Chapter 288 Return to the Devil Flame Valley

Xiao Ling did not stop. He quietly concealed his breath and went straight to the location of the Black Emperor Sect's auction. He knew that there were many precious items stored there, and these treasures might not have been transferred to the Black Emperor Sect's headquarters.

As expected, as Xiao Ling expected, the resources and treasures at the auction were still stored safely in the original place and were not transported away in time.

Xiao Ling broke into the interior of the auction without hesitation. He released his soul perception and, like an experienced hunter, quickly and accurately locked the location of those treasures in a hidden room of the auction.

Xiao Ling rushed all the way and soon came to the entrance of the treasure house. Facing the two Douling Peak powerhouses guarding the door, he did not hesitate at all and easily defeated them. Then, he stepped into the treasure house, and a dazzling scene suddenly appeared in front of him.

In the treasure house, there are all kinds of rare treasures, from gold coins to martial arts secrets, from elixirs to various rare materials, each of which is a treasure that Douhuang and even Douzong masters dream of. If these treasures are spread out, they will definitely cause a fierce competition.

Xiao Ling did not show any mercy. His actions were quick and methodical, and he collected the gold coins, martial arts, elixirs and various rare materials one by one. Among these treasures, he also found the resources that Zi Yan and himself had spent when they came to the auction before, which made him feel strange, and there was an inexplicable sense of pleasure in buying things without spending money.

After searching the auction house, Xiao Ling did not stay for long and went directly to the headquarters of the Black Emperor Sect. The treasures there were also rich, and he took them one by one without hesitation.

When the treasure house of the Black Emperor Sect was also looted by him, Xiao Ling left the Black Emperor City. Although there were many rare medicinal materials in the Qianyaofang, Xiao Ling did not intend to take them.

After all, Qianyaofang did not provoke him, and he did not want to cause trouble for no reason. Moreover, the medicinal materials he needed had already been collected in the medicine garden of Guiling Zun, including the main medicines for refining the seventh-level Heavenly Soul Melting Blood Pill.

Under the cover of the night in the Black Horn Region, Xiao Ling's figure shuttled between the treasure houses of various forces like a ghost, and took their treasures one by one. The harvest of this night was quite rich, even exceeding the treasures obtained from the treasure houses of the three major sects before.

As Xiao Ling searched all the way, the night quietly retreated, and the sky turned pale. He set out from the Black Emperor City and came all the way to the Demon Flame Valley.

That night, the major forces in the Black Horn Region suffered a considerable blow, and the spies they sent out brought back shocking news after exploring the battlefield where they had previously fought for the Bodhi Transformation Saliva. Many of their high-level strongmen had fallen.

This news spread like wildfire in the Black Horn Region, and the order in some areas began to collapse, and the chaos quickly escalated. And if the news spreads, the chaos will only get worse.

In such a big reshuffle, many ambitious people began to emerge. They saw an opportunity and wanted to share a piece of the pie and occupy a place in this chaos. The power vacuum in the Black Horn Region attracted them, and they were ready to show their fists and fight for their own interests in this turmoil.

Xiao Ling was not surprised by the current situation. He knew that every time there was a great turmoil, there would always be new opportunities and the rise of emerging forces. This is the law of history and the unchanging law of the Douqi Continent.

As for the plots of those ambitious people, Xiao Ling did not take it to heart. For him, those were just passing clouds.

At this moment, the sky darkened again, and Xiao Ling's figure had appeared in the Demon Flame Valley again, ready to continue his actions.

The Demon Flame Valley in the night seemed particularly quiet, but Xiao Ling's state of mind was unusually calm.

Xiao Ling stood in the air, with the vast land of the Demon Flame Valley under his feet. His eyes penetrated the night and overlooked the land. Unlike the chaos in other areas of the Black Horn Region, the Demon Flame Valley still maintains a rare tranquility at this moment.

Perhaps because of the distance, the spies have not brought back the news of the battlefield, or perhaps because the Earth Demon Old Ghost is a seven-star Dou Zong, it is difficult for people to believe that he will encounter an accident.

