Ning Fa had barely taken two steps when the scene before him suddenly changed.
He felt only a wave of dizziness as countless images flashed past his eyes like glimmers skimming over water.
He did not know how long passed before the sensation finally stopped.
Ning Fa opened his eyes and found himself in a dim, murky space.
Not far away stood a blurry black silhouette. Its charcoal-red eyes, brimming with evil, stared fixedly at him.
"Kid, we meet again."
Ning Fa stared at him in shock.
This black shadow was the Outer Realm Heavenly Demon that had previously coveted his child, Ning An. How had it come here?
Ning Fa furrowed his sword-like brows and could not help thinking, Could this Outer Realm Heavenly Demon be an illusion created by the Mind Thunder Prison?
At that moment, the black shadow gave a hoarse laugh and said in a voice steeped in malice, "I am no illusion. The last time we met, I planted a Heavenly Demon mark upon you.
"So long as you enter a heart-demon trial such as a Demonic Tribulation, I can sense it and take control directly.
"Last time, I could not use the heart-demon space, but that will not be a problem this time."
Ning Fa's expression immediately turned ugly upon hearing this.
He had never imagined that the Outer Realm Heavenly Demon's divine abilities were so immense that it could even take over the trial checkpoint of the unfathomable Thunder Firmament Road.
The Outer Realm Heavenly Demon's figure swayed as it said in a seductive tone, "I do not know what method you used, but I can no longer sense your child's aura.
"If you obediently open your Sea of Consciousness and let me search your soul, then so long as I obtain your