"Shaxin, it is you who have always been deluded! Let me ask you, what exactly have you and I been waiting for through these endless years?" E Kui asked, holding out one hand horizontally.

Shaxin did not speak, his eyes fixed on E Kui, his expression solemn.

"You and I have been trapped in the Scale Accumulation Void for so many years. Your Puppet City and my Xuan City have also had countless grudges over the years. This time, you took the initiative to come to me, saying you wanted to join forces to enter this Great Ruins Ancient Land. Isn't your purpose the same as mine? Why bring up old matters and engage in this self-deceptive act!" E Kui sneered and continued.

"Don't compare me to you!" Shaxin said, enunciating each word.

"Shaxin, for old times' sake, let me give you one more piece of advice. Now that the Demon Lord's corpse is right before our eyes, if you and I divide it equally, our respective Great Daos will be within reach. When that time comes, leaving this cage of Scale Accumulation Void will be easy. Once we reach the Demon Realm or Immortal Realm, we will have the freedom of birds soaring in the sky," E Kui laughed loudly, saying.

"Demon Lord..."

Hearing these words, Han Li couldn't help but glance again at the crystal coffin floating in the center of the blood-colored lake.

At this moment, he was almost certain that the Demon Race corpse in the crystal coffin should be the "Sacred Corpse" they were talking about. But why did E Kui call it "Demon Lord"?

With this thought, he couldn't help but think of Crab Daoren, who seemed to have many unclear relationships with this Scale Accumulation Void.

Or, could this "Demon Lord" be Crab Daoren's master?

"Crab Daoren, are you here?" Han Li tried to inquire with his divine sense, but there was no response at all.

Just then, Shaxin's voice sounded.

"You think I sought to join forces with you this time for the same ignoble purpose? Then you are greatly mistaken. Let me tell you the truth, I have already found a way to revive my master," Shaxin sneered.

"Heh heh, revive? It seems you are still dreaming... The Demon Lord failed in his Dao integration and died long ago, leaving only this corpse. There is no way he can be revived. Otherwise, would this Great Ruins have been dormant for so many years? I wish the Demon Lord hadn't died, so I wouldn't have to be trapped here for so long! I advise you not to be stubborn and do something meaningless," a mocking look flashed across E Kui's face.

"You wolf-hearted dog thing, if it weren't for your betrayal, bringing the Demon Master to interfere at the critical moment of the master's Dao integration, the master would definitely have succeeded in Dao integration and advanced to the Dao Ancestor Realm," Shaxin cursed angrily.

"Hmph... you don't know anything. Even if the Demon Master hadn't interfered back then, he wouldn't have succeeded," E Kui snorted and said.

"The master was incredibly talented, and his means and abilities are beyond your comprehension. If it weren't for the master's cultivation, you would have become dung in some filthy place long ago. Now you dare to call him Demon Lord and dare not respectfully call him master..." Shaxin scolded.

"Enough, the only reason he taught me cultivation methods back then was because he valued my talent and wanted to train a thug for himself. I'm not like you, a chess piece to be manipulated, and you enjoy it. However, the fact that I chose Xuan cultivation and you chose the puppet path was predestined. You are destined to be the Demon Lord's puppet for the rest of your life, and you can't escape even after he's been dead for so many years," E Kui shouted angrily, interrupting Shaxin's scolding.

"No matter what you say, you won't get the master's corpse this time to satisfy your selfish desires. After I revive him, he will personally settle the score with you for your betrayal," Shaxin said, suppressing his anger, his expression gradually calming down.

Hearing this, E Kui glanced at Shi Chuankong, who was lying at his feet, and smiled:

"You don't have Demon Race royal blood, so I'm afraid you can't even open that crystal coffin, right? But I have a genuine prince here. If you are willing to cooperate with me, we can all benefit from it. Otherwise, we can only watch this treasure mountain in front of us, and no one can get in."

"City Lord E is mistaken. Although our Sacred Race has precious bloodlines, it's not just my thirteenth brother who has it. In fact, mine is even purer," before Shaxin could answer, a tall figure wearing a hood suddenly flashed out from behind him, laughing loudly.

As he spoke, the man took off the hood on his head, revealing a head of white hair. Although his appearance was ordinary, he had a distinct temperament. His pair of rare deep purple pupils glowed with dots of light.

Han Li's eyes swept over and his brows couldn't help but furrow slightly, realizing that this person was none other than the First Prince, Shi Zhanfeng.

Seeing this, E Kui's expression finally changed, and a look of ferocity appeared on his face as he gritted his teeth and said:

"I have tried so hard to persuade you with good intentions, which can be considered benevolent and righteous. Since you are still not giving up, we will have to fight to the death."

After saying that, he stomped his feet hard, and the entire underground space shook violently, causing ripples on the blood lake.

E Kui's figure turned into a wisp of smoke and disappeared. In the next moment, he suddenly appeared behind Shi Zhanfeng, suddenly stretching out his palm, his five fingers like hooks, and grabbing down at his head.

