Chapter 372: The Main God Space (Twenty-Eight)

Within the Netherworld.
“Gongsun Ling, hand over the inheritance of the Lord of the Netherworld!”
In a desolate desert filled with an aura of destruction, towering figures stood atop the void.
They were all from powerful lineages within the Netherworld.
At this moment, in the desert, a blood-stained woman stood tall, holding a long sword, radiating a powerful aura.
This woman was Gongsun Ling, the girl Su Chen discovered during his first mission to the Main God Space, a girl born with the laws of life and death. He had bestowed upon her a tailor-made cultivation method, though it could only be cultivated up to the Nirvana Realm.
However, Gongsun Ling possessed unparalleled talent. With the method left by Su Chen, she transcended the Great Yin World in a short time, embarking on the Path of the Stars. She became an Emperor in less than a thousand years, and then successfully transcended again, entering the Boundless Realm. Coinciding with the great war between the Netherworld and the Fourth Calamity, Gongsun Ling distinguished herself.
But her good fortune was short-lived. The inheritance of the Lord of the Underworld appeared in the world, and both the Underworld Realm and the Fourth Calamity vied for it... This was the inheritance of an Eighteen Tribulations Sovereign, granting easy ascension to the heavens!
Gongsun Ling seized the opportunities of heaven and earth, fighting her way to the very end, emerging victorious from among the many chosen successors of the Lord of the Underworld.
"I did not obtain the inheritance of the Lord of the Underworld; this is all a slander."
Gongsun Ling surveyed her powerful enemies. Although she fought her way to the very end, the inheritance of the Lord of the Underworld was not with her.
At this moment, Gongsun Ling's gaze fell upon the pink-clad woman surrounded by the crowd.
The woman in pink spoke calmly, "Gongsun Ling, you were the only one to reach the end of the Yellow Springs Lord's inheritance ground. The Yellow Springs Lord's inheritance isn't on you; surely it wouldn't be on me, princess?"
Gongsun Ling had a gut feeling that the Yellow Springs Lord's inheritance was on the woman in pink, but she couldn't understand why the woman was targeting her, framing her for the Yellow Springs Lord's inheritance. Was it simply because she wasn't from the Yellow Springs Realm?
"Gongsun Ling, how could someone like you, an outsider, possibly have the power to lay a finger on the Yellow Springs Lord's inheritance?"
"Hand over the Yellow Springs Lord's inheritance, and we'll spare your life. Otherwise... we naturally have ways to force you to hand it over!"
Even the inheritance of an ordinary Dao Lord is enough to cause countless people to break their heads, let alone the inheritance of the strongest being in the Yellow Springs Realm—enough to make anyone greedy.
Gongsun Ling's long hair turned black and white, the laws of life and death flowing, transforming into a torrent at the hilt of her sword.
Though only at the Second Tribulation Ruler level, she showed no sign of yielding an inch to a group of Third, Fourth, and even Fifth Tribulation Rulers.
A flicker of jealousy and greed flashed in the pink-clad woman's eyes.
The Law of Life and Death!
That was the Law of Life and Death!
With such talent, her path to becoming an Emperor was unimpeded.
A great battle was about to erupt when an uninvited guest intruded.
Boom!
A sky full of crimson fireworks burst forth, and both Gongsun Ling and the pink-clad woman were stunned.
In a mere instant, the group of powerful figures, who seemed to be judging sins like immortals, vanished completely, leaving the world utterly silent.
'Dao Lord'
The pink-clad woman thought of a Dao Lord-level expert and cursed inwardly, "Why would a Dao Lord of this level not be stationed at the border? Why is he here?"
The Dao Lords of the Yellow Springs Realm were all on high alert for the resurgence of the Fourth Heavenly Calamity.
Ripples spread through the void, and from them emerged an unfamiliar figure.
It was not the Dao Lord of the Yellow Springs Realm.
The woman in pink looked astonished, as did Gongsun Ling.
She stared at the figure, memories flashing through her mind.
