It was a dark, long, and narrow stone passage. The candlesticks hanging on the walls looked very frightening, as they were actually human arms and palms.
These human arms were covered with a thick layer of wax. Some of them were thick and strong, some were slim and long, and some had fair skin, while some had dark skin. They came in a variety of colors, and were lined up along the path.
The palms of these candlesticks were spread out, and their fingers were curled up vertically, forming a cage that wrapped around the candlesticks. It looked as if human hands were growing out of the walls, and there were balls of green candle flames burning on the palms.
Reverend Yun passed through the terrifyingly narrow stone passage. His wheelchair creaked and squeaked, and when the scene before his eyes widened, he found himself in a circular stone chamber. There was a stone platform in the middle of this chamber. After the puppets pushed him onto the stone platform, a cracking sound rang out, and the stone platform began to collapse step by step. Soon, it formed a 'stone staircase' that kept descending. As the staircase continued descending, the candle flame in the surroundings began to burn layer by layer, as if a dragon of flame was wheeling around the cave, lighting up the dark cave.
At this moment, the Enlightened Puppet was surrounded by layers upon layers of stone caves that extended downwards. This huge stone cave had a diameter of more than a hundred meters. The walls of each layer of the cave were inlaid with a stone coffin, and in each coffin was a puppet. Each puppet was wearing a different costume and had different postures, but the one thing they had in common was that their eyes were wide open, and all of them were looking in the direction of the Enlightened Puppet. Some of them seemed to be wailing, and some seemed to be crying.
They lined up in rows, numbering in the hundreds and thousands, and let out frightening howls and howls, which formed layers upon layers of howling waves that could make one's hair stand on end.
However, Reverend Yun was sitting in the wheelchair, looking around with a smile on his face. It was as if he had not entered a horrible hell, but a military camp that belonged to him. The surroundings were filled with enthusiastic cheers, and he looked like a general who had just returned from a victory, inspecting his army and his territory.
A muffled rumble echoed out as the stone platform finally reached the bottom. The puppet pushed Reverend Yun down from the platform slowly, and he came to a spacious, ring-shaped stone chamber. The ground was filled with grooves, which looked like the patterns of formations. However, judging from the dark red stains left on them, they looked like blood grooves and grooves used to drain blood.
Even the arm-shaped candlesticks on the wall could not fully illuminate the huge circular stone chamber. In the dim but distinct light, the wheels of the wheelchair made countless grooves on the ground, all the way to a long stone table. On the stone table sat a puppet. It had no head, no arms, no legs, only a body. Judging from the slight bulge on its chest, it was the body of a woman. Beside the body was the head of a puppet doll, which was held in the arms of another female puppet, who was slowly and stiffly combing her hair.
Reverend Yun was pushed before the two female puppets. Right when he arrived, the two female puppets immediately turned their eyes in his direction, their mouths opened and letting out low hissing sounds. Their eyes were filled with excitement and longing.
Reverend Yun reached out his hand and gently stroked the golden long hair of the female puppet. The female puppet turned her head and knelt down gently, placing her head on Reverend Yun's knees like a docile pet enjoying the caress of its master.
"Did you miss me?"
Reverend Yun stroked the hair of the female puppet in front of him with a gentle look in his eyes, and his voice was like the warm hand of a lover in spring. The female puppet raised her head, her eyes filled with excitement and love. She opened and closed her mouth and let out a soft sound, which sounded like the moaning of a leopard cat.
Reverend Yun smiled faintly and said, "Don't you think you're too lonely here?"
The female puppet raised her head and brought the head over as if she was asking for a reward. After that, she joyfully came to a stone cabinet placed next to the stone table. She pulled open the door of the cabinet, revealing a set of outfits with exotic colors. If anyone could recognize them, he or she would be able to recognize at first glance that these outfits were filled with luxurious patterns, lace, and exquisite patterns. They were the outfits of the Puppet Kingdom, which had been at war with Great Qi for many years.
The female puppet took out a set of outfits from the cabinet and placed them on a golden tray. After that, she walked over to the puppet, who was sitting next to the stone table and leaning against the wall. While humming a strange tune, she skillfully put the limbs back on the puppet, then put on the clothes bit by bit. While she was humming the tune, she put on the hair of the puppet as well, and was about to put on the crown that was studded with gems. Suddenly, Reverend Yun reached out his hand and pulled her back.
