Outside the Heavenly Prison, time crawled by amid mounting anxiety.
"Why isn't he back yet...?!"
Lan'er stared at Lu Chen's blood, endlessly sucked away by the Heavenly Edict, her heart burning with worry.
Lu Chen's face had long since turned white as paper. The weakness from his depleted blood and vital energy was nearly enough to drag him down, and his bare forearm had visibly shrunk by a whole circle.
She was helpless and could only fret.
Inside the Heavenly Prison, the three demons had their hearts in their throats as well.
"Big Brother, if it keeps sucking, even if the blessing succeeds, this kid will be crippled!"
"His foundation will be ruined!"
The two demons transmitted their voices in secret. Black Baleful Devil Lord said nothing, his brows tightly furrowed as he stared fixedly at Lu Chen.
"Hiss—!"
Just then, Lu Chen abruptly opened his eyes and yanked his arm out of the Heavenly Edict!
"Senior!"
Before his cry had even faded—
Black Baleful Devil Lord had already revealed his true form, the horns atop his head creaking.
A hazy radiance, like a divine statue manifesting its power, suddenly spread across his body.
It was as though he himself had become a vessel bearing the ritual.
"Lord, quickly invite the Star Lord to bestow his blessing!" Black Baleful Devil Lord growled.
Lu Chen did not dare waste a second. In his heart, he silently recited Broom Star Lord's name.
The next instant!
A thick gray-black pillar of energy, nearly solid in substance, erupted from between Black Baleful Devil Lord's horns and shot straight into Lu Chen's crown!
"Roar—!!!"
Black Baleful Devil Lord let out a shrill howl of agony. Even with his demonic body, he could scarcely endure the excruciating pain of flesh being forcibly stripped away and his