I couldn't imagine how huge this space was, and what I didn't expect was that it was more like a secret laboratory in science fiction movies, with reagent bottles, bubbling green liquid, and all kinds of experimental instruments, both named and unnamed. The key point was that the entire laboratory was equipped with a huge cage, and there were several dead ratmen in the cage.

"Are there any rats starving to death on the ground?" I couldn't help but mutter.

"No, these should be rats that were poisoned. The rats that really starved to death should be over there." Su Yuexi pointed inward.

But I saw a bigger cage inside, which covered almost the entire place. On the edge were rats that could not escape. Both the living and the dead were kneeling inside. They were so densely packed that they were countless. Looking into the cage of the rats, I saw Hu Lingshang was also inside. She was stared at by those black rats and was trembling all over. Now all the rats were staring at her carefully.

Perhaps they were all starving, so they would eat anything. But now they didn't dare to move forward because Hu Lingshang was not really dead yet. But she was limp and unable to move with her eyes open. Several tails were still trying to drive her away, but they were becoming increasingly weak.

It turns out that the prophecy after this meeting is to tell us the exact location of Ling Shang.

"Help!" I shouted.

Then I rushed forward, drew out the Hidden Evil Knife, and was about to chop at the iron prison door with a swing. However, the swing suddenly stopped, and with a clang, my palm of the hand shook and hurt, as if I had chopped on a steel plate!

But from what I have done so far, there is really nothing that I can't cut with the Hidden Evil Knife, not to mention the feeling of being cut by a hard object and the blade is about to bend. After all, even if it is steel or metal, this knife can cut through iron like mud, because it itself is not forged from the material of the earth. If this is the case, how could it be blocked?

I couldn't help being surprised, and when I looked carefully, I was even more surprised. It turned out that what was blocking me was not the iron cage, but a person's hand, a pair of skinny hands. It was because of his hands that I had the feeling just now.

A human body blocked a sharp blade that could cut through iron like mud? This was not only a terrible paradox, but what was even more terrifying was that this guy did it without even thinking!

I saw a thin man, covering his mouth with one hand and coughing, while holding the blade of my knife tightly with the other hand. However, his hands were not injured at all. When he held them tightly, I even felt that my knife was about to be taken away. His strength was far greater than mine.

Is he a mortal? I couldn't help but ask myself.

He raised his head, revealing a young face but slightly gray hair. He was wearing an ancient robe and a gentleman's hat, with one or two jewel rings on each of his five fingers, showing that he was particularly greedy for gold and silver. I once remembered Su Yuexi saying that Cheng Feng had lost all his belongings in the past, so his wife ran away with someone, and he killed his wife and the adulterer with his own hands, which led to the crime of murder.

This person is so attached to material things, and he is hiding in this deep cave. In addition, his body is hundreds of times stronger than those cyborgs outside. Therefore, I think this person should be the bandit leader, Cheng Feng, the leader of the Netherworld Gang.

I just heard that he was extremely ugly, but why does his face now look a bit like a fair-faced young man? He is clearly as handsome as Pan An. Could it be that Su Yuexi remembered it wrong?

"Oh, Lord of the East Island, why did you come to my West Island in a sneaky manner today?" His voice was weak and he looked sickly, which was totally different from what I had imagined a master to look like.

I tried to retract my Hidden Evil Blade, but unfortunately I couldn't get it back at all. I could only say, "You are the captain of the Netherworld, Cheng Feng, right? You captured my wife, and you actually asked me why I came here. Isn't that a bit contradictory?"

"No, no, no, I'm asking you, why are you acting so sneaky?" he said with a curled mouth.

"Oh, you really flatter me. When it comes to sneaking around, I'm no match for you. You're hiding in a dark place with numerous traps set up outside. Here you're planning conspiracies, arranging killings, and spreading plague. Tell me, who's more sneaky between you and me? You're simply a devil. How can I compare to you?" I said.

He waved his hand, then walked to a place and sat down, leaning casually against the cage, patted the floor, and invited me to sit with him, just like any other casual person. However, he never arranged things for a purpose, so I strongly suspected it was some conspiracy. But I thought that even if he wanted to do something, it should have started by now. Even if I spoiled his fun, what could I do?

So I walked towards that end. Su Yuexi held me back and shook her head at me. But now we were in someone else's territory and were at their mercy. What could we do?

"Protect Lingshang, I want to see what he wants." I said.

Su Yuexi always listened to me, and seeing that I was so determined, she didn't say anything. She waved her hand, and Ling Shang floated up, with her whole body far away from the ground, so that the mice could not touch her.

I walked over, sat next to Cheng Feng, and said, "What do you want to do?"

"Do you know what the strongest substance in nature is?" he asked.

"Water, the highest good is like water. Water benefits all things and gives birth to Tao." I said.

He shook his head and said, "No, it's the will. A little bit of the substance secreted from the brain can make a person dominate the world. How can this kind of will be replaced by water? What is water? It is a lowly and despicable thing. It can accommodate any filth and dirt and coexist with it. It is the dregs of the world. How dare you say it is water?"

"That's because you have divided everything into orders and levels. Only when there are ups and downs, noble and humble, there are good and bad. The discriminatory thoughts make you unable to let go of this physical body and escape the psychological demons. That's why you want to find comfort in your own will, but don't look for your own way of survival in the Tao. Therefore, the things you do are not tolerated by the Tao, and you want to let your will become the criterion for judgment. But I want to tell you that only by following the Tao can you go with the flow. Otherwise, everything will go against the Tao." I said.

"You have been too deeply deceived by the illusions of the world, just like being dragged into a quagmire, with muddy cement and filth all over your body. That's why you say such despicable words. Let me tell you, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. This is an eternal truth. People cannot rely on heaven, otherwise they will be like dust in heaven and earth at the rising and setting of the sun, forever in the cycle of life and death. People have to rely on themselves, become strong on their own, and surpass heaven to live forever." He said.

After saying that, he stood up, brushed off the dust on his pants, and said, "So, you are destined to be just a pitiful creature in the quagmire, while I am watching the quagmire and have long been free from its control. I am who I am, and my fate is in my own hands. Just with this concept, I will defeat you, destroy your country, seize your throne, kill your people, and take your life. I will be the ultimate winner, forever."

He just waved his hand, and Hu Lingshang fell down from the suspended state with a loud and dull bang. Su Yuexi was stunned for a long time. Her witchcraft was actually broken by someone, and it was disintegrated and disappeared without a trace with just a wave of his hand. She looked at her hands and fell into deep thought.

After Hu Lingshang fell down, the rats immediately swarmed over her. Hu Lingshang's tail was almost useless, which meant that she might not be able to defend herself. I immediately rushed towards the iron cage, but after just two steps, my body was grabbed by his skinny fingers, and it was like a jack was holding me, and I couldn't move at all.

"Let go! Do you know? You are just a lucky person, a lucky guy who killed his wife and escaped death. But do you think that you can escape God's punishment by killing your wife?" I said coldly.

When he heard me say this, he couldn't help but loosen his hand a little. I immediately held his wrist, took a step back, and bent his elbow in the opposite direction. With a click, the bone loosened and twisted. He screamed, but now I had to save Ling Shang, otherwise I would kill him with a death lock immediately. So I moved forward and threw him over my shoulder, knocking him to the ground hard. He groaned.

"Is this the strong one?" I sneered.

Then, I picked up the Hidden Evil Knife on the ground, rushed over to cut the chains of the cage, opened the cage, rushed in, and rushed towards Ling Shang...