At that moment, Qin Bo felt as if he had been reborn. The Heavenly Gang Power inside him surged like a mighty river, rushing freely through his body.
The Heavenly Gang Power that had once been scarce had now become vast and powerful, inexhaustible no matter how much he drew upon it.
Feeling the earth-shaking changes within himself, Qin Bo did not hesitate to pour that immense Heavenly Gang Power into the runes surrounding the stone mirror.
Nourished by the powerful Heavenly Gang Power, the runes suddenly blazed with light, like a scorching sun blooming within the sealed space.
The Ghost King, shrouded in that radiance, let out a shriek even more miserable than before.
Its body twisted and warped within the light, while its black mist scattered rapidly like smoke swept away by a gale.
The Ghost King's power was being violently suppressed by the sudden, overwhelming Heavenly Gang Power.
It struggled desperately, yet it was like a flying insect trapped in a spider's web—the harder it struggled, the tighter the bindings became.
"No! Impossible! How could a lowly human like you possibly possess such immense power?!"
The Ghost King's voice was filled with fear and unwillingness.
It truly could not believe that this human, who not long ago could barely protect himself beneath its attacks,
could possess, in such a short time, strength enough to threaten it.
Qin Bo looked at the Ghost King struggling in agony. There was not the slightest trace of pity in his eyes as he said coldly:
"I don't possess this much power."
There was one more sentence he did not say aloud.
You don't understand the world of cheaters!
Qin Bo knew full well that this was not the time to trade barbs with the Ghost King.
Although he had temporarily gained the upper hand by cultivating the "Vast Righteousness Heavenly Gang Method" to perfection, the power of the Ghost King's death throes was still not to be underestimated.
He poured all his strength into circulating the method and transforming Heavenly Gang Power,
while also trading verbal blows with the Ghost King here.
Nearly an hour later.
The seal finally reached the limit of what it could accept.
"Phew!"
"Go on, shout. Let's see how you shout now!"
Qin Bo let out a long breath and looked at the Ghost King, which was temporarily and firmly suppressed by the seal, his eyes full of disdain.
At that moment, strengthened by the Heavenly Gang Power, the seal had reached the best state it could currently withstand.
The Ghost King was tightly bound by the radiance and could no longer unleash the thunderous roars it had before. It could only emit a series of deep growls.
"Don't get smug. This seal cannot imprison me forever. The collapse of the Evil Suppressing Forest is still inevitable. When that time comes and I break free, I will make you wish you were dead and unable to live!"
Although the Ghost King was suppressed, the venom in its words had not diminished in the slightest.
Qin Bo let out a cold laugh. "Once you get out, perhaps you'll be the one wishing you were dead and unable to live."
"Bye-bye, then!"
"Enjoy staying here for a while longer!!"
After tossing out those words, Qin Bo did not hesitate again. He turned and walked toward the path leading to the exit.
"Ah... brat, stop right there!"
"I promise, if you get me out of here, I definitely won't attack you."
"I am willing to submit to you."
"Don't you want a Ghost King as your subordinate?"
Qin Bo stopped when he heard this.
He turned around and looked at the Ghost King below.
"You'd better not touch things beyond your ability to control!"
"Don't you even understand such basic common sense?"
With that, he turned and left.
The Ghost King's words did not sway him in the slightest.
Seeing how resolute Qin Bo was, the Ghost King immediately flew into a rage and began roaring furiously. The entire Hell Fortress trembled violently beneath its furious howls.
"You will regret this! Once I break free, I will tear you limb from limb!"
The Ghost King's voice was filled with venom and unwillingness, but Qin Bo turned a deaf ear to it, walking steadily toward the exit.
As Qin Bo gradually moved farther away, the Ghost King's roars slowly grew fainter.
But Qin Bo knew that this did not mean the danger had passed.
The crisis in the Evil Suppressing Forest still hung over his head, and he had to find a solution as quickly as possible.
At last, Qin Bo reached the exit of the Hell Fortress.
The moment he stepped out of the fortress, sunlight spilled over him, giving him the feeling of being reborn.
But he did not linger. He immediately hurried toward the entrance to the Evil Suppressing Forest.
The matter here was settled, and there would be no problem with his assessment.
Moreover, with the great formation strengthened, the other evil beings had also been temporarily sealed. There was nothing for him to do by staying behind.
It would be best to report what had happened here as quickly as possible.
At the entrance, the Three-Eyed Divine Bird and the old man in black robe were waiting anxiously. When they saw Qin Bo emerge unharmed, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brat, you finally came out! How was the situation inside?" the old man in black robe asked urgently.
"Elder?! What are you doing here?"
"Don't worry about how I got here! I meant for you to clear out the wandering evil beings around the perimeter. I never expected you to actually enter the Hell Fortress."
"You didn't run into that King-level evil being, did you?!"
"I did!"
"What?!"
The elder was instantly startled. He hurriedly took out a red mirror and aimed it at Qin Bo.
Light flashed across its surface and shone over Qin Bo.
"No reaction!!"
"Elder, what are you doing?!"
Qin Bo looked at the old man in black robe somewhat helplessly.
The old man in black robe put away the mirror and let out a long breath.
"Thank goodness, thank goodness. This mirror can detect whether you've been corrupted by the Ghost King's evil power. Since you encountered the Ghost King, I naturally had to make sure."
"Quickly, tell me what exactly happened inside."
Qin Bo then recounted everything he had experienced in the Hell Fortress.
However, he did not reveal that he had used the system to practice.
Instead, he made up an excuse, saying that his cultivation method was special and that it had strengthened the seal by a fortunate twist of fate.
The old man in black robe and the Three-Eyed Divine Bird were both astonished when they heard this.
"I never expected your cultivation method to be so marvelous, brat. It actually strengthened the seal at the critical moment." A trace of admiration flashed through the old man in black robe's eyes, but it soon returned to solemnity.
"But even so, the crisis in the Evil Suppressing Forest remains grave."
"The Ghost King breaking free is only a matter of time. Qin, will your method still work in the future?!"
"No. The seal relies on that stone mirror, and cracks have already appeared in it. The cracks will only grow larger in the future.
"But it should have no problem holding out for a few years..."
Qin Bo replied uncertainly.
"A few years?! Are you sure?"
"I don't know, but one or two years should be fine!"
"That's good. We still need to solve the problem in Yunzhou City first. We can set aside the matter here for now."
Hearing this, the Black Robe Elder also breathed a sigh of relief.
But when he thought of the other major problem that still needed to be solved, he let out another heavy sigh deep inside.
"Enough. You did a great service this time, brat."
"When we return, you won't merely pass the assessment and join the Demon Suppressing Division as a Demon Suppressing Guard."
"If you break through to the Blood Condensation Realm as well, you can directly advance to a Day Roamer..."
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