296: Captured

The moment the Corpse Lord-level aura erupted, Xiao Zhuo instinctively felt that something was amiss.

However, if it were just an ordinary Corpse Lord, he would not be afraid!

But with the current failure of his plan, what would follow was inevitably the frenzied encirclement and suppression by the Corpse Clan Army.

“Let’s try again. If it’s impossible, I can only retreat first!” Xiao Zhuo, who had transformed into a giant rock, sighed inwardly, knowing that he had still thought too simply.

Logically, the Heavenly Illusion Sacred Art shouldn't have been seen through. The only explanation was: this Corpse Lord indiscriminately blocked anything approaching the spatial rift!

Before he could think further, a colossal palm, condensed from pure Death Law, slammed down with a roar!

Xiao Zhuo had no choice but to instantly reveal his true form.

“Clang!”

The heavenly cold demonic sword appeared in his hand, and he swept it horizontally!

The violent frost Sword Qi transformed into a dazzling white line that tore through the sky. The descending giant palm was first frozen by the Sword Qi, then sliced into two by the white line, disintegrating and falling beside Xiao Zhuo.

His dark brown pupils reflected Xiao Zhuo's figure, and a hint of surprise flashed in the Corpse Lord's eyes: “Not bad!”

Although he praised him, his actions showed no mercy. His muscular body suddenly stood up, stomped his foot, causing the ground to crack and explode inch by inch, and he shot towards Xiao Zhuo like a cannonball.

At the same time, a thick, ink-like black mist of Death Law permeated the sky, sweeping and devouring Xiao Zhuo in the direction his finger pointed!

Xiao Zhuo's gaze was sharp and fearless.

The opponent was only testing him by driving the Law, not yet using the power of the Great Dao, but he had to quickly break through this person to approach the rift; there was no room for delay!

With a casual sword strike, he cut down a pouncing Corpse General, and raging blood flames instantly ignited around Xiao Zhuo.

With a raise of his hand, the Purple Extreme Star Flame erupted, and the power of the Great Dao of Fire was wielded by him, directly infused into it!

This Strange Fire (exotic fire) had not been a priority for Xiao Zhuo to cultivate, and to this day, it was still Low Grade Heaven-Grade.

But under the violent activation of the Great Dao of Fire, the Purple Extreme Star Flame suddenly erupted with a vast radiance as brilliant as a starry night!

The starry night-like radiance rapidly spread, instantly igniting the sweeping black mist of death.

Xiao Zhuo was now burning the Origin of the Purple Extreme Star Flame, forcibly elevating its power to the Saint-Grade level!

Once the Origin was exhausted, this fire would be useless.

However, this fire was not his core method to begin with, so he didn't feel bad about using it now.

“Go!” Xiao Zhuo shouted lowly, fiercely waving his left hand. Large swathes of starry night fire surged back, and the intensity of the flames suddenly became ten times more violent!

Even the surrounding Corpse Soldiers and Corpse General that rushed forward were instantly ignited, turning into charcoal.

The Corpse Lord, who bore the brunt of the attack, received special attention, as the overwhelming star flames completely surrounded him.

His tattered armor rapidly melted, and his incomparably powerful Corpse Lord body was scorched black, letting out a painful roar.

Xiao Zhuo seized this fleeting opportunity, activated the Universe God Step, and transformed into a streak of light, shooting directly towards the spatial rift!

However, another anomaly occurred!

A blue-robed figure abruptly appeared before his escape light, as if she had been there all along.

“Little fellow! Since you’ve come, don’t leave!” From beneath the blue robe, a female voice, with the unique eerie hoarseness of the Corpse Clan, rang out.

Xiao Zhuo's expression drastically changed! He had not detected her presence at all!

When the previous Corpse Lord appeared, his Danger Perception still showed a slight warning, but when this person appeared, his talent seemed to fail, giving no warning whatsoever!

The Heavenly Demon Hegemon Body was instantly activated!

The blood god armor covered his entire body, dark gold demonic patterns rapidly circulated beneath the armor, and Xiao Zhuo's Internal Energy surged madly, about to fully erupt, activating the The Way of Freedom, and unleashing his self-created ultimate killing move, “Primal Beginning’s Single Sword,” which fused the essence of the Startling Cold Sword Canon!

The power of this sword, even against the previous Corpse Lord, he was confident it could heavily injure him!

Just at this critical moment, a slender, pale, jade-smooth finger quietly extended from the blue-robed person's wide sleeve, gently pointing at him.

