On the broad bed in the Palace of Heavenly Purity—so large it made one feel guilty—Zhang Tie indulged in a long, lazy sleep alone. He slept until the next morning, only getting up after the sun had risen. Then, unhurriedly, he soaked in a bath and washed up. After finishing a lavish breakfast, it was nearly noon before he returned to the Hall of Union.
This rest and moderate relaxation immediately loosened the nerves Zhang Tie had kept taut for months, allowing him to throw himself into the coming cultivation with renewed vigor.
The five iron cabinets delivered by the Wa Emperor Palace yesterday had already been moved by Leng Manxue's people into the secret chamber beneath the Hall of Union where Zhang Tie cultivated. After entering the chamber and securely closing its doors, Zhang Tie opened the five iron cabinets one by one.
Inside the cabinets were five Sky Knights of the Devil Race.
Of the five Devil Race Sky Knights, three were Ironclad Devils, one was a Winged Devil, and one was a Spider Devil. All five were covered in wounds, missing arms or legs. Both wings of the Winged Devil had been broken, while the Spider Devil had been reduced to a ball of flesh. Furthermore, long, strange purplish-red metal spikes had been driven into the centers of their brows, their chests, and their seas of qi.
These metal spikes were called Demon-Nailing Needles, a kind of high-grade rune equipment in the Sky-Piercing Realm. Once Demon-Nailing Needles were inserted into those three points, even Sky Knights of the Devil Race could no longer move.
The two batches of Phantom Knights from the Devil Race that the Star Emperor Temple had sent before had been subdued by some secret method after losing their combat strength. Sky Knights, however,