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In the current world, there is absolutely no building as immense, magnificent, and glorious as this one.
This is a colossal octagonal temple, with a floor made of blue stone slabs and iron-gray stone pillars supporting its structure. Its construction is both ancient and elegant, yet it also exudes an infinite majesty.
In the endless dark void, a cross-shaped irregularly massive base comparable to a small island stretches almost infinitely. The shortest end where Murphy and Fang Lin Kong appear measures over ten kilometers in length and about seven or eight kilometers in width. The other three extensions of the cross are even broader and longer. Scattered across these blue stone bases are fierce and terrifying statues. These sculptures are arranged along the four arms of the cross, resembling a park of deities.
At the center of this cross stands the temple, which reaches a height of over five kilometers. Each of its eight sides features a gigantic archway, and facing them is a set of blue stone steps adorned with purple-gold vine patterns. Each step rises three meters high, leading one to suspect that they were meant solely for the giants of creation.
Beside the temple's archway are around ninety peculiar columns, each carved into the likeness of enormous beasts or demons. The craftsmanship is so exquisite that one might think these are merely living monsters or demons forcibly summoned by deities to serve as servants, lifting the temple's vast dome. These beastly stone columns appear fierce and imposing; if the monster sculptures on the arms of the cross represent the souls of demons condensed, then those lifting the temple's dome are indeed the lords of hell.
The dome of the temple features a statue ten times taller than those beastly columns, draped simply in a robe resembling white linen. With bare feet, it stands majestically. Its eyes blaze with two dazzling beams of light that illuminate even the fibers of what should be obscured by endless void.
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Floating in the endless void is this temple...
When Murphy finally managed to withdraw her gaze from this captivating structure, she turned back to find Fang Lin Kong's expression even more peculiar than hers.
"Where exactly are we?"
Murphy had never encountered such a dimensional space and could not comprehend where she had arrived. As she blurted out her question to Fang Lin Kong, she quickly realized that he might not have an answer either. However, Fang Lin Kong's response left her even more shocked.
Fang Lin Kong felt somewhat anxious; for the first time, he realized he had been too careless. The return passage had unknowingly closed off. It wasn't that he lacked the ability to open a dimensional portal; rather, the call from this temple was so compelling that he understood it would be too late even if he tried to flee immediately.
"This place... is just like the dimensional spaces everyone is familiar with; the only difference is that no one has ever been here before!"
Murphy was extremely tense, her hands already sweating profusely, leading her to snap at Fang Lin Kong, "Are you still joking at a time like this? Dimensional spaces are common? How many have you seen?"
Fang Lin Kong shrugged his shoulders. He couldn't exactly say that he had only seen one before, and it was the most common one at that. The matter of participating in the Demon Hunter Exam was something he absolutely could not disclose; otherwise, his disguised identity as a monster would be immediately exposed.
Of course, Fang Lin Kong actually overlooked the fact that he had once entered the interior of the Ten Thousand Methods Magic Jar, which was also a space created using dimensional laws.
Murphy couldn't sense it, but Fang Lin Kong could clearly feel that this temple was filled with an indescribable eerie aura. Moreover, the power emanating from within the temple was so strong that even Fang Lin Kong found it somewhat difficult to withstand.
In Fang Lin Kong's eyes, aside from this dead temple, countless powerful souls swirled around outside it. From a distance, they appeared like a mass of ghostly flames, surging and burning fiercely...
Surprisingly, the deity at the very top of the temple did not evoke any feelings of dread; apart from its vast and unmatched magical power, it resembled a Torch in the Darkness.
"Let's go! We should take a look at that temple; who knows, there might be some treasures we can steal!"
As soon as Fang Lin Kong finished speaking, Murphy hadn't even had time to scold him when a faint cracking sound drew their attention to the side. A statue of a half-human tall monstrous bird seemed to twitch slightly.
Murphy was about to ask Fang Lin Kong if she was seeing things when the statue suddenly let out a piercing cry and came to life, completely dispelling her doubts about her own vision.
Fang Lin Kong silently cursed; the magical fluctuations here suddenly intensified, and all the statues showed signs of powerful magical revival.
"So this place is just like those Stone Giants—it's meant to serve as guards! I was too careless..."
Murphy screamed as she switched off the safety on her HK83 submachine gun and unleashed a barrage of bullets. However, the monstrous bird's defense was astonishing; although it lost quite a few feathers to the bullets, it only became more enraged and took flight.
Just as Murphy braced herself for death to descend upon her, she felt herself being lifted by a strong grip on her collar. Then, an overwhelming force surged from behind her, followed by a dull thud that exploded in front of her.
Murphy opened her beautiful eyes just in time to see Fang Lin Kong shatter the monstrous bird with a single punch, standing imposingly in front of her.
"You’re incredibly strong! Why were you hiding your power just now?"
Murphy's questioning left Fang Lin Kong feeling helpless, and he replied with a wry smile, "It's not that I'm hiding my strength; it's just that you've always thought I had none! However, our troubles are only just beginning!"
Before Fang Lin Kong could finish his sentence, countless ferocious beasts surged toward them, as if all the statues on Cross Base had come to life. Murphy's face turned pale, and she muttered something incomprehensible. Just as Fang Lin Kong was about to remind her to focus on survival, Murphy suddenly threw her arms around him and pressed her cherry lips against his.
