The murals in front depicting this powerful race were incredibly exquisite, but as they continued, they became more and more sloppy, and amidst the chaos there was a hint of madness. One could only see that something seemed to have happened in the cosmos, the sun went out, the stars collapsed, and finally blackness simply replaced everything else.

Pfft!

Fatty Tiger suddenly laughed and said, "Taoist, these guys are really good at boasting, putting a fake painting here, who knows for what purpose."

Seeing everyone’s puzzled looks, the fool said proudly, "There’s an obvious flaw on this... there’s no Underworld Cosmos!"

However, as soon as he spoke, fear appeared in the eyes of the two demons from the Spirit Corpse Sect, and even Zhang Kui’s face became serious.

The Spider Spirit senior gulped and said, "They have no reason to fake it, could it be... this cosmos originally had no Underworld?"

Zhang Kui’s eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the mural, and he pondered, "There is nothing eternal in the world, not even this vast cosmos is an exception. What is depicted above might be the scene from the last cosmic era."

"The last era?"

The two demons from the Spirit Corpse Sect looked at each other in disbelief, clearly finding this concept somewhat unbelievable.

Zhang Kui did not speak, for after seeing this painting, his doubts had not diminished, but rather increased.

If this was the scene from the last era, why did the cosmos come to an end?

If the Netherworld Realm counts as the Underworld of the last cosmic era, then where did the current Underworld come from?

Judging from the mural, this race was unbelievably powerful, and since the Netherworld Realm was preserved, what did they encounter that led to their complete extinction?

Struck by this ancient secret, the group was speechless for a long time...

After a while, Fatty Tiger awkwardly laughed, "Why think so much, Taoist, let’s think about how to get out. Being stuck here indefinitely is not a solution."

Zhang Kui nodded and said in a deep voice, "I have already investigated, this is an independent space, with no exits. Unless we have the power of a Starry Sky Dominator to break open the Great Thousand Worlds."

"But rest assured, if I am not mistaken, this place is still attached to the Netherworld space. The outside is in constant battle, and when the Netherworld completely collapses, a rift must appear here."

The group looked at each other, having no other choice, they could only wait restlessly.

Of course, Zhang Kui wasn’t idle either. He sat cross-legged, and his mind once again delved into the Immortal King Tower.

This time he entered the Netherworld with the main goal of finding the Evil God’s Divine Fiend, to use as fuel for the Immortal King Tower’s Time Freeze.

Although the Evil God’s Divine Fiend wasn’t found, even expending two uses of Time Freeze, after suppressing a massive number of heritage demon corpses, using quantity over quality, he could use it seven or eight times.

More importantly, he obtained a hundred and eight ancient divine statues, powerful treasures from the last era, which might be the key to escaping.

Thinking of this, Zhang Kui without hesitation once again drove the Earth Demon Star into the forehead of another divine statue...

......

In the Netherworld space, the terrifying calamity had reached its final phase.

Everywhere was twisted, irreparable void, the original black mist had dissipated, white immortal light, blood-red disaster mist, black void fissures... making this space eerily strange.

The two Star Realms had utterly collapsed, turned into large and small boulders, drifting in the void along with countless severed limbs and torsos.

On the battlefield, less than a hundred Immortal Level beings survived. They were heavily wounded, their Divine Souls fully awake, numbed and frightened, hiding in the corners of the void to heal.

In their hearts was only desolation, after this battle, no matter who won, all elites were lost, the Netherworld Realm of the Eternal Immortal Dynasty would never recover.

The two Evil God’s Divine Fiends ultimately didn’t escape the calamity either; while chasing Immortals, they were drawn into the central battlefield, their last obsession turning into chaos and disappearing with the void.

Boom!

With a glaring immortal light that shook the entire space, two massive figures simultaneously retreated, staring at each other fiercely, their murderous intent almost freezing everything.

The two old monsters looked pitiful at this point.

The Nine Calamities Divine Monarch had already lost an arm, nine enormous light clusters behind him flickered uncertainly, seemingly on the brink of collapse, his body covered in countless cracks, oozing vast amounts of Life Essence Qi.

Celestial Ghost Buddha’s originally floating Black Massacre now only had two remaining, teetering as if to collapse at any moment, his lower body reduced to a mass of black light, desperately trying to repair but unable to stabilize.

"Ha..."

Nine Calamities Divine Monarch looked around, eyes full of sarcasm and madness, "Celestial Ghost Monk, are you satisfied now? This Netherworld Realm is thoroughly destroyed by our hands."

