Chapter 1542: Suppressing The Evil Infant

“There isn’t much power left within the Seal Abyss Tower, and it’s missing a core component...” Feng Qingyou answered slowly after checking the whole tower, “There is good news though. It’s still usable.”

“So long as we retrieve this core component and imprison some Strangers inside this tower, the tower will extract their energy, and the array will automatically function. If we can continuously provide the Seal Abyss Tower with the energy it needs, it would recover over time and even regain its former glory one day.”

“However, the Eight Views Sect is dead, and we don’t know what this core component is or where it is right now. It would be very difficult to find it.”

“I may know what this core component is!”

Ye Qing rubbed his nose with a smile.

“Oh?” Feng Qingyou exclaimed in realization, “Is it in Yan Guhui’s hands? That makes sense. The core component of the Seal Abyss Tower must be an ultimate treasure of the Eight Views Sect, and Yan Guhui is the last sect master before he is corrupted. It makes sense that the item would be with him.”

“What is it?”

Ye Qing didn’t keep her in suspense. “It’s either Seal Abyss or Command Deity. It could be both as well.”

“We’ll know very soon.”

Seal Abyss talisman? Seal Abyss Tower? There was no way the two things weren’t connected.

A short while later, White Robe Demon Master appeared on the ninth floor of the Seal Abyss Tower.

“I have fulfilled my duty, young master.”

White Robe Demon Master saluted Ye Qing and produced the Seal Abyss talisman and Command Deity seal. The next moment, they flew into the air on their own.

Seal Abyss hovered above the four stone pillars, and Command Deity landed on the ground between the four pillars.

Buzz...

As if resonating with the Seal Abyss Tower, waves of starlight washed out of Seal Abyss and formed a starry sky above the four pillars.

On the ground, Command Deity manifested the faces of all sorts of ghosts and gods. Mysterious but terrible power was flowing out of it as well.

At the same time, thick lightning burst out of the four pillars and crackled ominously. However, it did not hurt Ye Qing or Feng Qingyou and almost looked tame.

In Ye Qing’s senses, the previously dead and lifeless Seal Abyss Tower had suddenly regained its soul and become whole once more.

“Demon Master, please release the Evil Infant,” Ye Qing instructed.

White Robe Demon Master did as he said.

“Uwah!”

As soon as the Evil Infant appeared, it immediately let out a terrible cry and filled the room with evil energy.

However, the seemingly tame lightning abruptly grew violent like a shark who smelled blood. They immediately struck toward the evil qi.

There was a terrible crackling noise, and the tidal wave of evil qi instantly dissolved into a small wisp. The Evil Infant itself was screaming and running away in fear.

It didn’t go far before the lightning caught up to it.

“Wah! Waahhhhh!!!” The next moment, the lightning wrapped around its body like silver serpents and inflicted massive pain to the Evil Infant. Weeping and struggling, it kept releasing evil energy that took the form of all sorts of terrifying faces that tried to break out of the lightning’s restrictions. However, they were easily disintegrated by the lightning. It simply couldn’t escape.

The dancing lightning pulled the Evil Infant to the center of the four stone pillars. Then, four lightning chains grew out of the stone pillar and wrapped around its wrists and ankles, suspending it in the air. At the same time, the surrounding lightning formed a cage of lightning that not only covered up its appearance, but also isolated its incessant screams.

Clearly, everything here was made for the express purpose of sealing away the Evil Infant. They were highly effective against it.

However, Ye Qing could also tell that the power within Seal Abyss, Command Deity, the stone pillars and the lightning was exceedingly weak. If the Evil Infant wasn’t even weaker and completely countered, this tiny bit of energy might not be enough to do anything.

𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

In fact, this bit of energy would last another half a month at most before it was completely drained. If he did nothing, then the Evil Infant would be able to break free anyway.

“It looks like we’re going to need to capture some Strangers.”

Ye Qing wasn’t worried despite the seemingly stringent requirement. A three-legged frog might be difficult to find, but Strangers? They were the easiest things to find in the entire world.

“Oh right! Please lock up Yan Guhui in a stone house on the eighth floor, Demon Master.”

Suddenly, Ye Qing recalled Yan Guhui and smacked his palm. The guy was exactly what he needed right now.

“Yes, young master.”

White Robe Demon Master nodded and arrived on the eighth floor. After opening the stone house, he tossed the captured Yan Guhui inside.

Through White Robe Demon Master’s vision, Ye Qing could see chains shooting out of the walls all of a sudden when Yan Guhui was tossed inside.

The chains were glinting anomalously, but a closer look would reveal that they were, in fact, not made from metal. They looked like they were made from flesh and blood. To be specific, they looked like bloody tentacles covered in horse hair. Frankly, it looked pretty scary.

Yan Guhui looked terrified when he saw the flesh chains. He tried to escape from the stone house, but the chains reached him first and penetrated his body.

The moment this happened, Yan Guhui abruptly sagged as if he had lost all of his strength. The flesh chains then pulled him back and stuck him against a wall.

“No! Kill me! Kill me!!!” A horrified Yan Guhui screamed at the top of his lungs. His face was full of fear and despair.

Slowly, his voice grew weaker and weaker. In the end, one couldn’t even hear his screams any longer.

At the same time, the lightning dancing on the four stone pillars on the ninth floor visibly brightened.

“This Seal Abyss Tower is quite something!” Ye Qing smiled when he sensed the increase in power.

Obviously, the power boost was originating from Yan Guhui. The flesh chains were an integral part of the Seal Abyss Tower because it could absorb the energy of the imprisoned Strangers and fuel the tower with it.

Therefore, the more Strangers were imprisoned inside the Seal Abyss Tower, and the more power they absorbed from it, the stronger the Seal Abyss Tower would become.

“It’s too bad...”

It was too bad that Yan Guhui himself didn’t have much power left. As a result, he was sucked dry in almost an instant. Naturally, they needed more power.

If he hadn’t killed the corrupted Eight Views Sect disciples earlier, they should be able to provide the Seal Abyss Tower with plenty of power as well.

Truly, it was a shame!