One of them was dressed in a magnificent black court robe, wearing a crown, with a dark complexion and a very serious expression, giving people a sense of awe and authority.
The other one was dressed in a golden celestial robe adorned with necklaces, wearing a Vairocana crown, holding a staff in one hand and a lotus flower in the other, with a dignified and solemn appearance.
Behind the two of them were more than a dozen people dressed in various styles of court robes and wearing various styles of crowns, looking just like emperors on earth.
However, their appearance is very fierce, and at first glance, they inspire a sense of awe.
Behind these people were many others dressed in various ways.
There were men and women, old and young, some with kind faces and some with fierce faces... and so on.
However, upon closer inspection, their distinctive attire reveals corresponding figures.
For example, there is a tall, thin man with a pale face, a long tongue, and a tall official hat on his head with the words "May you make money at first sight" written on it.
There was another one with a fierce face, a broad and fat body, a short stature, and a dark complexion. On his tall official hat were the four characters "Peace Under Heaven".
Clearly, these two are the infamous Black and White Impermanence from the underworld.
For example, one is a monster with a bull's head, and the other is a monster with a horse's face.
Clearly, they are the Ox-Head and Horse-Face guardians of the underworld.
There was also a man with a full beard, straight eyebrows, eyes as black as lacquer, hair as thick as a dragon, lips as red as blood, and a beard as sharp as a halberd. He looked quite similar to Yan Chixia.
Without a doubt, this person must be Zhong Kui.
There are also many other figures widely known among the people. With a little thought, one can guess their identities, such as Meng Po and Judge Lu.
When Li Yao saw these people, he felt relieved.
His previous conjecture has indeed been proven true.
If he is not mistaken, the two leaders should be the Emperor of Fengdu and the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha.
The dozen or so people behind these two should be the Ten Kings of Hell and the Five Ghost Emperors.
That dog demon, the Great Sage Tongtian, actually imprisoned these people in the Haotian Tower.
"Huh? Why are there so many people here?"
"They...they're all wearing imperial robes. Could they all be emperors who died before?"
"Look carefully, they are all wearing the court robes of the underworld, which are different from the imperial robes of the mortal world!"
"..."
When the female ghosts suddenly saw so many people dressed in court attire, they thought they were all ghosts of the emperor from the mortal world!
However, Yan Chixia, being a cultivator, immediately corrected the female ghosts' words.
Clearly, he also recognized the identities of these people dressed in underworld court attire.
"Young master, did you already suspect that there was someone inside?"
Xiao Bai walked up to Li Yao and asked in a low voice.
Based on the previous signs and Li Yao's calm expression at the moment, she quickly came to her senses.
Li Yao nodded slightly, then stepped forward and calmly asked the other party, "And who are you people?"
"I am the Great Emperor of Fengdu in the Underworld!"
The man in the lead, dressed in court attire, revealed his identity and then pointed to the Buddha beside him, saying, "This is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva."
"Are you the Emperor of Fengdu, and he is Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva?"
Nie Xiaoqian and the other female ghosts stared wide-eyed at the Emperor of Fengdu and the Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha in disbelief.
They never expected to meet two legendary underworld deities here.
In the past, as ordinary ghosts, they never even had the chance to see the Ten Kings of Hell.
Unexpectedly, today they actually saw the legendary Emperor Fengdu and Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva with their own eyes.
Is this a blessing or a curse?
Not only were the female ghosts, including Nie Xiaoqian, extremely excited, but even Yan Chixia couldn't suppress his excitement.
As a Taoist practitioner, he never imagined he would meet so many of their idols.
"How dare you! You must not be disrespectful to the Great Emperor and the Bodhisattva!"
A middle-aged man with a very serious expression shouted.
"It's alright!"
Although the Emperor of Fengdu looks very fierce, he has a very good temper.
He looked at Li Yao and asked, "Who are you? Why were you sucked into this tower?"
"I am Li Yao, and his name is Yan Chixia..."
Li Yao introduced the people around him one by one, and then said, "We were sucked in by that dog demon."
Why did that dog demon suck you in?
One of the Kings of Hell behind the Emperor of Fengdu asked the question.
Li Yao looked at the Yama King and asked, "Who is this?"
The Emperor of Fengdu quickly introduced, "This is Yama, the King of Hell, of the Fifth Court of the Underworld."
Then, he introduced the other Yama Kings and the Five Ghost Emperors one by one.
When Nie Xiaoqian and the other female ghosts learned that these people were actually the famous Ten Kings of Hell and the Five Ghost Emperors, they were all so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths.
They never expected that they would witness so many powerful figures from the underworld in a single day.
"Disrespect, disrespect!"
Li Yao wasn't particularly shocked to see so many powerful figures from the underworld all at once.
After all, he had seen his fair share of big events.
Moreover, he had already roughly guessed the identities of these people, but he couldn't pinpoint any specific individual.
After exchanging pleasantries, Li Yao explained, "We discovered that the Underworld was in chaos due to a group of demons and monsters, so we came here to subdue them and restore order. Unexpectedly, that dog demon was quite powerful and used a pagoda to suck us in."
"I see!"
The Emperor of Fengdu nodded.
"This dog demon is getting more and more rampant!"
"Alas, the underworld has been turned into a complete mess by a bunch of demons and monsters!"
"..."
A group of underworld bigwigs sighed and shook their heads, extremely indignant.
Li Yao thought to himself, "A bunch of useless guys, all they know is to sigh and complain!"
However, his face remained perfectly calm as he asked, "Why are you all here?"
"Well……"
Suddenly, the scene fell silent, an eerie silence.
The group of bigwigs immediately fell silent, their expressions as ugly as could be.
That's right!
They are all big shots in the underworld; any one of them standing up could terrify many people in the mortal world.
Unexpectedly, their underworld was robbed by several demons and monsters, and they were imprisoned by them.
If this story were to reach the mortal realm, the people there would probably laugh at us to death.
Chapter 451 The Strange Big Shots
"Uh... well... to be honest, we were also sucked in by that dog demon using this pagoda."
The Emperor of Fengdu looked somewhat embarrassed.
"What is the origin of this pagoda that even you cannot do anything about it?"
Li Yao pretended to be very curious.
In fact, he already had some guesses in his mind.
No sooner had he finished speaking than the Fifth King of Hell blurted out, "This tower is called the Haotian Tower, and it is the law of the Jade Emperor..."
King Yama had only spoken halfway when he suddenly realized something was wrong and quickly stopped.
The other nine Yama Kings, along with the Five Ghost Emperors, glared at Yama King, while the Great Emperor of Fengdu also gave Yama King a stern look.
King Yama realized he had let something slip and lowered his head in shame.
It really is the Jade Emperor's magic weapon!
Li Yao smiled inwardly.
These underworld bigwigs are all eccentric and strange, clearly trying to hide something important.
Li Yao thought for a moment and asked, "What is the origin of that dog demon? How does he possess such a powerful magical artifact?"
Upon hearing this, these underworld bigwigs became even more eccentric.
Some looked up at the sky, some lowered their heads in 'contemplation', and some closed their eyes to rest, as if they hadn't heard Li Yao's words.
That Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva became even more powerful, muttering incantations and actually reciting Buddhist scriptures.
The Emperor of Fengdu coughed awkwardly and said, "I'm truly ashamed to say that we still don't know the origin of that dog demon!"
Li Yao looked coldly at these so-called big shots, thinking to himself: You're kidding me, do you think I'm that easy to fool?
These underworld bigwigs must know the origins of that dog demon.
For some reason, they dared not easily reveal the origin of the dog demon.
There must be some unspeakable secret behind it.
This made Li Yao even more curious.