"boom!"

A whooshing sound pierced the mist, and ghostly flames, carrying a fierce aura and a large amount of celestial power, arrived.

Lin Jinglong looked at the appearance of the ghost fire with a surprised expression. This did not seem to be You Jiu's method.

That must be Hades, the one Huangfu Kong was talking about!

"Let's meet up first!"

He heard Huangfu Kong's solemn voice in his ear.

Lin Jinglong and the Suspended Spirit Master gathered together, along with the other members of the Ten Heavenly Clans.

Avoid the attack of that ghostly flame.

The group was still looking at each other in bewilderment.

They were weighing the potential role that will-o'-the-wisp would play.

The will-o'-the-wisps hovering in the air suddenly exploded before their eyes, forming a halo of eerie green light in all directions. Within this halo, even the white mist containing immortal energy was eroded and devoured.

Lin Jinglong and the others, who were covered by the halo, quickly realized that their life potential was declining at a rapid pace.

They were almost killed by this corrosive force!

The expressions on everyone's faces changed noticeably.

"This is bad! These will-o'-the-wisps can actually devour our life force! We must get out of this area first!"

Li Gong and the others appeared flustered.

Lin Jinglong frowned.

He shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. Beyond this halo lies the mist of an ancient maze. We're already trapped here."

"It's better to get into the fog than to wait here to die!"

Neither You Jiu nor Hades truly revealed themselves, yet a single attack from them was enough to make these powerful beings, who had reached the peak of the Dao Integration Supreme realm, feel immense pressure.

If they don't evacuate to a certain distance, they might all really die here!

After pondering for a moment, Lin Jinglong used the Blood Rain and Bloody Wind technique from the Lin Clan's secret arts. He used the power of his own bloodline to cover these halos, forming another new domain in the vicinity.

The domain he controlled clashed with the domain formed by the Netherworld Ghost Fire.

The result is self-evident.

Under the powerful force of the bloodline, even that mysterious Netherworld Origin Power had to retreat.

The others immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

At that moment, Hades finally appeared.

He looked at Lin Jinglong expressionlessly, nodded slightly and said, "Your strength is quite impressive, more than ten times better than when you were in the Southern Frontier!"

Lin Jinglong's combat power, based solely on that Blood Rain and Bloodstorm attack, had already reached the peak of the Dao Integration Supreme level. This was not a trick or opportunistic method, but a head-on clash with the Netherworld Origin that he possessed, which could devour all life force.

This negated some of his original power.

You Jiu followed as well.

He feigned bitterness and said, "I told you, this can't be blamed on me, can it? After all, Huangfu Kong hasn't even made a move yet, and Lin Jinglong is already enough of a headache for us!"

Hades turned his gaze and saw Huangfu Kong, who had remained low-key. He snorted coldly.

“Old man, back when you were still the Celestial Martial Emperor, you confronted me for over a hundred years, preventing the Superpower Federation from entering the Great Xia. I know what kind of person you are.”

"There's no need to act anymore. Your strength surpasses everyone present, and even I'm not entirely confident of defeating you in Daxia."

Should we continue to wait for the right opportunity to make a move?

Faced with Hades' displeased reprimand.

Huangfu Kong remained unmoved, shrugged, and said, "You're overthinking it. I'm not taking action simply because there's no need for me to. You can't judge my strength from that. I'm just a Yin Spirit at the Great Perfection of the Dao Integration Realm."

"Heh, you're still acting."

Hades was too lazy to continue with his nonsense.

His gaze fell on Lin Jinglong.

"It seems Huangfu Kong's plan is to force me out of this situation, and then strike when I'm at a disadvantage, so he can kill me with one blow. But before that happens... you will die by my hand!"

Lin Jinglong raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

"You're still as confident as ever!"

"Shouldn't I be confident? I am the ruler of billions of beings in the Superpower Federation. I have also mastered the ancient battlefield ruins in the South Seas and many ancient secrets that you have been dreaming of. You could never be my match!"

As Hades spoke, he suddenly made a move, summoning a three-legged cauldron that was entirely golden, but covered with a wisp of eerie green ghost fire.

This golden cauldron unleashed an incomparably powerful aura!

Countless forces of Netherworld Origin swept towards Lin Jinglong and the others, their oppressive power being many times stronger than before!

Lin Jinglong, who was standing in front, felt a third of his life force being drained away the moment he engaged in combat with the opponent!

If an ordinary Dao Integration Supreme were to come, the power of this mysterious ancient golden cauldron would be enough to refine and devour them on the spot!

"Transform vitality into the source of the netherworld?"

Lin Jinglong was somewhat surprised. This cauldron was indeed extraordinary. It could continuously devour the life essence of powerful individuals through the method of using battle to sustain itself, and then refine it into Netherworld Power, which could then continue to devour the life essence of even more powerful individuals.

But Lin Jinglong unleashed his bloodline's original power once again.

You Jiu, who was hiding in the distance, made a gloating sound.

"Hahaha! Lin Jinglong, you're really in trouble. This Netherworld Golden Cauldron originates from a powerful sect's inheritance, known as the Netherworld Sect. It can devour and corrode all living things in the world, refining them into Netherworld Ghost Fire. You can't possibly withstand it!"

His arrogant and provocative words reached the ears of the others present. These top experts were also testing the power of the Netherworld Origin, and they simply couldn't withstand it.

This golden cauldron is the very source of the Netherworld.

It's an ancient sacred object!

Can Lin Jinglong hold on?

"Elder, aren't you going to help our Alliance Leader?"

Bai Yiyi spoke up anxiously from the side.

Huangfu Kong remained calm and composed, saying in a flat tone, "If Lin Jinglong's strength were only this much, why would I have placed such high hopes on him?"

He always tried to overestimate Lin Jinglong, but even so, he often underestimated him.

And this time, it will probably be the same.

Just as he had predicted, when Lin Jinglong heard that the characteristics of this golden cauldron were quite similar to his own blood transformation method, he was surprised.

His bloodline origin is very similar to this Netherworld origin, and he has already won once.

He was very confident about it.

"Let's see who sucks whom this time!"

Lin Jinglong activated his berserk bloodline, causing his blood and qi to surge. The Lin Clan's bloodline secret technique erupted completely, sending countless blood lines shooting forward.

The life force and potential that had just been stolen have all returned.

When the bloodline enveloped the golden cauldron, even the ghostly flames of the underworld were instantly refined!