The Root Cause Brought Out by the Plague

"Nothing much. I just need your help saving someone."

As she spoke, Shu Lichuo slowly raised her right hand and gave the void a gentle clench. In an instant, terrifying restrictions surged up around them. Space gradually twisted, and an enormous stone pillar emerged from within it.

Black iron chains coiled around the stone pillar, and locked within those chains was a "monster."

The monster was crimson from head to toe, its skin like withered bark. A dreadful plague aura radiated from its body. Even stranger, rows of white bone spurs jutted from both arms, while his entire body had swollen like an inflated corpse.

"Urgh... urgh... urgh..."

Low, agonized groans spilled from the monster's mouth, his cloudy eyes brimming with savage malice.

"An Evil Calamity Clan member?"

Sensing the aura emanating from the monster, Ye Hongchen narrowed her eyes, her entire body instantly tensing with vigilance.

Shu Lichuo had actually imprisoned a member of the Evil Calamity Clan—and this creature's bloodline was absurdly high-ranking.

Bai Yu, too, looked at Shu Lichuo, unable to guess what she intended to do.

This monster was clearly a vassal of the Calamity Blood Evil Emperor, and an Evil King-level existence at that. Yet he had appeared here. Could it be that the Royal Court had already begun exploring the Sealing Ground?

"He is not a member of the Evil Calamity Clan. He is my son."

Shu Lichuo narrowed her eyes, her voice cold and sharp, saturated with killing intent.

As the Royal Court's queen, Shu Lichuo had two sons: the Third Prince, Ba Ba'er, and the Eighth Prince, Ba Longxiang.

After Ba Ba'er met with disaster, Ba Longxiang had rushed over immediately. After deducing the cause, he led people into the small world to rescue him, only to fall into a trap. The