Please, Young Master, Slay the Demon!
Chapter 448 - 27: Entering the Hall [Thanks to Alliance Hierarch "Ah Meng Star Ice Happy" for the reward.] _1

Chapter 448: Chapter 27: Entering the Hall [Thanks to Alliance Hierarch "Ah Meng Star Ice Happy" for the reward.] _1

With the appearance of the sun, the vast flood water that consumed the Fu Tianshi Secret Realm quickly receded, evaporating instantaneously to reveal the solid earth underneath.

Such an occurrence would be impossible in the real world, but the rules worked differently here. The Li Glyph was held high in the sky, making the Dui Glyph retreat.

Chu Liang knew that he had found the right place.

The sun shone bright red, the infinite flames that seemed to burn around it made the surrounding of Chu Liang, standing closest to it, engulfed with heat.

Here was a blazing and powerful force, capable of lighting up the heavens and the earth, and capable of destroying everything, like the two sides of the path of fire, Ash Burn and Tianyao.

The strongest and most dangerous, the Talisman Heavenly Master hid it deepest, possibly to give those who used the glyph a hint to proceed with caution.

A moment later, Chu Liang finished his interpretation.

Then, he saw a palace that had been revealed in the middle of the earth after the flood had receded.

The only palace on the flat ground was observable by default, but it was even more conspicuous as a giant nine-headed Fierce Python stood next to it.

Xiang Liu...

Chu Liang flew in front of the palace, followed by Situ Guanhai and Xi Miaoxian, who also completed their interpretation. Almost simultaneously, Ye Yongxing arrived, feeling the presence of the Li Glyph the moment the sky opened.

Everyone had now completely understood the Eight Diagrams Rune, and they had learned a lot.

All except for Feng Chaoyang.

Although he had already understood what to do here, he could obviously not keep up with others as he had to start interpreting the Eight Diagrams Rune from the beginning.

Monk Pu Shan, who was standing next to him, comforted him: "Young Hero Feng, don’t rush. You will benefit from interpreting at your own pace.’

"I’m glad you’re here with me," Feng Chaoyang said, with a sense of emotion, if he were left alone here, he would definitely feel foolish.

Right after that, he heard Pu Shan saying, "I can only accompany you till here. If I don’t go now, I won’t be able to make it to the Main Hall in the first batch. Young Hero Feng, I will leave you now."

After saying that, he manipulated the Xun Glyph and flew towards the center of the earth.

On his way, he didn’t forget to reassure Feng Chaoyang: "Young Hero Feng, take your time! No need to rush—"

"..." Feng Chaoyang looked at his back full of sorrow, feeling betrayed. Now he was the only fool left.

A moment later, the five had already gathered in front of the palace.

Looking at Xiang Liu in front of him, Chu Liang said, "When we go into the palace to find the Golden Runes, we cooperate where we need to and compete where we need to. Let’s not ruin the harmony."

"Warrior Chu, don’t worry." Xi Miaoxian said, "We all rely on our abilities, there will be no hard feelings about wins or losses."

Ye Yongxing naturally didn’t have much to say, he was not a combative person, he just quietly stared at Xiang Liu.

The nine large heads of Xiang Liu and eighteen vertical pupils all flickered threateningly, guarding the Main Hall without moving an inch.

After their discussion, everyone gradually cast the Eight Diagrams Rune.

Qian, Kan, Kun, Dui, Gen, Li, Xun, and Zhen... As each of the eight glyphs floated into the air, a serpent’s head closed its eyes as it sensed each glyph.

After the eight glyphs, only the third snake’s head was still raised high, showing a fierce light.

With Xiang Liu at full strength, everyone else would have been no match for him. But right now, having been weakened to barely a tenth of its power, they were fearless.

Situ Guanhai, having been chased before, was now seeing his enemy. His hatred was ignited. He rushed forward and pushed the Li Glyph with his left hand and the Zhen Glyph with his right.

Fire-Thunder Swallowing!

Boom boom boom——

When it came to destruction and obliteration, the power of Li Fire was certainly strong! A huge dark flame orb wrapped in thunderous power appeared in the air, then was ruthily smashed onto the Giant Python’s only raised head!

"Roar——" Xiang Liu’s scale armor was burned black and shattered on one side by the rune, the python immediately retaliated with a fury, spitting out a black flame!

However, two more runes were immediately released from the side, the left hand holding the Kun Glyph and the right hand holding the Kan Glyph. It turned into a thick water orb that completely blocked its black flames.

Geomancer!

