Chapter 710: Chapter 709: Abi Hell, Yamata no Orochi

His train of thought was interrupted, and Li Jing turned his head wordlessly.

In his view, Daji was smiling sweetly, he responded with a bright smile.

"No can do."

Upon hearing this, Daji kept the smile on her face and clicked her tongue, spoke in a low voice.

"Master, it’s not nice to treat me like this. I’m the one who recommended Gui Ya, a competent helper, to you. But you can’t even grant me a small wish of taking a break."

"Don’t even think about slacking off, let alone any other plans."

Li Jing shook his head, spoke.

"From the very beginning, Chen Tang City ruled out the idea of idling, providing you with a special treatment will entice gossip."

"Chen Tang City?"

Daji was stunned, then she laughed so hard that she was trembling.

"You mean Pagoda King Li?"

"I indeed have a Taoist Pagoda."

Li Jing rolled his eyes.

Even to this day.

He felt like a pig who has no fear of boiling water.

After all, it’s a topic meant for laughter, why should he care too much about it?

Not letting the conversation linger, Li Jing spoke.

"For Gui Ya’s matter, you will definitely get the credit. Judging from your performance, I don’t necessarily have to assign you to an important position, I can’t trust you if I do so. But as I said before, Chen Tang City has no room for idlers, you at least need to do something."

He thought about it, then continued.

"How about this, at present, the two major fairy realms in the southeast of the Universe Great World have basically achieved full modernization. Some industries that fit the modern society are already included in the future plans of Chen Tang City. You may as well debut as the signing artist of Chen Tang City."

"Debut!?"

Daji, who couldn’t stop laughing, was taken aback, she asked.

"Master, you aren’t going to ask me to go into adult industry, are you?"

A smirk formed at the corner of Li Jing’s mouth.

"Why do you interpret debuting as going into the adult industry?"

"Ah, this..."

Daji blinked, and said jokingly.

"I’m sorry, after staying in X Jin Divine Domain for so long, I have unconsciously assimilated some specific settings."

"Fine, stop playing dumb."

Li Jing scoffed, said.

"With your beauty and talent, it would be easy to become a popular artist. Not to mention Chen Tang City, currently the first stronghold in the fairy realm of Universe Great World, will be backing you up. You won’t feel pressurized in this position. That settles it."

"So, it seems I don’t have the right to choose, huh."

Daji protested, a hint of reluctance in her tone.

But Li Jing didn’t want to have further discussions with her.

Ever since the woman announced her intention to restore her position as the queen of the Upper Three Realms, her stay wasn’t a question of whether Li Jing wanted her to stay or not, but more of the troubles this girl might cause him if she stayed in Star Nebula Great World."

He sighed lightly and stood up.

"Let’s go. To the Abi Hell."

"Okay."

Daji got up, showing no resistance.

She was, after all, a sensible person.

She knew that Li Jing had arranged a condition for her on the spot and promised a relatively relaxed "position" to a large extent to cater to her.

Since the person already caters to her, it would be too much to ask for more.

Debut as an artist.

How difficult can it be?

Thinking of it, she found it quite interesting...

...

Soon, Li Jing and Daji left Jile Fang.

The whole journey was silent.

About two hours later, Li Jing arrived at the bottommost layer of the Underworld Country also called the Abi Hell, riding in Daji’s carriage.

"Abi" means "endless".

Therefore, "Abi Hell" can also be called "Endless Purgatory".

In this lowest layer of the Eight Great Hells of the Underworld Country, lost souls indeed endure endless pain and punishment.

Abi Hell is overall characterized by volcanic terrain.

The ground above is spread with unusually hot magma which not only makes the entire Abi Hell extremely hot but also gives birth to various strange and precious spiritual objects.

With Li Jing’s current status, of course, he would not pause because of these spiritual objects.

In addition, the spiritual objects born in Abi Hell can easily cause physiological discomfort in people.

Spiritual objects born here are not merely due to the hot environment. Even more, it is because this place is full of negative energies such as Yin Qi, Ghost Qi, and resentment, based on the carrier of Spiritual Qi.

Deep inside Abi Hell, Li Jing saw many lost souls being punished.

In the meantime.

He saw with his own eyes how some of the punished souls, either secured by locks and chains or bearing something that rendered them immobile in the spreading magma, had their bodies continuously dissolved by the hot magma leading to the collapse of their spirit body. They then disintegrated into negative energies such as Yin Qi.

However, even after the total collapse of their spirit body, the punished souls quickly reappeared at the location of their punishment as if nothing had happened, constantly repeating the process of being burnt, disintegrated, perishing, and being reborn. And the negative energies such as Yin Qi that they turned into after the breakdown of their spirit bodies were the nourishment and prerequisites for the birth of various spiritual objects in Abi Hell.

