Chapter 787 - 772: A Bold Plan: Infiltrating the Demon God Hall

The War God Hall definitely had a lot of information on the Demon God Hall.

But in the War Emperor’s memories, everything related to the Demon God Hall was completely sealed away.

In the past, Shen Lang had been completely ignorant of a secretive faction like the Demon God Hall.

It wasn’t until he met Lan Mengling and discovered she was being hunted by the War God Hall’s Eight Celestial Kings that he began to learn a few things.

Now, as Shen Lang began to read the memories of Zuo Feng and Zuo Yun, the shock he felt was still indescribable, even though he had prepared himself mentally.

Although the Demon God Hall was only a vague silhouette in Zuo Feng and Zuo Yun’s memories, this behemoth had finally begun to reveal its colossal form to Shen Lang.

If the Demon God Hall was already this powerful, then what kind of existence was its leader, the Demon Lord?

The stories of the Ancient Era told by the Feather Wood Race’s Prophet, Yu Lingfeng—the chaotic age of the Blood Race, the emergence of the Pangu Divine Race, and so on—had never once mentioned an entity like the Demon God Hall. The whole matter reeked of strangeness from top to bottom.

’What kind of being is that Demon Lord...? These two men’s memories only contain a sliver of information about him: during the battle over a decade ago when the War God Hall vanished, the Demon Lord’s clone fought the War Emperor. It seemed to have completely crushed him, and in the end, the War Emperor self-destructed...’

’But this is quite different from what I saw in my dream before I fused with the War Emperor’s soul.’

’The War Emperor still had strength to spare against the Demon Lord’s clone. It seemed he understood something and chose to self-destruct in the end! It wasn’t that he was powerless to resist...’

’According to the War Emperor’s explanation, it was partly because he sensed that I had already arrived in this world from Earth and fully understood the meaning of his own existence. The other reason was that he understood the power of that mysterious faction. So, to preserve the War God Hall’s strength, he used the force of his self-destruction to send the War God Hall into a Space-Time Rift, ultimately saving it from complete annihilation.’

’But even so... a mere clone forced the War Emperor to self-destruct. If his true body were to arrive, couldn’t he stomp the entire Star Continent flat with a single foot?’

’Something’s not right. Not even an Evil Dao sovereign like the Blood Ancestor, or the many Demon Gods who once walked the Star Continent, could possess such power!’

’Only the mighty Divine Demons of the Upper Realm could have such strength... but the powerful Divine Demons of the Upper Realm are restricted by this world’s Rules and cannot enter the Star Continent!’

’No, that’s not right either... That bizarre Purple-robed Person who appeared not long ago, Lu Qianqiu, once said that he was a peerless expert whose true body had descended after the Reverse Passage closed...’

Countless questions and thoughts clashed in Shen Lang’s mind.

It was a tangled mess he couldn’t sort out.

It was clearly impossible to sort out the entire sequence of events with only the information Shen Lang currently possessed.

’This Demon Lord... what’s his connection to the "Ultimate Fear" that Elder Gu Feng mentioned? And what about Dingdang...? I feel like I’m on the verge of grasping something, but when I try to dig deeper, there’s not enough information to support it... Forget it. Thinking about it any more will just give me a headache, and it’s useless.’

Although he had acquired the memories of two Demon God Hall experts, almost all information was cut off as soon as it reached the upper echelons of the organization. This left Shen Lang feeling extremely frustrated.

He could only give up on pointless speculation for now.

It seemed that to get more useful information, he would have to make contact with a Demon God Hall expert at or above the Quasi-Emperor Martial Realm.

But even if he ran into Lan Mengling, getting information about the Demon God Hall from her would probably be impossible.

As one of the esteemed Five Demon Generals, how could she let someone easily obtain the Demon God Hall’s secrets?

Thinking of Lan Mengling, Shen Lang was suddenly startled again. ’How are the Demon God Hall’s Five Great Demon Generals all Divine Beasts? The Vermilion Bird, Taotie, Qiongqi, Bi Fang, plus the Black Phoenix I encountered last time... half of the Ten Great Divine Beasts are already in the Demon God Hall!’

’And according to Zuo Feng and Zuo Yun’s memories, it seems that besides the Qilin and the Dragon Race, the White Tiger, Xuanwu, and Kui Ox are also under the Demon God Hall’s control?’

’No, first, I need to sort through these two men’s memories and the records from the War God Hall...’

Shen Lang closed his eyes to focus, only opening them again after a long moment. ’Tens of thousands of years ago, the Vermilion Bird Race used their mastery of Space Technique to escape the Star Continent for unknown reasons. But Lan Mengling, as the Princess of the Vermilion Bird Race, stayed behind, becoming the sole member of her race on the continent. She came to the Yumu Cave Blessed Land because she believes the disappearance of the Vermilion Bird Race might be connected to the disappearance of the Pocket World Blessed Lands...’

’The Dragon Race has always held a transcendent status, occupying the Dragon Valley and rarely showing themselves. According to the War God Hall’s records, the Black Dragon Clan completely vanished after they defected... So it turns out they’re also in the Demon God Hall! And it seems this Black Dragon’s status is much higher than the Candle Dragon’s?’

’I always found it strange that the Candle Dragon was so relentlessly hunting Chi Zunxin. Looking at it now, could it be that the Demon God Hall was specifically after the Qilin?’

’I’m looking for the Ten Great Divine Beasts for my Chaos Divine Body. Why is the Demon God Hall gathering so many of them?’

Shen Lang’s brow was tightly furrowed. He hadn’t wanted to get entangled in these questions, but as soon as he stopped thinking about the previous ones, a whole new series of problems emerged.

