If he were to use all of these methods, he could probably turn the entire underworld upside down.
As Li Yao's spirit beast, Xiao Bai naturally knew about Li Yao's hidden combat strength.
So she smiled and said, "Miss Xiaoqian, don't worry, my young master is far more extraordinary than you can imagine."
"Sister Xiaobai, is everything you said true?"
Nie Xiaoqian was skeptical.
"Of course it's true!"
Xiao Bai smiled and nodded.
"Xiaobai, Brother Yan, you stay here and protect Nie Xiaoqian and the others. I can go to the underworld by myself."
Li Yao thought for a moment and then spoke to Xiao Bai and Yan Chixia.
"Brother Li, I want to go to the underworld too!"
Nie Xiaoqian quickly spoke up.
"Brother Li, how could I be left out of this task of slaying demons and eliminating evil?"
Yan Chixia frowned, patted his chest, and said.
"Young master, your Xiaoqian is worried about you going on the adventure alone. You should take her with you!"
"Don't worry, with me here, your Xiaoqian will be safe!"
Xiao Bai started being mischievous again, teasing Li Yao and Nie Xiaoqian.
Li Yao rolled his eyes at Xiao Bai.
Nie Xiaoqian lowered her head in embarrassment, fiddling with her sleeve, and whispered, "Sister Xiaobai, you're talking nonsense again..."
"Alright, then let's venture into the underworld together!"
Li Yao did not hesitate any longer.
Actually, even if he took Nie Xiaoqian and the others with him to venture into the underworld, it wouldn't cause him any trouble.
Just as Xiaobai said, Xiaobai is fully capable of protecting Nie Xiaoqian and the others.
Chapter 425 The Underworld
"Alright, let's venture into the underworld together."
Li Yao's expression hardened, and he said in a deep voice. Then, he reached out and the Overlord Divine Spear appeared in his hand.
With a flick of his wrist, the divine spear instantly transformed into a sword, emitting a crimson light and soaring into the sky.
"This...this is..."
Yan Chixia was so surprised that he stared in disbelief at the sword in Li Yao's hand, unable to utter a word.
Because he discovered that the sword in Li Yao's hand was almost identical to his Xuanyuan Sword.
What's going on?
Before he could react, he saw Li Yao chanting an incantation and suddenly slashing at the void.
In an instant, a crack appeared in the void, as if a doorway to an unknown world had been opened.
A chilling wind blew out from the cracks, sending shivers down one's spine.
"His sword can also open the gates of the underworld?"
Yan Chixia looked at his own Xuanyuan Sword, then at the sword in Li Yao's hand, and was immediately confused.
He had no idea that the longsword in Li Yao's hand was the Xuanyuan Divine Sword, which he had copied from his own.
Although the Xuanyuan Divine Sword lives up to its name, its power is quite ordinary.
However, it possesses a truly magical power.
That is, it can break the barrier between the human world and the underworld, allowing people from the human world to enter the underworld.
"Walk!"
Li Yao called out and stepped into the crevice first.
Then, Xiaobai and Nie Xiaoqian exchanged a glance, and without any hesitation, immediately followed her inside.
The other female ghosts followed them inside.
Yan Chixia was stunned for a moment, but seeing that everyone had already entered, he immediately suppressed his doubts and rushed in.
The passage to the underworld was very long, and it was surrounded by rocks.
However, with the Xuanyuan Sword in Li Yao's hands clearing the way, there were almost no obstacles.
Soon, Li Yao and his group arrived in the underworld.
The moment Li Yao entered the underworld, he felt the world change drastically.
Looking around, all that could be seen was a hazy grayness in the surrounding void.
The wind howled, and the place was dark and gloomy.
Li Yao could sense that the Yin energy here was extremely dense, many times denser than that in the Yang world!
A glance around revealed a space entirely black and white.
The world had lost its color, the hues were monotonous, and there was an indescribable sense of desolation; all things were barren.
"Is this the legendary underworld?"
Li Yao looked around curiously.
Throughout history, the underworld has held a pivotal position in various myths and legends passed down in China.
Li Yao flicked his right hand, and the Xuanyuan Sword in his hand instantly transformed into the Overlord Divine Spear.
He rode on the divine spear, flying forward as he traveled.
Xiao Bai also summoned her magical artifact and followed.
As for Nie Xiaoqian and the other female ghosts, they are all ghosts, and since this is the underworld, they can fly directly through the air.
Yan Chixia saw Li Yao instantly transform his longsword into a spear, but before he could figure out what was happening, he realized that Li Yao and his group had already flown far away.
He quickly flew up on his sword and chased after Li Yao and his group.
"This is the Gates of Hell!"
Li Yao soon arrived in front of a city, where he saw the four large characters "Gate of Hell" written on the city's plaque.
This city at the Gates of Hell looks exactly the same as any city in the mortal world.
There was a straight bluestone street, completely empty.
A faint white mist permeated the void.
Two lanterns hung on the city wall, swaying in the wind.
The city gates were tightly shut, and there wasn't a single ghost in sight.
"Why isn't there a single ghost in sight here?"
Xiaobai immediately voiced her doubts.
"Why don't we go in and see for ourselves?"
Having traveled through so many worlds, this was Li Yao's first time visiting the Underworld.
He rode on his divine spear, flying towards the sky above the Gates of Hell, wanting to get a clear view.
However, as soon as he flew over the city wall, he felt a flash of light, as if he had hit something, and was thrown away along with his divine spear.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and regained his balance, landing steadily on the ground.
"Brother Li, what's going on?"
Nie Xiaoqian quickly stepped forward and asked.
"It should be a restriction left over from the underworld in the past, to prevent ghosts from leaving the underworld."
Li Yao guessed.
Immediately, a glint flashed in his eyes as he channeled his magical power, filling his eyes with it.
Looking up, I saw that the sky above the Gates of Hell was filled with countless threads of magic and runes.
These densely packed restrictions extend upwards, boundless and forming a wall of restrictions.
"So what should we do now?"
Nie Xiaoqian asked.
"Of course, we'll enter through the city gate!"
Li Yao smiled.
In fact, with his strength, destroying the barrier in the air would not be difficult.
However, this is, after all, the underworld. If the restrictions of this underworld are broken, allowing a large number of ghosts to enter the mortal realm, it would be extremely bad.
Reaching the city gate, Li Yao reached out and slammed his hand on it.
A flash of light appeared, and the city gate made a muffled 'hum' sound.
Then, the city gate slowly opened.
"Walk!"
Li Yao went in first.
Xiao Bai, Nie Xiaoqian, and the others followed them inside.
There was a straight road leading forward.
This must be the road to the underworld.
They hadn't gone far when the area ahead turned fiery red.