Chapter 117: The Great Demon Opens the Gate

Everyone heard this and felt it made sense, so they scattered to find places to hide.

Zhang Yi hid in the crown of a dense tree, observing the movements of the Demon Saint Mansion group through the gaps in the branches and leaves.

Before long, a clamor came from afar, growing clearer as it moved from the distance to nearby.

Through the gaps in the leaves, Zhang Yi saw a group of figures with soaring Demon Qi approaching in a mighty, grand procession.

Like a swarm of locusts passing through, the surrounding trees were unable to lift their heads under the pressure of the Demon Qi they carried.

The powerful figures of the Demon Saint Mansion stood firm on the perimeter, each possessing an extraordinary bearing and radiating powerful pressure.

Zhang Yi spotted the Red Flame Tiger in the crowd at a glance; that fellow was standing beside a tall figure, acting arrogant and fawning all over his face.

And that tall figure was none other than Xiong Zhentian, whom he had tricked before!

"Damn it! How did these two show up here too?"

Zhang Yi couldn't help but curse, "What a small world!"

He hurriedly pulled his body in tighter, terrified of being discovered.

At this moment, two Great Demons from the Demon Saint Mansion stepped forward.

The Great Demon said in a muffled voice, "This is the Trial Land! The spiritual energy is abundant; it is an excellent treasure ground for cultivation!"

"Those of you with insufficient strength, do not enter rashly, otherwise, if you lose your life, we will not be held responsible!"

The small demons below immediately began to discuss it, some eager to try, others timid and hesitant.

"Pah, isn't it just a lousy Trial Land? What's so great about it!"

A sharp-mouthed, monkey-cheeked small demon said disdainfully, "Back in the day, I was a figure who could stir up the wind and clouds; would I be afraid of this?"

"Exactly, exactly!"

Another demon with a pig's nose chimed in, "With so many of us brothers going in together, are we still afraid of it?"

But there were also some cowardly demons who hid in the back, shivering and not daring to come forward.

"I think I'll pass,"

A toad demon covered in warts said, "I don't want to lose my life here. I'll just watch the excitement from the outside."

"Me too, me too,"

"My mother told me to be careful and cautious when I'm out and about, and not to stir up trouble."

The Red Flame Tiger had long been unable to restrain himself; he rolled up his sleeves and rubbed his palms together, looking impatient: "I'll go in first to scout the path!"

Saying this, he was about to charge toward the entrance of the Trial Land.

"Hold on!"

The Great Demon grabbed him, "You're just going to walk in like that?"

The Red Flame Tiger looked bewildered: "Otherwise what?"

The leopard-faced Great Demon looked at the Red Flame Tiger's dim-witted appearance and couldn't help but laugh: "Kid, this is your first time at the Trial Land, right? You don't know the rules here."

The Red Flame Tiger stiffened his neck and retorted stubbornly: "Who says? There's no place I haven't been!"

The leopard-faced Great Demon didn't argue with him and explained patiently: "The reason this Trial Land has such abundant spiritual energy is because it possesses a unique geographical location that can gather the surrounding spiritual energy together to form a spiritual energy barrier. If you just charge in recklessly like that, you'll be blasted into slag by the spiritual energy inside before you even reach the front!"

The Red Flame Tiger was terrified, but he still pretended to be calm and said disdainfully: "Is it as exaggerated as you say?"

The leopard-faced Great Demon pointed to the entrance of the Trial Land and said, "If you don't believe me, look!"

The Red Flame Tiger looked in the direction the leopard-faced Great Demon was pointing and saw the entrance flickering with multicolored light.

It looked like a giant soap bubble, filled with a mysterious aura.

"See that layer of light?"

The leopard-faced Great Demon said, "That is the spiritual energy barrier. Without a special method, you can't get in at all."

Only then did the Red Flame Tiger realize the gravity of the situation; he swallowed a mouthful of saliva and asked sheepishly: "Then... what should I do?"

After hearing the Red Flame Tiger's question, the two Great Demons burst into laughter, as if they had heard some ridiculous joke.

One of the leopard-faced Great Demons wiped the tears of laughter from the corner of his eye and said, "You kid, your tone is quite big! Just based on you, you want to represent the Demon Saint Mansion? Why don't you go pee and look at your own reflection to see what kind of state you're in!"

The other bear-like, burly Great Demon also mocked, "Exactly, don't even look at how much you're worth, yet you want to go in and get a share of the spoils? Aren't you afraid of being blown up by the spiritual energy inside!"

The Red Flame Tiger was ridiculed by the two, his face turning red and then white, but he didn't dare to refute, only muttering under his breath: "I'm at least someone who won out in the Demon Saint Mansion..."

Xiong Zhentian watched the Red Flame Tiger get humiliated from the side and felt secretly pleased.

But on the surface, he still pretended to be filled with righteous indignation.

He said: "Two Great Demons, although Brother Red Flame Tiger's strength is lacking, he is at least loyal and wants to contribute to the Demon Saint Mansion. Isn't it a bit too hurtful to say that to him?"

The leopard-faced Great Demon glanced sideways at Xiong Zhentian and sneered: "You blind bear, stop putting on this hypocritical act! Do you think I don't know what you're planning? Isn't it just that you want to use the Red Flame Tiger as an excuse to follow along and fish for benefits?"

Xiong Zhentian's intentions were exposed, his old face flushed red, and he coughed awkwardly twice.

He said: "Not at all, not at all, the two Great Demons have misunderstood, I was just..."

"Enough, cut the crap!"

The Great Demon interrupted him impatiently, "If you two really want to go in, it's not impossible. Once we open the restriction, if you can withstand the spiritual energy pressure inside, you can naturally go in. If you can't withstand it, then don't blame us!"

Having said that, the two Great Demons ignored them and walked straight toward the entrance of the Trial Land.

They each unleashed their divine abilities, their Demon Qi surging, and two powerful forces collided with the multicolored spiritual energy barrier.

"Boom—!"

With a loud bang, the spiritual energy barrier trembled violently, ripples spreading out.

"Open!"

The two Great Demons shouted in unison, and a huge crack appeared on the spiritual energy barrier.

A surge of rich spiritual energy gushed out from within, instantly permeating the entire valley.

"Hurry, go in!"

The Great Demon roared and was the first to charge into the crack. The bear-like Great Demon followed closely behind and also disappeared into the crack.

Seeing this, the surrounding minor demons immediately boiled over, one after another scrambling to surge toward the rift.

"Charge! The chance to get rich has come!"

"Trial Land, here I come!"

"Hahaha, this time I must return fully loaded!"

Watching these crazed minor demons, Zhang Yi could not help but shake his head and say to Nudi beside him, "These people are truly blinded by greed; they aren't even afraid of losing their lives here."

Nudi chuckled and said, "Men die for wealth, birds die for food; it has been so since ancient times. However, this Trial Land is indeed somewhat strange, so we must also be careful."

"Mm."

Zhang Yi nodded, his gaze fixed tightly on the rift that was continuously gushing out spiritual energy, a faint sense of unease rising in his heart.

At this moment, Scarlet Flame Tiger and Xiong Zhentian also arrived before the rift, and looking at the surging spiritual energy within, both of them were somewhat hesitant.

"This... this spiritual energy is too strong, isn't it?"

Scarlet Flame Tiger's voice was trembling slightly.