Chapter 533: Chapter 193: Nightmare Hall, Eastern Domain Demon King (6060 words)
Far West…
The gloomy sky, with its thick and eerie clouds, hung low all year round, casting massive shadows on the land, making it seem as if the earth had been swallowed up by a demonic deity.
Despair filled the void.
This area, spanning eight thousand miles, was covered with miasma and was known as the “Cursed Land.”
Legend has it that this region was cursed by the gods.
No matter if it was humans or monsters that entered, none could ever leave, eventually becoming buried in this land, even their souls unable to escape.
There were even stories of people witnessing monsters being swept into the miasma merely upon reaching the edges of the “Cursed Land,” disappearing without a trace or even a scream.
Beginning over two thousand years ago, the Cursed Land extended outward by three thousand miles, becoming Blue Star’s 1st Restricted Area.
No one was willing to approach this place.
No one dared to approach this place.
At dawn, when the sun rose, the Cursed Land remained as dark as night.
In the dimness, one could vaguely glimpse white bones covered in mud emerging from the swamps.
Piles of white bones stacked up, flickering with faint ghostly lights.
Cold winds howled, as if countless resentful souls were wailing and roaring.
Yet in the heart of such a bizarre and gloomy place, an enormous ancient castle stood tall.
At this moment, in the grand hall atop the ancient castle, black-robed men sat motionless in their chairs in two rows.
On the robes of all the black-robed men were embroidered a demon’s visage!
No one spoke.
All of them remained motionless, like stone sculptures.
The atmosphere was eerie to the extreme.
Suddenly…
Black fog emerged and swirled in the void in front of them.
The extremely dense black fog formed into a terrifying demon skull.
The black-robed men sitting on both sides rose to their feet simultaneously.
“Failure?”
The demon skull, made of condensed black fog, emitted a sound akin to the friction of steel, causing headache-inducing pain to those who heard it.
The bizarre sound wasn’t very loud, but it echoed like thunder throughout the grand hall, resounding without end!
“Over two thousand years…”
“For more than two thousand years, we have been imprisoned in this tiny Blue Star.”
“The passage to Earth has not been found.”
“The passage to the Heavenly Feather Realm has not been found.”
“Chu Qingcheng’s disappearance remains a mystery.”
“The Ninth-Grade Realm cultivator that I have spent a great deal of resources to raise was crushed like an insect outside of East Sea City in Tang Country?”
“Even a few wet-behind-the-ears human children have not been captured?”
The voice of the demon skull was very slow.
There wasn’t a hint of anger, as if devoid of human emotions.
But the group of black-robed men standing below trembled, cold sweat dripping down their faces!
The black-robed man in the front spoke respectfully, “Reporting to Eastern Domain Demon King, the passage to Earth was tampered with by the Martial Ancestor… Our people calculated the locations where the various countries would be transported this year, but those who guarded these places still couldn’t find out where the passage was.”
“The people who came from Earth seemed to appear out of thin air.”
“As soon as the mist passed, those people appeared on the square…”
“Trash!” The demon skull, known as the “Eastern Domain Demon King,” harrumphed.
The speaking black-robed man was suddenly struck with an electric shock, crying out painfully, and his body began to tremble violently!
But he still clenched his teeth and continued, “In order to find the passage to Earth… I’m afraid we’ll have to… wait until next year.”
“Rest assured, Demon King, we have already infiltrated the upper ranks of all nations.”
“Every year, we’ll know the location of the transmission in advance.”
The Eastern Domain Demon King in the void remained silent.
The black-robed man continued, “As for the Heavenly Feather Realm’s passage, our subordinates are also working hard to locate it.”
“Our Nightmare Hall members have entered numerous Restricted Areas and Secret Realms, employing a carpet-searching method, and are searching for the passage to the Heavenly Feather Realm.”
“Our operations in countries like Yang Nation and Star Nation have been very smooth.”
“However, we’ve encountered some setbacks in Tang Country…”
“Please, Demon King, give your servant more time.”
“We will definitely find the passage to the Heavenly Feather Realm!”
The Eastern Domain Demon King in the void still remained silent.
“As for Chu Qingcheng…”
The black-robed man in the lead revealed a puzzled look, “Wasn’t Chu Qingcheng killed by the four Demon Kings working together back then?”
“Why did the four Demon Kings mention they need to find his whereabouts?”
“Kill? Hahaha…” The Eastern Domain Demon King in the void laughed coldly, “How easy do you think it is to kill an existence of such caliber?”
A group of strongmen from the Nightmare Hall all showed shocked expressions in their eyes!
Back then, Chu Qingcheng was indeed an extraordinary genius.
But being so young, how could Chu Qingcheng have resisted the combined might of the four Demon Kings?
Even Tang Country’s Li Mu and Han Jiang Snow were unlikely to withstand the four Demon Kings head-on, right?
In that battle, weren’t Li Mu and Han Jiang Snow led to the Star Nation and not participate?
Then the Eastern Domain Demon King continued, “Our time is running out…”
“No matter the cost, we must find Chu Qingcheng!”
“Yes!” The black-robed men replied, trembling with fear.
The Eastern Domain Demon King fell silent for a moment before speaking again, “Why did the Empress of the Demon Race, Ye Hongyan, appear in Tang Country?”
The black-robed man who spoke earlier wiped his cold sweat and said, “We don’t know either… The Empress of the Demon Race has always been in the Far North Land. We never thought that she would suddenly appear in Tang Country, and then take away the Five-colored Divine Stone.”