Chapter 115: Majestic Demonic Might

"What place?"

Lin Yuan asked straightforwardly.

He believed in Nuan Shu's ability; she would definitely search according to his requirements, leaving no possibility of cutting corners.

"Exalted One."

Nuan Shu immediately spilled all the information she had gathered.

As it turned out,

ever since twenty-five years ago, when Lin Yuan was suppressed in the eighteenth level beneath the Great Abyss,

Demon Lord Mo Yang, Xiahou Yuan's former capable subordinate and a Ninth Realm Peak expert, had begun secretly constructing a subterranean palace.

He intended to use this subterranean palace as a Foundation and a lair to once again unify the Demonic Path of the Five Regions.

This subterranean palace was built upon a certain natural Origin Qi vortex.

Furthermore, the grade of this Origin Qi vortex reached the Heavenly Grade.

The so-called Origin Qi vortex was the place where the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi gathered most densely.

As for Origin Qi vortexes that reached the Heavenly Grade, there were very few across the Five Regions and Four Seas.

Demon Lord Mo Yang had discovered this kind of Origin Qi vortex and never made a fuss about it. It was only when Xiahou Yuan was suppressed and had no hope of coming out that he began to utilize it, plotting on a grand scale.

It was just a pity that although Demon Lord Mo Yang had lofty goals, he lacked the nearly terrifying suppression over all Devil Heads that Xiahou Yuan possessed.

Therefore, he was destined to be unable to rule over all Devil Heads, and could at most establish a single Demonic Path faction.

The matter of Demon Lord Mo Yang constructing the subterranean palace was extremely covert.

If not for the fact that when construction first began, Xiahou Yuan had not been suppressed for long,

and a small number of Devil Heads still harbored loyalty and quietly informed Nuan Shu of this matter,

it was estimated that Nuan Shu would not have been able to find a suitable Breakthrough location for Lin Yuan so quickly.

"It's just that—"

Nuan Shu's expression was somewhat hesitant.

"The subterranean palace constructed by Demon Lord Mo Yang is not only covert but also extremely dangerous. It is rumored that more than one Heavenly Grade demonic array has been set up there."

A Heavenly Grade demonic array was sufficient to suppress and strangle Ninth Realm Experts.

"If the Exalted One intends to enter that subterranean palace, you must be extremely, extremely careful," Nuan Shu said in a low voice.

"It doesn't matter."

Lin Yuan's expression was calm.

Several days later,

Lin Yuan and Nuan Shu arrived before a hill.

Bian Mao and many other Devil Heads followed closely behind.

"This is the entrance to Demon Lord Mo Yang's subterranean palace."

Nuan Shu said quietly.

"Heaven and Earth Origin Qi."

Lin Yuan faintly sensed a massive Origin Qi vortex.

It was just that this Origin Qi vortex seemed to have been subjected to some sealing method, not emitting even a trace of Origin Qi.

This was actually extremely normal.

Generally speaking, without external interference,

the Origin Qi vortex would slowly disperse Heaven and Earth Origin Qi in all directions.

But if so, it would lead to a decrease in the Origin Qi concentration at the core of the vortex.

Therefore, as long as an Origin Qi vortex had an owner, it would be isolated from the outside world in order to increase the Origin Qi concentration in the internal region.

Since this subterranean palace was Demon Lord Mo Yang's lair, there was no reason for Origin Qi to still be leaking.

"It is enough for me to Breakthrough to the fifth tier."

Lin Yuan slightly nodded.

Clearly, he was satisfied in his heart.

"Exalted One, I will lead the way ahead."

Nuan Shu took the initiative to step forward and opened the mechanism nearby; the hill in front of them suddenly revealed an entrance.

Beneath the hill,

within a spacious subterranean palace,

nine Demonic Lords gathered in a grand hall, fiercely arguing.

Logically speaking, as Ninth Realm Demonic Lords and top Experts of the Five Regions,

it was difficult for them to appear in one place; they were all scattered across the Five Regions, sitting in command of their respective territories.

But right now, they had all gathered in the subterranean palace and were still arguing with each other.

The reason for this was the matter of Xiahou Yuan walking out of the Great Abyss.

The nine Demonic Lords were Xiahou Yuan's capable subordinates back then.

After Xiahou Yuan was suppressed, they simply carved up the original territories of the Demonic Path.

Furthermore, they had no intention of rescuing Xiahou Yuan at all.

