Long Chen felt his vision go black and his body sink. He felt as though he was falling rapidly. There seemed to be a strong tearing force acting on his body, making him feel numb and painful.
This feeling didn't last long. Soon, Long Chen realized that his condition had returned to normal.
He opened his eyes and found that he was in a pitch-black hall. The hall was empty and seemed to be made entirely of metal.
"Big Brother Yan, this is the Transit Hall." Long Chen realized that Yan Honghai was standing beside him.
"Yes. From this Transit Hall, we can go to two large areas of the Star Demon Prison. Let's not talk about the Giant Star Zone first. The Fragmentary Star Zone you are going to is closer, so you can reach it through the Transit Hall," Yan Honghai said.
"What are the Fragmentary Star Zone and the Giant Star Zone?" Long Chen had no idea what the Star Demon Prison was.
"The Giant Star Zone is a place to imprison criminals. It is not a place we can set foot in. The Fragmentary Star Zone is a place for family members to cultivate. Young Master Long Chen, you probably don't know anything about the Star Demon Prison. Follow me."
Under Yan Honghai's beckoning, Long Chen was filled with curiosity as he walked towards the outside of the Transit Hall. However, the further he walked, the more shocked Long Chen was at the pitch-black void outside.
When he exited the Transit Hall and arrived at a plaza outside, Long Chen was completely dumbfounded.
He discovered that the Transit Hall was a building embedded in a mountain wall. This was the only place where he could see the mountain wall. In front of him was an endless void.
"This is … a starry sky."
Long Chen couldn't calm his emotions. The scene he saw was too shocking.
He could tell that the Star Demon Prison was located in a huge underground space. However, he hadn't expected that this underground space would be so large that it could transform into an entire starry sky. No wonder this place was called the Star Demon Prison.
"Do you see that? Those stars shining in the darkness are the Fragmentary Star Zone's stars." Yan Honghai pointed at the stars in the sky and said emotionally.
"You mean, I'm going to these stars."
Long Chen knew that this Starry Sky was just a small Starry Sky. The distance between the stars was not very far. When one reached there, it was estimated to be about a hundred to a thousand meters in diameter. It was definitely not as big as the real Starry Sky World outside.
"Yes, but you don't have to worry. I will bring you there. Do you see those iron chains?"
Yan Honghai nodded, then pointed to the edge of the square. Only then did Long Chen see that in the endless void, there were actually two extremely thick iron chains extending over, firmly locking onto the Transit Hall.
This iron chain was the thickest chain Long Chen had ever seen, and it was probably quite hard as well. Although it was already rusty, it still exuded a vigorous strength.
Just the diameter of the oval ring of the iron chain was about half a meter. One ring of the iron chain was probably bigger than a few beds combined. How could such a thick iron chain be weak?
"These two iron chains are connected to those stars," asked Long Chen.
"Right, the one on the left leads to the Giant Star Area, and the one on the right leads to the Broken Star Area. Long Chen, do you see the five brightest and largest stars behind the Broken Star Area? They are the Blue Dragon, the Vermilion Bird, the White Tiger, the Xuanwu, and the Sirius Five Stars of the Giant Star Area." Looking at this magical area, as a member of the Lingwu family, Yan Honghai also felt proud.
"Blue Dragon, are these five stars where the criminals are imprisoned? I wonder which star Mo Xiaolang is imprisoned on," thought Long Chen.
At this moment, Yan Honghai suddenly became serious. He said seriously, "Young Master Long Chen, I will follow Master Xuan Xiao's order and take you to one of the stars in the Broken Star Area. However, I have something very important to tell you."
"What is it?" Seeing Yan Honghai's serious face, Long Chen hurried to ask.
"Do you see this space? It's not real space. We are walking on these iron chains. If we aren't careful and fall into this endless space, no one will be able to save you. Because up until now, no one in the Lingwu family knows where they will go if they fall into this space."
"Fall."
Long Chen was a little speechless. It seemed that the Star Demon Prison wasn't without danger. However, they were all warriors, so they had strong control over themselves. Moreover, these iron chains were so thick. As long as they didn't fight with others on them, they would be able to walk steadily.
"Of course, we are all warriors. Normally, this kind of situation wouldn't happen. I'm just reminding you."
Yan Honghai smiled brightly and continued, "Let's go. Follow me and stay focused. You're new here, so I will take you to a Broken Star to train."
Then, Yan Honghai jumped onto the iron chains leading to the Broken Star Field. Long Chen hurried to catch up.
"Mo Xiaolang should be in that Broken Star Field. I came here to find out more about him. However, Yan Honghai is Xuan Xiao's man. If I ask too much, will I expose my identity?" Long Chen thought as they hurried.
The space below them had a shocking power. When Long Chen looked down, he felt his heart palpitate. It was as if there was a giant mouth waiting for him, its prey.
