"Save me, save me! As long as I don't die, once I return, I will pray and burn incense for you every day!"

The death of an ordinary man triggered panic, and restlessness appeared among the crowd, with many people starting to scream; the atmosphere of fear spread quickly.

None of these people had imagined that even after the members of the Curse Gate were repelled, the misfortune upon them was not dispelled, and death was still imminent.

Spurt! Crack! Boom!

In just a moment, another person exploded, similarly transforming into black curse power that was absorbed by the Black Stele.

"How can this be?" Xu Qianwu was shocked.

Fang Ying was equally stunned, "What on earth is this Black Stele? Why is it so bizarre?"

Xiao Mu opened his spiritual eye and saw everything clearly, all the people from the human world (including the Mutated Beings captured in this task) were forced to sit cross-legged beneath the Black Stele in the square.

That Black Stele was constantly emitting black light, covering the entire square.

The black light possessed a strange power; it was this power that suppressed everyone seated on the square, rendering them unable to move and only sit upright in their original places to be absorbed by the Black Stele.

As the curse power was absorbed, the top of the Black Stele transformed and produced a Giant Black Eye that stared intently at everyone on the square.

The eye was cold and indifferent, void of any emotion, and gave an indescribably creepy feeling.

"What the hell is that thing?"

Xu Qianwu also noticed the Giant Black Eye, cursed aloud, yet felt somewhat hair-raising chills inside.

Although it was just an eye, it gave him an incredibly overpowering feeling, impossible to contend with.

"So creepy, whose eye is this?"

Fang Ying also exclaimed, the black eye exerted a pressure on her not less than on Xu Qianwu, making her feel immensely oppressed, as if she was facing an ancient fierce deity.

Meanwhile, both attempted to free the ordinary people sitting on the square or the Mutated Beings from the Ruins of Great Tang, trying to help them leave the square, only to ultimately discover that they couldn't do it with their own strength.

Xu Qianwu and Fang Ying both used their Divine Spirit's power, only to find their abilities completely suppressed, unable to produce any effect.

They were both startled and anxious.

"Haha! Hahaha!"

The laughter of Wu De, the Divine Monarch, suddenly arose from the depths of Xiao Mu's mind, with an ecstatic ring to it, "The True Gods' incense burner, it is the True Gods' incense burner! Xiao boy, that's the True Gods' incense burner!"

The incense burner Wu De referred to was undoubtedly the immense incense burner that floated in the air opposite the Black Stele. The bodies of people from the human world exploded into incense fire, which was transformed through the incense burner before being absorbed by the master behind the Black Stele, that is, the Giant Black Eye.

Wu De immediately recognized the significance of the huge incense burner and became inexplicably elated.

He wanted to escape the confinement of the Black Jade Plate, and the True Gods' incense burner was essential.

A True Gods' incense burner is indeed a rare object, extremely precious; after all, there is only one True God in the entire human world.

How many incense burners can a True God have?

The difficulty of obtaining an incense burner was beyond imagination, but who would have thought that one would appear right before their eyes, which made Wu De unable to contain his ecstasy.

"Wu De senior, can you recognize whose eye that is?"

Xiao Mu asked through Divine Sense Communication.

"I don't know."

Wu De's Divine Sense seemed to have swept over the Black Stele, and he quickly answered Xiao Mu.

You don't know?

The reply from Wu De left Xiao Mu disappointed, "Senior, you don't recognize the True God behind the Black Stele?"

Wu De replied irritably, "Kid, do you know how many tens of thousands of years I've been suppressed? Isn't it very normal that I don't recognize them? The True God behind this Black Stele must be enthroned after I was suppressed."

If the True God behind the Black Stele was indeed enthroned after Wu De's suppression, it made sense that Wu De wouldn't recognize him.

Glancing at the Giant Black Eye again, the indifferent will within it made Xiao Mu's heart jump with fear. Taking a deep breath, his heart filled with dread, the master behind this Giant Black Eye was undoubtedly extremely powerful, possessing the strength to devastate the human world.

"This True God is so powerful, truly worthy of being a formidable True God!"

Xiao Mu exclaimed, conveying his thoughts to Divine Monarch Wu De through Divine Sense Communication.

"Powerful? Haha! Such trash strength, and it dares to call itself powerful?"

