bookrebus Chapter 731 Return to the Underworld
Chapter 731 Return to the Underworld
The grandmother's gaze fell on Chen Yile, with a hint of complicated emotions in her eyes: "Child, the most important thing is that as long as you have the obsession to resurrect Lin Qingyao in your heart, you will definitely succeed."
He Qingheng said, "Brother Chen, the underworld is not an ordinary place. Ordinary people cannot enter it at all. Only the chosen ones like you can walk in the underworld. No one can accompany you on this journey."
Chen Yile's heart sank. He knew that he had to face all this alone, but when he thought about stepping into that unknown world, he still felt a fear of the unknown.
"Remember, once you enter the underworld, there is no turning back. You must complete these 108 levels."
"If you give up halfway, not only will you die in the underworld, but Lin Qingyao will also never be resurrected."
Chen Yile took a deep breath and carefully put the map into his arms. He could feel his heartbeat getting faster and faster, as if it was about to burst out of his chest in the next second.
At this moment, the entire earth building suddenly shook violently. A powerful suction force came from the direction of the central altar, and Chen Yile felt the ground beneath his feet sinking.
"Quick, use spiritual power to connect to the map!"
Grandma shouted loudly.
Chen Yile subconsciously channeled his spiritual power into the map of the underworld. Just as his fingers touched the cold bronze surface, a powerful force instantly sucked him in.
When Chen Yile opened his eyes, he found himself standing in a desolate land. The sky was gray, with no sun or moon, only a few dim stars twinkling in the distance.
At this moment, an emotionless mechanical sound rang out.
"It has been detected that the host is in the underworld. The system power is suppressed. The host's ability will be greatly reduced, and is expected to drop to 30%."
Chen Yile sensed it and found that he had indeed become much weaker. It seemed that this trip to the underworld was not that easy.
He looked down at his body and was surprised to find that his clothes were intact, without even a wrinkle. This made him feel a little relieved.
"This is the gate of hell."
A cold voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
Chen Yile turned around suddenly and saw a figure in a black robe standing not far away. The man wore a hideous mask on his face, revealing only a pair of cold eyes.
"I am the guard of the Ghost Gate," said the man in black robes, "If you want to enter the underworld, you must pass my test."
Chen Yile's heartbeat suddenly quickened. He could feel a suffocating sense of oppression in the air.
"What is the test?" he asked, suppressing his inner fear.
The black-robed man raised his head, a sneer curling up the corners of his mouth beneath his mask. "It's simple. You must find the way to the next level within the specified time. If you fail..." He paused, "You will bear the consequences at your own risk."
Chen Yile took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He knew that now was not the time to be afraid and he had to concentrate on finding the right path.
Just then, he noticed a strange set of footprints on the ground. The footprints were very small, like those of a child.
"What is this?" He squatted down and looked at it carefully.
The black-robed man snorted coldly, "Those are the footprints left by the ghost babies. They like to come out and play at night, but if you accidentally step on their footprints, there will be serious consequences."
Chen Yile stood up and looked around. He found a dilapidated wooden house not far away, with smoke rising from the roof.
"That might be where people live."
Chen Yile frowned. He suddenly felt the temperature in the air gradually dropping, as if an invisible force was forcing him to make a choice.
He looked at the footprints on the ground again and suddenly found that they seemed to be extending in a certain direction.
Although the man in black robe warned him not to step on the ghost baby's footprints, he still decided to take the risk.
"If I can only follow these footprints and find a way out..."
The man in black robe looked at him coldly: "Are you sure you want to do this?"
Chen Yile didn't answer, but followed the footprints. He took every step very cautiously, fearing that he would trigger some trap.
After walking for about ten minutes, he found that the footprints suddenly disappeared, replaced by a narrow path with strange plants growing on both sides.
"This road doesn't look right," he muttered to himself.
At this moment, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew by, and Chen Yile heard a rustling sound behind him.
He turned suddenly and saw countless tiny figures emerging from the darkness. Those were ghost babies! Their eyes were red and they had strange smiles on their lips.
Chen Yile didn't have time to think about it and ran back. The sharp cries of the ghost babies came from behind him, as if they were trying to tear his soul apart.
He looked back as he ran and saw that the ghost babies were chasing him madly. They were so fast that they were about to catch up with him in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, he saw a huge stone door not far away. On the door were three big characters "Ghost Gate".
"This is the exit!" he shouted and ran desperately towards the stone gate.
Just as his hand was about to touch the stone door, a ghost baby's hand suddenly grabbed his ankle.
"Ah!" He cried out in pain and fell forward.
However, at this critical moment, a golden light suddenly descended from the sky and repelled all the ghost babies.
Chen Yile looked up and saw a woman in white standing in front of the stone gate.
She had a pretty face, but a hint of sadness in her eyes.
"Qingyao?" Chen Yile was stunned.
"It's me." Lin Qingyao's voice was soft and sad. "I knew you would come to find me."
Chen Yile knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face: "Qingyao, I will definitely bring you back!"
Lin Qingyao said affectionately: "Yile, I believe you. I sense that you have used a very powerful force to temporarily rewrite the rules of the underworld. I will exist for a long time."
"I am just a remnant soul now. I can't help you with anything. I can only wait for you in the deepest part of the underworld."
After she finished speaking, her figure gradually faded and then disappeared without a trace.
At this moment, a man in black robe suddenly appeared beside him: "What? Do you have a story with this ghost?"
Chen Yile stared at the man in black robe angrily: "Why didn't you help me just now?"
The black-robed man smiled coldly: "I am just a guard. I have no obligation to help you."
Chen Yile took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down. He knew that now was not the time to argue, and he had to find a way to the next level as soon as possible.
At this moment, he suddenly found a broken fragment on the ground, on which was drawn a road leading to Fengdu City.
Chen Yile carefully put the fragments into his pocket and walked towards Fengdu City.
Fengdu City is a place that exists in both the Yin and Yang worlds and is a bridge connecting Yin and Yang.
He lost Lin Qingyao in Fengdu City in the world of the living, and now he has to go to Fengdu City in the underworld.