Chapter 603: The Small Hetero-Demon Domain
Hearing that Lin Langtian could actually sense the Hetero-Demon qi beneath the Kun Domain, whether it was Clan Leader Kun Qiong or Great Elder Kun Yuan and the other Kun Peng Clan elders, all of their faces showed a trace of delight.
Could it be that this human youth truly had the ability to resolve the problem that had plagued their Kun Peng Clan for decades?
"There is indeed a significant issue beneath the Kun Domain, but for the exact situation, Young Friend Langtian, come with us and see for yourself."
Kun Qiong looked at Lin Langtian with hopeful eyes. As his voice fell, he waved his sleeve, and a light array rose from the ground beneath their feet. The surrounding space twisted, and with a whoosh, it enveloped everyone and made them disappear.
The dizziness from the spatial transfer lasted only a moment in Lin Langtian's mind before fading. He immediately opened his eyes, and then, even his usually calm face showed a trace of surprise at the scene before him.
This was an endless ocean of black mist, all condensed from Hetero-Demon qi. As the black qi churned, it emitted all sorts of shrill screams.
Strands of Hetero-Demon qi gathered, transforming into thousands of massive black pythons that madly surged upward. However, whenever the Hetero-Demon qi tried to break out, golden light appeared above, manifesting an enormous golden array.
Within the array, vast power surged, once again suppressing the Hetero-Demon qi. But with each mutual clash, the golden array dimmed bit by bit.
"What immense Hetero-Demon qi..."
Lin Langtian murmured to himself, his eyes narrowing slightly. Aside from the qi in the mirror's inner small world, this was the first time he had ever seen such astonishing Hetero-Demon qi.
The scale of it far surpassed even that possessed by a Hetero-Demon King.
"What exactly is being suppressed beneath the Kun Domain? How could there be such terrifying Hetero-Demon qi?" Lin Langtian turned to Kun Qiong and asked.
Kun Qiong fell silent for a moment, then let out a bitter laugh. "During the ancient great war between heaven and earth, humanity barely won a victory thanks to Lord Symbol Ancestor, and a large number of Hetero-Demons were suppressed and sealed.
Among them, the eight most formidable suppression sites were called the Demon Suppression Prisons. In simple terms, these are eight prisons specifically for suppressing and ultimately eradicating them.
The Demon Suppression Prisons are divided into the upper three prisons and the lower five prisons. The upper three, known as the Great Demon Suppression Prisons, are located in the Dragon Clan, the Chaos Demon Sea, and the Four Mysterious Domains.
The lower five are the Small Demon Suppression Prisons, and beneath our Kun Domain lies one of those five!"
"Here, countless Hetero-Demons are suppressed, including no fewer than eight Hetero-Demon Kings."
"Eight Hetero-Demon Kings..." Lin Langtian's expression tightened upon hearing this.
Eight Hetero-Demon Kings—that was eight Reincarnation Realm powerhouses. With such a lineup, it was no wonder the entire Kun Peng Clan had to suppress it generation after generation.
Lin Langtian was no stranger to the Demon Suppression Prisons. If he remembered correctly, the Dragon Clan had invited Lin Dong precisely to resolve the issue with the prison beneath their domain.
The Dragon Clan was powerful, and the prison they guarded was one of the Great Demon Suppression Prisons, suppressing more than ten Hetero-Demon Kings.
"Originally, my Kun Peng Clan relied on the ancestral vein to form a grand array, perfectly suppressing this Demon Suppression Prison. But a hundred years ago, while I was attempting to break through to the Reincarnation Realm, I absorbed power from the ancestral vein, causing a flaw in the array. The Hetero-Demon qi seized the opportunity to leak out.
Fortunately, we exerted all our efforts to suppress it, but Hetero-Demon qi is too difficult to deal with. Our suppression is gradually losing effectiveness..."
Kun Qiong smiled wryly before looking at Lin Langtian. "And the reason we invited Young Friend Langtian this time is to ask you to help us suppress this Demon Suppression Prison."
Lin Langtian pursed his lips. His gaze fixed on the underground abyss roiling with overwhelming demonic qi. After a long while, he let out a light sigh and slowly shook his head.
"I'm sorry, but the Hetero-Demon qi here has exceeded the limits of what I can handle. I'm afraid I'm powerless."
Lin Langtian truly wanted to help the Kun Peng Clan resolve this trouble and then request a drop of their essence blood in return.
But unfortunately, this was something he genuinely couldn't manage. Even with the Golden Spirit Reincarnation Mirror and the two ancestral symbols, this was one of the eight major Demon Suppression Prisons in the world, holding the largest number of Hetero-Demons.
