Chapter 1962: Chapter 1955: Infernal Flames of the Prison of Sin
"Brothers, charge! Try to capture them alive!" Zhang Menglong pointed his finger forward, and countless martial artists swarmed forward, causing chaos across the entire Divine Nation of Yanyang.
"Damn! Was that punch really that powerful? He just killed someone. Will the Clan Leader kill me for this later?"
"Damn, my speed is faster, my strength is stronger, why can’t I beat him... Ah, I’m done for, I’m going to die... Huh? That punch felt only slightly sore when it hit me..."
"Stupid kid, you have strength but don’t know how to use it, stop embarrassing yourself. Leave dealing with such Dao Realm martial artists to us. You go handle the disciples from the Divine Profound Hall and those small fry from the Divine Nation of Yanyang."
Many disciples from the five superpowers have strength but don’t know how to use it, and some even accidentally hurt their own people.
Some also tried to spar with Dao Realm martial artists whose cultivation is naturally more advanced, but the Dao Realm martial artists have much better skill and usage of power, even if the strength gap is large, they were clearly being overwhelmed.
But although they were being beaten... they discovered that even though they were punched and kicked, it didn’t seem to hurt much.
The massive advantage in numbers along with the huge advantage in realm put the battle in a one-sided situation; the disciples from the five superpowers even forgot they were facing the people from the Divine Profound Hall today, forgot that they came to rescue people today, lost in the novelty of this new experience of power.
The battle quickly ended, the Emperor of the Divine Nation of Yanyang and Yin Yun were captured, others either surrendered or were beaten half dead, while the United Army of the five superpowers only had several thousand lightly injured, five heavily injured, and no one died!
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"Take care of this group of people, the rest of you come with me to rescue others!" Zhang Menglong immediately said.
At this moment, the Emperor of the Divine Nation of Yanyang suddenly started laughing, his face still had some bloodstains, and his smile appeared sinister and terrifying.
"Why are you laughing?" Zhang Menglong paused his step abruptly, the Emperor’s smile made Zhang Menglong’s heart feel uneasy and bizarre.
"Gu Xiao, you’ve come to rescue people, right?" said the Emperor of the Divine Nation of Yanyang, "What will you do if the last thing you see is a bunch of corpses?"
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In the military fortress of the Divine Nation of Yanyang, besides various military buildings, there is a very special place called the Prison of Sin, used to guard the most heinous criminals of the entire Divine Nation of Yanyang.
It imprisons murder maniacs from the Divine Nation of Yanyang, political heads from enemy nations, and even some young nobles who made mistakes are thrown in here for punishment, to wear down their arrogance.
Though it’s merely a prison, it is the safest place in the entire Divine Nation of Yanyang, no one has ever successfully escaped, nor has anyone successfully bust it open.
Firstly, countless strong individuals guard this place; secondly, the Prison of Sin has special devices that, in the face of a true issue, can execute prisoners directly, so even if one breaks through the siege and storms into this prison, what they will gain is only a corpse, or possibly not even that.
Legend says when the Prison of Sin was built, a large formation was constructed underground, and those imprisoned have special brands on them which strip them of all powers, leaving them with merely bodily resilience similar to an ordinary person.
Furthermore, the creators of the Prison of Sin buried a seed of fire here, a rare object of the world that can absorb the resentments in the prison to grow itself.
It has been here since the prison’s construction, and resentment here runs deep, especially among the most evil or wronged, whose fervent resentments are nearly visible to the naked eye, providing the best nourishment for the fire.
Sometimes individuals to be executed are thrown into the flames, their strength also converted into nourishing fuel for the fire.
Now, the flame has grown terrifyingly, casting a dark green hue with some gloominess, a mere glance induces a sense of utter despair.
At this moment, the flame burning at the bottom of the prison flickered coldly and then it seemed as if strengthened by a breeze, starting to flare upward.
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"What are you up to?" Zhang Menglong stared at the Emperor of the Divine Nation of Yanyang.
"I know none of us will survive, since that’s the case, no one from the other superpowers can live either!"
The Emperor of the Divine Nation of Yanyang unexpectedly self-destructed his cultivation, but Bei Xu merely waved and created a space cage, completely nullifying the explosion.
"Thinking of taking some down even in death? Should’ve known your limits!" Bei Xu dusted his sleeves, but his expression changed abruptly, because deep in the military fortress, a vast energy suddenly emerged, cold, violent, and negative...
"It’s the Prison of Sin!" someone familiar with the Divine Nation of Yanyang quickly spoke up, "That’s where their criminals are held, including those from the Divine Profound Hall, it seems other superpowers’ people are also imprisoned here. I’ve heard of a flame that grows through resentment and power of death beneath it, it seems it’s true!"
"This flame might’ve been controlled by the Emperor’s power, now with his cultivation destroyed, there’s no strength to suppress it, it might consume the whole prison... no, at least the entire Empire of Yanyang, countless resentments gathered, even I can’t match its strength!"
"Has a Strange Fire been birthed?" Zhang Menglong’s face turned grim, "Let’s go and take a look!"
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The Prison of Sin is a giant endless-tier black magic cube, suspended mid-air, rotating in an orderly but chaotic manner, each small cube is a cell, containing an independent little space.
At this time, beneath the cube, a dark green flame is spreading, igniting everything it contacts, including space itself.
Half of the black cube has already been set ablaze, and screams can be heard echoing from within, cries of prisoners consumed by the flames.
The martial artists from the superpowers trapped inside the Prison of Sin all feel the air around them heating up, although the flames have yet to reach them.
"Damn, the fire from the Prison of Sin is out of control!" The guards in the prison immediately realized this, choosing to escape without considering the prisoners, understanding that once engulfed by the flames, there is no salvation.
"Hmm?" Even Long Sen, while adjusting his condition, noticed the anomaly; due to each cell being an independent space, any noise from burning inside is not heard by others, and strict protocols keep guards silent, usually maintaining tranquility.
Now, a hint of unrest pervades the prison, and they can also feel the air growing hotter.
Long Sen sneered, "What? Are they planning to burn us to death?"
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