Gods of the Nation: You worship the God of Longevity, I worship the King of Hell!

Chapter 216 Black Demon Lord! The "Last" Treasure Makes its Appearance!
The other end of the passageway.

Only after confirming that there was no longer any trace of heavenly soldiers around did Lu Chen wave his hand to dispel the flame disguise and squat on the ground, panting heavily.

"That was close... They actually managed to get away with it."

Even now, Lan'er still feels like she's in a dream, so unreal and unreal.

"Lu Chen!" She suddenly rushed forward, hugged him tightly, and jumped up and down excitedly. "You're amazing! You're really amazing!"

"That's right! Don't you even know who I am?!"

At this moment, Lu Chen also had to give himself a big thumbs up for his amazing wisdom, skill, and daring!

"Hurry up, the boundary hub should be just ahead."

Upon reaching this point, the connection between Lu Chen and Jie Shu had become extremely strong, as if they were separated by only a wall.

Fortunately, the rest of the journey turned out without any major incidents.

After a few turns, the two arrived in front of a stone wall.

"Strange, my senses are right here, so why can't I see it?"

Lu Chen looked around and saw thick, heavy rock walls that looked like gold and iron.

It's clearly a dead end!

Where is there any trace of the half-boundary pivot?

The crucial sense of attraction is strongest right here.

"Lu Chen, look up."

Lan'er raised her hand, somewhat absentmindedly, and pointed to the top of her head.

Lu Chen looked up abruptly in the direction she was pointing, his pupils contracted sharply, and he caught his breath.

Above, in the void, the Soul-Suppressing Lotus was bound by eight thick chains, hovering there in a striking manner, quietly radiating a warm glow.

--boom!

In just a moment of distraction, Lu Chen's palm had already ignited Samadhi True Fire.

There's no time to lose; we must refine it immediately!
"Wait, Lu Chen!"

Lan'er stopped him again: "Think carefully... Once you start refining it, it's very likely to alert your master. You'll understand then..."

Lu Chen's heart sank: "What are the chances of alarming the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King?"

"At least 90%."

——Nine percent?
In other words, there's still a 10% chance it won't happen.

Jokes aside...

Now that things have come to this, Lu Chen has no way out!
After all, how could a mortal be compared to the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda in the eyes of the gods!

If he doesn't save himself!
How is being imprisoned in this tower for forty-nine years any different from "suicide"?

Let's gamble on that sliver of hope!
Upon realizing this, Lu Chen's gaze turned incredibly cold!

—Refine!

The Samadhi Fire in his hand blazed up once more.

"You amusing brat, if you're looking for death, why did you trespass into this place?"

But at that moment, a hoarse, deep, and eerie voice suddenly rang out in Lu Chen and Lan'er's ears without warning.

In an instant, Lu Chen and Lan'er froze, and the hairs on the back of their necks stood on end.

"Who?!" Lu Chen looked around suddenly, but there was nothing there.

"Boy, stop looking, I am here."

The next instant, a strange, mysterious light suddenly emanated from the rock wall in front of Lu Chen.

As the light shifted, the originally hard stone wall faded in color like the tide.

Instead, there was a bottomless blackness, as if the rock wall led to an endless abyss, exuding a chilling and unsettling aura.

- Swish!

A pair of enormous, scarlet eyes suddenly opened.

Then, another pair appeared.

Another pair.

Three pairs of scarlet vertical pupils, like divine eyes, suddenly opened wide, locking onto Lu Chen and Lan'er from top to bottom.

This scene was completely unexpected for Lu Chen!

Lan'er's dragon eyes trembled violently! — Her intuition told her that three peerless ferocious beasts must be imprisoned in this Black Abyss!

"Brother, this kid is really strange." A sharper voice rang out from the dark abyss:

"A mere mortal possesses the Samadhi True Fire?! And he even has the guardian beasts of the Three Thousand Weak Water Realms accompanying him. No wonder he was able to make his way here!"