The person who sent out this rune was not Chu Liang, but Ye Yongxing, who had also mastered this kind of Eight Diagrams fusion technique. It is unknown whether he grasped this skill himself or learned it after seeing Situ Guanhai’s performance once.

On the other side, Chu Liang’s attack had already landed on Xiang Liu’s head!

Boom——

Second Fire-Thunder Swallowing!

With the Eight Diagrams fully integrated now, their combined strength surpassed their previous capabilities. Meanwhile, the strength of Xiang Liu was only half of what it was before, so it did not last long under their onslaught.

After a few runes were cast, its raised head let out a mournful wail, "Roar..."

Then it raised its head high and shattered with a deafening sound!

Boom——

Even after Xiang Liu’s body shattered, it still transformed into a black and white rune array illusion rather than a living entity.

Unbelievably, even this giant beast was evolved from runes; although many had guessed this after the previous encounters, they still found this method quite shocking.

When Xiang Liu’s mountainous figure crumbled, the palace behind was revealed.

...

The palace appeared ancient, exceedingly simple compared to the grand hall of the Talisman Immortal Sect. The strangest part was the nine large gates on the front, each engraved with small python head symbols, there were no physical portals, just nine pitch-black holes.

There was a text inscribed on the wall.

"Once you enter this hall, there is no turning back. Choose the wrong gate, and you will be expelled from the Secret Realm, and you shall never be allowed entry in your lifetime."

Choose?

Looking at the nine black holes in front of them, everyone was somewhat indecisive for a moment.

The implication of the guidance was clear, if anyone chose the wrong gate, they would be expelled from the Secret Realm, unable to enter it for the rest of their lives. Thus, the chance to choose was one-time only, and imperative for each person.

No one dared to act recklessly.

After observing for a while, Chu Liang was the first to step forward and said, "I will scout the way for you all."

With that, he took long strides and entered the third portal on the left.

Whoosh——

A ripple waved in the black hole, causing a momentary ripple, then returned to its original state.

"This..." Everyone was astonished at his determination.

Although he said he was scouting, they couldn’t tell if he had entered or was kicked out of the Secret Realm.

Immediately, Monk Pu Shan said: "I trust Warrior Chu."

With that, he walked into the gate as well.

Having followed Chu Liang for several days, Monk Pu Shan had never strayed. He had grasped the successful path, so his first choice in this unfamiliar environment was to trust Chu Liang.

After two people entered one after another, Ye Yongxing followed silently, leaving only Situ Guanhai and Xi Miaoxian. They always moved in tandem in the Secret Realm.

Situ Guanhai looked at Xi Miaoxian, and furrowed his brow, "This..."

The current situation was that if the path Chu Liang took was correct, they would be left behind if they didn’t follow up; however, if the path was incorrect, blind followship would likely result in collective failure.

"Have you figured out any mystery about this gate?" Xi Miaoxian asked.

"I’m not sure," Situ Guanhai answered, "But each gate has a python head drawn on it. These nine gates are likely corresponding to the nine heads of Xiang Liu. Previously, only the third one was alive, so only the third gate here could be the door of life."

Although he had this guess, he was unsure. There was no regret once you made the wrong choice. It was unexpected that Chu Liang would rush in without any hesitation.

"Let’s go." Xi Miaoxian decisively said.

She was straightforward. Realizing the reasoning was sound, she immediately jumped in.

Situ Guanhai had no choice but to follow her.

The view in front flashed black, and a vast open space appeared. The people who entered earlier were all inside. It seemed they had made the right choice this time.

Chu Liang stood tall in the front, and Situ Guanhai couldn’t help but admire him a bit.

The mystery of entering this gate was not too difficult, but it was a test of courage and wise judgement. Chu Liang dared to enter without hesitation, which was a point where he surpassed others.

But in reality...

The reason Chu Liang dared to stride in was because he had quickly observed all the surrounding information, eliminated all uncertain possibilities, and finally determined that the python head symbol was the only clue, and the most likely solution was corresponding to the only alive python head of Xiang Liu.

Any further thinking was a complete waste of time.

And the reason the others hesitated was that they were still pondering over other possibilities, they feared that they might have missed any other information and made an incorrect judgement.

While it seemed like winning courage, it was actually winning wisdom.

...

What was in front of them at this moment, was not the golden runes, but an open hall. Directly ahead were eight portals, also pitch-black holes.

In the center of the hall was a stone sundial, with a ray of sunlight shining down from above, casting the current time.

The Eight Diagrams Rune patterns were engraved above the eight portals.

Clearly.

They had to make a new choice now!