It was the young man who had given her the cultivation techniques for her path. Back then, she was invincible in the Great Yin Dynasty world, and had traveled across mountains and seas, searching for the young man, but ultimately to no avail.
Unexpectedly, the two of them had met again here!
“Who exactly are you, Dao Lord, and why do you trespass into my Yellow Springs Realm?”
The woman in pink's expression changed drastically. Sensing the newcomer's hostility, she immediately invoked the Yellow Springs Realm as a backdrop… but Su Chen wasn't buying it.
“A mere wisp of a dying soul dares to covet someone I value?”
Su Chen's gaze was like a sharp sword, piercing through the woman in pink's true nature in an instant.
A remnant soul, a remnant soul—Gongsun Ling realized.
The woman in pink had already been possessed by the Lord of the Underworld.
The Lord of the Underworld wanted to escape, but it was too late. Su Chen's mere thought rendered him immobile. The vast difference in strength was such that even a True Immortal would temporarily retreat, let alone the Lord of the Underworld, a ruler who hadn't even reached the Emperor level.
"It's you...you're the one behind it all?"
The Lord of the Underworld realized something, his tone filled with horror... The main reason he chose to possess the woman in pink instead of Gongsun Ling was that he sensed an unseen danger when he was about to possess Gongsun Ling, which made him abandon the idea.
The Lord of the Underworld believed this was Su Chen's doing!
Watching the approaching figure, the Lord of the Underworld sensed impending death: "I'm willing to exchange my inheritance for my life! I am the Lord of the Underworld!"
The Lord of the Underworld wanted to exchange his inherited fortune for a life.
This condition seemed utterly ridiculous in Su Chen's eyes.
The legacy and fortune of the Lord of the Underworld were less appealing than this body of flesh. Su Chen directly crushed the Lord of the Underworld to death, then refined his blood and soul. Thus, a legendary Eighteenth Tribulation Ruler died once more.
"Gongsun Ling greets Senior... Thank you for bestowing upon me the Dharma."
Gongsun Ling bowed slightly to Su Chen. She recognized him. If Su Chen hadn't helped her suppress the Law of Life and Death and bestowed upon her the method of cultivation, perhaps the Law of Life and Death within her would have spiraled out of control, causing the entire Great Yin Dynasty to vanish... And with the Great Yin Dynasty gone, her fate would have been the same.
Su Chen nodded coldly. Gongsun Ling met his emotionless eyes, and her heart trembled. Just as she was beginning to doubt herself, she heard a lukewarm praise: "A Second Tribulation Ruler, having walked the Path of Life and Death, your aptitude and comprehension are quite good."
That single word of praise completely dispelled the fear and unease in Gongsun Ling's heart.
"I said that if we met again, I would bestow upon you a great destiny."
"Are you willing to become my second disciple?"
Born with mastery of the laws of life and death, possessing the potential to become an immortal, and having mysteriously appeared in a lower realm.
Such a promising talent would not let Su Chen let it slip by, especially since Gongsun Ling had perfectly passed Su Chen's tests.
Gongsun Ling's eyes lit up with joy. She knelt down, facing Su Chen respectfully, and said, "Disciple Gongsun Ling greets Master."
With such a powerful figure willing to accept her as a disciple, Gongsun Ling was naturally delighted.
On the path to the Great Dao, a strong backer is crucial.
Su Chen smiled. The path to the Great Dao isn't a solitary journey; accepting Gongsun Ling, such a variable, was an unexpected joy for him.
"Master said I'm the second disciple. Does that mean I have a senior brother or sister?"
Gongsun Ling asked, puzzled.
Su Chen nodded: "You do indeed have a senior brother... but right now, I don't know where he is."
"Perhaps you'll meet him in the future."
"But right now, he's a taboo subject for you. Knowing news of your senior brother isn't a good thing for you."
Gongsun Ling seemed to understand, but not quite.
Su Chen looked up at the endless sea of ​​stars.
Sooner or later, he would walk a different path and become an immortal once more!