, six hundred li away, lies the Door of the Netherworld that Xiao Mu had relocated using the power of Creation.

This Door of the Netherworld, which had been opened using a corresponding Yellow Paper Lantern by a square-faced man, can no longer be closed since the lantern was burnt to ashes.

Wuuu wuuu!

Crying sounds carried by the wind came from afar and near, around Xiao Mu, from all directions.

Each Yellow Paper Lantern was held by a Yin Soul. These Yin Souls emerged from the ground, from ancient tombs, or from the hands of recently deceased Mutated Beings, each carrying a lantern towards the Door of the Netherworld.

Boom!

A grey-white light shone from the east, with curse power surging to the sky, forming a cloud of curse where Zhou Xuanmen stood above.

"Light the lamps!"

Zhou Xuanmen's voice floated down from the cloud, spreading in all directions, reaching everyone within thousands, and tens of thousands of li clearly.

Almost as if it had been previously agreed upon, with Zhou Xuanmen's voice, red candles were lit in every human-inhabited place in all directions: east, west, south, north, southeast, northeast, southwest, and northwest.

Amid the flickering shadows of the red candles, the red glow rose up, staining the dark sky with a blush of red.

The Yin Souls, who were initially heading towards the Door of the Netherworld with their lanterns, stopped in their tracks and did not proceed any further.

The grey-white curse cloud drifted, and Zhou Xuanmen turned into a light of curse, flying towards the location of the Door of the Netherworld south of Xiao Mu by more than six hundred li.

Seeing this, Xiao Mu also unfolded his Escape Art and hastened towards the Door of the Netherworld.

The Door of the Netherworld itself showed no changes, still appearing as an infinitely deep and immensely chilling black hole.

"Xiao Xiao, what happened?"

Seeing Xiao Mu, Zhou Xuanmen immediately asked, as if guessing something.

"Senior Zhou, the West Mansion Lord is about to enter the human world."

Xiao Mu narrated his encounter with the square-faced Thunder God, their battle, the Thunder God opening the Door of the Netherworld to escape, and ultimately leaving the Yellow Paper Lantern behind, causing the Door of the Netherworld to be unable to close.

"West Mansion Lord!"

Zhou Xuanmen's expression turned grim. Among the True Gods, the Mansion Lords have the strongest capabilities, and there are eight Mansion Lords in the Heavenly Court.

The strongest is the East Mansion Lord, Lord of Bai's Mansion. The Divine Phoenix Lady has obtained a Mansion Lord's title, rumored likely to be the South Mansion Lord.

Now, the one descending to the human world is the West Mansion Lord, highly regarded as on par with these two.

The extent of his strength is not yet known, but being mentioned alongside the Lord of Bai's Mansion, even if weaker, he won't be by much.

This explained why Zhou Xuanmen became worried upon hearing his name.

Currently, two True Gods from the Heavenly Court have entered the human world, the Guobao Divine Monarch and the Lord of the Nether River.

With the Divine Phoenix Lady still in retreat, only Zhou Xuanmen and Wu De Divine Monarch have the capability to confront a True God in the human world.

Wu De Divine Monarch's promise to intervene is limited to three occasions, counting as half an assistant at most.

Should the West Mansion Lord also enter the human world, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Is this information confirmed?" After a while, Zhou Xuanmen cautiously asked.

"Absolutely certain!"

Xiao Mu responded earnestly.

"The situation seems dire. Well, let's go back and discuss further. If truly necessary, we'll ask the Divine Phoenix Lady to end her retreat early."

Zhou Xuanmen made the decision.

He then continuously waved his right hand towards the direction of the Door of the Netherworld, from bottom to top, causing the earth to rise up and enclose the Door in a sturdy grey-white circular prison-like cage, merging violent Curse Power with the mud, forming a solid barrier that sealed the Door of the Netherworld.

However, this type of seal wasn't a true closure; the power inside the Door of the Netherworld continued to exist and even seep through Zhou Xuanmen's Curse Wall, still affecting the human world and nearby living beings.

But this was the best Zhou Xuanmen could do to counter the Door of the Netherworld, at least protecting the living beings and Yin Spirits of the human world from being sucked into the Netherworld.

Zhou Xuanmen then lifted Xiao Mu and flew on clouds back to the station.

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