The mist rises from the ground layer by layer, blurring the only black and gray world on the other side of the archway, and some towering cubes are looming in the distance.
Just as Xia Qiu and the others were hesitating whether to move towards those cubes, a group of blue butterflies suddenly flew out of the mist. In this colorless world, they were obviously too dazzling when arranged in the shape of hyacinth flowers. They hovered in the sky in front of the three teenagers, flapping their blue wings that shone with strange light like peacock feathers, making them beautiful and eye-catching.
"Do you want to lead the way for us?" Xia Qiu asked, looking up at the group of butterflies.
The butterfly seemed to understand her words and flew up and down as if nodding.
"Otherwise, let's follow them!" Xia Qiu made sure of it and suggested to Ouyang Xiaoleng and Qianqi beside him.
As soon as the group of blue butterflies saw Xia Qiu and the others and decided to follow them, they began to fly forward, sometimes moving forward, sometimes flipping, and sometimes surrounding them. From time to time, crystal powdery objects fell from their wings, forming spots in the air. A little bit of light adds a bit of life to this lifeless world.
Under the guidance of the butterfly, they got closer and closer to those huge cubes, and the sound of mechanical rotation and various shrill screams in the air became clearer, and each sound seemed to pierce the depths of the soul. When they walked up to the cubes, they discovered that they were actually cages that were constantly changing up and down like a Rubik's Cube. Each cage contained many tortured non-human undead souls, and the sins they had committed during their lifetimes were recorded. It is attached to myself day and night, and I pay for it with ten times, a hundred times or even a thousand times the suffering.
Xia Qiu almost didn't dare to look at the constantly rotating Rubik's Cube cages on both sides. Most of the undead in those cages were riddled with holes and had hideous expressions, trying to stretch out their hands from the iron cages. A group of shackled people walked not far away, walking staggeringly. They were driven into a square cage by two skeletons in black cloaks waving iron whips in their hands.
The two skeleton men in black suddenly looked in the direction of the three teenagers. When they looked at each other, the red flames in the skeleton men's eyes jumped a few times. The three teenagers held their breath at the same time, not daring to act rashly, waiting for the danger that might come. At this time, the group of blue butterflies flew over. After being surrounded by the butterflies for a while, the skeleton man quickly left in the other direction.
The blue butterflies continued to guide the three teenagers, and they were taken to a wide river. The river was filled with deathly silent and viscous black liquid. They were motionless but seemed to contain a force that could suck their souls in at any time. Dark power.
They walked along the river bank, and soon several black spiers appeared in the smoke-filled distance. When I got closer, I realized that it was a twisted building. The so-called twist was because it was made up of two completely unrelated buildings connected together. One half looked like a European medieval castle, and the other half looked like an ancient Chinese palace. They seemed to be strangely collided together by some mysterious force, but they fit together unexpectedly.
"Isn't this Yanluo Demon Palace?!" Qianqi looked up and down at the abrupt building in front of him, showing a surprised expression.
"I don't know, but since we're all here, we just have to go in and take a look!" Ouyang Xiaoleng also felt uncomfortable with this building.
Xia Qiu did not pay attention to their conversation, but was attracted by the huge clock above her head. The clock was on the European castle side, and the hour hand was spinning rapidly on it, making a ticking sound, which made her feel that the castle was alive and that she might open her eyes at any time.
The gate of this yin-yang-faced building is right at the junction of the castle and the palace. The sculptures standing outside the gate are also very distinctive. On the side of the castle are ancient European knights wearing armor and holding shields and swords. On the other side of the palace are It's a black yaksha. Its bat-like wings are carved in such detail that it makes people feel like it can fly at any time. The blue butterflies flapped their wings and flapped at the closed door, as if urging them to enter the door.
Qianqi tried to push the door, but it didn't move at all. It seemed to be locked from the inside. He reached out and slapped the door a few more times, but there was no response at first. After a few seconds, the sound of unlocking came from inside, and the door was slowly opened. The blue butterfly got in lightly, and the three teenagers followed closely behind. As soon as they walked into the door, the butterflies disappeared silently into the darkness.
Compared with the weird appearance, the inside looks much normal. In the spacious and dark hall, blue lights hang on the stone walls, flickering on and off. There are countless copper mirrors on both sides of the aisle in the middle, each as tall as a person. When the three teenagers walk by the mirror, they will unconsciously see their own reflections in the mirror. Those shadows look a bit strange. It is oneself but not oneself, and if you stare at them for a long time, it is actually a bit creepy, because the expressions of those shadows will suddenly reveal a hint of weirdness and ferociousness. Some reflections even seem to want to jump out of the mirror and catch themselves outside the mirror, some seem to be experiencing pain, some cover their ears with their hands because they are afraid of hearing, and some close their eyes tightly because they are afraid of seeing...
After gradually adapting to the darkness in the hall, Xia Qiu suddenly found a few pairs of red flame-like eyes at the end of the hall looking in their direction. She did not speak, but tugged on the corner of Ouyang Xiaoleng's clothes. In fact, Ouyang Xiaoleng had long been aware of the figures watching them in front, and he used his body to cover Xia Qiu.
