Chapter 180: Demon Sealing Nails

From the demon’s attack to its demise, everything transpired in the blink of an eye.

Shen Changqing’s face was calm as he said, "Are there no powerhouses within the Demon Prison?"

A demon had broken free from its seal and emerged.

The fact that this hadn’t alerted any powerhouses within the Demon Suppression Division was, to say the least, problematic.

Hearing this, Jiang An shook his head. "Brother Shen, you’re unaware. The Demon Suppression Division’s forces are limited. Moreover, most of the evil beings sealed within the Demon Prison aren’t particularly powerful, so naturally, no experts are specifically stationed here to guard them.

"Besides, the Demon Prison is positioned with Demon Slaying Envoys in front and Town Guardians behind. Don’t be fooled by this demon’s successful possession; the moment it steps out of the Demon Prison, it will undoubtedly be detected."

He paused for a moment before continuing.

"Normally, this wouldn’t be an issue, as the Demon Suppression Division always has experts staying behind.

"But this time, the Imperial Court has dispatched many experts from the Demon Suppression Division to support Luo’an Prefecture.

"If the demons inside were to break free from their seals, it would be troublesome."

"Is it possible for demons who break free to destroy the seals entirely?"

"Ordinary demons don’t have such means. Only those at or above the Fiend Rank are qualified to break the seals. However, the cells where those demons are held are equipped with warning signals.

"If a seal is breached, there will definitely be an alert."

As he finished speaking, Jiang An felt somewhat reassured.

That’s right.

The demon-sealing cells all have warnings; it’s impossible for a seal to break without any prior indication.

Therefore, it could only be that the demon from before was fortunate enough to escape.

Shen Changqing, standing beside him, also felt a slight sense of relief.

He had never fought a demon before, but from others’ words, he understood their power.

In this situation, if a demon were to truly emerge, he might not last long.

Therefore, he should consider an avenue of retreat.

Glancing at the corpse, Jiang An said, "Let’s leave the body here for now and investigate the other cells!"

With that, he started walking forward.

Soon, the first cell came into view. The evil being within was sealed, and the runes representing the seal were still present. Although they had diminished somewhat, they were far from being exhausted.

They inspected cell after cell.

Each cell held a powerful evil being.

Finally, they stopped in front of one cell.

The runes on that cell had completely disappeared. On the surface, it appeared intact, but inside, there wasn’t a single evil being.

"It seems this demon escaped from here!"

Seeing the empty cell, Jiang An understood.

Demons are intangible.

Without the runes, the cell was just an ordinary place and could not possibly restrain a demon.

Beside him, Shen Changqing focused his attention on the other cells.

Roar!

From within the many cells, some demons roared, constantly slamming against the seals, while others were quiet and docile, as if wanting to stay inside.

Suddenly, a thought flickered in his mind, and a strand of spiritual power reached out, landing on the seal of a cell.

In the next instant, he saw that the runes, which had already faded considerably, diminished further upon touching the spiritual power.

"Spiritual power can also break the seals!"

Shen Changqing realized.

Then, he glanced at Jiang An, who was studying the seal of the cell, and then at the other imprisoned demons, pondering something.

After a long while.

Shen Changqing gave up on his plan.

He really wanted to release all the imprisoned demons, slay them all, and reap a massive wave of slaughter points.

If it had been in the past.

He would have done it without much thought.

But after returning to the Demon Suppression Division this time, Shen Changqing had noticed the Division’s unusual nature, a complete departure from what he had previously understood.

If he used his spiritual power to break the seals, there might be traces left behind.

In that case.

The Demon Suppression Division might use some means to trace it back to him.

If he were branded as colluding with evil, he would die without a burial ground.

Although the slaughter points were tempting, Shen Changqing ultimately chose his life.

Not urgent!

There are so many demons in the world, he didn’t need to focus on these ones.

Comforting himself, Shen Changqing decided not to act against the tide.

"Brother Shen."

"Hmm?"

"Now that one cell’s seal is broken, I’m worried other cells might have issues too. So, I’ll have to trouble you to be on guard while I reinforce the seals one by one, to prevent any further mistakes."

Jiang An said in a deep voice.

Then, he went to the cell beside him, took out an engraving knife, and started reinforcing the seal.

Shen Changqing nodded, as if replying.

As time passed.

Perhaps because one demon had escaped from the Third level, some of the other demons became particularly manic, frantically attacking the seals.

However, their attacking power was far too weak compared to the seals.

Therefore.