"Be careful. With our speed, we will arrive in about an hour," Yan Honghai turned around and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Big Brother Yan," Long Chen said.
"No problem. Right, I heard that you defeated the top genius of the outer race, Jin Sheng 'en, in the inner race selection. Did you do it?" Yan Honghai was obviously bored along the way, so he asked with interest.
"Indeed. But Jin Sheng 'en is not the top genius of the outer race. The one before him of the Yin Clan is the real genius."
Originally, Long Chen didn't know how to ask. Coincidentally, Yan Honghai mentioned the inner race selection, so Long Chen successfully changed the topic to Mo Xiaolang.
"That's true. With Mo Xiaolang's talent, even the genius of the inner race would feel inferior. However, we don't need to talk about it."
Yan Honghai shook his head. He didn't want to talk about Mo Xiaolang anymore. After all, it was a taboo in the Lingwu family.
"I heard that Mo Xiaolang was imprisoned in the Star Demon Prison. It should be one of the planets in the Broken Star Field, right?" Long Chen asked tentatively.
"Yes. At that time, I saw him being taken to the Blue Dragon Planet with my own eyes … Long Chen, you are very interested in him. I advise you not to mention him in front of others. After all, the four clan leaders don't allow us to mention Mo Xiaolang again."
"Nothing else. I'm just curious. Geniuses always have admirers, don't they?" Long Chen grinned.
Yan Honghai couldn't tell that Long Chen was tricking him. He smiled faintly and continued on his way.
As he walked on these metal chains, there was nothing in front of him and in front of him. This endless darkness gave Long Chen a bone-chilling feeling.
"Is he trapped on the Blue Dragon Planet? I thought it was the Sirius Planet."
Long Chen secretly thought of a plan. Although he wasn't far from the Blue Dragon Planet, the problem was that he didn't understand the mysteries of the Star Demon Prison at all. How could he save Mo Xiaolang?
"We're almost there."
Time passed slowly. Although the stars in front of him weren't as bright as before, they were much bigger. Some of them looked like they were almost within reach.
At that moment, the metal chains in front of them branched off into dozens of small forks. Yan Honghai identified them and then walked onto one of the chains.
"Each of these forks leads to a small gravity planet. There is a sign. Look, the one we are walking on now leads to a fragmentary planet with five times the gravity," Yan Honghai said seriously as he pointed at the small sign on the metal chain.
"If five times the gravity isn't your limit, you can totally return here and choose a planet with a higher gravity. However, I suggest you do it step by step. Don't enter a planet with too much gravity all of a sudden. That will probably crush you to death."
Taking care of Long Chen was Xuan Xiao's mission. Plus, Yan Honghai liked Long Chen, so his instructions were very detailed.
"I know. Haste makes waste." Long Chen grinned and remembered Yan Honghai's words.
"I can't stay here with you all the time. After I take you to this fragmentary planet, you'll have to rely on yourself to enter and leave the Fragmentary Star Field."
Under Yan Honghai's guidance, Long Chen could see that one of the fragmentary stars was getting closer and closer to him. In front of Long Chen's eyes was a small, earthy yellow star that was only about two hundred meters in diameter at the end of the chain.
The ground on this Fragmentary Star wasn't flat. Instead, it had a wide range. When Long Chen stepped on this Fragmentary Star, he felt like a tiny bug stepping on a head-sized ball.
Below this broken planet, besides the slight curve of the ground, there was no difference from the real ground. The only difference was that it only had yellow soil.
"So this is five times the gravity."
As soon as he arrived on the broken planet, Long Chen suddenly felt like a boulder weighing almost five hundred kilograms was pressing down on his head. Although it wasn't enough to make him feel any pain, this sudden change was hard for him to adapt to.
"This really is good stuff." Not only was it inconvenient for him to move, but even circulating his True Qi was extremely difficult.
"Looks like you really do have an advanced mystic class body-tempering technique. This bit of gravity isn't a threat to you, but I suggest you do it step by step and increase the gravity bit by bit. Young master Long Chen, I still have to guard the Star Fiend Prison, so I'll take my leave first."
If Yan Honghai wanted to leave, there was nothing Long Chen could do. He could only let him go.
He had two goals in coming to the Star Fiend Prison. One was to find out more about Mo Xiaolang, and the other was to really cultivate. It was rare for him to come to the Star Fiend Prison, and this was a place that would be of great help to him. Long Chen had no reason to let go of this opportunity.
"Now that I know Xiao Lang is on the Blue Dragon Planet, I need to find out more details in order to come up with a perfect plan. But right now, I need to use this opportunity to cultivate."
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I accidentally posted tomorrow's chapter. This chapter is for tomorrow. There are still 9 more chapters after midnight today.