Heroes' Prison

Chapter 1027 - 971 Artifact Skill

The King of Hell’s domineering voice reverberated through the endless mountains and valleys of The Second World, echoing continuously.

He stood tall in the sky, an immortal figure that left no room for rebellion.

The other demigods continued their fierce battle within the dark clouds, their intense combat noise turning into background music behind the King of Hell!

At this moment, the King of Hell slightly lowered his head. Inside his hood was empty, his face unseen, only endless darkness, but it felt as though two piercing gazes shot out from within, looking down at the tiny figure of Huang Yi below.

"God of Slaughter, I am invincible; your only fate is to submit to me!" the King of Hell said as he walked toward Huang Yi step by step in the void.

He did not use lightning-fast speed, just walked steadily, showing a calm control over everything, unafraid of any changes.

With each step he took, a ring of spatial cracks appeared beneath his feet, as if even space struggled to bear his steps.

In front of the approaching King of Hell, Huang Yi and the top five players of the world appeared extremely insignificant, as if they could be crushed with a single finger.

Huang Yi retreated quickly, trying to use various skills to stop the King of Hell’s approach!

However, his effective skills could not be activated; it was as if they had all been stripped away!

The King of Hell continued to step forward, saying mercifully, "Don’t struggle, your laughable skills are useless before us!"

"Then, what about the skills of a Divine Artifact?" At this moment, the Thunder God raised his Divine Artifact in hand and pointed fiercely toward the sky!

In an instant, the Pillar of Sea God rapidly grew larger and longer, piercing the heavens!

A circle of azure ripples spread from the Pillar of Sea God, sweeping in all directions, forming a semi-transparent ripple that firmly encased the space the King of Hell occupied.

From afar, the King of Hell seemed trapped in a vast blue bubble, embedded between heaven and earth!

This was one of the skills of the Pillar of Sea God — Sea God Domain: It can carve out a field into an independent small world, isolated from the outside, even including the Void Dimension.

Three days ago, this very skill trapped and caused the downfall of a Queen of Agony’s avatar!

"Pillar of Sea God? Not bad! Not bad! In the old days, the Sea God himself wielded this Divine Artifact against us, causing significant troubles until the King of the Fallen shattered it! You’ve gone through a lot of trouble collecting those fragments and reforging this Divine Artifact, haven’t you? Too bad your power is too weak to unleash its full potential!" the King of Hell leisurely recounted, as if this ancient epic myth was just family chit-chat to him.

His steps continued, steadily advancing forward, with a casual wave unleashing an endless surge of demonic qi, becoming a continuous river that surged towards the bubble wall!

The indestructible Sea God Domain began to waver, with the impacted parts continuously bulging outward, as if a needle inside a balloon was constantly pricking outward, ready to burst at any time!

"Boom!" A dull sound echoed as the bubble formed by the Sea God Domain shattered, dissipating between heaven and earth!

Even the skills of a Divine Artifact could not stop the King of Hell!

It seemed nothing could halt his steps!

The King of Hell continued to walk forward, stepping on circles of space cracks, his looming shadow growing larger!

Huang Yi and the others retreated slower and slower, as if plunged into an endless quagmire! Every cell in their bodies faced deadly oppression, making it hard to even lift a leg, forcing them to stand obediently, awaiting the King of Hell’s arrival!

Since entering The Second World, they had never felt so helpless, every form of resistance was in vain!

Finally, the King of Hell arrived before Huang Yi and his group, his towering figure loomed above, the massive black hole under his hood inching closer!

It was like a giant squatting down, looking at a few ants on the ground!

Huang Yi was completely frozen, clutching the Wrath of the Godslayer in his hand, unable to move, unable to make any action, staring intently at the King of Hell, at the growing black hole beneath his hood!

At that moment, his vision, thoughts, soul seemed to be devoured by that massive black hole, falling into an inescapable hell!

He seemed to perceive that beneath the King of Hell’s hood was not a head but an entrance to hell!

That black hole connected to hell!

He was about to fall into hell!

No one could save him!

"King of Hell, bullying these youngsters does not suit your status!" At that moment, a kind and old voice resounded through the heavens and earth!

A majestic Holy Light suddenly flew from the sky, transforming into an enormous hand that gently supported Huang Yi and his group!

A warm, holy power enveloped them, pulling them back from the brink of hell!

Their bodies could finally move, their souls seemingly free again, able to breathe freely!

Everything just now felt like a nightmare!

