For cultists like the Sheep-Head Cult, it would not take much effort to kidnap such a person, and it would not attract too much attention.
However, the Sheep-Head Cult and their master, Akentu, the Lord of Purgatory, did not choose to do so, which inevitably made Brando feel suspicious.
Brando did not speak, and most of the others seemed a little dull. Everyone seemed to have a lot on their minds, not only because they were worried that the demons would beat them to it, but also because they were worried about the safety of their companions. Although Fang Qi had always behaved differently from them, after getting along with each other for so many days, and even going through life and death together, even Huang Huo, more or less recognized this genius of the Phantom Chariot lineage, but they did not say it out loud.
However, Brando did not know that his doubts might seem ridiculous to Akentu — it was just a simple question.
In fact, although the Sheep-Head Cult had long calculated the secret of the Channels of the Moons, they had only just opened the door to the Tenth Channel, and their time was not much faster than Brando's.
The reason was simply that they had not been able to find a suitable dragon willing to work with them before this.
Fortunately, the awakening of the Twilight Dragon finally solved Akentu's problem. After opening the Tenth Channel, they understood that one of the conditions for solving the mystery of the emerald and going to the Stagnation Realm was to need the inheritor of the Nine-Phoenix bloodline.
At this time, the southern part of Madara was in chaos, and the route through the Sea of the Dead Moons to the Nine-Phoenix had long been cut off. First, it was blocked by the army of the Crystal Cluster. At that time, the Sheep-Head Cult could still barely go to the Taowu Strait. After all, although the Crystal Cluster did not acknowledge the demons, they were at least part of the Army of Chaos.
However, after the Battle of Fenhotos, this road was occupied by the Lost Names. This time, the Sheep-Head Cult completely lost the possibility of going south, so it was basically impossible to bring back an inheritor of the Nine-Phoenix bloodline.
Akentu had heard that there was a bloodline inheritor from the Jade Phoenix Clan in Erouine. He had been thinking of investigating this matter, but he did not expect that things would take a turn for the better.
When Tao Qike met Brando and the others, he had actually suspected the identities of Fang Qi and Huang Huo. Demons were born in the Abyss, and their dark magic power mixed with the negative emotions in the hearts of mortals — pain, despair, greed, and pride. Therefore, they were most sensitive to the inheritance of human hearts and blood.
However, before it could put its suspicions into practice, its doppelganger had been sliced into two by Brando's heaven-shaking sword. Even now, it still had lingering fears when it recalled that Sea-Parting Sword. Don't be fooled by its tough words. In fact, even if it wasn't sealed at its peak, it might not be able to easily withstand such a sword. Under such circumstances, how would it dare to find trouble with Brando?
But what happened next made Akentu feel that the power of Chaos was omnipresent. Brando and the others were heading towards the Green Sea and were discovered by its own subordinates. At that time, its mind began to spin those plots and tricks that it was accustomed to. Of course, all tricks needed to be matched with sufficient strength. Otherwise, it would only become a laughable joke. If it was any other time, it would definitely not dare to play any tricks in front of that terrifying young man.
But it just so happened that there was another group of people sent by its supreme master. To be precise, it was Flora and her dragon companions. Akentu didn't like these self-righteous dragons, even though they had defected to the supreme master. But that didn't mean that he couldn't make use of them. In fact, it was precisely because of the existence of these dragons that his plan could be realized.
As for the result of the plan —
Akentu looked down at the young man in front of it. There was no doubt that it was Fang Qi. But at this time, this genius of the Chariot lineage was in a strange state. He stood motionless in front of the Lord of Purgatory with a blank look in his eyes like a puppet.
Akentu couldn't help but feel satisfied seeing him like this.
In fact, it had already planted a seed of fear in Fang Qi's heart. That day in Tao Qike's temple, if it wasn't for Brando interrupting, it would have made this young man submit. Although it didn't do its best at that time, this seed wasn't completely useless. At least when it used those pitiful servants to carry out the living sacrifice ritual to create the Mind Fog, it didn't take much effort to make Fang Qi completely lose his consciousness.
