The Portal of Wonderland - Chapter 282

Chapter 282: Poaches
There were two black mountains ranges under the dark and gloomy sky . They stretched over hundreds of miles, and were thousands of feet in height . They looked curved like the horns of a cow . They stood aloft opposite each other like two recumbent giants . Moreover, they had created a large and leveled valley in the middle .




A plume of black smoke emerged in the void outside this valley . Then, Yan Luo's silhouette walked out of the smoke while holding the blood-red order token in its hand; the token was faintly emitting blood-red radiance .
Yan Luo gazed at the token . Then, it turned its head and looked in the direction of the valley's entrance . The soul flame in its eyes flashed, and a large mass of black smoke enveloped its whole body .
Then, a gust of cold wind blew, and Yan Luo's silhouette disappeared from the place .
A huge sacrificial altar stood upright in the middle of the canyon . It was made of white bones of the dead .
A grey smoke curled in the air around this altar . Then, waves of grey light started to wind around the surface of the eight thick white bones on the peak of this altar . A few magic characters fluttered over the altar . They constituted a grand gray magic formula .
After that, corpses began to emerge out of thin air inside this magic array . The corpses varied in sizes, shapes, and forms . Some of these corpses were of humans, while some were of demon beasts .
These corpses were curled-up in the grey smoke . The surface of their skin suddenly started to become dry and shriveled at a fast speed . And, they eventually turned into zombies . There were many corpses among them whose flesh had disappeared completely in this process, and they had ended up becoming skeletons .
Feeble and pale-green soul flames were flickering in the eyes of these new-born Dead Spirit creatures . They staggered to their feet, and went into the depths of the valley .
Their goal was to reach the extensive deep water lake that was located in the depths of the canyon .
Intermittent waves of faint-red fog were curling on the faint-red surface of the lake .
The fog had been gradually drifting in the wind . Therefore, it had shrouded hundreds of feet in area by the lakeside over time . Naturally, the density of this fog increased with proximity to the lake .
The indistinct shadows of numerous human skeletons, zombies, and other Dead Spirit creatures had gathered in the mist . Several Dead Spirit demon beasts were also among them . Their mouths opened and closed… as if they were swallowing the faint-red mist .
These Dead Spirit creatures had soul flames in their eyes that varied in color . Most of them had green and bluish-green soul flames . But, a small number of them also possessed blue soul flames . Their soul flames seemed to be getting darker than the others since they were relatively closer to the lake water .
Only three lonesome silhouettes could be seen within the radius of hundred or more feet from the lake water . And, each one of them was at a considerable distance from each other .
The silhouette that was nearest to the lake water was a crystal-like human skeleton . The bones of its whole body were transparent like a crystal . It was sitting cross-legged, and pale-purple soul flames were gleaming in its eyes .
There was a green bone-wolf on the left side of the lake . It was approximately ten-feet in height . A purple-colored soul flame was flickering in its eyes . However, the aura around its body was much stronger than that of the crystal human skeleton .
And, the third one was a gigantic zombie alligator . It lay prone on the right side of the lake . It was almost fifty or sixty feet long, and its whole body was covered with fist-sized thin black scales .
Suddenly, a shadow flashed behind the crystal skeleton, and a silhouette came into view . Its whole body was covered with a suit of white armor .




It was Yan Luo .
The white bone-spear in Yan Luo's hand turned fuzzy as soon as Yan Luo came into appearance . It seemed that the spear changed into a stream of white light as it got thrust toward the back of that crystal-like skeleton's head .
The crystal-like skeleton turned around abruptly, and a cluster of green flames ignited in each of its hands . Then, it brought them together in front of its body .
The two clusters of green flames merged into a massive and green human skeleton's head with a burst of strong magic power waves . Then, the skeleton's head opened and closed its mouth… as if it was trying to bite the tip of the bone spear . A vast-stretched mass of green flames also gushed out of its mouth as this happened . And, it enveloped the bone-spear the next moment .
The bone spear started to burn under the scorching heat of the green flame . Moreover, a layer of green ice crystals started to form on its surface .
The soul flame in Yan Luo's eyes throbbed as it saw this scene .
Then, a layer of unusual white radiance started to flow on the surface of the bone-spear in an uncertain manner . At the same time, some white magic characters appeared in the surrounding, and quickly changed into bursts of white flames .
The green ice crystals shattered into small pieces with a crackling sound the next moment .
The green flames that had enveloped the bone-spear also melted away as soon as they came in contact with the white flames . The green human skeleton's head issued a wailing sound . Then, it burst and dispersed with a loud bang under the effect of the rolling white flames .
After that, the bone-spear that was covered in blazing white flames pierced the head of the crystal skeleton .
The skeleton's head exploded with a loud rumbling sound, and a pale-purple light ball floated into appearance . It got swept by an invisible suction force, and went into Yan Luo's mouth as soon as it appeared .
Then, the headless crystal skeleton fell, and crashed near the shore of the deep water lake with a loud thud .
But then, an incomparably thick black beam of light was shot out at a high speed . Dozens of curved-moon-shaped green blade-shadows were also shot out from a different direction at the same time .
However, Yan Luo vanished from sight with the black smoke that was curling on its body .
The numerous densely packed curved-moon-shaped green blade-shadows and the black beam of light swept over the place where Yan Luo had stood a moment ago, and ended up hitting in the air .
Dozens of feet away on both sides… the green-colored bone-wolf and the zombie-alligator rushed in the direction of the crystal skeleton in a threatening manner .
A magic image of a beast stood behind the green bone-wolf; the beast had the body of a tiger and the head of a wolf .
In addition, a massive shadow emerged above the head of the zombie-alligator . The shape of that shadow resembled that of a gigantic crocodile .