“Bang—!”

Xiao Zhuo felt an immeasurable, terrifying pressure descend with a crash!

It was as if the entire sky had collapsed, slamming heavily onto him!

He didn't even have time to react. His entire being was firmly suppressed by this irresistible, invisible colossal force, plummeting towards the ground at the speed of a falling meteor!

“This is... a branch of the Great Dao of Power, the Great Dao of Gravity?!” Xiao Zhuo's thoughts raced, instantly discerning the essence of this power.

But he was helpless!

The blue-robed person's comprehension of the Great Dao of Gravity was unimaginably strong; her Realm was so high that Xiao Zhuo couldn't even fathom it.

His strongest Great Dao of Space, which he had comprehended, had not even reached ten percent. Compared to the opponent, it was like a firefly to the bright moon, a vast difference!

Even though the Great Dao of Space was the ultimate Dao, far surpassing the Gravity branch, in the face of an absolute Realm chasm, it was still vulnerable!

Xiao Zhuo still wanted to struggle, but he felt the omnipresent, terrifying gravity had completely enveloped and squeezed him.

His body instantly seemed to solidify into an invisible, indestructible amber, and he himself was a tiny insect trapped in the center of the amber, unable to move!

The blue-robed person, with just one finger, completely suppressed Xiao Zhuo, whose combat strength was unparalleled among the Devil Kings!

“This child, this King will take him.” The blue-robed person spoke indifferently to the Corpse Lord, who had just managed to dispel the Purple Extreme Star Flame in a disheveled state, his body scorched black.

Upon hearing this, the latter immediately bowed respectfully, then silently returned to his original seated position below, continuing to guard the spatial rift, not daring to show the slightest dissent.

Xiao Zhuo, thus confined by the invisible gravity prison, like a lamb to the slaughter, was lifted by the blue-robed person with an invisible force and drifted away towards an unknown place in the north.

At the same time, outside the spatial rift, in the Tianjue Mountain Range.

War, on a scale far more tragic and vast than before, once again ignited this ancient mountain range!

The Blood Prison Abyss poured out its entire force!

The two Legions, Raging Blood and Roaring Waves, previously wounded, along with the Blood Prison's top-ranked and notoriously fierce Night Blood Legion, returned after a brief rest.

The three demonic armies, like three crimson blood tides tearing through the earth, fiercely assaulted the Eternal Calamity's defenses.

On the Eternal Tribulation side, the Eternal Life, Battle Demon, and Black Peak Three Great Legions also showed no retreat, their Devilish Qi soaring to the sky, forming a strict battle formation to meet the enemy!

The intensity of the war instantly escalated to its peak!

In the sky, the two sides' colossal floating war fortresses, like moving mountains, roared with their Demonic Energy cannons, spewing thick beams of destructive light that crisscrossed, each bombardment leaving bottomless, scorched craters on the ground.

Countless small and medium-sized war demonic artifacts—grotesque skeletal chariots, flying centipede Puppets spewing corrosive venom, iron giants entwined with lightning... like swarms of bees, they furiously slaughtered on the battlefield, with bursting demonic light and shattered metal debris falling like rain.

More so, hundreds of millions of demonic soldiers and demonic generals collided violently like two surging torrents!

The cold gleam of swords and blades tore through flesh and blood, the roar of Demonic Technique shattered mountain rocks.

Shouts of killing, roars, and dying wails converged into a symphony of destruction.

Violent energy shockwaves swept across the battlefield repeatedly like a plow, towering mountains were cut in half, massive canyons were forcibly filled, and the entire Tianjue Mountain Range groaned under the insane struggle of the two great Abyss forces, its earth veins cracking, smoke and dust obscuring the sun, almost being completely wiped off the face of the earth!

The commanders on the Eternal Tribulation side felt a chill in their hearts.

The Blood Prison Abyss had committed such terrifying power, with all three ace legions deployed; their determination to seize the Secret Realm was far greater than expected!

Standing atop the central army's high platform, Eternal Life, Devil King Luó, and the Demon King Luó, three Devil King-level existences, their gazes pierced through the chaotic battlefield, simultaneously looking towards the spatial rift.

Several days had passed, and according to the agreement, the elite Devil Kings who entered the Secret Realm should have already activated their imprints, sending messages or even returning.

However, the other side of the rift was deathly silent, with not a single person successfully triggering the reception!

A hint of unusual gloom quietly enveloped the hearts of the three Devil Kings.

What exactly happened inside the Secret Realm?