Chapter 692: Seal

Boom!

As a torrent of malevolent Qi surged out from beneath the Xiangli Tree, the ground there suddenly caved in, revealing a massive black hole whose interior space appeared twisted and on the verge of shattering.

And the malevolent Qi was pouring out from this spatial rift.

That space was precisely where the Dark Cave was located!

The Dark Cave was not situated beneath the ground suppressed by the Xiangli Tree, but rather at a spatial anchor point—the intersection of the real world and the Dark World. However, a world rift had appeared at this intersection, which led to the emergence of the Dark Cave.

The sudden appearance of the Dark Cave space drew the attention of everyone present. Their gazes hurriedly shot toward it, and then they saw terrifying energy tides surging out wave after wave from deep within the Dark Cave. The fluctuations emitted by those energy tides were so powerful that even the Marquis-level strongmen present turned pale; an energy of that intensity, even just a single wave, would be enough to obliterate them.

At the source of those energy tides, they faintly saw two figures of light locked in combat.

"It's Dean Pang!" a Marquis-level strongman cried out in alarm.

One of those two figures of light was unmistakably Pang Pang Qianyuan.

And opposite Pang Pang Qianyuan, that figure of light emitted an extremely terrifying aura of malevolence; every gesture it made erupted with might that caused the entire space to tremble.

"Is Dean Pang fighting the Fish Chi King?!" a Purple-Glow Mentor of the academy said.

"No, that's not the Fish Chi King!"

A Purple-Glow Mentor with keen perception suddenly turned deathly pale and said in horror, "It's another Aberration King!"

At these words, the entire audience was struck with terror. Even Vice Dean Suxin and Yu Yu Hongxi's pupils contracted—another Aberration King had appeared deep within the Dark Cave?!

All gazes hurriedly shot toward it, and then they saw that the Aberration King fighting Pang Pang Qianyuan was a withered skeletal figure holding a tattered, ash-gray soul-summoning banner. Both its appearance and the malevolent Qi it emitted were entirely different from the Fish Chi King's.

The crowd's hearts immediately trembled, and an overwhelming despair welled up within them. No wonder Dean Pang had been unable to show himself for so long—deep within the Dark Cave, he had actually been entangled by two Aberration Kings!

"Hehe, Pang Pang Qianyuan, the Xiangli Tree has been destroyed, the Dark Cave has lost its suppression. All your efforts over these years have been for nothing." Just then, a hollow, piercing laughter rang out from deep within the Dark Cave.

Hearing this voice, the pupils of many of the academy's Purple-Glow Mentors present, including Xi Chan, all contracted, and a thick chill welled up in their hearts.

Because this voice was not unfamiliar to them. During past Dark Cave purification missions, they had also gone deep into the Dark Cave and seen that terrifying existence that had been confronting Dean Pang for years.

The Fish Chi King!

Under the watchful gazes of the terrified crowd, a sound like flowing river water seemed to come from deep within the Dark Cave. The sound was eerily strange, as if countless shrill shrieks were mixed within it.

The next moment, black river water appeared within their field of vision. They saw the black water roaring out from deep within the Dark Cave like a colossal black serpent, devouring everything in its path.

"The Malevolent Black River?!"

Everyone's expressions changed to terror once more. That black river water was an aggregation of countless malevolent thoughts; it was said that Aberrations were born from within it. Was the Fish Chi King actually planning to channel this Malevolent Black River out of the Dark Cave into the real world?!

Once this Malevolent Black River emerged, the contamination it would cause was beyond imagination!

It could be said without exaggeration that wherever the Black River passed, the entire environment of heaven and earth would change, ultimately becoming a dwelling place for Aberrations.

At that time, Daxia would be utterly destroyed; within ten thousand li, no life would remain.

In midair, the Regent was also watching this scene. His gaze flickered uncertainly, and then his eyes couldn't help but turn toward the gold-and-silver double-pupiled man, because regarding this current development, the other party had not told him about it.

The other party had only told him that they would find a way to prevent Pang Pang Qianyuan from leaving the Dark Cave, but had never said they would actually channel the Malevolent Black River into Daxia.

If that happened, wouldn't Daxia also be destroyed?

But although his heart was shaken, the Regent still suppressed his emotions. Things had already reached a point where there was no turning back. He had already boarded the ship of the "Return-to-One Society," and the development of events was probably beyond his control. After all, if he were exposed as being in league with the gold-and-silver double-pupiled man and his group, then the Holy Mystic Star Academy, the Gold Dragon Treasure House, and the many other powers would surely vent their fury upon him; even some of the forces under his own control might very well turn against him.

After all, what the Return-to-One Society intended to do was rather anti-humanity.

At that time, he would lose everything.

