The Ninth Level of the Dragon Abyss

"No, don't! I'll talk! That shadow was Ba Shan, the Deep-Sea Giant Demon imprisoned on this level. He was the one who released me," the Tear Demon said hastily.

"The Deep-Sea Giant Demon. So it really was him..." Shen Luo murmured, unsurprised.

He had already noticed a clue earlier. The shadow's aura bore some resemblance to that of the Deep-Sea Giant Demon he had encountered on the way to the Dragon Palace, but he had not been certain. To think it really was him.

But since the Deep-Sea Giant Demon had already escaped, why had he suddenly returned?

"What shadow? And the Deep-Sea Giant Demon? Brother Shen, what happened just now?" Ao Hong asked, his expression changing.

Ao Hong and the others all turned toward Shen Luo.

They had all been under someone else's control earlier. Although they could barely recall what had happened around them, many details had escaped their notice.

Shen Luo concealed nothing, quickly recounting what had just happened and his suspicions, particularly how the shadow had taken something from Ao Zhong.

Hearing this, Ao Zhong hastily felt inside his robe, then froze.

"What is it?" Ao Hong asked urgently when he saw this.

"This is bad! My Dragon King Token is gone!" Ao Zhong cried, his face ashen.

The expressions of Ao Hong, Ao Xin, and Qing Chi changed as well.

"Quick, to the lowest level!" Something suddenly occurred to Ao Hong. He transformed into a streak of golden light and charged ahead of everyone toward the stairs leading down.

Ao Zhong and the others realized what was happening a moment later and immediately followed.

Seeing this, Shen Luo raised an eyebrow.

Judging by their reaction, Ao Hong and the others had realized something.

He was just about to follow when the Enchantress Demon's soul in