601 Chapter 600: Devil Suppressing Prison
"Tribe Leader, the honored guests have been brought here," Duan Tao said with a solemn expression as he stepped forward and bowed respectfully to the middle-aged man.
"Haha, I have troubled you," the middle-aged man replied with a slight smile. There was no trace of the pressure expected from a Dragon Tribe member on his body. However, if one paid close attention to his unique golden pupils, one would discover that they appeared like an endless void, completely unfathomable.
"I assume you are the strong visitor mentioned by the guards, right?" The middle-aged man turned his golden eyes towards Xiao Ming as they locked eyes.
Suddenly, he felt that under Xiao Ming's gaze, the circulation of his Yuan Power slowed down. Even his soul trembled for a brief moment.
This was a reaction that only occurred when one encountered an extremely powerful external pressure. It was worth noting that he was a genuine Reincarnation Stage Practitioner!
"I am Yuan Qian, the leader of the Dragon Tribe. I greet the esteemed senior. May I inquire about your esteemed name?"
Yuan Qian suppressed the shock in his heart. Having lived for countless years, he had experienced many things and did not easily lose his composure. He clasped his fists in a gesture of respect.
The black-clothed young lady, witnessing her father's respectful behavior and realizing that Xiao Ming was indeed a super strong individual, quickly lowered her head.
Xiao Ming's expression remained unchanged as he spoke, "I am Xiao Ming. You may not know me, but that's not important. What is important is that I can help you eliminate the hidden danger within your Dragon Tribe, the Demonic Qi seeping out from the Devil Suppressing Prison."
"So the esteemed senior has come for the Devil Suppressing Prison..." Yuan Qian's expression turned serious. When he first heard about the visit of a strong individual, he had assumed that the visitor was interested in a unique treasure of his Dragon Tribe and wanted to negotiate an exchange.
Such occurrences had happened before, but he hadn't expected that the visitor was here for the Dragon Tribe's Devil Suppressing Prison. This was indeed quite strange.
The Dragon Tribe did indeed have a Devil Suppressing Prison, but its existence was a closely guarded secret known to only a few people in the entire Tian Xuan Continent. The location and details of the Devil Suppressing Prison, which had been used to seal the Yimo captured by the Tian Xuan Continent side in the past, were kept strictly confidential.
Even their Dragon Tribe, which was once a powerful faction on the Tian Xuan Continent side, could only know about the Devil Suppressing Prison because one was located near their ancestral land. However, the details within the Devil Suppressing Prison, including which ancient powerhouse was being suppressed inside, were not clear to them.
"The Demonic Qi is already seeping out from beneath this land of yours. What kind of secrecy can there be?" Xiao Ming guessed his thoughts and said casually.
"Senior is joking. We have set up numerous arrays to conceal and suppress it. Only someone with Senior's exceptional strength could possibly perceive it," Yuan Qian replied with an awkward smile.
"If one wishes to detect the Demonic Qi, there are other methods. However, that's not the most important matter. What's crucial is that the erosive power of the Demonic Qi is extremely strong. From the looks of it, it will likely be able to completely break the suppression within a couple of years' time. By then, the Dragon Domain will be completely eroded and all life will cease to exist." Xiao Ming said indifferently.
"I can help your Dragon Tribe resolve this issue."
"This..." Yuan Qian was evidently still hesitating.
Seeing his hesitation, Xiao Ming retrieved the black bead. The overwhelming evil aura emanating from it immediately caused the surroundings to change in color. The faint black Qi emanating from the bead resonated with the suppressed Demonic Qi beneath the Dragon Tribe's land, resulting in evil and mournful demonic roars that reverberated through the world.
"I have dealt with many Yimo Kings before. This black bead in my hand contains a True King that I have suppressed, which is equivalent to a 3rd Calamity Reincarnation Stage. I can wipe out your Dragon Tribe with only this True King. So you don't have to worry about me playing tricks on you, because there's no need for any of that."
"This... This... It's actually the aura of the Reincarnation Stage!"
Many powerful members of the Dragon Tribe looked at the miniature figure within the black Qi, whose terrifying aura was much stronger than that of their own tribe leader. Their faces were instantly filled with extreme shock. They now had a very direct understanding of Xiao Ming's strength.
At the very least, he was a Half-Ancestor Stage practitioner!
"I hope the esteemed Senior won't take offense, but for the sake of Tian Xuan Continent, we have to be cautious in our actions." Yuan Qian hastily tried to ease the situation.
