Raise Joan of Arc to be an empress, then discard her.

"Great! We finally succeeded!"

The two clapped their hands excitedly, their faces flushed as if they had already received the little book.

At the same time, Aaron also noticed above the Magician and the Fortune Teller a huge, bloodshot red eye. It was unlike any eye of any known creature on the planet. Seeing it, one couldn't help but feel awe, as if it were the eye of a god.

At this moment, the eye, unable to withstand the pressure, slowly closed. You could feel the eye struggling to close, but in the end, countless chains extended from the outside of the eye, binding the eyeball tightly and sealing the eye.

At the same time, Aaron looked in Claire's direction and saw her pupils slowly turn white, becoming the terrifying white of a blind person or someone who has lost their eyes. Considering the current situation, Aaron seemed to understand something.

But it seems to be more than just eyes.

"Nose, ears, and even the tongue—that's the power of my secret treasure. Our family is the most powerful magician family in the world." The magician waved her cane, removed her magician's hat, and bowed deeply to the non-existent audience, as if taking the final bow of a magic performance.

Aaron realized that Claire's eyes were probably sealed, but her hearing, smell, touch, and even taste had all been sealed by the magician. In other words, Claire had become a person who had lost all five senses.

This is an ability that superhumans cannot understand. Superhumans know how to seal such abilities, which usually involves imprisoning a person, but what is imprisoned is usually only the body or soul of the other person. Aaron has also seen this ability.

However, Aaron had never heard of the ability to seal the other party's five senses. This required extremely precise control of spiritual power and even an understanding of the essence of the human body and soul. For modern humans, the soul is still too complex. Even the world's best soul scientists probably cannot explain what the soul is. But they did these seemingly incredible things with ease.

It was as if they had acquired the knowledge of God.

"This can't go on..."

Aaron saw a person standing next to the Magician and the Fortune Teller. He was shirtless and had a belt wrapped around his waist like a python. His fingers were pale, and the white hay seemed to be his power. At the same time, Aaron could sense that he was an extremely powerful superhuman.

The magician and the fortune teller are probably not very strong; they lack the ability to defeat Claire. They likely relied on that powerful figure.

Just as Aaron had expected, the powerful figure made a crisp sound with his hands and slowly walked towards Claire in the center of the Black Earth.

He spread his arms, and two ferocious creatures resembling wolf spirits appeared naturally beside him. Upon seeing the two wolves, the fortune teller and magician behind him involuntarily took a step back. Clearly, the mere sight of those two pets was enough to terrify them.

Aaron also sensed that something was wrong. Even under normal circumstances, that powerful figure would be a troublesome enemy for the Judge. But at this moment, Claire could neither hear nor see, and she wouldn't even react to a gust of wind blowing near her. The danger was clearly approaching her, but she didn't even know it was coming. This was almost the most dangerous situation in the world.

What should he do? Aaron began to think calmly. He was not afraid of danger, but after thinking about it for a moment, he knew that the success rate was very low.

That powerful figure was meant to deal with Claire, and I'm only at level two now. I'm afraid I'll be killed the moment I appear there.

But are there any other ways besides doing this?

Suddenly, Aaron looked at Bai Yue beside him, as if a flash of inspiration had struck him, and an idea popped into his head.

By the way, when he was in solitary confinement, Claire also appeared. When she wasn't so busy, she came to the Giant's Tower to accompany him in training or watch him fight.

Aaron did not hide his abilities from Claire; he had used Sword Domain Tremor in front of them before, meaning that Claire had seen his abilities.

Aaron knew that although his Sword Domain - Tremor appeared to be a sound wave, it was actually much more complex than a sound wave. Simply put, this sound wave was more like a mental attack, directly piercing into the enemy's mind. In Aaron's perception, it was more like a signal, and at times, it could even be considered a piece of information. Moreover, this information was very different from spiritual power, making it difficult for people to detect.

For those of the same or higher level, Sword Domain Shock can short-circuit the enemy's brain for one second, but for a superhuman like Claire, Sword Domain Shock is really just a distraction.

And coincidentally, this kind of stimulating information transcends the five senses, so perhaps this trick can be used to remind Claire.

The powerful figure was slowly approaching Claire. Aaron immediately summoned Bai Yue and planted it in the ground, while silently chanting, "Sword Domain - Tremor."

Most of the time, Sword Domain Shock appears to outsiders as a single circular area, but in reality, Aaron can freely adjust the range of Sword Domain, which involves the manipulation of spiritual power.

Furthermore, Aaron is now at Sequence 8, and his abilities are no longer comparable to those at Sequence 9.

Therefore, in Aaron's vision, the range of his sword domain continued to move forward, like a cone, slowly approaching Claire.

At the same time, an attack distinct from the five senses and also distinct from spiritual power slowly flew towards Claire.

"..."

Claire's ear twitched almost imperceptibly. The movement was so small that Aaron noticed it. Apart from that, she made no other movements, clearly not wanting him to notice.

Because Aaron can only send messages to Claire unilaterally, and Claire cannot reply, Aaron has no choice but to trust her.

