673: Chapter 84 Reencounter with Chonglou

"Hong Kui, you've lost a feather from your wing," Lan Kui noticed as they entered the Demon Realm, looking around and seeing a few feathers missing from the wings she had fashioned out of crow feathers on Hong Kui's hand, so she immediately reminded her.

Hong Kui glanced at them and said dismissively, "It's just a few feathers. We aren't relying on them to fly, so if they fall, they fall."

As she spoke, she glanced at the golden wings that had materialized on Meng Li's back and teased, "If it comes to that, I'll just pluck a few from his wings to patch them up."

Meng Li rolled his eyes. "We're here."

As soon as he finished speaking, he began to descend.

Jing Tian and Xu Changqing, who were behind them, followed suit and began to drop.

Upon landing, Meng Li dispelled his transformation technique, and the golden wings on his back vanished.

Hong Kui, Lan Kui, Jing Tian, and the others also took off the wings they were using for disguise and carefully put them away one by one.

If everything went as expected, they would need them again when they returned.

After tidying up, the group looked around and found themselves in a valley surrounded by many strangely shaped stones, broken statues, and haphazardly tangled iron chains, all strewn about in disarray, giving the impression of abandonment.

Furthermore, the surrounding light was dim, creating a gloomy and oppressive feeling.

Jing Tian felt uncomfortable and couldn't help but grumble, "This Red-Haired Demon's place is truly strange!"

Just as the words left his mouth, several armored demon soldiers carrying spears flew rapidly toward them from a distance and soon arrived nearby.

Seeing Meng Li and the others, their eyes flashed with fierce light, and they spoke in unison, "The Demon Lord has ordered that anyone who trespasses in the Demon Realm shall die!"

As soon as they finished speaking, several demon figures, whose eyes glowed green and who were clad in black, emerging from the ground like ghosts, joined the demon soldiers to surround Meng Li and the others.

Without a word, Meng Li directly took out the token left by Old Mo Tou.

Upon seeing the token, the demon figures who were about to attack froze instantly.

The few demon soldiers who had just spoken exclaimed in surprise, "The Demon Lord's Token?!"

Then, the leading demon soldier said, "Since you are emissaries of the Demon Lord, you may enter the Demon Realm. Proceed."

After saying that, the demon soldiers turned and left.

Those ghost-like demon figures also sank back into the earth.

This sudden reversal caught Jing Tian, Xu Changqing, and the others, who had been standing ready for battle, completely off guard.

A moment later, Jing Tian asked, "Elder Brother Meng, where did you get this token? Did that Red-Haired one give it to you?"

Meng Li shook his head. "No, Old Mo Tou gave it to me."

This answer greatly surprised Jing Tian, Xu Changqing, and the others.

Meng Li didn't offer further explanation but returned to the main topic: "I'll tell you about this later. For now, we need to find the Heavenly Gate, which is the Well of Gods and Demons."

Xu Changqing said, "That's right, finding the Well of Gods and Demons is the priority."

After speaking, he took out his compass Magical Artifact and began casting Spells to scan the area.

The needle on the compass shook for a moment and then began to point in a direction.

Meng Li, Jing Tian, and the others immediately followed the guidance and moved forward.

During the journey, they encountered several more groups of demon soldiers and demon figures, but with the Demon Lord's Token clearing the way, no fighting occurred.

With unimpeded passage, the group followed the guidance to another valley and saw the through-heaven stone.

Xu Changqing put away his compass and said to Jing Tian, "This is the through-heaven stone. The blood of both you and me is required to open the Heavenly Gate and enter the Divine Realm."

Having said that, he cut a slit on his own palm with his sword.

Seeing this, Jing Tian copied his action.

Next, the two placed their bleeding palms together on the through-heaven stone.

In just a moment, the through-heaven stone reacted, projecting a beam of colored light that manifested a nebula vortex not far away.

This was the Heavenly Gate!

"It's open!" Jing Tian exclaimed in surprise.

Xu Maoshan subconsciously added, "Boss, let's go in quickly."

As he spoke, he was about to step forward.

Jing Tian was startled and quickly stopped him. "No! Old man Pure Subtlety said only I and White Tofu can go in. You all cannot."

Upon hearing this, Xu Maoshan immediately halted.

Just then, a large group of demon figures and demon soldiers emerged from the surrounding ground. They were likely the guards of the Well of Gods and Demons, alerted by the commotion of the Heavenly Gate opening.

