This scoundrel is a bit of a swordsman.

Chapter 321 Upside Down

Chapter 321 Upside Down

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xiao Xingchen slammed three talismans into the ground; these were the positioning markers he had agreed upon with Ling Xue.

A deafening crash of breaking chains echoed from the depths of the black mist, and the phantom of an immortal corpse plummeted from the dome. The bronze fragment in Xiao Xingchen's hand suddenly became unbearably hot.

"Now!" Xiao Xingchen suddenly crushed the fragment, and the Star Pivot Immortal Locking Array emitted a shrill sound.

The Shen family cultivators were horrified to discover that not only were their feet gripped by ghostly hands, but even their vital essence was being drained by the black mist. Fear gripped them at that moment.

"No, it's a trap, run!"

The group was thrown into chaos. This was a double life-or-death crisis. Under this fear, Shen Hao and Shen Li could no longer remain calm. Relying on their superior strength, they rushed to Xiao Xingchen's side.

"What exactly happened? Why did this happen? This is real killing intent!" Shen Hao glared at Xiao Xingchen, his body radiating murderous intent.

In the so-called "immortal hunt," the hunter and the prey have always been...

"Upside down!"

Before Xiao Xingchen could finish speaking, the entire Demon Suppression Prison suddenly trembled violently.

The star chart on the dome was upside down, and the Big Dipper seemed to rotate in reverse like a mirror. The pale arms that had been grabbing the crowd suddenly transformed into starlight, dragging the struggling cultivators into the ground.

It wasn't falling, but rising into the air.

"Heaven and earth are upside down!" A terrifying sight was reflected in Shen Hao's pupils.

After a brief moment of weightlessness, they found themselves standing above an inverted sky, with a surging galaxy beneath their feet.

This familiar scene sent a jolt through Xiao Xingchen. This didn't seem to match Xizhu's account; she hadn't said anything like this would happen. It was supposed to be the ghost hand dragging them underground.

He dared not be careless and tried to take a step. Although they were hanging upside down, it did not cause them any discomfort. They could move freely as if walking on flat ground.

"Look!" Shen Li exclaimed, causing everyone who was still in shock to look over. From this angle, the true appearance of the Demon Suppression Prison seemed to be revealed.

The Nine-Story Demon Tower originally stood upright on the earth, but after they were upside down, the sky beneath their feet seemed to become the central axis of a mirror world. Beneath them, another Demon-Suppressing Prison hung upside down from the sky, connecting with the Nine-Story Demon Tower at its end.

The top of the demon tower on the ground corresponds to the top of another inverted demon tower, with their inverted sky positioned in the middle, the two worlds appearing and disappearing in the distance.

But that's not all. In the inverted mirror world, the Demon Tower was incomparably sacred, like a fairyland. There was no longer any black mist or black water; everything exuded a holy and solemn aura.

Moreover, at the top of each level of the demon tower, there seemed to be a dignified-looking person meditating.

"What is this?!" Shen Hao's scalp tingled as he stared blankly at the scene before him, utterly shocked.

Xiao Xingchen was also somewhat confused. He looked around at himself and realized that something was wrong. He hadn't done anything, so what could have caused the upside-down world to appear?

Faced with Shen Hao and Shen Li's questioning, he feigned composure.

"Don't worry, we are slowly unveiling the Demon Suppression Prison. Casualties are inevitable. There is no turning back now, we can only move forward."

"But you have to explain our current situation to us, don't you? Aren't you a prison guard? Could it be that you..." Shen Li's eyes showed suspicion.

"Someone got there first?"

Xiao Xingchen wasn't intentionally changing the subject; rather, a group of people had unexpectedly appeared in his line of sight within the upside-down, mysterious demon tower world.

“Sir, please don’t change the subject,” Shen Li reminded him.

"Change the subject? What are you thinking? Look over there, isn't someone entering the upside-down world?"

Xiao Xingchen pointed in a direction, and sure enough, after everyone's gaze swept over it, several figures were already climbing the Nine-Story Demon Tower.

"Who is that?" Shen Hao was startled; someone had actually reached the Demon Tower before them.

"Xiao Xingxue, a member of the Xiao family!"

Shen Li exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't that the girl walking in front the one who used to follow me around demanding recognition? Now she's actually on the Demon Tower!"

"Quickly, send a message outwards: the Demon Tower has opened, and the Xiao family has already reached its depths," she shouted anxiously.

"Xiao Xingxue?"

Xiao Xingchen's heart sank. It was his oversight. He had been so focused on dealing with Shen Li in front of the Prince's mansion that he had forgotten about this woman. But how did they get there?

That's the other side of the mirror world. They stand on the central axis, only able to see the scene on the other side, but unable to set foot there. So how did they get in?

Suddenly, another figure appeared behind Xiaojia's group.

"There's someone else?" He was startled and turned to look at Shen Hao in disbelief.

"With the Shen family stationed here, didn't anyone notice that someone had gotten there first?"

"How is this possible? My Shen family and Tianling have already sealed off this place. How could anyone have gotten in?" Shen Hao said in disbelief.

"Besides, even if people came in, how could they have walked that far? That doesn't make sense, unless..."

The group exchanged glances and then nodded.

"Those people know more about the Demon Suppression Prison than we do, don't they?"

Shen Hao's words made Xiao Xingchen turn his head. How did the Xiao family know all this? Why was there no record of it in Xiao Jianren's memories?

And why does that figure hanging in the distance from Xiaojia's house look so familiar?

Although he couldn't see her face clearly from a distance, her figure and movements gave him an overwhelming sense of familiarity.

Could it be Mu Wushuang?

He was startled. No wonder he hadn't seen this woman before; Xizhu had said she had gone to take care of something and had rushed here.

This left Xiao Xingchen somewhat helpless. Was this woman crazy? She dared to venture so far into the wilderness. Was she really not afraid of not being able to get out?

"What do we do now? We can't let these people get there first, or all our efforts will be in vain."

"Shen Li, while you still can, go out and personally inform the ancestors. Tell them everything that's happened here, that we can't wait any longer, and that they should follow in our footsteps," Shen Hao said solemnly.

"Sir, what do you think?" Shen Li nodded, then asked Xiao Xingchen.

“I think it’s a good idea. You’ve all seen this road; it’s extremely dangerous and requires a lot of manpower. Let everyone come in, and also invite Tianling to come along. In many places, lives will be lost.”

Although he still didn't understand what the so-called hunt entailed, the Demon Lord's words remained in his mind: he understood the principle of sacrificing a friend rather than himself; the more people involved, the smaller his target would become.

After all, the face he was wearing was deliberately left by the Demon Lord, and who knew what dangers he might encounter.

"Understood, I'll go myself."

Without a word, Shen Li leaped down. While it appeared to be a leap, from their perspective, it looked like she was flying upwards. However, after Shen Li rose from the ground, she was suddenly pulled back down by a mysterious force.

With a thud, her body fell back to the ground, revealing an unpleasant expression.

"No, we can't get out of here!"