"Hehe, hehehe? What are you whispering about? Is breakfast delicious?"

"......"

Anyway, after breakfast and dinner, everyone set off.

Along the way, they heard that the city was hunting down the person who killed and set fire to the Yuet Women's Palace last night. Xu Chen and her group quietly passed by, not waiting for the monsters to track them. They had already entered the passage in the city, presented the proof of the Abyss Purgatory, and were able to enter the deep Abyss Purgatory through a long underground tunnel.

At this moment, on the cliff where the Four Ghost Kings of Dalun Prison gathered.

A beautiful and mysterious altar had been constructed.

In the center of the altar was a black vortex totem, with flickering stars on it. Upon closer inspection, all those flickering stars turned out to be incredibly precious Desire Crystal Jewels, exactly one thousand of them!

At the top of the vortex, Star Dance, a stunning woman dressed in a translucent gown, was hanging from her arms on two large fangs protruding from the pillars, like a goddess in anguish, with her hands forming a Y shape in mid-air.

Countless green, life-force-filled waves of energy were slowly being extracted from her and flowing into the mouths of the five strange beast statues positioned in a pentagram formation around the altar.

Behind each of these beast statues, there was a figure controlling them, infusing them with energy to absorb the life-force from Star Dance.

These five figures were the Four Ghost Kings and Star Lan, one of the former Four Ghost Kings.

"Hahaha! Little sister! You only knew that gathering one thousand Desire Crystal Jewels could save me, but you probably never imagined that you yourself are the final trump card to save me. And these one thousand Desire Crystal Jewels were prepared to extract your life-force to achieve the revival of our master! Hahaha!" Star Lan's eyes were filled with fanaticism. After countless years of longing, her dream was finally coming true, and she laughed maniacally.

"Star Lan, I truly admire your cunning plan that has played out for countless years! I, Azkagope, truly bow down to you!"

"Star Lan, I apologize for offending you in the past!"

"Oh, please. Without this plan, I couldn't have fooled my clever little sister!" Star Lan laughed.

Star Dance glanced indifferently at her sister, then hollowly gazed into the distance.

Nothing is more sorrowful than a dead heart.

Whether it was extracting her life-force or whatever the Ghost Kings planned to do to her, she had no reaction. She no longer felt sadness or pain.

Cunning and cautious, enduring dangers, giving up all happiness as a woman, her only belief was to save her sister. She had fought for countless years, but she never expected that what she had held onto for countless years would be completely shattered in a second by the person she treasured the most, the only person she truly cared about- her sister.

It seemed like Star Dance wanted to make it clear. Star Lan continued, "Back when I was trapped in Dalun Prison, on the brink of being violated by monsters, my lord appeared at the critical moment and saved me! That was when I swore my loyalty to my lord! She, my lord, is extremely noble, stunning, and unquestionably powerful. Even if it's just a thought, her power is so immense that it compels my soul to kneel in worship. Don't think that my loyalty to my lord is due to any kind of spell or magic! No! I willingly surrendered to the charm of my lord! She is the most perfect goddess in my eyes in this world!"

Star Lan continued, "In order to resurrect my lord, I plotted this scheme for countless years and assisted my lord with the Four Ghost Kings. Resurrecting my lord requires one thousand Desire Crystal Jewels, but I am trapped in the Prison of Crimson Moon and unable to leave. In the World of Mercenaries, only you, my little sister, have the ability to obtain them. That's why I staged this farce where I was being held hostage by the Ghost Kings and you made a contract with Azkagope! For countless years, I had almost no hope, but you kept persisting and finally managed to gather them! That is truly the love of a great sister! Unfortunately, compared to my reverence for my lord, all these emotions are worldly and insignificant. Resurrecting my lord has one final condition, which is to extract the life-force of a Divine General! Normally, it would be impossible to easily extract the life-force of a Divine General, so the true purpose of the Prison of Crimson Moon is to seal your life-force. After sealing it, only with the formation taught by my lord can it be extracted! And this round of the Prison of Crimson Moon is incredibly opportune. My little sister, you just managed to gather one thousand Desire Crystal Jewels, and your strength happened to be reduced to Earth-level. You should know that my lord once said that only a Divine General reduced to Earth-level can have their life-force completely extracted! It truly is a heaven-sent opportunity! All the conditions are met, my lord will be revived, and the plan is set for today! Hail my lord!!! I will finally witness your true glory! My lord, resurrected! My lord's arrival will surely bring about the destruction of this moment! Plunge the world into rebirth!!! Hahaha!!!"Star Dance once again said to the Four Demon Kings, "Once my master is resurrected, she will fulfill her promise, release you from this Fiery Moon Prison, and reward you generously enough for you to rule over the entire World of Mercenaries!"

"We are willing to serve our master!" the Demon Kings said in unison.

Excited, the five powerful beings increased their extraction force.

Star Dance furrowed her brow, feeling her own life force slowly draining away.