I had barely spoken when Old Bones recoiled: "This...this should be considered carefully, right?"

Those in the art knew that one should never reveal the true form of a ghost or deity without being fully prepared.

Once a sorcerer exposed the identity of a ghost or deity, it was the same as summoning them to descend and engage in direct combat.

The sorcerers in the Iron Prison had been suppressed by the other side for many years, and Old Bones' fear of the demon had taken root in their hearts. My sudden desire to expose the other side's background made Old Bones inevitably shrink back.

However, the person who had been arguing with me walked out of the crowd and said, "Old Gu, what are you afraid of? Let him speak. I want to see what kind of nonsense he's going to spout."

"He's right. I'll offer my life as an apology for him."

"If he's lying, I still deserve justice."

Old Bones roared, "Have you caused enough trouble? Get down!"

Seeing that Old Bones was genuinely angry, the man didn't dare to speak for a moment. But someone else in the crowd said, "Old Gu, let the guy named Li explain it clearly. It's not a big deal."

"I don't want to die without knowing why. If I'm going to die, I want to die understanding what's going on."

"Besides, even if we all work together, we can't beat that demon. We're all going to die sooner or later. We might as well just summon him and fight him head-on. Maybe there's still a chance of survival."

I had to admit that the man's words were quite煽动性 (shān dòng xìng – inflammatory). Many prisoners agreed with his statement.

Old Bones hesitated before saying, "Hall Master Li, if you really know what's hidden in the Iron Prison, tell everyone!"

"Whatever happens, we'll accept it."

I gave Ye Yang and Su Su a gesture to be vigilant before speaking, "Then you guys better be ready. Don't blame me if people start dying."

Without waiting to see if they were truly ready, I said directly, "The demon in this Iron Prison is actually a child, probably less than ten years old!"

The man who had been arguing with me was stunned for a few seconds before laughing loudly, "Li Po, if you're going to spout nonsense, at least come up with a plausible reason!"

"The demon in the prison is a child? Why don't you just say we're all children too."

"I think..."

"Shut up!" Old Bones roared, "If anyone dares to interrupt Hall Master Li before he finishes speaking, I'll kill them!"

After the others obediently shut their mouths, I said, "I say the master here is a child because they treat all the prisoners as toys."

"Think carefully about the Yixian Xian (First-Line Immortal) we saw on the first level. Wasn't he connected to a table and made to look like a horse?"

"Yixian Xian was one of the first to descend into the secret realm. He not only fell into that child's hands, but also had the secrets of the iron wire mechanism art extracted by the other side. He himself became the other side's first experiment."

"The toy made from Yixian Xian is not only simple, but also crude."

"The second victim, the Nantian Wang (Southern Heavenly King), was also made into a toy. However, this time, the toy was made much more delicately."

"Between Yixian Xian and Nantian Wang, someone else escaped to the second level. Nantian Wang probably found some kind of opportunity to barely escape to the third level."

"Think carefully about Nantian Wang's image. Isn't it like one of those spinning clown toys?"

"Especially the knife wound on Nantian Wang's mouth, isn't that the clown's smile?"

"I guess Nantian Wang was also a master of mechanisms, and good at making puppets. His secret art was also extracted by that child, and that's how an even more perfect toy appeared."

Old Bones subconsciously said, "Yes, yes, Nantian Wang was indeed a master skilled at making puppet mechanisms. Just now, Nantian Wang's remains were somewhat similar to his mechanism techniques."

I said, "A child may have many toys, but he only likes a few of them the most."

"Yixian Xian is a failed work, so he won't pay much attention to him."

"But he's very satisfied with the spinning Nantian Wang."

"Since that toy is lost, he needs to make a new one. Therefore, he needs someone who fits the image of a clown better to make a new toy. A round-faced fatty, don't you think he's more suitable to be a clown?"

Old Bones' face suddenly changed: "Yes, yes... After being targeted by Nantian Wang's corpse, the person who died was also round-faced."

I continued, "I deliberately said at the time: We have to enter the third level after a fatty dies. It was to test the other side."

"Although the other side is incredibly powerful, they still have the mind of a child. If someone tells them to do something, they will refuse to do it! They had to let us down before killing someone."

"But he couldn't bear to part with a spinning clown, so he still captured your companion."

Old Bones didn't speak, but turned to look at his subordinates. He completely believed my judgment. But that person panicked: "Old Gu, don't believe his nonsense. How could a child become the master of the dungeon?"

"Since that child wants to play games, why did he let us all down? Wouldn't it be better for us to stay up there?"

"Don't believe him, everyone, don't believe him."