"What's the 'secret' in you?"

Gluttony glanced at Jiang Yao's nervous and serious expression, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly smiled.

"You're referring to the 'Chiyou Soul' in you, right? ”

"You even knew that I had a Chi You soul in my body!?" Hearing that Tao Tao had such a direct showdown, Jiang Yao's original rehearsal lines were suddenly confused. "Y-When did you find out?"

"When...... I think it was the first time I gave you a 'soul', right?" said Gluttony with a shrug. "Since the demonic power has been instilled into your body, I will naturally detect what is going on in your body. ”

"No wonder...... It's no wonder that when the black and white impermanence came to hook my soul, you didn't seem to be surprised at all by the abnormal changes in my body......" Jiang Yao recalled the gluttonous reaction and words at that time, and secretly annoyed with his hindsight in his heart. "Since you knew it from the beginning, why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"How can I tell you? Just say that you have a wisp of the soul of the Demon King Chi You hidden in your body? Would you believe it at the time?" The gluttony looked at Jiang Yao as if he had asked a stupid question. "Besides, if I don't say it's for your own good, if the matter of the Chi You Soul in your body is known by the Spirit Imperial Table, you should be able to imagine what situation you will face. ”

"......" Jiang Yao was speechless, he knew very well that with the position and means of Lingyutai, once the matter of Chi You's soul in his body was exposed, then he would probably never be able to regain his freedom, and even whether his life could be saved was a question, after all, it was they who had torn Chi You's soul apart in the first place. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

"The Soul of Chiyou"...... I'm afraid that I was able to escape from the destiny of "mortality" back then, thanks to the main soul of this Chiyou, the 'Fetal Light', but...... Is this a blessing or a curse......?

Jiang Yao thought, and once again subconsciously brushed the black mark on the collarbone.

【…… Since "that day" ten years ago, your life has been integrated with me, and you can say that you are me, and I am your ......]

Jiang Yao's mind sounded with the words of the young man in the illusion at that time, and the fragments of memory appeared in his mind one after another with the return of the third Chi You's soul.

"Give it back to me...... Put Daddy ...... Give it back to me!!"

"Bang ——!"

He remembered the thousand-year-old sycamore that suddenly burst red in the wind, the crimson demonic power that attached to him in grief and despair, and the shot he shot at the mysterious black shadow when the demonic power was out of control—which also inadvertently caused the "gunsmoke reaction" to be left on his hand, which was later used as evidence for his conviction.

Although most of the memories of the incident were still vague, and Jiang Yao was still unable to piece together the original appearance of the incident ten years ago, according to the young man, it seemed that only piecing together Qi Chiyou's other souls could help him recover his complete memory and remember the true face of the murderer who killed his father.

But if I really let Chi You's soul be whole, then I will be myself, and even the entire realm, at that time...... And what will you face?

Jiang Yao hesitated, his face was cloudy for a while, and at this time, the hustle and bustle in the distance pulled him back to reality again, he hurriedly raised his head, and a large black shadow of ghost soldiers faintly appeared in his field of vision, which was rapidly approaching in the direction of the two.

"Tsk, is it coming so soon...... Put it aside in advance, you haven't answered my other question just now, do you know anything about the 'Book of Life and Death' in the Netherworld Forbidden Land?" Jiang Yao asked.

"Well, who knows......" Gluttony smiled, not meaning to answer at all.

"The reason why I was hunted down by the underworld this time was that I was charged with tampering with the 'Book of Life and Death'. Although I know that this is probably related to the fact that I was possessed by Chi You's soul back then, this incident is still a bit strange...... If we could know more information, maybe ...... Maybe we can find a glimmer of opportunity!" Jiang Yao said anxiously.

"That's what you say, but why are you asking me? I'm not from the underworld. The gluttonous words remained cold.

"I just think you're ...... It's better than I know, right?" Jiang Yao turned his heart and decided not to be fooled by gluttony anymore. "I've heard that you came to the Netherworld more than a century ago, and that ...... at that time"

"If you really want to know about the Book of Life and Death, it's not me who should ask. ”

Tao Tao suddenly spoke, interrupting Jiang Yao's words. I saw him raise his head and stare at the two black and white phantoms leading the ghost soldiers in front of him, and the smile that was still hanging on the corner of his mouth gradually faded.

"Look, here they are. ”

"Boom...... Boom ......

The gloomy ghost soldiers came from all directions, and at the moment of Si You's defeat, the resistance of the remaining walled guards and Gu Eagles seemed so crushed in front of the army of Hades, and this 'Nine Springs Walled City', which had been in the hands of the underworld for thousands of years, finally fell completely at this moment.

"Is it just the two of you?"

A calm voice sounded from the front, and I saw Bai Wuchang calmly examining the gluttony and Jiang Yao in front of him, and then glanced at the golden thunder and lightning that were gradually disappearing in the sky, and his face still had the usual indifferent expression.

