On the circular altar stood a bronze tree that resembled a gallows.
A branch pierced through Xuan Tu's chest, binding him firmly to it.
Hundreds of Inner Earth Clan members gathered around the altar.
They all came specifically to watch Xuan Tu be punished.
"What kind of punishment do you think the Black Elder will inflict on him later?"
"Lingchi? Burning torture? Dismemberment?"
“I think slow slicing is better. Other methods are too wasteful. Slicing can cut off pieces of flesh from Xuan Tu’s body, and we can all taste it.”
A group of subterranean beings were discussing animatedly, as if what was about to begin was not a cruel punishment, but a grand feast.
When Xin Sui entered with the Styx River, Xuan Tu on the bronze tree seemed to sense it, raising its drooping head and looking directly at Xin Sui.
Xin Sui also looked over, his heart filled with doubt. What exactly was Xuan Tu's plan?
Is he putting on a show of suffering?
So that he could gather all the Inner Earth Clan together and capture them all at once?
She had been waiting for Xuan Tu to rise up and make a comeback, but instead, she received an order from Ming He to be executed by slow slicing.
Zi You arrived and sliced off pieces of his flesh, revealing his bones.
When the Inner Earth Clan arrived and started a party to fight over his flesh and blood, they arrived right there.
Xin Sui pressed his hand to his chest, his face pale and struggling to breathe.
It was probably because his ribs were embedded in her body that she suffered so much pain when he was tortured.
Xuan Tu, the one being tortured, remained calm throughout, as if the knife had not fallen on him.
"Would you like to try a piece? It's delicious."
Ziyou handed a piece of fresh meat to Xinsui.
"Don't you despise Xuan Tu? You should feel good seeing him being tortured, right?"
Xin Sui tugged at the corners of her lips, her voice light and airy: "Yes, it felt great. But I won't eat the meat, I think it's dirty."
Zi You looked regretful. "You really don't have the luck to eat here."
He stuffed the meat into his mouth and chewed it happily.
Xin Sui felt a churning in his stomach and couldn't hold it in any longer, so he ran to the side and vomited.
Chengxue handed her a bottle of water, looking at her with concern: "Are you alright?"
Xin Sui took the water and rinsed her mouth. "It's okay."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a series of short, painful screams came from behind him.
She turned around abruptly and saw the subterranean beings burning on the spot, the black flames seemingly emanating from their bodies.
So no matter how much they thrashed and rolled, or used their supernatural abilities, they couldn't extinguish the flames.
In just a few seconds, the Inner Earthlings were burned to ashes.
Their souls tried to escape, and at that moment, a drop of black liquid rose from each of their bodies.
It was like thick, unyielding blood, or like concentrated, liquefied mystical energy.
The liquid expanded and atomized, becoming clusters of black shadows that engulfed the souls of the Earth's core.
Then they all coalesced and floated in mid-air, from which a tall, slender black figure emerged.
The shadow resembled a mysterious path, with cracks distributed across it, thus fragmenting the shadow into pieces.
It seemed as if it might collapse at any moment, turning into fragments and disappearing into the air.
Nevertheless, it still exuded a terrifying divine power.
It makes one unconsciously want to kneel down and worship.
Xin Sui's eyes widened. Could this be the shadow inside Xiao Guang's body in the parallel world?
In a flash, the shadow appeared in front of her and crashed into her body.
To be precise, he incorporated her into his body.
Xin Sui felt as if he had entered a cracked black glass cabinet, unable to get out, but able to see and hear the outside world.
Is the shadow protecting her?
This shadow must be Xuan Tu's backup plan, right?
What is its relationship with him? Symbiosis? Parasitism?
"You really did have a backup plan; you didn't disappoint me."
Styx seemed to have anticipated Xuantu's attack and calmly activated the array within the main hall.
Suddenly, a white bead appeared at the top of the bronze tree in the center of the altar, releasing a milky white holy light.
At the same time, the entire hall was sealed off, becoming a closed space.
Meanwhile, Styx and the few remaining members of the subterranean race quickly entered the underground passage and observed the situation inside the palace through the crystal triangular prism.
When the white light swept over, Xin Sui, who was hiding in the shadow, couldn't help but hold his breath and his heart raced.
Styx smiled, waiting to see the shadow melt away like a snowman under the sweeping light.
However, what happened next was completely different from what he had expected.
The light swept across the shadowy figure, but the figure remained perfectly fine, without a scratch.
"What? This is impossible!" Styx exclaimed incredulously.
Rewind to the day Xuan Tu was captured—
Styx contacted the High Priest through the Soul Mirror and reported the news to her.
High Priest: "Are you sure it's him?"
Styx: "That's right, the Heavenly Demon Gu is still inside him. Although it is no longer under our control, we can at least use it to confirm Xuan Tu's identity."
"After all, Xuan Tu is the only one in the world who has been afflicted by the Heavenly Demon Gu, and he cannot transfer the Heavenly Demon Gu to someone else."
Seeing the high priest's brow furrowed in thought, Styx couldn't help but ask, "Do you feel something is amiss?"
High Priest: "It feels too easy, it makes me a little uneasy."
Styx: "Are you overthinking this? You should know that no matter how strong Xuan Tu is, he is still just a human being."
"Besides, he grew up right under our noses, and we know all about the superpowers he plundered."
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