In response to Hu Chi Mei and Yun Peng's questions, the demon commander guarding Black Tiger Prison merely pretended not to know. Whether he truly did not know or was only feigning ignorance, no one could tell.
Ye Zhen was not in a hurry. In another quarter-hour, they would see Xuan Hu, and then everything would become clear.
Within Black Tiger Prison, a realm unto itself, the guarding demon commander led them downward the entire way, seeming to descend ever deeper underground.
Though only a quarter-hour had passed, given the speed of Ye Zhen's group, Ye Zhen estimated they had already gone ten thousand meters beneath the earth.
A quarter-hour later, the guarding demon commander led them to a stone prison gate glowing faintly with dim light.
"Princess, Xuan Hu is imprisoned in the Black Prison beyond this gate. You know the rules of the Black Prison. Once inside, you may stay for no more than a quarter-hour. Otherwise, even I cannot make an exception," said the guarding demon commander.
Having been taught a lesson by Little Cat along the way, Hu Chi Mei had learned her lesson this time. She looked toward Ye Zhen, her gaze seeming to seek his opinion.
"No problem." A quarter-hour was enough.
The next instant, light flared from the stone prison gate. The guarding demon commander opened it with a secret art, and a stench mixed with rot, mold, and an indescribable bloody reek surged out, enough to make one retch.
Hu Chi Mei and Ling Qianbi immediately activated their Protective Spirit Power, sealing out the foul odor.
This was a water prison that radiated astonishing cold, incomparably dank and frigid.
If an ordinary person entered this water prison, they absolutely would not survive for more than two hours.
Even a powerful cultivator would