The soul flame in the zombie alligator's eyes throbbed at this moment… as if it had felt something . So, it abruptly turned around . The magic image behind it also turned around .
Yan Luo's silhouette had appeared behind it amid a black smoke! Then, the bone-spear it its hand got thrusted toward the alligator like a bolt of lightning .
The alligator's magic image stretched-open its big mouth and a black light flashed in it . After that, the black light changed into a mass of black vortex, and a thick black light-beam was projected from the center of that vortex .

The bone-spear and the black light-beam collided, and ended up in a deadlock .
Yan Luo's soul flame flickered, and a streak of white light shot up to the sky behind it . Then, that white light transformed into the magic image of a gorgeous young girl . That girl was clad in an elegant white royal robe that fluttered behind her in a graceful manner . Then, a wonderful singing voice resounded… like melodious sounds of nature .
After that, numerous pure-white flower petals blotted out the whole sky, and began to float down in a gentle manner . The purple soul flame in the zombie-alligator's eyes stagnated, and the black light-beam that it had spouted disappeared into thin air .
The bone-spear in Yan Luo's hand somewhat loosened since it wanted to seize this opportunity, and stab the head of the zombie-alligator below .
However, something strange happened at this very moment!
The surface of the deep water lake below suddenly split open . Then, a huge hatchet-shadow which was curled-up in scorching grey flames darted out with a seemingly inexhaustible force . It hacked at the top of Yan Luo's head at an alarming speed .
Even the void that had come in contact with the hatchet-shadow along the way had started to twist and distort . . .
Yan Luo was startled to see this situation, and immediately withdrew the bone-spear that it had thrust toward the Zombie-alligator . After that, a mass of black smoke erupted from its body, and its silhouette became fuzzy once again .
Then, a "whoosh" sound was heard!
The shadow of the huge hatchet had penetrated Yan Luo's body, and had cleaved it into two segments from head to toe .
However, the two severed parts turned fuzzy, and dissipated into thin air in an instant . The fact was that those two severed silhouettes were only Yan Luo's after image .
However, the hatchet-shadow's momentum didn't decline . Instead, it continued to flash in the air… as if it could go directly to the horizon . It also continued to divide the billowing grey clouds in the air .
Meanwhile, the faint-red lake water below got cleaved at a fast speed . Then, a large monster emerged from the bottom of the lake; it was curled-up in grey smoke .
This fierce monster had the body of a human, and the head of an ox . Moreover, the lower half of its body seemed to be made of condensed black smoke . That monster held a gigantic white bone-hatchet in its right hand . This bone-hatchet was dozens of feet long .
Shi Mu might have been profoundly shocked if he were here . After all, this monster was the same ox-headed monster that had gone berserk and brought calamity in the Heavenly Yu City at the time of that auction . However, he had eventually been defeated by Elder Taoist Wu Chen — the leader of the Transcending Heaven Immortal Cult . This monster was none other than Demon King Luo Tian!




