Heroes' Prison

Chapter 1029 - 973: A New Batch of Demigod Guardians

"Go back to the past? What does that mean?" Yun asked in confusion.

Diego’s eyes were filled with an ancientness as he said softly, "The Holy Giant Dragon Georgia has some connection with the God of Time from the Divine Realm. There’s very little information about this Divine Artifact that has been passed down, but without exception, it is said to involve the ability to manipulate time. It can drag enemies into the long river of time. They battle in this river, destroying only the worlds of the past and sparing the present, indirectly protecting everything that exists now."

"Then we can rest assured!" Dao Feng nodded, looking gratefully at Dragon City below, "If they were still fighting here, just the aftermath of the battle would be enough to destroy this entire continent."

"Don’t be too optimistic!" Diego shook his head gravely, "The skill of the river of time cannot last forever, and the power of The Seven Archdemons is unfathomable. Right now, only seven of their avatars have been dragged into the river of time; their true bodies still hide in their lairs, having plenty of means to deal with us!"

"Then I’d better release a few more demigods!" Yun said urgently.

Through this battle, he deeply understood the power of The Seven Archdemons; with their own strength, they are simply unable to resist, only demigod powerhouses can fight them. Releasing more demigods is a precaution.

"Even more Semigod Guardians are just external force! The most important thing is that you yourselves must quickly grow. The hope of this world doesn’t rest on us old antiques but on you Heaven-Sent individuals. If all of you had been promoted to Demigod Level, today’s battle wouldn’t have been so perilous." Diego’s gaze swept over Yun and the other four, filled with expectation.

Afterward, Yun and the other four returned to Dragon City.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the city had slightly eased. Journalists scattered everywhere were reviewing and explaining the battle that had just taken place, much like the halftime break in a football match.

Everyone knew that this battle was not over, and The Seven Archdemons would definitely return again in the future.

Yun hurriedly flew to the top level of the Sky Garden, took out the Book of Heroes, opened the cover, and recited the spell on the title page—

"Feared by the Pantheon, Heroes’ Prison!"

This sentence seemed to hold some sort of magic, instantly connecting with a distant existence!

That distant place broke through numerous layers of space in an instant, revealing a towering head of a dark demon dragon, standing on the topmost level of the Sky Garden.

Its head was ferociously rugged, with iron-bone muscles, glaring angrily at the earth while its grand aura swept in all directions.

From a distance, it seemed as if a Dragon God from the Heaven Realm had torn through the space, protruding a head to observe this world.

Now, Yun’s strength had slightly increased since the last time, making this dragon head appear even more imposing. It had evolved alongside Yun’s rising power from a small dragon head to this spectacular sight.

Yun took a deep breath and stepped into the dark dragon’s mouth with large strides.

Once he entered the Stone Chamber where the keys were kept, all the level 270 keys descended, allowing him to pick them up. The remaining ones belonged to the strongest criminals in Heroes’ Prison, including actual gods!

He had previously deduced that the Magic God was number 11, with the top 10 being even more formidable than the Magic God! As for the number 1 cell, he didn’t even know what kind of existence was within.

However, these Deity-level keys were beyond Yun’s reach, and even the Void God Level keys were unattainable. With his current strength, he could at most obtain ordinary Demigod Level keys.

Yun unfolded the Wings of Freedom on his back, swiftly soaring into the high sky, fiercely grabbing onto a rapidly flying key.

The key was number 82, ranking within the top 100, certainly at the Demigod Level, which met Yun’s requirements.

Subsequently, Yun captured two more Demigod Level keys, numbered 73 and 77 respectively, both qualified to guard the Hero Empire.

There was no information about the top 100 criminals, not even knowing if they were alive or not inside. Yun could only hold these three keys and personally check the three cells.

The first cell Yun opened was number 82.

As soon as the cell opened, a fierce Sword Qi rushed at him, as if intending to pierce Yun.

The powerhouse inside was an aloof swordsman, with a resolute face and long hair casually tied and draped behind him. His hand gripped a slender sword, so thin it almost appeared like a needle, extremely difficult to notice.

Yun eyed the powerhouse and presented his oft-used speech, "I am the Prison Warden of Heroes’ Prison. Now, there is an opportunity for freedom before you..."

After some exchange, the powerhouse unsurprisingly agreed to become a guardian of the Hero Empire, and Yun also learned about his past—

Rapid Wind Wanderer Liuyun (Level 300, ID 82)

In the Primordial Era, a peerless genius of the Spirit Clan in the Third World, with immense talent in the way of the sword. He was the direct disciple of the God Sealer Takasma. Once, under Takasma’s orders, he traveled through the Second World, where he sparred and exchanged ideas with the Sword Emperor, facilitating a meeting between the Sword Emperor and Takasma. Takasma then provided guidance to the Sword Emperor, successfully elevating him to the Void God Level. Later, Takasma came into conflict with the Death God’s Temple, drawing in Rapid Wind Wanderer Liuyun, who was captured and imprisoned for life in Heroes’ Prison!

