The moat in the inner castle of the Dark Temple could even be said to be a small lake. The width of the water surface was even wider than the moat outside. At the top of the hill that was 200 meters high was the huge castle. The highest point was 100 meters high. It was completely black and even emitted a faint black light. Obviously, the building materials of this castle were different from the buildings outside. The heavy and oppressive feeling it gave the Heavenly Stem Saints a great shock. What was it made of?
There were a total of four watchtowers around the castle. These four watchtowers were not as tall as the watchtowers on the city walls outside, but it was these four watchtowers that constantly emitted layers of soft silver light that spread to the surroundings. When combined, it could cover the entire area of the Dark Temple. The Saint-level soul wave that Ji Dong had sensed earlier was released by these four watchtowers. In other words, there were either four Demon Masters with Saint-level souls who were constantly scanning the castle, or there was some special array or magic weapon.
The civilians of the Five Elements Continent were in misery and suffering. They were so poor that they could not even fill their stomachs. However, there was such a powerful fortress in front of them that made the Heavenly Stem Saints shudder. Even if there were millions of troops, it would be extremely difficult to capture this place.
When Ji Dong mobilized his soul power to explore the tower on the hill, he realized that even his soul power at the peak of the Saint-level could not penetrate it. He immediately understood that the two water-type artifacts of the Heavenly Stem Saints were probably in this castle. This was also the main reason why he could not detect it previously.
Perhaps it was because the Saint-level soul power scanning of the four watchtowers was enough to do all the detection work. Hence, there were no special patrols in the Dark Temple. Ji Dong could sense the existence of many humans through his peak Saint-level soul power. However, there was not a single ordinary human in the vicinity of the Dark Temple. They were all Demon Masters, and all of them were at least Four Crowns. There was not a single one who had not reached Four Crowns.
According to the Dark Priest that they had captured previously, there should be a Dark Demon Army stationed in this Dark Temple. In other words, there were 10,000 Demon Masters. Could it be that there were only 10,000 people living in this Dark Temple that was like a small country? If there were foreign invasions, there seemed to be not enough people to defend.
As Ji Dong thought about it, he transmitted his thoughts to his companions. To his surprise, the first to have a thought fluctuation was Mo 'er.
With Mo 'er's current cultivation, it was impossible for her to communicate with Ji Dong's soul. However, she could think on her own. When she opened up her soul, Ji Dong could naturally sense it.
Mo 'er's thoughts dispelled the doubts in Ji Dong's heart. As it turned out, this Dark Temple was the holy land of the entire Five Elements Mainland. Without a certain level of ability and the approval of Dark Tianji, one could not live inside. However, there were more than 300,000 troops stationed outside the Dark Temple. This was the part of the area that they had passed through previously. All the reserve Demon Masters of the Dark Demon Army were among these 300,000 troops. There were 100,000 of them, in addition to 200,000 elite soldiers. If they really encountered any situation that they could not resist or an invasion, then these 300,000 troops could instantly return and support the interior of the Dark Temple. Moreover, although the Dark Temple looked calm on the surface, in reality, there were many defensive mechanisms that required Demon Masters to control. Just the various Offensive and Defensive Spirit Arrays alone numbered more than 1,000. Once Demon Masters controlled these Spirit Arrays, even if a Nine Crown Demon Master flew in the air, as long as he became the target of everyone, he would be instantly killed.
Tianji sighed and transmitted his thoughts. "No wonder the Dark Tianji is able to remain standing despite his brutal rule. The power he controls is just too great. How can those rebels, who do not have sufficient weapons, food, and support from Demon Masters, attack this Divine Temple of Darkness?"
Ji Dong slowly nodded. He now somewhat understood Shan Lei's cautiousness. With a Darkness Shrine like this, it was normal for Shan Lei to not believe that he had the ability to affect the entire battle. At the same time, Ji Dong was also inwardly rejoicing. Fortunately, they did not choose to forcefully attack. Otherwise, if thousands of unknown offensive and defensive arrays were activated at the same time, even if there was a true Saint-rank powerhouse among them, they would not be able to resist.
