Chapter 249: I Already Have Plans

The headquarters of the Demon God Society was a hexagonal fortress flattened in shape, with a diameter of five hundred li and a height of ten li.

Deep beneath the fortress lay a sealed secret chamber. Walking down the corridor below wasn’t far at all—merely seven or eight li—so the mysterious figure clad in dark crimson armor soon arrived at this sealed chamber.

“Hmm? He’s coming here?” Dongbo Xueying, observing everything from the Void Plane, had a flicker of alarm on his face.

The top expert of the Demon God Society had come to inspect the avatar of the Great Demon God, which seemed normal enough. Yet this still triggered Dongbo Xueying’s suspicion!

Why?

Because just today, they had just dealt with five Demon Generals. And now he was coming to this sealed chamber so suddenly? It would be strange if Dongbo Xueying didn’t grow suspicious.

“Whoosh!” Dongbo Xueying instantly teleported within the Void Plane, arriving directly at the location of the spatial gate.

In terms of strength, this mysterious figure in dark crimson armor was likely even stronger than Mountain Master He and others. He could probably be considered the strongest in the world! Dongbo Xueying knew he couldn’t face him in direct combat and would have to rely on other means.

“Palace Master Chen, the situation is troubling. The mysterious figure in dark crimson armor from the Demon God Society has arrived at their headquarters and entered the secret chamber where the Great Demon God’s avatar is hidden.” Dongbo Xueying, whose astral projection was currently inside the Xinfu Palace, immediately sent a silent transmission to Palace Master Chen.

The moment he finished transmitting the message,

The mysterious figure in dark crimson armor had already taken action.

“Ka ka ka~~~” The sealed chamber door opened. The moment the mysterious figure stepped inside, he instantly flashed forward and reached the massive bronze coffin suspended in midair. He grabbed it with one hand, unleashing a torrent of surging dark magic that enveloped the entire coffin and the thick chains wrapped around it.

Thirteen chains shattered one after another, ripped from the walls of the chamber.

With the twenty-meter-long, six-meter-wide bronze coffin wrapped in chains hoisted onto his shoulder, the mysterious figure clad in dark crimson armor instantly transformed into a streak of light, rushing directly toward the spatial gate!

Too fast!

Only seven or eight li away—such a short distance that even Dongbo Xueying could cover it in the blink of an eye. Let alone the fact that this mysterious figure’s strength far surpassed Dongbo Xueying’s! The moment he seized the massive bronze coffin, his flight speed became like instantaneous teleportation. In the blink of an eye, he had crossed the distance and arrived beside the spatial gate.

Yet when he reached it, he saw a black-robed youth waiting there.

“Phch!” A spear had already pierced the array console beside the spatial gate. The ultimate piercing power drove the spearhead deep into the console, shattering one of the core components of the previously stable spatial gate formation. The once-stable spatial gate instantly collapsed.

“Dongbo Xueying!” The mysterious figure in dark crimson armor gritted his teeth.

“You’re still too slow,” Dongbo Xueying smirked at him, his eyes filled with cold light.

“Very well,” the mysterious figure replied, his eyes brimming with killing intent.

His best plan had been ruined!

He had been confident in his own strength, believing that as long as he obtained the bronze coffin, even if Dongbo Xueying himself was secretly watching, he would never be able to seize or destroy the coffin in his presence. But he hadn’t expected—Dongbo Xueying had destroyed the spatial gate ahead of time.

You see, the original best plan had been—

Carry the bronze coffin through the spatial gate, then collapse the gate behind him. That way, the Xia Clan’s transcendents wouldn’t be able to pursue him!

But now that the spatial gate was destroyed, escaping would be far more difficult!

“Boom!” In an instant, the mysterious figure in dark crimson armor yanked out a massive blood-red curved blade from behind his back, his eyes filled with murder.

“Stop him! Engage him!” Dongbo Xueying immediately leapt backward while flicking his hand.

“Whoosh! Whoosh!”

Two streaks of light burst forth simultaneously.

One was a surging, all-encompassing mist of ashen gray, directly wrapping toward the mysterious figure in dark crimson armor. Although the curved blood blade was powerful, the mist still charged forward to block it bodily! After all, it was a divine war-weapon from the God Realm—extremely difficult for even gods to destroy.

The other streak of light was a towering, muscular black man.