"Yes, brother." Another deep, dull voice, like a whetstone, followed closely behind, revealing an undisguised greed:
"This kid smells incredibly delicious! Why don't you lend me a hand, brother, and pull him in so I can devour him? I haven't tasted blood for five hundred years, and I'm starving!"

Alarm bells rang in Lu Chen's mind, and without thinking, he turned and ran.

However, a beam of mysterious light shot out from the dark abyss, fixing him firmly in place.

Lu Chen was deeply shaken.

He never expected that behind the rock wall was a prison where the great villain was held.
Even more unexpectedly, this suppressed ferocious creature could still unleash supernatural powers, even imprisoning me who was protected by the Samadhi True Fire.

The terror of this calamity far exceeded his comprehension.

"Lu—!" Lan'er was about to shout when she was also imprisoned by the mysterious light, unable to move or speak.

"Shh." The hoarse voice rang out again: "If you want to live, behave yourself."

The pair of blood-red eyes at the very top drew closer, as if they were about to break free from the abyss at any moment.

It took a deep breath, its tone revealing undisguised greed.

"The flesh and blood of these mortals are truly a delicacy, reminding me of the days when there was no shortage of blood to eat."

The speaker suddenly paused.

The sound paused for a moment, then sniffed hard, and then sniffed again.

"Wait, what is this...?"

Its tone suddenly became urgent: "Boy, who exactly are you? Why do you possess the aura of my clan's sacred artifact?!"

The next instant, those scarlet vertical pupils suddenly contracted!

Suddenly, a faint ray of demonic light appeared in the abyss.

Suddenly, a burly man with disheveled hair, bare upper body, and an overwhelming aura of evil appeared!

He slowly walked to the wall, looked at Lu Chen outside, and grinned maliciously: "As long as you behave, I can spare your life."

—A sacred relic?
—What sacred object?
Lu Chen was baffled, but he suppressed his heart palpitations and doubts and asked in a deep voice, "Who exactly are you?"

"Me?" The burly man with disheveled hair laughed loudly, "My name is—Black Fiend Demon Lord. Boy, have you ever heard of my name?"

"Black Fiend Demon Lord?" Lu Chen gasped, shaking his head honestly, "Never heard of him..."

The Black Demon Lord was not angry. Instead, he turned his gaze to Lan'er beside him and sneered, "You may not have heard of it, but He certainly has."

Having said that, He raised his hand and waved it, and the mysterious light that had imprisoned Lan'er quietly dissipated.

Lan'er collapsed to the ground instantly, her pupils dilated in shock, her voice trembling: "Black Fiend Demon Lord? You are—the strongest Heavenly Demon on the third level!"

"The strongest? How strong?" Lu Chen asked, puzzled.

"Roughly equivalent to... a great immortal of the Four Heavenly Kings level!"

Lu Chen: "Uh..."

This doesn't sound particularly strong?
"Boy!" The Black Fiend Demon Lord's tone suddenly turned fierce: "Speak quickly! Why is there the aura of my clan's sacred artifact in your storage ring?!"

A storage ring?
A sacred artifact of the demon race?

Could it be——

A glint of light flashed in Lu Chen's palm, and an ancient black scroll appeared in his hand.

"Is this what you're talking about?"

It was the "Thousand Demon Contemplation" that he obtained from Master Lingshui.

"That's it!"

In an instant, demonic energy surged into the sky in the eyes of the Black Demon Lord!

A beam of mysterious light shot out from the abyss, heading straight for the scroll in Lu Chen's hand, clearly intending to forcibly seize the treasure!
In a moment of desperation, a flame suddenly burst forth from between Lu Chen's brows, radiating divine light!
The protective Samadhi True Fire suddenly surged dozens of times.

--boom!

Blazing flames erupted!

"what--!"

Unexpectedly, this time, the mysterious light collided with the Samadhi True Fire, causing the Black Fiend Demon Lord to let out a shrill scream.

　It has burned out

　
(End of this chapter)