"Go up." Ji Dong gave an order to Lang Tianyi. At the same time, he withdrew his Soul Power and only enveloped everyone's bodies. There was no silver light. Everything became pitch-black, just like the color of the Dark Temple itself.
Including Mo 'er, there was a total of 11 people. They slowly rose from the shadow of the tall building and quietly appeared on the surface.
The fresh air carried an indescribable special smell. As they breathed in, the Heavenly Stem Holy Disciples could not help but tense up. Now that they were actually here, they were not so nervous anymore. Every one of them had been through hundreds of battles, and had experienced the tempering of the Dragon Valley and the core world. It was time for them to show their abilities. The most nervous one was Mo 'er. She never thought that one day she would be able to enter the Dark Temple so silently. She did not have the ability to conceal her aura like the Heavenly Stem Holy Disciples did. She could only make her breathing as light as possible. At this moment, Ji Dong, whom she had originally hated, had become her greatest support. Compared to Dark Tianji, this fierce man was clearly much more adorable.
A faint light flickered, and a cold light appeared on Ji Dong's face. His body pressed against the wall behind him, and his Soul Scan slowly spread out. However, he did not expand the range too much. It only covered a diameter of about 100 meters. Only within this range could Magicians who had reached a certain level of strength discover their Soul Power disguise.
Ji Dong nodded at Tianji. Tianji immediately understood and deactivated the Soul Fusion. Tianji alone released his Soul Power to protect everyone. Meanwhile, Ji Dong lowered his body and floated out like a wisp of smoke. He did not make a single sound.
Ji Dong's choice of the building in front of him was very reasonable. This building was one of the largest in the entire Darkness Temple. More importantly, he had detected the presence of the most Darkness Magicians here, and none of them had a cultivation of more than seven crowns. What was the easiest way to hide his identity in the Darkness Temple? Without a doubt, disguising himself as one of the Dark Magicians was the least likely way to be discovered.
They appeared behind the building, and the door of the building was on the other side. Through the Soul Scan, Ji Dong had already discovered the purpose of this building. It was actually a tavern, a tavern specially for the Dark Temple's Magicians. Ji Dong quietly went around the side wall and came to a place not far from the door. He continued to hide in the shadows, quietly waiting for an opportunity.
Not long after, a middle-aged man in black walked out of the Dark Tavern. He was mumbling something as he walked towards Ji Dong. Ji Dong's ears moved slightly as he listened to what he was saying.
"So unlucky, I lost again. Ever since the preparations for the Holy War began, the money given by the higher-ups was already very little, and it was all won by these vampires. Damn it, when I get the money next time, I definitely won't gamble with them anymore." Although he said that he wouldn't gamble, who knew if he would really gamble or not? Of course, he didn't have that chance anymore.
Seeing that the Dark Magician was about to pass him, Ji Dong quietly moved. The Dark Magician only felt his vision darken, and a huge suction force suddenly appeared, pulling his body horizontally. He subconsciously activated his Mana, and at the same time wanted to shout, but his mouth and nose were instantly sealed by an inexplicable force. An unparalleled pressure, like the weight of Mount Tai, fell on his body, and he couldn't move at all.
In the next moment, he also arrived in the shadow where Ji Dong was hiding. The whole process didn't even take a second.
Ji Dong's right hand grabbed his neck. This was only a five crown Dark Magician, and in Ji Dong's hands, he was just a small shrimp. Not to mention him, even if a nine crown Dark Magician fell into Ji Dong's hands and was grabbed by the neck like this, he wouldn't be able to break free.
Ji Dong's eyes flashed, and two silver lights fiercely pierced into the eyes of the five crown Dark Magician. With the soul force of a middle level Saint realm as a cover, it was impossible to see this silver light from the outside.