Shi Zhanfeng's eyes flashed, having noticed something was wrong, but his body's reaction was ultimately a step too slow. He wanted to dodge, but it was already too late.

Just as his fingertips were about to pierce into his skull, a white bone spear suddenly stabbed out from the side with a "clang", hitting E Kui's wrist.

Shi Chuankong glanced sideways and saw Kun Yu, with his eyes wide with anger, holding a white bone spear shining with starlight, stabbing horizontally from the side.

The bone spear's long shaft was bent like a crescent moon, but it only pushed E Kui's palm open by a fraction, barely avoiding Shi Zhanfeng's head. The rushing wind swept past, leaving several conspicuous bloodstains on his handsome face.

Shi Zhanfeng seized this opening, lowered his body, tapped the ground with his toes, and suddenly charged forward. His hand suddenly pulled out a white triangular bone sword, its star apertures shining brightly, and suddenly stabbed straight at E Kui's lower abdomen.

E Kui retracted his wrist, deflecting the bone spear, and suddenly raised his knee, directly blocking the triangular bone sword with his knee.

Dense Xuan apertures lit up on his leg, and a layer of hazy white light protected him like armor, blocking the tip of the bone sword. No matter how wildly the star apertures on it flashed, it could not pierce through, and there was no progress.

"Looking for death!" E Kui snorted coldly and suddenly kicked his leg.

A solid ball of white light exploded on his toes, rushing straight towards Shi Zhanfeng's face.

Seeing the situation, the latter, instead of retreating his long sword, thrust forward and then used the rebounding force to suddenly retreat, directly pulling away nearly a hundred zhang.

However, although he retreated quickly, he was no match for E Kui, and he was caught up before he could stabilize his body.

E Kui was obviously eager to get rid of Shi Zhanfeng. In the instant of getting close, his waist suddenly turned, driving his entire spine to undulate like a dragon emerging from the sea, making rumbling sounds.

The muscles on his right arm bulged, and layers of white starlight erupted, and an explosive force poured out from his fist.

Before the fist arrived, Shi Zhanfeng's expression changed drastically, and he felt that his breathing was a little difficult. The surrounding void seemed to be distorted, making his body's movements extremely difficult.

Han Li watched this scene and was somewhat horrified. E Kui had suffered such serious injuries before, but not long after, he had recovered to such an extent?

With the power of this blow, even he was not sure he could withstand it.

Just then, an unexpected change occurred!

As explosions rang out one after another, twelve metal spheres around E Kui simultaneously burst into dazzling light.

Immediately afterward, twelve bone armor puppets with glittering starlight appeared, each holding a white bone chain with a curved blade at the tip, and throwing them out at the same time.

The twelve white bone chains turned into white flying rainbows, crisscrossing the sky and covering down like a spider web.

Seeing this, E Kui turned the momentum of his fist aimed at Shi Zhanfeng and swung it upwards.

A white starlight exploded on his fist, as if opening up a brilliant star, and dazzling streamers rushed into the sky, colliding with the white bone chain web.

At this time, on the bone chain web, all the star apertures suddenly flashed, ceasing to spew out the power of stars. Instead, they turned into small whirlpools, from which poured out powerful swallowing forces.

The starlight streamers that E Kui punched out were absorbed like water, completely losing their power.

"This is..." Before he could finish his surprise, the bone chain web had completely enveloped him.

"Form the Formation!"

A delicate shout came, and the twelve bone armor puppets simultaneously pinched a magic seal with one hand, their footsteps changing, their movements uniform, and they completed the formation in an instant.

A silver electric light flashed across the bone chain web, turning into a silver lightning ball, trapping E Kui inside.

Hearing the sound, Han Li frowned and looked over, finding that the black gauze woman whom Shaxin called "Xiao Zi" was now sitting cross-legged on the ground. In front of her was a black stone formation plate with twelve white pieces placed on it.

Being able to control twelve puppets at the same time and make them cast spells and form formations in an orderly manner was not a simple matter. However, the person who did this was not Shaxin, but her!

Kun Yu, holding a bone spear, stood not far from her, guarding her.

While Han Li was surprised, he heard E Kui sneer and say, "Do you think this crude formation can trap me, E Kui?"

Having said that, the Xuan apertures on his body shone brightly, and he raised his fist and smashed it onto the bone chain and electric net that enveloped him.

With a loud "boom"!

Just as the starlight on his fist was about to bloom, the swallowing force on the bone chain reappeared, absorbing most of the power he released.

At the same time, a silver electric light surged from the electric net, striking E Kui's body and splashing large sparks.

Where the electric light passed, the bone chain formation remained intact, but almost imperceptible cracks appeared on the bodies of the twelve puppets.

And "Xiao Zi", as the controller of the formation, trembled suddenly, obviously bearing a lot of pressure.

"This formation will naturally not trap you for life, but it is enough to trap you for a while," Shaxin glanced at Xiao Zi and said expressionlessly.

After saying that, she gave Shi Zhanfeng a wink, and the two of them jumped up from the shore one after another and reached the center of the blood lake after a few ups and downs.