314: Chapter 314 The Immortal Guardian of the Underworld!

Qin Xueji lost her balance and fell straight down toward the Nether River below.

Countless pale faces in the river opened their mouths wide and reached out with withered arms, trying to drag her into the abyss.

Qin Xueji was so frightened that she closed her eyes, her mind going blank.

Just as she was about to fall into the water, a strong arm wrapped tightly around her waist.

Su Yang's movements were extremely fast.

He leaped down from the stone pillar and steadily caught Qin Xueji.

His toes tapped lightly on the water's surface, landing perfectly on a skull that had surfaced.

"Boom!"

The skull shattered instantly.

Using the reactionary force, Su Yang leaped into the air while holding Qin Xueji and flew toward the opposite bank.

The monsters in the river were unwilling to let their prey escape.

Dozens of water columns shot up into the sky, forming a large net that covered the two of them.

Su Yang's eyes turned cold, and a dazzling Pure Yang True Fire erupted from his body.

"You're courting death."

The golden flames turned into a wall of fire, crashing into the water net.

Upon touching the Pure Yang True Fire, the water net was instantly evaporated into white smoke filling the sky.

The vengeful spirits hiding in the water let out screams and turned into ashes.

Su Yang landed on the rocks on the opposite bank while holding Qin Xueji.

Qin Xueji's face was pale; she clutched Su Yang's clothes tightly, her chest heaving violently.

"Thank you for saving my life, Boss..."

Qin Xueji's voice trembled.

"Take off your high heels and walk barefoot."

Su Yang put her down, his tone indifferent.

Qin Xueji dared not refute; she obediently took off her high heels and stepped barefoot onto the cold rocks.

Although it was a bit uncomfortable for her feet, it was better than losing her life.

Bai Li, Chu Ling, and Mary also crossed the river successfully and landed beside Su Yang.

"The Yellow Springs Hall is up ahead."

Bai Li pointed forward and said.

Everyone looked up.

In front of them was a massive blood-red palace.

The palace gates were tightly shut, and a black plaque hung above them, with the three large characters "Yellow Springs Hall" written on it.

The handwriting seemed to be written in fresh blood, exuding a dense Evil Qi.

Su Yang punched the heavy red wooden gate.

"Bang!"

The gate shattered instantly, with wood splinters flying everywhere.

The group walked into the palace.

The interior of the main hall was very spacious.

There were no windows, but glowing night pearls were embedded in the walls, illuminating the main hall brightly.

In the center of the main hall was a circular white jade pool.

The pool was filled with a golden liquid.

This liquid was very clear, without a trace of Impurities, and emitted a faint, refreshing fragrance.

It was completely different from the turbid and foul-smelling Nether River water outside.

"Is this the real Yellow Springs water?"

Mary craned her neck curiously.

"That's right, this is the Origin essence of the Yellow Springs River."

Bai Li nodded, a flash of joy appearing in her eyes.

"This Yellow Springs water can cleanse the Divine Soul; it is a priceless treasure for the Yao Race and ghost cultivators."

Su Yang walked to the edge of the pool, just about to reach out to take some.

Suddenly, the golden liquid in the pool began to churn violently.

"Splash!"

A tall figure rushed out from the bottom of the pool, splashing a large amount of water.

It was a three-meter-tall monster, covered in cyan scales, with a single horn on its head. It held a huge steel fork in its hand.

The monster exuded the pressure of the Early Stage Soul Transformation, its aura extremely powerful.

"Who dares to trespass into the Yellow Springs Hall and steal the sacred Yellow Springs water!"

The monster roared, swung its steel fork, kicked up a gust of wind, and stabbed directly at Su Yang's head.

"You think you can stop me with just that?"

Su Yang did not retreat but advanced instead, raising his right hand directly to grab the incoming steel fork.

"Courting death!" Seeing this, the monster increased the force in its hands.

"Clang!"

Su Yang's palm firmly grasped the tip of the steel fork.

Sparks flew everywhere.

The sharp steel fork could not even pierce the skin on Su Yang's palm.

The monster was stunned.

It pulled back with all its might, only to find that the steel fork was as if it had taken root, completely immovable.

Su Yang exerted force with his hand, and the golden Pure Yang True Fire spread along the steel fork.

With a "crack" sound.

The thick steel fork snapped in half from the middle.

Su Yang took the half of the steel fork and threw it backhand, piercing it directly into the monster's chest.

