Chapter 362: Betrayal (1/2)
Chapter 362: Betrayal
Sitting high atop a Spirit Hunting Beast, the three Horned Demon elites with six horns, Ku Luo, Kang Meng, and Duo Luo, moved past the river lush with Demon Cleansing Orchids with Qin Lie and arrived at the desolate mountain.
Song Yu and the others from Profound Heaven Alliance grew serious the moment they saw the arrival of the Spirit Hunting Beasts.
“Qin Lie, long time no see.” Song Yu wore a calm look and smiled at Qin Lie after he arrived, beckoning him to come down.
“How have you been, Alliance Chief Song?” Qin Lie greeted him in return.
He looked at Ku Luo.
Ku Luo’s thin, tall body slightly shook atop the Spirit Hunting Beast. A tremendous, seeping soul energy that felt like dense air slowly covered the surrounding area, penetrating into the mountain and deep into the ground.
Riding the Spirit Hunting Beasts, Ka Meng, Duo Luo, and the quartet of Horned Demon warriors with five horns were silent and motionless.
They were waiting for Ku Luo to finish his soul detection.
Song Yu, Xie Yaoyang, and Nie Yun looked each other in the eyes and said nothing, instead quietly waiting for Ku Luo.
Beneath the night sky, formless ripples surged through the air, and anyone who was sensitive to the touch of the soul would know that Ku Luo’s immense soul was spreading around their bodies like a spider web.
A while later, Ku Luo looked beneath Song Yu’s feet.
Song Yu only needed to lock eyes with Ku Luo once to know what he meant. He immediately nodded at Song Siyuan and instructed, “Have the men take it out.”
Qin Lie, Ku Luo, and the others continued to sit on the Spirit Hunting Beast. The wings of the Spirit Hunting Beast, which were as black as a bat’s, continuously flapped in the air.
They did not immediately descend toward the desolate mountain.
“Open.”
Song Siyuan pressed a hand to the stony ground of the desolate mountain and exclaimed with a calm expression. Distinct cracks began to appear on the rocky mountain face, spreading out from his palm.
“Krak krak krak!”
Gigantic rocks shattered as Song Siyuan’s arm was like a drill that stabbed deep into the mountain.
After a loud bang, a deep, dark cave appeared at the top of the mountain. Ku Lu, withered, ghastly, and trapped inside of a cage made from cold iron, appeared from inside.
Blood stained chains penetrated Ku Lu’s shoulder blades and shackled him to the cage. Large steel nails pinned his feet to the ground so that he would not be able to move.
The stone cave shattered and Song Siyuan picked up the prison, which was as large as a house, and put it on top of the desolate mountain.
“Aooooo!”
Ku Lu, seeing the open sky once more and noticing Ku Luo, Ka Meng, and Duo Luo under the night sky, became angry instead of joyful. He actually howled madly at the trio.
“Uncle Ku Lu!”
Upon seeing his terrible visage, Ka Meng and Duo Luo cried out softly in the language of Nether Realm with wet eyes.
Ku Luo’s body shuddered as he stared blankly at his younger brother, examining the terrible wounds on his body and his horrible appearance.
He didn’t need a second look to know that his brother had been inhumanly tortured during his imprisonment.
The ghostfire in Ku Luo’s eyes stared darkly at Song Yu, Xie Yaoyang, and Nie Yun. The hatred behind it was obvious.
“Hmph!” Nie Yun, the Nie Family patriarch, smiled coldly under Ku Luo’s gaze. He obviously did not care about Ku Luo’s hatred.
“Aooooo!” Ku Lu cried out yet again.
Qin Lie lowered his head and noticed that there was a bright silver collar locked around his long, thin neck. The collar shone with a cold metallic luster and would constrict every time Ku Lu tried to speak.
Ku Luo obviously had something to say since he had howled twice upon seeing Ku Luo and the others.
However, the collar would immediately constrict when he howled, stopping him from uttering words no matter how much he tried. It was as if someone were gripping his neck.
“The three Profound Yin Nine Leaf Lotuses!”
Nie Yun’s eyes were cold. He frowned, staring at Ku Luo on the Spirit Hunting Beast. He looked as if he wanted this to be over with as soon as possible and did not wish to waste any more time.
“What do you mean by this?” Qin Lie asked with a cold expression.
Ku Lu did not have such a collar around his neck when they last saw him. Now that he was about to be released, Profound Heaven Alliance had actually put a collar on him, preventing him from even being able to speak.
“We can see that he is not willing to exchange his own life for the Profound Yin Nine Leaf Lotuses. To prevent him from disrupting this exchange, we had no choice but to prevent him from speaking.” Song Yu opened his arms and expressed his helplessness. Then he narrowed his eyes and pointed at Ku Luo. “Talk to him. Tell him we need to complete this exchange as soon as possible to avoid being noticed and attracting unnecessary trouble.”
“Ngggggggh…” Ku Lu struggled on the inside of the cage. His eyes were grim and he seemed like he wanted to say something.
“Qin Lie! Tell them to release the hostage first!” Ku Luo suppressed the manic anger in his heart. His shoulders shook, and it seemed as though wisps of souls were writhing within his eyes, burning with ghostfire.
His current appearance was extremely terrifying.
“Release the hostage first.” Qin Lie looked at Song Yu.