"This fellow, although a puppet of the Evil Clan, isn't particularly strong. As long as we use a divine technique to seal him, there won't be any problem!" Lu Fan spoke, "All you elder seniors are being overly cautious. At such a crucial moment, you've forgotten to use divine techniques!"
The elder Heavenly Gods chuckled awkwardly. In reality, they also knew very well that this puppet wasn't that formidable. If they hadn't panicked so much, they might have been able to subdue the puppet with their own abilities earlier.
"We old fellows have embarrassed ourselves in front of you!"
The several elders smiled sheepishly, their expressions becoming more solemn and, at the same time, very helpless.
In truth, they didn't want to, but having fallen into the abyss, they had no choice. After all, they had never experienced such a life of constant anxiety before.
"This puppet was probably very powerful before, but as time passed, its malevolence has been almost depleted!" Lu Fan stated directly, "And there must be something within this palace that makes this puppet so agile!"
"You mean to say, there's something in the palace that can control the energy of this abyss?" one elder Heavenly God asked in surprise.
"Precisely!"
Lu Fan nodded, his expression becoming more solemn. After all, this matter was of great importance, and they were well aware of it, which was why they had spoken so casually.
Facing these words, many people present were also confused. If this were true, the situation seemed more complicated than it appeared.
"Don't you see something placed in front of the palace?" one elder Heavenly God, with sharp eyes, quickly reminded everyone.
They all looked and indeed saw an object in the very center of the palace. This object looked rather ordinary, like a fire poker, silently stuck in the middle of the palace.
"Although this thing looks ordinary, it seems to emanate a strange aura!" one elder Heavenly God frowned and warned.
Lu Fan, disregarding everything, walked directly towards the fire poker, feeling perplexed as to why such an ordinary-looking object was enshrined in the palace.
Driven by his doubts, Lu Fan reached for the fire poker, his expression growing more serious.
Seeing this, the many elder Heavenly Gods were startled: "This matter is no trivial thing. This fire poker is probably not simple!"
However, Lu Fan had already taken the fire poker into his hand. Just as he was about to examine it, he felt a surge of immense evil energy erupting from within it. The entire palace began to shake.
"Not good!"
Lu Fan shouted, preparing to throw the fire poker away. But he found that the evil energy was too immense, directly immobilizing him. Even a trace of evil energy spread to his own body.
"What's happening!"
The elder Heavenly Gods shouted in disbelief, clearly not expecting things to turn out this way. They were caught off guard, and suddenly finding themselves in such a predicament, they didn't know what to do.
"You all leave quickly! This fire poker is not simple, and something special might happen!"
Lu Fan quickly warned, "I am already trapped and cannot leave. Don't throw your lives away here!"
"Even if you've been demonized, we will never leave!"
The elder Heavenly Gods' expressions were solemn. Lu Fan had saved their lives earlier. If they left now, wouldn't that be unrighteous?
Lu Fan felt helpless. Just as he was about to say something, he felt a surge of blood qi enter his body, causing him immense discomfort. He directly fainted, but his hand remained firmly gripping the fire poker.
At the same time, the elder Heavenly Gods rushed forward, attempting to pull the fire poker from Lu Fan's grasp. However, they found that the fire poker seemed to have merged with Lu Fan, completely unresponsive to their efforts. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't achieve their goal.
"How can this be!" one elder Heavenly God frowned, "What should we do? The situation has reached this point, it's truly vexing!"
"He seems to have been corrupted by the evil energy, and he's fainted now. When he wakes up, will his mind be clear?" another elder Heavenly God furrowed his brow.
"Let's restrain him first. If he truly loses his mind, we'll have a way to deal with it!" the leading elder Heavenly God said quickly.
The situation had escalated beyond their control. They didn't know what would happen next, so it was best to prepare. This would also be for Lu Fan's own good.
For more than ten days, the elder Heavenly Gods remained by Lu Fan's side, not daring to delay in the slightest.
However, Lu Fan did not wake up. He continued to clench the fire poker tightly, as if it had become an inseparable part of him.
Several months later, Lu Fan slowly opened his eyes. His complexion was ashen, as if something had happened.
"How are you feeling? Are you better?"
The elder Heavenly Gods quickly asked, their expressions very serious. If Lu Fan were truly harmed, it would be a great blow to them.
"I just feel a chill all over my body!" Lu Fan shook his head, "And has evil energy infiltrated my body? Otherwise, why would I feel so uncomfortable!"
"If the evil energy had truly infiltrated completely, it wouldn't be like this!" one elder Heavenly God shook his head, "This matter is probably not simple, and we are powerless. However, why can't we pull the fire poker from your hand!"
Lu Fan looked puzzled and then took out the fire poker, observing it for a moment: "Could this fire poker have something special about it!"
"If I'm not mistaken, this fire poker might have recognized you as its master!" one elder Heavenly God said, "This thing looks so ordinary; it doesn't seem that powerful!"
"Whether it's powerful or not, I'll know once I use it!"
Lu Fan smiled slightly and then struck out with the fire poker. In that instant, the entire palace turned into nothingness. Even the barrier miles away underwent a tremendous change.
Rumble…
With a rumbling sound, the entire Death God Valley began to tremble, appearing extremely terrifying. No one knew what had happened.
The numerous Heavenly Gods guarding the Death God Valley were also startled and filled with panic, wondering if the assisting deities were about to invade again.
Now that Lord Shangguan had been heavily wounded, if the assisting deities returned, it would undoubtedly cause great upheaval. With their mere divine mountains, they might not be able to suppress it.
At the same time, everyone clearly felt that some things were not as simple as they seemed.
The Heavenly Gods of the Divine Clan also rushed towards the Death God Valley, fully prepared for battle. Even if it meant mutual destruction, they would not retreat.