Chapter 1738: Chapter 1769: Chop as Soon as the Head Emerges
A white silhouette emerged from the Ghost Gate, strolling leisurely without a trace of the mundane.
“Baihe!”
“Earlier, I indeed tossed you into the starry sky. It was only after confirming this that I closed the Ghost Gate. Your reappearance here signifies that you’ve circled back from the depths of the starry sky, all in the short span of a single incense stick’s burn!”
“Even Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva couldn’t achieve that. How did you manage it?”
The King of Underworld gazed at the familiar figure before him, his face gradually contorting with malevolence.
Being thrown into an unknown starry sky depth, without spatial coordinates, returning to the Netherworld seemed impossible, and Baihe’s appearance shattered his understanding.
“I had some luck and teleported back a few times.”
The Baihe Boy surveyed his surroundings and walked towards Li Xiaobai.
“Teleport? You entered a Spatial Wormhole!”
The King of Underworld was shocked. The teleportation destination within a Spatial Wormhole is random and entirely unknown, filled with violent Void Turbulence, yet this man not only entered unharmed but also teleported back through the wormhole!
What kind of luck is this, that the Baihe Effect can even influence the starry sky?
Baihe did not respond, the eerie mask on his face twisted and writhed, his eyes once again becoming vertical pupils, and the incense stick on his hat ignited spontaneously, sending wisps of blue smoke wafting upward.
At the same time, the Ghost Fetus in the Liu Family daughter-in-law’s belly let out a piercing wail. This was the closest the Baihe Boy had come to it tonight. With one breath, the terrifying ritual steps swept away more than half of the Ghost Qi within the fetus.
The high, swollen belly shrank rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, flattening out.
“Stop him!”
“I am about to hatch, if you wish to preserve your lives, keep this fellow ten meters away!”
A painful infant’s face appeared on the belly of the Liu Family daughter-in-law, its features contorted, wailing miserably.
Baihe did not give it a chance to breathe, sticking close with the dense aura of incense that was deadly to ghosts, not waiting for those around to react.
The faces of the King of Underworld and others changed completely; their fates were long tied to the Ghost Fetus. If it remained unscathed, nothing would happen to them, but if it died, neither could they survive.
At that moment, inside the Netherworld Ghost Gate, all beings could clearly see the direction of the Liu Family Mansion, where countless spectral images arose from the ground. These were the Visualized Items belonging to the Netherworld Messengers—Buddha, Goddess, Divine Beast, great doors—various terrifying Visualized Items standing sky-high, suspended over the Ghost Gate.
Ghost Qi surged, souls wailed.
“Brother, I seem to be at the battlefield’s core. If they strike, I’ll be the first to die. Shouldn’t I step back a bit?”
Li Xiaobai looked at the Five Emperor Lord of the Underworld above him and the hundreds of Netherworld Messengers, swallowing hard, calling out to Yang Chen in his heart.
“Staying by Baihe’s side is the safest. You also saw earlier how wondrous his powers are. Even after all these years, only his capabilities remain an unsolvable mystery for us disciples.”
Yang Chen said calmly.
The process of the Baihe Boy being thrown into and returning from the depths of the starry sky he could roughly guess. After entering the starry depths, coincidentally encountering a spatial impulse, accidentally entering it, and even more coincidentally entering at the safest angle, like standing in the eye of a storm and remaining unharmed.
For Baihe, such coincidences happening several times led to a perfect return to the Ghost Gate.
“Is his fortune really so defiant of the heavens?”
Li Xiaobai was skeptical. Although the earlier attacks from Black Impermanence and the red-faced man were also resolved by serendipitous occurrences from Baihe’s side, being thrown into the starry sky and then returning intact was an entirely different concept.
“That’s not the most crucial part. What matters most is that he could return at the exact moment you dodged attacks three times, and when the King of Underworld personally opened the door. This timing is precise.”
“Such a complex process, with so many variables, couldn’t be calculated. He purely relied on luck to return. Do you understand? His fortune even surpasses time!”
Yang Chen spoke solemnly, trying to make Li Xiaobai take it seriously. Baihe’s capability wasn’t merely ordinary luck. Whether early or late by even a second, the King of Underworld’s door would remain shut and he couldn’t have come out. Perfectly arriving right as the door opens is the most terrifying aspect, meaning that no matter what the Baihe Boy intends, as long as he wants to do it, he will succeed.
“A bit defiant of the heavens…”
Li Xiaobai watched as the Baihe Boy went to work on the pregnant woman’s body, cautiously approaching.
He had thought this great figure had been dealt with, unexpectedly realizing he was still too naïve. Such a divine person existed in this world; it truly opened his eyes.
“Boss, we got hold of the Liu Family daughter-in-law too. Should we retreat first?”
“Earlier, from what the King of Underworld meant, the Asura King hasn’t even dispatched his troops yet.”
Li Xiaobai looked at the Baihe Boy and asked.
Dragging it on too long, with the Asura King’s arrival, being attacked from both fronts would be even harder to control.
“No rush, she’s about to give birth.”
“You handle it.”
The Baihe Boy stood up, pointed at Li Xiaobai, and said coldly.
“Me handle it?”
“I don’t have divine skills like you, nor the power to slay evil spirits.”
Li Xiaobai felt utterly bewildered, unable to comprehend what the Baihe Boy was thinking.
“The people above will soon make a move, and I’ll need to deal with it. The pregnant woman will have to be left to you.”
Baihe said calmly.
Li Xiaobai: “Uh, you still need to make a move?”
Baihe: “Do you have a good plan?”
Li Xiaobai gestured grandly: “With the Supreme Deity’s unmatched prowess, standing still, their offensive will definitely cancel each other out, leaving us unharmed!”
“Who told you their attacks will cancel out? Are you an idiot?”
The Baihe Boy stepped into a ritual dance, quickly spinning in place, with each step causing a Netherworld Messenger’s Visualized Item to explode in the sky.
Li Xiaobai realized his mishap, awkwardly scratching his nose, flipping his wrist to wield the Three-Foot Green Blade, ready to slash at the ghostly face, only to be struck by a tremendous force and sent flying.
Baihe Boy: “What are you doing?”
Li Xiaobai replied honestly: “Smash her belly.”
“You must not harm her life.”
“Then how should I slay the fiend?”
“In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the Ghost Fetus will be born. Just sever the head as the infant emerges.”
Baihe casually remarked, and after tossing this line, he no longer concerned himself with Li Xiaobai, his body gracefully dancing like a butterfly, each step resulting in a Netherworld Messenger’s fall.
The Visualized Items in the sky burst like fireworks, dazzling brilliantly.
The King of Underworld could bear it no more, issuing an order: “Kill them!”
“As long as the Ghost Fetus lives, everyone else can die!”
“Kill!”
The King of Underworld shouldered the Ghost Gate to form the array, the Five Emperor Lord of the Underworld leading hundreds of Netherworld Messengers dove ferociously downward, the surging violent aura cascading like a waterfall, cracking the ground inch by inch.
It was at this moment the body of the Liu Family daughter-in-law suddenly began to convulse violently, previously unable to speak, now she continuously moaned in pain.
Li Xiaobai, though never having given birth, understood what this meant, the Liu Family daughter-in-law was going to give birth!
The Baihe Boy seized the Liu Family daughter-in-law, lifting her body straight up with both hands, lowly ordered: “Be ready, chop the moment the head appears!”