NOVPUBHearing the elder’s words, the White Bone Demon slowly removed the hat atop his head.
Atop his deep red skull, the pupils surging with Demonic Qi faintly stared at the elder.
"Demon, you are a demon," the Clan Leader of the Divine Race exclaimed in shock, his body unconsciously stepping back twice.
The two protectors beside him also became visibly tense.
"What, are you scared?" the White Bone Demon chuckled lightly.
The elder had a deep expression, but soon calmed down, looking at the White Bone Demon and asked, "What are you doing in my Divine Valley?
Don’t tell me you really want to wipe us out."
"I don’t know about the survivors outside, but you will definitely die," said the White Bone Demon.
He circled his hands, and the bones "clacked" as they shattered, step by step, approaching the elder.
"Let’s go together," the Clan Leader glanced at the two protector elders beside him and commanded lightly.
At this moment, all three of them emitted brilliant white lights from their bodies.
The rich Divine Power enveloped their surroundings, their expressions solemn, as if divine spirits from days of old had descended.
"Although not true Reincarnation Divine Veins, they do seem much stronger than those survivors outside," Xu Zimei muttered softly.
Divine Power wrapped around the bodies of the three, all of them attacking the White Bone Demon.
"How foolish," the White Bone Demon snorted coldly.
Only to see the Demonic Qi rolling over the bones around him, covering and pervading the nearby space.
Watching the elders attacking, he directly punched one so hard that they smashed into the ground below.
The floor beneath his feet went "boom" and shattered into countless pieces, one of the protectors lying bloody on the ground.
Meanwhile, the other protector snuck behind the White Bone Demon and delivered a palm strike to his back.
With a "bang," the White Bone Demon remained unscathed, while that protector was wrapped in Demonic Qi.
The Divine Power on his body was being consumed, bit by bit corroded, as he screamed in agony.
As for the Clan Leader of the survivors, while the two protectors attacked, his figure strangely dashed towards the Forbidden Land in the distance. 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝙢
"He can’t escape," Xu Zimei said calmly as Jiuyou looked on anxiously.
He took out the Lock Demon Bell and slowly approached the two deceased protectors.
He forced the Essence Blood out of their bodies, drop by drop falling into the Lock Demon Bell.
The moment the blood fell, the ancient bell seemed to be struck twice.
Wisps of Demonic Qi seeped out, but after two vibrations of the Lock Demon Bell, it returned to calm.
"It seems the bloodline is still not enough," Xu Zimei said softly.
The three stood up and headed towards the Forbidden Land together.
Crossing the empty plaza, they slowly arrived in front of the Forbidden Land up ahead.
The walls surrounded the Forbidden Land, with weeds growing rampant beneath their feet. These plants seemed to have a divine life of their own, sensing the presence of anyone who came here.
At this moment, the gates of the Forbidden Land had been opened by the elder.
That elder must have fled into the Forbidden Land.
The White Bone Demon looked up at the towering statue before him and frowned, "I seem to feel a very strong Divine Power."
After walking into the Forbidden Land, Jiuyou discovered it was like a zoo.
Inside were numerous cages, and caged within were survivors used for experiments.
Some were tortured beyond recognition, their throats ruined, unable to speak, only able to whimper and moan.
Jiuyou took a brief glance around; there were at least a few hundred people.
Seeing this scene, her body trembled slightly.
Xu Zimei continued to walk further, and upon reaching the inner areas of the Forbidden Land, he found an altar at the end.
The altar wasn’t too large and was shaped hexagonal.
It seemed to be arranged with a certain Formation, and at one side of the altar was a pool.
This pool was brimming with fresh blood, which had begun to emit a foul odor due to the passage of time.
The elder sat at the center of the altar, his expression solemn, as if he were praying for something.
"If you had run away just now, it would have been in time.
Since you have chosen to recklessly enter, then go to your death," the elder shouted loudly.
The blood within the pool began to boil.
This pool of blood was not ordinary; it was the Essence Blood from within the bodies of the remnants of the Divine Race.
There was only so much Essence Blood a person could have; one could only guess how many had to die to gather such an amount.
The hexagonal Formation on the altar emitted a light that reached to the heavens, with vast Divine Power swirling around it.
Suddenly, countless drops of Essence Blood within the pool gathered into a blood-red sphere of light, slowly floating in midair.
The White Bone Demon tried to stop the sphere of light but was blocked by Xu Zimei.
"This is a summoning," said the White Bone Demon.
"Let him summon. If a person with a complete Reincarnation Divine Vein descends, we can use them to lift the Lock Demon Bell," Xu Zimei said with a smile.
As the red sphere of light floated in midair, it disappeared into the void at an incredible speed.
In almost the blink of an eye, radiating a blinding light, the sphere appeared at the entrance of the Forbidden Land, before the colossal statue of the Divine Race.
Accompanied by the gradual penetration of the sphere of light into the statue’s brow.
The whole statue began to tremble slightly, its surface layer of stone falling off piece by piece.
And it happened faster and faster, as if something was about to awaken.
"O great Heavenly God, awaken," the elder on the altar cackled maniacally.
"It seems that after that great battle of the past, some remnants of the Divine Race still existed," the White Bone Demon snorted coldly.
"Don’t worry; I’d like to witness these so-called Ten Great Divine Veins for myself," Xu Zimei said, waving his hand with a smile.
...
The stone statue slowly crumbled away, and the light that was originally contained within began to shine forth.
At this moment, the firmament underwent a violent change, as a vast Divine Power surged up from the statue into the sky.
The entire firmament churned with a burst of wind and billowing clouds.
The statue’s arms moved slightly, and the sound of cracking and breaking filled the air.
Followed by a "boom" and explosion, dust flew everywhere, and a pair of eyes slowly opened within the haze of the statue.
As the dust settled, a man slowly emerged from within.
He was a naked man with skin the color of bronze, all muscles, radiating an explosive power.
His veins flowed backwards, as if in a state of Reincarnation, with ethereal Talisman Seals engraved upon his flesh.
His hair was ghostly white, and in his eyes, it seemed as if stars twinkled, as he took step by step out of the dust.
"Gu Yu, what do you summon me for?" the man asked the elder on the altar.
This Clan Leader of the remnant was indeed called Gu Yu.
"Lord Shen Ze, the Demon Race has resurrected, and I cannot deal with them. I can only ask you to take action," the elder said as he quickly knelt to the ground.
The man frowned slightly, directing his gaze at the White Bone Demon.
With a cold snort, he said, "White Bone, you were lucky to survive that great battle all those years ago, hiding and tucking your tail away, yet you dare offend my Divine Race."
"I thought it was someone of significance, but it turns out it’s just you, you bastard," the White Bone Demon said coldly.
"It seems the lessons taught by the Lord of the Seven Faces back then were not enough for you."
