Rise to God with Life Skill Professions

Chapter 679 - 607: Black Stone City, Contacting the Defender

The moment the two mighty auras appeared, a look of shock instantly surfaced on Black Demon’s face, and then he stared fixedly at the void ahead.

Right after the Celestial Demon Envoy’s giant hammer struck, a massive rift immediately appeared in the void.

As the rift appeared, two figures slowly walked out from within it.

One of the two was tall and the other short, both wore black robes.

The tall one emanated a heavy, oppressive feeling, while the short one was suffused with an extremely terrifying aura of life.

The instant the two appeared, they cupped their fists respectfully toward the Celestial Demon Envoy, their attitude incomparably deferential.

"We pay our respects to Lord Celestial Demon Envoy."

The Celestial Demon Envoy nodded slightly, then swept his gaze toward Black Demon and spoke.

"Mufang and Earth Five Stars are the leaders of the two Forbidden Areas cooperating with you. As for their subordinates, they are already fully prepared."

"If I shatter the passage here, the remaining traitors will all be able to appear in the Black Demon Forbidden Land. However, once they appear, the power of the three Forbidden Areas will clash with each other, so for now I have not summoned all of their subordinate traitors over."

Black Demon nodded, the look in his eyes toward these two traitors from the Forbidden Areas filled with envy.

"Both brothers have grasped the Origin, which truly makes me incomparably envious. With the two of you joining us this time, we will surely be able to complete Lord Heavenly Demon’s plan."

He knew very well that the large-scale Forbidden Areas these two stood behind respectively possessed the Earth Origin and the Wood Origin, and that the strength of the two was extremely formidable, ranking among the very top even within all the large Forbidden Areas.

Therefore, with people from these two large Forbidden Areas taking part, he felt that their chances of success this time would be extremely solid.

Mufang nodded slightly and cupped his fists, saying, "Black Demon brother, you are too polite. We all serve under Lord Heavenly Demon’s banner, so we all count as friends—there’s no need to be so formal."

Earth Five Stars likewise cupped his fists and said, "This time we must trouble the two brothers to work together. We must be sure to behead Qin An within the Forbidden Area; that will also settle one of Lord Heavenly Demon’s concerns, and for us traitors it will be a tremendous help."

The three seemed to be on very friendly terms, but in truth each harbored his own little calculations.

Only because the Celestial Demon Envoy was present did the three not reveal them.

Yet all of them were well aware of this in their hearts.

The Celestial Demon Envoy let out a cold laugh and did not expose their little schemes, saying, "Enough. The Forbidden Area Qin An is heading to this time is the Black Stone Forbidden Area. I have no desire to waste more words with you here. Don’t squander time—hurry to the Black Stone Forbidden Area and bring me Qin An’s life first."

Speaking up to this point, the Celestial Demon Envoy once more raised the giant hammer in his hand and swung it toward the void ahead.

This time, the void before them trembled violently, and then a great gate formed from a rift in the void appeared once again.

At the instant the gate manifested, an aura belonging to the Black Stone Forbidden Area gradually flowed out through the rift.

The Celestial Demon Envoy said slowly, "For Qin An to enter this kind of large-scale Forbidden Area this time is definitely something premeditated. As for the specific situation, even I am not very clear, so you must act cautiously."

"The first thing you must do is thoroughly investigate what Qin An’s goal and methods are, then formulate corresponding countermeasures based on his situation. But remember one thing: if you fail to kill Qin An this time, none of you need bother coming back."

"Even if you do come back, Lord Heavenly Demon will settle accounts with you."

Having said this, the Celestial Demon Envoy was unwilling to speak further and once again smashed down on the void ahead.

The instant the void was shattered once more, this great gate rapidly expanded, and then one figure after another appeared above the void.

All of these people were traitors from the three great Forbidden Areas, and at this moment they swiftly plunged into the rift ahead.

The Celestial Demon Envoy waved his hand and said, "Enough, you three leaders, go in as well. Remember, this time you are allowed only success, not failure. Succeed, and Lord Heavenly Demon will bestow great rewards upon you; fail, and the only thing awaiting you is death."

Black Demon and the other two nodded in unison and solemnly cupped their fists, saying, "We obey."

After they finished speaking, they said no more. They proceeded one after another into the void ahead and quickly vanished without a trace.

Once everything returned to normal, the Celestial Demon Envoy fixed his gaze on the buzzing, humming space and tightened his grip on the silver hammer in his hand.

"These spatial rifts are getting more and more unstable. I have no idea what those Defenders are up to. They seem to be hiding some enormous secret as well. We must first investigate thoroughly and strive to develop on multiple fronts, strangling all hope in the cradle."

Thinking this, the Celestial Demon Envoy’s figure grew fainter and fainter and soon vanished completely.

...

Black Stone Forbidden Area, Black Stone City.

Qin An and the others sat within the city, and across from them sat a middle-aged man clad in black armor.

The middle-aged man’s name was Zhou Yun, the leader of the human forces in the Black Stone Forbidden Area.

At this moment, he was lifting the wine cup in his hand, respectfully raising it toward Bai Lingfeng and the others, and then drained the fine wine in one gulp before speaking.

"It is my honor that you lords have been able to come here. I am most willing to work in service of the Evil Extermination Bureau."

At this point, Zhou Yun set down his wine cup and turned his gaze toward Qin An at his side, cupping his fists as he spoke.

"I have long admired Mr. Qin’s great name. To be able to meet you in person this time is truly Zhou Yun’s fortune earned over three lifetimes."

Every sentence out of Zhou Yun’s mouth was impeccably phrased, so proper that one could not pick out the slightest flaw.

Yet whether it was Qin An or Bai Lingfeng and the others, all could hear the smooth and worldly sophistication in this man’s tone.