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"In the cave behind this door lies the great enemy of the fox people, Hu Lei."
Before a magnificent bronze gate to the Sword Pavilion, two towering golden figures, each several meters tall and covered in talismans, stand on either side like gatekeepers.
Their eyes lit up as they scanned the snow-clad figure, emitting a low, rumbling mechanical sound:
"Identity verification - Judge Xueyi of the Detention Department, passed."
"Permission command - Request to open Sword Pavilion Netherworld Prison, approved."
"As is customary, the Yaoqing Envoy arrives at the Luofu Immortal Ship once every hundred years to confirm the imprisonment of this monstrous creature and its life or death status."
Xueyi's gaze swept over Jiaoqiu and Moze.
"The Ten Kings' Court decreed that Hu Lei be subjected to the torture of the Sword Tree of Incessant Suffering. Within the Sword Prison, the Sword Tree will regenerate and be reforged every ten breaths, causing him to suffer the torment of being slowly sliced apart every day, never to be released for eternity."
As the golden figure slowly pushed open the massive, mountain-like bronze gate, a spatial fluctuation swept out.
The scene before my eyes was distorted and shifting.
When I looked again, I found myself in another world.
Looking up, a peerless sword tree with branches made of thousands of sharp swords stands in the core of the cave, each leaf a sharp blade emitting a cold light.
At the top of that grotesque and terrifying sword tree, the body of a ferocious giant wolf was pierced by countless sharp blades, hanging like a suffering specimen. The wolf's head was lowered, its body was covered in blood and flesh, and the blood had congealed into a deep dark brown.
"Could you be the one to cure the general, Hulei?"
Pepper Hill stared at the giant wolf.
"Then you'll be disappointed."
A chilling voice suddenly came from behind, causing Xueyi to instantly feel as if she were facing a formidable enemy, and she gripped the Demon-Slaying Cone tightly in both hands.
"Who?!"
Xueyi turned around and saw a group of fox people, followed by a group of giant mechanical wolves with their heads held high.
“I am a lowly strategist from the Rhinoceros Hound Hunting Group. You may call me… Modu.”
"Thank you for opening the prison for us, Judge."
The final tone carried a mocking tone and a smug sense of victory:
"Leave the rest to us."
"Awoo!"
As Modu finished speaking, the warriors of the Buliren and the Roaring Spirit Pivot behind him roared and charged towards Hulei, who was hanging atop the Sword Tree.
"No wonder I kept smelling that familiar animal stench. It wasn't just my imagination. Moze, make your move!"
Jiaoqiu looked at his companion beside him and gave a low shout.
Xueyi, Jiaoqiu, and Moze tried their best to stop them.
A flurry of swords and energy bursts forth in an instant.
However, the enemy far outnumbered them, and those Roaring Spirits were biological weapons meticulously crafted by the Learned Society.
The defensive line held out for only a brief moment under the violent onslaught before being forcibly torn apart.
Sensing the threat of the intruders, the Wujian Sword Tree came to life like a thorny thicket, its sharp blades growing wildly and strangling everything in their path.
But Bu Liren was fearless and undaunted.
They allowed their bodies to be cut and pierced by countless sharp blades, and even when they were reduced to a pile of broken limbs, they still used their last bit of strength to throw their flesh and blood, brimming with abundant power, towards the giant wolf hanging high atop the sword tree.
"Great Hurrah Khan, rise again, return! The hunting packs call for your reign!"
Amidst the increasingly grim expressions of Jiaoqiu, Moze, and Xueyi, and the frantic shouts of Modu, a Buli person had already arrived before Hulei.
All you need to do is offer your own blood.
As the blood, brimming with abundant power, touched Hu Lei's body, the drooping giant wolf's head suddenly rose, and a pair of blood-red, ferocious eyes, like the crimson moon, snapped open.
It used its own flesh and blood to break free from its constraints.
"Red Moon, I have returned!"
The shattered giant wolf supported the earth, and crimson light surged from its body as its flesh and bones regenerated and healed at a visible speed.
"Moze, find a chance to leave."
Jiaoqiu realized that things were not going well and someone had to go out and deliver the message, otherwise they would all be left here.
Mo Ze remained silent, his figure disappearing into the distance as he sought an opportunity.
He's not some idiotic supporting character in a third-rate script who refuses to leave when he should.
But amidst Hulei's majestic roar, a sudden change occurred.
To rescue Hulei, the elite squad of Modu took a potion and donned the skins of vixens.
At that moment, a fox-man let out a strange roar, his body began to twist violently, his skin tore open, revealing the black spiky skin that was writhing and multiplying underneath, and the menacing hooked tail with its bony spikes.