"Pfft!"

The steel fork penetrated the cyan scales and stabbed into the monster's body.

Golden flames instantly ignited on the monster's chest.

"Ah—"

The monster let out a painful scream.

It swung its fists, smashing toward Su Yang like a madman.

Su Yang stomped his right foot on the ground, and his body leaped into the air.

He turned in mid-air and delivered a fierce whip kick to the monster's head.

"Bang!"

The monster's head exploded like a watermelon.

Its massive body crashed heavily onto the edge of the white jade pool, shattering a piece of the edge.

The monster fell to the ground, its body quickly turning into a pool of yellow water that flowed into the pool.

"Vulnerable."

Su Yang clapped his hands.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Yellow Springs water in the pool churned again.

The monster that had just turned into yellow water actually re-condensed and took form from the pool again.

Its head was restored to its original state, and the wounds on its body were completely healed.

"I am a guardian condensed from Yellow Springs water; as long as the Yellow Springs water does not dry up, I am immortal!"

The monster roared and charged at Su Yang again.

"Immortal? Today, I will turn you into water vapor."

Su Yang's eyes turned cold; he quickly formed hand seals, and the Pure Yang True Qi in his body erupted without reservation.

A huge column of golden fire erupted from Su Yang's hands, slamming directly into the monster.

"Boom!"

The golden flames instantly engulfed the monster completely.

The high temperature of the Pure Yang True Fire was terrifyingly high, causing the surrounding air to distort and deform from the heat.

The monster struggled frantically in the flames, letting out shrill screams.

Its body began to melt rapidly, turning into yellow water flowing downward.

But before the yellow water could hit the ground, it was instantly evaporated into white smoke by the terrifying high temperature.

"Ah—help—"

The monster's screams grew weaker and weaker.

In less than half a minute, the three-meter-tall monster was evaporated completely, leaving not even a drop of water behind.

Only a blue crystal core fell to the ground.

Su Yang walked over, picked up the crystal core, and casually tossed it to Chu Ling.

"Take it and play with it."

Chu Ling happily caught the crystal core. "Thank you, Boss."

Su Yang walked to the edge of the white jade pool.

There was still more than half of the Yellow Springs water left in the pool.

"Bai Li, take a container and take all of the Yellow Springs water. Don't leave a single drop," Su Yang ordered.

Bai Li nodded.

She took out a white jade bottle from her Storage Ring, pulled out the stopper, and gently sucked toward the pool.

The golden liquid in the pool turned into a column of water, continuously flowing into the jade bottle.

A few minutes later, the white jade pool was completely dry, and not a single drop of Yellow Springs water remained.

Bai Li put the stopper back on and handed the jade bottle to Su Yang.

Su Yang put the jade bottle into the System space.

The harvest today was good; taking these Yellow Springs water back would allow the strength of those around him to increase significantly.

Just then, a vibration suddenly came from the bottom of the dried-up pool.

"Click, click, click..."

The white jade slabs at the bottom of the pool slowly split to both sides, revealing a black staircase leading underground.

The staircase was bottomless, and cold winds blew from within.

"Boss, there is a passage below."

Mary pointed to the staircase and said.

Su Yang walked to the edge of the staircase and looked down.

The passage was pitch black, and nothing could be seen clearly.

But a strange tapping sound could be vaguely heard, as if someone was forging iron below.

"Let's go, let's go down and see."

Su Yang did not hesitate and walked down along the black staircase.

Bai Li, Chu Ling, Mary, and Qin Xueji followed closely behind.

The staircase was long and very steep.

There were no night pearls on the walls on either side, so they had to rely on the Pure Yang True Fire at Su Yang's fingertips to light the path ahead.

After walking for about half an hour, the staircase finally came to an end.

What appeared before everyone was a huge underground cavern.

In the center of the cavern was a furnace burning with black flames.

Beside the furnace stood a burly man with his upper body bare.

The burly man's muscles were knotted, and his skin was a strange dark red.

He held a large iron hammer in his hand and was hammering a glowing piece of metal on an anvil.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The sound of metal colliding echoed in the cavern, deafening.

The burly man heard the footsteps, stopped his movements, and turned his head to look over.

He had no eyes, only two black hollows on his face.

"It has been tens of thousands of years, and finally, living people have arrived here."

The burly man's voice was hoarse, filled with a dense Killing Intent!