612: Something's wrong with this teleportation!

In the Tianming Realm, the prestige of General Lei Yan, coupled with his Earth Immortal Cultivation, was enough to sweep aside everything and suppress all dissent.

Of course, this did not mean his Cultivation was the highest here; what was important were the four large characters behind him—Cycle Reincarnation Holy Domain!

In this vast Netherworld, no one dared to easily provoke the majesty of the Cycle Reincarnation Holy Domain.

That was a colossal entity in the Core Region, and anyone attempting to challenge the Cycle Reincarnation Holy Domain would march toward destruction!

"General!"

The person in charge, who possessed Supreme Cultivation, respectfully knelt on one knee and spoke with immense deference.

"Recount the matter in detail."

General Lei Yan's indifferent voice sounded, carrying an air of looking down upon all living beings.

The person in charge recounted the entire sequence of events exactly as they happened.

After he finished speaking, General Lei Yan remained silent, merely walking slowly to the spot where the Armored Soldier had vanished.

He extended a finger, its tip wreathed in a wisp of pure Immortal Dao Law, and lightly tapped the Void Realm.

Space rippled open like water.

However, his brow slowly furrowed.

"The disappearance... is very clean."

General Lei Yan's voice was low, yet carried a trace of subtle doubt.

Under his investigation, there was no energy residue here, no Divine Soul fragments, and certainly no Karma clues.

It was as if that Armored Soldier had never existed, wiped completely clean of all traces from this world.

He consecutively deployed several secret techniques that could be called divine, even drawing upon a trace of Reincarnation power for tracing.

But the result was still a blank slate.

Finally, General Lei Yan withdrew his hand, his gaze sweeping toward the base of the teleportation array, which was already empty, and his eyes grew even deeper.

"Pass down the order: seal the area and thoroughly investigate all relevant personnel. Suspend the use of this teleportation array until the truth is ascertained."

"Yes!"

... Meanwhile, within the endless Void Realm passage.

Lu Hao and his group were traversing at an unimaginable speed, following the immense energy torrent.

Surrounding them were bizarre, colorful light bands, and the concepts of time and space became blurred here.

Initially, everything was normal.

But after an unknown amount of time passed, a slight change began to appear in the calm expression on Lu Hao's face.

He stretched out his hands, closed his eyes, and carefully sensed the Void Realm turbulence rapidly sweeping past his fingertips.

"Sense carefully, is there something amiss around here?"

His voice resonated in the depths of everyone's hearts.

Hearing their master's warning, the Disciples immediately focused their minds and began to sense carefully.

Mu Siyuan's brow furrowed first. His Cultivation was the highest among the group, so he was the first to speak:

"Master, something is wrong! Very wrong. The concentration of foul hasn't decreased here; it seems to be... getting higher and higher!"

Hearing this, Yin Xiaotong's pretty face was instantly filled with shock:

"No, no! Aren't we heading to the Cycle Reincarnation Holy Domain in the Core Region? Why would the foul keep getting thicker? Isn't that supposed to be one of the cleanest places in the Netherworld?!"

Su Lin Yun's cold voice rang out, instantly revealing the key point:

"It seems this massive teleportation array has a problem. The destination is likely not the so-called Cycle Reincarnation Holy Domain!"

Lu Hao slowly opened his eyes, nodded, and agreed with Su Lin Yun's assessment.

His perception was the keenest. During the traversal process, his direction seemed not to be toward the Core Region, but toward the peripheral regions... or even the terrifying, uninhabited regions beyond the peripheral regions!

Therefore, the real issue lies with the teleportation array itself, or rather, someone tampered with the array's destination!

"It seems the situation may have changed. You all should enter the Hunyuan Pagoda to Cultivate, just in case."

Lu Hao's voice was beyond doubt.

He knew very well that the Cultivation of his four Personal Disciples was closely linked to him, and they could not afford any mishaps.

Ling'er and Lan Xiaoying's Cultivation was too low; they would likely have difficulty handling the upcoming situation.

As for Lingxi, although she pouted and really wanted to stay outside to help, reluctant to part with Lu Hao, she obediently entered the Hunyuan Pagoda under Lu Hao's resolute gaze.

In the blink of an eye, only one figure remained by Lu Hao's side.

A pale golden sphere.

Demonic Thought.

He was originally the Incarnation of Extreme Yin, possessing strong adaptability to the foul of the Netherworld, and could even absorb a small amount of foul to a certain extent.

The reason he was currently in this state was purely due to prolonged unconsciousness, which caused his Heart-Nature to resemble that of a child, coupled with the positive influence he received from constantly being by Lu Hao's side.

In fact, Demonic Thought himself did not know that Lu Hao possessed the Three Great Grandmist Saint Bodies, and anything near him would be affected, influences that were closely related to Lu Hao's state of mind.

Naturally, facing the unknown Netherworld, although Lu Hao was not worried about any danger to his own life, he still hoped to have someone nearby to chat with.

Demonic Thought was also very happy when he realized Lu Hao had not told him to enter the Hunyuan Pagoda.

He was probably the person least willing to Cultivate inside; it was too boring, and besides, his need for higher Cultivation was not that great.

The bizarre and colorful scenery abruptly ceased.

A massive light gate exit appeared ahead.

Lu Hao, taking Demonic Thought with him, stepped out.

Boom!

What rushed toward them was a foul so dense it had nearly materialized!

This aura was cold, viscous, and filled with the scent of decay and despair, seemingly intent on penetrating one's bones and corrupting the Divine Soul.

Looking around, the sky was a dreary gray, suffocatingly oppressive. The ground was scorched black, utterly devoid of vegetation.

Visible gray mist floated in the air, visibility was extremely poor, and bloodcurdling roars occasionally echoed from the distance.

This place was simply a desperate land of death!

Behind Lu Hao, tens of thousands of Cultivators also emerged from the light gate one after another. When they clearly saw the scene before them, everyone was stunned...

"Wh—Where is this?!"

"How can the foul be so intense?! My spiritual power... my spiritual power is being contaminated!"

"Where is the Cycle Reincarnation Holy Domain? Where is the Cycle Reincarnation Holy Domain we were promised?! Is this supposed to be the Core Region?!"

"Who can tell me why this is happening?!"

Following a brief silence, there was an uproar and panic that shot into the sky.

Old Wood, standing beside Lu Hao, stared blankly at the dreary gray sky ahead, the light in his eyes dimming bit by bit, finally turning into bone-chilling despair.

As an elder, upon seeing the current scene, he immediately understood that they had been deceived... deceived by the Cycle Reincarnation Holy Domain!

From the very beginning, this was a complete and utter scam!

"Thump!"

The other eight members of Old Wood's team looked as if their last bit of strength had been drained. Their faces were ashen, and they stumbled and collapsed onto the ground.