Heroes' Prison-Chapter 1244 - 1181: Styx River Flower

"Are you from the Death God’s Temple?" Envoy of the Underworld, Yi Mingfeng, stared at Huang Yi, asking suspiciously.

Huang Yi shook his head, "No, I haven’t joined the Death God’s Temple. It’s just that the former Prison Warden of Heroes’ Prison thought I was suitable, so he handed over the Heroes’ Prison to me. I won’t concern myself with any grudges you have with the Death God’s Temple, as long as you’re willing to become a Guardian for my Hero Empire, I’ll grant you freedom."

"Freedom..." Yi Mingfeng murmured these two words, his skeletal hand clenched tightly, and finally, he nodded, "I can agree to that."

Huang Yi did not immediately make Yi Mingfeng swear an oath, but continued to ask, "What is your level of power?"

The answer to this question directly determined whether the other party could become a Guardian. If his power had already reached the Divine Level, then he could not directly become a Guardian, as Deities cannot appear directly in the Mortal World; they can only appear in the form of a projection. For instance, when Huang Yi’s father, the Beast God, descended into this world, it was just a projection, not his true form descending.

"I used to be a Demon God in the Demon Realm." Yi Mingfeng seemed to have fallen back into distant memories, saying deeply, "Later, I fell, and my soul entered the Underworld, becoming an envoy for the Lord of the Underworld, still possessing the power of a deity. Before I was imprisoned, the Death God wounded me severely, and I’ve fallen from a deity’s level to now being just a False God."

"False God..." Hearing these words, Huang Yi instantly felt at ease. A False God could be let out; the Harbinger of Doomsday was a precedent. However, the strength of this Yi Mingfeng seemed not to have fallen too much, likely possessing Void God level strength, far exceeding the Harbinger of Doomsday at that time.

"Good, swear your oath!" Only then did Huang Yi take out the flag of the Hero Empire, waving it towards Yi Mingfeng.

Yi Mingfeng’s jaw clenched together, issuing a solemn voice, "I—Envoy of the Underworld, Yi Mingfeng, am willing to become the Guardian of the Hero Empire!"

As his words fell, the flag in Huang Yi’s hand immediately revealed a name—Yi Mingfeng!

This indicated that the flag had established a pact with Yi Mingfeng, officially making him the Guardian of the Hero Empire!

Only then did Huang Yi release his guard, descending from the sky to land in front of Yi Mingfeng. He once again meticulously examined the flower growing entwined around Yi Mingfeng’s ribs, curiously asking, "This plant within your body is quite peculiar, what species is it?"

Yi Mingfeng looked down, stretching his skeletal hand to gently caress the vine on his ribs, softly saying, "This is a Styx River Flower, originally growing by the Styx River. It’s a rare flower with a magical soul-guarding function. I grew it on myself, and it can ensure my soul remains undying."

"It truly is a kind of Divine Grass!" Huang Yi glanced at the Styx River Flower with admiration. He had never seen a Divine Grass before, only Spirit Grass. Spirit Grass usually can only create up to S-level potion; for an SS-level potion, treasures like Pact of Water require Divine Grass as material.

"Let’s go out! You should experience the outside world too!" Huang Yi withdrew his gaze from the Styx River Flower, flew back up into the sky, retracing his path.

Yi Mingfeng followed behind Huang Yi, flying all the way back.

This trip into Heroes’ Prison resulted in Huang Yi releasing a total of ten Guardians.

Among them, the two most powerful were Fallen Feather Broken Feather, once a Mortal God, and Envoy of the Underworld, Yi Mingfeng, this False God. Both now possess Void God level strength.

Additionally, an unrivaled expert from the Night Clan, Ye Xingtian, would soon return to the Void God Level. Along with Takasma’s black cat from the original Hero Empire and Wandering Divine Envoy Clare, the Hero Empire had nearly five Void God level experts!

Even from the perspective of the First World, the Hero Empire was among the most powerful powers. Even a large Race like the Nagas might not possess five Void God level experts.

If The Seven Archdemons invade the Second World again, other areas might fall, but the Hero Empire likely will not. To deal with five Void God level experts, the Archdemons could hardly manage with their incarnations alone.

...

On another front, within the First World, Huang Yi’s incarnation was still mingled within the area occupied by the Demon Clan, constantly monitoring the Demon Clan’s movements.

Now, the Demon Clan’s camp was in chaos, busy deploying soldiers everywhere.

In the past few days, a counterattack by the coalition of Nagas, Heavenly Clan, and Ba Clan had achieved significant success, as they led an army to attack the thirteen heavily fortified islands of the Demon Clan.

This battle was supposed to end in stalemate; the Demon Clan’s thirteen islands were fortified like an iron wall, requiring a prolonged siege to break through. But the battle achieved a significant breakthrough in a short period, all other twelve islands were normal except for the one guarded by the Agony Demon Sect, which was breached swiftly, as the Demons within did not put up proper resistance before Unbeaten, the commander, ordered a retreat, practically handing over the entire island to the Nagas.

Now, the Nagas had occupied that crucial island, tearing open a hole in that line of defense, posing a severe threat to the Demon Clan’s rear stronghold.

"Damn it! What on earth is the Agony Demon Sect doing? They actually handed over the island they were guarding, causing us all to be in this crisis now!"

"I want to see how Unbeaten explains this to the Demon King!"

"Where have the Demon Kings gone anyway? Something so major happened, yet they have not blamed anyone."

"Yes! Recently, there’s been no activity from the Demon Kings’ caves. Could it be they aren’t in the First World?"

...

Flying above the Demon Clan’s stronghold, Huang Yi overheard the Demons around him cursing and complaining.

This Demon Clan stronghold was on a small continent, far from the thirteen fortified islands, originally very secure. However, since that line of islands had been breached, this stronghold was no longer safe, constantly vulnerable to attack by the experts of Nagas, Ba Clan, and Heavenly Clan. The Demons here were uneasy and disturbed.

Huang Yi gazed at the distant land below, the central area of the stronghold, where a massive pit on the ground continuously emitted demonic Qi, unfathomable. No Demon dared to approach this pit, choosing instead to go around it.

This enormous pit was the Demon King’s Demon Cave in the First World. No one besides the Demon King themselves could enter, including those Demigod experts from the Demon Clan.

Looking at the bottomless Demon Cave, Huang Yi felt an irresistible urge—what exactly lay hidden inside?

The most crucial secret of the Demon Clan must be within.

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Today, I went to watch a show and only managed to write two thousand words. I wish everyone good health and happiness in the new year.