Chapter 0468: The Death Spirit Realm Array
After a long while, Villey, the King of the Death Spirit Realm, regained her composure. Her face returned to calmness as she said, “Huang Long, have you found the Golden Fire Crystal and the Soul Calming Stone?”
Huang Long replied, “I’ve found them all.” With a flash in his hand, two objects appeared—one emitting a golden glow, with dark golden flames flowing within it without dissipating, and the other a plain red plaque, nothing extraordinary about it.
A hint of surprise flashed in Villey’s eyes as she nodded and said, “Good. It is indeed the Golden Fire Crystal and the Soul Calming Stone.” After a pause, she added, “I heard that the lord of Buji Mansion has disappeared?”
Had the lord of Buji Mansion disappeared?
There was clearly a probing tone in Villey’s words, evident to everyone.
The disappearance of Buji Mansion’s lord, Terry, naturally referred to the rumors of his death in Hell.
The fall of such an unparalleled warrior, especially one who was the head of a mansion, was a major event in Hell. All mansion lords served the Supreme God.
Others might not know that Terry’s disappearance was related to Huang Long, but Villey, the King of the Death Spirit Realm, and her chief administrator, Biquier, were aware of it.
It was Villey who had informed Huang Long that Terry possessed the Soul Calming Stone. Moreover, Terry disappeared shortly after the Ice Mirror Lake was opened. Now that Huang Long had found the Soul Calming Stone, all signs pointed to Terry’s disappearance being connected to him.
Huang Long stared at Villey and said, “Yes, I killed Terry.” He saw no need to hide this. Even if he didn’t say anything, Villey would eventually find out, since the Soul Calming Stone was in his hands. And it didn’t matter if Villey and Biquier knew now.
Now, apart from the Supreme God, Huang Long feared nothing.
Would the Supreme God take action just for Terry?! That was impossible.
Although Terry was the lord of Buji Mansion, in the eyes of the Supreme God, he was merely a higher-ranking servant.
“Killed him? Really?!” Villey, the King of the Death Spirit Realm, and her chief administrator Biquier were shocked upon hearing Huang Long admit to killing Terry.
Villey wasn’t shocked by Terry’s death but by the fact that Huang Long’s strength was so great as to kill such a figure as Terry, the lord of Buji Mansion!
Unparalleled warriors, like divine-level warriors, also varied in strength.
The rulers of each main city in the divine realm were unparalleled warriors, but the strongest ones were the lords of the various mansions.
These mansion lords were far stronger than ordinary main city rulers, with some even approaching or surpassing the level of supreme gods.
Although Terry, the lord of this Bugui Prefecture, was not an upper deity nearly at perfection, his strength was still far greater than that of ordinary peerless warriors. Yet now he had been killed by Huang Long! Huang Long, though he had reached the rank of peerless warrior during his time at Ice Mirror Lake, was still at the bottom of that tier. Yet now he had killed Terry, the lord of the prefecture!
“King of the World of Death Spirits, Villey, the Golden Fire Crystal and the Soul Calming Stone have been found. What about my fourth sister?” Huang Long asked at that moment.
Villey, the King of the World of Death Spirits, finally snapped out of her daze, but she could hardly calm the shock in her heart. “I’ve just used a secret technique to control the Mist Demon inside your fourth sister’s body again, but the situation is getting worse,” Villey said. “Fortunately, you’ve found the Golden Fire Crystal and the Soul Calming Stone now. Otherwise, in a few more years, even if your fourth sister could be saved, her soul would still be damaged!”
After saying that, Villey thought for a moment, and the space of the grand hall flashed. Huang Yi appeared before everyone. On the surface, Huang Yi looked the same as when Huang Long and the others left, with a faint black mist on his face. However, the occasional frown in his tightly closed eyes revealed his pain.
“Yi-er!” Zhao Rong cried out in a sorrowful voice upon seeing Huang Yi. Huang Xiong, Huang Wei, and the others also called out. A hint of worry and anger flashed in Huang Long’s eyes as well. For a moment, the grand hall became somber.
Villey, the King of the World of Death Spirits, did not stop the Huang family members and stood aside quietly. After a while, she spoke up, “Everyone, the Golden Fire Crystal and the Soul Calming Stone have been found. I’m going to use a secret technique to eliminate the Mist Demon now. Please step back.”
Only then did the Huang family members step aside. Next, Villey took the Golden Fire Crystal and the Soul Calming Stone from Huang Long, spread her hands, and tapped Huang Yi’s forehead. Golden flames flowed from the Golden Fire Crystal in her left hand and enveloped Huang Yi, while red light flowed from the Soul Calming Stone in her other hand, emitting strange noises that sounded eerily unsettling and made people’s souls tighten.
As the golden flames from the Golden Fire Crystal enveloped Huang Yi, the faint black mist suddenly became violent. Everyone could even hear the terrifying screams of the Mist Demon coming from Huang Yi’s mind. Huang Yi’s brows furrowed even more, his face showing extreme pain.