He changed the direction of the signal, pointing it continuously in front of Claire, and the signal was urgent and sharp, a signal that could make people feel danger.

Claire remained unmoved, as if she had no idea that danger was approaching.

The powerful figure was also observing Claire's reaction. He knew that Claire's five senses had been sealed, but who in the world could reach this point without being cautious by nature? Therefore, even though he could kill the legendary angel at any moment, the powerful figure was still carefully observing the other party. Only when he came within 30 meters of Claire and saw that Claire still had no reaction did he slowly relax.

He was now within striking distance of Claire, ready to deliver the fatal blow. He shot forward like an arrow released from a bow.

At the same time, Claire's wings suddenly opened, like a bird about to take flight, but Claire was not sending out her own body, but the flames behind her wings.

The terrifying flames, like a sea of ​​fire, instantly covered the entire area in front of the powerful figure, with hundreds of meters of space within the impact of the flames. Moreover, the powerful flames spread for hundreds of meters, and just standing near the flames gave one the feeling that their whole body was about to be burned.

Everyone was stunned at that moment. The magician and the fortune teller had never expected such a thing to happen. As for the powerful man, he was still alive a few seconds ago, letting out a chilling scream in the flames, like the screams of a demon from hell. But a few seconds later, his body melted and turned into something like black smoke, while the flames continued to burn, as if they were going to grind him to dust.

A full minute later, the flames finally stopped, and the area in front of Claire was completely barren. In the blink of an eye, a huge rift that seemed to be formed only by nature appeared there. The rift was bottomless, and looking down into it was like looking into a pitch-black cave. As for the person who had walked towards Claire, he had already disappeared.

Claire, too, knelt on the spot, panting heavily. Her five senses were sealed, so she could hardly be sure of the enemy's life or death. That's why she needed to unleash her power without reservation. However, unleashing this level of power was quite a burden on her, so as soon as she stopped, she knelt down, panting heavily.

Chapter 231 Corridor

"Thankfully, it worked..."

Aaron breathed a sigh of relief. In that case, Claire should be out of danger for the time being.

Meanwhile, he was also observing the small theater on the other side. After the initial shock, the magician and the fortune teller were also stunned.

"What...what should I do?!" the magician cried out.

"I...I...I don't know either! Does she still have any senses? I clearly sealed all five of her senses." The fortune teller was also at her wits' end.

"I'm not asking you why! I'm asking what we should do now! I'm telling you, those kinds of powerful individuals are very expensive! And there's no market for them! He's dead, so even if Claire were here, there's nothing we can do!"

"Great news!"

"What good news?"

"If he dies, we won't have to pay!"

"What kind of good news is this! I'm asking you what to do now!" The magician grabbed the fortune teller's collar and shook her violently.

"I...I...we can wait here for Claire to starve to death! Even if she's an angel, she can't go without food and water!"

"Are you stupid! The Judge's people are in too! And she hasn't been back for so long. Once they know the Judge is here, the people outside will come looking for her sooner or later. Then it won't be her who dies, it will be us!"

"Then... what should we do?!"

"........."

Aaron smiled silently. In that case, he shouldn't have to worry for the time being.

But just then, a cold sweat broke out on Aaron's back again, making him feel terrified from head to toe.

"I found you."

The magician, who had just been screaming and breaking down with the fortune teller, had somehow appeared behind Aaron. Her eyes were pitch black, like black holes.

Without a word, Aaron took off running, with the magician chasing after him relentlessly, using some kind of magic.

Aaron ran as fast as a rabbit, his movements elusive on the flat ground with few obstacles, making it seem like the magician wouldn't be able to catch him anytime soon.

But in fact, after hovering in the sky for a while, the Magician suddenly swooped down like a falcon hunting its prey, heading straight for Aaron.

She was incredibly fast, but things didn't go as planned, because Aaron darted into the white haystack like a rabbit in the blink of an eye, and the magician couldn't find him for a moment.

"Hey! Put your abilities away!" the magician shouted behind her, suddenly realizing that the powerful figure she had hired at a high price was completely gone, which made her even angrier. She had no choice but to fly into the sky again, searching for Aaron's whereabouts.

She didn't believe Aaron would really dare not come out.

Aaron frantically scurried through the haystack like a gopher.

After the caster was gone, the haystacks did not turn into harmless, ownerless objects, but instead became extremely violent and would not stop until their spiritual energy was exhausted.

Therefore, Aaron was extremely fast, like a burrowing mole, frantically darting through the haystack.

The dense, swarming sounds behind him grew closer and closer, like the swarms of insects gnawing at his body. Aaron didn't turn around, but instead used the reflection of the White Leap Sword's spine to check behind him. He saw countless soul threads, like black light, frantically rushing towards him.

His pupils suddenly tightened, and he dared not hesitate for a moment, speeding up as he rushed into the darkness ahead. Suddenly, his vision blurred, and a large mass of white rock exploded from the rock wall in front of him, sending countless fragments of stone hurtling towards him. He abruptly turned around in mid-air and leaped towards the opposite rock wall. As soon as his hands touched the opposite rock wall, he heard a dense, ant-like sound emanating from it once again.

