Looking down and seeing no one noticed him, he stood on the branch, stretched his body, kicked powerfully, leaped towards the building, and with his hands gripping the window frame, kicked open the window and jumped into the cafeteria.
After entering, he closed the window. Before he could turn around, he immediately sensed a heavy yin energy, unlike anything he’d experienced with a few ghosts or corpses before. It was as if he’d been thrown directly into the underworld.
While ordinary people would be physically harmed and have their lifespan reduced in such an environment without sensing the yin energy, for a practitioner like Luo Mingbai, the reaction was more intense.
He felt as if he’d suddenly entered winter, rubbing his hands to warm up.
Walking further, he initially found nothing unusual, but the surrounding light gradually dimmed, as if entering deep night. The watch on his right wrist with yin time markings suddenly exploded, creating a startling sound in the quiet hall.
Just at that moment, a sudden “swoosh” sound came from behind him, as if something extremely dense was striking towards his back.
Luo Yingbai slightly tilted his body, the knife already out of its sheath. He blocked the attack with a backhand, then immediately turned and swung his wrist. A series of “ding-dong” light sounds rang out, with silver light flashing in the darkness and crisp sounds rising. Though it was a fight, the scene was extraordinarily beautiful.
The hidden weapons were deflected by Luo Yingbai without hesitation. He followed up with a direct downward slash, precisely attacking into a patch of darkness.
Suddenly, a hand caught the back of his blade in midair, and Xia Xianning’s voice came: “Senior brother, it’s me.”
Chapter 126: The Underworld of the Yang Realm
Luo Yingbai was very surprised, sheathing his knife and seeing him: “Xianning, how did you get here? I didn’t even see you just now!”
Xia Xianning said: “I didn’t want to alert anyone, so I climbed in through the side window.”
He was so clever – this was definitely related to how they used to sneak out through windows to play games when they were young – of course, he would never admit that Xia Xianning was forced by him.
It turned out that when Xia Xianning entered earlier, the magical artifacts on his body were also affected by the yin energy. A bag of bodhi seeds flew out, coincidentally flying towards Luo Yingbai.
Xia Xianning looked at Luo Yingbai, first taking off his police uniform and draping it over him, leaving himself with just a shirt.
Luo Yingbai said: “You wear it, you’re cold too.”
Xia Xianning grabbed his hand, forcibly stuffing it into the sleeve and helping him put on the clothes, saying calmly: “I’m not afraid of the cold.”
As he spoke, he snapped his fingers, but the Great Bright Spell had no effect in this space filled with yin energy. So Xia Xianning took out a flashlight and shone it around.
Luo Yingbai asked: “Didn’t bring anyone else?”
Xia Xianning replied: “I let them wait downstairs. The situation is unclear, and having too many people enter would be counterproductive…”
Luo Yingbai suddenly said: “Stop!”
Xia Xianning was stunned, the flashlight beam stopped on a row of tables and chairs in the middle of the cafeteria, with nothing unusual in sight.
Luo Yingbai pushed his wrist, shifting the light beam to illuminate the cabinet on one side of the cafeteria.
Although the staff who usually served food were nowhere to be seen, the scene in the cabinet remained unchanged, with pots and pans neatly arranged on the stove. Luo Yingbai took a step back, grabbing Xia Xianning’s arm.
He had felt something was off earlier, and now he could see exactly what was happening. Behind the cabinet’s window was the cooking area. In the large pot, simmering on low heat, were pale human hands. On the cutting board, half-cut human heads were carelessly placed. An iron bucket was filled with fresh blood, and the plates in front of the cabinet were lined with eyeballs, hearts, fingers…
The scene was bloody and horrifying. Even Luo Yingbai, who had seen countless terrifying sights, couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable.
He turned to look at Xia Xianning, hoping for a sympathetic reaction, but the non-human’s face showed no panic. He even quickly walked closer with the flashlight, seemingly about to examine the scene closely.
Luo Yingbai was amazed by this person’s psychological fortitude, saying: “What, are you planning to taste a bit of spiced human trotter?”
Xia Xianning said: “Don’t talk.”
Luo Yingbai: “?”
Xia Xianning, expressionless: “I’m about to throw up.”
Luo Yingbai: “…Hahahahaha!”
The empty cafeteria didn’t become more cheerful because of his laughter. Instead, the laughter echoed back, so Luo Yingbai quickly shut his mouth.
A sharp howl rose up, almost piercing through their eardrums and drilling into their brains. Xia Xianning quickly reached out and covered Luo Yingbai’s ears. At the same time, the floor of the cafeteria suddenly split open with a huge crack, and a black shadow emerged, slowly approaching them.
This creature had a blue face with fangs, four hands, four feet, and two heads, as if a male and female had been forcibly assembled together. Its movement was extremely agile, slithering like a snake. Each time it drew closer, its body would swell, and in less than a few minutes, it had grown to over three meters tall.
Luo Yingbai said in a low voice, “Be careful, it’s a Dual Birth Demon – and this time it’s not an illusion.”
This Dual Birth Demon was a grotesque embryo born from the evil and darkness of the underworld, neither human nor ghost, escaping the cycle of reincarnation. In life, it radiated resentment; in death, it would vanish into dust. Normally, these Dual Birth Demons were locked in the deepest, most fiery hell, but now, with the barrier cracked, it had crawled up.
Xia Xianning sighed, bit his finger, and quickly drew a blood-red seal on his palm with his index finger, shouting, “Endless long clouds, light extinguished, seal!
A transparent bubble flew from his palm, firmly encasing the monster.
This was the Changliu Sect’s unique sealing technique, and when used by Xia Xianning, its power was multiplied. However, in the next moment, the creature opened both its mouths, emitting an imperceptible sound wave that human ears could not detect!
As the sound wave struck, the barrier shattered, and the remaining energy swept wildly in all directions.
The Dual Birth Demon was already difficult to deal with, and this place was rich with yin energy, almost equivalent to half an underworld, which further fueled the monster’s might. This attack hit Xia Xianning first, causing him to bend backward and roll on the ground, simultaneously shouting, “Watch out!”
Luo Yingbai didn’t need to be told, already having thrown himself to the ground. He picked up an iron bodhi seed that had fallen earlier, flicked it with his finger, and broke the fan hanging above the demon’s head. The fan whooshed and rotated at high speed, crashing into the monster’s head.
Xia Xianning and Luo Yingbai coordinated seamlessly. Taking advantage of the moment, Xia Xianning drew his sword and thrust it out.
The sword move was fierce, like a swift wind breaking through, faster than lightning, and cut off one of the Dual Birth Demon’s heads. The monster howled, and the female head rolled to the ground, with black smoke spurting from the severed neck.
Xia Xianning, apparently having anticipated this, released the sword still embedded in the demon’s body and quickly retreated.
The surrounding light dimmed in an instant, with heavy darkness spreading like ink in water, covering everything before them. In the terrifying, unknown blackness, only the rapid breathing of Xia and Luo could be heard.
