"All right. Let's go find them!" Valeria avoided eye contact with Rocky and tried to divert the conversation to mask her embarrassment.
"Yes. We'd better find them quickly," Rocky responded rather emotionlessly.
Afterward, they walked through the path along the edge of the enchanted barrier as they tried to familiarize themselves with their surroundings. At the same time, they were still desperate to know what the oasis was doing on the other side of the barrier.
Meanwhile, just as what happened to Rocky and Valeria, Layla and her other team members were scattered due to the impact of the powerful force that destroyed the teleportation circle. Therefore, their primary objective was to also find the princess and regroup with their other companions.
On the other hand, since Zain's team and Enoch's team departed for the Ghostly Demon Land before Layla's team, they were able to avoid the impact of the powerful force. However, although they were with their respective team members, they were also sent to a different location. At this moment, both teams were at the edge of the Ghostly Demon Land.
Enoch's team was at the southernmost end of the Ghostly Demon Land, while Zain's team was sent to the opposite side.
Eventually, a delicate figure in a black robe stepped away from the rest of Enoch's members. She exuded a powerful aura that could easily make ordinary people tremble in fear. She looked very powerful and mysterious at the same time.
"Madam, is this already the Ghostly Demon Land?" Surprisingly, Enoch suddenly bowed respectfully to the mysterious woman. If Enoch, who had a high status in the Shura Race, treated this woman in such a manner, it could only be said that she was someone extraordinary.
"Yes. It seemed that our initial plan worked smoothly. I did not expect that we could enter the Ghostly Demon Land this easily. Well, it looks like that even the enchanted barrier around this place does not have that much impact on the demonic race. But of course, just to make sure, I destroyed the teleportation point. I won't let the divine race meddle with our plan this time!" the mysterious woman replied, revealing a flash of coldness in her eyes.
"I agree. Now that we're inside, nothing can hinder us. As long as we strictly follow the plan, we can enter the Demon Sealing Palace and release Phillip's soul. It won't be long until we can revive the demonic race again!" Enoch sneered, giving off a malevolent aura.
It turned out that Enoch had a secret relationship with the demonic race in the Holy-Evil World. No one could have guessed this, not even the deities.
"It's time to set out. Although we have successfully entered the Ghostly Demon Land, we still have to deal with Zain's team. We cannot let them enter the Demon Sealing Palace before us. In order to release Phillip's soul, we will need to offer some beings who possess great power. We need to get to the palace as fast as possible to prepare for the sacrificial ritual. After that, we just have to wait for the other members of the Shura Race to enter the Demon Sealing Palace. Then, we will use them as sacrificial offerings. This is good. We won't have a shortage of sacrifices!" the mysterious woman said, revealing a fiendish grin.
"Yes, madam. We'll depart immediately!" With that, Enoch cupped his hands and gave his team the order to set out.
Immediately after, Enoch's team moved out and headed to the depths of the Ghostly Demon Land.
At the same time, Zain's team had also started treading the area from the north.
Meanwhile, Rocky and Valeria were still walking along the dry river, trying to approach the oasis, which seemed to be so close to them. But all they saw was a boundless yellow desert.
Wherever direction they went, it seemed that the scenery did not really change. However, they found it very strange that they had not encountered any ghostly demon yet. They were told that the place should be filled with them, but the area was so empty.
"How are we supposed to know if we are really in the Ghostly Demon Land right now? It feels that this world has already ended a long time ago!" Valeria was getting impatient and anxious at the same time. She had been to various strange places before, but she had never seen anything like the Ghostly Demon Land.
Therefore, as soon as the Holy Spirit Cup appeared, the demonic tentacles suddenly stopped in their tracks, afraid of the power of the cup.
"I did not know that you have such an amazing treasure! Good thinking!" Rocky immediately praised Valeria after she easily stopped the demonic tentacles. Although he could have gotten out of danger even without Valeria's help, she still did a great job just now, so Rocky deemed that it was worthy of recognition.
"My adoptive mother made sure that this treasure was with me if I am to enter the Ghostly Demon Land. She has been to this place once, so she is aware of the possible dangers that we could encounter here. She told me that against the ghostly demons, a holy treasure with a strong purification power would be the most effective," Valeria explained proudly, raising her chin a little. Ever since they entered the place, she had always been protected by Rocky. But this time, since she was able to protect both of them, it helped her regain her confidence.
However, right after she spoke, an overwhelming force suddenly surged out from the ground not far away from them. Because of this, the layer of yellow sand collapsed, revealing a huge crater. Inside the crater, they could vaguely see an enormous shadow, which looked like an insect nest. Apparently, this was where the demonic tentacles came from.
Afterward, the yellow sand covering the ground began to flow towards the crater. It was like a massive black hole that was sucking everything in its path. Under the strong suction force, the yellow sand began to move quickly, forming an immense sand whirlpool.
Not long after, the sand whirlpool also reached Rocky and Valeria.
As the two felt the irresistible pulling force from the huge crater, they were not able to establish a firm footing. Moreover, since their power was actually suppressed inside the Ghostly Demon Land, they found it very difficult to fly off.
Seeing that the situation was already unfavorable for them, Rocky immediately summoned the God-killing Sword, intending to slaughter the black shadow inside the crater. But as soon as he wielded the sword, he found out that he was unable to smoothly activate his spiritual power.
At the same time, the black shadow spurted out the yellow sand, which was sucked into the crater, towards Rocky and Valeria. The sand carried an astonishing force, and it would be dangerous if they were not able to avoid it or defend themselves from it.
Comments
The readers' comments on the novel: The Medallion