The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 956: Playing

Aldrian then checked the entire mansion using his domain sense, and what he found astounded him. Mountains upon mountains of energy stones and even divine stones were stored within, along with countless pills, potions, talismans, and various ingredients used to create formations.

There were also other artifacts, such as the cauldron that had been used by Hanlie, as well as special artifacts used by Xuanji, like the Flag of the Eye of Formations, which could be used to create special formations.

There were many other items whose value he could not measure.

All of them were stored inside an underground hidden vault. The vault used a spatial manipulation formation similar to the one at the stone pillar location, with a space far wider than it appeared from the outside.

The space was sealed by Xuanji using powerful formations that even a peak pseudo immortal stage cultivator would find impossible to break.

After entering the vault and seeing the mountains of treasures directly, Aldrian could not help but release a sigh of amazement. This was the greatest wealth he had ever seen in his current life, even though the number of weapon artifacts was not as high as in other faith-gathering places.

However, the presence of invaluable treasures such as rare pills and potions personally created by Hanlie made this place more valuable than the place filled with divine grade artifacts. He could even see several six stripe pills among them, and their effects left his mind shaken.

Even gods would desire these pills desperately.

The formation knowledge from Xuanji, along with all of the ingredients that could be used to create many formations, was also something many gods would desire. There were several rare materials that, if used to construct a formation, could create one capable of even killing gods.

He also saw many Irons of Punishment from the Dark Sovereign Realm stored inside special containers, and the sight made his heart tremble. He could use them against his enemies if needed, as he might face many powerful opponents in the future.

He took a deep breath once again to calm himself. Everything inside this place was enough to make gods kill each other. He had expected Hanlie and Xuanji to possess tremendous treasures because of their specialties, but this truly exceeded his imagination.

It was no wonder that these treasures were kept inside a separate space that even possessed preventive measures against the heavens.

Some of the treasures directly violated the heavenly laws, so Xuanji had created this space to hide them from the heavens.

However, now that Aldrian had entered this place, the heavens could finally sense it, and they might send down a heavenly tribulation capable of destroying this place.

But, how could the heavens do that when Aldrian was here and all of this had already been given to him?

Moreover, everything was already inside his domain, and he intended to use these artifacts. Unless Aldrian ordered the heavens to act normally and not give special privilege to this place, they would not dare to act, even according to their own laws.

Once again, he was truly thankful to Hanlie and Xuanji for these treasures, as they could truly help him and his family.

After checking the treasures, Aldrian then checked the mansion and the entire abyss region. He finally understood the placement of the formations that spanned across the region. The formations in this region were the most complex he had ever seen.

Having a formation that covered the depths of the abyss, combined with nullifying formations that could render anyone mortal within it, was already a difficult feat that not even immortals could accomplish.

The fog and the other traps surrounding the abyss were all connected to it as the eye of the formation. The teleportation traps ensured that anyone who stepped into them would have their body appear directly above the abyss, causing them to fall into its depths.

The illusion traps and the fog connected to them could cause anyone who stepped into them to never emerge from the fog-covered area.

That was why Aldrian could sense countless skeletons scattered across the region. The number of victims accumulated over countless eons had turned this place into a suitable location for anyone who wished to comprehend death laws.

He could sense dense death laws permeating the entire region, proof of the countless people who had attempted to peer into the mysteries of the abyss.

He spread his domain sense much farther and finally sensed something he had already expected. Many devils were already waiting for his return from the abyss, and he could not help but smile at the thought.

There were thousands of them, and he was impressed that the devils could move in such numbers within this world. He thought that if the devils were not careful, these numbers could cause a massive uproar, and many powers would immediately strike them down.

He then sensed Meilan’s and Rei’s conditions and saw that they were still in good shape, safely kept within the formation he had instructed them to remain in. He was glad that they were fine, and after making sure there were no issues, he began thinking of a way to deal with these thousands of devils.

Some of these devils were an important source of information to eliminate the devils and the traitors of this world.

