The old man spoke without politeness, but Superman still flew over.
"What is it, elder?"
Looking at Superman's young face, the old man said, "Old man is not old at all."
"Oh, I'm sorry, I misspoke. How can I help you?"
The old man wasn't in the mood to dwell on such matters.
"Around Bo Gang, there are four drums. When I signal you by striking one of them, remember to strike it three times. Don't break the drum."
"Okay."
Superman nodded and quickly flew to a taiko drum.
At this time, Chen Long was still fighting with the lever, and the ground vibrated incessantly due to their battle.
The helicopter carrying the old man arrived at an altitude of two hundred meters from Bo Gang.
The old man held a fugu in his left hand and a dried squid leg in his right, and began to chant a spell.
"Demons and ghosts, leave quickly, demons and ghosts, leave quickly, demons and ghosts, leave quickly..."
"Strike the drum three times!"
Receiving the order, Superman gently struck the drum surface three times.
Two green lights shot out from the fugu and squid leg in the old man's hands, striking the taiko drum. Then, the taiko drum, combined with these two green lights, released an even more powerful beam of light, crossing over Tokyo and landing at the original spot.
Then, a hell gate reappeared in the now-ruined shrine. The difference was that before it pushed outwards, now it sucked inwards.
The hell gate released a powerful suction, which was ineffective against other creatures, only affecting the corresponding demons.
Sensing the suction, Bo Gang was terrified. She threw Chen Long aside, grabbed the ground with both hands, and tried to resist.
However, the more Bo Gang resisted, the stronger the suction from the hell gate became. Despite Bo Gang's astonishing weight and her hands dug deep into the ground, her body was still slowly dragged towards the hell gate under the suction, leaving deep tracks on the ground.
After a dozen minutes of stalemate with the hell gate, Bo Gang resigned herself to her fate, knowing she was to be sealed. She gave up resisting, stood up abruptly, walked forward, grabbed Zero's corpse, and was then sucked into the hell gate and resealed within an even stronger suction.
Each demon had its corresponding hell gate, and the Pan'ku Box, after years of charging, could only open each hell gate once. As for when the next hell gate corresponding to Bo Gang would open, it was unknown, perhaps in a few hundred or even a thousand years.
In hell, after sending Bo Gang away, the demons sighed in relief. After all, neither waking Bo Gang nor throwing her out of the hell gate was an easy task.
But this was short-lived. To everyone's surprise, the hell gate opened again. They thought it was Shendu's benevolent discovery that another hell gate had opened so quickly. Xi Mu curiously stepped forward to investigate, only to be smashed by Bo Gang flying out of the gate.
Her huge buttocks landed directly on Xi Mu, sitting him on a floating rock.
Bo Gang, having returned to hell, did not complain much, or rather, she had no time to complain. She was now gnawing fiercely on Zero's leg.
All the demons could see that Bo Gang's size had clearly increased considerably compared to when she left, indicating that she had eaten a lot outside.
Xi Mu, who finally managed to crawl out from under Bo Gang's buttocks, flapped his wings and flew in front of Bo Gang, saying, "Bo Gang, didn't you go out? Why did you come back?"
Bo Gang swallowed the meat in her mouth, wiped her mouth, and said, "The outside world is too delicious. So many good things to eat."
Saying this, she was about to gnaw on Zero's other leg again, but was snatched away by Zhou Lan using gravity.
"Enough, Bo Gang. Now tell me, why have you returned to hell? Otherwise, you won't get another bite."
Tempted by Zhou Lan's offer of food, Bo Gang had to compromise and recounted the events on Earth: Chen Long wearing the armor of a god, the self-defense forces she toyed with, and the old man who used Superman and his incantations to reseal her.
After hearing Bo Gang's account, Zhou Lan tossed Zero back to her.
With her delicious meal in hand, Bo Gang began to feast again.
Zhou Lan and the other demons discussed Bo Gang's words.
After all, even as demons, they knew the workings of the Pan'ku Box, and what they wanted was to break free from hell completely, not just a brief ten-minute experience on Earth.
As the demons were discussing, the magic mirror reacted. The demons quickly ended their brief meeting and gathered around the mirror.
Having learned from the previous experience, Basha did not show her face this time, instead moving to a place outside the mirror's view.
The magic mirror connected, and Shendu's face appeared in it.
"Shendu, Bo Gang has been resealed back into hell," Zhou Lan, as the elder brother, spoke first, looking at Shendu.
In the secret chamber, Bai Qi calmly said, "I've already warned you that the Saints of the earthly world are very powerful. They are not the beings who could be easily manipulated back then. You all refused to listen. When Bo Gang was released, I told her to leave. Who told her not to listen? It's her own fault she's been resealed back into hell."
Hearing Bai Qi's sarcastic remarks, Zhong Su couldn't stay put and angrily rebuked, "Shendu, no matter what, Bo Gang is one of the Eight Demons. Why did you leave her behind to escape alone?"
Bai Qi's mood was good initially, as he hadn't seen Basha appear. But he hadn't expected Zhong Su to never learn his lesson, always coming out to be reprimanded for no reason.
"Zhong Su, is your head full of dog shit? If I hadn't left, would I have stayed to be sealed with Bo Gang? Then there would be no demons left on Earth, the Pan'ku Box would have fallen into the hands of the Saints, and dark energy would have withered. Can you bear these charges?"
"Shendu, you!"
Zhou Lan waved his hand, signaling Zhong Su to step down, and said, "Shendu, you did the right thing. The Pan'ku Box is the foundation for our return to the earthly world and cannot easily fall into the hands of the Saints. We only hope you can open the other hell gates as soon as possible."
Bai Qi said, "Don't worry, I'll do that even if you don't tell me. But I don't want this to happen again. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless and keeping you in hell forever."
After speaking, he cut off the connection without giving the other demons a chance to speak.
The operation to open Bo Gang's hell gate was fraught with complications, but the final result was satisfactory, at least for Bai Qi.
He had no feelings for the other seven demons. If it weren't for the fact that releasing them could generate powerful dark energy and complete his mission, he wouldn't have bothered getting involved in this mess.
Bo Gang being resealed back into hell was inevitable. That creature's mind was only filled with eating, and she was of no use other than disrupting his plans.
However, Superman's appearance later did surprise Bai Qi. Perhaps he should convert his sanctuary into lead and carry some kryptonite with him, just in case Superman shows up one day.
It's always good to be prepared.