Otherwise, if the other party had reacted and the 'Titan' had discovered its existence, even the dignified Purgatory Lord would not have been able to bear the consequences.
"But this is the power of a conspiracy."
Akentu proudly praised itself. It was full of disdain towards Fu Luofa and Brando's group: "So what if it's the Sage Domain, so what if it's a dragon? Aren't you just being played around by this Lord's avatar? Ha, a bunch of fools."
It looked at the puppet-like Fang Qi with satisfaction before slowly walking forward.
This place was a basin in the depths of the hills.
If Brando was here, he would definitely find the terrain very familiar. This was because the terrain was very similar to the Silver Elves' tomb in the depths of Chablis. It was where he first met the Silver Elf princess Metisha.
There was also the commander of the Phoenix Guards called Nalaethar.
He remembered that he had promised Nalaethar that once he was free, he would go back and tell him what had happened in the outside world in the past thousand years. But ever since he settled down in Abies, he had been unable to do as he wished. In the past three years, he did not have any extra time.
In this basin, the place where the Silver Elves' Holy Church was supposed to be was now a flat, empty land. Crisscrossing lines of law marked the location of this place among the crisscrossing hills. In the middle of the basin, a crystal ball floated in midair.
The crystal ball was very similar to the Floating Sphere that Tata gave to Brendel, but it was obviously much bigger. This made it look more like a Teleportation Portal that was suspended in mid-air. It was a spherical Teleportation Portal.
Inside the crystal ball was a vast and unfamiliar land. But it was different from the Wohnde that was seen from outside the Elemental Boundary. Wohnde was a continent that was full of vitality. The atmosphere emitted a fluorescent blue light that covered the vast ocean and land. The continent was covered with dark forests, mountains, and rivers intertwined. The surface runoff washed out the plains at the estuary. Civilizations gathered here and formed cities and settlements. Sailboats could be seen on the ocean.
However, the world inside the crystal ball was a lifeless world. It was like a piece of metal covered in dark red rust. Its surface was bumpy and covered in ugly scars. Although there were mountains and valleys on it, the valleys had long dried up. Even the place where the ocean used to be was only left with a huge, shocking depression.
On the entire continent, there was not a single trace of life. Not to mention green forests, there was not even a single grassland or tundra. It was as if there was only brown and red soil. Storms swept across the continent at thousands of miles per hour, sweeping away everything that could possibly exist.
When Akentu approached the crystal ball, the crystal ball unsurprisingly released an invisible force. This force seemed gentle, but it made the Lord of Purgatory suffer considerable pain. Akentu's face showed that he could not bear it. He could not help but curse viciously. But when he took another step forward, the whole valley where the crystal ball was located suddenly shone brightly. A huge magic circle appeared on the ground. In the light, Akentu screamed, and half of his body almost disappeared.
He hurriedly retreated with a look of lingering fear on his face. Compared to before he entered the valley, his body seemed a little illusory. This was because his body was originally just a projection. In fact, it was part of his power. But this power had obviously been damaged in the previous conflict.
The terrible power of the crystal ball stopped Akentu in his tracks. At the same time, he frowned. Now that he had the inheritor of the Nine Phoenix bloodline, he had fulfilled the requirement to open the Stagnation Realm. But the problem was, how should he use it?
If it could, in fact, it did not care whether Fang Qi lived or died. So what if a demon sacrificed a human to achieve its goal? In its eyes, the royal family of the Nine Phoenixes were no different from ordinary people. They were just ordinary people like insects.
But he only had one bargaining chip. If he accidentally killed him before he could open the gate, he would have to go back and find trouble with Brando. Because there was still one inheritor of the Nine Phoenix bloodline left. Of course, this was what Akentu did not want to see. With his current power, he did not even want to face Fu Luofa and the others, let alone Brando.
He looked back at Fang Qi. Previously, he had tried to bleed and sacrifice his soul. Of course, it was not complete. He also tried to harm himself, but he did not succeed. Did he really have to kill this person? Akentu was a little hesitant because he only had one chance. If he failed, the result would be unbearable.
He hesitated for a moment before saying, "You, come here."
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