Qian Kun and the others' faces dimmed upon hearing Lin Langtian's words. The former smiled bitterly. "Young Friend Langtian, can't you think of some way? You were able to subdue a Hetero-Demon King, so you must have your own methods."
Lin Langtian's expression was one of hesitation. He looked at the vast, endless sea of demonic qi ahead. "The Hetero-Demon qi here has reached an extremely terrifying level. While I do have some means, I myself am only at the half-step Reincarnation Realm.
The suppression array your Kun Peng Clan has built is already very powerful, but even it can't hold it down. If it were me in its place, I wouldn't have any better ideas."
Kun Qiong and the others saw Lin Langtian's demeanor and knew he spoke the truth, so they all fell silent.
Anxiety flashed across the faces of the several elders. If this situation spiraled out of control, their Kun Peng Clan would suffer a devastating blow, and they might even have to abandon this ancestral breeding ground.
"Hey, my father trusts you so much—surely you're not completely helpless, right?"
The silver-haired girl bit her lip, then paused before saying, "You're not doing this because of what I said earlier, are you? If that's the case, I can apologize to you."
Though the girl was stubborn, she knew the importance of the matter. This concerned the entire Kun Peng Clan, so she naturally wouldn't act willfully on such an issue.
Lin Langtian smiled bitterly and shook his head, about to say something when Spirit Aunt's voice suddenly rang in his mind.
"Agree to help the Kun Peng Clan. With your own power alone, you indeed can't resolve this trouble." Spirit Aunt said this, but then she paused and changed her tone. "However, that Golden Spirit Reincarnation Mirror of yours might just have the capability."
"Rely on the Golden Spirit Reincarnation Mirror?" Lin Langtian was stunned.
"Mm. That treasure of yours has a mysterious origin—likely connected to the great powers of the outer domain evil races. The Hetero-Demon race is strong, but among the outer domain evil races, they're merely a low-tier minor clan. Thus, with your Golden Spirit Reincarnation Mirror, it might be possible to resolve this.
Moreover, with the protection of the Golden Spirit Reincarnation Mirror and the two ancestral symbols, even if it fails, your life won't be in danger." Spirit Aunt explained.
"Oh, so the Golden Spirit Reincarnation Mirror can do it..." Lin Langtian paused, then fell into thought.
If the Golden Spirit Reincarnation Mirror could truly resolve the trouble in this Small Demon Suppression Prison, Lin Langtian wouldn't mind giving it a try. After all, this was a golden opportunity to earn a favor from the Kun Peng Clan.
With that in mind, Lin Langtian exhaled lightly, staring at the demonic sea before him. He then smiled wryly. "Clan Leader Kun Qiong, this problem isn't entirely unsolvable."
"Oh? Young Friend Langtian has a way?" Hearing this, Kun Qiong, Kun Yuan, and the other Kun Peng Clan elders perked up and asked eagerly.
"Mm, I have a bit of confidence." Lin Langtian didn't commit fully, since he wasn't entirely sure of the Golden Spirit Reincarnation Mirror's exact effects.
Even so, Kun Qiong and the others' faces lit up with joy. Having hope was better than none.
"No worries—do your best, young friend." Kun Qiong smiled.
Lin Langtian nodded, then said, "However, I need to enter the Demon Suppression Prison."
"Go down?" Hearing this, Kun Qiong and the others were all shocked. They knew full well how terrifying the demonic qi in the Demon Suppression Prison was—even someone as strong as Kun Qiong had to proceed with utmost caution. For Lin Langtian to go down there—wasn't that suicide?
"Rest assured, I have my own methods. If I don't go down, your Kun Peng Clan's problem truly won't be solvable..." Lin Langtian said.
Kun Qiong pondered briefly, then gripped his hand, producing a Kun feather that he handed to Lin Langtian. "If you encounter danger below, just crush it, and I'll come to rescue you immediately."
Lin Langtian accepted it without hesitation. He knew the task ahead was indeed quite dangerous, so having this extra layer of protection was good.
"Young Friend Langtian, if you can resolve my Kun Peng Clan's issue this time, you will be our clan's benefactor." Kun Qiong said solemnly. Kun Yuan and the other elders nodded in agreement.
The silver-haired girl's lips moved as well, but in the end, she said nothing. The previous hostility in her eyes had largely dissipated.
Lin Langtian nodded slightly, feeling a bit more balanced in his heart. Taking such a great risk to grant them this favor meant that the Kun Peng essence blood would likely be in his hands.
"I'll set out now."
