"All right. Let's go find them!" Valeria avoided eye contact with Rocky and tried to divert the
conversation to mask her embarrassment.
"Yes. We'd better find them quickly," Rocky responded rather emotionlessly.
Afterward, they walked through the path along the edge of the enchanted barrier as they tried to
familiarize themselves with their surroundings. At the same time, they were still desperate to know what
the oasis was doing on the other side of the barrier.
Meanwhile, just as what happened to Rocky and Valeria, Layla and her other team members were
scattered due to the impact of the powerful force that destroyed the teleportation circle. Therefore, their
primary objective was to also find the princess and regroup with their other companions.
On the other hand, since Zain's team and Enoch's team departed for the Ghostly Demon Land before
Layla's team, they were able to avoid the impact of the powerful force. However, although they were
with their respective team members, they were also sent to a different location. At this moment, both
teams were at the edge of the Ghostly Demon Land.
Enoch's team was at the southernmost end of the Ghostly Demon Land, while Zain's team was sent to
the opposite side.
Eventually, a delicate figure in a black robe stepped away from the rest of Enoch's members. She
exuded a powerful aura that could easily make ordinary people tremble in fear. She looked very
powerful and mysterious at the same time.
"Madam, is this already the Ghostly Demon Land?" Surprisingly, Enoch suddenly bowed respectfully to
the mysterious woman. If Enoch, who had a high status in the Shura Race, treated this woman in such
a manner, it could only be said that she was someone extraordinary.
"Yes. It seemed that our initial plan worked smoothly. I did not expect that we could enter the Ghostly
Demon Land this easily. Well, it looks like that even the enchanted barrier around this place does not
have that much impact on the demonic race. But of course, just to make sure, I destroyed the
teleportation point. I won't let the divine race meddle with our plan this time!" the mysterious woman
replied, revealing a flash of coldness in her eyes.
"I agree. Now that we're inside, nothing can hinder us. As long as we strictly follow the plan, we can
enter the Demon Sealing Palace and release Phillip's soul. It won't be long until we can revive the
demonic race again!" Enoch sneered, giving off a malevolent aura.
It turned out that Enoch had a secret relationship with the demonic race in the Holy-Evil World. No one
could have guessed this, not even the deities.
"It's time to set out. Although we have successfully entered the Ghostly Demon Land, we still have to
deal with Zain's team. We cannot let them enter the Demon Sealing Palace before us. In order to
release Phillip's soul, we will need to offer some beings who possess great power. We need to get to
the palace as fast as possible to prepare for the sacrificial ritual. After that, we just have to wait for the
other members of the Shura Race to enter the Demon Sealing Palace. Then, we will use them as
sacrificial offerings. This is good. We won't have a shortage of sacrifices!" the mysterious woman said,
revealing a fiendish grin.
"Yes, madam. We'll depart immediately!" With that, Enoch cupped his hands and gave his team the
order to set out.
Immediately after, Enoch's team moved out and headed to the depths of the Ghostly Demon Land.
At the same time, Zain's team had also started treading the area from the north.
Meanwhile, Rocky and Valeria were still walking along the dry river, trying to approach the oasis, which
seemed to be so close to them. But all they saw was a boundless yellow desert.
Wherever direction they went, it seemed that the scenery did not really change. However, they found it
very strange that they had not encountered any ghostly demon yet. They were told that the place
should be filled with them, but the area was so empty.
"How are we supposed to know if we are really in the Ghostly Demon Land right now? It feels that this
world has already ended a long time ago!" Valeria was getting impatient and anxious at the same time.
She had been to various strange places before, but she had never seen anything like the Ghostly
Demon Land.
While the two still seemed to be lost, they suddenly saw a sand dune in front of them begin to move.
Moreover, its motion was very fast. In fact, even before they could retreat, the dune already revolved
around them.
Rocky's eyes narrowed as he felt that something was wrong. He sensed that something else was
moving beneath the sand. Alerted at this, he immediately looked at their feet. At this time, even the
sand under their feet was already moving.
"Watch out!" Rocky shouted to warn Valeria. Along with the vibration under their feet, he could feel that
something was about to come out from the sand. Then, wasting no time, Rocky rushed towards
Valeria, held her in his arms, and released several avatars. These avatars scattered in different
directions in order to figure out what was causing the vibration.
However, the next moment, a few demonic tentacles covered in sand suddenly stretched out from
beneath the ground and entangled Rocky's avatars.
In just the blink of an eye, the avatars were crushed as their spiritual power was completely sucked dry
by the tentacles.
Afterward, the demonic tentacles shifted their attention to Rocky and Valeria and moved towards them.
"Be careful. The tentacles are absorbing one's spiritual power. Don't let it touch you!" Rocky informed
Valeria at once.
Valeria had also speculated about it upon seeing what happened to Rocky's avatars. After thinking for a
bit, she quickly took out one of the most precious treasures of the Flower Fief—the Holy Spirit Cup.
This top-grade holy treasure was bestowed to the Flower Fief by the ancestors of the Shura Race's
royal family. Even though the treasure was actually from the Holy-Evil World, it was not a divine
treasure. After all, it was specifically made to be used by the ancestors of the Shura Race, since the
Shura Race would not be able to properly handle using real divine treasures.
However, the most astonishing ability of this cup was that it could block off all demonic and diabolic
things.
Therefore, as soon as the Holy Spirit Cup appeared, the demonic tentacles suddenly stopped in their
tracks, afraid of the power of the cup.
"I did not know that you have such an amazing treasure! Good thinking!" Rocky immediately praised
Valeria after she easily stopped the demonic tentacles. Although he could have gotten out of danger
even without Valeria's help, she still did a great job just now, so Rocky deemed that it was worthy of
recognition.
"My adoptive mother made sure that this treasure was with me if I am to enter the Ghostly Demon
Land. She has been to this place once, so she is aware of the possible dangers that we could
encounter here. She told me that against the ghostly demons, a holy treasure with a strong purification
power would be the most effective," Valeria explained proudly, raising her chin a little. Ever since they
entered the place, she had always been protected by Rocky. But this time, since she was able to
protect both of them, it helped her regain her confidence.
However, right after she spoke, an overwhelming force suddenly surged out from the ground not far
away from them. Because of this, the layer of yellow sand collapsed, revealing a huge crater. Inside the
crater, they could vaguely see an enormous shadow, which looked like an insect nest. Apparently, this
was where the demonic tentacles came from.
Afterward, the yellow sand covering the ground began to flow towards the crater. It was like a massive
black hole that was sucking everything in its path. Under the strong suction force, the yellow sand
began to move quickly, forming an immense sand whirlpool.
Not long after, the sand whirlpool also reached Rocky and Valeria.
As the two felt the irresistible pulling force from the huge crater, they were not able to establish a firm
footing. Moreover, since their power was actually suppressed inside the Ghostly Demon Land, they
found it very difficult to fly off.
Seeing that the situation was already unfavorable for them, Rocky immediately summoned the God-
killing Sword, intending to slaughter the black shadow inside the crater. But as soon as he wielded the
sword, he found out that he was unable to smoothly activate his spiritual power.
At the same time, the black shadow spurted out the yellow sand, which was sucked into the crater,
towards Rocky and Valeria. The sand carried an astonishing force, and it would be dangerous if they
were not able to avoid it or defend themselves from it.
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