Zhu Ziyang and the other three entered the Mountain Range of the Dead.
Searching for something in the vast Mountain Range of the Dead was not a simple task, especially when that something was a weapon, a weapon none of them had ever seen. However, with the guidance of the other shore flower mark, Zhu Ziyang and the three women didn't have to wander aimlessly like headless flies.
Following the guiding light emitted by the other shore flower, the group of four entered the depths of the Mountain Range of the Dead. It was filled with lush, tall trees and dense vegetation, a completely undeveloped, pristine area.
They encountered many Spirit Beasts from the Martial Soul Continent, which didn't have significant differences from the Spirit Beasts on the Douluo Continent. Aside from their differing racial appearances, they were all creatures that valued bloodlines and disdained cultivation.
The Mountain Range of the Dead was truly massive. Zhu Ziyang and the three women traveled for four days before barely reaching the mid-section of the mountain range. Before they could even rest, the other shore flower mark gave a new direction. Following the guidance, both Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan and the two other women had a general guess in their hearts.
Their destination was very likely the very center of the Mountain Range of the Dead!
The four exchanged glances, all with solemn expressions. They had no thoughts of resting and continued their advance.
Normally, the core of a mountain range would undoubtedly be its highest peak, but this was not the case for the Mountain Range of the Dead. The core area of the Mountain Range of the Dead indeed had its highest peaks, but not just one, but four. If one were to look down upon the Mountain Range of the Dead from above, they would discover a very interesting fact: the core area of the Mountain Range of the Dead, which was also the most central location of the entire Martial Soul Continent, contained four peaks, each seven thousand meters tall.
The height and location of these four peaks seemed to have been artificially set. They were all exactly seven thousand meters tall and faced the four directions of east, south, west, and north, which was very mysterious. These four peaks, known as East Heaven, South Heaven, West Heaven, and North Heaven, formed the core area of the Mountain Range of the Dead and protected its true core within them.
Yes, just as the core of the Star Dou Great Forest was not its core area but the Lake of Life, the core of the Mountain Range of the Dead was not the core area formed by the Four Heaven Peaks of east, south, west, and north, but the valley surrounded by them.
If the Four Heaven Peaks were the highest points on the Martial Soul Continent, then Devil Emperor Valley, guarded by the Four Heaven Peaks in the center, was the lowest point on the Martial Soul Continent. With the normal ground as the boundary, the average altitude of Devil Emperor Valley was one thousand meters underground.
Zhu Ziyang and the others had never seen Devil Emperor Valley and didn't know what a thousand meters underground meant, but they knew that this Devil Emperor Valley must be the territory of the Devil Emperor. And the Four Heaven Peaks next to Devil Emperor Valley were clearly the territories of the other four Beast Kings of the Mountain Range of the Dead. Their current direction was East Heaven Peak.
East Heaven Peak was the territory of the Eighth Beast King, the Three-Headed Golden Lion King, the weakest Beast King in the Mountain Range of the Dead.
The four spent another day to reach the foot of East Heaven Peak. Here, Zhu Ziyang also received the final guidance from the other shore flower mark: the scythe of the dead was indeed in Devil Emperor Valley, and that Devil Emperor was indeed related to the God of Death!
Zhu Ziyang informed Zhang Lexuan and the two other women of this information and said, "It seems we really are going to encounter this Devil Emperor!"
"Ziyang, what are your plans?" Zhang Lexuan asked, her face extremely solemn.
"Brother, if it's too difficult, let's retreat first. Let's come back when we are confident enough to deal with the Devil Emperor!" Jiang Nannan suggested, her face full of worry.
"Mm-hmm! I think Nannan is right!" Qian Lingyi also nodded and said, "Don't we still have four years? Four years is enough for Brother to break through to Titled Douluo!"
"Hehe, you don't need to be so worried. Isn't it just an 800,000-year-old Spirit Beast? Have you forgotten Zhang Weiwei?" Zhu Ziyang listened to the three women's worried remarks, smiled, and said.
"Senior Zhang?" Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan were stunned. They were very familiar with Zhang Weiwei; although she was a Level 97 Super Douluo, distant water couldn't quench immediate thirst. Could it be that she had also come with them? Zhang Lexuan's face showed surprise and doubt as she asked, "Ziyang, could it be...?"
"Exactly!" Zhu Ziyang smiled, "Zhang Weiwei has actually been with us all along."
"This..." Zhang Lexuan and Jiang Nannan expressed their incomprehension, saying, "How can that be? Where is she?"