"Why do those who are still alive come to the underworld?" A voice came from a throne in the distance, breaking the tranquility in the air.
Sitting on the throne was a tall figure wearing golden scales and a golden mask on his face. There was no emotion in his voice, but there was a bone-chilling chill.
Ouyang Xiaoleng immediately realized that the person was the Demon King Yanluo. He walked forward and said calmly: "Demon King Yanluo, hello! I am Ouyang Xiaoleng, the descendant of the Demon King Fox, the Sealing Divine Pillar of the Demon Realm. The talisman disappeared, and my companions and I came here to find the talisman hidden in the underworld, in order to seal the divine power dissipated in the divine pillar and relieve the crisis of the collapse of the entire demon world."
Before he finished speaking, Demon King Yanluo yelled loudly: "Haha, listen! What a ridiculous thing to say. This is not a place where you can come and go at will, and now you want to take them away from this place that has always been inaccessible. Earth Talisman?!”
Under the throne, the skeletons wearing black and white cloaks repeated like an echo, "Only in but not out, only in and out..."
It sounds like the sounds they make are weird, as if they could only be made by the collision of teeth and bones.
Demon King Yanluo laughed more and more sarcastically, then turned to the man in peacock blue clothes closest to him and scolded, "Hyacinth, why did you lead them to me? You should have brought them to Go to the Forbidden Forest, or go to the guard warriors in front of Lingqian Palace, and let them be beaten to death by the evil spirits, or be involved in the black hole."
Only then did Xia Qiu and the others notice that this beautiful man named Hyacinth, who was very inconsistent with everything around him, was wearing a robe that was the color of the butterflies that had just guided them. Now it seemed that those butterflies were transformed by him.
The man named Hyacinth hurriedly explained: "Master Yanluo Demon King, the Demon King Fox is the master of the demon world chosen by the gods. If you exile them like this, it is tantamount to violating the will of the gods and openly becoming the enemy of the demon world! That’s why I brought them to you!”
"Haha, the jokes I heard today are really one after another! Our underworld is not under the jurisdiction of any realm of humans, gods and demons. This twisted space is neither restricted by time nor bound by reincarnation. It has no cause or effect, so what? Are you afraid of disobeying the will of the gods or becoming enemies of the demon world?" Demon King Yanluo retorted arrogantly.
"It's their first time here. They don't know the rules here, but they are eager to save the demon world. I beg Lord Yanluo Demon King to let them go! Hyacinth is willing to lead the way for them and take them back to their own world. !" Seeing that her persuasion failed, Hyacinth had no choice but to take a step back and plead.
"Let them go back like this? How is that possible! I can give you the Earth Talisman you want!" Demon King Yanluo changed his tone, sounding like there was a huge conspiracy, "But you have to complete the three things I asked, if You can complete it successfully, and not only can you take away the Earth Talisman, but you can also safely leave my underworld."
"Then we'll make it a deal!" Ouyang Xiaoleng responded immediately, fearing that Demon King Yanluo would change his mind again, his eyes looked directly at him behind the mask on the throne without any flinching.
Hyacinth on the side had an ominous premonition. He knew the character of Demon King Yama, and it was almost impossible to take away the earth talisman from the underworld. The request he was about to make would definitely make the three children in front of him miserable. He originally wanted to do his best to protect them and leave safely as soon as possible, but not only did they not follow his wishes, they also insisted on meeting the challenge of Demon King Yanluo, and they did not realize that they had been tied up with ropes. neck.
Just when he was anxious and helpless, Demon King Yanluo smiled maliciously, looked at them condescendingly and said: "Since you agree, then I will talk about the three things I need you to complete! First, You must swim to the other end of the Nai River, pick the flowers from the other side, and bring them back to my daughter; second, you must enter the forbidden forest and find the colored crystal stone; third, you must retrieve it from Lingque Palace. Your own spiritual tablet, and only in this way can you leave here safely!"
Hearing the three conditions put forward by Demon King Yanluo, Hyacinthia was already covered in cold sweat. It would take great perseverance and courage to achieve any of these. The three confident teenagers in front of them obviously don't know what kind of life-and-death struggle they will be involved in, nor do they know what consequences they will face if they fail to complete it. Although he couldn't remind them face to face, he had made up his mind. If they insisted on doing what Demon King Yanluo said, he would help them secretly, but whether they could succeed or not depended on their own luck.
"Okay, we will definitely finish it, so let's say goodbye first!" Ouyang Xiaoleng replied confidently, and then without another word, he took Xia Qiu and Qianqi to bid farewell to Demon King Yanluo and walked out of Yanluo Demon Palace.
Hyacinth soon found an excuse to leave the hall to chase them. Before leaving the hall, Demon King Yanluo had given him a final warning not to give any help to the Demon King Fox Descendants and his companions, otherwise he would Being severely punished. In fact, he had expected this a long time ago, but he still couldn't take back his decision to disobey Demon King Yanluo and help these teenagers. He didn't know why he did this. Maybe he saw some hope from them. Although he could no longer leave this twisted and void world, they were different.
Before he could think more about his situation, he transformed into a group of gorgeous blue butterflies again, arranged in the shape of hyacinth flowers, caught up with the three teenagers and guided them all the way to the Naihe River.