This black, muscular figure was actually the ‘Golden Man,’ but Dongbo Xueying didn’t want his visit to the Blackwind Divine Palace to be exposed, so he had altered the man’s skin tone slightly. You see… although the Blackwind Divine Palace was famous, in this age, no one had actually survived the deadly trials to see the ‘Golden Man’ with their own eyes.

So as long as the skin wasn’t golden, no one would recognize him!

“Roar~~~” The Golden Man was utterly domineering, throwing a punch with unyielding force.

His fist, in an instant, seemed like the sun in the sky, dazzling and radiant, emitting endless golden light filled with an awe-inspiring might.

Even Dongbo Xueying was startled: “Incredible! This punch must be among the top three on the Half-God Ranking! No wonder it’s the most formidable divine war-weapon in terms of offense!”

The punch struck out!

Golden light filled every inch of space.

Yet on the other side, the blood-red curved blade carried a grayish haze. The surrounding space began to collapse, everything starting to disintegrate. Even the dazzling, domineering radiance of the fist was destroyed. However—the fist itself remained completely unscathed, clashing head-on with the curved blade.

“Boom~~~~” It was indeed a direct, brutal collision!

Both the mysterious figure in dark crimson armor and the Golden Man excelled in overwhelming frontal assaults.

The shockwave of this impact caused the underground fortress structures of the Demon God Temple to tremble, the surrounding walls twisting and deforming. This was the headquarters of the Demon God Society—extremely resilient—yet it was still sustaining damage.

The Golden Man was forced backward, stomping down with a thunderous “Dong!” sound, retreating eleven steps in succession. Each step cracked the resilient ground beneath him, creating massive craters. Yet the Golden Man remained full of fighting spirit, his eyes burning with excitement as he roared, “Such a powerful transcendental opponent! Haven’t fought one this strong in ages! Come on! Let’s keep going!”

Meanwhile, the ashen-gray mist had already begun to coil and bind around the mysterious figure in dark crimson armor.

“Cursed!” The mysterious figure grew even more anxious upon seeing this.

Two divine war-weapons?

One was entangling and binding him, forcing him to continuously unleash his vast dark magic, which carried the profound mysteries of the dark rules to resist. This alone cost him twenty percent of his strength! Not to mention the ferocious Golden Man! He had actually used his bare fists to clash head-on with his divine artifact.

“These divine war-weapons cannot be destroyed—they’re extremely bothersome, sticking to me relentlessly!” Though furious, the mysterious figure could do nothing about it. He also remembered the Great Demon God’s orders—not to linger in battle! Retrieving the bronze coffin was his greatest priority.

“High Priest, we’ve been exposed! Act quickly! Also… the spatial gate has been destroyed. Open the main gate—I must leave!” The mysterious figure in dark crimson armor immediately transmitted the message.

“Boom! Boom! Boom~~~”

At this moment, the High Priest, upon receiving the message, was greatly alarmed but immediately activated the entire headquarters of the Demon God Society. The massive, hexagonal fortress, previously completely sealed, began to split open a passage from its uppermost point.

Dark power surged around the mysterious figure’s body, even enveloping the bronze coffin.

The dark magic carried the ultimate mysteries of death and destruction, continuously rippling outward, blocking the Golden Man and the Gray Mist Guard. The Gray Mist Guard kept entangling and restraining him, while the Golden Man launched relentless attacks.

“Whoosh!” With one hand hoisting the bronze coffin and the other wielding the blood-red curved blade,

The mysterious figure clad in dark crimson armor transformed into a streak of light, shooting straight up toward the exit passage. The Golden Man and the Gray Mist Guard desperately entangled and pursued him.

Dongbo Xueying followed closely behind. With the Golden Man and the Gray Mist Guard holding him down, Dongbo Xueying could easily keep up. If necessary, he could always enter the Void Plane, where he could teleport freely.

“I hope Palace Master Chen doesn’t mess this up at the critical moment!” Dongbo Xueying anxiously thought while chasing at high speed. Earlier, when he destroyed the spatial gate, he had already transmitted a message to Palace Master Chen, informing him—”The Demon God Society has discovered my surveillance. That mysterious figure has already taken the bronze coffin and is trying to escape.”

“I’ve already made arrangements! Xueying, you just keep delaying him for now!” Palace Master Chen responded.