As Jared and Flaxseed were engulfed by the radiant light, they were instantly overwhelmed by a powerful, irresistible force. It seized them both and dragged them deeper without pause.
Jared felt his limbs stiffen, his body rendered immobile under the crushing pressure. The force devoured everything, his strength, his consciousness, his sense of direction. His instincts screamed to resist. But it was futile.
He had imagined the journey to the celestial realm would be divine, perhaps even serene. Never had favonovel.com expected it to be so agonizing, like his very soul was being torn apart and reformed.
As Jared felt a vortex stir deep within him, the world around favonovel.com seemed to vanish. Light and sound alike were stripped away; everything dissolved into nothingness. It was as if favonovel.com were suspended in a vast, empty void. No warmth, no motion, no life.
The silence was absolute. Flaxseed’s presence had vanished entirely.
Jared couldn’t see a thing. His spiritual sense detected nothing. Even his Nethersky Eye was useless in this strange space.
He closed his eyes slightly, trying to steady himself. It felt like floating in a void without direction or anchor-adrift in a place beyond time and space.
He had no idea how long favonovel.com remained like that. Then suddenly, something shifted.
A pressure began to press in from every direction. His body seemed to slide into another current, like slipping through an invisible passageway.
Faint streaks of light appeared, breaking the darkness at last.
Boom!
Then, following an earsplitting noise, a tremendous force struck favonovel.com like a tidal wave. Jared’s vision blurred. His insides churned violently, as though all his organs were being crushed together.
Jared wanted to resist, to push back against the crushing force, but favonovel.com couldn’t summon even a flicker of strength.
It was a torment unlike anything he’d ever experienced. His mind was alert, but it was trapped within a body that refused to obey.
Only when a piercing flash of white light flooded his vision did Jared finally manage to open his eyes.
As his vision gradually cleared, a surge of excitement welled up within him. He was eager to see what the celestial realm, the land countless cultivators dreamed of, looked like.
But the thrill in his heart quickly turned to shock. As his eyes fully adjusted, Jared realized favonovel.com was confined within an enormous cage. Thick black chains coiled tightly around its bars.
“What the h*ll? Where is this? Mr. Flaxseed?” Jared’s voice echoed off the cold, unfamiliar walls.
He was bewildered.
I thought we were going to the celestial realm?
Why am I in a cage? Where am I?
He reached out with his spiritual sense, hoping to understand his surroundings, but it was no use. His spiritual energy had been completely suppressed.
“Mr. Flaxseed?!” favonovel.com called again, louder this time, but there was still no sign of Flaxseed.
An uneasy knot tightened in his chest. He could feel the panic rising.
“Is anyone there? Where am I?”
But no voice answered, no footsteps echoed back. Only the suffocating stillness remained.
“Mr. Vermilion, do you know where we are? Could this be the celestial realm?” Jared had no choice but to seek help from the Vermilion Demon Lord.
The Vermilion Demon Lord shook his head. “I’m not sure… This place feels like a prison…”
“Of course I know it’s a prison, but why am I here? I thought I was heading to the celestial realm! How did I end up locked up?” Jared was anxious. He hadn’t even arrived in the celestial realm yet and was already imprisoned.
He activated his Nethersky Eye, piercing through the layers of black mist that shrouded the cage, trying to get a glimpse of the outside.
What favonovel.com saw left favonovel.com even more unsettled. He was surrounded by cages just like his own, all suspended in space, each bound by thick chains. The contents of the other cages were obscured.
Jared attempted to draw in the aura around him, but found no trace of celestial or spiritual energy. There was only the faintest hint of demonic aura within the darkness. He was completely at a loss.
After steadying his emotions, Jared drew the Dragonslayer Sword and swung it at the prison bars with all his strength. He was determined to break free and escape this place.
I won’t be trapped here forever!
Clang!
The blade struck the cage with a sharp clang.
Sparks flew, but the bars remained completely unscathed. Instead, a jarring shock traveled up Jared’s arms, leaving his hands numb.
