Little did Antigonus know, he had deluded himself with his thoughts. He was certain Darryl did form a formation, but the disciples of the Mount Hua sect were too weak to exhibit the formation's potential power.Darryl sneered at Antigonus' arrogance and did not bother to take note of it. His heart, however, raced rapidly. 'He is the supreme leader of the fiend race, alright. He's quick to pick out the flaws. Amazing!'His brain quickly raced to look for a solution as he then said to the disciples around him, "Everyone, this very day is the day we determine the survival of Mount Hua Sect, and being afraid is futile. Only teamwork can promise your survival!"Darryl then looked to the sky behind him and, with a resolute expression, added, "We just need to sustain the formation for as long as it takes to finish an incense stick. As long as we can adhere to it, victory will be ours!"Of course, he was merely faking it when he looked up to the sky, all to trick Antigonus into believing t
Finally, Darryl exhaled deeply and dropped to the floor after seeing Antigonus disappear into the night sky, breaking out in cold sweat as he did. 'Blast. I finally scared that terrifying person away. Who knew what would've happened if I failed?'In the meantime, Levi and the disciples were stunned as everyone stared at Darryl blankly.'What just happened? Did Darryl just scare off the supreme leader of the fiend race with just a few words? It's unbelievable. It's hard to believe if we didn't see it with our own eyes!'"Sect Master Darby…" Levi regained his senses and asked Darryl, "What…happened? Are reinforcements actually coming here after the time it takes to finish burning an incense stick?"Honestly speaking, Darryl truly did put on a good show. Even Levi thought it was real!Darryl smiled and shook his head. "No reinforcements are coming, and what you did wasn't a formation either. It was all a ruse to scare off the supreme leader of the fiend race."Levi's heart trembled.
At this moment, Darryl had no idea that the Hidden Hero Sect was destroyed.…Several miles away on the north side of the Hidden Hero Sect was an abyss, where Debra was holding on tightly to Rachelle's hand as they plummeted downward.The sound of the wind whizzed past their ears, and the speed of their fall increased. The bottom of the abyss was covered by dense fog, so much so that one could tell how deep it was.Debra closed her eyes desperately as she imagined how deep the abyss was. Right then, the sound of their bodies falling onto a tree growing on the cliff appeared. It was a shrub that was growing in between the cliffs.By this time, the bottom of the abyss was in their sights. Fortunately, the shrub had helped break their fall a little, decreasing their velocity.When they landed at the bottom, they did not suffer as badly as they thought they would. Even so, Debra staggered back a few steps. Her energy and blood writhed around in her body, and her face turned pale.A
"I never expected the environment in this abyss to be so bizarre, too," Debra continued.Rachelle nodded and asked, "Do you know this place?"Debra smiled. "This place isn't far from the Hidden Hero Sect. Of course, I know this place. I once heard from the elders that many people came down to this abyss to explore for several hundred years, but none had ever returned."She continued to look at the surrounding environment as she added, "Nonetheless, it doesn't look like there's any danger except for the strange elements around us."Rachelle was not in the mood to think of those. She looked at the cave in front of her. "Since those divine soldiers are up there, we'll fall into their hands if we fly back up. The only way for us to explore this cave is to see if there's any exit from there."She took the liberty to be the first among them to enter the cave. Debra hurried and followed.The cave was huge and deep with many split paths. Luckily, the dark-cyan igneous rocks on both sides
The moment the divine power was activated, Rachelle's mind was cleared as she felt awakened.At that moment, her instincts kicked in, telling her to look at the infant. So she did, her gaze slowly moving in that direction while she felt herself shaking. She took a deep breath of cold air as a look of sheer shock overtook her beautiful face.There was no small boy in front of them; it was a queer-looking fellow quietly laying on the floor. With greenish-tinted skin, a sharp face, and long eyes that revealed a vicious ray, his thin lips curled up into a scary, frightening grin.The dark cyan long robe was made out of an unknown material. It was wrinkled and shiny, as though the creature was wearing a coat made out of lizard skin. This was a character straight out of a horror book.The thing that shocked Rachelle the most…was that the cries did not come from the creature's mouth.It was from the belly instead!"Waa…waa… Waa…waa…"The belly of the creature rose and fell regularly as
Scitalis, on the other hand, was a spiritual serpent that had poison that made him immune from hallucinating. Therefore, Scitalis conjured an effortless method.Once the cultivator entered the cave, he would stay hidden in the deep end and use his ventriloquism to conjure a baby's cries, attracting people into where the fog was. When the cultivators started to hallucinate, he would kill them when they least expected it.It was a vicious, despicable method.For the rest of the hundred years, Scitalis had used this method to kill many cultivators who stumbled into the cave, including many elites from the Hidden Hero Sect.Today, Scitalis was resting in the deep end of the cave when he noticed people entering the cave. Thus, he quickly emitted a baby's cries and waited for its prey.Not long after, Scitalis spotted Debra and Rachelle walking into the fog, and both of them started to hallucinate, causing it to smirk in delight. Scitalis lecherously stared at the women's looks and bodi
Debra was displeased to hear how Scitalis addressed her. In the olden days, 'wifey' was a title for a husband to call his wife. When a stranger called a lady with that title, it sounded frivolous and rude.Due to Scitalis' queer appearance, Debra could not bother to fuss and nodded to his question. "Yes, I'm the Sect Master of the Hidden Hero Sect."'Sect Master?' Scitalis' eyes flashed with a hint of peril and said excitingly, "So you're the Sect Master! My name is Scitalis. I came to explore this area two hundred years ago, but I've never gone up ever since."Scitalis was a lustful being. He purposely made up a fake identity to get closer to Debra.Debra and Rachelle's expressions changed into extreme shock. 'This man…is a disciple who came to explore two hundred years ago?'Debra examined Scitalis and could not help but ask, "Then, how…did you end up looking like this?"If Scitalis did not explain himself, there was no difference between him and a monster.Scitalis took a dee
At the same time, Debra realized the crack in the story too, and she eyed Scitalis warily. 'Rachelle's right. If the fog can make a person hallucinate and is lethal, why is he alright?'Scitalis pondered and thought these two ladies were hard to fool. Nonetheless, with his wits, he quickly thought of a reason."Maybe the mushroom on the wall has a detoxifying effect," he replied somberly. "After I eat it, I'm no longer afraid of the fog."Debra and Rachelle exchanged looks with each other and did not ask further, sighing defeatedly.With that being said, this was a dangerous place. It was not an easy task to leave unscathed.A thought then popped into Debra's head, and she shivered at the image. Looking toward Rachelle, she stammered, "Are we…going to die since we inhaled the poisonous fog, too?"Her pretty face could not hide how panicked she was. There were many things she had not yet done, and she had not reunited with Darryl. She refused to die in this place.Rachelle looked