Aaron knew that the magician had fully utilized her abilities, which seemed to be something like summoning. The entire cave had been fully activated and awakened, so Aaron rushed inside without hesitation, while behind him, the floodwaters surged as if it were the end of the world.

The cave suddenly expanded ahead, revealing a huge space. Normally, Aaron wouldn't dare to rush in like this, but with the harbinger of death following him, Aaron couldn't care less. He casually took out the life-saving item Roland had given him and tossed it forward. A flash of light appeared, allowing him to see what was in front of him.

A burst of light erupted, illuminating the entire dark cave. In the silvery light, a stone door suddenly appeared before him. Behind the stone door was a huge stone wall. The moment Aaron saw the stone door, he sensed something was wrong. It was as if the two poles of a magnet had suddenly met, and Aaron felt a strange attraction.

Behind him, countless black clods of earth surged up to his feet like a tidal wave. Without hesitation, Aaron swung his White Leap and slashed forward.

Although he was already at Sequence 8, his strength was still not very strong. He was prepared to take several blows to break through the door, but to his surprise, the stone door seemed to have been opened by itself. He only waved it slightly and the stone door opened.

In the blink of an eye, a cacophony of screams erupted behind him, as if thousands of ghosts were simultaneously howling at him. Aaron had no time to hesitate and darted into the stone gate.

Once inside, Aaron realized it was like a tunnel.

The passageway is where the dead are buried; no living person should enter it.

But this is the blood of demons, so why is there a tunnel here, and who would be buried here?

What was that strange feeling he just had?

The passageway was narrow and low, and Aaron didn't know if the Magician would follow him in, so he could only lower his head and walk inside.

Halfway through the passage, Aaron suddenly stopped, for he saw a corpse lying before him. The body lay horizontally in the middle of the passage, its form completely obscuring the space, its skin a mottled black. For some reason, the body hadn't decomposed; perhaps it was the magic of the passage itself.

"If I could go back, I really would," Aaron thought to himself, but he had no choice but to keep walking forward.

"Brother, no offense intended." Aaron carefully stepped over the corpse in front of him, trying not to look at him, while also being wary of him suddenly jumping up, in which case he would kill him with a single blow from his White Leap.

Aaron had just stepped over the corpse when he suddenly felt a chill on his shoulders, as if someone behind him had placed their hands on his shoulders.

Aaron had heard a legend that this was a trick of the devil. If you dared to turn around, he would immediately take the opportunity to break your neck. An ordinary person would probably not be able to remain calm at this time, but Aaron was not flustered at all. He immediately gripped Bai Yue and stabbed it behind him as if he were stabbing his own chest.

But the feeling of stabbing him was that he had stabbed nothing at all; there was nothing behind him, and the feeling of his arm being on his shoulder had just vanished.

Aaron was puzzled, but he realized that the horror inside this passageway was probably no less than the threat posed by the Magician. But he had already entered, and most importantly, as he approached this place, he had a strange and terrifying feeling in his heart.

Moreover, he could never forget the scene he witnessed through Bai Yue's reflection when he thrust his sword behind him.

When he first saw the corpse, it was lying face down, so he couldn't see its front. But when the corpse grabbed his shoulders with both hands, he saw the corpse's chest and the rotting bronze head of a demon.

That bronze demon head was exactly the same as the bronze head that Eclair wore on her chest before she died.

Before this, he had been wondering how Eclair and the others, as top superhumans of the Ninth Bureau, managed to live like this in the Kingdom of Doc. Since they had not been discovered by the authorities, they should have been able to do whatever they wanted in the Kingdom of Doc, or at the very least, easily resolve most troubles. Yet, they were wiped out without a trace.

Without a doubt, it was the blood of the demon. They entered the Kingdom of Dok specifically for the blood of the demon, and in Birmingham City, the only place where they could be wiped out was undoubtedly the blood of the demon. Aaron should have realized this long ago, but he only realized it when he actually arrived here.

This is the place where the entire elite spies of the Ninth Bureau were wiped out. Even Eclair, a high-level superhuman, is no different from a dead person, even if she escaped. And Aaron, a Sequence Eight, has actually come to this forbidden area; it seems his chances of survival are indeed slim.

Suddenly, in Aaron's perception, all around him was the howling of sharp winds, as if thousands of soft blades were spinning and cutting through him. Countless monstrous screams echoed in the wind, like the gates of hell opening and countless undead surging out, devouring the entire world. He felt that he himself had become one of those thousands of howling ghosts, and he knew he was going to die.

But Aaron persisted in walking forward. As he went, the road ahead widened, and the stone wall before them split into two openings. The light from the lamps, like ghostly apparitions, illuminated their entire eyes and the magnificent structure beyond the passageway. It was almost a plaza, the ground paved with black earth, stretching hundreds of paces in all directions. Opposite them stood a magnificent statue, its purpose unknown, majestic yet silent. Could it be the blood of a demon?