Zhu Ziyang and his group ascended East Heaven Peak, crossed the summit, and found the Three-Headed Golden Lion King on the western slope of East Heaven Peak.
The western slope of East Heaven Peak directly faced Devil Emperor Valley. The Three-Headed Golden Lion King resided there for a very pure reason: to be ready to answer the Devil Emperor's call at any moment.
When Zhu Ziyang and his group found it, this massive golden lion was sound asleep, completely unaware of the impending danger.
"This big lion is quite a good match for your abilities, Yi Yi," Zhu Ziyang said with a smile to Qian Lingyi.
"Light, flame, and holiness, it truly suits Yi Yi's Angel Spirit," Zhang Lexuan also said, nodding in strong agreement.
"Even if it suits, it's no use!" Qian Lingyi waved her hand helplessly and said, "I don't need a spirit ring right now, and this guy's cultivation has already exceeded my endurance."
"That's not a problem. Just tell me if you want this Golden Lion's spirit ring or not?" Zhu Ziyang pondered, then his eyes lit up as he spoke.
"Of course I want it! This is a Spirit Beast King with 300,000 years of cultivation, how could I not want it!" Qian Lingyi replied without hesitation.
"Alright, I understand!" Zhu Ziyang nodded upon hearing this and said, "Kou Marko, Rogier, capture this big lion alive!"
"Yes, sir!" The two Light powerhouses immediately agreed, then simultaneously attacked. Before the Three-Headed Golden Lion King could awaken from its sleep, they decisively unleashed one of their most powerful abilities.
Holy Temple Knight Kou Marko's Holy Temple Barrier, and Light Priest Rogier's Light and Shadow Imprisonment.
The Holy Temple Barrier could strip all creatures within the barrier of their Light Attribute and instantly reduce their Light element resistance to zero. Light and Shadow Imprisonment, on the other hand, was a powerful control skill formed by Rogier after merging with the power of shadows. It wove Light power and shadow power into a cage, and any creature imprisoned within it would lose the ability to move.
The two great Light powerhouses gave their all, so by the time the Three-Headed Golden Lion King awoke, everything was already settled. Zhu Ziyang didn't even give it a chance to make a sound; he directly opened a spatial gate and had the Golden Beimonstan throw it into the Saint Law Demiplane.
Once inside the Saint Law Demiplane, even this Spirit Beast King with 300,000 years of cultivation couldn't stir up the slightest ripple. Its power was far from reaching the level where it could cross the void.
"It's already solved? That was fast!" Jiang Nannan and Qian Lingyi expressed great surprise, because the Three-Headed Golden Lion King was, after all, a Spirit Beast King with 300,000 years of cultivation, equivalent to a Level 97 Super Douluo. Yet, it was captured so easily, which made the two girls feel a bit unreal.
"Of course it was fast!" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile, "Kou Marko and Rogier are both at the Level 98 Super Douluo standard. Easily capturing an unsuspecting Three-Headed Golden Lion King, isn't that to be expected?"
Jiang Nannan and Qian Lingyi nodded subconsciously in agreement upon hearing Zhu Ziyang, feeling that what he said was very true.
"Alright, capturing the Three-Headed Golden Lion King was just the appetizer. The truly cautious part of our mission has just begun!" Zhu Ziyang's expression turned serious. He said, "Next, it's time for us to deal with the Devil Emperor. Nannan, Yi Yi, you two go into the Saint Law Demiplane first."
"Oh!" Although Jiang Nannan and Qian Lingyi were a bit unhappy, they didn't go against Zhu Ziyang's wishes. After all, Zhu Ziyang was doing this for their safety. With their strength, they would indeed be somewhat outmatched in the upcoming battle.
A Level 75 Spirit Saint and a Level 69 Spirit Emperor, if they were to intervene in a Super Douluo-level battle, their fate would not need much explanation.
After Jiang Nannan and Qian Lingyi entered the Saint Law Demiplane, Zhu Ziyang, Zhang Lexuan, and the five great Light powerhouses began walking towards the western foot of East Heaven Peak. The western foot of East Heaven Peak was about five hundred meters lower than the eastern foot. The reason for this, presumably, also needs no further explanation, as it was one of the four passages directly leading to Devil Emperor Valley.
Zhu Ziyang and the seven quickly arrived at the western foot of the mountain, entering the Devil Emperor Valley area. From the foot of the mountain, they could barely glimpse the interior of Devil Emperor Valley. The rock walls surrounding Devil Emperor Valley and connecting to the Four Heaven Peaks were very smooth and had a certain incline. The valley was filled with black mist, so standing at the foot of the mountain, Zhu Ziyang and the others at the top of the valley could not clearly see the situation at the bottom of the valley.
However, Zhu Ziyang didn't mind. They found a flat open space, ruled out any potential unforeseen circumstances in the surroundings, then he took out the god-locking pillars and began to set up the Ten Heavenly Stems God Locking Formation.
