Chapter 781 - 766: Ancient Demon Forbidden Land, Great Demon Venerable King

In the Northern Wilderness of the Star Continent, there is a place known by all as the "Ancient Demon Forbidden Land."

The Ancient Demon Forbidden Land stretches for three thousand miles, devoid of human life. Not even insects, ants, birds, or beasts can be found here. It is a true land of death, as told in legends.

It is said that even the various Peak existences of the Star Continent, the supreme powerhouses, dare not set foot in this place lightly.

For over ten thousand years, of all who have entered the Ancient Demon Forbidden Land, regardless of gender or level of Cultivation, not one has ever come out.

There is entry, but no exit—the Law of the demon!

In the depths of this Ancient Demon Forbidden Land, a grand hall with a double-eaved hip-and-gable roof floats in the air. The palace is towering, its pavilions majestic, with flying eaves and interlocking brackets arranged in dense rows...

Of course, in the legends that strike fear into the hearts of all powerhouses, there is no mention of such a hall.

After all, no one who entered the Ancient Demon Forbidden Land has ever come out.

Naturally, it is impossible for anyone to know that such a floating hall exists within the Ancient Demon Forbidden Land.

At this moment, inside the grand hall, a dense crowd of people in various attire sat assembled.

Each of these individuals exuded a majestic and immense aura. Judging by their presence alone, they were likely all formidable figures in their own right!

Upon the throne at the head of the hall, a handsome youth in a brocade robe sat with his eyes closed, resting his mind.

Just as the figure in purple robes wearing a Bronze Mask appeared in the Dragon Scale Divine Hall...

The brocade-robed youth’s eyes snapped open!

An aura of world-dominating power erupted from the youth, sweeping across the entire hall!

The very heavens and earth seemed to transform the instant he opened his eyes!

Across the three-thousand-mile expanse of the Ancient Demon Forbidden Land, a storm of world-ending proportions was unleashed!

Thousands of miles of yellow sand formed a hurricane that reached the heavens, mingling with a monstrous Demonic Qi of unknown origin, churning and roiling like a scene from Hell!

All the powerhouses in the hall opened their eyes and looked toward the youth on the throne.

No one could describe this youth’s eyes...

They were a pair of eyes that were incomparably domineering, unique in all of heaven and earth!

Anyone who saw these eyes would subconsciously think of two words...

"Devour!"

"Destroy!"

It was a very strange sensation.

Anyone who saw such eyes would immediately be terrified, overcome by the thought that this youth could devour and destroy the very heavens and earth!

Their only desire would be to flee from him at once, hoping never to cross his path again for all eternity!

The youth opened his eyes and did nothing, made no movement, yet the aura emanating from his gaze...

...was truly monstrously powerful and incomparably sinister!

As everyone in the hall opened their eyes, the youth’s gaze shifted, slowly turning toward the location of the Yumu Cave Blessed Land in the Western Wilderness Forbidden Land. A look of astonishment appeared in his eyes!

"My Lord, has something happened?"

A powerhouse, completely enveloped in rolling divine light and purple mist, couldn’t help but ask.

"It’s nothing. I just suddenly detected a familiar aura. Ten thousand years have passed in a flash. It’s almost time for this Venerable One to go out..."

"Hehehehe, for a being such as I, the supreme Great Demon Venerable King of the Demon Realm, to descend upon this tiny world... the creatures of this world should feel honored, shouldn’t they!"

As soon as his voice fell, a phantom image of the brocade-robed youth suddenly materialized above the hall.

Then, the phantom image faded completely and vanished!

The next moment, the phantom image had already appeared high above the Dragon Scale Divine Hall in the Yumu Cave Blessed Land!

"Big Brother, is that you? Where have you and Second Brother been for the past ten thousand years... Why do I feel like both of your auras have completely vanished?"

Excitement showed on the brocade-robed youth’s face. A divine light that seemed capable of piercing through all things penetrated the layers of Restrictions around the Dragon Scale Divine Hall, landing within the space where the Abyss Lord and Lu Qianqiu were.

However, by this time, the purple-robed figure had finished speaking and had dissipated into specks of light.

What the brocade-robed youth saw was only Lu Qianqiu, the Abyss Lord, and Shen Lang in the passage.

At that moment, Lu Qianqiu and the Abyss Lord felt a chill run through them. It was as if time and space had frozen; in an instant, their bodies became impossible to move!

Yet, it wasn’t that time and space had truly stopped, because the Abyss Lord and Lu Qianqiu could clearly see the utter terror in each other’s eyes!

Their minds could still think!

It was just that their bodies were immobile, and the power within them felt completely sealed!

The two great Emperor Martial Realm Powerhouses had no idea what was happening when this strange and unfathomable event occurred...

Lu Qianqiu and the Abyss Lord looked at each other, on the verge of crying out for help in unison!

However, the two powerhouses could neither cry out nor did they dare to... It would be useless even if they did. Who could possibly save them?

In fact, it wasn’t just Lu Qianqiu and the Abyss Lord...

Every living being within the entire Dragon Scale Divine Hall, including all the Emperor Martial Realm Powerhouses, with the sole exception of Shen Lang, was frozen on the spot, completely unable to move, just like the Abyss Lord!

At this moment, the Dragon Scale Divine Hall fell into the quietest moment in its entire history...

But Shen Lang, who was outside that specific space, remained completely unaware, becoming the only normal living being in the Dragon Scale Divine Hall!

However, just as something strange happened to Lu Qianqiu and the Abyss Lord, the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron inside Shen Lang’s body suddenly began to spin, releasing streams of Divine Radiance that entered all of his meridians...

