Master of Strange Dao

"Utterly disgraceful to the name of the Heavenly Devil King."

The humanoid devil looked at the metal box, reached out a hand, plunged it into his own chest, and drew out the heart that resembled a devil's head. Above the metal box, he squeezed it forcefully.

A drop of black blood slowly oozed out, dripping onto the metal box.

In an instant, a terrifying devilish aura emerged. The talisman affixed to the metal box sizzled before turning into fly ash.

At that moment, the humanoid devil, with an unpleasant expression, immediately reabsorbed the drop of black blood back into his heart and stuffed the heart back into his chest.

The metal box slowly opened, and a left leg drifted up from inside.

Flesh and blood emerged, forming a human shape, and demonic Qi surged over the head, taking on the face of Freedom Heaven.

He slowly opened his eyes and took a gentle breath, his aura surging with the strength of an Eighth Tier Body Cultivation.

And after the growth of the demonic Qi, his aura crossed the limit and stepped into the Ninth Tier.

Freedom Heaven shook his head and glanced at the humanoid devil.

"Devil? Where did you get a drop of the Devil King's True Blood?"

"I am under King Jiunian, the Confusing Heart Great Devil."

"If not for my current weak power and my king's instructions, I wouldn't bother with a useless Heavenly Devil like you."

Hearing this, Freedom Heaven's expression turned solemn.

"The Devil King is out of trouble? Or is my king also out of trouble?"

"No." Confusing Heart Devil shook his head expressionlessly.

"Earth Devil Venerate emerged, forcibly invoking the power of the Three Calamities, providing a glimmer of opportunity. King Jiunian, along with several other kings under the Heavenly Devil King, barely managed to send my True Spirit with a drop of the Devil King's True Blood to avoid that obstacle."

"The cost of not being discovered by that one?" Freedom Heaven felt uneasy at these words.

"All thirty-three Ninth Tier Peak Great Devils that have appeared in nearly ten thousand years perished. The Heavenly Devil King nearly fell, entering a slumber. King Jiunian's True Body was torn apart, severely injured. Of the hundred thousand Devil King's True Blood accumulated over tens of thousands of years, more than half was lost."

"Did that one also fall into slumber?"

Upon hearing this, Freedom Heaven's face suddenly darkened.

"No. He didn't even suffer severe injuries. If King Jiunian hadn't burned tens of thousands of drops of the Devil King's True Blood, he might have had the chance to kill another Devil King."

Freedom Heaven looked at Confusing Heart Devil, shocked.

"What was the point of paying such a huge price?"

"To save Earth Devil Venerate, he's dying. He is the only Earth Devil in the world, unlike other Devil Clans. If other Devil Clan's devil kings fall, there's hope for a new king to be born. If he dies, there will be no more Earth Devils. We still have time. Before I left, King Jiunian told me we have at least one year, maybe up to nine years. I have already informed the Great Devils on the First Layer of the Abyss to incite the disasters and maintain the power of the Three Calamities. Our tasks are, one, to stir up chaos in the mortal world. Two, to rescue Earth Devil Venerate as soon as possible."

"Do you know where Earth Devil Venerate is?"

"No, that's why I came to find you. I hope you aren't as useless as I think."

"One year? What can be done in a year?" Freedom Heaven sneered and immediately turned to leave.

"This is also the Heavenly Devil King's order." Confusing Heart Devil added expressionlessly.

"Screw you and your orders."

Freedom Heaven cursed endlessly, but his feet stopped.

He had been sealed for over two thousand years and had no idea of the situation outside or where Earth Devil Venerate was.

"The devils in the Abyss, won't they just kill their way out? What can I do? I'm just a Heavenly Devil."

"The Abyssal Rift has been occupied by a horde of hungry ghosts. To kill them, one must unite all the devils in the Abyss. Otherwise, if you fail once and those hungry ghosts grow stronger, there will be no chance again."

"Hold on, hungry ghosts? What do you mean by hungry ghosts?"

After Confusing Heart Devil explained, Freedom Heaven's face turned as black as coal. He continued cursing non-stop.

"Screw you, now even hungry ghosts are coming out, and I'm just a Heavenly Devil. What can I do? You tell me, in at least only a year's time, what can be done? Just let Earth Devil Venerate die."

Freedom Heaven flew toward the land, with Confusing Heart Devil following behind him, frowning slightly.

"What do you mean by that? Don't I know how hard it is? I even abandoned my True Body to barely make it here alive. The harder it is, the more it must be done. Are you defying the Heavenly Devil King's order?"

"Defy your grandpa, get lost! Aren't I going to gather information now? Standing here, do you think the news will just come to us?"

Freedom Heaven muttered unintelligible curses that Confusing Heart Devil couldn't understand, feeling his mind nearly exploding.

After much effort, finally freed, only to face an even bigger problem, he really didn't want to care anymore.

Let Earth Devil Venerate die if he must.

He never wanted to be sealed and suppressed again.

But he dared not defy the Heavenly Devil King's order, so he still had to do what needed to be done.

Several days later, Freedom Heaven and Confusing Heart Devil quietly left a sect.

They finally managed, in their way, to gather the news they wanted to know.

Freedom Heaven sighed.

"You've heard it too, this situation is unsolvable. Earth Devil Venerate was forcibly swallowed by someone cultivating the Hungry Ghost Dao. There are still countless hungry ghosts guarding there; we're afraid we can't even get close. I vaguely feel the strong body cultivation person I possessed has many lost limbs in that direction. But my power can't penetrate there at all. Those limbs must be suppressed in some Forbidden Land of Jinlan Mountain."