When they saw their princess grabbing Zu An’s arm, the Asura men raised their eyebrows in envy, and it didn’t help that her body was being squeezed out of shape from being pressed tightly against his.

That fellow has good luck. Our princess doesn’t usually act like this.

Princess Ni Huang pulled Zu An to the cliff and was about to jump in when she suddenly remembered something and exclaimed, “The concentration of death energy in the underworld is far higher than this. We’re only able to survive down there because of a curse. You might be an expert, but going down there might pose a danger to you.”

Zu An chuckled as he began walking forward. “It doesn’t matter.”

The Asura race respected the strong. There was no reason for Princess Ni Huang to stop him since he had already said as much, though she couldn’t resist asking, “Have you reached a level of cultivation where you’re impervious to death energy? Our people will be shocked to hear about that.”

The Asura men looked at Zu An mockingly.

He might be strong, but I bet he’s boasting. Who would be so arrogant as to leap into the underworld with their physical body? Who does he think he is? Aside from the undead, only special races like ours and the Shaman races can enter the underworld.

He’ll regret it dearly once the death energy disintegrates his body!

They were still upset to see their beautiful and noble princess becoming so fond of a human.

However, what happened next left them with widened eyes. They watched in shock as Zu An dove into the Eye of the Ocean and passed through it safely. For some reason, the surrounding death energy opened up to create a path for him.

Princess Ni Huang’s eyes lit up. She smacked Zu An’s chest as she exclaimed, “Incredible!”

Zu An eyed her chest.

Why can a woman freely strike a man’s chest, but the opposite is considered wrong?

He quickly severed those thoughts before voicing a question. “Earlier, you mentioned that your race is cursed. What does that mean?”

Princess Ni Huang’s expression turned cold. “That’s the vile curse the Celestial race put on us. It is because of this curse that we are unable to leave the underworld. The only benefit it provides is that it makes us impervious to the underworld’s death energy.”

Zu An’s expression turned grim. A curse that condemned a living race to remain among the dead was indeed vile. He asked, “Who is the Celestial race?”

“It’s a term referring to all the deities in the Celestial World. There are 33 commonly known deities, but there are thousands of deities in total,” Princess Ni Huang explained.

Zu An’s heart skipped a beat.

Is the 33 here something related to the 33 layers of heaven?

He wanted to probe deeper, but Princess Ni Huang waved her hand and said, “Words like 'Celestial race' and 'deities' are forbidden among our Asura race. Make sure you don’t mention those inauspicious words before my royal brother, or else it might invoke his wrath.”

Zu An was stunned. Sensing the red-eyed glares from the Asura men, he decided to stop asking for now.

Princess Ni Huang began introducing the scenery along the way to him. “Do you see those flowers? That’s a plant exclusive to our underworld called a red spider lily. Aren’t they beautiful?” ℞𝙖ŊÖʙĚṢ

“Yes, They are beautiful.” Zu An smiled at the sight of the familiar flowers. They reminded him of Big Manman. They would appear as a mark somewhere on her body each time she went into heat, and it was beautiful.

“I think they are beautiful too.” Princess Ni Huang was delighted to hear that he liked them. “That is the Yin Mountain, and up ahead is the Oblivion River. You mustn’t come into contact with the water in it. Any living being, no matter how powerful, will lose all their memories and even their wits if they fall into the water,” Princess Ni Huang warned with a pale face as she remembered the plight that had befallen some of her comrades.

As she excitedly introduced the underworld to Zu An, the Asura men trailing behind them looked incredibly frustrated.

My princess, where did your usual loftiness go? Why are you so warm to that human? Fine, I get that he’s strong, dashing, gentlemanly… Ugh!

“Hm? You aren’t reacting much. It's as if you have seen these things before.” Princess Ni Huang sensed something was amiss. Both the Yin Mountain and the Oblivion River held a special significance to all living beings; it was unusual for anyone to be so calm after hearing about them.

“I have indeed seen them before,” Zu An replied.

“You've been here before? Why have I never met you then?” Princess Ni Huang was intrigued.

“I was here in the future.”

“???” Princess Ni Huang racked her brain trying to figure those words.

All of a sudden, Zu An poked her with his elbow and asked, “Is that your army?”

Princess Ni Huang looked over and saw a huge army of asuras in the distance. Their commander was riding on an enormous white elephant. The army was advancing in the direction of Yin Mountain.

“Ah, that is indeed our army. The one riding on the white elephant is my royal brother, Qumodo. He’s our Asura race’s strongest expert,” Princess Ni Huang said with a gleeful smile, showing that she was proud of her brother.

Zu An nodded. Given that the Asura race was warlike and revered the strong, it would take more than blood ties to claim the throne.

But what are they planning to do by mobilizing their army?

Feeling too embarrassed to continue holding Zu An’s arm before their army, Princess Ni Huang released her grip and grabbed his hand instead. The two of them flew toward the enormous white elephant.

When they sensed someone approaching, the Asura soldiers vigilantly held their weapons tighter, but when they confirmed it was the princess, they breathed a sigh of relief and stepped aside to open up a path.

Countless eyes fell on Zu An. They were curious to know who he was for their beautiful princess to hold his hand.

Zu An assessed the white elephant. It looked majestic, towering at over thirty meters tall. It was incredible for this white elephant to have survived in a place as treacherous as the underworld.

“Royal brother!” Princess Ni Huang bowed to the Asura riding on the white elephant.

The Asura had a golden crown on his head. He had dark skin, and his physique was three times bigger than the other Asuras. He eyed his little sister and the man beside her and asked, “Ni Huang, who is this fellow?”

“He is the Necropolis Emperor, a friend I met outside,” Princess Ni Huang said.

“Emperor?” The Asura King’s eyes narrowed with murderous intent. “What an arrogant title!”

Sensing her brother’s anger, Princess Ni Huang hurriedly spoke up on Zu An’s behalf. “Royal brother, he is a formidable expert. Not only did he defeat all of us, but he is also the reason Ox Head, Horse Face, Golden Cangue, and Silver Chain retreated from outside.”

“Oh? You defeated Ox Head, Horse Face, Golden Cangue, and Silver Chain?” The Asura King was stunned. He raised his hand, and a black gleam with a force that threatened to sever the world in two abruptly slashed down on Zu An.