It does not resemble any animal.
If I had to describe it, there would only be one word.
"A monster?"
Xueyi murmured aloud.
In an instant, the fox-man transformed into a three-meter-tall monster and pounced towards Hu Lei.
"Idiot, you're asking for it!"
With a thunderous roar, Hu Lei's muscular claws shot out like lightning.
puff!
The sharp wolf claws pierced the monster's chest as easily as piercing through a thin sheet of paper.
"?"
A hint of surprise flashed in Hu Lei's eyes.
That's it?
He thought the expert who was hiding among his fellow countrymen and trying to ambush him was some kind of master, but he was easily killed by him.
However, the expected scene of blood splattering did not appear.
The monster's body, now pierced, suddenly softened and collapsed, like melting black asphalt.
The vibrant black substance, following Hu Lei's massive wolf claws, rapidly spread and permeated upwards, forcibly merging into his resilient body that had just begun to heal.
This sudden change stunned all the Bu Li people, including the instigator Mo Du, as well as Jiao Qiu and Xue Yi.
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Volume 1: Chapter 693 Thunderclap, The One
It's a little early.
The entrance to the Prison of Confinement.
"It's still as cold here as it used to be."
Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar scene of the desolate prison before him, Dan Heng couldn't help but feel a surge of emotions.
"Doesn't it feel like coming home?"
Stardust smiled at him.
"no!"
"By the way, why is the Netherworld Prison located within the Scaled Abyss Realm?"
Xing scratched her head in confusion, not expecting that the guide sent by Jing Yuan would actually take her and Dan Heng to Lin Yuan Realm.
"Strictly speaking, the Netherworld Prison is located in multiple grotto-heavens, and the Ancient Sea is just one of the overlapping ones."
The guide explained meticulously, while gesturing for the person to proceed.
"Guest, please come in."
"New map unlocked! Time to loot treasure chests!"
Xing cheered and rushed in impatiently under the complicated gaze of the guide.
"This place is different from other places... Don't wander around."
Dan Heng quickly spoke up to remind him.
Unexpectedly, Xing was stopped by his own call and stood still, curiously examining the heavy gate in front of him that was slowly opening and covered with menacing spikes.
"What's wrong now?"
Dan Heng remained expressionless.
There's a saying that's quite true in March.
The starry sky is silent; it must be up to no good.
Does this door have an anti-pinch sensor?
This question really stumped Dan Heng.
What's the problem?
"..."
The guide looked at Xing with a strange expression, then at Dan Heng, and hesitated to speak.
She really wanted to ask if the young lady had something wrong with her head, but out of politeness, she didn't ask.
"Yes, there are, so please bear with me."
Does anyone know how many times Dan Heng has been subjected to this kind of gaze when walking with Xing Qiong?
He immediately understood the meaning behind the other person's eyes, nodded, and expertly added a layer of armor to Xing.
"Please do not touch any facilities, otherwise it may easily trigger the alarm and defense mechanisms!"
No sooner had the guide finished speaking than Xing had already drawn his Flame Spear and was enthusiastically poking at the spikes on the door.
She gasped in surprise and immediately gave chase.
Dan Heng was extremely grateful that Qiong hadn't come along.
If Xing and Qiong are alone, it's like having only Tom or Jerry in the room. It might be a bit chaotic, but nothing will happen.
The two of them together are like Tom meeting Jerry – they could blow the roof off in a heartbeat.
"Many prisoners."
Xing gripped the cold railing with both hands and peered down.
Countless prison cells spread out like a honeycomb, disappearing into the darkness beyond sight.
"Danheng, how many prisoners do you think are held here? Thirty thousand? Three hundred thousand? Three million?"
"I do not know."
Dan Heng shook his head. Even Dan Feng in his previous life had no right to view the prison roster; it was data that only generals could fully access.
But why is it related to the number three?
"The judge has not yet arrived; please wait a moment."
The guide was supposed to leave after escorting the two to their designated location.
But recalling Xing's antics as she entered—jumping around, poking the door spikes with the flame spear, and banging the floor tiles with the baseball bat—she decided to stay and guard this ancestor for the time being.
"Oh, Danheng, would you like to play a guessing game? There are a lot of prisoners over there, let's guess who they are."
Xing revealed a classic expression of wisdom.
"We're not here to play around."
On the other hand, Dan Heng was also hoping that Qiong could be by Xing's side, so that the two of them could play together and eliminate the potential for the other to cause trouble.
"Ok."
Xing shook his head helplessly; it was pointless.