Rescue Xiahou Yuan?

What for?

While Xiahou Yuan was still around, they, these Demonic Lords who roamed the Five Regions, were all tied hand and foot; even slaughtering a village to practice their arts was subjected to extreme restrictions.

On the surface, Xiahou Yuan led the Demonic Path of the Five Regions, confronting and standing in a stalemate with Righteous Path factions like the Heaven Sword Sect.

The Demonic Path faction was unprecedentedly strong.

How glorious it seemed.

But the bitterness in their hearts was something only they knew themselves.

With Xiahou Yuan around, it was equivalent to a sharp sword hanging over the heads of all Devil Heads in the world.

They could no longer kill people and practice their arts without a care in the world.

If not for the fact that Xiahou Yuan was too terrifying and possessed an incomprehensible suppression over Devil Heads,

let alone fighting a decisive battle against Righteous Path factions like the Heaven Sword Sect, the nine Demonic Lords would have already rebelled long ago.

"Xiahou Yuan has come out. What should we do?"

"What on earth is going on with Heavenly Sword Master? Didn't they say that the eighteenth level of the Great Abyss is inescapable even with wings? Trash!"

"Now the first thing we need to determine is whether the matter of Xiahou Yuan walking out of the Great Abyss is true or false."

The Demonic Lords questioned one another. No matter how they suppressed it, the terrifying auras belonging to Demonic Lords erupted inch by inch; ordinary Seventh Realm and Eighth Realm Experts couldn't even get close.

"Alright."

"Xiahou Yuan has indeed walked out of the Great Abyss."

A Demonic Lord spoke; his eyes were slender, giving people a sinister and soft aura.

"Jiang Jianke, who was stationed outside the Great Abyss, is dead, and those watchers have already had their souls searched by someone."

Speaking up to this point, this Demonic Lord paused for a moment and said again, "Xiahou Yuan has indeed come out."

As soon as these words were spoken,

the grand hall fell into silence.

All the Demonic Lords fell silent.

Xiahou Yuan had come out.

Then what should they do?

Should they continue to wait and see?

Or take the initiative to admit their wrongdoing?

If they continued to watch, what if they angered Xiahou Yuan?

But if they took the initiative to admit their wrongdoing, would Xiahou Yuan forgive them?

The various Demonic Lords thought over and over again, feeling that no matter what choice they made, it would be difficult to clean up the aftermath.

"Xiahou Yuan has not only come out,"

"his strength has recovered to at least the Ninth Realm."

At this moment, a plump and voluptuous woman spoke.

"Ninth Realm?"

"How is that possible?"

A Demonic Lord with a fiery personality immediately couldn't hold back.

Leaving aside the fact that under suppression, Xiahou Yuan's Physical Body and Primordial Spirit had already been sealed by Ninth Realm Peak Experts like Heavenly Sword Master, and pierced through his shoulder blades with millennium-deep-sea fine gold, locking his limbs,

just being suppressed in the eighteenth level beneath the Great Abyss for twenty-five years—let alone a Ninth Realm Expert, even a Tenth Realm Expert who was rarely seen in tens of thousands of years would find it hard to endure, right?

"Some time ago, I secretly instigated Eighth Realm Peak Devil Heads like Bian Mao and Yin Shiliu to make a move against Xiahou Yuan."

"As a result,"

"Bian Mao and the others haven't contacted me until now."

The voluptuous woman said.

Actually, there was some information she hadn't mentioned, such as the fact that it wasn't just Bian Mao and Yin Shiliu, but also one of her disciples.

"Bian Mao, Yin Shiliu—"

Hearing this, the Demonic Lords present darkened their expressions.

They had also heard of these rising stars of the Demonic Path.

Especially Yin Shiliu; his assassination methods were enough to make Ninth Realm Experts wary.

Wanting to deal with these two without a sound was something ordinary Ninth Realm Experts couldn't do.

The voluptuous woman said that Xiahou Yuan had already recovered to the strength of the Ninth Realm, which definitely did not mean exaggeration.

"Mo Yang, say something."

"What should we do now?"

A Demonic Lord furrowed his brows and looked at Demon Lord Mo Yang sitting at the head of the table.

The reason why these few Demonic Lords were able to gather together this time was entirely due to Demon Lord Mo Yang's invitation.

