socalfunplaces Chapter 92: The Curtain Falls or the Beginning
Chapter 92: The Curtain Falls or the Beginning
Yellow sand swirled across the ground, and a chilling wind howled angrily.
At this moment, the weather in the secret realm turned into a sandstorm.
The howling wind, carrying sand and gravel, whistled and roared, like the wailing of lonely ghosts in one's ear.
Wang Xi, Wang Dana, and their group were covered in dust and looked haggard.
After a long and fruitless search, the group found neither the person nor the demon.
This seemingly endless ordeal eventually broke everyone's patience.
"When will this ever end?" Wang Dana said bitterly.
In such a harsh environment as the secret realm, enduring temporary suffering is tolerable.
But constant suffering is pure torture.
Just when everyone was feeling dejected.
The air in front of him suddenly rippled.
Followed by.
The space began to violently distort and vibrate to a visible extent, and even the howling sandstorm around us seemed to freeze for a moment.
Then, what appeared before everyone was a black vortex that looked just like the entrance to the secret realm.
Wang Xi was the first to react, excitedly exclaiming, "It's the exit of the secret realm! We can get out!"
Upon hearing this, the rest of the crowd perked up!
The fact that the exit to the secret manual is here means that the core demon in the secret realm is dead!
But... who did it?
That ghost general?
Where is Li Qingchen?
Wang Xi saw what everyone was thinking and said, "Everyone, there's no need to worry about Master Li anymore. If he's not dead, then an exit will appear beside him. As long as he's safe and sound, we'll meet up with him after we get out."
Wang Dana quickly echoed, urging everyone not to hesitate: "Senior brother is right, everyone shouldn't linger here. The exit of the secret realm has a limited lifespan. Once it closes, we'll be trapped here to die, which would be a huge loss!"
The group nodded in agreement and stepped into the vortex.
In an instant.
A strong feeling of dizziness suddenly swept over my whole body.
The immense and violent spatial power instantly enveloped everyone's bodies. Before they could even utter a cry of alarm, their figures were completely swallowed by the vortex and vanished into the depths of the vast yellow sand of the secret realm in an instant, leaving no trace.
I don't know how much time passed.
The dizziness, like the world spinning, slowly subsided.
The solid, grounded feeling returned to my feet.
The group staggered and collapsed to the ground, panting heavily, their eyes filled with confusion and astonishment.
"We're out...we actually made it out?"
Wang Xi looked around at the familiar foreign landscape, his face still filled with disbelief, his tone tinged with the dazed feeling of surviving a catastrophe.
The surrounding area is no longer the scorching, barren desert.
There was no endless yellow sand.
There was no biting night wind.
Instead, there were rows of camps and soldiers in bright armor standing in the distance.
And Liu Qinglin, General Chen's personal disciple, who was holding a high-level teleportation talisman and preparing to forcibly enter the secret realm.
There is a time difference between inside and outside the secret realm. Li Qingchen and his group spent several days inside the secret realm, but only a few hours outside.
Liu Qinglin's gaze swept over Wang Dana and his group, who were disheveled and covered in wounds. Suddenly, his eyes darkened, and he urgently questioned them:
"Why are only a few of you out? Where are the others?"
Wang Dana, struggling to his feet despite his exhaustion, bowed to Liu Qinglin and said bitterly:
"Lord Liu, the others..."
He then recounted everything he had witnessed within the secret realm:
The group fell into a secret realm and were surrounded and killed by a pride of lions.
How did the Ghost General suddenly appear and slaughter the lions?
How did the severely wounded lion king flee in panic, completely ignoring them the whole time...?
I heard that the Ghost General was incredibly powerful and ruthless.
Even the Lion King, who was almost a demon king, was manipulated by the Ghost General like livestock.
All the soldiers of the Demon Slayer Division present were horrified, exchanging glances with shock in their eyes.
They had spent years slaying demons and monsters and had seen many ferocious beasts, but they had never heard of such a powerful and bizarre ghost that could so easily crush a pseudo-demon king-level demon.
Such strength is simply astonishing!
After hearing this account, Liu Qinglin's face grew even more gloomy and unpleasant.
"A ghost general of such invincible power suddenly appeared out of nowhere in this secret realm?"
"Instead of harming the human trial participants, they hunt down the demonic beasts themselves?"
"This is simply absurd and completely illogical."
Liu Qinglin abruptly changed the subject, asking the question that had been on his mind most:
"so--"
Where is Li Qingchen?
This is what he cares about most.
In his eyes, Li Qingchen was the most talented martial arts prodigy he had ever seen in his life.
He had thought that this trial in the secret realm would solidify his martial arts foundation and allow his cultivation to reach new heights.
I never expected such a sudden change in the secret realm!
The fact that a demon king who is actually a fake demon king is sitting in charge is already terrifying!
Not to mention that another ghost, undoubtedly at the level of a demon king, has appeared!
Wang Xi swallowed hard, his expression flustered, his voice filled with barely concealed worry, and cautiously asked:
"Lord Liu...we have all been teleported out, but...Young Master Li Qingchen is nowhere to be found."
The room fell silent the moment those words were spoken.
Only the howling night wind made the flags flutter, instantly bringing the atmosphere to an extremely tense point.
"Why didn't he come out?" Liu Qinglin asked in a deep voice, his expression grave.
Could it be that Li Qingchen has already perished at the hands of that ghost general?
The moment the thought crossed Liu Qinglin's mind, his back was instantly soaked with cold sweat, and a chill ran through his body.
When the secret realm ends, all human beings will be forcibly ejected, without exception.
To this day, no one has appeared.
This undoubtedly means that something terrible has happened...
Xu Hu's legs went weak, and he collapsed to the ground, muttering, "How could this happen..."
Liu Qinglin raised his hand and forcefully suppressed the commotion and discussion among the crowd.
He took a deep breath, suppressing the complex emotions in his heart.
He was about to give orders to reorganize the manpower and prepare for the next investigation.
At that moment, a sudden change occurred!
A sharp and unparalleled silver sword aura suddenly swept across the sky above everyone's heads.
The sword light was dazzling and pierced through the deep night.
The sword intent was fierce, carrying a powerful and domineering pressure, and it slashed directly at the huge blue stone wall beside it.
Sizzle—!
Under the chilling sword energy, the incredibly hard bluestone wall was carved with several lines of sharp, powerful characters, penetrating deep into the stone, as if cutting through paper or mud.
The lingering power of the sword energy surrounded the characters, lingering for a long time, demonstrating the powerful and awe-inspiring sword intent.
Liu Qinglin's furrowed brows suddenly relaxed.
On the stone wall, sword energy left behind writing, each character clearly visible:
"The matter in the secret realm is settled. There is no need to look for me. Do not worry about returning. We will meet again in the future."
A few lines, a few words, yet they say it all.
"This guy... he's such a handful."
Liu Qinglin's anxiety finally subsided, and Wang Xi, Wang Dana, and their group breathed a long sigh of relief upon seeing this.
The night wind howled, and the banners fluttered.
The chaos in the secret realm has come to an end.
Li Qingchen's journey across the Great Wilderness has only just begun.