"The secret passage will not seal him because he carries ’End,’ which will continuously destroy the runes of the entire Sin Prison if sealed," Satan shook his head.
"There’s no need to seal, just send us over," Wu Xiaode said.
"The Transmission Skill doesn’t have the ability to cause harm, so it should be possible," Audrey suddenly said.
Satan clasped his hands together and began to seal.
In midair, the blond man’s mouth curled into a sneer, full of mockery:
"I’ll be able to move any moment now; your little plan has failed."
Yet Wu Xiaode raised his hand and shouted low:
"A myriad of dark, resentful spirits weep, Suppress!"
Instantly, two lines of ice crystal small characters jumped out on the Book of the Dead:
"You have used the ability of the Shadow Servant: Ghost Queen Audrey."
The Void once again revealed an endless number of ghost bodies, all entering the body of the blond man with sunglasses.
The expression on the face of the blond man with sunglasses stiffened.
He said through gritted teeth.
Everything was under control, who knew this kid could actually be immune to magic.
—He also had an extremely high-level Invisibility Technique!
If it wasn’t for that, he would have been taken down in a single encounter just now.
For an apprentice member to possess such power is simply inconceivable!
By this time, Satan had completed the magic.
"Designated transmission—bottom of Sin Prison!"
Wu Xiaode glanced at the sky and saw the spatial fluctuations emerging around the blond man with sunglasses.
This wasn’t a damaging magic, but the sunglasses man’s body was controlled, his thoughts had also lost power, unable to personally control "End."
The opportunity had come!
"Thank you, Satan, this really is a decisive transmission," Wu Xiaode said with emotion.
He and the blond man with sunglasses in the sky disappeared together.
On the ground, only Satan remained.
A figure flew over from the distance.
The cold beauty, Black Dragon Lady Gjestastav.
"Did you see ’End’?" she asked.
"Yes, it definitely is ’End,’" Satan said.
"What do we do now?" Gjestastav pressed on.
Satan looked at the endless ruins in front of him and only after a long silence spoke:
"The real competition is about to begin. When Little Wu comes back, we have to make him unleash the Power of Death, to make us the only one, and then..."
"I’ll go back to the Dragon Clan," Gjestastav said. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ Nov3lFɪre.ɴet
"I too must go to Heaven to search for the remnants of the Holy legacy," Satan said.
Deep within the Demon Palace.
Wu Xiaode and the blond man with sunglasses appeared here together.
"Do you think you can kill me here? No, this is Sin Prison, it’s currently very weakened, definitely without the strength to deal with me."
The blond man with sunglasses said half mockingly, half nonchalantly.
Wu Xiaode drew out the Desert Sword and said softly, "I’m very curious, how exactly did you find me."
"That’s no secret—at the moment the Judgement Skill was not yet completed, I walked through that passage and arrived in your world," the blond man with sunglasses said casually.
Wu Xiaode nodded silently.
After he killed Ci Le, he was targeted by the Book of Destruction and ultimately faced judgement.
That’s when he followed through.
"Your fighting style is very similar to mine, neither of us like to give our opponent chances," Wu Xiaode spoke up.
Countless black pupils appeared around the blond man, all hanging down, motionless.
He sighed with slight annoyance and said:
"I admit things are a bit different from what I expected—too bad you’re completely powerless against me. Once this Divine Skill of the Ghost Clan fades, your time of death will come."
"Is that so?" Wu Xiaode said.
The Desert Sword in his hand suddenly let out a clear ringing.
All the runes in the secret passage instantly sprang to life, like an activated mechanism, starting to release some kind of power.
The blond man looked puzzled: "This is..."
"Go!" Wu Xiaode said softly.
Two beams of light fell upon them, wrapping them up and flashing through the Void.
They disappeared together.
A figure landed in the central street of the town.
"This is... the original Epoch... You’ve brought me back here again? What’s the point?"
