Guarding the Prison for 100 Years, I Emerge to Overwhelm the Demon Venerable

"Hm?"

After stepping into the wilderness inn, Su Bai seemed to sense something and glanced behind him.

With just a single step, the group seemed to enter another world. The Presence around them instantly became frigid and sinister.

The inn wasn’t large. A dozen or so tables were scattered about, all empty. Aside from the waiter leading the way, there were no other customers.

There was only a hunched, constantly coughing old Shopkeeper and a short, stern-faced shopkeeper’s wife.

When they saw the customers arrive, both looked indifferent. They gave a casual glance before returning to their own tasks.

"Esteemed guests! Our horse meat is freshly slaughtered and prepared. It’s incredibly delicious. Would you care to try some?"

the waiter asked with a smile.

"Is horse meat all you have?"

Su Bai reached out and touched the corner of a table. It was icy cold, like touching a block of ten-thousand-year-old ice.

"Do you have beef or donkey meat?"

Upon hearing this, the waiter’s expression stiffened. He then gave a bitter smile and said,

"It’s illegal to slaughter plow oxen, and donkeys are needed to grind flour. We’re law-abiding folk; we wouldn’t dare break the law. We don’t have any of that."

"Then we’ll just have a pot of tea."

Su Bai didn’t press the issue.

"This..."

The waiter was taken aback. The old Shopkeeper and the shopkeeper’s wife, who had been minding their own business, slowly raised their heads. In the shifting light, the smiles on their faces looked exceptionally bizarre and chilling!

"Just tea? Is that enough?"

"Just tea? Is that enough?"

"Just tea? Is that enough?"

The three of them spoke at the same time, their voices eerily overlapping.

At first, their voices sounded relatively normal, but they grew increasingly sharp and shrill, like the wailing of ghosts and howling of wolves.

Finally, they sounded like the shrieks of Fierce Ghosts and the roars of Evil Ghosts!

A powerful soundwave suddenly exploded outward.

It rattled the old Daoist, who clutched his head and nearly tumbled to the ground. The bell held tightly in his hand finally began to shake frantically!

WOOF!!

"Blessed Infinite Heavenly Venerable!"

The Silver-White Dog Demon also yelped in terror, its body trembling violently.

CLANG!

As for the saber-wielding woman, she gripped her Treasure Saber tightly. The blade flashed as a surging saber intent emanated from it.

WHOOSH!

Inside the inn, a sinister wind howled. The already dim light flickered wildly.

From within the deep, gloomy mist, the waiter, the hunched old man, and the short shopkeeper’s wife let out a unified ghostly shriek:

"In the Netherworld between heaven and earth, all Ten Thousand Spirits must retreat!"

Waves of ghostly sound seemed to explode in their minds, making them dizzy and disoriented. Their limbs went numb as immense fear welled up in their hearts.

Su Bai stood motionless, feeling the world around him twist and turn violently.

Vaguely, he could see a vast world of roiling, dark mist.

In a flash of light and shadow, endless Evil Qi was stirred, giving birth to a terrifying repulsive force between heaven and earth.

This force rejected the Vital Qi Mechanism of any creature that didn’t belong, exerting an unimaginably immense pressure, especially on the flesh and blood of the living!

THUD!

The Silver-White Dog Demon, tongue lolling, limbs sprawled weakly, whimpered in despair as it flopped onto the floor like a limp dog skin rug.

The old Daoist fared even worse than the Silver-White Dog Demon.

He lay on his back, groans escaping from his flesh and bones. He was on the verge of death.

The bell clutched in his hand shook wildly, like a candle flame flickering in a gale, ready to be extinguished at any moment.

Even the saber-wielding woman, with her higher cultivation, had her entire body creaking under the pressure of this Presence. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth.

Only Su Bai remained standing calmly in the center of the terrifying Evil Qi, his white robes and long hair fluttering, his expression unchanged.

Although the inn was filled with immense repulsion and pressure,

his Physique was too powerful, and his control over his body had reached the absolute peak. He stood as firm as a mountain, no matter how the repulsive force crashed against him like waves.

Unless this repulsive force was strong enough to kill him instantly, it was nothing to him.

It was like a gentle breeze on his face.

The [Fourth Immortal Golden Body Transformation] was a supreme, Super-grade Cultivation Method, and its Cultivation Technique Realm was incredibly profound.

Therefore, the toughness of Su Bai’s Physique far exceeded what an ordinary person could imagine.

Thus, even as the yin qi surged like an endless ocean tide, he was like an immortal golden mountain standing between heaven and earth, utterly unmoved.

"The aura of the living... how wonderful!"

The inn’s waiter muttered to himself.

His appearance had changed dramatically. The bowing, scraping posture was gone, replaced by a twisted, savage expression.

Ghostly flames danced in his eyes, two extra arms had sprouted from his waist, and the rag in his hand had transformed into a crimson Soul Hook Chain.

As he swung his right arm, it made a sharp CRACK-CRACK sound.

The hunched old Shopkeeper had dropped to the ground, his head becoming utterly terrifying.

Four limbs—no, six limbs—sprouted from his body, and he began to crawl slowly, like a human spider.

The only one who hadn’t changed was the short shopkeeper’s wife.

She walked forward slowly, letting out a sinister, androgynous laugh.

"Esteemed guest, horse meat enriches the blood and strengthens the Physique. Are you sure you won’t have some?"

A bone-chillingly cold, sinister wind blew as the three hideous Evil Ghosts closed in together:

"Esteemed guest! Are you sure you won’t have some?"