Although the Earth Demon Old Ghost took away a large number of elites from the Demon Flame Valley, there is still a Dou Huang elder and several Dou Wang elders left in the valley. Their existence provides a certain security guarantee for the Demon Flame Valley.

Xiao Ling's mouth curled up a faint smile, he knew that this tranquility would not last too long. Because of his arrival, there will be a big commotion next.

Due to the various actions of the Earth Demon Old Ghost, Xiao Ling was full of deep disgust for the Demon Flame Valley. When plundering other forces in the Black Horn Region, he did not easily take lives unless necessary. But facing the Demon Flame Valley, Xiao Ling decided not to be soft-hearted, he planned to settle accounts thoroughly. The Demon Flame Valley and he had long had an indissoluble hatred, and he would not have the slightest mercy for the enemy.

When the students of Canaan College were training in the Black Horn Region, they were often attacked by the strong men of the Demon Flame Valley, and some even died. As an elder of Canaan College, Xiao Ling naturally wanted to seek justice for these compatriots. Today is the time to make the Demon Flame Valley pay the price. He wants to make this force that once dominated the Black Horn Region disappear from now on.

Xiao Ling waved his hand lightly, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet responded. His eyes swept across the Demon Flame Valley below coldly, and his tone was without a trace of emotion: "Go, don't leave anyone behind."

The sky demon puppet's eyes flashed red, like two blazing flames. Its figure flashed past in the night, like a golden lightning, heading straight towards the Demonic Flame Valley. As it moved, a ruthless sense of murder swept across the entire valley.

Xiao Ling's figure slowly landed over the Demon Flame Valley, his eyes shining with determination. The Heavenly Demon Puppet has followed his orders and started cleaning the Demon Flame Valley. Xiao Ling didn't plan to take action himself. He wanted the people in Demon Flame Valley to know that everything they did would have retribution.

In the night wind, the guards of Demon Flame Valley fled in panic, but how could their speed compare with that of the Sky Demon Puppet? The golden figure is like the scythe of death, taking away a life with every flicker. Xiao Ling stood quietly on a high place, his eyes penetrated the night, as if he could see through everyone's fear and despair.

With the swift action of the Sky Demon Puppet, the tranquility of the Demonic Flame Valley was completely torn apart. Screams, begging for mercy, and metal collisions intertwined into a chaotic symphony, but in this chaos, Xiao Ling's state of mind was like a calm lake, without a trace of ripples.

The Douhuang elders and several Douwang elders who were sitting quietly deep in the Demon Flame Valley instantly felt the turmoil in the outside world. They immediately spread their fighting wings, like a few meteors piercing the night sky, flying out quickly, preparing to deal with this sudden change.

When Elder Dou Huang and Elder Dou Wang rushed out of the depths of the Demon Flame Valley, they were stunned by the scene in front of them. A golden figure, under the command of a blue-haired young man, was like the messenger of death, frantically harvesting the lives of the members of the Demon Flame Valley.

This scene made their anger erupt like a volcano. When had they ever experienced such humiliation? They have always been in the Demon Flame Valley and decided the life and death of others at will, but now there are people who dare to kill on their territory.

Elder Dou Huang's roar was deafening, and he warned loudly: "Stop your atrocities immediately! Don't forget, the owner of our Demon Flame Valley is the powerful Seven Star Douzong, the ancestor of the Earth Demon! What you did today Because, it will definitely lead to endless pursuit. Once the ancestor returns, he will make you taste all the pain in the world and make you regret your arrogance today!"

While Elder Dou Huang roared angrily, he led several powerful Dou King warriors and rushed toward Xiao Ling like cheetahs. Their eyes were filled with murderous intent, and they were determined to completely eliminate this guy who dared to attack Demon Flame Valley.

However, the blue-haired young man Xiao Ling just smiled contemptuously. His voice was calm and firm, as if he was telling an indisputable fact: "Haha, when you Demon Flame Valley relentlessly hunted down the students of my Canaan Academy, didn't you? Did you ever think that this would happen? You all asked for it. As for your Old Demon ancestor, he is already waiting for you on the Huangquan Road."

