In life, unregarded. In death, unclaimed.

Born to solitude, dying in solitude.

In this world, to die without a burial place is the most venomous of curses.

The most venomous of curses also signifies… the most potent power related to the arts of cursing.

Yin Guan unleashed his curse, and instantly, resentment surged.

Malice took root in the hearts of all, festering and spreading.

Within the confines of the iron-cast black pillars, boundless power of curses raged wildly, whipping up a tangible howling wind.

It was a tsunami brewing within the hearts of men.

Had the merchants not departed, they would have been utterly consumed, each succumbing to a self-destructive spite, none escaping the calamitous tide.

Yin Guan, fueled by his curse, charged forward, his hair, reaching down to his feet, dancing wildly without wind, as if to obliterate everything before him, his ferocious flames blazing, a fiend incarnate.

That dark power pressed down, almost suffocatingly.

Even through the iron-cast black pillars that pierced the land!

Having witnessed Yin Guan’s might today, Jiang Wang understood that the few times he had seen Yin Guan act before were mere trifles, not even scratching the surface of his true strength.

Faced with such a Yin Guan, even as a renowned genius of the Qi Kingdom, he could not withstand even a single exchange.

Yet, what was truly terrifying was…

Even such a Yin Guan, the pinnacle of Outer Building cultivators, could not see even a glimmer of opportunity against Yue Leng, who was in the Divine Proximity realm!

Facing the overwhelming curse power surging from Yin Guan, Yue Leng uttered but a single word: “Majesty!”

Behind him, in the sky above, faintly appeared a divine beast phantom.

A single horn grew from its forehead, sturdy and majestic. Its eyes glared, its fur dense and black.

There was a divine beast called Xie Zhi, capable of discerning right from wrong, distinguishing good from evil, and devouring the wicked, hailed as the Beast of Law.

It was the sole divine beast revered by the Legalists!

The moment this phantom appeared,

The dark clouds above dissipated, and the black mist between Yue Leng’s eyebrows vanished.

The curse power entangling Yue Leng vanished in an instant, leaving no trace.

The majesty of the Beast of Law caused all evil to retreat!

One word to resolve calamity.

And Yue Leng spoke again: “Valor!”

The Beast of Law behind him let out a long neigh, its four hooves stomping the air, emitting a muffled thud like a staff striking the floor in a grand hall. It bypassed Yue Leng’s body, lowered its head, and charged directly at Yin Guan.

This man is guilty; punish him with the horn!

Black smoke poured from Yin Guan’s seven orifices, the green light in his eyes intensified, the green light on his fists blazed brighter, and he charged with astonishing power, only to be toppled by the Beast of Law’s horn at the moment of impact!

Jiang Wang’s keen eyes saw that, in that instant, Yin Guan had tried at least eight methods to evade, but still could not avoid this strike.

The Beast of Law’s horn seemed to be ordained by law, established by rules, inevitable, unavoidable.

To be struck was the natural order, escaping would have been the true miracle.

Knocked into the air by the Beast of Law, Yin Guan seemed to be ignited with ferocity, also letting out a shout, directly opening his green light-wreathed ten fingers, fiercely plunging them into the Beast of Law phantom, and tearing outwards!

The momentum of his backward flight did not cease, but the Beast of Law phantom had already disintegrated.

And in Yin Guan’s abdomen, the wound caused by the Beast of Law’s horn gushed blood.

Jiang Wang saw from outside the iron-cast black pillars that, in that blood, there were actually black mist-like things, drifting in wisps.

Yin Guan reached out and pressed his abdomen, and the bleeding stopped immediately.

The green light in his eyes deepened even further.

Jiang Wang still remembered that when Yin Guan fought against Zheng Chaoyang, the commander of the Monument Bearing Army, outside the Twenty-Seventh City of Yu Country’s Lower City, Yin Guan had withdrawn from his strongest state and ceased fighting before the green light completely filled his eyes.

