Wu Shattered Star River

Iron chains pierced through over a dozen parts of Jiang Han's body, but thankfully not his head.

He could slowly tear his flesh apart, taking out the chains piece by piece. As long as he wasn't completely restrained by the chains, he theoretically had a good chance of escaping.

He sensed his surroundings and discovered that many stone pillars nearby were also restraining powerful figures from various races. Two of these figures were paying attention to him, but most didn't even glance his way.

"No Bloodshed Clan scouts are monitoring!"

Jiang Han sensed his surroundings, feeling much more confident. Since there were no Bloodshed Clan scouts nearby, he could try to get rid of the chains.

He focused his gaze on his calf, which had been pierced by a section of chain. He wanted to try with his calf first.

He took a deep breath, then swung his fist and smashed it hard against his calf. He wanted to smash his calf to pieces and pull the chain out.

"Hiss, hiss ~"

Every time he threw a punch, tearing pain would surge through his body. Cold sweat streamed down his forehead, and his muscles twitched uncontrollably from the pain.

He endured the pain, throwing over a dozen punches in a row, smashing his calf to a pulp and forcibly yanking the chain out.

"Buzz!"

To Jiang Han's shock, when the chain was pulled out of his calf, the stone pillar behind him suddenly lit up with a blinding light.

Then, three iron chains shot out from the stone pillar, instantly piercing through Jiang Han's calf, pinning it down firmly…

"Damn it!"

Jiang Han was furious. Could this stone pillar be controlled by a powerful figure? He pulled out one section of chain, and the stone pillar retaliated with three times the force? The more he pulled, the more chains would shoot out?

"Little guy, don't waste your energy!"

Just then, a voice transmission echoed in Jiang Han's mind: "You can't escape. We've been tortured here for tens of thousands of years, and no one has ever escaped. Accept your fate."

Jiang Han followed the voice transmission and saw an old human man in the distance.

This old human man was an Emperor-level expert, likely very old. He looked withered and lifeless, his skin stretched over bones, and his body was pierced by cold iron chains in many places, making him look extremely miserable.

Since this old human man was willing to speak, Jiang Han quickly sent a voice transmission: "Senior, are you from the Heavenly Court's human race? Is there no way to get rid of these chains?"

The old man transmitted back: "I am human, but not from the Heavenly Court. I previously committed a crime in the Land of Eternal Night, in the River of Bloodshed, and was eternally suppressed in Blood Saint Mountain."

"A human from the Land of Eternal Night?"

Jiang Han understood. If he were a human Emperor-level from the Heavenly Court, causing trouble in the Land of Bloodshed, he would probably have been killed long ago and wouldn't have had the chance to come here.

Jiang Han transmitted: "Senior, in history, has no expert suppressed here ever managed to escape?"

"Hmm!"

The old man transmitted: "Anyway, since I came in, I haven't seen anyone escape. On the contrary, many have been tortured to death here, and many have gone mad."

The old man paused and transmitted: "These one hundred and eight stone pillars were refined by a genius in the history of the Bloodshed Clan. They can draw upon the power of the River of Bloodshed. Even a Heavenly Emperor wouldn't be able to easily destroy these stone pillars."

"These one hundred and eight stone pillars are actually a treasure, and they contain a spirit. If there is any unusual movement, the spirit will control the stone pillars to shoot out chains, making the restraints even more severe."

"If you… destroy your entire physical body, the stone pillars will shoot out chains and pierce through your head. At that time, your sea of consciousness might be penetrated, and your soul will be scattered!"

"Also!"

The old man added: "Don't even think about escaping with your soul. Once your soul leaves your sea of consciousness, the stone pillars will automatically attack. I personally saw a powerful expert's soul attacked by the stone pillars and scattered."

"Damn…"

Jiang Han's expression changed drastically after hearing this. He didn't dare to act rashly.

These one hundred and eight stone pillars had a spirit, so the more he acted recklessly, the more severe the spirit's punishment would be, and the more he would suffer.

No wonder Seventh Ancestor said that if he could escape, it would be a testament to his ability, and they would no longer pursue him.

These one hundred and eight stone pillars were a treasure, and the treasure contained a spirit. They were constantly being monitored, so how could they escape?

Of course!

Jiang Han didn't give up. As long as he could mobilize the golden nectar, he could instantly cut the chains and have a chance to escape from here.

So the key was how to mobilize the golden nectar!

"Can I mobilize the power of the stars? Release Starburst?"

Jiang Han thought of another possibility. The power of the stars was an external force. Although this place was underground, there was still the power of the stars, and he had a chance to trigger the power of the stars and release Starburst.

The key question was…

Could releasing Starburst blow up the stone pillars? If it couldn't, the stone pillar spirit would definitely retaliate against him, torturing him even more.

He didn't dare to act rashly. Anyway, he was safe for the time being, and he had enough time to think of a solution.

"Whoosh, whoosh!"

Just as Jiang Han was pondering, a gust of wind suddenly blew in the distance, followed by a black-red flame roaring towards them.

This flame was several times stronger than the flames that emerged from the ground. Jiang Han and all the restrained prisoners were instantly covered in flames.

"Ah!"

"Awoo, awoo, awoo!"

"Kill me, kill me!"

Many prisoners immediately screamed in agony. Even Jiang Han's powerful body couldn't withstand it. Black smoke rose from his body, and many muscles turned into charred flesh.

At the same time, Jiang Han felt an eerie energy enter his soul.

He felt a flash of light before his eyes and actually saw many illusions.

He saw endless vengeful ghosts, saw himself being chased by countless demons and monsters, his flesh being devoured, and so on…

The demonic wind and raging fire didn't last long, only about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. After the demonic wind passed, the black flames disappeared, and the illusions in Jiang Han's mind also vanished.

"This hellish place!"

Jiang Han glanced around and found that many of the restrained prisoners had been burned to charcoal. Many prisoners seemed to still be immersed in the illusions, shouting and yelling frantically, waving their arms and claws like madmen.

"If I stay in this hellish place for tens of thousands of years, I'm afraid I'll go mad too, right? Will I become like many of them, turning into a madman, eternally sinking in this place?"

A thought involuntarily surfaced in Jiang Han's mind, and he was startled by it.

He had only just arrived, and already such negative emotions were emerging? It seemed that the demonic wind just now not only had soul attacks but also strong negative emotions, subtly affecting his will.

"Awoo, awoo, awoo!"

A roar sounded in the distance, attracting Jiang Han's attention.

Many prisoners here were roaring, which was not surprising. What attracted Jiang Han's attention was the aura of this alien race.

This alien race's aura wasn't strong just now, but at this moment, it seemed to have been stimulated, and the powerful aura on its body was released. It was very terrifying, and Jiang Han felt that this aura was somewhat familiar.

He looked to his left front, looked at the alien race a few times, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. He exclaimed: "There's actually a fiend race imprisoned here?"

Jiang Han hadn't seen a fiend race before, but he had been to the southern part of the Heavenly Court and sensed the aura of the fiend race.

This fiend race hadn't released its aura before, but it had been stimulated at this moment. With its full aura, Jiang Han realized that there was actually a fiend race imprisoned here.

"That's not right!"

Jiang Han suddenly remembered something and exclaimed: "The last time the fiend race descended was more than three million years ago, so does that mean… this fiend race has been suppressed for more than three million years?"