"I thought you two would go with the three-legged black, but I didn't expect to stay and wait for death. Hei Wuchang snorted coldly, and the chains in his hands made a cold crisp sound in the fluctuating mana fluctuations. "Surrender, there is no way for you to escape. ”

"Heh, I didn't want to escape, but I didn't have to wait until I died. Tao Tao sneered, his gaze directly crossed the black and white impermanence, and fell on Si You, who had been controlled by the ghost soldiers in front of him, and the frog next to Si You who was holding the spirit flag, his eyes were dodging, and the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked.

"After the fight, you came to sit back and enjoy the success, your underworld's abacus is really fine...... At the beginning, you deliberately allowed Jiang Yao to enter the city to contact Si You, I'm afraid it was also part of Hades' plan, right?"

"Hades-sama's thoughts are beyond your own speculation!" Black Impermanence retorted angrily. "I advise you to obediently hand over this 'living dead'! Do you think you can still make a fuss in the Netherworld like you did more than a century ago?!"

"Hehe, do you want to try it then?" Gluttony looked at the black and white impermanence defiantly, and smiled. "Anyway, you ghost soldiers aren't enough for me to fill my stomach. ”

"It's better to avoid useless bickering, you and I should both know that in this situation, he can't leave the Netherworld at all, and sooner or later the 'living dead' will become a real 'dead'. Bai Wuchang opened his mouth again. "You are so attached to him, is it possible...... Aren't you dead set on what you tried back then?"

The ...... "attempt" back then?

Hearing that Bai Wuchang seemed to have something to say, Jiang Yao subconsciously glanced at the gluttony beside him, but found that the other party's face did not move, but the temperature in his eyes seemed to be a little colder.

"No matter what way you plan to go, if you can't enter reincarnation, it will be impossible for you to achieve your goal, die!" said Hei Wuchang coldly, and the swirling chains began to slowly approach the two of them.

"Even if I really plan to do something, it's not your turn to make irresponsible comments. Gluttonous eyes glowed with cold light, raised his feet and stepped forward, protecting Jiang Yao behind him. "You guys don't have the qualifications. ”

“…… So, am I eligible?"

A soft and calm female voice echoed behind the two of them, and I saw a girl in a gorgeous costume wearing a demon mask appear behind Jiang Yao at some point, sitting on the top of the towering building, calmly looking down on the two.

"You are!?"

As soon as he saw this mysterious figure who suddenly appeared, Jiang Yao's heart suddenly "chuckled", and a breathtaking coercion instantly deprived him of all reactions, and then, a translucent enchantment rose from the ground, separating him from gluttony in an instant.

"Jiang Yao!"

Tao Tao's face changed, and he turned around and waved his hand to grab the enchantment, but at the moment when the enchantment was broken, Jiang Yao's figure disappeared like green smoke, along with the girl on the stump.

-----------------------------------

"Uh-huh......!"

"Puff—"

A dull sound echoed in the quiet space, Jiang Yao covered his sore buttocks, grinning and getting up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes, he found that it was no longer the ruins of the previous imperial city, but a broken cliff. Guided by a faint blue light, he saw a large, vast canyon fissure, and the giant stone monuments floating around the fissure.

What's this!?

Jiang Yao was shocked by the strange scene in front of him, he stared intently at the dense golden runes engraved on the stone tablet, and a silent and solemn feeling arose from the bottom of his heart. But he soon noticed that some of those runes seemed to be gradually fading, and as those runes faded, the entire dark blue space was suddenly shrouded in a layer of blood-like red, and ripples rippled in front of him, and began to slowly retreat from Jiang Yao's eyes.

"It's ...... What's going on? Where the hell is this?"

Jiang Yao was shocked, and at this moment, a soft and untouched girl's voice suddenly sounded from behind him:

"This is the 'illusion' I created, and what you see is a projection of the 'Book of Life and Death'. ”

"What!" Jiang Yao turned around suddenly, and sure enough, he saw the girl in gorgeous clothes wearing a demon mask standing behind him, the hideous mask was facing Jiang Yao, which made the latter involuntarily feel a sense of shock and horror in his heart.

"Are you...... Who?" Jiang Yao forcibly suppressed the uneasiness in his heart, looked at the girl in front of him vigilantly, and opened his mouth carefully.

"I am the king of Hades, and it is also my destiny that black and white impermanence will bring you into the netherworld. ”

The girl said calmly, gently taking off her mask. The long silver-white hair fluttered gently in the breeze, and the purple pupils reflected Jiang Yao's surprised face, but the delicate face behind the mask did not have half an expression, like a doll full of calm and indifference.

"I finally saw you with my own eyes, the living dead who tampered with the 'Book of Life and Death' without authorization, Jiang Yao. ”