The Black Book

Boom~

Strange dark clouds covered the sky, and between lightning and thunder, the [Demon Prison] located dozens of miles outside the imperial capital, between the towering mountains, appeared and disappeared, like a ghost cave.

Looking at the dead silence of the [Demon Prison] from afar, Gui Huan vaguely sensed a chilling breath in the air, as if something indescribable had descended on this world.

"Duke Yu... what are you doing?"

Originally, Gui Huan thought that the [Demon Prison] was a place to imprison martial arts masters, but now it seems that she thought too simply.

Half a step behind her, Yan Yunsheng, who was also looking into the distance, paused slightly, and pursed his lips with a complicated expression.

"Whatever the adults do, they naturally have their reasons, and I dare not speculate."

Gui Huan keenly captured the unfinished meaning in Yan Yunsheng's words. Although she still didn't know the situation, she had a vague understanding in her heart.

Inexplicably, Gui Huan felt a chill rising from her tailbone, and she shuddered involuntarily.

The more she came into contact with him, the more she felt that Duke Yu was unfathomable and full of evil.

He didn't look like a 17-year-old naive boy at all, but rather like the reincarnation of some kind of god or demon, born with strange and powerful knowledge and power!

And now, he is gradually shedding his disguise, revealing his hideous and terrifying true face.

Looking at the [Demon Prison] from a distance, Gui Huan could sense the energy ripples that made her hair stand on end from a distance.

In the dark, it seemed that a majestic, cold, twisted dark sun was quietly blooming, radiating divine flames that mortals could hardly perceive.

After an unknown period of time, the dark clouds shrouding the [Demon Prison] slowly dissipated, and a tall and elegant black-clothed boy slowly walked out, with a lingering smile on his unreal handsome face.

When their eyes met, Gui Huan saw the flickering purple-gold light in the depths of the boy's pupils. She suddenly shuddered and subconsciously lowered her eyebrows and nodded, not daring to look directly at him.

Yan Yunsheng, who was standing by, did not notice this subtle phenomenon and was the first to speak and salute.

"Sir!"

"It's still the old rules, you know."

"Ah? Is it a sudden illness? It's not appropriate, right?"

Hearing Yan Yunsheng's question, Zhu Haomiao immediately reacted.

The vitality of a top three master is as tenacious as a cockroach. Even if they are heartbroken, they can survive for a while. If they suddenly get sick, it would be a bit insulting to their intelligence.

"Hmm..."

Rubbing his chin, Zhu Haomiao hesitated for a moment and said thoughtfully.

"Forget it, just say they committed suicide out of fear of crime..."

At this point, Zhu Haomiao pursed his lips with a strange expression, speaking incomprehensible words as if he was hypnotizing himself.

"They really committed suicide... I didn't do anything..."

"I'm a good person..."

"They came up and screamed to kill themselves..."

"I'm also desperate..."

Sir, there are no outsiders here, you might as well be honest!

Listening to the black-clothed boy's mumbling, Yan Yunsheng opened his mouth to speak, but when he looked at Gui Huan, who was confused, he swallowed the words on his lips.

It was not until Zhu Haomiao floated away that Gui Huan, who came to her senses, looked at Yan Yunsheng in confusion.

"What exactly did Duke Yu say just now?"

"…………"

After hesitating for a moment, Yan Yunsheng shook his head cautiously.

"I don't know either."

Realizing that this guy's words were insincere, Gui Huan snorted coldly and turned away.

"Humph! I want to see what you are talking about!"

Seeing Gui Huan walking straight towards the [Demon Prison], Yan Yunsheng hurriedly followed.

But as the distance deepened, Yan Yunsheng suddenly found that Gui Huan's originally relaxed steps gradually became heavy and slow, as if she was under some invisible pressure.

"My lord, what's wrong with you?"

"Can't you feel it?"

"What?"

"The things left in the air..."

Looking around, Gui Huan's face was as gloomy as water, and her eyes were solemn and nervous.

Ignoring the bewildered Yan Yunsheng, Gui Huan took another step and strode into the [Demon Prison].

However, all the cells along the way were empty until she entered the deepest space underground, and all the disappeared prisoners appeared in front of her.

However, the weird scene in front of her made Gui Huan, who was used to big scenes, stunned in place, and goose bumps stood up all over her body.

In the vast underground space, nearly a thousand top three masters knelt quietly on the ground, all facing the same direction, forming layers of concentric circles, as if they were worshiping something.

Like the most devout and fanatical believers, these people knelt on the ground with their hands raised high, holding...

their own heads!

Yes!

These people actually pulled their heads off and held them high like sacrifices, as if they were offering them to some invisible god!

As for why Gui Huan knew that they pulled their heads off themselves, it was because some people pulled out their white spines together!

Looking in the direction of their kneeling, Gui Huan saw a small empty space in the center of the concentric circles. In an instant, an evil and ghostly figure in black seemed to appear in that position.

A chill rushed from the coccyx to the top of the head. Just as Gui Huan had goose bumps all over the ground, Yan Yunsheng behind her caught up and stopped suddenly.

"Hiss~"

Hearing the sound of gasping behind her, Gui Huan turned her head stiffly: "Is this situation... normal?"

"…………"

After a deathly silence, Yan Yunsheng spoke bitterly.

"I don't know either."

"You don't know?"

"Well, I wasn't so evil before."

Looking at the incomprehensible horror scene, Yan Yunsheng's eyes were filled with memories.

"It seems that there have been similar situations before, but the prisoners just died while kneeling, and they didn't pull their heads off alive!"

With just one glance, Yan Yunsheng was sure that these people pulled their heads off alive.

Because the muscles, fascia, and trachea on their necks were all torn off by brute force, and there were obvious tears and deformations, and they were definitely not beheaded by sharp weapons.

Yan Yunsheng couldn't understand what kind of power could make a group of top three masters kill themselves in such a cruel and painful way!

Just like it's impossible for humans to suffocate themselves to death by holding their breath, the instinct of living things doesn't allow them to pull their heads off!

This is too unbelievable!!

However, let alone Yan Yunsheng, even Gui Huan couldn't understand it.

She has seen countless cruel killing methods, and there are many more bloody and brutal ones than this!

But there has never been a killing method that can be as weird and terrifying as the one in front of her, giving her a chill from the soul.

This doesn't look like a human method at all, it's more like an evil ritual to worship gods and demons!

The two hesitated at the entrance, and after a long time, Gui Hua finally mustered up the courage to step into the scene.

However, walking among the pile of corpses, she discovered even more chilling details.