CHAPTER 550: CHAPTER 550: DIVINE FIRE

"Why are you here?" Shen Siyuan was surprised to see the three little ones following him into the Netherworld.

"We want to help you," Xiao Yue whispered.

"Yes, I’m here to help. I’m very powerful, one chop and a skeleton is down." Dou Dou waved her little axe, looking fierce.

Duoduo looked up at Shen Siyuan, a bit miffed, and said, "Has my brother become too powerful and doesn’t need my umbrella anymore?"

Shen Siyuan chuckled and patted her head, then said, "It’s not that I’ve become stronger, it’s because I am now the master of this realm, so I can come and go freely."

After becoming the Qiong Province Governor, Shen Siyuan gained the authority to freely enter and exit this Netherworld realm. However, this was only for the Netherworld here; other places still required Duoduo’s Qiankun Umbrella.

"Dou Dou says I’m useless now, and that you don’t want me," Duoduo said.

"Don’t listen to her nonsense, she’s deliberately teasing you," Shen Siyuan glanced at Dou Dou.

Dou Dou glanced around, pretending not to hear, and shouted, "Where’s the monster? Come out, see how strong I am..."

Shen Siyuan didn’t bother with the two of them further; kids should resolve their own issues without his intervention.

He just turned and reminded Xiao Yue, "Keep an eye on them."

Then he directly summoned the Ten Thousand Soul Banner, hanging it above his head to handle any sudden situation.

After taking a step forward, he arrived at the foot of Withered Bone Mountain. Xiao Yue and the others followed, weapons in hand, riding the Yin Wind, ready for action.

Looking at the sky full of dark clouds and the wailing resentful spirits within them, Shen Siyuan sighed.

Many of these spirits were also innocent souls, but having been plagued by evil Polluted Energy, they had completely lost their minds, leaving only primal desire—beyond rescue.

Thinking of this, Shen Siyuan hardened his heart and swung his Divine Sword.

The Five Elements Primordial Magnetic Sword rose into the air, drawing the surrounding elements and magnetic fields into a dazzling rainbow Sword Qi. The powerful elements and magnetic field shredded the remaining resentful spirits in the clouds, erasing their will and turning them into the purest energy in the world.

As a rainbow spanned the sky, Duoduo marveled, "It’s so beautiful."

"Take a picture," Dou Dou said excitedly.

"What picture? Focus on the task," Shen Siyuan reprimanded, eyes solemnly fixed ahead, knowing his sword would certainly alarm the evil.

But before that, Shen Siyuan stabbed a few more times into the void in all directions.

For a moment, the sky was filled with glorious light, like the descent of an immortal.

He cleverly used the Five Elements Primordial Magnetic Sword to leverage the Netherworld’s own elements and magnetism to amplify power without expending much of his own.

At that moment, the earth shook, and a massive figure descended with a gale from the heavens.

If Shen Siyuan had not used the Ten Thousand Soul Banner to anchor Xiao Yue and the others, they might have been swept away by the storm.

Descending from the sky was a monster resembling an eagle, with a human face and feathered head, its massive talons like iron hooks, lunging toward Shen Siyuan.

Shen Siyuan did not hesitate, thrusting his sword at the creature’s abdomen.

Evil lacks a specific form, and its bizarre appearance is due to the polluted souls of creatures.

For this giant eagle, without the pollution, it would’ve been an imposing Divine Eagle.

Shen Siyuan’s Divine Sword clashed with the eagle talons, an invisible force spreading around.

Just as Shen Siyuan withdrew the sword to prepare for a second strike, there was suddenly a shout nearby.

It was Dou Dou who spat a huge flame at the airborne monster.

The monster’s claw tip barely touched the fire, which expanded rapidly, engulfing its form, prompting a piercing scream.

That ghostly blue Netherworld Fire proved exceptionally potent.

This was unsurprising, as the Netherworld Fire itself has miraculous effects on spiritual bodies.

Evil is transformed desire, conceptual, but once assuming a form, it falls within the realm of spiritual entities.

Seeing this, Xiao Yue and Duoduo reacted quickly, summoning their respective Netherworld Fire Fireflies to attack while igniting ghostly blue flames around themselves.

Dou Dou copied their moves and then quietly retreated to the rear.

The little one is truly clever.

Indeed, though the Netherworld Fire could inflict damage on evil, it couldn’t destabilize its core.

Otherwise, evil wouldn’t account as a calamity for immortals.

Though the monster was engulfed in Netherworld Fire, it still lunged at Shen Siyuan, flapping its wings to conjure a frigid wind.

This Yin Wind seemed capable of freezing a person’s marrow, thoughts, even their soul.

Even the flames on Xiao Yue and the others appeared frozen, leaving them motionless.

Fortunately, the Ten Thousand Soul Banner was no ordinary item, emitting a brilliant azure glow that shielded them.

Shen Siyuan further unleashed the State Governor Seal, which expanded with the Yin Wind, transforming into a mountain peak that crashed down.

With a thunderous boom, the earth trembled, a wave of invisible air spreading outward.

"Is it dead?" Xiao Yue cautiously asked defensively.

"No."

Shen Siyuan’s mind stirred as he retrieved the divine seal, leaving a large cavern with countless white fruits pulverized by the strike.

At that moment, a big sun rose from behind Shen Siyuan’s head and plunged into the cavern, followed by streams of air rising from it.

These streams accompanied by wails, showing various harrowing scenes, gradually faded away, disappearing into the air—this was the true form of evil.

Evil can only be dispersed, impossible to eliminate completely, as long as there are people, there will be desires, and desires will birth new evils.

As the wailing in the cavern subsided and no more air emerged, Shen Siyuan sighed.

It was so laborious to eliminate this one evil, and the vast Qiongzhou Netherworld must hold countless others. Clearing them one by one would take an immeasurable time.

With this thought, Shen Siyuan focused inwardly on the Flame Tree burning within his Sea of Consciousness.

This flame wasn’t the Netherworld Fire, nor mundane fire, but it could quell Shen Siyuan’s heart demon and desires.

Unaware of its origins, Shen Siyuan surmised it might be effective against evil.

Without overthinking, he advanced some distance, found an open area, extended his Divine Thought, and pointed out, manifesting the Flame Tree in the Netherworld.

Unaccountably sensing fear, Xiao Yue shrank behind Shen Siyuan.

As soon as the Flame Tree appeared, its immense heat distorted the air, forming crystalline shapes.

The layers of bones on the ground vaporized, not even the ash remaining.

"Is it really that powerful?" Shen Siyuan was astounded.

Such a potent flame resided in his Sea of Consciousness, yet it hadn’t burned him alive.