"Sister Lexuan, Nannan, who is this Zhang Weiwei you're talking about? Is she very powerful?" Qian Lingyi didn't know Zhang Weiwei, so she was naturally full of doubts and curiosity. She asked.
"Yes! She is a Level 97 Super Douluo. With her here, although she can't defeat the Devil Emperor, she can at least contend with him!" Jiang Nannan explained.
"A Level 97 Super Douluo! Really?" Qian Lingyi was very surprised and said, "Then, Brother, quickly call her out!"
"No hurry!" Zhu Ziyang said with a chuckle, "Before calling out Zhang Weiwei, I want to introduce you to an elder."
As Zhu Ziyang spoke, he gently waved his hand, and a glowing spatial gate appeared before the three women. Then Zhu Ziyang said, "Follow me!"
He was the first to step into the spatial gate. Although Jiang Nannan, Zhang Lexuan, and Qian Lingyi had doubts, they still stepped into the spatial gate without hesitation. With a flash of light, the four arrived in the Saint Law Demiplane.
"This, this is..." The three women couldn't help but open their mouths wide, their incredible gazes surveying all the novelties within the demiplane.
"This is my World, the Saint Law Demiplane!" Zhu Ziyang said proudly, "I will tell you about the origin of this demiplane later. Now, follow me."
Zhu Ziyang found Electrolux, who was training the light beings within the demiplane. Electrolux was not surprised by Zhu Ziyang's arrival, but when he saw Jiang Nannan and the two other women behind Zhu Ziyang, he was slightly astonished. However, he quickly realized Zhu Ziyang's intention, so he showed a kind smile and said, "Ziyang, you're here!"
"Teacher!" Zhu Ziyang called out with a smile, and then introduced him to Jiang Nannan and the two other women, "This is my teacher, Electrolux! You can call him Elder Yi."
The three women were very shocked. They had never imagined that Zhu Ziyang had another teacher besides Mu En. Although they had countless questions in their hearts, they still cooperatively called out, "Elder Yi!"
"Haha, hello everyone!" Electrolux laughed, "You may be seeing me for the first time, but I have seen you before. You are Nannan, you are Le Xuan, and you are Yi Yi, right!"
"Teacher is a God from another World, but now only his soul remains. He has been staying in my spiritual sea, so it's not strange that he knows you," Zhu Ziyang explained with a smile, which helped to dispel some of the three women's doubts.
"A God... from another World?"
"Yes, Teacher is known as the Necromantic Saint Magic God in his World. This Saint Law Demiplane was created by Teacher. Zhang Weiwei's identity is not a powerful individual I accidentally met, but a former follower of Teacher." Zhu Ziyang explained to the three women, "Besides Zhang Weiwei, Teacher also has four other followers. They are all Super Douluo-level powerhouses. With their help, dealing with the Devil Emperor should be much easier for us."
As he spoke, the five light powerhouses, led by the Holy Temple Knight Kou Marko, appeared. They all bowed to Zhu Ziyang and shouted, "We greet our Lord!"
Jiang Nannan, Zhang Lexuan, and Qian Lingyi were stunned by this scene, especially Zhang Lexuan. She could feel the strength of Kou Marko and the other four; each of them far surpassed her, yet they all sincerely bowed before Zhu Ziyang. This made Zhu Ziyang's image in Zhang Lexuan's heart even taller and more majestic.
At the same time, Zhang Lexuan's worries largely dissipated. With the addition of these five Super Douluo-level powerhouses, their confrontation with the Devil Emperor should be much easier.
Zhu Ziyang said no more, but directly led the three women and the five light powerhouses out of the Saint Law Demiplane, back to the foot of East Heaven Peak, and began to arrange the next plan.
In fact, the plan was very simple. After all, with the addition of the five light powerhouses, although they couldn't defeat or even kill the Devil Emperor, it was enough to hold it back and buy Zhu Ziyang time to subdue the scythe of the dead. So Zhu Ziyang's plan was very simple: first, deal with the Three-Headed Golden Lion King of East Heaven Peak, occupy East Heaven Peak, then lure the Devil Emperor from Devil Emperor Valley into East Heaven Peak, and finally trap it with the Ten Heavenly Stems God Locking Formation.
Yes, to deal with the Devil Emperor, Zhu Ziyang had truly put all his cards on the table, even preparing to use the Ten Heavenly Stems God Locking Formation.
The success rate of this plan was seventy percent; the thirty percent chance of failure depended on the Devil Emperor and the other three Beast Kings. However, the distance between the Four Heaven Peaks made it unlikely for the other three Beast Kings to detect any anomaly on East Heaven Peak. The only variable that might occur was whether the Devil Emperor would leave Devil Emperor Valley.