At this moment, Huang Yi and his group finally had the chance to turn and look behind them!

The next moment, they saw a white-haired, youthful-looking elder appear in the distance!

He was swiftly striding from the horizon, each step covering a vast distance.

Soon, he arrived beside Yun and his four companions, blocking the path of the King of Hell!

"Are you all okay?" The elder gently nodded towards Yun and his group, finally fixing his gaze on Yun.

His entire being radiated a great aura of compassion and inclusiveness, his face full of kindness, like a grandfather who dearly loves his grandchildren, and his eyes emitted endless wisdom, as if he had witnessed countless civilizations.

Under his gaze, Yun felt warm all over, filled with a sense of security.

"Principal, you’re finally here!" The King of Hell’s voice, upon seeing this elder, displayed a heavy tone for the first time.

Principal!

Upon hearing this title, everyone was shocked, their eyes firmly locked on this elder!

This was actually the principal of the Oskan Royal Academy!

The most powerful person in The Second World!

A leader of the world!

A peerless powerhouse closest to Divine Enthronement!

Yun also stared at the principal with suspicion and surprise. He had only heard legends of the principal before, never seen him in person, and didn’t expect that upon their first meeting, the principal would save his life.

At this moment, the principal was already turning his head, directly facing the King of Hell ahead.

His aged figure stood in the Void Dimension, looking like an ordinary old man in his twilight years. But in Yun’s eyes, his hunched silhouette seemed like the most solid wall in the world, tall and imposing, shielding the younger generation from storms.

"King of Hell, you shall never harm my students in my presence!" the principal said steadily while staring at the King of Hell. His voice no longer carried gentleness but displayed the sharpness of a top-level powerhouse.

The King of Hell, beneath the hood, fixed his black hole-like gaze on the principal, as if evaluating him. After a while, he slowly spoke: "It seems your Divine Power has fully transformed, reaching the Void God Level. No wonder even the joined forces of the avatars of the King of Greed and the King of the Fallen couldn’t kill you!"

"Exactly!" the principal nodded, "I discovered a Nashash relic in the First World and finally stepped out the last step, ready to attempt Divine Enthronement!"

"I must say, you are one of the most gifted people in recent eras, reaching this point in an era where nature’s spiritual energy is so scarce!" the King of Hell praised, "However, I have dealt with many powerful individuals like you throughout history. Even the Ten Great Deity Sealers couldn’t handle me, leaving for the chaotic Heaven Realm with eternal regret. Now, Deity Sealers like Dark Demon Dragon Molei and Bloodhoof the Ascendant have all been killed, buried in the river of history. After countless years, I still stand here, ready to ascend whenever I wish. What makes you think you can stop me?"

"Time can stop everything!" the principal spoke slowly, suddenly raising his hand, holding something in his palm.

It was a round pocket watch, with an ancient black body and a red hand pointing to various scales.

The principal extended a finger and gently flicked the red hand inside the watch!

The watch immediately emitted a sound of tightening mainsprings, followed by the red hand starting to tick!

The ticking sound was incredibly clear, echoing throughout the world!

At that moment, all sounds between heaven and earth vanished, leaving only the sound of the hand turning!

It was the sound of time flowing!

"Buzz~" Simultaneously, from the distant starry sky, one of the Seven Colored Stars, the Red Star, suddenly emitted a bizarre vibration frequency, shooting a mighty red beam towards The Second World!

This red light pierced through the vast universe, an asteroid belt, the atmosphere, and thick clouds, falling straight over Dragon City!

Soon after, the principal, the King of Hell, the remaining Six Great Demon Kings, and the Nine Great Guardians all vanished into thin air!

All the sounds of fighting ceased as well!

In the air, only the ethereal voice of the principal lingered: "Let us return to the river of time..."

The world suddenly fell into deathly silence, everyone was left staring blankly at the spot where the principal and the King of Hell disappeared, like statues.

At this moment, Yun’s mind was filled only with that pocket watch the principal had just taken out!

Some time ago, during a Hero Trial, he had seen that watch in the hands of the Holy Giant Dragon Georgia.

The next moment, he opened his mouth and murmured its name—

The Time of Georgia!

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[The Time of Georgia] is the first Divine Artifact mentioned in this book. Back in Yun’s novice period, he heard about this artifact from a blacksmithing player named Ye Lan. The related content appeared earlier, in Chapter 140.

Yun first saw this artifact’s pocket watch device during the Hero Trial, in Chapter 856.