"What the hell! What are you doing? Do you have hepatitis or something? Why are you kissing me like this..."
Fang Lin Kong quickly activated a defensive shield, protecting both himself and Murphy within it. Yet, Murphy's kiss was so passionate that she seemed oblivious to the chaos around them. As she felt a soft, fragrant tongue swirling in his mouth, Fang Lin Kong's masculine instincts kicked in, leaving him feeling quite embarrassed.
"Are we still alive?"
Murphy murmured dreamily. She felt no pain at all and noticed that Fang Lin Kong's body temperature was significantly higher than usual. Gradually, she pulled herself out of despair, and when she saw the defensive shield surrounding Fang Lin Kong, she gasped in disbelief and turned to look at him.
"You can actually materialize the defensive shield?"
Fang Lin Kong was puzzled by Murphy's question and replied, "Isn't it true that a defensive shield can be materialized once it's enhanced to a certain level?"
The swarm of fierce birds was relentlessly attacking Fang Lin Kong's protective barrier. The reason only these flying creatures were attacking was that Fang Lin Kong had already risen into the air. The four-legged beasts below couldn't reach him to attack. At this moment, Fang Lin Kong realized that these resurrected ferocious birds were not particularly strong; at least for now, he could handle them while still chatting with Murphy.
"Of course the defensive shield is gaseous! Only when you refine your demonic energy to a pure state can it evolve into radiant light energy. At that point, not only do various attacks increase in power several times over, but the defensive shield also undergoes a fundamental transformation into a light barrier. This type of defensive light barrier has its own unique properties; it can't just be enhanced casually!"
Fang Lin Kong looked at Murphy's small mouth shouting in frustration; he genuinely lacked this common knowledge. Condensing demonic energy into light energy was something that even on Earth, excluding Kyo Kusanagi, would not be achievable by more than fifty individuals. From the very beginning, he had been using the Great Freedom Heaven Realm Seven Treasures Banner to form his defensive shield, guided by his mentor Wen Zhongda, who was an undeniable top-tier expert. Ordinary demons rarely used such energy-consuming defensive techniques in battle. Human practitioners preferred using magical tools to create Defensive Barriers. Therefore, Fang Lin Kong had virtually zero opportunities to witness low-level defensive shields in action. Of course, he was unaware of this distinction regarding defensive shields.
Just as Murphy was about to interrogate Fang Lin Kong further about his background, she quickly sensed something amiss—Fang Lin Kong was flying toward the temple.
"What are you doing? Shouldn't we be running? It's too dangerous here!"
Fang Lin Kong snorted coldly as two streams of azure electricity crackled around him. In an instant, hundreds of fierce birds were swept away by his Liexie Twin Hooks and shattered into pieces. He turned back to Murphy and said, "I want to run too, but we have no way out now. The tunnel we came through has already closed off. Besides, we've finally made it into this temple; it's likely one of the most valuable relics from the Darsin King era. How can we leave empty-handed?"
Murphy carefully observed the expression on Fang Lin Kong's face. Indeed! It was excitement!
“Huan Huo! Who exactly are you?”
Fang Lin Kong smiled slightly but did not answer the question. Beneath him, a massive floating throne appeared, and the Great Freedom Heaven Realm Seven Treasures Banner could transform into countless forms. To make his combat easier, Fang Lin Kong summoned this super artifact, the most impressive among the Four Treasures of the Demon Gate.
Murphy was placed on the throne conjured by the Great Freedom Heaven Realm Seven Treasures Banner. She watched as Fang Lin Kong slaughtered his way through, shredding countless flying beasts into bloody chunks and feathers. A strange emotion began to stir within her for this man known as Huan Huo.
Murphy grew up by the Nile River but had once traveled to the most modern country in the world to study human technological knowledge. Yet, she ultimately chose to return to the land where she had grown up. With Murphy's beauty and grace, many men sought her affection, including rising talents from the demon race. However, for some reason, Murphy had never been moved by any of these men because, in her eyes, a man without a sense of responsibility was not worth her emotional investment.
Fang Lin Kong was not the perfect man in her mind. With his still-soft feathers, he hardly exuded any mature demeanor. He possessed a mysterious and dangerous aura, along with a gaze that held temptation. Yet, for some reason—perhaps it was the moment when Murphy thought she would surely die—that curiosity towards Fang Lin Kong began to brew in her heart.
Curiosity has always been a dangerous endeavor for a woman.
A mere ten kilometers was far too close for Fang Lin Kong. When he charged toward the temple's entrance, an unusual force field suddenly caused him to lose control of his flight.
“What the hell is this...”
Struggling to maneuver the Great Freedom Heaven Realm Seven Treasures Banner down to the ground, Fang Lin Kong was alarmed to discover that upon entering the temple's range, he seemed to have lost his ability to explore the outside world. His consciousness was firmly confined within a few meters around him and could no longer reach out to investigate distant targets.
Though the surroundings remained spacious, Fang Lin Kong felt as if he were trapped in a closed room, suffocatingly confined. The only consolation was that once they entered the temple's domain, all the ferocious beasts froze into statues again and ceased their pursuit of them.
(To be continued)
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