Heroes' Prison

Chapter 1010 - 955: Cell No. 44

One by one, the demigods announced their declarations. If not for the barrier of Heroes’ Prison, their words would reverberate throughout the world, warning billions of beings.

"But I still feel that we don’t have absolute confidence in victory... The King of Hell is the legend among legends, just hearing the name makes any world tremble." At this moment, a calm voice rang out, pouring like a bucket of cold water over the fervor of the crowd’s war intent.

The speaker was a black warhorse, covered in black flames. Those black flames constantly extinguished and gathered, eternally evolving into various forms of souls, emitting sharp cries of billions of souls as if coming from another world, vague and indistinct.

This was the Soul Reaper, Nightmare, a powerful evil spirit that had escaped from the Underworld, having harvested the souls of three small worlds, its sins unforgivable.

"Indeed, facing an opponent like the King of Hell, we should be more cautious!" The Azure Sky Knight also tightened the grip on his great sword, echoing in agreement, with an extremely wary glance at Soul Reaper, Nightmare. The Griffin King beneath him nervously retreated two steps, seemingly unwilling to approach it.

Huang Yi nodded and said, "Next, I will once again release a demigod guardian, but this demigod must possess a more formidable strength, at least ranked in the top 50. As of now, the fastest speed at which I can grasp the foremost key is only around number 80, and the further up the ranking, the exponentially faster the key’s speed becomes. Do you have any way to assist me?"

"If that’s the case, I’ll temporarily lend you my six angel wings!" The Holy Fighting Angel shook its body, and the three pairs of flawless white wings automatically detached, flying to Huang Yi’s back, seamlessly aligning with his own wings.

"I bestow upon you the speed of the storm!" The Storm Emperor waved his large hand, and the ever-beating hurricane around him instantly transferred to Huang Yi.

"My hooves will carry you on an immortal journey!" Soul Reaper, Nightmare raised its forelimbs, and the two black flame-burning hooves instantly fell off, automatically attaching themselves to Huang Yi’s feet.

"From your back, my fury will burst forth!" The Lord of Flames opened his mouth and exhaled, sending a cluster of scorching flames to Huang Yi’s back, continuously jetting out a fiery tail like a rocket.

With the power granted by the four demigods, Huang Yi’s body became radiant, his form somewhat blurred, as if about to vanish into space at any moment, difficult to trace his whereabouts.

Huang Yi distinctly felt the powerful forces augmenting his body. The power was intimately familiar, divine power of the demigod experts! These four demigods temporarily lent a portion of their divine power to him!

He nodded in satisfaction and said, "Alright, with this speed, I believe I can obtain..."

He hadn’t finished his sentence when he accidentally lost control of his speed, his form instantly vanishing into thin air, leaving just half a sentence.

Almost simultaneously, he passed through countless corridor corners, directly appearing in the stone chamber where the keys were stored, his body, due to excessive inertia, stumbling several steps and falling to the ground.

He now seemed to disregard space, as long as he thought of a place, he’d instantly appear there, his speed was so fast that even he found it uncontrollable.

He got up, dusted off his clothes, and raised his head to search for the keys.

Soon, his sharp eyes locked onto a rapidly flying key.

Just as his thoughts formed, his body appeared right beside the key, and he shakily grasped it in his hand.

Huang Yi was somewhat overwhelmed, he hadn’t even reacted before he’d already seized the key, his speed now surpassed his cognitive awareness.

He took a few deep breaths, calming himself, before looking at the key’s number — 74.

From the ranking, this criminal was stronger than all the guardians he had previously released, but the increase was not particularly significant, with strength not much beyond.

Huang Yi shook his head and released the key.

This time, he aimed to release an extremely strong guardian to play a core role. He already held an advantage in the number of demigods, and having a few more of such demigods wouldn’t be of much use. Moreover, there are only so many criminals in the top 100 ranks, and he would surely have more uses for them in the future, so saving one was prudent. What he needed now was a heavyweight figure for a grand finale.

Huang Yi continued trying, capturing several more keys, but their numbers were around seventy or eighty, not reaching his expectations.

However, during this repeated attempt process, he became increasingly familiar with his speed, his control capabilities growing stronger, his thinking speed gradually catching up with his body’s speed, his actions becoming more fluid and steady.

At this moment, a white light suddenly flashed ahead of Huang Yi, trailing a long illusion, its speed far surpassing that of the keys he had previously grabbed.