The blond man with sunglasses looked around, puzzled.
As he spoke, he flexed his fingers.
In a few more seconds, the Divine Skill of the Ghost Clan would be undone, and his own "End" would be ready to launch!
Wu Xiaode was hidden in the mist, sighing softly as he slowly raised his hand—
At the same moment, the blond man with sunglasses shouted loudly, "Let every gaze reflect upon him, with—"
Just when the moment to decide the victor was at hand, suddenly, an aged voice rang out:
"That’s enough, you two."
The blond man with sunglasses was sent flying, tumbling dozens of meters away before crashing into a wall.
Wu Xiaode stood within the silent Demon Mist, halting the movement of his hands.
On the streets of the small town, five white-haired old men dressed in black suits appeared.
Pinned to their chests was a silver emblem.
—The Disaster Emblem.
They were from the Destruction Council!
Wu Xiaode felt a jolt of realization as he suddenly remembered the rules of the Destruction Council.
One must not kill one’s own in the presence of witnesses.
Having killed Ci Le, he had been subject to the public judgment of the Book of Destruction Law.
At this moment, he should be safe.
"Wu Xiaode, please come out as well. This fight apparently was not initiated by you, so you are not guilty," one of the white-haired elders said indifferently.
Wu Xiaode thought about it, feeling a bit scared.
Luckily, he had cloaked himself in the silent Demon Mist, preventing them from discovering that he was using "Descent."
Otherwise, who knew what trouble might have ensued!
He cancelled the Demon King’s Descent state, reverted to his human form, and dispersed the mist from his body.
"Honorable Councilors, it was he who hit me first," Wu Xiaode said with a smile.
"Of course, we’ve already witnessed the whole incident," another white-haired elder nodded.
The blond man with sunglasses got up from the ground, roaring, "Damn it! I was so close to succeeding! Who asked you to come here!"
The third white-haired elder, without a word, took out a silver mirror and tossed it at the blond man with sunglasses.
"The Mirror of Life and Death Inquiry?"
The blond man with sunglasses mumbled to himself, catching the mirror, and then he looked into it.
The mirror showed only a void, not even his shadow appeared.
As time passed, his outline slowly became visible.
"I... have gotten away from... the threat of death?"
The blond man with sunglasses said, somewhat incredulously.
The white-haired elders said nothing as they stepped forward, seized the blond man with sunglasses, and took him away.
"Hey, you’re just going to leave like that?"
Wu Xiaode called out.
"New member Wu Xiaode, rest assured, you will receive an explanation," the last elder to leave said politely.
They seemed to sense something and without hesitation, deployed the Transmission Magic to leave the town.
Wu Xiaode stood still for a while.
No enemies appeared again.
The town returned to tranquility.
From within the silent Demon Mist behind him, a woman’s voice suddenly emerged:
"It seems you’re a little disappointed."
"Of course, I finally found a way to borrow your power, and now they just ran off," Wu Xiaode replied without turning his head.
"They didn’t see me, but they knew I could kill them all any moment," the woman’s voice said.
"They’ve run off; let it go this time—you’re a Spiritual Descent? Go back into her womb," Wu Xiaode said.
"Hmm, I reckon they won’t dare to bother you anymore," the woman’s voice said, before falling silent.
Wu Xiaode shook his head and walked toward his bar with large strides.
Even now, the Book of the Dead still displayed lines of ice crystal tiny letters:
"You are the Dark Demon King."
"While you are in descent, you may invoke ’Death God’s Embrace’ once."
"You have invoked ’Death God’s Embrace’, calling upon the target with the condition of blood and spirit."
"You and your target already have a pact, and thus your target has agreed to fight."
"Summon your chosen target, making them appear in their peak state, ready to battle for you."
"The summoning is complete."
"Sovereign of all beneath the heavens, the Queen Mother of the West has heeded the call, arriving behind you in her peak state, about to launch an attack."
"The battle is suspended."