The Tribulation Begins

Watching Qin Hao and the others leave, Elder Yang turned toward Ghost Nest and slowly walked over.

"More and more ghosts are appearing. Could the Great Tribulation be about to descend?"

Elder Yang reached the entrance of Ghost Nest, a troubled expression on his face.

Then he formed seals with both hands and fired out a talisman, sealing the entire cave entrance.

Once he had finished all this, his figure slowly vanished from where he stood.

Not long after Yang Tian left, several figures headed toward Ghost Nest.

"Oh no! How did this place end up like this?!"

"Boss! Come quickly! The cave entrance has been sealed!"

Hearing the call, a figure swiftly rushed to the cave entrance.

"Boss, the entrance is completely sealed. What do we do? If the mission fails, will those above blame us?"

The man trembled all over as he spoke in fear.

"It seems the Heavenly Dragon Guard sent someone troublesome this time."

Judging by the situation here, a fierce battle must have taken place. The lord sealed here was probably dealt with as well."

Their leader said.

"Then what do we do, Boss? The mission has failed, we..."

"Failed? Didn't we already break the seal? What does the rest have to do with us?"

The leader replied without the slightest panic.

"Let's go. We'll check the situation elsewhere."

With that, the group swiftly left the valley.

At the same time.

In an underground cavern somewhere in Qingcheng County.

"Hm? Why has Wuya's aura disappeared?"

Inside the cavern, a huge and hideous creature spoke in surprise.

Hearing this, the others present were also taken aback and hurriedly began probing for Gui Wuya's aura.

"It's true! How could this be?"

"Could he have been discovered and eliminated?"

"Eliminated? Impossible! How could this godforsaken place have anyone stronger than Gui Wuya?!"

At that moment, something shaped like a lump of flesh suddenly spoke.

"No need to probe any further. I received word that Gui Wuya was destroyed by humans."

"How could that be? Gui Wuya wasn't weak! I never received any news that a Heavenly Dragon Guard above Earthly level had come here!"

"Could the Heavenly Dragon Guard have discovered our clan's plan?"

"Impossible. Aside from the surviving members of our clan, how could humans possibly know of our grand plan?"

"Could those humans have exposed us? I told you long ago that humans are unreliable! Hiss—hiss!"

"Why do we have to rely on those useless humans?"

"That was the decision from above. What use is there in shouting here? After all these years, all you know how to do is bark like a dog, Li Hu."

"Cackle, cackle~"

"Hahaha, Li Hu, you're being mocked. Hohohoho~"

"Did you just break free of your seal and grow tired of living again, Li Shang? If you're tired of living, I can send you on your way."

The tall man called Li Hu glared at the person who had just mocked him, his eyes glowing with a scarlet light.

"Come on! Hiss—"

As they spoke, both revealed sharp claws and stared at each other like starving tigers.

"Cackle, cackle, they're going to fight!"

"Cackle cackle cackle! I bet Li Hu can bite Li Shang's head clean off."

The others watched the spectacle from the side, eerie green light glowing in every one of their eyes.

"Enough! What kind of disgrace is this?!"

An elderly voice, its appearance impossible to discern, spoke from the shadows and stopped the two.

Upon hearing him speak, Li Hu and the other extinguished their anger. They glared at one another unwillingly before sitting back down.

"Enough. It probably wasn't them. It was likely just a chance encounter. We only need to complete our mission."

"Before long, our clan shall descend upon this world once more. Cackle cackle cackle cackle."

Elsewhere.

"Captain, there hasn't been any sound from the valley for a long time. Has the battle ended?"

"I wonder how it turned out. Did Qin Hao and the others win, or lose?"

After observing the valley for a long while, Gao Hu looked toward Zhong Li Dao and asked.

"But that was a Ghost Spirit. How could Qin Hao possibly win?"

Zhang Xiang said from the side, hanging his head with a worried expression.

Zhong Li Dao did not reply. He merely sat quietly to one side, gazing toward the valley, lost in unknown thoughts.

Then, as though he had noticed something, his eyes flew wide open.

"They're here!"

Hearing their captain, Zhang Xiang, Yang Jie, Gao Hu, and the others all turned toward the valley.

Two figures, one large and one small, appeared before their eyes.

They were Qin Hao and Bai Ling.

"Hey! Captain! We're back!"

Bai Ling spotted Zhong Li Dao and the others as well, waving and shouting.

"Captain, look! It's Bai Ling and Qin Hao!"

Yang Jie and the others cried out happily when they saw them.

Very soon, Bai Ling and Qin Hao arrived where Zhong Li Dao and the others were.

"Hahaha, I knew you wouldn't come to any harm, kid!"

Gao Hu happily walked up to Qin Hao, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a grin.

"Hahaha, you're really something, kid. You actually survived that."

"Looks like I underestimated you too much. You came out of that unscathed? Are you some kind of monster?"

Zhang Xiang and the others also stepped forward, looking at Qin Hao as they spoke.

At that moment, Zhong Li Dao limped forward as well and looked at Qin Hao before him.

He felt somewhat guilty. Qin Hao had only just joined them—he had not even officially joined—and yet Zhong Li Dao had brought him on such a dangerous mission.

Moreover, Qin Hao had saved them all. He did not even know how to face Qin Hao.

"Thank you, Qin Hao. If it weren't for you, the few of us..."

"Hey, don't say that. Aren't I a Heavenly Dragon Guard too? Isn't it our duty to vanquish demons and eliminate evil?"

"You brat, are you hurt?"

Seeing Qin Hao put it that way, Zhong Li Dao could only shake his head helplessly.

"Hehe, I'm fine. I've got a sturdy body, so it's nothing serious."

As he spoke, Qin Hao patted his own body.

"Indeed. You don't look like a teenager at all. You're bigger than I am!"

"Kid, you aren't some transformed demon beast, are you? How else could you be this strong?"

"I'm truly envious."

Zhang Xiang joked from the side.

"Can't be helped. I was born this way."

Qin Hao smiled as he flexed his powerful arm, while Bai Ling hung from it and swung back and forth.

Seeing this, Zhong Li Dao slowly let out a sigh of relief. At least not a single member of his team had been killed or injured.