The god-locking pillars rapidly grew larger in his hand, then, according to his will, accurately landed in their designated positions. The placement of each god-locking pillar consumed a considerable amount of Zhu Ziyang's spirit power. By the time all ten god-locking pillars had landed in their designated positions, Zhu Ziyang's spirit power was completely depleted.
However, this was only the preliminary work for setting up the Ten Heavenly Stems God Locking Formation. To successfully deploy the Ten Heavenly Stems God Locking Formation, a large amount of energy was still needed to build the connections between each god-locking pillar. Special array patterns with unique effects also needed to be inscribed, and finally, these array patterns needed to be completely linked with the god-locking pillars to truly complete the Ten Heavenly Stems God Locking Formation.
Under normal circumstances, it would take Zhu Ziyang, a Spirit Douluo, at least ten days to set up the Ten Heavenly Stems God Locking Formation, and that would be with his spirit power recovery speed maximized.
Currently, Zhu Ziyang naturally didn't have that much time, but he also didn't have the massive amount of spirit power needed to complete the grand formation. What should he do?
Fortunately, although Zhu Ziyang didn't have that much spirit power reserve, he had four Soul Spirits. With the help of the spirit power from his four Soul Spirits, Zhu Ziyang could complete the Ten Heavenly Stems God Locking Formation in just three days.
So, for the next three days, Zhu Ziyang was busy setting up the Ten Heavenly Stems God Locking Formation. He and his Soul Spirits took turns injecting spirit power into the god-locking pillars, which then slowly constructed the grand formation using that spirit power.
While Zhu Ziyang was constructing the Ten Heavenly Stems God Locking Formation, the others were not idle. Light Priest Rogier, with the help of the power of shadows, attempted to descend into Devil Emperor Valley to investigate the situation. However, whenever he entered the bottom of the valley, a mysterious force would emerge and push him out of the shadows. After several attempts, all ended in failure. Finally, to avoid alerting the enemy, Rogier had to abandon the idea of investigating Devil Emperor Valley.
However, although they couldn't personally explore Devil Emperor Valley, the Three-Headed Golden Lion King they captured, under Electrolux's methods, revealed some information about Devil Emperor Valley and the Devil Emperor.
First, was the internal structure of Devil Emperor Valley. In the words of the Three-Headed Golden Lion King, Devil Emperor Valley was an artificially dug-out valley, with a very flat platform at the bottom, carved from a single huge rock. In the center of the platform was the Devil Emperor's residence, the Devil Emperor Palace. No living being had ever entered the Devil Emperor's Devil Emperor Palace; even the four great Spirit Beast Kings only bowed in worship outside the palace gates when they paid their respects to the Devil Emperor.
Second, was information about the Devil Emperor. The four great Spirit Beast Kings were only allowed to pay their respects to the Devil Emperor once every hundred years, and there were still sixty or seventy years until the next worship. The Devil Emperor had almost never left the Devil Emperor Palace; at least in the Three-Headed Golden Lion King's memory, the Devil Emperor had only left the Devil Emperor Palace three times. The most recent time was ten thousand years ago, when the Devil Emperor suddenly rushed out of the Devil Emperor Palace, and a terrifying majesty instantly enveloped the entire Four Heaven Peaks region.
Finally, the Three-Headed Golden Lion King's advice, warning them not to target the Devil Emperor, because they would die a terrible Death. In the past, humans had provoked the Devil Emperor. The most recent time was three thousand years ago, when a Level 99 Limit Douluo broke into the Four Heaven Peaks, attempting to offend the Devil Emperor. However, the Devil Emperor didn't even show herself, merely extending a hand from the Devil Emperor Palace, manifesting a scythe of the dead, and effortlessly severing the Limit Douluo's head.
From the Three-Headed Golden Lion King's words, Zhu Ziyang learned more detailed information about the Devil Emperor. Although the Devil Emperor was known as the Heavenly Death Devil Spirit Emperor, she was a Spirit Beast called the Underworld Enchantress, a naturally born and unique spiritual seed of heaven and earth. The Devil Emperor also possessed extreme darkness and Death attributes. To this day, no living being has ever been able to make the Devil Emperor use her full power, not even the Arctic White Bear King of the Extreme North Wasteland.
The Three-Headed Golden Lion King's intelligence was still very useful to Zhu Ziyang and the others. At least they knew the Devil Emperor's race and some of her moods and preferences. She seemed to be a homebody, but she was very sensitive to the aura of gods.
The reason for this statement was that the last time the Devil Emperor left the Devil Emperor Palace was ten thousand years ago, and ten thousand years ago was a very sensitive time for the people of the Douluo Continent.
The War of the Dual Gods!
After knowing the Devil Emperor's preferences, Zhu Ziyang's confidence in luring her out increased somewhat, and he also had some guesses about the location of the scythe of the dead.
Three days later, the Ten Heavenly Stems God Locking Formation was complete!