Although knowing the truth behind the efficacy of the things grown here requires real courage, regardless of it.

En route, Daji kindly informed Li Jing.

Although these visible lost souls appear miserable, in reality, the punishments they receive in Abi Hell are among the lightest. The more miserable ones are in even deeper areas.

However, the further one goes into the depths of Abi Hell, the more ruthless people there will be.

Despite the miserable cries of those being punished, once released, any of them could potentially cause a bloody storm in the X-Jin Divine Domain.

There’s no need for Daji to elaborate on this point.

Places like Abi Hell are not suitable for any lost soul. Those who are "fortunate" enough to enter and be punished are the truly heinous individuals.

...

About half an hour later, Li Jing and Daji arrived at a large residential area in the mid-level of Abi Hell.

Unlike the previous hells full of cries, the residential area of Abi Hell only houses jailers in charge of supervision.

Yamata no Orochi is now one of these jailers.

According to what Daji told Li Jing.

The influence and power of Yamata no Orochi here is very significant. Even the Pingdeng King who governs Abi Hell has to give him some face.

Also, because of his remarkable strength and power, Yamata no Orochi is one of the few jailers in the Underworld Country who still has some contact with the gods of Gaotianyuan. The Ten Yama Halls can only turn a blind eye.

Of course.

The Underworld Country has its own rules and regulations.

As a being who is essentially already deceased, Yamata no Orochi doesn’t dare to be completely reckless. Otherwise, the Ten Yama Halls would take action against him.

Not long after arriving at the residential area in the middle layer of Abi Hell, Daji and Li Jing landed in front of a super-luxurious mansion at the center of the area.

"Master, we have arrived. This is Yamata no Orochi’s mansion,"

Turning her head and smiling sweetly, Daji got out of the vehicle.

Li Jing followed.

Looking up.

I must say, the mansion of Yamata no Orochi is truly majestic.

Just the entrance alone is several hundred meters high, and the buildings seem to be tens of thousands of meters tall.

This must be custom-made according to his size...

While admiring, Li Jing also noticed that the whole residential area is full of buildings that are at least a few thousand meters high. Even the shortest building is two to three thousand meters high.

It is clear.

The jailers in Abi Hell are all like Yamata no Orochi, big monster ghosts, instead of being taken up by the Ghost God Clan like the upper hells—all of them are gigantic.

Just as he was observing the surroundings, Daji raised her hand and struck out.

With that...

A huge palm mark formed purely from dense Demonic Qi swept out, and with a "boom", it shattered the gate of the Yamata no Orochi’s mansion.

Upon seeing this, Li Jing’s mouth twitched.

"What are you doing?"

"Knocking."

Daji showed a smile.

Before she could finish speaking, a furious roar sounded from within the building.

"Who the fuck is so bold!?"

The next instant...

There was a seismic tremor, and the building towering tens of thousands of meters high collapsed in an instant. A colossal creature with eight heads and eight tails, like eight large snakes wrapped around each other, revealed itself by breaking through the building."

"..."

Li Jing...

He didn’t even get the chance to criticize Daji’s ’knocking’–the guy inside had already destroyed the whole mansion himself.

What’s more outrageous is that...

The collapse of the tallest building in the residential area happened without the slightest disturbance in the vicinity.

It’s clear as day...

The surrounding residents seemed to have become accustomed to this, to such an extent that they couldn’t be bothered to step outside for a look.

There’s no way in such a large residential area that all the prison wardens just happened to be at their posts. There must be people at home.

Over there...

The Yamata no Orochi appeared, towering over the comparatively tiny figures of Li Jing and Daji. Upon seeing Daji, the snake’s eyes narrowed dangerously.

"Tamamo no Mae, are you seeking death?"

"Oh! You’ve grown quite a bit, Little Orochi, in the time I’ve been away?"

Daji’s face did not show any hesitation.

She talks tough, but her physical actions were more honest than Lilith’s. She took a step back behind Li Jing and even grabbed his arm.

"..."

Li Jing...

He didn’t mind anything else...

The key point was, although the Yamata no Orochi was physically colossal, it’s health bar indicated its actual ability level to be significantly lower than Daji’s, with a level of 23555.

The Yamata no Orochi was not part of the Ghost God Clan and did not receive special support in the Underworld Country.

They’re obviously weaker, so why is Daji acting so cowardly?

But on second thought...

It seems Daji wasn’t being cowardly, but was simply pretending to be tough.

While he was speechless, the Yamata no Orochi stared back.

When their eyes met, the Yamata no Orochi found that it couldn’t see through Li Jing, so it became somewhat cautious.

"May I know your name?"

