I never imagined that what King Qin Guang wanted us to do for him was something like this.

However, I don't quite understand. With King Qin Guang's powerful connections and the elite troops of the Underworld, wouldn't it be easy to take back just a soul? It seems that things are far from simple!

"What kind of soul is it that has rendered Your Highness helpless?" I didn't hesitate and asked directly.

"Oh?" King Qin Guang narrowed his eyes slightly.

"I think that a soul that Your Highness is so concerned about must either have extremely powerful connections in the underworld or be a very powerful soul, one that even you are not confident in capturing. Your Highness, do you agree with me?"

From the moment King Qin Guang said that he wanted us to bring back a soul, I had already considered these two possibilities, but I couldn't be sure which one it was.

After I finished speaking, King Qin Guang's eyes dimmed, which further convinced me of my idea. I could even deduce that he was also troubled by this matter recently, and that King Zhuanlun had probably come to him because of it.

"Sigh, what a terrifying girl. She's so young, yet she can deduce so much from just a few words I said."

“You’re right. The soul I’m looking for isn’t an ordinary soul; it’s the soul of a beast.”

I was a bit confused. The soul of a beast? Could it be that there is a beast that even the King of Hell cannot deal with?

"Beast? What beast are you talking about? Is there any beast in the world that even you find troublesome?"

King Qin Guang gave a wry smile; it was clear he was indeed somewhat at a loss.

"Girl, have you ever heard of Taotie?"

King Qin Guang's sudden question left me completely bewildered.

“Taowu…” I tried to recall the word carefully. I felt like I had heard it somewhere before, but I couldn’t quite remember where.

But the next moment, I knew where I had seen this word before. It was from an extracurricular book I read when I was in high school. That extracurricular book was the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

It records that in ancient times, there were four ferocious beasts in the world, one of which was the Taotie!

Wait, I suddenly realized something, turned to look at Chuya, and murmured, "Taotie, Taotie, Chaos, Qiongqi!"

"You are chaos!"

I stared wide-eyed at the first sprout beside me.

Chuya, however, didn't seem to care and remained as composed as ever.

My heart was already in turmoil. I finally understood why King Yama was so afraid of the man in front of me. This man was none other than Chaos, one of the Four Fiends!

King Qin Guang nodded and continued, "..."

"That's right, they are the four ancient ferocious beasts. They have existed for even longer than us, the Ten Kings of Hell, and we have no way to deal with them."

"In the past, when the Emperor of Fengdu had full control over this place, he was able to join forces with Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva to suppress local tyrants like the one who cut off the Void."

"Now that the Emperor of Fengdu is about to take another step forward, the responsibility of managing Hell naturally falls to us, the Ten Kings of Hell."

“But we only have a few thousand years of cultivation. The enemy’s soul alone is enough to give us a headache. You said you eliminated the drought demon in the mortal realm. I think you might be the most suitable person to do so.”

“The Taotie is different from the one beside you. That guy is extremely warlike by nature. This time, it has hidden in the mortal realm, probably to find a body. Once it recovers its cultivation, the harm it will cause will be even greater than that of the drought demon!”

"Even if the drought demon evolves into a Hou, it will still be no match for a fully formed Taotie. I think you should understand the implications of this."

I felt a chill run down my spine after hearing that. To say that I could eliminate the drought demon was simply because of those memories that didn't belong to me, and that aura of the demon realm.

But I don't think we can fight against the ancient ferocious beasts now. After all, they are beings that live in legends. Even a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

However, since I have a favor to ask of him, I cannot break my promise. Besides, for me right now, nothing is more important than saving Wu Shi's life.

I immediately agreed and said to King Qin Guang:

"I don't know if I can bring back Taotie's soul, but I will do my best to find it. I just hope that you can lend me a hand when the time comes."

I am not an arrogant person. I know my own limitations. If I don't have the skills, I won't take on the job.

King Qin Guang nodded: "Of course. It is ultimately our responsibility that that guy escaped from the underworld. Once you discover his existence, we will naturally not sit idly by."

After speaking, King Qin Guang took out a token:

"Take this token. It can open the passage to the underworld at any time, and it can also be used to send messages from afar. We can receive any news here immediately."

I took the token and looked at the pattern engraved on it with curiosity. There was a large Qin character, which must have been something that belonged to King Qin Guang.

"Do you know why I agreed to you so readily?" King Qin Guang asked in return.

Upon closer reflection, I realized that King Qin Guang was indeed too easy to talk to, and something felt off.

"Actually, there are three points in total. The first point is that we heard about your elimination of the drought demon a few days ago. We already knew about you, but we didn't expect to meet you so soon."

"The second point is that the guy next to you has been putting pressure on me from the very beginning."

After saying that, he glanced at Chuya next to him.

I also turned to look at Chuya, only to find that Chuya was squinting, quietly looking at King Qin Guang, without arguing anything.

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