I Have A Cultivation World Chapter 2588 - 1177: Arrival on Ming Wang Star

Within the shimmering silver glow, Chen Mobai had reached the familiar hallway.

Meditation mats lined the sides, while a Green Lotus Stone Platform sat at the terminus.

He feigned activating the Portal, yet actually selected Turtle Treasure Transmission for arrival.

After all, the Portal could teleport to Ming Wang Star too, but his appearance would reveal the mismatched aura on this world swiftly, potentially stirring chaos in the River of Death.

No matter Chen Mobai's self-assurance, he avoided actions that could turn the entire planet against him.

He offered the disciple's salute to the vacant Green Lotus Stone Platform first, then retrieved a broom and dustpan to lightly clean the Purple Cloud Palace, before stepping to the entrance.

Evidently, Chen Mobai enjoyed certain privileges within the Purple Cloud Palace, as the original barrier separating interior from exterior—preventing mutual visibility—vanished in his sight.

From inside the palace, he could distinctly view the outer scene.

The Purple Cloud Palace seemed freshly descended, its stairs and Dao Platform still unfurling and expanding.

Unlike the Immortal Gate's fall upon the Taixu Mountain Range, this site had settled onto a shadowy lake.

The sole common trait was drawing countless creatures.

Chen Mobai spotted hordes of deathly Underworld Race beings stationed on the lakeside shore, intensely staring at the palace where he stood.

This shadowy lake harbored a force that terrified the Underworld Race, so none dared tread its waters, all waiting for the Purple Cloud Palace's stairs and Dao Platform to extend.

Chen Mobai naturally refrained from venturing out too, scrutinizing each Underworld Race figure along the bank.

Those gathered here were undoubtedly Ming Wang Star's mightiest entities.

He tallied them: exactly twelve.

Recalling Ying Guanghua's words about the Twelve Netherworld Generals, Chen Mobai realized these must be them.

Though Divine Sense couldn't probe them, via Echoes in the Void, Chen Mobai detected their deathly auras.

True enough, each reached Divinity Transformation stage.

Some followed the Mysterious Gate Primordial Spirit Great Dao, others bore the Immortal Body of God and Demon.

Among them, the forefront pair—a man and woman—displayed cultivation rivaling the King of the Underworld, in Chen Mobai's view.

The towering, burly male Underworld Race member donned a Jin Guan, gripped a huge black sickle, his vital essence flaring like fire across his form. Merely standing shoreside, he warped the void, marking his physique at peak potency, nearly rupturing space.

Opposite him, the voluptuous female Underworld Race member boasted pale ghostly skin, scant black cloths veiling vital areas, a purple blindfold masking half her visage. Yet when Chen Mobai's gaze met her, his Heavenly Blessing triggered alarms.

This signaled her power to end him.

Indeed, Ming Wang Star hid profound depths beyond the Immortal Gate.

Chen Mobai inwardly sighed, reaffirming the wisdom of directing the Chaos Primal Energy Cannon here.

Just these two, alongside the prior King of the Underworld, formed three pinnacle Divinity Transformation experts.

With Qian Xing Bai Guang present, plus himself, open battle might yield triumph.

Currently, though he'd felled the King of the Underworld, it relied on Pure Yang Scroll's attribute restraint and Law Domain's severance of the River of Death link.

On Ming Wang Star, even absorbing foes via Law Domain, proximity to the River of Death might let it shatter through forcibly.

As Chen Mobai mulled if the Chaos Primal Energy Cannon could harm the Purple Cloud Palace,

a tremendous deathly aura abruptly leaked from the dark lake, its black waters churning to expose a pale male corpse.

Spotting the corpse, the twelve Netherworld Generals onshore bowed deeply: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Chen Mobai's eyes widened in astonishment.

For this death-aura-radiating male corpse was unmistakably the King of the Underworld he'd slain.

Could resurrection truly occur?

Was it a Death God legacy technique?

Or the lake's influence?

Chen Mobai eyed the lake spewing black smoke, sensing its thick pure death qi, dimly grasping the reality.

"Su Hana, won’t you let me come back to life yet!"

Suddenly, the inert King of the Underworld's corpse quivered at the belly, uttering those words.

Chen Mobai watched the purple-blindfolded female Underworld Race member nod faintly, then lift her blindfold's edge, baring a gem-like emerald left eye.

As that eye fixed on the King of the Underworld's corpse, Chen Mobai sensed heaven-earth rules inverting.

Next, vitality surged into the King of the Underworld's corpse.

With a deep inhalation, the King—once supine amid swirling black waters—rose erect. As he straightened, Chen Mobai witnessed his eyes snap open.