As he spoke, he waved his sleeve and a glowing array formed beneath his feet. The surrounding space distorted, and after a moment of spatial distortion, the scene before them changed. Now, they stood before a sea of black fog with no visible end in sight.
The black fog was entirely formed from Demonic Qi. Various sharp screeches emanated from it as the sea churned. Following this, waves of Demonic Qi gathered and actually transformed into tens of thousands of large black pythons, which crazily charged upward.
However, golden light appeared above whenever the Demonic Qi surged. Then, an incomparably huge golden formation surfaced, and majestic force flowed within the formation to suppress the Demonic Qi. Nevertheless, after each collision, the golden formation dimmed slightly...
"Esteemed Senior, even though this Devil Suppressing Prison in our ancestral land doesn't contain an entity as powerful as the one in your hand, it has suppressed more than ten Yimo Kings. The amount of Demonic Qi here can be considered the highest among the three Devil Suppressing Prisons," Yuan Qian explained as he pointed to the surging sea of Demonic Qi in front of them. He then shook his head with a bitter smile and continued.
"Originally, my Dragon Tribe relied on our Dragon Vein to form a grand array that perfectly suppressed this Devil Suppressing Prison. However, a hundred years ago, I absorbed the strength of the Dragon Vein in an attempt to break through to the Reincarnation Stage. Hence, it left an opening in the array, and the Demonic Qi took the opportunity to escape. Fortunately, we did our best to suppress it. Nevertheless, dealing with the Demonic Qi is extremely challenging, and our suppression is gradually losing its effectiveness…"
"Is this what you call being cautious in your actions?"
Ying Huanhuan sniffed and couldn't help but comment sarcastically. Loosening the grand array just for the sake of a breakthrough was beyond unreliable!
"Well..."
Yuan Qian's face also turned slightly red. He knew that this matter had indeed been quite a blunder. Therefore, he could only smile awkwardly at Ying Huanhuan's sarcastic comment before saying, "Senior will be the benefactor of our Dragon Tribe and will receive the deep gratitude of our Dragon Tribe..."
Several elders nodded in agreement beside him. As long as the problem could be solved, everything else would be negotiable.
Xiao Ming didn't care about this so-called deep gratitude. Instead, he looked down at the Demonic Qi below.
"There's still an ancient powerhouse inside this Devil Suppressing Prison. You should be able to sense her presence, right? She is one of the Eight Ancient Masters, the Darkness Master. If you awaken her, dealing with the leaking Demonic Qi shouldn't be too difficult. Haven't you tried that?" He asked.
"Well… I can vaguely sense the presence of that important figure within the Devil Suppressing Prison, but I wasn't clear about the specific identity, so the thought of awakening the other party never crossed my mind..."
Yuan Qian replied and then fell into deep thought. He indeed had a sense of the strong presence within the Devil Suppressing Prison and had even guessed that the person might be one of the Eight Masters. However, for some reason, he never considered awakening her…
Theoretically, with his Reincarnation Stage strength plus the Dragon King Qing Zhi, and inviting a few other Reincarnation Stage old monsters and Ancestral Symbol Controllers, it would be relatively easy to awaken this important person within the Devil Suppressing Prison. This Demonic Qi issue wasn't just a problem for their Dragon Tribe; it concerned the entire continent. Why hadn't they thought of this before?
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***ANNOUNCEMENT***
Hey guys!
Before I dive into the announcement, I just want to say one thing: Whoaaa! We reached 600 chapters! (Although I still owe you those 2 chapters I saved for... ahem. Sorry, guys!)
We're now at about 951k words! All I can say is that it's all thanks to your support that we've gotten this far!
Now, onto the announcement:
From now on, this story will be updated every 2 days. There are two reasons for this change: First, the chapters of the Great Thousand World Arc tend to take more time due to the research required for each chapter. Second, most of my focus is now shifting to the next translation work.
Speaking of which, the release date for it will be the day after we conclude the WDQK arc. Specifically, it will be March 20th for Patreon. The release will start with a certain number of chapters available from day one, plus a certain number of chapters to be released daily (the amount will vary depending on the tier) until we reach the number of chapters set for each tier. I'll be making a post on Patreon in a few hours to explain everything in more detail.
Similarly, the release date for both Webnovel and ScribbleHub is planned for the end of this arc. I'm planning to update a significant amount of chapters in the first two weeks and even continue with bonus chapters in the weeks that follow for an indefinite period of time.
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