I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

"It's just ahead. That thing is very evil, so be careful."

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Saint lowered his voice, his three heads tense.

Gu Heng nodded and followed it deeper into the abyss.

The further they went, the stronger the cold, sticky feeling became. The rock walls seemed to be seeping black blood, the air was filled with a putrid stench, and countless tiny sobs drilled into their ears. The blood cocoons on Gu Heng's back moved, emitting a warm feeling, as if he hated this place.

Soon, Gu Heng spotted the source of that nauseating aura.

Thick as asphalt, the vast and ever-swirling abyss was like a million malevolent eyes staring intently at the intruder.

The incredibly complex array, like countless chains, bound the deep abyss within, radiating a pure and resilient power that continuously eroded and purified the resentment overflowing from its edges.

Just as the Hundred-Eyed Demon Saint said, this formation is quite complex, resembling a chaotic network of intersecting blood vessels; it is anything but simple.

But at the moment.

This sealing array, which should have been incredibly stable, has now revealed a shocking state of decay.

Nearly half of the runes were destroyed, and the remaining ones were covered in cracks, their light flickering. The mysterious entity inside the formation was persistently trying to squeeze outwards.

"Meow! This isn't right!"

The Hundred-Eyed Demon Saint was so frightened that his cat fur stood on end. "This formation has been damaged so severely!"

Gu Heng glanced at it and understood.

This Nightmare was born from divine blood and boundless resentment, so its strength must be formidable. The sealing formation has been in place for many years, and even though it was carefully arranged by the demon alliance, it could not withstand the wear and tear of its persistent power.

Judging from the current situation, it seems that in a few more days, this Nightmare will be able to break free of its seal and reappear in the world.

This Hundred-Eyed Demon Saint claims to be guarding the area, but he himself says he's never been here before. With such negligence, isn't it only a matter of time before trouble breaks out?

"It's okay, I'll take care of it for you."

Gu Heng spoke calmly, his right hand already raised, the silver-white Divine Bell hovering at his fingertips.

As soon as he finished speaking, the deep, turbulent area in the center of the cave experienced violent fluctuations!

Countless dark red eyes flashed wildly, focusing on Gu Heng and the Hundred-Eyed Demon Saint, and resentment filled with despair and hatred crashed down like a tidal wave!

"It seems it doesn't really welcome us."

Gu Heng said no more and flicked his wrist slightly.

"Ding!"

Only a clear, melodious bell rang out suddenly in this abyss filled with filth and resentment, like ice cracking in early spring, carrying a pure meaning of cleansing the universe!

Only those visible, silvery-white ripples spread out from the center of the bell.

"Roar!"

The Nightmare suddenly erupted, its countless black tentacles flailing wildly. A resentful will ten times more terrifying than before burst forth, condensing into a gray-black torrent composed of countless pained faces, and rushed fiercely towards Gu Heng!

It sensed a deadly threat and, disregarding the backlash from the formation, was determined to attack with all its might!

"Oh, you want to resist?"

Gu Heng's expression remained unchanged.

He enjoys dealing with tough nuts to crack.

"Ding Ding Ding!"

The ringing became more urgent, like a mountain stream splashing against rocks, continuous and repetitive.

The silvery-white ripples suddenly became dense, layer upon layer, meeting the gray-black torrent.

It was like boiling water splashed on snow.

The torrent of resentment that was enough to make even a demon saint like the Hundred-Eyed Demon Saint tremble silently melted and dissipated the moment it touched the silver-white sound waves.

The countless pained faces that made up the torrent didn't even have time to utter a wail before turning into wisps of smoke, completely cleansed by the sound waves.

The Nightmare seemed to freeze for a moment, then began to struggle even more frantically!

But it's no longer useful.

The silvery-white sound waves poured out like mercury, penetrating everywhere. Even the array that suppressed the Nightmare was easily wiped out, and the enormous, dark thing lost its last layer of protection.

It definitely wanted to break this formation, and now Youyan has succeeded.

Unfortunately, it wasn't the kind it wanted.

Dense black smoke billowed from the surface of the Nightmare, accompanied by a piercing, teeth-grinding hiss. In just a few breaths, Gu Heng saw the true form beneath the layers of darkness.

Gu Heng's expression hardened.

The true form of the Nightmare is a deformed, monstrous infant.

It was about the same size as the fur ball at his feet, but it was extremely bizarre in appearance!

Is this the product of divine blood?

An indescribable chill crept up his spine.

"And who are you, you piece of trash, daring to ruin my plans?!"

The Nightmare spoke in human language.

That's not surprising.

“I need to watch over your cat here to guide me, so you have to die. Anyway, you're no good, so you might as well just die.”

Gu Heng said.

"Am I not a good person?"

Youyan seemed to laugh in extreme anger: "I am a descendant of gods, how could you, a mere mortal, possibly compare to me?!"

"Okay, okay."

Gu Heng nodded perfunctorily and increased the speed of ringing the bell again.

He felt like his hands were leaving afterimages.

Although the Nightmare appeared to be in pain, it showed no signs of further decay or withering. After its true form was forced out, the sound waves of the Law God's Bell seemed to only suppress it, but not destroy it.

“Your bell has a divine quality, so it must have been made with divine authority, but I am a divine heir!”

"A divine heir is no different from a god!"

Despite being suppressed and unable to move, the Nightmare still let out a chilling, sinister laugh.

"If you stop, I can easily escape. If you don't stop, I'll wait for the day you die from exhaustion."

Done.

It seemed to be waiting to see a good show, completely unafraid of its current situation of being firmly suppressed.

This is troublesome.

Gu Heng's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant.

Didn't they say that having the Treasure of Civilization would be enough to deal with this thing?

Gu Heng turned his head and saw that the Hundred-Eyed Demon Saint had collapsed to the ground, his three heads buried in his thick fur, trembling.

"We mustn't die..."

It wasn't afraid of the Nightmare, but rather of the supreme melody that seemed capable of purifying all "disharmony" in the world!

Within the range of the bell's sound, it felt that everything it had was meaningless, and that its life and death were entirely out of its control.

Gu Heng sighed inwardly; Maoqiu was no longer of any help.

But at that moment...

The heat he felt on his back suddenly intensified!

It's the blood cocoon that Su Jinxi transformed into!

With his other hand, Gu Heng took the blood cocoon he was carrying on his back and brought it to his front. While he was still wondering what kind of situation the blood cocoon was, the Youyan, which had been firmly suppressed, seemed to sense something. Its previous arrogance and disdain vanished instantly!

"No! That's not right!"

"How could you have something like that with you?!"

Youyan seemed to sense a real, deadly threat and desperately tried to escape from the suppression of the Law God's Bell!

A streak of blood-red light suddenly burst forth from the blood cocoon!

"what?"

Before Gu Heng could think further, the blood-red light, carrying a fierce killing intent, had already attacked Youyan.

With a cracking sound, the supreme malevolent creature born from divine blood was invaded by the blood light and then exploded.

The ominous and secluded atmosphere vanished in an instant.

Gu Heng could only see a large number of blood-red light spots.

It was the countless unknown things released when the Nightmare died violently, and then right under his nose they all surged into the blood cocoon in his hand.

The blood cocoon appeared even more vibrant with the incorporation of these light spots.

It's getting hotter and hotter.