A few years had passed since that incident in the Heavenly Yu City . Demon King Luo Tian seemed to have recovered some parts of his body over these years . The aura around him didn't seem to be as formidable as it used to be before . However, the coercive force of an Earth-ranked powerhouse still existed in him .
The zombie-alligator and the green bone-wolf received the magic images that were behind them as soon as the Demon King appeared before their eyes . Moreover, the souls flames in their eyes started to tremble… as if the two were afraid of him .
Numerous skeletons, zombies, and other Dead Spirit creatures that were around the lake were also shaken by the impact of an invisible yet formidable force . They then crouched on the ground in quick succession… as if their king had appeared before them .
The Demon King Luo Tian fired his gaze around… It seemed as if he wanted to find Yan Luo . However, he was only making a futile effort .
"You came here and acted in a reckless manner . You dared to disturb my cultivation! I won't let you off the next time!"
Demon King Luo Tian's furious roar burst out in the air over the lake like a loud thundering sound . It made a long-range raid in all directions without showing the slightest sign of fading .
The soul flames in the skeletons and zombies' eyes started to flicker endlessly . Their crouched bodies started to quiver out of fear .
In the meantime, a world-shaking roar rang out; it sounded similar to roar of a tiger . The sound had originated from a place that was full of swamps with black bubbles and mud . It couldn't be said how far it was from the black canyon . . .
The sky was densely covered with layers of dark clouds . And, those dark clouds started to converge to that place from all directions .
Then, a frightening aura burst out from the swamp, and shrouded the whole swampland in an instant . Simultaneously, a grey fog pervaded the air over the swamps . Then, it started to roll in a certain order under the impact of this dreadful aura . Gradually, it took the shape of a gigantic vortex in the swampland .
A huge silhouette gradually emerged in the center of the vortex .
It was a white skull that was almost the size of an attic . Its appearance made it seem that it was a kind of tiger-class ominous beast .
The soul flame that was gleaming in its eye sockets revealed a strange silver radiance .
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The Gloomy Corpse Mountains…
Inside a grand and green Palace that was situated in the Main Altar of the Dark Moon Cult .
A curly-haired young man sat opposite a wide-mouth middle-aged man . He was attired in a grey robe . There was a gloomy expression across his face at this moment . He was discussing something while sipping a fragrant tea .
Suddenly, the wide-mouthed middle-aged man's complexion changed, and he stood up . The cup of tea in his hand got squeezed into powder with a 'Ping' sound .
"What happened?" the curly-haired man asked .
"My crystal skeleton met with an accident!" the wide-mouthed middle-aged man replied in a sinking voice .
"The crystal skeleton…? Hadn't you stationed it near the Cult's altar some time ago?" the curly-haired man asked .
"Yes . The altar was going through serious issues at that time," the middle-aged man said .
"Most of the Palace Lords wouldn't have recalled their spirit pets these days . They must have made their spirit pets to be on standby in the vicinity of the altar . In addition, we also have Demon King Luo Tian to stand on guard . So, the altar is unlikely to bump into any problems . Anyway, your crystal skeleton is an Earth-ranked spirit pet . So, it will be enough in case someone still dares to create any problem," the curly-haired man knitted his brows as he reassured .
"It doesn't matter what you say . The connection between my spirit sense and the crystal skeleton has already been cut off . I must rush over to the Dead Spirit World as soon as possible so that I can investigate and find out the truth . So, Palace Lord Huo takes his leave first," the middle-aged man with a wide-mouth said . Then, he strode towards the door .
. . . . . .
In the Dead Spirit World… in the vicinity of the white bone-altar in the black canyon .
"Bang" a rumbling sound was heard!
A stream of white light plummeted down from midair at a very high speed… It seemed as if it was a bolt of lightning . It flashed and landed beside the white-bones altar . Then, a silver-grey human skeleton came into appearance .
There was a pair of pale-green soul flames in that silver-grey skeleton's eyes . But, they suddenly dissipated, and got replaced by two clusters of luminous pale-purple soul flames .
The skeleton's limbs had been shaking since it had appeared . However, they became agile all of a sudden .
The silver-grey skeleton stood for a moment in the same place . After that, it started to walk towards the depths of the canyon along with the surrounding Dead Spirit creatures .
Its pace had increased considerably in a short span of time after it had arrived before the deep water lake .
The lake was still pervaded by the faint-red mist like before . Also, the surrounding Dead Spirit creatures were still in the process of swallowing-up the mist .
The silver-grey skeleton didn't hesitate . It sprang up and crossed numerous Dead Spirit creatures in one fell swoop .
It arrived at the bank of the lake, and swept its eyes around . The soul flame in its eyes trembled as it saw the corpse of a skeleton that lay down on the ground not far from it . The whole body of that skeleton was transparent like a crystal . But, its head had been badly crushed… so much so that the scene was difficult to withstand . Only a small part of its head was still connected to its neck's bone .
There were no other traces of a battle on its entire body . These circumstances signified that the crystal skeleton must've been killed with a single strike .

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