At that instant, Huang Yi seemed to have a moment of profound enlightenment, instinctively uniting his mind and body into one!

Everything around him disappeared in an instant, there was no sound, no flying lights, the entire world contained only that single key!

His shoulders moved, all the wings flapping simultaneously, and the three pairs of pure white angel wings emitted dazzling holy light!

All around him, the raging storm instantly altered the direction of air currents, controlling the omnipresent air!

His feet, the two black horse hooves erupted in black flames, and billions of souls screamed simultaneously!

Behind him, the scorching flames burned madly, with the jet flames piercing the entire space!

At this moment, he finally perfectly fused the powers of several demigods bestowed upon him, converting all divine power into controllable speed. He reached out calmly, as if to pick up a cup of water, without deliberately speeding up, yet the swiftly flying key seemed to become closer and closer!

Finally, that key was steadily captured in his hand, and the focus of the entire world seemed to be captured with it!

The next moment, the light and shadows changed, and the world seemed to return to normal, with everything around still maintaining the initial appearance. That instant just now felt like a dreamland.

The only difference was that there was now a key in Huang Yi’s hand!

The number on this key perfectly matched his need—44!

With this full-speed burst, the Angel Wings on him, the Hurricane of Fury, the Black Flame Hooves, and the Jet Flame all seemed to have exhausted all divine power, becoming weakened.

They all relied on the remnants of divine power from those four demigods to function, and once the divine power was exhausted, they could no longer be sustained.

Huang Yi felt as if he had recovered from a serious illness, with those powerful forces suddenly drained, returning him to his original state.

He held the key, taking a long time with his own speed, to return once more to the place where he found those demigods.

The Holy Fighting Angel extended a hand, and the three pairs of Angel Wings behind Huang Yi fell off and returned to his back. Additionally, the Storm Emperor, Soul Reaper, and Lord of Flames each reclaimed the assistance they had given Huang Yi.

Huang Yi raised the key in his hand and said to the group of demigods, "Thank you for your assistance in helping me obtain the key numbered 44! Next, let’s see what kind of powerful being is imprisoned in that cell!"

"Criminals ranked so high should be far beyond us in strength! To say the least, it’s quite exciting!" Naval Commander, Melancholy Moon, nodded with satisfaction, following behind Huang Yi.

"This time, we should be able to fight with the avatars of The Seven Archdemons!" Azure Sky Knight, Gu Tianyun, swung his great sword, clamping his legs to urge Griffin King beneath him to follow.

Huang Yi, leading a group of demigods, walked along the spacious corridor for a long time, finally arriving at the entrance of cell number 44.

This cell seemed even more ancient than Diego’s cell, with a thick layer of dust piled up at the entrance.

Huang Yi brushed away a large handful of cobwebs, finally finding the dust-covered keyhole, inserted the key, and gently turned his wrist.

"Boom!" The enormous stone gate slowly opened, and the heavy rumbling echoed throughout Heroes’ Prison!

Huang Yi and the group of demigods behind him all held their breath, their hearts suspended, watching nervously.

The next moment, they saw a cat.

A completely pitch-black cat, squatting in cell number 44. It had no other colors, with glistening and supple black fur all over, its eyes emitting a brilliant green glow, staring coldly at the demigods outside the door, appearing eerie and mysterious.

"Why is it a cat?" Huang Yi murmured in a daze.

In his imagination, criminals ranked in the top 100 should exude a sky-high aura, with magnificent appearances, befitting the identity of the strong; the demigods behind him all fit this picture. With cell number 44’s ranking so high, the imprisoned criminal should be more domineering, but in front of him was only a black cat, like a household pet that had wandered here, leaving everyone astonished!

"Taka..." The black cat stared at Huang Yi, growling in a deep and low voice, its black tail raised high.

"Taka?" Huang Yi frowned, not knowing what this meant.

"Taka!" Just then, the Starry Maw suddenly opened its mouth wide in shock.

The Starry Maw’s appearance was just that of a huge mouth, and as it was shocked, the giant mouth appeared even more menacing, as if it could swallow the entire world: "This is Takasma’s cat!"

"Takasma!" Diego heard this name, and his upright figure suddenly took a step back, vigilantly watching the black cat inside the cell.

In addition, his colleagues, the Naval Commander, Melancholy Moon, and Azure Knight Gu Tianyun, all stepped back in unison, standing side by side with Diego.

These great figures were actually somewhat apprehensive in front of that black cat! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to visit Starting Point (qidian.com) to vote with Recommendation Tickets or Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)