"Bi Yuanbin, how does the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder Technique taste? Not much worse than the Five Directions Thunder Emperor, is it!"
"You, you were toying with this King Yan all along, you didn't reveal your true strength!"
"Congratulations on getting it right. I'll reluctantly reward you with a few more bolts of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder."
Shi Jian, suspended in the air above the Yama Hall, went all out, fusing the four types of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder Techniques together again and attacking Bi Yuanbin.
During their battle, thunderclouds of four colors appeared above Wangsi City without anyone knowing when.
"Thunderclouds? How can there be thunderclouds in the Underworld?"
The ghost officers guarding the city gate, seeing the thunderclouds appear within Wangsi City, were all as if they had seen a ghost.
Since the founding of the Underworld, they had never heard of thunderclouds appearing in the netherworld.
"Let's collect the Yin souls in Wangsi City into our mourning staffs first, to prevent them from dying from the lightning strikes."
All the ghost officers at the gates of Wangsi City waved their mourning staffs, quickly collecting the Yin souls.
The lightning bolts that descended from the thunderclouds were extremely yang and tough. Let alone Yin souls, even ghost officers and the Ten Great Yin Marshals would perish on the spot if struck by the lightning.
"That's strange. Logically, the Underworld is the place of reincarnation and the gathering of Yin souls. The Heavenly Dao shouldn't condense purple thunderclouds within Wangsi City."
The ghost officers, unable to fathom it, saw the purple thunderclouds continuously spreading outwards, gradually forming a massive heavenly tribulation. They were so scared that they fled over ten miles away from Wangsi City, fearing they would be affected by the tribulation.
They had not even reached the Ghost Immortal realm. A single lightning bolt could turn them to ash, never to be reborn.
"Heavenly Tribulation!!!!"
Upon seeing the thunderclouds form a heavenly tribulation, Bi Yuanbin broke out in a cold sweat and dared not remain in Wangsi City any longer.
Although he had reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm and was not afraid of extremely yang and tough things, fighting Shi Jian under the heavenly tribulation would not give him any advantage and would put him at a disadvantage.
"Do you really take me for air, thinking you can just run away?"
To prevent King Biancheng from escaping Wangsi City, Shi Jian used instant movement and the four types of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder Techniques to block him, trying to keep him within the city.
However, he still underestimated the defensive power of the lead armor. After several attacks, the attacks of the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder were all repelled by the lead armor.
But, a small crack had appeared on the surface of the lead armor!
"This turtle shell is indeed hard. Let's see how many of my lightning techniques you can withstand."
Just as Shi Jian was about to make a move, the heavenly tribulation above Wangsi City suddenly unleashed a purple lightning bolt, striking Biancheng King who was trying to escape.
Then, the purple lightning directly shattered his lead armor, and Bi Yuanbin's figure flew backward, crashing into the side of the city gate.
"What is going on? The heavenly tribulation shattered the merit artifact?"
Seeing the heavenly tribulation shatter the merit artifact, Shi Jian was completely shocked.
"While you're injured, I'll take your life!"
After a few seconds, Shi Jian, who had reacted, flew towards Biancheng King.
The Sixth Hall King of Hell was now severely injured by the heavenly tribulation. This was the best opportunity to cut the grass and eliminate the roots. If he could kill Bi Yuanbin, he would lose a formidable opponent of Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
After all, even if he lost the position of the Sixth Hall King of Hell, Biancheng King could still challenge the other nine Kings of Hell.
If he could be killed in Wangsi City, it would undoubtedly be a good thing for the Kings of Hell led by Emperor Dongyue.
This was because, apart from the Kings of Hell in the First, Second, Fifth, and Seventh Halls, the remaining Kings of Hell were no match for Bi Yuanbin.
"I may not be able to defeat you, but I can still defeat the Kings of Hell in the other halls!"
Biancheng King, who managed to stand up with difficulty, fled towards the outside of Wangsi City, no longer engaging in a protracted struggle with Shi Jian.
Instead of continuing to fight a war of attrition here, it was better to find a place to recover from his injuries and then challenge the other Kings of Hell.
"You won't have the chance to challenge the other Kings of Hell. Stay in Wangsi City forever."
Shi Jian, who had arrived beside Bi Yuanbin, used the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder Technique to blast him.
Without the protection of the merit artifact, Biancheng King was like a turtle without its shell, barely holding on with his Taiyi Golden Immortal mid-stage cultivation.
However, he couldn't hold on for long and began to falter under the attacks of the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder Technique.
"It's time to end this!"
Finding the opportune moment, Shi Jian unleashed the Evil-Slaying Divine Thunder and attacked Bi Yuanbin's forehead.
"Wait..."
Before Bi Yuanbin could even beg for mercy, he was struck by the Evil-Slaying Divine Thunder. His entire physical body and divine consciousness were annihilated, and he met his demise in Wangsi City.
Afterward, the heavenly tribulation disappeared from the Underworld a few minutes later. The entire Wangsi City was reduced to ruins.
Only a few miles around the King of Hell's Palace remained intact and unaffected by the heavenly tribulation.
"Hiss, when did the Soul Summoning Division produce such a character? Not only does he have the cultivation of Taiyi Golden Immortal, but even Lord Bi Yuanbin is no match for him."
Seeing that the battle between the two had ended, the ghost officers outside Wangsi City quickly returned to the city to pay their respects to the new King Biancheng.
Moreover, since Wangsi City had turned into ruins, it needed them to repair it so that it could continue to receive the deceased.
"Your humble servant welcomes Lord King Biancheng!"
"Have all the Buddhist disciples who escaped the judgment of the Ten Kings of Hell been collected into the mourning staffs?"
"My Lord King of Hell, we have collected them all into the mourning staffs. No one has escaped."
"You should first repair Wangsi City, and then escort the Buddhist disciples to the sixteen lesser hells to await judgment after this competition for the positions of the Ten Kings of Hell concludes."
Upon receiving the order, the ghost officers went to various parts of the city and used their magic to repair Wangsi City.
In less than two days, Wangsi City, which was originally a ruin, was completely renovated, and many Yin souls roamed the city.
At the same time, Shi Jian also transferred Xie Bi'an, Fan Wugui, and the Ox-Head and Horse-Face to Wangsi City to manage the order and the ghost officers within the city.
As for the Soul Summoning Division, without the Black and White Impermanence and Ox-Head and Horse-Face, all soul summoning work was temporarily controlled by three newly appointed Soul Summoning Envoys.
On the other hand, Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha was so enraged upon learning that Wangsi City was controlled by Shi Jian that he wished he could skin Shi Jian alive to vent his anger.
"Trash, all of you are trash! A mere mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal cannot even defeat an early-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal, and was killed in Wangsi City. Even a dog I raised would be more useful than you. You've disgraced me completely."
Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha, sitting on a cushion, cursed furiously.
Wangsi City was a sanctuary for Buddhism and was personally created by him. Now that it had been taken by someone else, he simply couldn't stomach it.
"Bodhisattva Ksitigarbha, why don't we order some of the supervisors of the Six Cases of Heavenly Officials to retake Wangsi City?"
"Foolish! Bi Yuanbin couldn't defeat that guy, and you expect a few supervisors to retake Wangsi City?"
(The novel experiment officially begins. I've chosen four images and four novel titles. I won't be updating the new book for now; I'll finish this one first.
Coincidentally, the images are very fitting with the current identity of the eldest disciple.)