vrcanaries Chapter 838 The Demon Rising (5)
Chapter 838 The Demon Rising (5)
Chapter 838 The Rise of the Demon (Part 5)
Thousands of years ago, a calamity struck. The world was thrown into turmoil.
The conflict between humans and demons has led to years of war, resulting in countless deaths and injuries among the people.
Taking advantage of the situation, Emperor Yuanmiao rose to power, occupied a prefecture, swept away the injustices, and suppressed the chaos.
With the use of various methods such as ley lines, secret realms, and seals, Yuanmiao Sect successfully destroyed the demon and thus became a famous martial arts holy land in the world.
A thousand years have passed by in a flash.
Now it seems that many of the measures that seemed foolproof at the time have turned out to have loopholes.
"Well, it's all just a twist of fate, let it be..." Han Yi shook his head, no longer dwelling on it. Perhaps his original intention in forcibly entering the secret realm was simply to plunder more demonic energy.
In the end, things came to a head.
Instead, they unintentionally did a good deed.
"Since that's the case... then I'll help you to the end... after all, I'm the great philanthropist Han..."
With a light tap of his toes, Han Yi's figure pierced through layers of rock, rapidly moving towards the outer layer of the secret realm.
Aside from demonic energy, what is the Hundred Flowers Secret Realm most famous for?
These are many rare and valuable flowers and plants.
Don’t say anything else.
These medicinal herbs, which are rarely seen in the outside world, alone are worth searching for carefully before he leaves.
From Yunzhou to the northern lands.
The journey ahead for the Myriad Beasts Sect is still quite long. It's best to prepare plenty of medicinal herbs and other supplies, just in case.
After all, if the secret realm is destroyed, nothing will be left.
He's reaping this early as payment for helping Yuanmiaozong.
Bang bang bang bang bang!
Layer upon layer of rock walls were smashed open, and Han Yi soared into the sky, arriving at the entrance to the inner layer of the secret realm in the blink of an eye.
Before me was a familiar, pure white light screen.
On the huge white light screen, countless fine, twisted symbols were densely engraved.
The symbols that should have been shining brightly in my memory have now dimmed considerably.
Only a small portion of the entire white light screen was flashing white light.
*Sizzle...*
Han Yi easily inserted his hands into the light screen, just about to tear open the barrier between the inner and outer layers of the secret realm.
What was once an impenetrable array that required a special key to pass through is now completely unable to stop him.
"what?"
Han Yi's arm suddenly stopped, and through sensing the aura, he seemed to have discovered something extremely interesting and amusing.
Slowly, a smile appeared on his lips.
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Wanhua Palace.
On the gray square, a dense crowd of people crammed together, their necks stretched out like fledglings eagerly awaiting their turn, held in place by an invisible hand, looking ahead.
"How is the Palace Master...?" Zhang Baiyu couldn't help but ask in a low voice. "Palace Master? Palace Master?"
After calling out several times without receiving a response, Zhang Baiyu turned her head to look.
At this moment, Xu Feihong's face was ashen, as pale as paper, and large beads of sweat dripped down her face. Her whole body was trembling violently.
"Quick, quick..." She barely opened her eyes, wanting to say something.
puff! ! !
What came out was a mouthful of blood.
Sway for a bit.
Her legs suddenly went weak and she fell to the ground.
"Palace Master!!!"
Several elders standing nearby looked anxious and quickly stepped forward to help Xu Feihong up.
After several rounds of internal energy input and being given free, high-quality healing medicine mixed with water, Xu Feihong finally regained consciousness after a long while.
"What are you doing...?"
Zhang Baiyu asked cautiously.
"Quickly...quickly go to Yuanmiao Sect and ask for reinforcements..." A helpless, bitter smile slowly appeared on Xu Feihong's face, "This time...it seems there really is going to be trouble..."
"Could it be...?!" Zhang Baiyu seemed to remember something and suddenly turned her head to look at Xu Feihong's arm.
What should have been a delicate, smooth, and jade-white hand was now covered in blood, with the skin torn and flesh gaping open, and countless fragments embedded within.
“The jade… the jade lock… could it be… broken?” Zhang Baiyu’s voice trembled slightly, and his body also trembled slightly.
“Yes…” Xu Feihong nodded with a wry smile, “The situation is out of control… the secret realm… is out of control.”
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As the guardian of the secret realm designated by the Yuanmiao Sect.
Xu Feihong also had a jade lock in her hand, which could slightly control the magic array within the secret realm and manipulate it to some extent.
Therefore.
Only then could she imprison Han Yi in the first layer of the sealing array, attempting to grind him to death by sealing the stone chamber.
pity.
Failed.
The jade lock exploded.
This indicates that something unexpected has happened inside the secret realm.
The subtle warning coming from the depths of my heart is becoming increasingly clear.
Ominous signs swept in like waves.
Click click click...
A faint sound of stones breaking rang out. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.
