An eerie atmosphere permeated the air.
The concentration of demonic energy here has reached its peak.
Even the demonic energy could be seen transforming into drops of demonic water, suspended in mid-air above the main hall.
These magical liquids dripped onto the lines of the array, flowing continuously.
Finally, the magic waters converged into a pool in the very center of the hall.
The pool water was an eerie turquoise, constantly emanating a chilling aura.
Lu Dongbin sat naked on the water.
Lü Dongbin's physical body was as if it were transparent, crystal clear, and even his bones and blood vessels could be clearly seen.
Even more, everyone could see that Lü Dongbin's soul had materialized due to his demonic possession.
The evil demonic energy has already invaded Lü Dongbin's internal organs, making it extremely terrifying and bizarre.
"Look, what's that?"
Suddenly, Princess Long San pointed to the sky above the main hall.
Beneath the dome of the main hall, there was a huge cage containing countless ghosts and monsters.
These monsters are extremely ugly and terrifying.
Their eerie green eyes were filled with a greedy and ferocious glint.
One of the ghosts was particularly eye-catching.
He was several feet tall, but his head was very small, making him look quite disproportionate.
He was skin and bones, but his belly looked like he was pregnant, bulging out.
Moreover, he had a horrific gash on his stomach, and his intestines were almost spilling out.
His fingers were thick and dirty. Every now and then he would reach into his stomach, pull out a bloody intestine, stuff it into his mouth, and chew it up in big mouthfuls.
Then, with a gulp, he swallowed his intestines.
"Ugh, that's disgusting!"
Princess Long San, Bai Mudan, and He Xiangu all frowned.
This was the first time they had ever seen such a bizarre and disgusting scene.
"What the hell is this? It's eating its own intestines?"
"How disgusting!"
Lan Caihe and the others also frowned deeply, almost vomiting.
"This is a starving ghost!"
Li Yao once entered the underworld in the world of "A Chinese Ghost Story" and saw all kinds of ghosts.
Besides the starving ghost, he also saw that in that large cage, there were many other ghosts who had died unjustly.
These ghosts who died unjustly have many different appearances because of their different causes of death.
Some of these ghosts died on the battlefield in their past lives, and now their livers and intestines are exposed!
Some ghosts died by hanging themselves in their previous lives, and now they have long tongues hanging from their chests!
Some ghosts died by drowning in their previous lives, and their faces are pale at this moment!
Some ghosts were burned to death in their past lives, and their bodies are charred black now!
...
At this moment, these ghosts who died unjustly all had blank stares and their heads were shaking stiffly.
Moreover, the eerie ghostly aura and resentment emanating from them constantly gathered above Lü Dongbin's head.
As Lü Dongbin drained away the ghostly energy and resentment of these unjustly killed ghosts, their bodies vanished into nothingness.
Inside the iron cage, there was one less innocent ghost.
"So all the ghosts who died unjustly in the City of the Wrongfully Dead were brought here by Lü Dongbin!"
At this moment, Li Yao finally understood why they hadn't seen a single wrongfully deceased ghost before.
It turns out that all the ghosts who died unjustly in the City of the Wrongfully Dead were brought here by Lü Dongbin for refining.
Ghosts who died unjustly were mostly unjustly killed in life, and their resentment runs deep.
Lü Dongbin refined these unjustly killed ghosts, absorbing their resentment to cultivate his demonic arts.
It seems that Lü Dongbin had indeed become too deeply possessed by evil.
What exactly is Dongbin doing here?
Lan Caihe looked completely puzzled.
"I bet he's practicing demonic arts!"
Han Zhongli pointed at Lü Dongbin above the pool with his large palm-leaf fan and said with a solemn expression.
"Oh no! Dongbin is refining these unjustly killed ghosts to cultivate his demonic arts!"
"Once he achieves his goal, he will become completely possessed by demons, and even his physical form will be completely transformed into a demon."
"The consequences will be unimaginable!"
Tieguai Li's face was full of panic, and he looked extremely anxious.
"Transform into a demon?"
"If Dongbin really transforms into a demon, will he ever be able to return to his former self?"
When Bai Mudan heard Tieguai Li say that Lü Dongbin was refining the unjustly killed ghosts and cultivating demonic arts, she couldn't help but feel anxious.
"It's not just that we can't go back to the way things were!"
"I'm afraid that by then, there will be no one in the Three Realms who will be his match!"
"And the entire Three Realms will be plunged into a catastrophe as a result."
Tieguai Li gave a wry smile and said with a worried expression.
"No matter what, we cannot allow Dongbin to turn into a demon!"
"Even if it means death, we will stop Dongbin!"
Han Xiangzi said in a very firm tone.
"Brother Li, please save Dongbin!"
"I really don't want to see Dongbin turn into a demon and never be able to turn back!"
Bai Mudan looked at Li Yao with an anxious expression.
"I reckon rescuing Dongbin won't be an easy task!"
He Xiangu's bright eyes scanned the hall.
She felt that there must be some hidden danger here.
Sure enough, a loud shout suddenly came from inside the hall.
"How dare you!"
"Who dares to disturb the sect leader's training!"
As a shout fell, ten beams of light flashed, and ten figures dressed in crowns suddenly appeared at the entrance of the mansion.
"The Ten Kings of Hell!"
Li Yao narrowed his eyes and immediately recognized the ten people in front of him.
Previously, he had met the Ten Kings of Hell in the world of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
The Ten Kings of Hell before me do not look exactly like the Ten Kings of Hell in the world of "A Chinese Ghost Story".
However, the clothes they wore and the accessories they wore were exactly the same.
However, the Ten Kings of Hell before us were not only filled with ghostly energy, but also with a great deal of demonic energy.
Their eyes, like those of Tieguai Li and the others before them, were filled with a strange, chaotic green light.
Clearly, they too had fallen under Lü Dongbin's blood curse and had become possessed by demons.
This Lü Dongbin is truly amazing!
Even the Ten Kings of Hell fell for Lü Dongbin's tricks.
"So they were the Ten Kings of Hell!"
Apart from Princess Long San, Sun Ying, Lan Caihe, and others, almost no one else present had ever seen the Ten Kings of Hell.
Even Princess Long San and others had only ever met Yama, the King of Hell.
They had never seen any of the other Yama Kings.
They suddenly encountered ten Yama Kings, and they were all filled with curiosity.
"How dare you disturb the sect leader's practice!"
"court death!"
At this moment, the Ten Kings of Hell had completely fallen into demonic possession and lost their reason.
Without saying much, they unleashed their magical weapons and charged towards Li Yao and the others.
"Damn it, you just hit me like that?"
Tieguai Li couldn't help but swear.
However, Tieguai Li and the others were not to be outdone. They all unleashed their respective magical weapons and charged towards the Ten Kings of Hell.
With a flick of his iron crutch, Tieguai Li unleashed a crimson gleam as he struck Qin Guang Wang in the palace.
King Qin Guang held his scepter, raised his hand, and a strange green light shot towards Tieguai Li.
boom!
The two magical forces collided violently, producing a deafening roar.