An orange luster abruptly took shape in front of the Star Demon God Pillar, illuminating the ground . And just like that, an orange figure appeared in the center of this pillar of light .
He was seated in midair, his orange gown making him look no different from any ordinary Star Demon . But his pair of eyes seemed able to see through everything, shining like a yellow crystal . If one looked carefully, his eyes looked like an endless night sky .
His long hair draping over his shoulder, he floated calmly, his handsome face visibly looking pale . His body dispersed a mystical aura, exactly the same as the one coming out from the Star Demon God Pillar .
Even though this was the first time the group saw him, a name surged up in everyone from Bright Glimmer of Hope, Star Demon God Vassago .
Everyone had a real inauspicious feeling . Vassago actually revealed himself in here, and at this time, they had lost the ability to summon Haoyue . What could it mean? It meant that this was a trap!
Long Haochen unconsciously blurted out, âYue Ye!â Right, Yue Ye was definitely the issue . He didnât expect this to really be a trap, nor had he thought any issue could arise with Yue Ye . This instant, his whole body was drenched in sweat .
But even in such an unfavorable situation, Long Haochen still preserved his calm . He did not hesitate at all to immediately transfer his spiritual energy and mental force with all his might into the Eternal Melody in front of his chest .
An intense bright light instantly arose on his chest, wrapping his whole group inside .
Everyone from Bright Glimmer of Hope was naturally aware of what he was doing, rushing to his side . They clearly had no thoughts of responding: since Vassago had appeared there, he had clearly anticipated their arrival, so their plan was already a failure . Ths being the case, they could only leave as fast as possible . As long as they could return to the Tower of Eternity, they could have a chance to make a comeback in the future .
The bright light vanished rapidly, and how about the group?
Vassago calmly looked at the Eternal Melody activated by Long Haochen, but didnât show any intent to stop him . His look was still as calm, but also leaked small traces of sadness and disappointment . His face was obviously pale, and he couldnât help but cough lightly .
The bright light disappeared, but the group was still in place .
Long Haochen, Caiâer, Lin Xin, Wang Yuanyuan and the rest were still on the same spot, standing in front of the Star Demon God . They were not teleported, or anything like that .
âNo good!â The look on their faces changed, as Han Yu swiftly charged at the gate of the Star Demon Pagoda . Although they didnât know what Vassago did for the teleportation to fail, their inability to teleport away was clearly due to the location . Everyone understood that their plans led them to an unredeemable trap . But even at such a time, they still had to struggle, and couldnât let even the slightest hope escape .
Bang . Han Yu struck the door violently, but his body was just repelled back even faster . A soft dark golden gloss then shone in the whole Star Demon Pagoda .
All the dark golden inscriptions on the ground and the walls lit up brightly this instant, and illuminated the whole Star Demon Pagoda lightly .
They couldnât sense any trace of darkness element in these fantastic elemental fluctuations, but this instant, Long Haochen had clearly sensed that they were already trapped in a sort of cage, a cage from wh ich they had no means of escape .
Their mood was at its lowest level . This instant, Long Haochen had already understood that on this day, they had absolutely no way to escape . But he did not understand how they fell in to such an inconceivable trap .
âI can understand your unresign edness and incomprehension . â The Star Demon God Vassago spoke lightly, âYou are undoubtedly a high level existence among humans, and even if you are going to die here on this day, you can be proud of your own death . Thatâs because in order to avoid any accident in killing you, nearly all the forces from my clan were transferred . This plan was already in motion since the start of the Holy War ; a plan that involved dozens of millions of individuals . Even if you were even smarter, even more capable and even more blessed in light elemental mastery, you would still have no way to leave from my Star Demon Pagoda . In there, you r plans have come to their end . â
Long Haochen took a deep breath, actually calming down in these desperate straits . As it is said, nothing is more wretched than apathy . He already understood that such a grandiose demon ic plan couldnât possibly leave him with the slightest chance . Since things were like that, even if he would die here, that will be after doing his utmost in a struggle against the enemy, doing his utmost to give the most value possible to his death .
