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"I am the god who guards the gate of the Underworld!"
At this moment, the three-headed demonic dog stood before the gate of the Underworld and let out an earth-shattering roar. Massive sound waves emanated from it, shaking the surroundings with a force that seemed to echo the very laws of the universe.
Standing as the gatekeeper, the three-headed demonic dog exuded terrifying waves of demonic power. All souls passing through the gate of the Underworld had to be reviewed and granted passage by it.
Gradually, the energy from the gate and the power within the three-headed demonic dog began to resonate in harmony.
However, the three-headed demonic dog was responsible for guarding only the largest gate of the Underworld, which served as the final convergence point for countless Snake Roads, and was the sole portal connecting the Underworld to the outside world.
"There appear to be quite a few gates to the Underworld," the three-headed demonic dog observed, its eyes gleaming. Indeed, every world had its gate to the Underworld, each connecting the Underworld's Snake Road to its respective realm.
Given that there were as many gates as there were worlds, a single three-headed demonic dog couldn't guard them all.
"Well, I'll have my offspring guard the other gates," the three-headed demonic dog decided after some thought. It resolved to have the race it had created—the three-headed Underworld dogs—guard the various gates in each world.
Over the years, it hadn't just been guarding Chaos City. As a Chaos Demon God, it naturally possessed the ability to create races, and it had indeed created a race of three-headed dogs. This race occupied several Great Thousand Worlds. Although their numbers were limited, they possessed a portion of their creator's power.
By assigning these descendants to guard the gates of the Underworld across the various worlds, the three-headed demonic dog could not only reduce its burden but also provide its race with a significant opportunity.
At that moment, the three-headed dog clan received the order from their progenitor.
"Our lord has sent an order: We are to guard the gates of the Underworld."
"The gates of the Underworld? What is this place? Why have I never heard of it before?"
"It's the portal that connects the Underworld to the mortal realm. This portal is extremely important and highly valued by the city lord, which is why our three-headed dog clan has been entrusted with guarding it."
"Haha, this is great! The city lord truly values our three-headed dog clan."
"Guarding the gates of the Underworld is an immense responsibility. We must send our most elite members to fulfill this duty. If anything goes wrong, it will bring disgrace to our clan."
"Rest assured, our strongest warriors will be dispatched, and no enemy will cross the gates of the Underworld."
The elders of the three-headed dog clan discussed the matter excitedly, recognizing the great honor of receiving direct orders from the god and the city lord. It was clear that the three-headed dog clan was being given special importance—a mark of the highest honor.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In an instant, under the command of the three-headed demonic dog, three-headed Underworld dogs appeared at the gates of the Underworld in countless worlds. They took up their posts and began diligently guarding the gates.
Over time, these guardians came to be known as the Underworld Three-Headed Dogs.
Meanwhile, in a chaotic time and space, the dark cat hovered above, gazing down at the infinite worlds scattered across the chaos. Its form was shrouded in darkness, nearly invisible.
"Catch the evil spirits scattered across various worlds? What a hassle," the dark cat muttered lazily as it surveyed the heavens and realms. "But this is the task given by the Lord of the City, and it must be done. Fortunately, I've created a race of black cats, so they can handle the task for me."
Indeed, the dark cat had created its race of black cats.
This race was well-known across the heavens and all worlds. Although small in number, each black cat possessed extraordinary spatial and dark talents. They moved stealthily through the night, exuding an aura of death and darkness, like grim reapers.
The black cat clan was also renowned for their skill in assassination, making them nearly invincible in that regard. They were feared by countless beings throughout the heavens and worlds.
At that moment, the black cat clan received the dark cat's orders.
"The god has commanded us to emerge and hunt down evil spirits in the mortal world."
"Hunt evil spirits? Why is that?"
"I'm not sure, but it seems to be a divine duty. Our black cat clan will become messengers of the mortal world, spokespeople for the Underworld, tasked with capturing those evil spirits causing havoc in the mortal realm."
"Since it's the god's order, we must obey."
Following the dark cat's command, the black cat clan swiftly mobilized, with black cats appearing in the heavens and various worlds. They roamed like dark grim reapers, haunting homes and prowling through the night.
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Wherever the undead appeared, a black cat was sure to follow.
Over time, they became symbols of ominous forewarning, death, and messengers of the Underworld.
Whoosh!
The dark cat slipped into one of the Great Thousand Worlds, lazily wandering through it. After all, this was a rare moment of leisure and freedom.
Meanwhile, countless evil spirits traveled along the Underworld's Snake Road. Every moment, large numbers of spirits entered the Underworld via this path.
Given the frequent wars across the heavens and myriad worlds, it was impossible to count the number of lives lost each day. These lives would turn into spirits, be devoured by the world's origin, and eventually find their way to the Underworld's Snake Road.
"Maintain order on the Underworld's Snake Road? Such a simple task—why should I do it myself? My children can handle it," the Three-Eyed Demon Monkey said, pulling out a single hair and blowing on it gently.
Clatter~
Instantly, the hair transformed into hundreds of millions of monkeys, each wielding one of eighteen different types of weapons, including clubs, spears, and giant hammers.
Each demon monkey was extraordinarily powerful, with bodies like steel and iron, and each had three eyes that could see through countless illusions in the world.
These demon monkeys were scattered across the various Snake Roads, transforming into Underworld jailers. They assisted in maintaining order on the Underworld Snake Roads and sped up the process of guiding spirits to the Underworld.
These demon monkeys were not merely clones of the Three-Eyed Demon Monkey but were a race it had created.
However, these monkeys were not beings from any other great world. Instead, they lived within the Three-Eyed Demon Monkey itself, with billions of demon monkeys residing in each of its hairs.
Each hair on its body was equivalent to a dimension of time and space.
It could be said that the Three-Eyed Demon Monkey was an integrated union of super worlds, akin to the World Tree, with countless small worlds contained within its body.
Thus, the Three-Eyed Demon Monkey was constantly blessed by the faith of countless demon monkeys, its power bolstered by their collective strength.
As a result, the Three-Eyed Demon Monkey could summon an army of billions or even trillions of demon monkeys in an instant, capable of overwhelming numerous great worlds.
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