Seeing this, the Huang family members grew even more worried. Zhao Rong tightly grasped Huang Xiong’s hand.
Silence reigned in the grand hall, with only the agonized cries of the misty demon breaking through from time to time. This continued for over an hour. After that, the cries gradually weakened, and everyone could tell that the misty demon was struggling in its final moments. Their expressions relaxed, and they felt relieved.
Yet soon, the cries intensified again. Just as their expressions changed, the cries suddenly stopped.
There was no sound in the grand hall anymore.
“Umm…” As everyone grew anxious, a faint moan came from Huang Yi’s mouth. Then, Huang Yi slowly opened her eyes.
“Yi-er!” Seeing Huang Yi wake up, Zhao Rong rushed over, crying with joy.
Huang Xiong and the others also showed joy and gathered around her.
Huang Long also smiled.
Meanwhile, Villey, the King of the Death Spirit Realm, stood there in deep thought. This mutated misty demon had defied his expectations; even she had nearly been at a loss for how to deal with it.
Back then, although the trillions of misty demons had caused chaos in the Death Spirit Realm, those demons were not as difficult to eliminate as the one inside Huang Yi.
“With the return of this misty demon, could what the Holy King said back then be true?!” Villey thought to herself. The reappearance of this misty demon reminded her of what the Holy King had said.
“Your Majesty,” Bi Qier’s voice rang out at that moment.
“What?” Villey snapped out of her thoughts.
Bi Qier gave her a look, and Villey understood what was going on. It seemed she had been so absorbed in thinking about the misty demon that she hadn’t even noticed Huang Yi coming to express her gratitude.
“Miss Huang Yi, there’s no need to be polite. Please stand up,” Villey said quickly, using her divine power to help Huang Yi rise.
Huang Yi stood up with Villey’s assistance.
“This time, you were able to eliminate the misty demon inside you thanks to your second brother,” Villey said, then briefly explained what had happened.
“Second brother, thank you,” Huang Yi said to Huang Long, her face glowing with sweetness.
“Silly girl, there’s no need to thank me,” Huang Long said, stroking Huang Yi’s long hair.
With the misty demon eliminated from Huang Yi’s body, the grand hall was filled with joyous laughter, dispelling the earlier gloom.
“Huang Long, there’s something I need your help with,” Villey said after a while.
Help? Huang Long pondered for a moment. “Please go ahead.” Since Villey had helped eliminate the misty demon from Huang Yi’s body, Huang Long owed her a favor and naturally wanted to repay it.
At that moment, everyone fell silent, watching Huang Long and Villey, wondering what kind of help the King of the Death Spirit Realm needed from Huang Long.
“I heard you’re a senior array mage?” Villey, the King of the Death Spirit Realm, didn’t mention what the matter was but instead asked.
Senior array mage? Huang Long pondered for a moment and replied, “More or less.”
“More or less?” Villey frowned slightly, paused, then said, “There’s a problem with the spirit realm array in the Death Swamp at the far north of my Death Spirit Realm. I want you to take a look.”
A problem with the spirit realm array? Only then did Huang Long and the others realize why Villey wanted his help. At the same time, Huang Long remembered that when he first came to the King’s Mountain, Bier had said there was a problem in the Death Swamp, and Villey was dealing with it there instead of staying in the King’s Palace.
So it seems the spirit realm array in that Death Swamp has a problem? And even Villey can’t fix it—so Huang Long knew it wasn’t just a minor issue.
“Sure, when shall we go?” Huang Long replied without hesitation.
An array? Villey couldn’t handle it, but it wasn’t a difficult task for Huang Long.
“The sooner, the better,” said Villey. “Let’s go tomorrow.”
Huang Long nodded, having no objections.
However, Villey’s urgency confirmed Huang Long’s suspicion—that the problem with the spirit realm array was far from trivial.
After reaching a decision, everyone dispersed.
When Bier led Huang Long and the others to the hall prepared in the King’s Palace, Huang Long suddenly asked about the spirit realm array, to see if Bier knew anything about it.
After hearing Huang Long’s question, Bier hesitated for a moment before saying, “The spirit realm array actually existed since the birth of the Death Spirit Realm. It’s our realm’s array, used to seal away the resentment within it.”
“Seal away the resentment? What if the array fails and that resentment leaks out?” Bog asked.
“If the array is damaged and the resentment leaks, the undead in the Death Spirit Realm will absorb it and turn into evil spirits,” Bier replied gravely.
Evil spirits? Huang Long frowned. It seemed the situation was more serious than he had initially thought—quite unexpected.
“The King has also brought in some senior array mages to take a look, but none of them could fix the array,” Bier continued. “That’s why we thought of you, Brother Huang Long, as you’re also a senior array mage. It’s really our last resort.”
Huang Long nodded.