The Regent was a formidable figure, and a formidable figure knows how to make trade-offs. So after a brief struggle, he made a very rational choice.

Things having come to this, the "Return-to-One Society" was a very good backer. Relying on them, what the Regent could obtain would also be greater. In the future, he might even be able to use this to charge into the King Realm; if he could reach that step, any price was worth paying.

"Pang Pang Qianyuan, leave. Leave Daxia. This place was always a mud pit that shackled a fierce dragon. Now that I've helped you break the mud pit, you can take this opportunity to depart." As the black river water flooded, the Fish Chi King's beguiling voice also kept ringing out.

Pang Pang Qianyuan's expression was cold. The massive "Tri-Phase Sacred Ring" behind him continuously erupted with profound light, slashing toward the Corpse Wraith King ahead. Faced with his overwhelmingly domineering Tri-Phase blade-light, the Corpse Wraith King's offensive was also being continuously forced back.

But that was all it amounted to.

He had no way to defeat the Corpse Wraith King, while the Fish Chi King was taking the opportunity to continuously push the Malevolent Black River forward.

Now that the Xiangli Tree had also been ignited, having lost the Xiangli Tree's suppression, the Malevolent Black River would surge into the real world without any obstacle.

The entire situation could be said to have already reached the absolute worst.

Pang Pang Qianyuan's gaze was icy as he said, "Fish Chi King, I can Enter the King Realm. Do you think your beguiling words will work on me?"

"Hehe, this isn't beguilement, it's fact. Pang Pang Qianyuan, do you think you can still change anything? In this game of chess, you've been losing from the very start." The Fish Chi King spoke. "You lot must have some scheme in mind here; the Academy Alliance won't stand by and do nothing!" Pang Pang Qianyuan said coldly.

"The Academy Alliance can't reach a place this far away."

"Although I don't know what your true purpose is, you all seem very eager to push the Malevolent Black River out. Then today, I simply won't let you have your way." Pang Pang Qianyuan's gaze flickered, and finally he slowly lowered his eyes and said.

"Oh? Do you think you can do it?" The Fish Chi King's words carried a tone of mockery.

Pang Pang Qianyuan took a deep breath and raised his palm. The Dragon Bone Holy Grail appeared in his hand; the Holy Grail's mottled surface was covered with the marks of time.

"The Dragon Bone Holy Grail?"

The Fish Chi King's laughter rang out: "This 'Unparalleled Treasure' inherited from the Academy Alliance is indeed immensely powerful, but I'm afraid it's not enough to change the current situation."

Pang Pang Qianyuan paid no heed. He formed hand seals with both hands, and the vast Xiangli within his body continuously poured into the Dragon Bone Holy Grail at this moment. As he pushed it with all his might, the Dragon Bone Holy Grail blossomed with resplendent radiance, and faintly, it seemed as if an ancient dragon's roar sounded.

The next moment, a dragon-shadow light barrier actually descended slowly from the heavens.

Upon that light barrier, dragon shadows coiled. The range it covered unmistakably included the Corpse Wraith King, the Fish Chi King, and that surging Malevolent Black River.

"Dragon Bone Holy Grail, Dragon Bone Seal Realm." Pang Pang Qianyuan's indifferent voice also rang out at this moment.

Both the Corpse Wraith King and the Fish Chi King raised their heads at this moment. They gazed at the dragon-shadow light barrier descending from above. At this instant, a vast power enveloped them, and beneath this power, their bodies seemed to lose control.

Even the surging Malevolent Black River stagnated, no longer advancing.

Between heaven and earth, a kind of white smoke spread out. This smoke seemed to be some sort of special curse; as it drifted past, everything within the range of that light barrier was actually turning to bone.

Including the caster Pang Pang Qianyuan, as well as the Corpse Wraith King, the Fish Chi King, and that Malevolent Black River.

They saw a faint gray-white color slowly emerge from Pang Pang Qianyuan's body, showing signs of turning him into a bone sculpture.

This seemed to be a kind of sealing art.

It was just an indiscriminate seal.

"Pang Pang Qianyuan, you really have some nerve, willing to sacrifice yourself to seal us all together? Is it worth it?" Fish Chi King's voice finally turned somewhat grim and cold.

"Naive. Even a 'Peerless Treasure' cannot seal the Evil Thought Heihe." Corpse Wang King's hollow, indifferent voice rang out in response.

Pang Pang Qianyuan lowered his head to glance at his body, which was beginning to ossify. His face remained placid as he said lightly, "Indeed, this alone is still not quite enough."

Then, he turned his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the space of the dark cavern, projecting onto a certain figure outside the academy.

It was at this very same moment that Li Luo, who was watching the battle outside the academy, heard a voice ring out by his ear.

"Li Luo, give me a hand."