Chapter 2: The Way of the Scoundrel is Supreme, Something's Wrong with This Kid!
"Ant, look again and I will gouge out your eyes."
The raspy, cold voice seemed to come from the Nine Netherworld Hell, accompanied by an extremely terrifying, materialized killing intent that crushed toward Lin Yuan like an overwhelming wave!
Even though she was bound by nine Ten-Thousand-Year Profound Iron Chain, Tantai Jinyue remained that Peerless Demoness who struck terror into the hearts of all. Just the leak of a tiny bit of her pressure was enough to make the Inner Sect Elders outside bleed from their seven orifices and die!
However...
"Buzz—"
When this terrifying killing intent, mixed with dense Evil Qi, slammed into Lin Yuan, the black vortex inside him suddenly accelerated. The Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art automatically protected its master like a bottomless sponge, instantly swallowing this horrifying pressure whole!
Not only was he uninjured, but Lin Yuan even let out an imperceptible burp of satisfaction.
His Qi Gathering Realm cultivation, which he had just achieved through a Breakthrough, actually took another small step forward under the nourishment of this killing intent.
"Thank you for the guidance, Senior."
Lin Yuan's expression was as calm as water. He neither begged for mercy in terror nor shouted in anger.
He silently looked away, walked to a corner of the death prison, picked up an old broom from beside a pile of withered bones, and began to sweep the dust off the ground on his own.
"Senior, please continue to rest. I am just a guard sent here to clean, and I definitely won't disturb your cultivation." Lin Yuan spoke in a flat tone while sweeping.
This time, it was Tantai Jinyue's turn to be stunned in mid-air.
A hint of extreme shock flashed through her blood-red eyes.
How is this possible?
A mere ant who hasn't even reached Foundation Establishment, not only did he not explode and die under her pressure, but his expression didn't even change?
Moreover, that fleeting aura on this kid just now... was actually purer and more overbearing than hers!
"Those hypocrites of the Taixuan Dao Sect actually sent a demonic freak to the death prison?"
Tantai Jinyue coldly watched Lin Yuan's back as he swept, her heart filled with suspicion. Having been suppressed here for three hundred years, this was the first time she had encountered such a bizarre situation.
But soon, she gave a cold snort and slowly closed her eyes.
"No matter what tricks you play, in this Demon Suppressing Death Prison filled with nine netherworld malevolent qi, you will surely die within three days."
Within the death prison, silence returned once more.
Only the "rustle" of Lin Yuan's sweeping echoed.
With his back to the witch, the corners of Lin Yuan's mouth couldn't help but curl up wildly.
Refreshing! So refreshing!
At the very moment the witch used her killing intent pressure, the System's crisp notification sounded in his mind again!
[Ding! You have carefully sensed the Peerless Demoness's killing intent pressure and gained insight into the method of mental suppression. You have had an Epiphany!]
[Congratulations to the host for comprehending the Divine Soul secret technique—"Netherworld Demonic Pupil"!]
"Netherworld Demonic Pupil": See through falsehoods and look directly at the Origin. Once activated, it can release a materialized mental shock. Those with lower cultivation than oneself will have their Soul collapse instantly; those with higher cultivation will fall into a brief state of illusory paralysis!
"As expected of a Peerless Demoness, just a casual glare at me can drop a top-tier skill!"
Lin Yuan was ecstatic, but on the surface, he remained an inconspicuous nobody.
He spread some straw in a corner of the death prison, sat cross-legged, and fully activated "Gou Mode."
In this dark place, with no intrigue and no external danger, and with an endless "experience pack" available for observation 24/7, this was simply a paradise for Cultivation!
"Saint, oh Saint, you thought throwing me into the death prison was a dead end, but you didn't know you were giving me a grand opportunity!"
Lin Yuan closed his eyes tightly as the Heaven Swallowing Demonic Art inside him operated frantically. The continuous nine netherworld malevolent qi in the death prison turned into pure spiritual energy, constantly washing through his limbs and bones.
...
Meanwhile, at the Taixuan Dao Sect, on the Saint Peak where seas of clouds churned.
A handsome young man in a gold-trimmed white robe sat by a spiritual spring, listening to his subordinate's report. This person was the Taixuan Saint, Chu Tiankuo, who had crippled Lin Yuan's cultivation and thrown him into the death prison.
"Your Highness Saint, Lin Yuan has been thrown into the Demon Suppressing Death Prison for three hours. The people from the Law Enforcement Hall saw the Evil Qi enter his body with their own eyes. By now, even his bone fragments are likely corroded clean." A lackey smiled flatteringly.
Chu Tiankuo took a light sip of Spiritual Tea without even lifting an eyelid: "Just a blind Outer Sect Trash, if he's dead, he's dead. The Sect Competition is approaching; don't let such garbage soil this Saint's ears. The whereabouts of that Demonic Cult Enchantress, have they been investigated?"
"In response to the Saint, we have some leads..."
Chu Tiankuo did not know that the Outer Sect Disciple he regarded as an ant and thought was long dead was not only alive but was growing stronger at a terrifying speed that ordinary people could not comprehend, right in the Sect's most terrifying Forbidden Ground!