This is yet another character connected to Takasma! The only current False God Guardian of the Hero Empire, that black cat, had Takasma as its previous owner!

Takasma was one of the strongest God Sealers among the nine in the Third World’s history. The name "Sma" in his name means "King of the World" in the language of the Third World, and only three "Sma" have ever emerged, a testament to his power.

According to Rapid Wind Wanderer Liuyun, back when Takasma achieved Divine Enthronement, he had some conflicts with the Death God’s Temple, and was eventually implicated and captured into Heroes’ Prison.

Based on this, it is inferred that the black cat was likely captured for similar reasons.

It’s just uncertain whether Takasma himself was captured as well; the top hundred cell records are unavailable, and exploration can only proceed step by step in the future.

Next, Huang Yi took Rapid Wind Wanderer Liuyun to the cell holding the next key.

The criminal in the cell of the second key was also alive, not having died in the passage of time.

This criminal was a man with blood-red wings, emanating an aura of hellish evil.

His hands were particularly striking: fingers slender, joints perfectly proportioned, lacking any unnecessary flesh, as if they were the masterpiece of a creator.

But these perfect hands were stained with blood, dripping continuously, never drying, as if they had just ripped someone’s heart out.

After some communication, this powerhouse agreed to become a Guardian of the Hero Empire, and Huang Yi finally learned his information—

Blood Hand Asura, Liehong (Level 300, ID 77)

In the Eternal Ancient Era, one of the kings of the Asura clan in the Demon Realm, once had a fortuitous encounter in the Underworld, soaking his hands in the Underworld King’s Blood, granting him great damaging power to undead, his strength growing with every kill. For infiltrating the Death God’s Temple and stealing a broken Divinity, and slaying three demigods of the temple, he was personally captured by the Death God and imprisoned for life in Heroes’ Prison!

Blood Hand Asura, Liehong had certain ties to the Underworld. Last time, Huang Yi released a demigod related to the Underworld—the infernal steed burning with black flames, Soul Reaper Nightmare. That steed was once an evil spirit in the Underworld, but later escaped.

Through them, Huang Yi learned some basic information about the Underworld. However, Rapid Wind Wanderer Liuyun knows the most about the Underworld, being a major secret, and Huang Yi never actively asked about it.

Subsequently, Huang Yi took these two demigods to meet the third criminal.

The third criminal couldn’t resist the lure of freedom either and ultimately agreed to Huang Yi’s request, becoming a Guardian of the Hero Empire—

Ocean Mirage Ye Yujue (Level 300, ID 73)

In the Distant Ancient Era, a direct descendant of the Sea God and the eighth Palace Master of the Sea God Palace, ruled the ocean of the Second World for a thousand years. Expert in using sea water to create realistic illusions, entrapping enemies in dream realms, causing death in the illusions. Once attempted to confuse the Death God’s mount, Death Dragon Wings, but failed, and was captured into Heroes’ Prison, imprisoned for life!

This criminal happened to come from the Second World as well! Moreover, being a descendant of the Sea God and former eighth Palace Master of Sea God Palace, was sure to have common topics with the Thunder God. The Thunder God is now the Palace Master of Sea God Palace!

The Sea God Palace had produced many prominent figures throughout history. In the Distant Ancient Era, there was a Crab Emperor, the eighth archdemon in Demon Clan’s history, who once usurped the position of the Palace Master of Sea God Palace and obtained the Dark Demon Dragon Molei’s Divine Artifact, Magic Dragon Wings. However, this artifact was later reversed into a Magic Instrument by the King of Hell. Crab Emperor was killed by the Thunder Empress, a God Sealer, and Magic Dragon Wings’ whereabouts became unknown afterward. After that, the Thunder Empress also served as Palace Master of Sea God Palace!

In the Second World’s Ten Great Deity Sealers, the lineage of the Sea God is considered the most prosperous, leaving behind the richest associated legends, and his artifact, Pillar of Sea God, is quite renowned, ranked among the top few Divine Artifacts.

In contrast, Dragon Clan God Envelopers like Holy Giant Dragon Georgia are not as famous. The artifact Time of Georgia ranks eighth, showing outsiders know very little about it.

After adding these three demigod guardians, Huang Yi refrained from releasing more criminals.

The spatial intensity of this continent is only so high; releasing more demigods wouldn’t allow them to team up to attack The Seven Archdemons without causing space collapse, destroying the continent.

Moreover, these demigod guardians are rarely consumed, and the future will surely need them.

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Three more demigod guardians have emerged: Rapid Wind Wanderer Liuyun, Blood Hand Asura Liehong, Ocean Mirage Ye Yujue, and Death Dragon Wings all use reader’s names.