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Chapter 1900: Idol

Although the old shopkeeper’s skills were not bad, in front of Xiao Zheng, they were still not enough.

After effortlessly dealing with the old shopkeeper, Xiao Zheng immediately began to interrogate, "Tell me, your identity within the Demon God Sect!" He asked in a tone that brooked no opposition.

Upon hearing, the old shopkeeper sneered and endured the severe pain to say, "What are you talking about? I don’t know anything. What is the Demon God Sect? You must have the wrong person!"

"It doesn’t matter if you won’t talk, I have plenty of ways to loosen your tongue." Xiao Zheng smiled, and then delivered a trace of his vital energy into the old shopkeeper’s body.

The vital energy entered the body.

The old shopkeeper immediately felt as if his body had turned into an activated volcano, his internal energy started boiling, then it began to explode continuously in his Dantian!

This kind of pain was even more severe than needle punishment!

In just a brief moment, the old shopkeeper’s face twisted with excruciating pain!

Xiao Zheng squatted down, pressed on one of his acupoints, temporarily relieving his pain, "How about now? Are you willing to tell me?"

"In your dreams!" the old shopkeeper gritted his teeth and said.

Xiao Zheng smiled upon hearing this and then released his hand.

The severe pain struck again, even more ferocious than before!

What made the old shopkeeper hate Xiao Zheng to the core was that Xiao Zheng had found a writing brush from the counter and stuck it in his mouth, preventing him from biting his tongue to commit suicide. It could be said unreservedly, that even if he wanted to die now, it would be difficult!

However, his performance was still more impressive than Zhao Hu’s.

Even though he was enduring pain a hundred times more severe than needle punishment, the old shopkeeper still didn’t cave in. Xiao Zheng wasn’t in a hurry, since the man was captured, he could be slowly interrogated later, surely there would be a way to make him talk.

Xiao Zheng then dealt a hand chop to the back of the old shopkeeper’s neck.

The old shopkeeper groaned and then completely fainted.

After letting him settle down for the time being, Xiao Zheng headed towards the backyard. The strange energy that had just obstructed his vision was emanating from this backyard. Perhaps in this courtyard, secrets regarding the Demon God Sect were hidden.

Xiao Zheng roamed as if familiar, almost visiting every room.

However, what disappointed him was that these rooms held nothing particularly special; they were just ordinary rooms. He inspected every item within, yet still found nothing.

"Strange, how could this be?"

"I was clearly able to sense that strange energy, but why couldn’t I find anything?"

Xiao Zheng stood in the courtyard, pondering deeply.

Suddenly, his gaze fell upon a floor tile.

This tile wasn’t snugly fit with the others, one corner slightly lifted, standing out in the neatly arranged backyard.

"Could it be..."

Xiao Zheng thought of a possibility, his eyes suddenly brightening.

He quickly walked to the raised tile. With a lift of his hand, he actually lifted the tile, revealing a passage beneath.

"There is indeed something strange going on!"

"I wondered why there was nothing unusual inside the rooms; it turned out there were hidden secrets underground!"

Xiao Zheng’s lips curved into a cold smile, and without hesitation, he proceeded down the passageway.

This passageway wasn’t long, shortly leading to its end.

Like the Netherworld King Temple, there was also an underground palace at the end of this passage. However, this underground palace was noticeably smaller than the Netherworld King Temple, nor as grand. Inside, it was quite empty, with only a sacrificial altar.

On the altar, a statue was enshrined.

The strange energy Xiao Zheng sensed earlier was dispersing from this statue.

This statue was entirely black, roughly half a person’s height, with three heads and six arms. What puzzled him was that the face of this statue was only engraved with a pair of eyes, missing both mouth and nose.

"Such a strange statue, with only eyes on its face."

"Could this be the ancient Demon God worshiped by the Demon God Sect?"

Xiao Zheng moved closer, wanting to observe more closely.

However, when he approached the statue, and his gaze met the statue’s eyes, he immediately felt as though his soul was being drawn from his body. The bizarre sensation faded only when he distanced himself from the statue.

Xiao Zheng’s eyes widened in disbelief, "So strange, why does this statue feel alive? The Demon God Sect is truly peculiar!"

"In any case, I must investigate this sect thoroughly!"

Xiao Zheng’s eyes flickered with coldness, then he stepped forward again.

That bizarre feeling reappeared.

However, this time Xiao Zheng did not retreat, and with a cold sneer, he punched directly at the statue. As he punched, the statue emitted a strange energy, seemingly trying to counter his fist.

"Tricks of a petty nature!"

Xiao Zheng exerted more force, directly breaking through the barrier, smashing the statue into pieces with one punch!

The unknown-material statue clattered into bits on the ground.

What surprised Xiao Zheng once more was that after the statue shattered, a black, foul-smelling liquid flowed out of it. Within this liquid, he could clearly see black insects squirming.

These insects were no larger than a fingernail, clad in armor, with a fearsome-looking pair of mandibles.

Xiao Zheng instantly recognized these insects as Soul-eating Worms.

Soul-eating Worms are a type of poisonous insect bred in the Southern Border and Shu region, ones he had seen in the hands of the world’s number one poison expert, Tang Wuming, during a previous encounter.

According to Tang Wuming at the time, these insects could devour human souls.

As for whether that was true, Xiao Zheng could not be sure.

Seeing these Soul-eating Worms crawling towards him from the black liquid, Xiao Zheng first frowned, then gathered fire with Gang Qi, and burned all the Soul-eating Worms to death with one flame.

As the flames danced, even the pool of black liquid evaporated.

When the flames extinguished, the foul stench in the air finally vanished.

"Hmm? Is there a book under the statue’s base?"

Xiao Zheng was somewhat surprised.

Only then did he realize that underneath the original position of the statue, there was a book. This book might record information on the Demon God Sect, perhaps even data on their personnel.

Thinking about this, Xiao Zheng hurriedly stepped forward.

However, just as his hand was about to touch the book, suddenly someone ambushed him from behind!

A cool breeze aimed at Xiao Zheng’s head!

Xiao Zheng’s eyes flashed with killing intent, and without the slightest hesitation, he twisted his body and kicked backward!

This kick!

Directly sent the person who ambushed him flying!