Xuanji Mystic Realm.
Above the sea of sand, a golden figure crossed the void, shrinking the earth to an inch, moving at the utmost speed.
His entire body was shrouded in golden radiance, like a young god walking among mortals.
Countless bats trembled in terror, not daring to come within ten thousand zhang of him.
Rumble—
With a tear of Chu Jiang's massive hand, the earth split apart. He plunged straight underground and flew toward the Abyssal Void where Heavenly Fiend was sealed.
The pressure here was enough to crush any Heaven Merging Realm cultivator. Even those in the Heaven Transforming Realm would feel tremendous oppression, yet to Chu Jiang, it was almost negligible.
In barely a dozen breaths, Chu Jiang arrived within the Abyssal Void.
There, he saw—
A three-thousand-zhang giant demon, its sinews and bones bound by several hundred chains, sealed under three layers of restraints inside and out.
Since Heavenly Fiend had only been sealed again roughly a year ago, the seals here remained intact and had suffered virtually no erosion.
"Hm?"
Heavenly Fiend awoke. Two enormous pupils like blood moons fixed upon Chu Jiang, first in confusion, then in furious rage.
"Human Race, so it was you..."
"What are you doing here?"
Heavenly Fiend's face twisted hideously as rolling demonic sounds boomed forth. He would never forget this aura for the rest of his life—it was this man who had ruined his path to breaking free.
Last time, he had clearly been only half a step away from freedom.
Thousands of years of struggle had been destroyed in one stroke.
How could he not hate him? He wished he could devour his flesh and strip his bones.
Clatter—
Countless iron chains churned, piercing his skin and demonic body, ringing with metallic collisions as though he were