The Devil Appears
White light drifted through the void.
Gu Qingshan stepped over and stood beside the coffin, warily surveying his surroundings.
The blood had all receded.
At the center of the Underground Palace stood a staircase made of countless bones, descending step by step into the level below.
"Lady, are there any enemies?" Gu Qingshan asked.
"We killed them all—but I have a vague feeling that something terribly evil is awakening in the depths of this world," Sacrificial Dance Lady said.
"By the way, Dragon God—"
"No need to explain. My Shadow is following you, and it's already told me everything."
"That's good."
Gu Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief.
A streak of green light rose from the coffin and gently landed in his hand.
The fox demon's voice followed. "All the seals have been undone—but the coffin can't be opened just yet. Take it with you and hurry!"
"Okay!"
Sword energy surged from Gu Qingshan. He sliced off the entire stone coffin and held it up with one hand. With the other, he gripped the Wind Key and thrust it into the void—
A portal of light opened at once.
"Everyone, please return. Thank you all for your help this time," Gu Qingshan said.
In the void, the Dust-Sealed Spirits nodded one after another, then gradually faded away.
Sacrificial Dance Lady was about to leave, but for some reason, she suddenly stopped.
She darted forward, shoved Gu Qingshan hard, and at the same time stuffed a ball of light into his arms.
"Go!" she barked.
Gu Qingshan was pushed through the portal. He turned back in surprise—
Endless darkness surged up from underground, winding around Sacrificial Dance Lady.
"Stop it!" Gu Qingshan blurted out.
The gravedigger who had been following him charged forward at once, blocking the darkness