Having made up his mind, Lin Langtian didn't delay. He cupped his fists toward Kun Qiong and the others, took a deep breath, and with a thought, black light and silver light surged from his body, forming a light barrier around him.
Upon the barrier, two ancient runes slowly circulated, emitting an astonishing fluctuation.
"Is that the Devouring Ancestral Symbol and the Spatial Ancestral Symbol?"
Kun Qiong and the others were greatly shocked, their gazes turning extremely peculiar as they stared at Lin Langtian.
Lin Langtian actually possessed two ancestral symbols!
"Young friend truly is no ordinary person." Kun Qiong said in astonishment. He was well aware of the power of the ancestral symbols, and moreover, this was the first time in all his years that he had encountered someone hosting two ancestral symbols in one body.
With that thought, Kun Qiong finally set his mind completely at ease. Someone who could simultaneously bear two ancestral symbols clearly had not allied with the Hetero-Demons.
"I'll be off."
Lin Langtian smiled, offering no further explanation. He simply cupped his fists to the group, narrowed his eyes at the demonic sea, and with a shift of his figure, transformed into a streak of light that plunged straight into the demonic sea.
The demonic qi surged, and Lin Langtian vanished in an instant.
"No wonder the clan leader holds him in such high regard. For an ordinary person, gaining the recognition of even one ancestral symbol is difficult—yet he has obtained two. That's no small feat." Kun Yuan gazed at the churning demonic sea and said slowly.
The others nodded as well. Kun Qiong stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes fixed tightly on the demonic sea as he murmured.
"I hope he can truly resolve my Kun Peng Clan's trouble. Otherwise, this will be a major catastrophe for us..."
...
In the boundless ocean of demonic qi, a figure of intertwined black and silver light sped through rapidly.
Wherever Lin Langtian passed, the surrounding demonic qi eroded madly. But whenever it touched the light barrier, it emitted sizzling sounds. The two ancient runes circulated slowly, directly evaporating all the demonic qi.
This demonic sea was vast, and the pervasive qi within created considerable hindrance for Lin Langtian, so his speed wasn't fast.
"You haven't even reached the Demon Suppression Prison yet. This sea of demonic qi is merely what has leaked from it. You must cross this demonic sea to arrive at the prison." Spirit Aunt reminded him.
Lin Langtian nodded, holding his breath and focusing as he dove swiftly toward the depths of the demonic sea.
As Lin Langtian shuttled deeper into the demonic sea, he noticed that the demonic qi erupting from the underground below grew increasingly dense.
A chilling sensation wrapped around his body, which surprised Lin Langtian somewhat. Fortunately, he possessed the Demonic Embryo and was of the demonic path himself; otherwise, he would likely have long since been eroded by the demonic qi and lost his sanity.
"It seems I'm about to break through this demonic sea..."
After another half hour of traversal, Lin Langtian's eyes suddenly sharpened. He could sense that the demonic sea below was beginning to thin, but the density of the qi emanating from there was growing even more terrifying.
"Mm, be careful. The Demon Suppression Prison is no ordinary place." Spirit Aunt cautioned.
"I'm out."
Lin Langtian's gaze locked onto the churning demonic sea ahead. With a light shout, his body—enveloped in the light barrier—finally pierced through the dense, near-viscous ocean of demonic qi.
As his body passed through, his previously blurred vision suddenly cleared, and the surrounding demonic sea dissipated at that moment.
However, Lin Langtian paid no attention to these things. His gaze turned downward, and a trace of solemnity slowly climbed onto his face.
What appeared before Lin Langtian was an endless golden light barrier.
The barrier was covered in ancient golden runes. It seemed to be a massive array, but now, cracks had appeared on the barrier, dimming in places. Strands of Hetero-Demon qi seeped out from the cracks, merging into the demonic sea above.
Peering through the golden barrier, one could see that within it floated countless dark towers.
Each black tower was wrapped in enormous black chains, which extended outward to connect the towers together. The black chains were inscribed with ancient runes, emanating an extremely powerful fluctuation.
Countless strands of evil demonic qi madly surged from the dark towers, but whenever they tried to escape, they were absorbed entirely by the black chains. As the ancient runes flickered, the demonic qi was completely purified.
"So this is the Small Demon Suppression Prison..." Lin Langtian gazed at the golden barrier before him and the endless cluster of dark towers within it.
Each black tower stood thousands of zhang tall, making him feel exceptionally insignificant from his vantage point. And even more terrifying was that the number of these dark towers was beyond counting.
Evidently, these dark towers held the sealed Hetero-Demons. With such a quantity of towers, just how terrifying must the number of sealed Hetero-Demons be?
(END CHAPTER)
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