As Xiao Ling finished speaking, he quickly formed a seal and shouted in a low voice: "Heavenly Fire Meteor."

Following his summons, groups of flames appeared behind Xiao Ling, seeming to disperse half of the night. These flames seemed to be given life. They gathered into blazing meteors, piercing the night sky and rushing towards the Demon Flame Valley. Fighting emperors and fighting kings.

Behind them was the endless building complex of Demonic Flame Valley, which now became the background of this disaster.

The flaming meteors were like the fury of heaven, mercilessly devouring everything. The Dou Huang and the Dou Kings were horrified to find that they had nowhere to escape and could only watch the flames of death surrounding them.

The flaming meteor not only took away their lives, but also continued to fall on the buildings of the Demonic Flame Valley, triggering a series of explosions and completely destroying the tranquility of the Demonic Flame Valley.

The entire valley was illuminated by fire as if it were daytime. Explosions, screams, and pleas for mercy were intertwined together, creating a doomsday scene.

The flaming meteor was like a disaster from the sky, covering the entire Demonic Flame Valley. The members had nowhere to escape. They were swallowed up by the ruthless flames before they could even utter a scream.

The power of the meteors continued unabated. They hit the buildings in Demonic Flame Valley, triggering a series of deafening explosions. Immediately afterwards, there was a continuous wail, echoing in the valley, like the whisper of death.

Under this sudden offensive, the members of Demon Flame Valley fell into unprecedented panic.

They witnessed the flaming meteors falling from the sky, as well as the golden figures that shuttled wantonly through the valley and slaughtered mercilessly. Everyone's eyes were filled with deep fear and despair.

The golden figure is like the messenger of death, and every appearance means the end of another life.

This sudden disaster completely broke the tranquility of the Demonic Flame Valley and replaced it with a scene of chaos and death. Flames and smoke filled the air, casting an apocalyptic atmosphere throughout the valley.

Some members even knelt down and begged for mercy, crying in their voices: "Please, please let us go. We are just following orders and have no malicious intentions!"

But Xiao Ling was unmoved by these begging for mercy. His steps were firm and calm, and he walked unhurriedly towards the treasure house of Demonic Flame Valley that he sensed.

After passing through the tunnel deep in the Demon Flame Valley, about fifteen minutes later, Xiao Ling's sight was blocked by a stone wall covered with grass.

He stopped and stood in front of the stone wall, looking around sharply.

Then, Xiao Ling stretched out his white and strong palm and gently pressed it on the stone wall. As his fighting spirit was released, the stone wall seemed to have encountered an invisible giant hammer, instantly disintegrating and turning into countless tiny stone fragments, which fell to the ground with a rustling sound, raising a puff of dust and smoke.

After the dust settled, a deep cave entrance appeared in front of Xiao Ling, like a dark mouth, quietly waiting for his arrival. This cave entrance was obviously a secret passage leading to the treasure house of the Demon Flame Valley. Now, it was exposed in front of Xiao Ling without any cover.

Just as the stone wall in front of Xiao Ling turned into dust, revealing the hidden cave entrance, the Heavenly Demon Puppet also completed its mission and returned to his side quietly and silently.

However, unlike the previous image shining with golden light, the current Heavenly Demon Puppet was covered with blood. Its figure looked even more gloomy in the night, like the god of death walking out of the abyss of the battlefield, with a chilling breath.

Xiao Ling looked at the blood-stained body of the Heavenly Demon Puppet, shook his head and sighed. He waved his hand casually, and a soft fighting spirit surged from his palm, gently brushing across the body of the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

The bloodstains that had not yet dried up were quickly dissipated in the air as if absorbed by an invisible sponge under the cleaning of the fighting spirit. After a while, the golden appearance of the Heavenly Demon Puppet shone with its original luster again, and restored its majestic appearance.

Xiao Ling nodded, expressing his satisfaction with the new look of the Heavenly Demon Puppet. Then, he shouted softly, and the Heavenly Demon Puppet turned into a golden light and returned to his ring, waiting for the next summons.

