The Name of Eternals

Chapter 242: The Grave of the Demon Saint

Separated by a great distance, the two figures couldn't clearly see those climbing the chain. However, it had to be the young man undoubtedly.

"Hao'er..." Ji Qingqing's eyes filled with tears. She wanted to descend the chain to meet him, but the family head's pardon hadn't arrived yet. Leaving the island without permission would be considered an escape.

She had waited over ten years; she didn't want to create any more complications now.

The two women supported each other, focusing on the climbing figures.

Meanwhile, on the Abyssal Chain, Li Hao held the Sky-Watching Mirror. He saw the two figures standing at the Abyssal Monument on the island, one of whom was his mother, Ji Qingqing.

She was gazing intently at the chain, her eyes filled with excitement and tears, spurring him to climb faster.

Feeling Li Hao's increased speed, Ji Yunyu smiled wryly. On this chain where power was suppressed, Li Hao's physical agility was even quicker than hers.

As they hurried forward, Li Hao suddenly felt a strange sensation.

He instinctively looked down.

The abyss below was pitch black, void of light. But as he stared, a red glow seemed to emerge from the depths.

Li Hao blinked, wondering if he was seeing things.

Before he could focus again, a terrifying tremor surged up from the abyss.

With a loud boom, the entire abyss trembled, the cliffs bordering the Desolate Sea shook, and the three Abyssal Chains began to quiver violently.

Simultaneously, the nearby Desolate Sea, which had been relatively calm, suddenly erupted into furious waves.

"What's happening?"

Ji Yunyu halted, grabbing the chain, and looked on in shock.

Scarlet light emerged from the abyss, growing stronger. Suddenly, a massive tentacle shot out, wrapping around their Abyssal Chain.

The tentacle, seemingly a thousand feet long, coiled around the chain with such immense force that the entire Prison Island was almost pulled down.

The sudden violent shaking startled everyone on Prison Island.

Whether they were in a deep sleep, barely alive, or deeply engrossed in cultivating, they were all jolted by the intense tremors.

Prison Island rocked like a tiny boat in a storm.

"What's going on?!"

"Is Prison Island collapsing?"

"Look, the island is falling!"

The dozen or so prisoners on Prison Island were stunned. Their previously lifeless eyes widened, and they rushed out of their caves to the island's edge.

Seeing the scarlet tentacle wrapped around one of the chains, they were horrified.

"What is that?"

"A demon? How is that possible!"

"That size, that aura... Oh my god, is there such a terrifying demon guarding the abyss?"

"Could it be that someone tried to escape and angered the guardian demon?"

The prisoners, who had varying levels of knowledge about the island, were all in shock. This was unheard of.

The abyss was said to be a pit punched out by the founder of the family, bottomless.

But now, a demon had emerged from it?

An elderly man, dressed in rags like a beggar and as thin as a skeleton, lay at the edge of the island. Seeing the scarlet tentacle, his eyes widened in shock before he burst into laughter: "Haha, has the Ji family begun imprisoning even the heaven's chosen ones with holy bones here?"

"Destruction, the Ji family deserves destruction..."

He laughed loudly, tears streaming down his face.

Many prisoners recognized this old man, calling him the Mad Old Man. He had been imprisoned here for a very long time, always rambling about incomprehensible things, which no one paid attention to.

At the Abyssal Monument, Ji Qingqing and Ning Ma were almost thrown off Prison Island by the sudden shaking.

They quickly grabbed onto the monument to steady themselves, seeing the island rapidly descending, tilting as its floating force pulled up while the tentacle dragged it down, causing it to slant.

"What is that thing?"

Ji Qingqing saw the huge scarlet tentacle wrapped around the chain, visible even from thousands of miles away, and was shocked.

She was stunned. The abyss had never been known to house such a terrifying demon.

Ning Ma was equally terrified, her face pale with fear and confusion.

On another Abyssal Chain, Li Tiangang and Ji Yunqing were also startled by the sudden tremors, nearly losing their grip and falling.

Seeing the tentacle wrapped around another chain, Ji Yunqing's pupils contracted in horror. "What is that thing?"

He had never heard of such a thing, finding it unbelievable.

"Is it a guardian monster?" Li Tiangang also turned pale, quickly asking.

Ji Yunqing didn't answer, his eyes showing fear. He sensed the power contained in the tentacle, knowing the Ji family couldn't possibly tame such a high-level demon.

"Run!"

On the chain, Li Hao saw the tentacle's movement, his heart filled with dread. He immediately exerted all his strength, dragging Ji Yunyu forward.

Ji Yunyu quickly reacted, her face pale. With the tentacle coiling around the chain's end, there was no retreat. They had to escape to Prison Island.

