Gao Changkong and Lancelot's faces both darkened.

Now another person had come to share the spoils.

Moreover, with the Lord of the Charnel Ground arriving, any distribution would likely have to be done according to his wishes.

The Lord of the Charnel Ground was not in a hurry to approach Zhang Yi and the others. Instead, he stood at a high point and slowly addressed the surroundings.

"Your Grand Priest is already dead! The Demon Kingdom will cease to exist from this day forward!" 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

This voice, as he opened his mouth, seemed gentle but spread clearly throughout the entire ancient city of the Demon Kingdom, allowing every single person to hear it distinctly.

This was one of the uses of the tongue sense from his ability, the Six Senses Dharma Gate.

The originally terrified and uneasy Demonic People, upon hearing the Lord of the Charnel Ground's voice, and many seeing the Grand Priest's head in his hand, immediately broke down.

They clutched their heads, wailing in agony. Some even coughed up large mouthfuls of blood on the spot due to excessive grief, while others shed tears of blood.

The floors above were packed with the people of the Demon Kingdom. They lined up and jumped down one after another like dumplings being dropped into a pot, ending their own lives this way.

The Lord of the Charnel Ground felt not a shred of pity for them.

In the teachings of the esoteric sect, the Demonic People were the root cause of the calamity in the Snowy Region and must be eradicated!

Only after dealing with this matter did the Lord of the Charnel Ground turn to look at Zhang Yi and the others.

He gave them a slight nod. "Everyone, you've worked hard!"

Lancelot, arms crossed, sneered coldly. "Not hard at all, as long as you don't compete with us for the treasures here! You know why we came."

The Lord of the Charnel Ground looked at the Nine-Story Demon Tower and asked with surprise, "Oh? You haven't yet obtained the treasure within the tower?"

The Divine Source, or the sacrificial spirit, held a fatal allure for superhumans.

Being this close, they had long sensed its aura.

The Lord of the Charnel Ground was puzzled as to why these three were confronting each other here instead of taking the treasure inside.

Upon hearing this, Gao Changkong, Lancelot, and the others all looked at Zhang Yi, their eyes filled with both anger and hatred.

And right at that moment, Zhang Yi spoke up. "No, I've already taken it."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present showed expressions of shock, looking at Zhang Yi with disbelief.

"What did you say???"

Not far away, a gust of fierce wind blew in.

"Whoosh—"

A huge, winged Cat Demon flew up to Zhang Yi.

On its back, the adorably clumsy Totoro tightly hugged a black earthenware jar in its hands, presenting it to Zhang Yi like a treasure.

Even through the jar, that power that made one's very soul tremble attracted everyone's attention.

Zhang Yi directly put the jar away, then smiled and patted Totoro's head.

"Good baby, excellent!"

Everyone was frozen in place.

They had been guarding the entrance to the Nine-Story Demon Tower the entire time and hadn't seen anything enter.

Moreover, the terrifying defensive power of the Nine-Story Demon Tower required a full-force strike from an Epsilon-level superhuman to barely break through.

How did this big cat and this fluffy creature get inside?

They didn't know that back in the purple pyramid beneath the Qinling Abyss, Totoro had managed to steal the sacrificial spirit right under Bai Longzi's nose.

Let alone this mere Nine-Story Demon Tower of the Demon Kingdom.

Totoro's combat power wasn't very strong, but it seemed to have some unique abilities when it came to excavation.

Gao Changkong, Lancelot, and the others, having regained their senses, looked at Zhang Yi with eyes that seemed ready to devour him.

"Chaos! You despicable bastard!"

Lancelot roared furiously.

"You even pretended to be acting crazy just now, only to have secretly sent your underling to take the treasure from inside the demon tower long ago!"

They had almost been driven mad by Zhang Yi moments before.

Only to realize in the end that Zhang Yi had played them all for fools.

Several superhumans were already glaring with eyes wide enough to split, wishing they could charge at Zhang Yi for a one-on-one fight, but after considering their own strength, they could only give up.

The item was already in Zhang Yi's possession. No matter how unwilling they were, there was nothing they could do.

"Your performance just now was all fake, damn it! What's real? Tell me, what exactly is real?"

Gao Changkong rubbed his forehead, his brow covered in dark lines.

Zhang Yi spread his hands. "I found the thing first, and now it's in my hands. Of course it belongs to me!"

Lancelot took a deep breath, then suddenly pointed his right hand at Zhang Yi.

"Chaos, you have insulted my dignity as a knight! Sooner or later, I will definitely have a life-or-death duel with you!"

"But not now. We have more important matters to attend to."

Lancelot could distinguish priorities.

During this confrontation, Zhang Yi had made a fool of him, but the item inside the Nine-Story Demon Tower was not the ultimate thing they sought.

Zhang Yi smiled slightly. "Sure, sure. If I have time next time, I'll definitely accompany you."

Accompany you my ass! Do you really think I'm that free?

Zhang Yi internally complained, but his expression remained unchanged.

The benefits were already in hand. No need to act smug after getting the advantage.

His gaze turned to the calmly composed Lord of the Charnel Ground.

"Lord of the Charnel Ground, our operation isn't over just like this, is it?"

The Lord of the Charnel Ground said, "The mission regarding the Demon Kingdom is already concluded. Next, we will thoroughly cleanse the Demonic People here."

He suddenly changed the subject. "However, the root cause has not yet been resolved!"

Zhang Yi had also guessed this.

The Demonic People were originally also a race of the Snowy Plateau Region. Later, corrupted by a special power, they became a tribe that worshipped the abyss.

Although a thousand years had passed, their bodies had grown larger and larger, but they still used a language similar to that of the Snowy Plateau Region.

Yang Xinxin had once interpreted the Snowy Plateau's records about the Demon Kingdom for him.

According to legend, their first king found a terrifying bottomless abyss beneath the Great Snow Mountain and obtained power from it.

Since ancient times, they had practiced human sacrifice to appease the god beneath the Demon Abyss.

Having experienced so many things, Zhang Yi had already guessed that there was also an ancient subterranean civilization race here.

And they were the root cause that turned the people of the Snowy Region into the subjects of the Demon Kingdom.

If they weren't completely eliminated, one day they might emerge from the Great Snow Mountain and bring calamity to the entire Snowy Plateau Region.

Just like Star Island back then.

After the poisonous fog from Mist Valley was released, almost all life on the entire island perished, and even the fish in the nearby seas were not spared.

The mysterious and unfathomable subterranean races posed a huge threat to humanity.

The Lord of the Charnel Ground's gaze fell upon the massive Nine-Story Demon Tower.

"Master Padmasambhava's notes record that the Demon Kingdom built their city above the Demon Abyss and constructed a huge altar specifically for sacrifices."

"Therefore, the location of the Demon Abyss should be right here!"

As he spoke, he took out a yellowish-green Vajra pestle. It showed the marks of an immeasurably long passage of time, full of vicissitudes.

This was the ritual implement used by Master Padmasambhava back then, which the Lord of the Charnel Ground had brought with him.

He raised his hand, and vast, majestic golden Buddha's light erupted violently from his body.

His young body suddenly swelled up, holding the Vajra pestle high like a subduing-demon arhat.

That Vajra pestle was hurled fiercely at the Nine-Story Demon Tower. Golden light erupted around the tower like the sun!

With a thunderous "Boom—", the Nine-Story Demon Tower, whose spire had already been half-collapsed by Zhang Yi's attack, rapidly crumbled down along its pointed top.