Then, Xiao Ling took out the Ten Thousand Souls Banner from his sleeve, shook it gently, and an invisible force rippled out. Under the influence of this force, the soul of the Earth Demon Old Ghost slowly emerged from the banner, like a wisp of light smoke, gradually condensing into shape.

As soon as the soul of the Earth Demon Old Ghost appeared, it quietly floated beside Xiao Ling, its eyes were empty, without a trace of life, just silently waiting for Xiao Ling's next order.

This soul was once the master of the Demon Flame Valley, a famous existence in the Black Horn Region. But now, it can only exist in this form, allowing Xiao Ling to drive it.

Xiao Ling threw the Ten Thousand Souls Banner casually, and it drew an arc in the air and flew accurately to the Earth Demon Old Ghost. The soul of the Earth Demon Old Ghost stretched out an illusory arm and steadily caught this mysterious magic weapon.

Then, Xiao Ling concentrated his mind and calmed his breath, extending a strand of his mind like a thread, gently attached to the soul of the Earth Demon Old Ghost.

This strand of mind was like an invisible thread, tightly connecting Xiao Ling and the soul of the Earth Demon Old Ghost. Through this thread, Xiao Ling not only gained complete control over the Earth Demon Old Ghost, but also gave it the ability to use the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

When Xiao Ling's mind poured into the soul of the Earth Demon Old Ghost, a glimmer of spiritual light flashed in its eyes, no longer as empty and soulless as before.

Under the guidance of Xiao Ling, the soul of the Earth Demon Old Ghost began its new mission in the Demon Flame Valley, collecting the souls of those deceased members of the Demon Flame Valley. It held the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, shuttled through the valley, and collected those wandering souls into the banner one by one.

For those powerful souls that have reached the Douling level, Xiao Ling directly put them into the Wanhun Banner as a power reserve in the banner. As for those souls that are slightly weaker and have not reached the Douling level, he cleverly uses them to sacrifice the Wanhun Banner to improve the power and quality of this magic weapon.

Xiao Ling stood aside and watched the soul of the old demon ghost busy collecting souls in the Demon Flame Valley. He couldn't help but whisper to himself: "It's a pity. Although the soul of the old demon ghost retains the memory and combat skills of his life, he has lost the ability to think. Let him collect these souls, it doesn't feel anything for him."

"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have erased his consciousness, and directly controlled him with the Wanhun Banner, letting him collect the souls of his own men by himself. That scene must have been very interesting. Maybe the soul of the old demon ghost will be so angry that he will die again."

Xiao Ling shook his head gently and put these distracting thoughts behind him. He retracted his gaze, took a deep breath, then turned around and stepped firmly into the deep and mysterious passage.

The passage was dark and tortuous, and seemed to hide endless secrets, waiting for him to uncover.

Xiao Ling's figure gradually disappeared in the shadow of the passage, leaving only the soul of the old demon to continue wandering in the valley, performing its mission.

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After passing through a not-too-long tunnel, Xiao Ling soon came to the entrance of the cave. Standing here, he could vaguely see the faint light coming from the cave.

There were some patterns of monsters carved on the stone walls around the entrance of the cave. Although they looked ferocious, these decorative patterns did not pose a real threat to Xiao Ling.

Inside the cave was a long stone staircase extending downward, winding into the dimness below, and the end was invisible. Some moonstones were inlaid on the stone walls, which emitted a soft light and gradually dispelled the darkness in the cave.

Xiao Ling walked slowly down the stone stairs, and about ten minutes later, he reached the end of the stone stairs. There, a heavy black stone door stood quietly, covered with a layer of moss, revealing an ancient atmosphere.

Xiao Ling walked forward and gently placed his palm on the stone door, and then his eyes suddenly became sharp. From his arm, a strong fighting spirit surged out like a mountain torrent, accompanied by a loud bang, and violently hit the stone door.

"Bang!"

With a loud bang, the stone door was immediately covered with cracks, and then with a roar, the stone door collapsed, and the rubble flew everywhere. A dazzling light shot out from behind the door, illuminating Xiao Ling's face.