She fully unleashed her speed, using the Ji family's agility techniques to follow Li Hao closely.

As they rushed forward, more tentacles shot out from the abyss, grabbing the three chains.

All three chains were pulled down simultaneously, causing the bowl-like Prison Island to tilt back to balance but rapidly descend.

In the abyss, a gigantic scarlet figure, like a blood lotus, gradually emerged.

The thousand-foot tentacles extended from behind the blood lotus. In the center of the lotus was a massive human face, with serene, closed eyes and flawlessly white skin, resembling an incredibly beautiful woman.

Her red lips were closed, her eyes peacefully shut, her expression serene.

But this beautiful face, over a thousand feet in diameter, as it rose with the blood lotus, exuded a chilling feeling.

More and more tentacles shot out from behind the blood lotus, coiling around the chains, pulling the floating island straight down.

"That's... the demon saint recorded in the ancestor's notes, Wen Renji!"

On Prison Island, some elderly prisoners saw the blood lotus face and were stunned.

"A blood lotus, a demon face, purple soul-capturing eyes that can seize a person's soul with one look, their Dao heart with two, and a third glance kills those in the Dao Realm!"

"This... this is a demon saint!"

Several elderly prisoners felt on the verge of madness, almost suffocating.

On two of the Abyssal Chains, Ji Yunqing and Ji Yunyu both recognized Wen Renji, their faces twisted in terror, feeling their souls about to leave their bodies.

This was a demon saint! A being comparable to their ancestor!

"According to legend, our ancestor subdued several demon saints, including Wen Renji, who was said to be killed by our ancestor. How is she here?"

"Run, run!"

Ji Yunyu and Ji Yunqing were both terrified. Although they were in the Peaceful Realm, before a demon saint, they were like children. A single breath from her could kill them.

"This is a demon saint, run!"

Ji Yunyu urgently called to Li Hao.

Li Hao's heart pounded. A demon saint... No wonder he felt such fear, almost paralyzing him.

They raced forward desperately.

The chains clanked with metal collisions but were incredibly tough, not breaking under the strain.

The beautiful woman on the blood lotus slightly opened her red lips, revealing countless sharp teeth within, leading into a dark abyss.

A powerful suction force began drawing everything into her mouth. Li Hao and Ji Yunyu felt as if countless threads were pulling them, making climbing extremely difficult.

On the island, the prisoners were terrified.

"She's going to eat the whole island!"

"Quick, knock down the Abyssal Monument! I'd rather ascend than die in her mouth. They say being killed by a demon saint leaves no chance of reincarnation."

The prisoners, panicked, rushed towards the three Abyssal Monuments.

The old man, the Mad Old Man, lay on the ground, laughing: "It's useless. Wen Renji was the ancestor's pet demon, but she attacked him when he became a saint and was subdued by him."

"She must have awakened due to the saintly aura from someone carrying a holy bone."

"Haha, who would have thought the ancestor buried such a demon saint here? This entire Desolate Sea is her grave..."

In the chaos, no one paid him any mind. The dozen prisoners split up, rushing to the three monuments.

Ji Qingqing, hearing their words, turned pale and angrily shouted, "Stop! Anyone who dares, I'll kill!"

She summoned her divine spirit, hovering in the air, radiating divine light, blocking the prisoners trying to topple the monuments.

The Abyssal Chains couldn't be cut, but the monuments on the island could be moved. If the chains lost their anchors, the island would ascend and be burned by the holy sun fire, leaving a slim chance for reincarnation.

"Move, don't block us!"

Someone shouted angrily, charging at Ji Qingqing.

But Ji Qingqing's divine garment shone with divine light, a frosty long sword in her hand. She swung it, and with a burst of sword energy, she slashed the man, blood splattering, forcing him back.

In her youth, she had been a prodigy of the Ji family, not the top tier, but now, after many years of cultivation, she had reached the Ultimate Realm before being imprisoned.

Having been here for less than two years, her strength was almost intact. Now, in her rage, she unleashed her full power.

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The other prisoners, seeing Ji Qingqing's divine might, turned pale and angrily shouted:

"Do you want us all to die?!"

"Exactly! If you want to die, don't drag us down with you. We still want to reincarnate and live again!"

Their furious words echoed around.

Ji Qingqing ignored them. Her divine spirit soared into the sky above the island. She saw the prisoners spreading out towards the other two Abyssal Monuments. Her eyes filled with killing intent as she wielded her divine sword, forcing them back with her slashes.

"As long as I am here, no one can move!"

Standing against the Abyssal Monument, with her body enveloped in divine flames like a celestial goddess, Ji Qingqing shouted angrily.

"You... you are unreasonable!"

The prisoners, intimidated by her divine might, were both frightened and enraged.