When Xiahou Yuan was still around, as subordinates of the Demonic Lord, they took Demon Lord Mo Yang as their head.

After Xiahou Yuan was suppressed, the nine Demonic Lords went their separate ways, and Demon Lord Mo Yang still had the greatest influence.

"What to do?"

"Anyway, I don't want to go back to those days from before."

Demon Lord Mo Yang sneered.

Hearing Demon Lord Mo Yang's statement, the other eight Demonic Lords instantly let out a soft sigh of relief.

Not only Demon Lord Mo Yang didn't want to, but neither did they.

"Mo Yang, quickly tell us your thoughts."

The Demonic Lord who had spoken at the beginning immediately asked.

Based on their understanding of Demon Lord Mo Yang, since the other party dared to say this, he definitely had a trump card and a fallback plan.

"Once Xiahou Yuan walks out of the Great Abyss, he will definitely look for the Heaven Sword Sect to take revenge."

"Twenty-five years ago, Heavenly Sword Master personally sealed Xiahou Yuan. Do you think Xiahou Yuan can endure not taking this revenge?"

Demon Lord Mo Yang asked in rhetorical question.

"Indeed."

"That Heavenly Sword Master back then was not a good thing either, using that bitch Bai Qing'er to break Xiahou Yuan's state of mind."

"Now that Xiahou Yuan has come out, he won't look for trouble with us for the time being."

"It's just that the Heaven Sword Sect is not to be trifled with either, and Heavenly Sword Master even has the title of the number one Expert under heaven."

"When Xiahou Yuan takes revenge on the Heaven Sword Sect, we only need to watch and wait."

The several Demonic Lords thought along the lines of Demon Lord Mo Yang's words.

They all breathed a sigh of relief.

"However,"

"what if?"

Suddenly, the voluptuous woman frowned and said,

"what if Xiahou Yuan doesn't look for the Heaven Sword Sect, but instead comes looking for us?"

The voluptuous woman spoke of the problem that the several Demonic Lords were most worried about.

Indeed.

What if?

A person like Xiahou Yuan could never be judged by conventional logic.

"What if?"

Demon Lord Mo Yang sneered once more.

"This is why I called you all over."

"Although this possibility is not high, we still have to consider it."

Demon Lord Mo Yang had lived for several hundred years and naturally considered things thoroughly.

"This subterranean palace was built by me spending twenty years, and inside it, nine Heavenly Grade demonic arrays have been set up."

"As long as we nine Demonic Lords sit in command within the nine Heavenly Grade demonic arrays and utilize the geographical advantage, even if a Tenth Realm Expert comes over, we can hold them off for a while."

"That Xiahou Yuan will definitely not be able to do anything to us. As time drags on, naturally he won't waste time wearing us down."

"Even if it really drags on, then we will secretly contact Heavenly Sword Master; presumably he is very interested in Xiahou Yuan."

Demon Lord Mo Yang said confidently.

As a Devil Head, he didn't mind cooperating with Righteous Path factions.

"Nine Heavenly Grade demonic arrays?"

"Mo Yang, you sure have a big hand."

"No wonder when I entered this subterranean palace, I felt a bit oppressive; so it was Heavenly Grade demonic arrays."

Hearing this, the other Demonic Lords' spirits slightly stirred.

They were very clear about the power of Heavenly Grade demonic arrays; a single Heavenly Grade demonic array had the hope of suppressing a Ninth Realm Expert.

How much more so for nine of them?

"Alright."

"These are the eye of the formations for the Heavenly Grade demonic arrays. Familiarize yourselves with them."

Demon Lord Mo Yang's mind stirred slightly, sending eight jade pieces in front of the eight Demonic Lords.

"The eye of the formation?"

"Wonderful! These nine demonic arrays are not separate entities, but rather like an integrated whole. As the main array Demonic Lords, a slight shift of our minds allows us to control the power of the grand arrays."

The eight Demonic Lords quickly comprehended, overjoyed in their hearts.

No wonder Demon Lord Mo Yang was so calm and collected; it turned out he actually had such a trump card.

At this moment, expressions of relaxed smiles finally appeared on the faces of the eight Demonic Lords. Ever since learning that Xiahou Yuan had come out, their spirits had not relaxed for a single moment.

Just at this moment,

a man dressed in black athletic attire ran in with a panicked expression.

"Demonic Lord, someone, someone, someone has broken in."