Death-qi-laden black pupils made all Ming Wang Star quake, the encircling River of Death morphing into boundless power flooding his frame.

Moments later, the King of the Underworld fully revived.

Now, Chen Mobai noted the formerly youthful, alluring shore-bound female Underworld Race member had withered into an elderly crone.

Reviving the King had clearly sapped her essence, energy, and spirit.

"Su Hana, my beloved Netherworld Queen, I will let you bask in the Ancestor’s glory with me."

The revived King of the Underworld vowed, gazing at the now-aged female Underworld Race member.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, but I hope you can give me the Vitality Sword, so that I can devour vitality and restore my youthful body and appearance."

Su Hana, the named female Underworld Race member, declared.

The King, once affectionate, darkened his face and snapped angrily, "To escape the True Spirit and return, I have already damaged the Vitality Sword on that planet. But rest assured, I will lead you to exterminate all the billions of beings on that planet, and I promise all the life force will be yours."

Hearing this, Su Hana scoffed coldly, glanced at her withered body, and readjusted her blindfold: "I hope you keep your word, Your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, the Purple Cloud Palace has descended. According to the prophecy left by the Ancestor, we need to seal this place. Do you want to go inside?"

The sickle-wielding male Underworld Race member onshore interjected then.

The King of the Underworld heeded, swiveling to eye the central-lake Purple Cloud Palace, reminiscing Chen Mobai's wondrous Law Domain, narrowing his gaze.

"This thing landing on the Rebirth Lake is probably to suppress the force of life and death left by the Ancestor. We have rarely practiced to this level, so let’s not miss this opportunity and go in together for a look."

The King of the Underworld's declaration stunned the shore's Twelve Netherworld Generals.

Legend held the Purple Cloud Palace's Ming Wang Star descent as a celestial phenomenon. Past entrants returned transformed, surging to King of the Underworld caliber, sparking bloody kingly contests.

Thus, later Kings entered solo.

"Your Majesty?"

Even Netherworld Queen Su Hana appeared taken aback.

"This time, the neighboring planet’s strength should not be underestimated. Even the Ancestor’s incarnation was suppressed, and my true body was killed. Although our race’s strength is far superior, I am willing to trust you to enter together, increasing our strength to ensure the Ancestor’s unsealing."

The King of the Underworld's statement thrilled the Twelve Netherworld Generals onshore.

Numerous Purple Cloud Palace entrants had skyrocketed in cultivation.

For instance, the King grasped life-death wheel and even cultivated Vitality Sword therein.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Formerly wavering loyalties post his demise now solidified anew.

Sensing merely half his power restored, the King of the Underworld inwardly sighed.

Were victory over Chen Mobai certain, he'd never concede this.

[Hopefully, this palace will let me advance further.]

Within the Purple Cloud Palace, Chen Mobai—having overheard the outer exchanges—finally fathomed the King of the Underworld's survival.

Post-Law Domain escape, despite the timely Primordial Yang Sword strike, the King had fled his True Spirit back here via River of Death might.

This lake, Rebirth Lake per Ying Guanghua, ranked among the Death God's three Holy Artifacts.

Rumor held the primordial Underworld Race birthed from within.

Time ticked onward.

At last, the final Dao Platform materialized before the Purple Cloud Palace threshold.

The shore's Twelve Netherworld Generals, with King of the Underworld's approval, mounted the initial stair, advancing lakeward toward the central palace.

Witnessing this, Chen Mobai cast One-Leaf Blindness upon himself and passed the threshold.

Since Purple Cloud Palace interiors—including stairs and Dao Platforms—barred spell clashes, Chen Mobai feared no detection.

His Primordial Great Dao-boosted One-Leaf Blindness, at Fifth Rank Peak, concealed vital essence flawlessly from all beings, King of the Underworld included.

Mindful return was barred inside Purple Cloud Palace, Chen Mobai settled on the outer threshold Dao Platform, sinking into contemplation.

Surprisingly, this Dao Platform's Dao Rhythm wasn't Taixu Dao, but Life and Death.

Did descending celestial bodies allocate Three Thousand Great Dao variably?

Then, had his influence caused Earth Element Star's prior Innate Yin Yang origins and Taixu Dao?

Grasping Purple Cloud Palace's contextual adaptation, Chen Mobai felt quiet elation.

Thus, he could comprehend additional Innate Great Dao.

As he readied to immerse in Life and Death Great Dao depths, the King of the Underworld strode straight here.

Evidently, he knew this final Dao Platform embodied Life and Death Great Dao.

Shortly, the King of the Underworld arrived before Chen Mobai.