But at this moment, Yin Guan had not stopped…

He even stopped the bleeding, and the first thing he did was to charge at Yue Leng again.

He launched attacks again and again, as if he was the one with absolute advantage!

Jing Hai Prefecture, the Gao Clan’s ancestral land.

In the high sky, King Equality, wearing the Yama mask, shouted strangely: “Hell has no gates, Yama has arrived! You might as well wait to die!”

Yue Leng was not present, and there was no famous Divine Proximity realm expert in the entire Jing Hai Prefecture. At this moment, he was unbridled, extremely manic.

The precarious situation in recent days had intensified the violence in his heart. He really needed to bathe himself in blood to calm down slightly.

And King Song was much simpler and more direct. He didn’t even fly up, but just strode forward on the ground, no matter what he faced, no matter who he faced, he would only throw one punch.

No one could withstand his punch, and those who dared to stop him were directly blasted to death.

With just one punch, he smashed the Jing Hai Gao Clan’s memorial archway.

That was the key hub of the entire Jing Hai Gao Clan’s ancestral land formation!

In the secret room, Gao Xianchang, the current patriarch of Jing Hai Gao Clan, was shouting: “Call for help! Quickly call for help! Immediately notify the Quiet Consort!”

As the patriarch of Jing Hai Gao, he was very clear about what happened in Linzi City not long ago. He knew very well what kind of fierce people Hell Without Door were.

But hadn’t the capital’s Patrol and Inspection Department’s pursuit team trapped them in Biwu Prefecture?

Wasn’t Divine Catcher Yue Leng personally stationed outside Jing Hai Prefecture?

Now…

Those damned Green Plaques!

Gao Xianchang’s panic was unavoidable, because he deeply understood that no one in the entire Jing Hai Prefecture could save them.

Jing Hai Prefecture and Linhai Prefecture were both near the sea, but the Qi Kingdom’s strength placed on the border was not in these two prefectures, but on the offshore islands.

In Jing Hai Prefecture, the Gao Clan was the strongest force.

However, the Gao Clan had recently risen, and its foundation was insufficient. Now there was no force that could contend with the fierce men of Hell Without Door. Gao Shaoling, the most capable Outer Building expert of the entire Gao family, was still in the position of governor of Chiwei Prefecture, and there was no way he could make it in time.

Even if he were in Jing Hai Prefecture, he might not be a match for King Song and King Equality of Hell Without Door. Just like Gao Xianchang himself, he was also in the Outer Building realm, but he hid in the secret room without going out.

Because he knew that going out would only be courting death.

Only the Quiet Consort was the only hope for survival.

However, the Quiet Consort had some power in the deep palace, but it was completely impossible for her to mobilize experts strong enough to defeat Hell Without Door. She could only ask for help from the Qi Emperor.

But… Although the Quiet Consort was very favored, it was not as if she could see the Qi Emperor whenever she wanted to see him.

How long would it take for her to see the Qi Emperor and ask for assistance?

Could the Jing Hai Gao Clan withstand such a long time?

A coldness filled the Gao Clan patriarch’s heart.

The magnificent city of Linzi was extremely prosperous,

But there were also many forbidden areas, prohibiting anyone from approaching.

Many people would never know the existence of these forbidden areas in their entire lives.

In a forbidden area.

From the other side of the bluestone path, came a hunched old man wearing a tattered leather hat and wrapped in a worn-out cotton-padded coat.

His steps were very slow, even staggering.

He was carrying a white paper lantern in his hand, as if to light the way ahead, but it was broad daylight at this time, which was inevitably strange.

As he walked, his ears twitched, as if he had noticed something.

So he turned around.

His face was covered with wrinkles like ravines… A pair of wide-open blind eyes!

If Jiang Wang and Chong Xuansheng were present, they would be able to recognize him immediately.

It was the night watchman they had encountered in the ruins of the Withered Glory Courtyard!