Chapter 1 Ye Cang Shuts Himself Away

After Ye Cang woke up, he locked himself in his room and refused to see anyone.

Remorse and indignation, sorrow and helplessness – the silent memories lost to the passage of time.

A sheet of paper, cool and thin, writes of a life of bewilderment; a paper stained with age, records a lonely, tragic existence; a paper, faintly yellowed, hints at a lifetime of hardship.

Waiting is a pain, a tormenting pain.

Late at night... Ye Cang, taking advantage of the quiet, planned to head to the Hyperdimensional Fortress alone, intending to use its space-time transfer device to travel to the Underworld again.

Unexpectedly... just as Ye Cang opened his door...

Feng Lei, Luke, A Xue, Ying Ning, and even Ni Chang were all waiting.

Ye Cang was startled. "What the--!!! Why... why aren't you guys asleep?"

Feng Lei urged, "My friend... we're essential for the journey to the Underworld."

They exchanged a smile and raced toward the Hyperdimensional Fortress.

Upon arriving, they found the fortress perimeter completely unguarded.

Having been transported here as children by the Hyperdimensional Quantum Particle Vortex, Feng Lei and Luke knew something must have happened inside.

They hurried inside and found Mu Jieyu and several other S-class powerhouses locked in battle against a solemn and divine-looking warrior in the dueling arena.

This warrior single-handedly held his own against multiple S-class Awakened Ones.

Suddenly, the solemnly dignified warrior roared, a sound that echoed throughout the universe.

What's more, the sound waves from his roar instantly obliterated Mu Jieyu and the others.

Ye Cang complained, "What the--... What kind of technique is that... could it be the legendary Lion's Roar?"

Before he could finish speaking, just as the warrior was about to kill Mu Jieyu,

Ye Cang activated Domain Reading and kicked him in the back of the head.

What's more, the kick nearly popped the man's eyeballs out.

Two other mysterious figures, seeing Ye Cang interfere, hastily shouted, "Who are you! How dare you attack a member of the Celestial Race!"

Ye Cang snorted and, in a deliberately exaggerated manner, picked his nose, saying sarcastically, "The so-called Celestial Race isn't as satisfying as picking my nose. So... you're worse than trash!"

Seeing Ye Cang's arrogance and sensing his strength, the two Celestial Race members assumed he must be backed by a powerful force. They asked, "Boy, don't be so cocky. We are the Tianzhong Clan from the Celestial Realm."

"My name is Bai Fengtian, and this one beside me is Sha Sheng Nie. The one in the dueling arena is Chao Hou."

"Seeing how arrogant you are, dare to tell me where you're from?"

After helping Mu Jieyu up, Ye Cang said indifferently, "The dying have no home, and nowhere to return."

Bai Fengtian realized they were unattached cultivators.

He laughed loudly. "Hahahaha... I thought you were someone important. So... just a group of lucky bastards pitied by the universe."

Abruptly... Bai Fengtian's expression turned sinister. "You orphans, abandoned by all, dare to interfere in the affairs of the Celestial Race. All of you, die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Fengtian and Sha Sheng Nie charged at Ye Cang.

Seeing this, Luke and Feng Lei immediately stepped forward, blocking Bai Fengtian and Sha Sheng Nie.

Feng Lei turned to Ye Cang and said, "Friend... leave that Celestial Race trash named Chao Hou to you. Leave these two to Luke and me."

Ye Cang, Feng Lei, and Luke had all consumed Gale Fruits, and their strength had greatly increased.

Feng Lei and Luke roared, the sound of Lei Xi Xian roaring and crackling, orange waves of heroic spirit surging like a tsunami.

Ye Cang's original goal was to use the space-time transfer device to travel to the Underworld.

But now, he suddenly thought of the Grim Reaper in the Underworld. "If I waste too much power here, fighting the Grim Reaper will only be more difficult."

Therefore, Ye Cang suddenly suggested, "Before we start fighting, can you tell me why you've come here?"

Bai Fengtian ignored him and attacked first, engaging Feng Lei.

Bang! The power of both sides collided.

In the first exchange between Feng Lei and Bai Fengtian, the two began to grapple, seeing who was stronger.

They pushed against each other, exerting all their strength, neither willing to let the other gain the advantage in the first round.

Luke's fight with Sha Sheng Nie was even more intense than Feng Lei's opening.

Luke's heroic spirit bombardment rained down, while Sha Sheng Nie skillfully deflected and counterattacked.

The two exchanged blows, evenly matched for a time.

Just then, Luke saw Feng Lei stuck in the first round of grappling and thought, "Hey... friend. I'll break this stalemate for you."

Boom! Luke sent a heroic spirit bombardment from a distance, hitting Bai Fengtian in the abdomen.

Instantly, Bai Fengtian was like a deflated ball.

Seeing this, Feng Lei used his strength to throw Bai Fengtian away.

Bang!

Bai Fengtian flew like a shooting star, crashing through the spaceship and landing outside the Hyperdimensional Fortress. Feng Lei followed closely behind, disappearing from everyone's sight.

At the same time, although Luke's punch broke Feng Lei's stalemate, he was briefly distracted and Sha Sheng Nie seized the opportunity to counterattack, landing a flying side kick squarely on Luke's face.

Bang!

Luke was sent crashing to the ground by Sha Sheng Nie's powerful, full-blooded kick.

The flying side kick is one of the most practical leg techniques in combat. If used properly in real combat, it can be fatal with a single blow, enough to decide the outcome of the battle.