The woman transmitted the demon god's form into their minds.
It was a monster resembling a humanoid spider.
It had a human face and an upper body like a human, but its lower half was that of a spider.
Its abdomen was covered in dense eyes, and its two forelimbs gleamed with sharp, cold light, like two invincible daggers.
"Kill!"
The woman roared and charged forward.
Her aura immediately awakened the monster.
As the monster awoke, the darkness around it churned.
"Pain Harvester, today I will take your life!"
This was the demon god's name and his ability.
He could harvest the suffering of all living beings, wielding a power deeper than laws.
Upon waking and focusing, he saw it was the woman.
The demon god showed a flicker of surprise, but it quickly turned to rage.
"Food, you have trespassed!"
He extended a forearm, easily blocking the woman's attack.
Nothing could be seen in the darkness, only sounds to locate position. Lin Rong and the other remained unaware of the battle's progress.
However, the woman was certainly no match for the demon god.
The Pain Harvester snorted, "You brought helpers? Heh, today this demon god will turn you all into food!"
"Slaves of Pain!"
The next moment.
The darkness surged, solidifying into spectral figures.
If they could see, they would have realized these Slaves of Pain were all Golden Immortal level beings who had died at the Pain Harvester's hands.
There were at least thirty of them, densely packed.
"Slaves of Pain, though they possess only a third of their former strength, it is enough to kill you."
Then, he glared fiercely at the woman.
"Woman, were it not for the exquisite pain you carry, and the temporary lack of a replacement, I would have killed you long ago."
The woman's face was grim.
"Ever since I mistakenly entered this place, three million years have passed. You have extracted my pain, and I have etched this hatred deep within me!"
"Today, it is either you die, or I die!"
The woman, not to be outdone, was besieged by a group of Slaves of Pain. She waved her hand, and a heavy hammer appeared in her grip.
"Grasp of Heaven and Earth!"
The hammer fell, seemingly capable of shattering everything.
Boom!
Crack!
The Slaves of Pain were instantly killed, transforming into wisps of pain energy that flew back into the demon god's body.
Simultaneously.
Lin Rong easily annihilated the remaining Slaves of Pain.
After the battle, he discovered a problem.
This demon god didn't seem to be overwhelmingly strong.
In a head-on confrontation, he felt he could handle it.
It was the eerie darkness of the environment that he couldn't quite grasp.
At this moment.
The woman was locked in fierce battle with the demon god. Though the scene was invisible, the constant roars indicated a fierce struggle.
Lin Yu said, "Let's deal with the demon god first. Whether there's a conspiracy or not, we need to kill the demon god to break free."
Lin Rong nodded.
"Alright, I'll go kill him!"
Lin Fan frowned, retreating behind the others.
This battlefield was beyond his participation.
Lin Rong's intervention drastically changed the situation.
The Pain Harvester roared in fury.
"Damn it!"
Lin Rong snorted, "Too much talk, time for your demise!"
Lin Rong condensed a long sword and unleashed his full power.
Boom!
The sword instantly pierced the demon god's abdomen.
The demon god's face was filled with shock.
"Your strength..."
"Realize I'm much stronger than you? But it's too late!"
"No!"
"Die!"
He swung his sword down, and the demon god's head fell to the ground.
The surroundings were pitch black, and nothing could be seen. Lin Rong fumbled for the demon god's corpse, collecting it into his small world before calling out, "Where are you?"
As soon as his voice fell.
The woman's voice sounded beside him.
"I am here..."
The woman's voice was weak, indicating she had sustained significant injuries in her battle with the demon god.
The woman quickly said, "Thank you for killing the Pain Harvester. Let's leave here quickly. The battle just now will attract the attention of other demon gods."
Other demon gods?
Lin Rong was momentarily stunned.
The woman explained, "This Divine Hall has eighteen demon gods in total. Now, only fifteen remain."
She did not explain where the other three demon gods had gone.
But Lin Rong could guess that they were likely killed.
After all, it was not easy to enter this place and then leave.
Based on the information he had gathered from various realms, no one who entered the Divine Hall had ever returned.
Either they died, or they became beings like the woman.
He didn't know for sure.
"Let's go!"
The two walked together, and under the woman's guidance, they returned to the chamber.
This room was peculiar, capable of isolating the darkness.
The woman bowed thankfully, "Thank you for freeing me."
Lin Fan smiled, "Beautiful lady, no need for thanks. Can you tell us how to leave this place?"
Upon hearing this, the woman sighed.
Leave?
If she had a way to leave, would she have been trapped for three million years?
Seeing the woman shake her head, Lin Fan was greatly disappointed.
The woman looked at the two before her with a strange expression. She noticed that neither Lin Fan nor Lin Rong showed any signs of anxiety.
It was as if they had their own means of escape.
The woman made a mental note, not daring to inquire further.
"We saved you, shouldn't you introduce yourself?" Lin Yu suddenly asked.
Lin Rong's eyes lit up, and he gave Lin Fan a look of approval.
The woman sighed, "I am the Hundred Flowers Fairy from the Lingyun Great World. My cultivation is at the late stage of Golden Immortal. I doubt anyone remembers me now."
Hundred Flowers Fairy?
Lin Fan fell into thought.
He had investigated many matters across the realms through his clones.
This Hundred Flowers Fairy sounded somewhat familiar.
"Do you know how to brew Hundred Flowers Wine?"
"You actually know me?"
"Of course, I am a person of vast knowledge!"
Lin Fan said with considerable pride, it was not in vain for his efforts.
The woman, however, smiled at his words.
Lin Rong stated, "I will temporarily believe what you say. Once we are out, we will have ways to verify the truth. I hope you will tell us all the information you possess."
The woman was silent for a while.
After a long pause, she said, "Follow me!"
She pushed open the door and walked into the darkness. Lin Rong noticed she was measuring the ground, recording every step she took.
Suddenly, she stopped.
"It was here. Once, there was a person who almost escaped. His remains are buried here. If you have abilities related to the resurrection of the dead, you might be able to elicit some information."
"Explain specifically what happened?"
The woman recounted, "This person was a prodigy who stumbled into this place ten thousand years ago. He was very strong, but struggled to break through to the Great Luo realm, so he entered this place seeking opportunities. Unexpectedly, he was trapped and died. In the end, he almost escaped, but later, for some unknown reason, he returned severely injured."
Lin Rong did not continue to ask.
He had a general understanding of the situation, which was sufficient.
The ground remained utterly black.
With a wave of his hand, a set of bones flew into his grasp.
"Let's go back!" he said, carrying the skeleton.