Venerable Supreme of Myriad Dragons

Clearly, the dangers within this Red Land Demon Realm were far greater than they had ever imagined.

Even Shen Daoxing looked up abruptly, his gaze fixed on the depths of the great hall. A thick, bloody stench washed over him, and he sensed an immense power lurking within. ’Clearly, it’s not just a single Chi Yi in there,’ he thought.

At that moment, Qin Muhe, who was leading the group, waved his hand.

Everyone felt a sudden lightness as the mysterious force binding them instantly vanished.

Then, Qin Muhe’s indifferent voice sounded. "You. Go inside."

His tone left no room for argument.

As he spoke, he pointed toward the depths of the hall.

Chu Guifeng, Ma Wan, Qian Gui, and the others looked up and saw a massive, crimson door deep within the hall.

The door was over a hundred feet tall, an imposing and magnificent sight. Carved upon its surface was a six-armed giant, its face twisted into a ferocious snarl like that of a Furious-eyed Vajra—the very image of malevolence.

The door stood ajar. From the inky blackness beyond, wisps of blood-red mist slowly wafted out, making the opening resemble the gaping maw of an abyssal demon.

"ROAR!"

Just then, the deafening roar of a Fierce Beast erupted from the depths beyond the door. It was the cry of a Chi Yi; the beast was right inside.

Chu Guifeng, Ma Wan, Qian Gui, and the others shuddered. They finally understood why Qin Muhe had brought them here.

Qin Muhe wanted them to be his cannon fodder and bait!

The crowd froze, exchanging glances, but not a single person stepped forward.

After all, even Profound Realm experts like Wei Heng and Daoist Master Dayang of Dragon Tiger Mountain had died in this place. If they went in, their chances of survival were zero.

So they all looked at each other, none daring to step forward.

"If you don’t go, you die right now!"

Qin Muhe’s voice rang out, cold and indifferent.

Chu Guifeng, Ma Wan, Qian Gui, and the others suddenly felt the air grow heavy. The same force that had previously bound them reappeared, and invisible hands abruptly clamped around their necks, hoisting them into the air. They couldn’t even breathe.

Clearly, having gone to the trouble of finding bait, Qin Muhe had no intention of letting them go so easily.

"SHING!"

The clear ring of a sword being drawn suddenly cut through the air.

Chu Guifeng, Ma Wan, Qian Gui, and the others saw a slender white figure flash before their eyes.

It was the veiled woman. She moved like a brilliant white streak, striking at Qin Muhe from behind with the speed of a thunderclap.

Stunned, they all felt a sharp, merciless killing intent, like a meteor falling from the heavens.

The veiled woman was actually a master at the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

However, faced with her sneak attack, Qin Muhe didn’t even glance back. He simply raised a hand and flicked his sleeve behind him.

In an instant, a dazzling light flared to life behind Qin Muhe, and a string of profound, mysterious runes materialized in the air.

"CLANG!"

The woman’s longsword bent upon impact, making a sound like metal striking metal. Her powerful, lightning-fast strike hadn’t even been able to pierce Qin Muhe’s Protective Golden Light.

The next moment, Qin Muhe’s figure blurred and vanished, only to reappear directly in front of the veiled woman.

He simply reached out, his five fingers clenching the empty air. As if seized by a great, unseen hand, the veiled woman was suddenly lifted up by her neck.

Qin Muhe’s indifferent voice sounded. "Not bad, not bad at all. To have reached the Ninth Layer of the Spirit Transformation Realm at such a young age makes you a rare genius in the entire East Continent. But you thought you could ambush me with this? Little girl, you sorely underestimate the power of an Earth Profound Realm expert, don’t you?"

As he spoke, the hand he held clenched in the air tightened, showing not a shred of mercy.

"Gah!"

The veiled woman cried out as if someone were violently strangling her. Her face flushed crimson, and she began to struggle for breath.

The veiled woman abruptly raised her longsword. The Spiritual Power in her body surged and erupted as she brought the blade down on Qin Muhe with all her might.

"CLANG!"

Once again, her sword failed to even scratch his Protective Golden Light.

The longsword was jolted from her grasp, flying through the air along with the silk scarf wrapped around her hand.

Suddenly, a hand was revealed to everyone—it was as white as jade, like that of a puppet.

Qin Muhe glanced down, paused, then looked at the veiled woman with a meaningful expression. "Oh, so you’re from the Tao Family of the Great Sui Empire. No wonder you’re so familiar with this place."

A hundred years ago, it was the Tao Family of the Great Sui Empire that had successfully ventured into the Red Land Demon Realm and brought back the power of immortality. In the following decades, the first Patriarch of the Tao Family used this power to make his family the most powerful in the Great Sui, at one point even controlling the imperial court.

However, this immortality came with a curse. At the height of the Tao Family’s power, the first Patriarch’s body began to mutate. He gradually lost his sanity and transformed into a Demonic Puppet that knew only slaughter.

Ultimately, the first Tao Family Patriarch was besieged by numerous factions and died in the capital of Great Sui.

From then on, the Tao Family fell into a decline from which they never recovered, becoming a third-rate family.

But even with the first Patriarch dead, his curse was passed down to his descendants, generation after generation.

Clearly, this veiled woman, whose hands had begun to transform, was a descendant of that Tao Family—a member of the cursed clan.

"Hehehe. After searching high and low to no avail, it falls right into my lap."

A faint smile played on Qin Muhe’s lips. "Since you’re of the Tao Family, you must be familiar with Celestial Demon City. It seems I can’t kill you after all. I need you to lead the way."

With that, Qin Muhe released his grip on the air. The veiled woman slammed onto the ground with a heavy THUD.

Then, Qin Muhe abruptly turned to Chu Guifeng and the others. "Are you still not going in?"

At that moment, a massive roar from the Chi Yi suddenly erupted from the depths beyond the door. It sounded like a furious bellow, and everyone felt the ground tremble violently beneath their feet. Something big was clearly happening inside.

Chu Guifeng, Ma Wan, Qian Gui, and the others looked at each other in dismay, but none dared to take a single step forward.

Clearly, the Chi Yi—the third-ranked Fierce Beast in the East Continent—was even more terrifying than Qin Muhe.

"You..."

Qin Muhe’s face darkened with fury, his cold eyes sweeping over the crowd.

Meeting his icy gaze, everyone quickly lowered their heads, afraid to look him in the eye.

Suddenly, Qin Muhe pointed to a handsome youth in ornate robes in the middle of the group. "You," he said coldly, "step forward. You’re going in first."

"Me?"

Shen Daoxing froze, staring at the finger pointed at him before looking back at Qin Muhe in disbelief.

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