This time, before Meng Li could even show the Demon Lord's Token, two figures flew rapidly from the distance, one slightly ahead of the other.

The arrivals were none other than Chonglou and Xi Feng.

"Stand down!"

As his figure appeared, Chonglou waved his hand at the demon soldiers and demon figures.

The demon soldiers and demon figures obeyed without question and retreated in unison.

Afterward, Chonglou looked toward Meng Li, Jing Tian, and the others, locking his gaze on Meng Li and Jing Tian, his face filled with excitement. "Meng Li, Feipeng, you have finally arrived. This time, this Lord can go all out and have a satisfying battle with you!"

As soon as his voice fell, he rubbed his hands, gathering dark red lightning, and hurled it toward Meng Li and the others.

It was the same Move, but because Chonglou's strength was not restricted, its power was much more formidable compared to the previous few times.

Sensing this, Meng Li slightly raised an eyebrow. Instead of confronting or blocking it, he activated the Eight Gates Space and used the Qimen Transportation technique to shift it elsewhere.

The dark red lightning struck, instantly leveling a small hill in the distance.

Jing Tian, Xu Changqing, and the others watched, their eyelids twitching.

Chonglou, however, frowned slightly.

This Space Spell was a bit too sneaky!

However, since the Demon Realm was his home turf, he was not without means to deal with it.

Just as Chonglou was about to utilize his home-field advantage to counter the Qimen Transportation technique, he felt an invisible force press down on him, making it difficult for him to Move.

Luanjin Dun!

In the next instant, strange peaks shot up from beneath his feet, turning into an Earth River Cart, which rammed into him and sent him flying into the distance.

Kun Character - Earth River Cart!

Xi Feng was slightly stunned but did not intervene, nor did he appear worried.

He understood Chonglou's strength; such an attack would not cause him any significant harm.

Meng Li also realized this, so he turned to Jing Tian and Xu Changqing and said, "You two go to the Divine Realm. I will handle things here."

Saying that, he took out the storage pouch containing the sealed ancient box and handed it to Jing Tian.

Jing Tian took the storage pouch, tucked it into his robes, exchanged a look with Xu Changqing, and then nodded.

"Elder Brother Meng, be careful!"

"Brother Meng, take care."

After speaking, Xu Changqing glanced at Zixuan, and Jing Tian's gaze swept over Tang Xuejian, Xu Maoshan, Hong Kui, and Lan Kui.

Then, without another word, they walked into the Heavenly Gate.

Seeing this, Xi Feng did not stop them.

After Jing Tian and Xu Changqing entered the Heavenly Gate, Chonglou used his yanbo bloodblade to shatter the earth and stone vehicle and then flapped his wings to return.

He did not pay much attention to Jing Tian's departure but instead stared at Meng Li and said, "Since Feipeng has gone to the Divine Realm, it is now your turn to accompany this Lord for a satisfying fight."

Meng Li stepped forward. "Fighting is fine, but merely deciding a winner and loser is boring. We need to add some stakes."

Then, he pointed to Xi Feng beside him. "If I win, you return his voice to him, and he belongs to me."

"If I lose, you find a way to turn Jing Tian back into Feipeng and complete the battle you two never finished."

Xi Feng was startled.

He hadn't expected that the battle between Meng Li and Chonglou would involve him.

Zixuan, Tang Xuejian, Hong Kui, Lan Kui, and Xu Maoshan, however, understood. Meng Li was trying to use this opportunity to complete the trade he had with Shui Bi.

Chonglou was somewhat surprised but did not hesitate for long. "Agreed, but you must fight this Lord honorably. No using those annoying Spells."

"Deal."

Meng Li readily agreed, then glanced around and frowned. "This place is too small; it's not good for fighting."

"Follow this Lord."

Chonglou instructed and spread his wings, flying toward the distance.

Meng Li did not follow immediately. Instead, he took out the mystic light mirror and handed it to Hong Kui. "This is the mystic light mirror. Jing Tian will try to contact us with it once he reaches the Divine Realm. If nothing unexpected happens, he should be able to reach us. I will be dealing with Chonglou and cannot be distracted, so you all should keep an eye on it."

"Okay," Hong Kui took the mystic light mirror and replied softly, then cautioned, "You be careful."

"You all be careful too," Meng Li nodded and cautioned them in return.

Immediately after, he transformed into a streak of light and chased after Chonglou.

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