But when it came to the Ten Great Divine Beasts, Shen Lang had no choice but to consider it.

’This is trouble. My Chaos Divine Body needs the Ten Great Divine Beasts’ Essence Blood. Other than the Qilin and the Green Dragon in the Amber Dream Realm, which might be a little easier to obtain, all the rest are in the Demon God Hall... It’s already harder than ascending to heaven to get this kind of Divine Beast Essence Blood, and now I find out they’re all in the Demon God Hall...’

Aside from the Qilin, who had escaped, almost all of the Ten Great Divine Beasts had been ensnared by the Demon God Hall.

Shen Lang, who had been searching for the Ten Great Divine Beasts all this time, was now a bit dumbfounded.

He needed to obtain the Ten Great Divine Beasts’ Essence Blood to finally activate his Chaos Divine Body and be able to face the Demon God Hall;

But to get the Ten Great Divine Beasts’ Essence Blood, he had to confront the Demon God Hall first...

It was a complete vicious cycle!

Compared to this matter, the grudges and drama between the Candle Dragon, the Taotie, and the Black Phoenix held absolutely no appeal for Shen Lang.

’Wait a minute!’

A gleam flashed in Shen Lang’s eyes. ’The grudges between the Candle Dragon, the Taotie, and the Black Phoenix, plus Dingdang’s connection... it might not be entirely useless after all!’

’It seems my decision not to reveal myself to Naluo King and the others was very wise!’

’I was going to get to the bottom of Dingdang’s amnesia anyway, and to investigate that, I have to infiltrate the Demon God Hall... I can use her connection, as well as the relationships between the Taotie and the Candle Dragon, to have some "fun" with the people from the Demon God Hall!’

’Who knows, I might even be able to fish in troubled waters and get some Divine Beast Essence Blood!’

Learning about the situation with the Candle Dragon and the Taotie from Zuo Feng and Zuo Yun’s memories left Shen Lang not knowing whether to laugh or cry...

The Black Phoenix was once the Taotie’s wife, and the Taotie was completely henpecked.

Even though the Taotie doted on the Black Phoenix and obeyed her every whim, she eventually left him and ended up with the Candle Dragon.

From then on, the Taotie and the Candle Dragon became mortal enemies, as incompatible as fire and water.

However, there was another rumor of unknown authenticity circulating within the Demon God Hall...

It was said that all of the Taotie’s previous women had also been stolen by the Candle Dragon.

In fact, it was said that the two had been at each other’s throats long before the Black Phoenix came along...

Reading through Zuo Feng and Zuo Yun’s memories, Shen Lang couldn’t help but roll his eyes repeatedly.

If the Black Phoenix had been as beautiful as a celestial fairy, it would have been one thing...

Even though Shen Lang didn’t want to judge by appearances, he found it a little hard to believe that two great Demon Generals would fight to the death over her.

The Taotie had even taken advantage of the absence of some of the Demon God Hall’s old-timers to come to the Western Wilderness in his true body to hunt him down!

He had the air of someone who wouldn’t rest until the Candle Dragon was dead!

’My impression of the Black Phoenix from last time was actually pretty good. If I can use her and Dingdang’s connection to get closer to the Demon God Hall... obtaining the Ten Great Divine Beasts’ Essence Blood might not be impossible.’

A bold plan began to take shape in Shen Lang’s mind...

’I’ll use Dingdang’s connection to infiltrate the Demon God Hall!’

’Even if I can’t truly enter or go deep inside, I have to at least build a relationship with someone like the Black Phoenix, whose power is on par with the Five Great Demon Generals!’

Shen Lang had never wanted to use Dingdang, but whether it was investigating her amnesia or the matter of the Ten Great Divine Beasts, he probably wouldn’t stand a chance if he didn’t do this.

For some reason, however, while Shen Lang considered using the Black Phoenix, he didn’t even think about using Lan Mengling, with whom he had a better connection.

After learning of Lan Mengling’s status within the Demon God Hall, Shen Lang had subconsciously begun to see her as one of his mortal enemies.

Just thinking of her name brought forth an undeniable feeling of disgust and discomfort that he couldn’t shake.

Lan Mengling’s mischievous smile flashed through his mind, and Shen Lang felt an inexplicable surge of irritation.

’The Demon God Hall isn’t just the enemy of the War God Hall; it’s the enemy of all races and living beings on the Star Continent... A battle between you and I is probably inevitable!’

As soon as this thought arose, Shen Lang irritably cast it aside.

It was as if he could only feel a bit of relief by not thinking about it.

"Hmph!"

Shaking his head, Shen Lang waved his right hand through the air!

Branches from the World Tree spread out to cover the sky and immediately snatched up all the remaining Nascent Souls!

At the same time, tens of thousands of Thunderbolt Chains descended from the sky within the Sea of Chaos!

In an instant, those Thunderbolt Chains pierced straight through the countless Ghosts hidden in the Sea of Chaos!

Within the quiet Tai Chi Diagram, the air was suddenly filled with ghostly wails and earth-shattering screams!

Shen Lang spread his arms wide, as if commanding all the power in this small world, and bore down on the innumerable Ghosts!

"Refine all of these Ghosts! Leave none behind!"

This rarely seen, tyrannical side of Shen Lang even made the Ghost King, who was standing nearby, stare in a daze.

’The boss is angry. The consequences will be terrifying...’ The Ghost King subconsciously shrank back.

From what the Ghost King knew of Shen Lang, he would never have shown such an attitude unless he was weighed down by a great many unpleasant matters.