Their attacks had no great effect.

After spending a lot of time.

Jiang An finally reinforced all the cells’ seals.

Taking this opportunity.

Shen Changqing strolled around the Third level again and found that the bodies of some demons imprisoned in the cells had been replaced with new ones.

With this.

He reaped another wave of slaughter points.

Unfortunately.

These slaughter points were limited, only granting five or six points after circling the Third level.

During this time.

Jiang An had changed the engraving knife in his hand again, because the power on the original engraving knife had been exhausted when engraving the seals.

"Let’s go to the Fourth level!"

Stepping into the Fourth level again, Shen Changqing felt differently.

He hadn’t truly entered the Fourth level many times, only once or twice when he was an Apprentice Demon Slaying Envoy.

The main reason.

Was that the ones imprisoned here were all intact demons.

If he wanted to get slaughter points, he simply had no way in front of truly living demons.

Entering the Fourth level.

Jiang An wasn’t in a hurry to reinforce the seals. Instead, he walked through the entire Fourth level to make sure that none of the seals were about to be breached. Only then did his hanging heart truly settle down.

Then.

He returned to the position where he had just entered the Fourth level and began repairing the first cell.

The limbs of the demons in the cells were nailed in place. No matter how they struggled, they had no way to contend with the seals.

When Shen Changqing had come to the Fourth level before, he hadn’t felt much.

Now.

He was already a Grandmaster.

The cells in front of him, and the huge iron nails that nailed the demons in place, were vulnerable to a Grandmaster.

In this case.

Shen Changqing understood even more the extraordinary nature of the runes on the cells.

If not for the power of the runes, such seals would not be able to imprison demons, not even him.

"Brother Jiang, are the nails on the demons’ bodies also a method of the Demon Subjugation Pavilion?"

"Those are things researched by the Demon Sealing Pavilion. The purpose is to seal off the power in the demons’ bodies, so they can’t exert it. Otherwise, it would be impossible to seal the demons with just the runes on the cells."

Jiang An replied without thinking when he heard this.

Then.

He explained it again.

"Although demons and monsters are both generally referred to as evil beings, strictly speaking, demons and monsters are completely different. Monsters don’t have physical bodies, and their own power is also weaker. Ordinary monsters grow to be comparable to Grandmasters, that’s about it.

"Among monsters, only Celestial Disasters have the qualifications to compare with demons when they grow up.

"Unfortunately, Celestial Disasters are immortal and cannot be captured. To this day, the Demon Suppression Division has not sealed any Celestial Disasters."

Jiang An sighed.

Among all the monsters, only Celestial Disasters are the most mysterious.

If he could get a living Celestial Disaster, he would be willing to exchange all the demons in the Demon Prison for it.

Unfortunately.

Thoughts are just thoughts.

It is impossible to get a Celestial Disaster.

After sighing secretly, Jiang An said.

"Unlike monsters, demons have physical bodies, and they possess even more powerful forces. Any demon is beyond the ability of an ordinary Grandmaster to contend with, and there are very few things in the world that can withstand a Grandmaster’s attack.

"In order to perfectly seal the demons, the Demon Sealing Pavilion specifically researched Demon Sealing Nails. As long as they are hammered into a demon’s body, they can seal part of the demon’s power.

"The more Demon Sealing Nails used, the more power is sealed.

"As long as there are Demon Sealing Nails, even if there are no runes outside the cell, there is no need to worry about the demon escaping.

"Compared to the cell being a way to seal monsters, the demon-sealing cell is more of an obstruction to external forces, preventing people from pulling out the Demon Sealing Nails."

Hearing this.

Shen Changqing completely understood the role of nailing the demon’s body and the cell.

The ones that truly seal the demons are those Demon Sealing Nails.

As for the cell.

It is to prevent external forces from destroying the demon’s seal.

In the end.

The power of demons is simply incomparable to ordinary evil beings.

If any demon escapes, it is very likely that all the other demons in the Demon Prison will escape.

You should know.

Any demon, at its weakest, is comparable to a powerhouse at the limit of the system.

If a large number of demons escape, it is easy to understand what kind of difficulty the Demon Suppression Division will face.

At that time.

It won’t be as simple as just one or two deaths.

Looking at the demon in front of him, Shen Changqing also had some impulse to try the opponent’s strength, but this impulse was suppressed by him as soon as it arose.

Impulsiveness is not advisable.

Unless one day, he reaches the peak of the physical body system.

Otherwise.

He will never confront a demon.

End of Chapter