That's when I discovered it.
Two enormous black lion statues appeared at the back of the square at some unknown time.
Countless cracks suddenly appeared on his body in an instant, spreading outwards like earthworms climbing upwards.
The transparent fluctuations emanating from the two black lion statues, which had been constantly emanating from them, slowly came to a stop, as if their engines had lost power.
"The secret realm... Oh no...!!!"
Pfft! ! !
Xu Feihong, who had just stood up, suddenly collapsed to her knees upon seeing this scene and fainted again.
"Palace Master...!!!"
Immediately, chaos erupted again, and everyone in the Myriad Flowers Palace began to panic.
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"You can't see me, you can't see me, you can't see me!!!"
Inside the purplish-gold cauldron, a pale, illusory figure huddled together, praying incessantly.
Hey!
A footstep suddenly rang out through the stone gate.
"I rely on!!!"
The phantom trembled violently in fright, and translucent ripples appeared on its surface, a sign that the spirit was injured and about to disappear.
The phantom shrank even smaller, hiding its head in the corner of the cauldron, not daring to move.
The phantom never expected that the seal it usually hated most, regarded as a shackle, and wanted to destroy to escape, would at this moment become its protection.
Da da da…
The footsteps gradually faded into the distance.
"That scared me to death... The mighty Demon King..."
The phantom revealed a human-like expression of lingering fear and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He couldn't help but laugh at himself. The king of the demon race was actually nervous because of the footsteps of a small, strange human. If the other demons knew this, they would lose all face.
It's not entirely his fault.
He had seen the whole commotion that had just occurred in the core area.
Even among demon kings, there is a ranking of strength.
Even among the demon race, the Demon King Kuqi is a top-tier being.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be a separate secret realm seal, a privilege personally bestowed by the Demon Lord. "Strange...this guy...judging by his aura...is clearly human. But how can a human...liquefy demonic energy and absorb demonic essence..."
As the phantom was wondering to itself, it suddenly felt its body tilt and involuntarily slide to one side of the cauldron.
He quickly looked outside.
They were immediately dumbfounded.
The person he regarded as a monstrous threat.
They quietly returned at some point.
The stone chamber, which was sealed off on all sides, had an extra crack in its heavy stone door, just big enough for one person to enter.
At this moment, Han Yi lifted the huge cauldron and shook it continuously.
"Strange... I just feel like there's something wrong here..."
Han Yi shook the large cauldron vigorously, lowered his head, and peered inside.
Looking through a crack in the lid, it appears to be completely empty inside.
Finding nothing amiss, he could only put down the large cauldron with a regretful expression.
This wasn't his first time visiting the stone chamber before him.
The stone chamber, about the size of a typical family's living room, had torches stuck in the walls on both sides.
The torches burned quietly, releasing bright blue flames that illuminated the entire stone chamber with a deep blue glow.
In the very center of the stone chamber, there was a large cauldron.
The tripod is taller than a person, and its entire body is purple-gold. Its surface is covered with strangely shaped demons and monsters, and the surrounding area is decorated with dragon, tiger and cicada patterns.
Four thick chains were wrapped around the four legs of the large cauldron, disappearing straight into the four corners of the stone chamber, their whereabouts unknown.
Judging from the stone chamber floor, apart from the shallow footprints he left last time, the rest of the place was covered in dust.
"I remember finding a lot of demonic energy here last time I stumbled upon this place... How come there's nothing here this time?"
Han Yi frowned, sensing that something was wrong.
No one would ever come to such a completely enclosed space.
No matter how the magic array is transformed, the dissipated demonic energy can never be completely eliminated.
Think of this.
Han Yi lifted the lid with one hand and reached into the cauldron with the other, constantly feeling around.
"not good!!!"
The phantom was so frightened that it shrank to the size of a fingernail and clung tightly to the inner wall of the cauldron.
At this point, he could only pray silently, praying to the Demon Lord and the Supreme Heavenly Demon.
He's not that idiot Kuji.
The opponent is clearly not an ordinary human; a direct confrontation would only lead to certain death.
"Hmm...it seems there's really nothing left..." It seemed the phantom's prayer had worked. Han Yi regretfully withdrew his arm, finding nothing, and had to close the lid again.
"So much time has passed, some differences are normal."
"call…..."
Sensing the fading presence of the outside world, the phantom slowly exhaled a breath of demonic energy.
"Such ferocity... and you call yourself human... even some demons can't compare..."
He clicked his tongue inwardly, certain of the truth in his heart.
This is clearly a high-ranking demon disguised in human form; otherwise, his series of actions would be inexplicable.
"Still not coming out?"
Just as the phantom was making wild guesses, suddenly a bright light appeared before its eyes, and a calm voice followed.
The afterimage reacted extremely quickly, instinctively hiding itself.
Some illusory souls trembled slightly and disappeared almost transparently.
It disappeared before my eyes.