It was this Divine Radiance that nullified the power that had so easily immobilized even Lu Qianqiu and the Abyss Lord!

’What’s going on?’

Shen Lang cautiously put his guard up.

’In the past, every time the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron activated on its own, it was because a powerful being was approaching.’

’But this time, not only did the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron activate, it also released a power akin to Divine Power that swept through his entire body, as if it were resisting something, hiding something!’

Not only did the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron begin to spin, but Shen Lang could also see with perfect clarity... Lu Qianqiu and the Abyss Lord were staring at each other, motionless!

Nothing could be stranger than this!

Glancing coolly at the Puppet-like figures of Lu Qianqiu and the Abyss Lord, Shen Lang played dumb and asked, "Is there anything else, you two? If not, I’ll be on my way."

"Hmm?"

A soft sound of surprise, as if from the depths of the Cosmos, echoed.

At that moment, Shen Lang could clearly feel a gaze from above turn toward him...

But the gaze clearly found nothing on Shen Lang. It lingered for a moment with a hint of puzzlement before withdrawing.

’That was close! If it weren’t for the Divine Radiance from the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, all my secrets would have probably been exposed!’

Shen Lang felt a heart-pounding terror he had never experienced before bubble up inside him.

’How could there be a powerhouse in this Dragon Scale Divine Hall capable of completely paralyzing both Lu Qianqiu and the Abyss Lord? Not even Ghost Venerable Ye Youming could do that...’

Just from feeling that single gaze, though Shen Lang’s expression remained calm, the terror in his heart was beyond words.

Sweat had already soaked through his back!

Shen Lang had far too many secrets. Whether it was the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron, the Tai Chi Diagram, or his Life Spiritual Power, none of them could be exposed to the light.

Under the gaze of such a powerhouse, if even the slightest bit were revealed, the consequences would be unimaginable...

’Thank goodness for the Heaven-Sealing Cauldron!’ Shen Lang celebrated inwardly.

At that moment, the brocade-robed youth hovering above the Dragon Scale Divine Hall sighed in disappointment.

He looked at the space where Lu Qianqiu and the Abyss Lord were and said with a touch of loneliness, "Big Brother, I know I was a disappointment and made you angry... But you once said you would forgive me once I could break the Restriction you placed on me. Why are you avoiding me now?"

"Strange... I thought you and Second Brother had already returned to the Demon Realm. Could it be that you’ve been in this tiny Human Realm for the past ten thousand years?"

"How odd, how very odd. What in the world are you two doing? So secretive?" The brocade-robed youth, who had been lonely and sad just a moment ago, suddenly broke into a wide grin. "Alright, I know what to do now. I’ll keep working hard to break your Restriction, and then I’ll find you and Second Brother!"

"It’s rare for Big Brother and that Stone Face to be in the mood to play this kind of game... HAHAHAHA!"

The youth laughed heartily, then his figure spun and vanished on the spot.

The moment the youth disappeared, every living being in the Dragon Scale Divine Hall, except for Shen Lang, collapsed to the ground!

"You two, what happened?" Shen Lang asked, continuing to play dumb as he looked at Lu Qianqiu and the Abyss Lord gasping for air.

The Abyss Lord and Lu Qianqiu exchanged a glance, then turned to Shen Lang with horrified expressions.

Lu Qianqiu didn’t even have time to smooth his disheveled hair before asking in disbelief, "Why were you able to move and speak just now?"

"Why what? Haven’t I always been able to speak and move?" Shen Lang said, suppressing a laugh.

’Monster!’ Lu Qianqiu and the Abyss Lord looked at each other again, the same word echoing in both their minds.

"Abyss Old Demon, you saw it too, right? This kid is really not someone you can afford to provoke. You’d better think it over yourself. I won’t say any more."

Without giving the Abyss Lord a chance to speak, Lu Qianqiu waved his right hand, and the portal on the wall vanished abruptly.

The deep, dark passage once again fell into a silent, eerie stillness...

Shen Lang’s gaze flickered as he looked at the wall, and he slowly turned around.

Just then, Duanmu Xie timidly walked over and said, "My Lord... are... are they gone? Are they finally gone? You scared me to death! What in the world just happened? Those two Emperor Martial Realm guys were already enough to scare me to death, and then someone so bizarrely powerful showed up..."

Shen Lang pondered for a moment before saying, "What you have seen and heard while with me must never be spoken of to anyone, not even to your younger brother Duanmu Zheng. Do you understand?"

"I understand, I understand! Please rest assured, My Lord!" Duanmu Xie nodded his head like a chicken pecking at rice.

Shen Lang glanced at the few people who had collapsed on the other side and said, "Wake them up."

"Yes!"

Duanmu Xie swept his enormous palm forward, and a hazy mist immediately billowed out, enveloping Nangong Wan and the others.

A few coughs came from within the mist, and Nangong Wan and the others cautiously emerged.

The four of them rubbed their eyes and saw Shen Lang, completely unharmed. They were at once shocked and overjoyed!

’Since Shen Lang is fine, does that mean something happened to the Abyss Lord?’

"Does this mean... the Abyss Lord has been taken care of?" Monk Bu Se asked cheekily.

As soon as these words were spoken, not only Monk Bu Se himself, but also Nangong Wan and her two companions, wore incredible expressions on their faces!

"The... the Abyss Lord... he actually managed to kill the Abyss Lord..."

Nangong Wan and the others had calculated a thousand times, but they had never imagined Shen Lang would be so bold—not only did he actually plot against the Abyss Lord, but he had truly managed to eliminate the terrifying Lord of the Abyss!

Thinking of the Abyss Lord’s terror, all four of them felt a chill run down their spines...