The voice of this man in athletic attire trembled; obviously, even up to this moment, he found it somewhat hard to believe.

"Someone broke in?"

Demon Lord Mo Yang's pupils constricted tightly.

As the owner who built this subterranean palace, he had deployed a large number of manpower outside, with over a dozen Eighth Realm Devil Heads alone.

Under such circumstances,

how could outsiders possibly fight their way in?

The subterranean palace extended in all directions and was suppressed by Heavenly Grade grand arrays; ordinary detection methods were completely ineffective.

Even Ninth Realm Experts could be trapped for a period of time.

"What on earth is going on?"

Demon Lord Mo Yang was just about to ask.

A series of slight footsteps came over.

The several Demonic Lords raised their heads to look, only to see a tall woman standing at the doorway.

Upon seeing this woman,

the nine Demonic Lords furrowed their brows tightly.

"Nuan Shu?"

"How come you—"

Demon Lord Mo Yang was astonished in his heart.

The other eight Demonic Lords were likewise somewhat baffled.

They naturally knew Nuan Shu. Back when Xiahou Yuan was still around, Nuan Shu was one of the thirty-six Protectors second only to the nine Demonic Lords.

Just as Demon Lord Mo Yang was about to continue asking,

beside Nuan Shu, a tall figure appeared out of nowhere.

The moment they saw the tall figure, the minds of the nine Demonic Lords roared.

"Xia—Xiahou Yuan?"

The nine Demonic Lords looked as if they had seen a ghost.

Just moments ago, they were still discussing how to face Xiahou Yuan,

yet unexpectedly Xiahou Yuan appeared right before them.

"Exalted One."

Demon Lord Mo Yang immediately reacted.

He bowed slightly towards Xiahou Yuan and said in a low voice, "I wonder if the Exalted One has anything to do by coming to this subterranean palace?"

Although from the bottom of his heart he was unwilling to face Xiahou Yuan,

thinking of the days in the past when he was ruled by Xiahou Yuan, Demon Lord Mo Yang felt that he could still struggle a bit.

Besides,

with the methods Demon Lord Mo Yang had deployed over these years—namely the nine Heavenly Grade grand arrays, as well as the nine Ninth Realm Demonic Lords—

even facing the Xiahou Yuan of the past,

Demon Lord Mo Yang wasn't that desperate.

"This place belongs to me. How about that?"

Lin Yuan glanced around, felt the Heaven and Earth Origin Qi filled in the air, and spoke.

"Is the Exalted One joking?"

Demon Lord Mo Yang's expression stiffened.

He had gone through untold hardships and spent twenty years to build this subterranean palace; how could he hand it over on a silver platter?

Not to mention there were nine Heavenly Grade demonic arrays inside the subterranean palace; Demon Lord Mo Yang considered himself fearless of anyone.

"If you don't give it, I'll come over and take it."

Lin Yuan directly took a step forward and walked into the palace.

"Do it."

Demon Lord Mo Yang's mind was taut, and without another word, he communicated with the Heavenly Grade demonic arrays with all his might.

The other eight Demonic Lords glanced at each other. At this moment, they all stood in the same camp; no one was willing to be ruled by Xiahou Yuan again.

Boom.

From all directions,

up, down, left, and right,

the air suddenly condensed.

An invisible pressure emerged.

Hum!!

Wisps of Devilish Qi emerged from all directions of the grand hall,

one giving birth to two, two to four, four to eight…

In the blink of an eye,

endless Devilish Qi intertwined and entangled, following a specific trajectory to form a killing array.

However,

just when Lin Yuan's right foot stepped onto the inner hall floor,

the endless Devilish Qi that had originally emerged from all parts of the grand hall suddenly froze.

The already formed killing array composed entirely of Devilish Qi began to boil. As if receiving an imperial decree, they all swirled beneath Lin Yuan's feet, and an aura far exceeding before erupted with a roar.

Majestic demonic might.

Lin Yuan walked into the inner hall. That Ninth Realm Peak Demon Lord Mo Yang had already knelt on the ground, unable to get up,

not even knowing why, at this moment facing Lin Yuan, he couldn't help himself and kept kowtowing!

Lin Yuan walked past the Demonic Lords who were prostrating on the ground and trembling all over,

stepped up the stairs, turned around, and sat on the main seat of the grand hall.

His body leaned slightly, overlooking the crowd in the hall who were kowtowing like pounding garlic.