The body of the five crown Dark Magician trembled violently. Although his cultivation was higher than Mo 'er's, Ji Dong dealt with him with a destructive method, without any scruples. Almost instantly, he broke through the door of the other party's soul, and forcibly scanned the other party's memories. When he retracted his soul force, this Dark Magician had already become a complete idiot.
A faint black flame flashed, and didn't emit the slightest magical fluctuation. This Dark Magician had already disappeared without a trace, and in Ji Dong's hands, a black Magician's robe appeared. Using extreme Yin Fire to burn the other party's body without damaging the outer clothes, this kind of control was extremely difficult even for a nine crown Dark Magician, but in Ji Dong's hands, it was as easy as taking a stroll in a courtyard. This was the control of a Saint realm soul force.
On the chest of the black Magician's robe that Ji Dong had obtained, there were a total of five red flames, indicating that this Dark Magician was a five crown Dark Magician. Without asking, Ji Dong also understood that these symbols on the chest symbolized the identity of these Dark Magicians. Here, five crown Dark Magicians could only be considered a low level existence. After all, in the Dark Temple, the lowest cultivation was four crown Dark Magicians. This identity made Ji Dong very satisfied. There must be a lot of five crown Dark Magicians, and with such a robe, it wouldn't be easy for his identity to be exposed.
Ji Dong put this black Magician's robe on his body. Although it was a little small, if one didn't look carefully, one wouldn't notice it.
In addition to this Magician's robe, he also had a black badge in his hand. There was an obvious magical wave on the badge. Ji Dong carefully probed it with his soul power, and was surprised to find that inside this black badge, there was actually a small magical formation. The design was extremely delicate. Although it was far from a powerful magical formation like the Five Elements Magical Formation, it could be used in the badge to identify one's identity. It could be seen that the Dark Five Elements Continent's research on magical formations was much better than their continent's.
With Ji Dong's cultivation, he quickly sensed the function of the magical formation inside the badge. It recorded the name, rank, and position of the five crown Dark Magician. When a certain amount of magical power and soul power was input, even the portrait of the Dark Magician would appear on the badge. Also, it could block the soul power of the four sentry towers. It could be said that this badge was the proof of identity in the Dark Temple. Only Dark Magicians with this thing could enter. With this thing, it could completely verify the owner's identity in many ways. Presumably, when returning to the Dark Temple from the outside, they would use this thing to carefully check.
Ji Dong stuffed the badge into his arms. As for the Darkness Crystal Crown, he had already sent it into the Vermilion Bird bracelet. He returned to his previous position and waited quietly. In fact, he could totally leave this task to his partners. However, considering that it was the easiest to use Yin Fire Magic to destroy the corpses, and this was an important step in entering the Dark Temple, he didn't do so.
At this time, the sky had just darkened, and it was the busiest time in the tavern. After changing into this clothes, Ji Dong walked to the tavern in a dignified manner. He still needed ten sets of clothes and ten badges, but there was no need to rush. It was more important to find out some information inside the Dark Temple first.
Perhaps it was because the security of the Darkness Shrine itself was too tight, but there were no guards at the entrance of the tavern. It was one thing to use the Soul Detection, but it was another thing to actually walk in. The Soul Detection could only obtain three-dimensional colorless images and accurate signs of life. However, when one looked at it with their eyes, there were rich colors.
As soon as Ji Dong stepped into the tavern, he was immediately attracted by the extravagance of the place. The tavern was completely a scene of gold and jade. The interior of the tavern was completely decorated with gold, silver, and gems. The floor was covered with a long scarlet carpet, and Dark Magicians in black magician robes were walking around, chatting and laughing. It actually looked like a social gathering of the upper class.
The spacious hall was divided into many areas according to the different colors of the decoration. There were stairs on both sides that extended upwards, but there were specialized magicians guarding the entrance of the stairs.
Ji Dong retracted his spiritual undulations and slightly lowered his head. He didn't have an outstanding appearance, so he naturally wouldn't attract too much attention. If it was Chen Sixuan instead, she would immediately become the target of everyone as soon as she stepped into the tavern.
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