"Jiu Li, you can call me Master Jiu."

Li Jing responded, choosing not to disclose his identity as the World Watcher.

Upon receiving his response, the Yamata no Orochi carefully scrutinized him for a moment before transforming into a burly man over two meters tall with bulging muscles."

"I’ve been in the Underworld Country for so many years and I’ve never heard of you. In the X Jin Divine Domain, apart from Tamamo No Mae, there’s no other powerful fox demon. So, did you come from outside the domain?"

"Where I come from is not important."

Shaking his head, Li Jing stated.

"What’s important is, you have something I need."

The Yamata no Orochi frowned, glanced at Daji inadvertently, took half a step back and said.

"I don’t know what you’re talking about."

It’s obvious that he realized why Li Jing had come, and considered Daji’s relationship with him. Li Jing smiled and held out his hand.

"You’re a warder of the Underworld Country, essentially unrelated to Gaotianyuan. It’s better for you to give up the goods willingly. Playing dumb with me is meaningless."

Before the Yamata no Orochi could respond, Daji broke into laughter.

"Did you hear what my master said? Little Orochi, you better hand over the goods or you’ll regret it!"

As she spoke, she even flexed her small, snow-white arm quite threateningly.

Li Jing saw this and turned his head speechlessly.

This lady, she’s getting a bit carried away.

On the other side...

As the Yamata no Orochi observed Daji’s provocative actions, its face darkened, then it turned to Li Jing and said,

"Since you know I have no relation with Gaotianyuan, instead, I am a warden of the Underworld Country. You should also understand that I am protected by the Underworld Country, attacking me is equivalent to... "

Before finishing his sentence, he suddenly threw a punch.

A loud ’boom’ echoed, and the image of a huge punch formed by Yin Qi and Demonic Qi swallowed up Li Jing and Daji in an instant.

The Yamata no Orochi didn’t hesitate for a moment before soaring into the sky, transforming into a dark light, and swooshing towards the depths of Abi Hell.

At the very same moment...

The shadow of the punch dissipated.

As the smoke and dust dispersed, Li Jing and Daji appeared.

The punch came so unexpectedly...

Neither Li Jing nor Daji had anticipated that the Yamata no Orochi, who seemed somewhat cautious and was ’reasoning’ with them just one second ago, would suddenly attack.

Taking a direct hit...

Li Jing was unscathed, but Daji was a little worse for wear.

The Yamata no Orochi after all, was in the later stage of the Sixteenth Realm.

Daji was caught off guard and unavoidably took some damage when she was suddenly hit.

Fortunately, Li Jing was standing in front of her, and the majority of the damage fell upon him.

Seeing the Yamata no Orochi escaping at high speed, and vanishing in a blink of an eye, Daji, who was hit for no reason, was somewhat frustrated.

"Shit! That guy dared to ambush us! Master, let’s chase after him!"

As she spoke, she let go and was about to take to the sky.

Li Jing, however, reached out and held her back.

"Don’t chase after a desperate enemy. He’s running towards the deepest part of Abi Hell, he must have something to rely on."

Hearing this, Daji snapped back to her senses and calmed her temper down a bit.

"Something seems a little off."

Musing over it, Daji said. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Master, although you didn’t directly disclose your identity, what Gaotianyuan is currently experiencing has a direct impact on the Underworld Country, not to mention that the Yamata no Orochi can be considered a related party. I presume he has already speculated on your connection with the World Watcher, which makes his sudden escape seem very suspicious."

As she spoke, she analyzed.

"Going against a World Watcher is definitely an unreasonable action. In contrast, sitting down to negotiate terms would be the correct solution."

Upon hearing this, Li Jing nodded and squinted his eyes slightly.

"Although I’m not sure what’s going on, Amaterasu definitely has something to do with it. Furthermore, they seem to have high confidence in their backup plan. With this in mind, it seems we have slightly underestimated Amaterasu."

Upon hearing these words, Daji couldn’t disagree.

"Amaterasu’s involvement in this matter is inevitable. I guess I did underestimate the coward who dared to abandon Gaotianyuan."

As she spoke, she asked.

"Master, what shall we do next? We can’t knowingly walk into a trap, can we?"

"What else can we do?"

Li Jing tilted his head.

Daji was lost for words. She said in disbelief,

"You yourself said that Amaterasu and the Yamata no Orochi are very confident in their backup plan. Obviously, it might pose a threat to the World Watcher. Fundamentally, the authority granted by the Watcher doesn’t make you invincible in the corresponding Great World, let alone the fact that we are in the X Jin Divine Domain of the Underworld Country now. Strictly speaking, it cannot be counted as being in the Great World, and your authority should also be limited, shouldn’t it?"