"So, it’s not you."

At that moment, Su Bai, who was sitting on a long bench, slowly raised his eyes. A peculiar light flickered in his gaze.

"What?"

The three Evil Ghosts were all taken aback.

"I’m saying, you’re not the masters of this inn..."

Su Bai shook his head.

Ever since stepping into this inn, he had spread his Divine Thoughts to probe his surroundings.

This inn was quite strange. It seemed to exist in the mortal world and the Underworld Netherworld simultaneously, overlapping and alternating. It wasn’t purely a world of the living, nor was it a place of just ghosts and demons; it could accommodate both.

Clearly, these three Little Ghosts before him couldn’t have created such a miraculous sight on their own.

WHOOSH!

Then, he stood up straight. His white robes billowed with the roiling Yin Sha Qi as vast, celestial-sounding words came from his mouth:

"A bunch of Little Ghosts squatting in a place that isn’t yours, and you dare to peddle this Xuanxu?"

BOOM!

As his robes shook, the sound of blood flowing like a torrential river erupted from within his body, emanating outward.

His bones and sinews sang in unison, booming like thunder!

In an instant, the blood in his body surged like a boundless ocean, a ferocious and powerful Blood Qi.

It burst forth in a flash!

VMMMM!!

In that moment, the entire inn lit up brightly in all directions!

It was as if a blazing sun had fallen into the inn, erupting with unbelievable light and heat that violently collided with the roiling Yin Sha Qi closing in from all sides.

SCREECH!

A mournful cry immediately rang through the air.

The three Evil Ghosts let out one sharp shriek after another, sent tumbling backward by the impact of the Blood Qi.

CRACK!

Their bodies began to crack all over. Black blood flowed across the floor, and an unimaginably foul stench washed over the area.

What repelled these Evil Ghosts was the supremely powerful life Presence that burst out alongside the Blood Qi!

The three Evil Ghosts retreated one after another, their faces filled with terror, vomiting mouthfuls of black blood.

The old Daoist and the Silver-White Dog Demon, however, scrambled to their feet. Bathed in the surging Blood Qi, they felt a pleasant warmth spread through their bodies, and all their fear and shock vanished.

Their hearts filled with a sense of ease and freedom.

The pressure on the saber-wielding woman also vanished abruptly, and a hint of a smile appeared on her face.

The old Daoist shook his bell, gritted his teeth, and pulled out one Dao Talisman after another from his robes, wishing he could throw them all at once.

"What is this?"

"AHH!!"

Under the impact of the terrifying Blood Qi, the three Evil Ghosts were like ignited lamp oil. Large clumps of foul-smelling liquid sloughed off their bodies as their forms became even more grotesque and frightening!

They looked like three burning black candles.

The short shopkeeper’s wife could finally no longer withstand the impact of the Blood Qi. She transformed into a Black Dragon, spattering slime and reeking of filth.

Its long body trembled, and it whipped a sinister wind as it lashed out toward Su Bai, who was like a blazing sun in the sky!

The waiter, now a four-armed Evil Ghost, also used all its strength to fling the bloody chain in its hand, roaring with a venomous expression:

"Die! Die! All of you, die!"

The spider-like Evil Ghost opened its mouth and spat out countless globs of blackish-red liquid, which formed a net that descended upon Su Bai!

"Whipping its tail, spitting, flinging a chain..."

"Just three Little Ghosts, as I thought. These tactics are truly disappointing."

The three had transformed into ghostly creatures, their forms twisted, but their intelligence had clearly dropped quite a bit. If they were anywhere else, their tactics wouldn’t even measure up to that Silver Bone Daoist from before.

They were a far cry from the Martial Arts Great Power Su Bai had imagined, one capable of connecting two worlds.

It felt like a waste of the techniques he had prepared.

It was inevitably disappointing.

With a soft sigh, a heavy sense of disappointment appeared on the face of every person, demon, and ghost in the inn.

The powerful infectiousness of his Divine Thoughts was on full display.

Every person, demon, and ghost felt the disappointment in his voice.

"AHH!!"

The three Evil Ghosts went berserk, roaring madly as their bodies stretched out.

They twisted grotesquely.

But in the next moment, the sky-filling Blood Qi suddenly flowed back into him.

The sound of its surging, like a tsunami, vanished instantly.

The aura that had caused them excruciating pain, the aura they hated and loathed, was gone. And yet, a tremendous sense of fear suddenly erupted in the hearts of the three Evil Ghosts!

It was as if, in the next instant, a catastrophe would befall them from which there would be no escape!

At the same time, in the eyes of the three Evil Ghosts...

A palm, shining with a brilliant golden radiance, descended upon them like a world-toppling mountain that filled the sky!

The mountain formed by the giant palm had not yet reached them; just the turbulence of its aura was enough.

The long tail lashing the ground, the foul spiderweb spat from the mouth, and the bloody chain whipping through the air all froze in mid-air.

Then, they instantly exploded into dust!

"AHH!!"

The three Evil Ghosts shrieked and roared in despair as their bodies violently burst apart!

Gore spattered everywhere.

RUMBLE!

Thunder rolled across the horizon.

Inside the inn, Su Bai’s aura climbed to its absolute peak!

Vast as an abyss.

CRACK!

Under the impact of this powerful aura, the strange wilderness inn instantly shattered.

Endless light burst forth!

At this moment, within the inn,

Su Bai drew upon a thousand bolts of lightning.

He had finally entered the Nine Tribulations!