The Celestial Ghost Buddha’s expression remained indifferent, "This old monk has long seen through life and death. The Great Path is arduous; if one does not advance, one retreats. These are merely external possessions."

"External possessions?"

The face of the Nine Calamities Divine Monarch gradually twisted with rage, "Do you remember when we faced hardships together and supported each other during the ancient battle? Who was it that promised to help me unify the Netherworld Realm?"

The Celestial Ghost Buddha remained silent for a moment, "I do not value the position of Realm Master of the Immortal Dynasty, but unfortunately, my aptitude was dull. I could only use this position to take a step further, to become the Starry Sky Dominator... Nine Calamities Taoist Brother, it was this old monk who broke his word..."

Perhaps recalling some past events, the two old monsters fell into silence, and the earth-shattering killing intent slowly dissipated.

The Nine Calamities Divine Monarch sighed, "Now that things have come to this, there’s no point in speaking further; perhaps we should have united long ago..."

Crack, crack!

Suddenly, a violent sound erupted from the Netherworld Island, piercing to the ears.

We saw the massive island, mottled and full of cracks, beginning to break as if it had lost its restraint.

Buzz!

Flowing reflections surged forth like water, woven by countless strands of Golden Light of Law. Mysterious cloud patterns seemed to transform into tangible objects, flowing through the void...

"Power of Origin!"

The Nine Calamities Divine Monarch exclaimed in shock, but before he could speak further, sweeping killing intent rushed towards him.

Only to see the Celestial Ghost Buddha’s face become fierce, with Three Heads and Six Arms seemingly wrapping the entire galaxy down, striking with no reservation, the earlier guilt nowhere to be found.

"The bald donkey seeks death!"

The Nine Calamities Divine Monarch went completely mad as the nine light spheres behind him suddenly merged into one. His aura abruptly soared to a new height, a frenzied Divine Thought engulfing the entire Secret Realm.

He had learned the Disaster Qi Cultivation Skill from the previous Realm Master but, unfortunately, lacked the aptitude to fuse the myriad Disaster Qi into one. He could only categorize them into nine domain light spheres; who would have thought that by abandoning everything now, becoming lifeless, he would achieve a temporary breakthrough.

Boom!

A strange glow appeared between heaven and earth, with hot reds, icy blues, and turbulent yellows flashing in turn, as if everything were about to fall into decay.

Those Immortals lucky enough to survive the great war screamed as the terrifying light shone upon them, their domains continually collapsing and withering, their bodies visibly aging until they finally turned to ash.

Rustle... The Power of Origin of the Netherworld Realm, flowing in all directions, began bubbling and dissipating into a mist upon exposure to this light.

This Power of Origin was equivalent to the essence of the Immortal King Cave Heaven; absorbing it in full would have granted control over the entire Netherworld Realm, eventually advancing to an Immortal King.

But now, with the collapse of the Ancient Netherworld Secret Realm and being scattered by the Nine Calamities Divine Monarch, this Power of Origin would merge into the Netherworld Realm unless gathered again by a being of Immortal King level.

In other words, both the Nine Calamities Divine Monarch and the Celestial Ghost Buddha had completely lost this opportunity.

But they could no longer think about that.

The Nine Calamities Divine Monarch’s temporary breakthrough meant the Celestial Ghost Buddha had to bear the brunt of the attacks.

Already severely injured and on the brink of collapse, he was bathed in infinite disaster light, frozen for a moment, his body flickering unsteadily in the air.

Surprisingly, the Celestial Ghost Buddha’s originally fierce expression gradually dissipated. He sighed, "In the end, there’s no fortune for me, a pity indeed. Had you broken through your heart’s barrier sooner, this old monk would not have given birth to delusion..."

With that said, his entire being instantly disintegrated into light and dust.

The Nine Calamities Divine Monarch coldly watched the other perish body and soul, then looked down at his own right hand. His expression was strangely peculiar, murmuring, "So that’s how it is..."

Crack!

A fissure appeared on his forehead and then more and more, as if his whole body shattered like glass, leaving behind only a colorful glazed skeleton.

At this moment, within the gradually fading golden light of the Power of Origin, a black fissure suddenly appeared, and Zhang Kui, along with several others, burst out in an instant.

It turned out that with the dispersing Power of Origin, the space they were in also began to crack.

Now that the Netherworld Secret Realm was on the brink of collapse, Zhang Kui could spare no attention for others, immediately taking out the Primordial and frantically fleeing towards the exit with everyone.

However, he didn’t notice that the skeleton formed by the Nine Calamities Divine Monarch had landed on the Primordial...