Netherworld battlefield, at the edge of the boundary.

The words of the Saint King fell like a piece of ice thrown into a gradually boiling pot.

The battlefield, where Divine Skills were ceaseless and Killing Techniques rained down like a storm, suddenly plunged into deathly silence, even the Dharma of the Dao becoming frozen and solidified.

The Saint King stood sideways, his robe sleeve lightly brushing, instantly smoothing out the spatial ripples left from the fierce battle.

The expressions of All Saints behind him became extremely... illusive?

Even their gazes at the Saint King now carried a hint of surprise and inquiry.

Then they all turned in unison to look behind them, at their guarded direction, eyes filled with dread.

An absurd yet uncontrollable thought sprouted in their hearts—

Does the Netherworld really need their protection?

And so it was with All Saints in the Netherworld.

Not to mention the powerful entities gathered from various realms.

The original killing, formations, and long-prepared hunting plans all became meaningless with the Saint King's words.

What swept over everyone, besides the disbelief and suspicion, was a chill penetrating to the core.

The arrangement of two Great Dao Ancestors?!

Every word from that one person felt like a heavy hammer pounding at the heart, making it hard to breathe.

"Who was that person earlier?" someone whispered, with a touch of luck, beginning to doubt if this was an orchestrated play by the Netherworld.

"What kind of play?" someone immediately refuted, "the impact from those two forces earlier was clearly at least half-step Transcendence level, does the Netherworld need to act with such powerful entities joining?"

"Which family's powerhouse dared to sneak into the Netherworld amidst the clashes between the two sides?"

"Uncertain, but you and I should thank him for daring the risk, provoking the hidden mysterious enemy deep within the Netherworld..."

"Qian Wanqiu... Could he be that Great Dao Ancestor?"

"Netherworld... Cannot rush! Everyone, we need to carefully discuss!"

All outer realm True Saints, even those ancient monsters who have gone through Ten Thousand Tribulations and take life and death lightly, now feel a chill rushing from their soles to their crowns!

The calmness from their earlier control and assured victory was instantly shattered.

This Netherworld is fundamentally not a helpless lamb awaiting slaughter, but an abyss where more than one evil dragon lurks!

And they, were almost lambs wandering into the dragon's mouth.

...

In the camp belonging to the [Heavenly Cutting Sect].

Brother Zhi's face turned extremely unsightly.

The one being thrown out earlier was one of the three Invincible ones from [This Shore]...

[Profound Ancestor]?!

The words from Heart Venerable echoed in his mind, Brother Zhi holding his breath.

Heart Venerable indeed wasn't mistaken, some opportunities in the Netherworld were not for them to peep at or covet.

But damn, what about the "possible usurper"?!

Profound Ancestor himself certified, it was the arrangement of two Great Dao Ancestors! Several Transcenders left behind!

Even if they doubled in numbers, what could they achieve, rushing in wouldn't even make a ripple!

Brother Zhi suddenly regrets boarding the pirate ship of these Nether Mansion remnants.

They can't even guard their own lair, would the promises they made that day really come true? Isn't it just Mirror Flowers and Water Moon?

"We stopped earlier because we couldn't bear to see you all perish, increasing this realm's killings and disturbing the already uneasy situation of the Netherworld."

Ahead, the Saint King spoke again, his voice calm like an ancient well yet carried a nearly cruel tranquility.

"Now it seems, it was indeed making unnecessary trouble, life and death are matters one should be responsible for themselves."

"Since you all currently have no intention of entering, then we shall return, feel free to do as you wish."

After speaking, this person actually ignored the outer realm Saints, directly turning around, leading a group of Netherworld powerhouses, returning inside the Netherworld, leaving the gap in the boundary. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

No repair, no defense, akin to unblocking a gate to Hell, just as the Saint King said—

No more obstruction!

The hearts of the various realm powers trembled even more.

Did these powerful entities in the Netherworld already know such evil dragons were hidden within the realm, thus exerting all efforts to block their invasion?

Afraid they might die within and merely increase the killings, such reasoning is utter nonsense, but if the concern was their invasion would wake the evil dragons, it's understandable!

"By the way."

Ahead, the Saint King suddenly halted.

He didn't turn back, his voice came flatly, yet it echoed clearly to every outer realm True Saint:

"Brother Zhi, Fellow Daoist Mo Li, that earlier duel arrangement should be called off, it no longer holds any meaning."

"From now on..."

The Saint King's voice paused, carrying a peculiar taste, declared:

"The Netherworld is freely open to the entire Sea of Realms, of course, if you insist on paying some admission fee, we don't mind either."

"Welcoming the various realms into the Netherworld."

All outer realm powerhouses silently watched as the Saint King and others faded away, the previously tightly guarded Netherworld directly opened, its doors wide ajar.

Some powerhouses couldn't help but break the silence, questioning with a struggle:

"Knowing there's an evil dragon inside, yet the Netherworld Saints dare to return, clearly they have reliance, perhaps there's another hidden secret..."

This questioning has its reasoning, but the crowd did not heed it, nobody acted rashly, their gazes meeting, the atmosphere became extremely bizarre.

Ultimately, none were willing to risk for others.

The Netherworld, once seen as something in their pocket, suddenly became a Forbidden Land none wished to tread upon.

Some powerhouses couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh, the carefully devised siege plotted by each family was shattered just like that...?!

Utterly inexplicable!

...

"Saint King, we just returned like this? What exactly are you thinking?"

Moon God cautiously looked ahead, Divine Thought not missing a single place, always feeling enemies were hidden all around.