Free Web NovelChapter 1963: Chapter 1956: The Shrinking Lamp and the Anywhere Door
"It seems they’ve exhausted all their tricks," Long Sen mocked, "even resorting to cruel torture like branding. Now they’re playing with fire; doesn’t that seem a bit low-level?"
A burning scar lay across Long Sen’s chest, left by a red-hot iron block they pressed against him. The pain of that moment was unforgettable for him.
"No, it seems something’s wrong," the owner of Yujian Villa’s expression changed, "Damn, it’s the Prison Fire!"
As the master of Yujian Villa, he naturally knew the past and present, his information network was exceptionally well-informed, hardly anything could escape his eyes. He had heard long ago that below this Prison of Sin lay a pit of dead bodies, where a spark absorbed the martial artists’ resentment and the power of death to grow slowly.
This flame at first wasn’t much stronger than ordinary fire. The king of the Divine Nation of Yan Yang bound it with his life, using his life and prison energy to nurture it.
A long time ago, humans and Warcraft erupted in a fierce conflict, with all the superpowers united, leading various empires against the Warcraft.
The then-master of the Divine Nation of Yan Yang made a name for himself using the Prison Fire, though he was merely of the fifth grade of the Dao Realm, even eighth-grade Warcraft feared him because of that fire.
Although the flame was linked to his soul, such things become dangerous when they grow strong. Someone warned him once, saying if it grew and got out of control, it would cause immense devastation.
Immersed in the power of the Prison Fire, he didn’t heed the warning and tried all sorts of methods to enhance its power.
And now, for some reason, this Prison Fire seemed to have gotten out of his control and was raging inside the prison.
Bear in mind, the prison materials are extremely sturdy; even a peak Dao Realm martial artist couldn’t easily destroy them, yet this flame, without even touching the place directly, had significantly raised the prison’s temperature, and it was quite concerning.
After a brief introduction about the Prison Fire from the master of Yujian Villa, everyone’s expressions gradually grew solemn. If something could make the master so wary, it must be really dangerous.
"Could it be the fire backfired on the master?" someone speculated. Generally, this kind of soul contract is hard to backfire, but nothing in the world is absolute, and this situation is no exception.
"Aren’t we doomed? If that Prison Fire burns here, none of us might get out alive."
"What should we do? We haven’t been tortured to death by those bastards from the Divine Profound Hall, but instead, we’re going to be burnt to death by this damned fire. It’s really frustrating."
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"Prison Fire..."
Looking at the dark green flame before him, Zhang Menglong’s expression also turned grave.
Someone from the Divine Profound Hall had just escaped from the prison, but a slip allowed the flame to contact him. His death was terrifying to the extreme; the fire not only consumed his body but also tortured his soul until he was utterly destroyed.
"That’s horrific."
"Yeah, even a New Year’s pig doesn’t scream like that."
"Besides the boss’s flame, I’ve never seen anything more terrifying."
"Boss, what do we do? We have to get in there and save people."
Beside Zhang Menglong stood someone from the Divine Nation of Yan Yang, who had just fled out and informed him that all the superpowers’ people were detained at the top level.
The flames have now reached the central area. Although they haven’t reached the top yet, it won’t take much longer. Surrounded entirely by a sea of fire, to go in, they must first bypass the flames.
Frankly, many present could use their power to resist the fire temporarily, but they could handle it; those inside couldn’t. Martial Artists below the Dao Realm couldn’t survive a brush with it, let alone pass through the Prison Fire.
Though there are space storage devices, ignoring that they can’t store living beings, anything other than the body would be incinerated to nothingness in the flames, including space storage devices.
"Gu Xiao, aren’t you an Array Master?" someone asked.
"No, time’s too tight. Even if I’m skilled, setting up a teleportation array takes hours, and we may only have half an hour at most, during which they’d burn to death multiple times."
"What do we do then? Are we just going to sit here helplessly?"
"Gu Xiao, please find a way to save our Shennong Valley people!"
Seeing this, people from other superpowers began to sweat for those still trapped, some even cried worriedly.
"Actually, it’s not hopeless," Zhang Menglong thought for a moment and suddenly took out a red door.
The door looked square and ordinary. Everyone examined it but couldn’t figure out what Zhang Menglong intended to do with it.
Zhang Menglong grasped the handle and opened it with a click.
"Long Sen!"
Long Sen, who felt lost in the prison cell, suddenly heard a familiar voice. Then he saw a red door frame appear before him.
The door opened, and in walked a long-lost friend.
"Gu Xiao!"
Long Sen was shocked; he never imagined reuniting with Zhang Menglong in such a way, noticing that beyond the red door frame was the space outside the prison!
"What a Divine Artifact is this!" others gazed at the portal in amazement.
"This thing contains profound Space Law, able to penetrate even this near-destroyed space by high heat. It’s truly incredible."
"No time to explain, get out fast!" Zhang Menglong knew it was not the time for chat; they’d have time to talk after escaping the prison.
"Alright!" Long Sen rushed to support the master of Yujian Villa, departing with his brothers and sisters.
"No, it’s too slow!" Those outside could see a trickle of people leaving, but with the doorframe’s limited size, even at a fast pace, the number of people required queueing, making it impossible for everyone to escape quickly.
"Gu Xiao, brother, there’s not enough time!" Looking at the growing blaze, Long Sen remained distressed. At this rate, once the entire prison burned, only a few might escape.
"In that case," Zhang Menglong rummaged through his belongings and then took out a small flashlight.
"Gu Xiao, this is..."
"This gadget is called the Shrinking Lamp!"
Zhang Menglong turned on the Shrinking Lamp and shone it on the crowd ahead, instantly shrinking everyone to the size of cells.
Immediately, the flow speed increased greatly.
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