Chapter 453

Whoosh… The Incense Bead of a Million Souls dove straight into the sea of Yin energy like a hurtling meteor. Then, a split second later, the originally tranquil sea of Yin energy suddenly started to bubble and toil profusely!

Click… There was a soft sound, almost like that of chains falling apart. The eyes of Arthis, Qin Ye and Yang Yanzhao flickered intently at the same time, and then they immediately rushed back into the heart of the stone chamber.

It was the sound of a seal being opened.

Boom!! There was an earth-shattering bang as soon as they managed to retreat to the heart of the stone chamber. Then, as though a geyser erupting from a spring, the sea of Yin energy instantly surged into the air with a mighty roar. Even the Yin spirits that had all been gathered around the mouth of the pit couldn’t help but jump in surprise.

Whoosh… Fortunately, the geyser of Yin energy lasted for only a moment. It’s eruption was soon followed by a collapse of all Yin energy back into the pit, and then everything went dead silent.

Qin Ye silently poked his head out of the chamber, clutching tightly onto the handrails as he craned his neck over the edge and looked down. Arthis also stretched her head out five meters long and rested her head on Qin Ye’s shoulder as they both peered down.

It was the manifestation of heartfelt caution.

The dense Yin energy below scattered for a moment, revealing the fact that there was an endless abyss located right below the pit!

It was practically bottomless.

“This…” Qin Ye sighed in exclamation and straightened his back, “How in the world did they manage to transport this vein of Yin spirit stones out here?”

Just then, he noticed something bright fall straight into the bottomless pit. Arthis craned her neck out, ostensibly listening intently to when the object finally struck rock bottom, yet neither of them heard any sound for the next ten seconds.

Then, Qin Ye turned and stared at Arthis as though he had just seen a living ghost, “Hang on a minute… Wasn’t that bright object earlier… my new Samsung phone? I could’ve sworn that it looked just like the phone’s brand new ceramic screen!”

“What do you mean ‘like’?” Arthis glared back fiercely. But before Qin Ye could even heave a sigh of relief, Arthis promptly added, “It’s exactly what you think it is!”

WTF?!!

Qin Dogballs lips trembled in rage, and his eyes grew bloodshot. Gnashing his teeth, he immediately reached out and motioned to strangle Arthis and her elongated neck. Just then--!!

SSSSS!!!

A chorus of ghastly shrieks and moans echoed from the depths of the bottomless abyss. Within moments, a terrifying gust of nethergale rushed out of the abyss, causing Qin Ye’s clothes and hair to flutter wildly with the wind! Following that, a glittery white object that seemed to rumble from time to time slowly rose up from below.

T-t-t-t… Qin Ye’s teeth chattered as he shivered subconsciously. It was far too bizarre. He was already an Infernal Judge - and a True Infernal Judge at that - and yet the chorus of ghastly shrieks and moans was so otherworldly that a chilling sensation of fear still rose from the bottom of his heart.

It was fear borne out of the qualitative suppression of abilities. It was fear that only rose when one encountered a completely overbearing force to be reckoned with!

What the Hell is located down there?

His Samsung phone was now the last thing on his mind. Qin Ye peered cautiously over the edge, only to notice a hexagonal platform rising from the depths of the abyss.

It was a regularly shaped platform that was approximately ten meters in size. There were chains tethered to it, each of which was plastered with copious amounts of talismans. The chains rattled softly to the billowing nethergale.

Apart from that, there was an altar located right in the middle of the hexagonal platform.

It comprised nine levels in total.

And it was an altar constructed entirely out of human heads!

More specifically… it was a mound of heads![1]

Moreover, the heads located here weren’t skulls - they were the heads of what appeared to be living beings! There were men and women, and old and young alike, and yet the one thing that they all had in common was the fact that their expressions were twisted and anguished, while the netherflames in their eyes blazed almost a meter high. Even then, the focal point of the entire mound of heads was located right at the top, where a blood-scarlet flower blossomed proudly.

Its petals were slender and long, and it comprised three layers of petals in total. That said, what was most peculiar about it was the fact that these petals were formed entirely out of blazing netherflames! It appeared almost as though this single blossoming flower was drawing on the souls of the entire mound of heads!

“Three Lives, Three Worlds?” Arthis gasped in horror. Qin Ye blinked vacantly as he added, “Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms?”[2]

Arthis immediately glared at him with a burgeoning desire to kill.

“Ranked eighth among the ten wonders of the underworld. Who would’ve thought that it was actually still in existence…” Yang Yanzhao exclaimed from behind. He had at some point also minced his way over, and he was now staring intently at the blooming flower, “Each of the ten wonders of the underworld are completely unique in their own right.”

He continued to stare at the flower with a bright gleam in his eyes, “That is to say, the Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of--... ahem… I mean… the fact that this flower is appearing here means that it can never appear anywhere else. It can only begin to grow elsewhere after a lapse of fifty years after the original is plucked and harvested."

Phew… I nearly said it. I wonder why that phrase just rolls off the tongue…

On the other hand, Qin Ye pursed his lips and stifled his laughter - Pfft… Brother Yang… weren’t you just about to say ‘Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms’ there? Heh… I’d never thought that you would be the sort to chase dramas as well…

“This is the first time I’m seeing something so amazing.” Yang Yanzhao heaved a sigh of exclamation, “Unfortunately, I only know of its name, and not what it can be used for.”

“It doesn’t have to be used per se.” Arthis chimed in with unconcealed excitement in her voice. For the very first time, Qin Ye could even hear palpable elation in her voice, “These ten wonders of the underworld don’t poss