Reverend Yun gently took the crown from her hand, then put it on the head of the female puppet. After that, he gently stroked her golden hair and said, "My dear, only you deserve to wear this crown. Only you... are the real princess of Crown, and only you are qualified to inherit the throne!"
If anyone knew the official language of the Puppet Kingdom, he or she would know that the pronunciation of the word 'Crown' in the language of the Puppet Kingdom meant 'mechanical puppet'.
And in the language of Great Qi, Crown Kingdom was the Puppet Kingdom!
However, the people of Great Qi called Crown Kingdom 'puppet man', and Crown Kingdom 'Puppet Kingdom'.
Reverend Yun lifted the chin of the puppet with a finger, stared at her with a gentle and affectionate look in his eyes, and said, "Vivian, soon. I've gathered one thousand pairs of tortured souls. I'm going to bring your body back now!"
A look of excitement could be seen in the eyes of the female puppet, whose name was Vivian. She nodded her head vigorously, then picked up the well-dressed puppet, walked step by step to the center of the ring-shaped stone chamber, and placed her in a groove in the center.
The well-dressed female puppet seemed to have a premonition of what was about to happen. She struggled desperately, but no matter how she struggled, her body would not listen to her. Only a pair of eyes that had no eyelids were spinning wildly in her eyelid sockets. Her eyes were filled with fear and panic.
After that, Vivian stood behind Reverend Yun. Reverend Yun raised his hand slightly, and a rumbling noise rang out in the huge stone chamber. All of a sudden, all the puppets inside the sarcophagi were ejected out. For a moment, it seemed as if a rain of puppets was raining down from the sky. These puppets landed neatly in every groove in the ring-shaped stone chamber, forming a bizarre pattern.
Reverend Yun quickly performed a few incantation gestures with his fingers. His long golden hair waved slightly, and his eyes shone with a dark-red gleam. Immediately after that, a clump of dark-red flame burst into life in the center of the huge stone chamber, devouring the puppet in a flash. The puppet opened her mouth wide and let out a shrill howl. The flame on her body spread quickly, connecting all the puppets around her like a tidal wave, forming a huge fiery formation. The burning puppet in the center of the formation quickly transformed into a clump of the purest flame. After that, it slowly elongated into an eye with a vertical pupil that stood over two meters tall.
After a while, the eye opened and let out a deep rumbling voice, "So it's you..."
If Yuehan were here, she would immediately recognize him with terror. He was none other than the Lord of the Nine Hells, the King of Darkness, the Ninth Hell King!
Reverend Yun stared at the Ninth Hell King excitedly and said, "I've created one thousand tortured souls for you. Every single one of them can possess a fiend, and they will multiply the combat strength of your fiend!
According to our agreement, you should return Vivian's body to me! "
The Ninth Hell King stared at Reverend Yun for a while, then suddenly laughed and said, "I've changed my mind!"
Reverend Yun flew into a rage instantly. "Bastard! You... how can you go back on your word?!
We have a contract, you can't go back on your word! "
The Ninth Hell King laughed and said, "A verbal contract is meant to be torn apart!"
Reverend Yun flew into a rage. His long golden hair almost stood on end. He raised one of his hands, and a golden magical energy ball was spinning rapidly in his palm. The ball spun crazily, as if it was going to suck away all the fire and air in the stone chamber.
Vivian had already knelt down, holding Reverend Yun's hand with both of her hands and shaking her head vigorously, sobbing.
The Ninth Hell King gave Reverend Yun a disdainful glance and said, "Bring me my Demon King, and I'll fulfill your wish!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the vertical pupils of his flame transformed into a human figure. Reverend Yun was stunned when he saw the face. Wasn't that the face of the girl behind Li Chengfeng?
The Lord of the Netherworld's figure quickly transformed back. His figure instantly disappeared from where he was, and the burning flames in the surroundings were suddenly extinguished. The huge stone chamber was suddenly plunged into darkness. Only his deep voice echoed slowly, "Bring her here!
Bring her here! "
Reverend Yun clenched his fingers and crushed the spinning golden magical energy ball in his palm. He clenched his teeth and roared, "How do I know you're not lying to me again?!"