He teleported himself outside the mansion, stopping at a distance of one kilometre from it. After sensing his surroundings, he nodded.

’This is enough,’ he thought.

A few moments later, he teleported all of the devils from outside the abyss region to this location. The moment the devils appeared, all of them were stunned and disoriented by the sudden change in their surroundings.

Only darkness greeted their vision, and their bodies suddenly felt restrained.

Erdo and Veraz were also stunned as their vision abruptly plunged into darkness. They immediately tried to observe their surroundings, but when they attempted to spread their spiritual sense, they were shocked to discover that they could not do so.

Many voices from the other devils were filled with confusion and panic, echoing throughout the surroundings, showing that all of them were experiencing the same situation. They were also unable to use their comprehension of elemental laws to unleash any techniques, unable even to light up the dark place.

They could do nothing, as if they were ordinary mortals.

"Where the fuck is this place? Why can I not use any energy?" one of the devils asked furiously.

"Hey, is there anyone who can unleash flames? Light this place up, damn it!" another shouted.

Hearing the commotion filled with panic and confusion, Veraz opened his lips.

"Erdo, are you there?"

"On your right side," Erdo answered.

"Something is blocking our control over the energy outside our bodies, making us unable to utilize anything connected to the surrounding heaven and earth energy. Our spiritual sense is also being suppressed, which means we are no different from sitting ducks here," Veraz said, panic clearly audible in his voice.

"What the fuck is going on? We are outside the danger zone, so why are we—"

Before Erdo could finish his words, blue flames suddenly appeared, surrounding the vast space. The flames formed a massive enclosure, trapping thousands of devils within it, causing shock through the group.

The flames lighting up the space finally allowed them to see their surroundings. However, that did not bring them any relief because of the strange situation they were in. Where were they? What was this place? Why could they not use any energy here?

Amid the panic, one of the devils noticed someone floating above them.

"There is someone there!" he shouted, prompting the others to look in the direction he pointed. They saw the silhouette of a figure and a pair of blue eyes shining in the darkness, silently gazing down at them.

Erdo and Veraz looked at the silhouette with tense expressions.

Who was this figure? Was he an enemy? If this figure was the one who had done this to them, then they were nothing before him.

They could do nothing and were entirely at this figure’s mercy.

"Who are you? Are you the one who brought us to this place?" Erdo shouted toward the figure.

As the others waited for an answer, the figure slowly descended, his body gradually entering the illuminated area, revealing his form.

"You know me, do you not? All of you came for me, hoping to kill me after all."

The male voice resounded, and as the light fully touched his face, it revealed a handsome countenance.

The moment Erdo and Veraz saw that face, their expressions turned to horror. Their bodies froze for a moment.

The man they had planned to kill was in front of them, and he seemed to be the one who had rendered all of them powerless.

Aldrian looked at them with a calm expression. His emotionless eyes reflected the thousands of devils, all of whom were showing fear, shock, and panic on their faces.

Seeing the bleak situation, Erdo snapped out of his shock and shouted to the others.

"Everyone, escape! Don’t look back!"

The thousands of devils tried to flee, running in any direction as long as it took them away from Aldrian. They believed that they could force their way through the walls of blue flames, and that even if their bodies were burned, they might still survive.

But the moment their bodies touched the flames—

Whoosh!

"Argghh!"

"Uwargghh!"

"No!"

"Help!"

Their bodies were suddenly engulfed entirely in flames, and the fire did not go out no matter how they tried to extinguish it, even as they rolled on the ground in desperation.

Seeing this scene, many devils gave up their intent to force their way through the flames. They stepped back in panic, not knowing what else to do.

Erdo and Veraz gritted their teeth. Aldrian was playing with them. It was as if a predator was toying with its prey.

Looking at the powerless devils, Aldrian smiled. It was a chilling smile that made the devils who saw it feel a deep cold in their hearts.

"There will be none of you who leave this place alive," Aldrian said.

A moment later, screams filled with pain, despair, and horror echoed from the depths of the abyss.