Divine Monarch Wu De sneered, seemingly filled with contempt for the owner behind the Black Stele, not taking it seriously at all.

Xiao Mu disagreed, absolutely convinced that Divine Monarch Wu De was boasting, "Even a powerful True God is trash? Elder, that's going too far, isn't it? If I remember correctly, you yourself were suppressed by a powerful True God."

"Hmph!"

Divine Monarch Wu De huffed displeasedly, extremely dissatisfied with Xiao Mu bringing up his past wounds, and retorted, "What do you know, boy? The one who suppressed this Monarch was Bai Jing, you know Bai Jing?"

"Do you think these newly minted True Gods can compare to Bai Jing?"

"Is Lord of Bai's Mansion stronger than this True God?" Xiao Mu caught the implication in Divine Monarch Wu De's words.

"Haha!"

Divine Monarch Wu De expressed his disdain with a cold laugh, "What kind of thing is this guy to compare with Bai Jing? Bai Jing is the leader among the eight Great True Gods of Heavenly Court, his strength is on par with the Four Emperors. Is this fellow a match for him?"

"I admit I am no match for Bai Jing, but for this kind of trash, I could crush him with one hand."

Xiao Mu's mouth twitched slightly, unsure whether Divine Monarch Wu De's words were true or false. Even assuming they were true, he thought, Divine Monarch Wu De would need to break free from his confines first.

The Divine Monarch Wu De, sealed within the Black Jade Plate, no matter how strong he used to be, was no match for the Giant Black Eye.

"Boy, this True God's incense burner, you must get it for this Monarch no matter what," Divine Monarch Wu De once again communicated with Xiao Mu urgently through Divine Sense, determined to obtain the True God's incense burner.

"Elder, let me discuss it with my companions first," Xiao Mu didn't immediately agree to Divine Monarch Wu De's request. Instead, after placating him, he approached Xu Qianwu and Fang Ying.

"Elder Xu, Elder Fang, have you found anything?"

Xu Qianwu's expression was extremely grave, "There is a Great Array set on the square, with the Black Stele acting as the Formation Eye, and it has already started to operate."

"These people on the square are all targeted by the Great Array. Unless the Black Stele is destroyed, we cannot rescue them."

Fang Ying, looking worried, added, "Behind the Black Stele is a powerful True God, the owner of that Giant Eye."

"This True God is absorbing the Incense Fire transformed from the life force of these people on the square to strengthen his own power, and to breakthrough into the human world."

"If we do not stop him, the power this True God extends into the human world will become stronger and stronger. Once he has absorbed all of these people's life force, he will be able to manifest and enter the human world."

Xu Qianwu continued, "Once this True God enters the human world, it will surely become Hell."

Xiao Mu's mood also became grave due to the words of Xu Fang and the others, "Have you two thought of a way to destroy the Great Array?"

Xu Qianwu and Fang Ying both looked towards the Black Stele.

The implication was clear: by destroying the Black Stele, they could break the Great Array and prevent the True God behind it from entering the human world.

"The Black Stele has absorbed too much life force. The power of this True God manifestation in the human world is already very strong now. Even with me and Fang Ying working together, we may not be strong enough to destroy the Black Stele," Xu Qianwu said heavily.

Xiao Mu said, "Can we ask the Great Chief for help?"

"There's no time!"

Fang Ying shook her head.

The Black Stele had absorbed too much power, and there was no time left. Moreover, the Great Chief Wu Jie was currently entangled with the Curse Child and would not be able to extricate himself in a short time.

"Xiao Xiao, come help us, Fang Ying and I will try to break this Black Stele," Xu Qianwu made a decision but had a resolute expression on his face as though he was prepared for a heroic sacrifice.

Xiao Mu felt a sinking feeling and glanced at Fang Ying involuntarily, only to find that Fang Ying's complexion was as resolute as Xu Qianwu's, which made Xiao Mu's heart sink even deeper.

It seemed the Black Stele was more than ordinarily dangerous. Xu Qianwu and Fang Ying had no confidence at all that they could destroy the Black Stele, and they were even aware that the formidable force upon the Stele could very likely kill them both.

However, to prevent the True God behind the Black Stele from entering the human world, they had no choice but to risk their lives.

"Elder Xu, Elder Fang, please take care of yourselves. Try not to get hurt by the Black Stele. I will assist you," Xiao Mu said seriously, his expression solemn.

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