âSo , things were like that . â Long Haochenâs voice became just as indifferent as he looked at the Star Demon God floating in front of them .
Vassagoâs look seemed to contain a lot of praise, âYou deserve to know the whole process . You are the only human who could possibl y qualif y for us to do such things . â
âThe instant of your entrance in the Star Demon Pagoda, this plan was at its perfection . But I have known that this would happen since long ago .
â I had seen it all a few years ago .
âDo you think that Yue Ye fooled you? That she drew you into this trap?â Vassago interrogated with a smile . His tone had lost its apathy, and grown a great deal angrier .
Long Haochen asked coldly, âCould it not be the case?â
Vassago shook his head, âOf course not . If she was lying to you so far, how could you not have found out with your senses so sharp? At least you would subconsciously have had some feelings of danger . But right because everything was real, you were finally fooled . Yue Ye was just a portion of this plan . Even now, she does not know that you have fallen in to this trap that mobilized our raceâs whole forces . â
Long Haochen was slightly shaken, âYue Ye did not fool us, and was also one of the fooled parties? And you knew about our relation of collaboration beforehand . â
Vassago shook h is head once again, âThere is nothing we are not aware of . She may think she concealed herself well, but in the end, her Yue Ye Chamber of Commerce is not a united thing . Actually, making her believe what we want ed her to wasnât hard; the hard part , because a godâs chosen one such as you has a great perception of danger, was to make you believe that your plan was going totally against our expectations as you advance d here, step by step . Any adaptation of our moves to your plans would have greatly aro used your alertness . And I believe that you are a prudent human: if there were traces of danger, your plans would be basically cancelled, am I wrong?â
Long Haochen indifferently replied, âBut I have still fallen for your trap . â
Vassago responded, âThatâs because this trap was more than perfect . Everything you have encountered appeared totally real, including the part when Yue Ye told you that my cultivation was reduced to a tenth of its peak power . His Majesty the Demon God Emperor and the Moon Demon God also brought out the demon armies to the Exorcist Mountain Pass for real . This Holy War was also made real just for your sake . The combination of so many real facts couldnât be doubted in your eyes . Which is why you are here right now . â
Long Haochen had a blank look, âBut isnât it a fact that your strength is only at a tenth of its peak? Even if I cannot summon Haoyue, even if I cannot bring him here, and am unable to destroy your demon god pillar, just killing you will be enough to make our death worth it . â
Vassago showed a faint smile, âYou are wrong . The trade is not worth it at all for your side . Exchanging my life for yours is actually a profit for my race, a great profit . Thatâs because you are the only possible threat to our existence that has ever arisen over the past six thousand years since our descent in to Shengmo Dalu . If we let you keep growing, there will be a day that you will become a real threat to my race . This is why I used the Great Prophecy Technique at the cost of my life expectancy, to unleash a real Great Prophecy Technique .
â I have seen a lot, a real lot . Even if that was at the cost of a hundred years of life expectancy, this was worth it for the future of demons . I have seen your astonishing growth speed, seen the sight of you killing my kin, and seen the process of you coming here inevitably after stopping at the Exorcist Mountain Pass . For sure, I wasnât able to grasp everything clearly, and even experienced obscure changes in the great prophecies after you arrived there . But I have been able to sense that this was the only chance we had to kill you, and to kill Austin Griffin . If this did not turn out successful, the next sight would be the doom of my race . So no matter what, you wonât ever leave from here .
âYou are t he one chosen by the Goddess of Light ⌠Actually, you alone wouldnât be sufficient to be such an enormous threat for our race . And , actually, we only have to kill Austin Griffin and no more . Even with our absolute strength, we are still unwilling to face him, because he is the only one to have the ability to breach the protective barrier we have erected . We are unwilling to let the slightest risk appear . So with you here, he just cannot come . And as long as you die, even if his blood was even stronger, the only fate for him is to follow yours . You were the one to bring him in this world, so his life can only terminate alongside yours . Donât you want to know what he is? Why we dread him to such an extent, and not only me, but even His M a jesty as well?â