Little Fire jumped onto his shoulder, wagging its tail as it asked.
"Master, where to next? I think these demons must have other strongholds. Why don't we just wipe out their lair!"
Ye Lingtian said calmly.
"Their lair won't be easy to find, but we should be able to find more clues from the array stones on this altar!"
Xiao Huo immediately perked up and said excitedly.
"Great! Let's go investigate right away! I love grabbing these guys by the tail and watching them scream as they get burned. It's so satisfying!"
Ye Lingtian didn't speak, but calmly took a step, and his figure instantly disappeared into the void, while Xiao Huo's voice came from afar.
"Master, wait for me! This time I must be the first to attack, give me a few more monsters to practice on!"
The two figures vanished into the void, and Black Abyss Island completely collapsed, leaving only a desolate ruin.
Ye Lingtian and Xiao Huo traversed the void, and soon they arrived in a vast starry sky.
Little Fire perched on Ye Lingtian's shoulder, its tail wagging incessantly, seemingly unable to contain itself.
"Master, I have to say, why do these extraterrestrial demons like to create such gloomy places? They make everything pitch black, without even a decent planet. They really have a problem with their aesthetic sense!"
Ye Lingtian scanned his surroundings with his divine sense and said calmly.
"The spatial fluctuations here are strange; it seems to be covered by some kind of powerful barrier, concealing many things!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Huo immediately perked up.
"A powerful barrier? That means this is where they're hiding something important, right? Master, let's just tear it open and take a look!"
Ye Lingtian did not answer, but raised his hand and gently slashed, and the seven-colored sword light instantly appeared in the void.
The sword light did not directly cleave through the barrier, but instead traveled along a certain trajectory. After a moment, the void in front of it suddenly trembled, and a huge building hidden in the void appeared.
This is an eerie palace floating in the void, entirely black, its surface covered with dense runes.
Countless black chains were wrapped around the palace, and those chains seemed to have a life of their own, slowly writhing.
Little Fire's eyes widened, and he exclaimed excitedly.
"Master! Look! This place is clearly one of the strongholds of extraterrestrial demons! We're sure to find a lot of good stuff this time, and maybe even catch some big fish!"
Ye Lingtian looked at the palace.
"It seems that something important is indeed hidden here."
"Keep the fire low, get ready, this might be a little troublesome!"
Little Fire flicked its tail and said excitedly.
"Trouble? I love trouble! Come on, Master, I can't wait!"
Ye Lingtian nodded slightly and stepped into the palace's barrier area.
The moment they stepped inside, a strong sense of oppression hit them, and a deep voice suddenly rang out from the void.
"Hahaha! Heavenly Emperor of the Nine Heavens, you have finally arrived."
We've been waiting for you for so long!
Ye Lingtian paused.
"You knew I was coming?"
The voice continued, tinged with smugness.
"certainly.
The layout of this area is designed to lure you into the game.
You thought you could sweep everything away and wipe out our strongholds at will, but this time, you're probably going to pay a price!
Upon hearing this, Little Fire immediately bristled and jumped up, barking loudly.
"What the hell? You dare to set us up? You think you demons can handle our master? Don't dream! Come out here, stop hiding in the shadows and playing tricks!"
The other party sneered.
"Little Qilin, don't be so arrogant."
"Since you're here, be prepared to die!"
Before the words were even finished, the entire palace began to shake violently, and countless black chains attacked from all directions.
Ye Lingtian snorted coldly, raised his hand and waved it, and the seven-colored sword light swept out, cutting all the chains in half.
However, the chains seemed endless, instantly regenerating after being severed and continuing their frenzied assault on them.
"Master, why are these things in this place so annoying! The chains seem to have a life of their own, they just won't stop!"
As Xiao Huo spewed flames, he complained that the Nine Yang Heavenly Fire made the chains sizzle, but it still couldn't completely burn them.
A cold glint flashed in Ye Lingtian's eyes.
"This is a special barrier formed using the power of the Void Abyss. We must find its core, otherwise these things will not stop!"
He pointed, and his divine sense quickly spread out, soon locking onto an area deep within the palace.
An extremely strong evil aura emanated from there, clearly the core of the entire barrier.
"Little Fire, come inside with me!"
Ye Lingtian said coldly, then took a step forward and headed straight for the core location.
Xiao Huo immediately followed, muttering to himself.
"Honestly, these demons are always doing this messy stuff, don't they find it troublesome?"
"When I catch them later, I'm going to give them a good beating and see if they're still so arrogant!"
The two walked through the palace, constantly attacked by chains and evil energy, but Ye Lingtian easily neutralized them with his sword light.
Finally, they arrived at a huge hall.
A black crystal floated in the center of the hall, within which countless demonic shadows could be vaguely seen struggling, as if boundless power was gathering within it.
Xiao Huo frowned as he looked at the crystal.
"Master, this thing doesn't look good."
Could this be something they use to control the barrier?
Ye Lingtian nodded.
That's right.
This is the core of their barrier, and the key to maintaining the operation of the entire palace!
Just then, countless eerie runes suddenly lit up around the hall, and then a dark figure slowly emerged from behind the crystal.
This was a tall, malevolent being, with blood-red, evil markings on its body.
"Nine Heavens Emperor, you are indeed powerful, managing to fight your way here."
But you're nothing special.
Today, I will make you understand that your so-called prestige is nothing but a joke before us, the demons from beyond the realm!
Ye Lingtian looked at the demon with an indifferent expression.
"With you?"
The demon laughed loudly, raised its hand and waved, instantly filling the entire hall with countless evil energies.
Little Fire immediately spewed out Nine Yang Heavenly Fire, burning the illusions into scattered pieces and collapsing, while shouting loudly.
"Master, this guy seems a bit better than those idiots outside, but I still think he's not good enough!"
Ye Lingtian gave a cold laugh.
"Enough with the nonsense, watch how I deal with him!"
He raised his hand and waved it, and the seven-colored sword light instantly transformed into a stream of light, rushing straight towards the demon.
The demon roared and formed hand seals, summoning a pitch-black barrier in an attempt to block it.
However, the seven-colored sword light easily pierced through the barrier and went straight into his chest.
"How is that possible!"
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