The mountainous backlands of Filthy Valley.
The King in Yellow, Hastur, who had just confronted the Tai Chang Squad by the riverbank, slowly made his way here. After confirming that no one was around, he immediately took off the yellow robe he was wearing.
Inside the enormous yellow robe, Yu Jing and Ning Yanzhi were actually hidden.
Yu Jing sat on Ning Yanzhi's shoulders, presenting the towering image of Hastur.
Of course, Yu Jing alone could also reach such a height by transforming his flesh through plants. The two of them overlapped to disguise themselves mainly because Yu Jing wanted to borrow Ning Yanzhi's special power.
The Tai Chang Squad contained Shao Tong, who possessed extraordinary eye power, as well as Yi Kun and Azathoth, two people with extremely sharp eyesight.
An ordinary disguise would be exposed easily.
Ning Yanzhi's ability.
As the first-generation incarnation of the Demon Lord, Ning Yanzhi had no interest whatsoever in Formless Chaos.
In terms of its manifestations, the ability was mainly concentrated in Ning Yanzhi's black left hand, which could construct various sealing barriers. There was one particularly unusual aspect: it could seal other people's abilities.
Back when Yu Jing and the others had just entered the academy and were dining at the Wenshi Grand Hotel in District One, they had encountered a senior in the Second Stage of Transcendence.
With nothing more than a touch of his palm, Ning Yanzhi had suppressed and sealed all of that senior's abilities, including the ghost pearl inside his body. Even the water ghost condensed outside had rapidly disintegrated.
Was this similar to the ability-sealing effect brought about by Demon-Sealing equipment?
Yu Jing had asked Ning Yanzhi about it beforehand, but the answer he received was rather uncertain.
Although it might not technically be ability sealing, Yu