It was the shadows—the shadows beneath their own feet—that had dragged the demon hybrids away.
These hidden forces lurking in the darkness were impossible to guard against,impossible to stop.
And if the sleepers were awakened,they would likely descend into madness again,bringing a new wave of carnage and chaos.
Even Black Robe could no longer hide his fury.They had poured an immense investment into the Great Serpent Dynasty—resources, artifacts, rare treasures—and now, everything was unraveling.
The sleeping demonfolk were vanishing far too quickly,as if attacked simultaneously across the entire dynasty,swept away into shadow with no trace.
"NO!!"
Oda Nobunaga howled to the heavens,his very soul torn apart.
He could feel it—with the disappearance of the remaining demonfolk,the entire fate and destiny of the Great Serpent Dynasty had begun to collapse.
The clouds of accumulated virtue were dissipating.The manifested fortune-spirit of the dynasty was fading rapidly.
Even the True Dragon of Fate looked listless and crumbling.
The Great Serpent Dynasty... was finished.
Truly destroyed.
How can a dynasty survive when it has no people left?
No growth, no power, no fate.
Even the Destiny Dragon could not avoid decline.
"So many demonfolk... best to put them to use,"murmured Yi Tianxie,his voice calm, almost pleased.
"Send them to the Heaven Prison.Let them rot, let them serve."
Suddenly, near the coastline of Sakura Province,a celestial city appeared—a city of Great Yi.
Citizens had already begun settling in.
Officials were operating smoothly.
Everything was falling into order.
The city's name was Buried Flower City (Zànghuā Chéng – 葬花城).
"Six Doors, receive orders:
Open the Gates of the Heaven Prison.
Accept the incoming prisoners."
"Six Doors obey."
At once, a white gate opened in the heart of the city's judicial office.
Within: an abyssal void, deep, vast, and ominous.
The Heaven Prison—formerly the Interdimensional Cube,now transformed into a terrifying penal dimension where sin, karma, and evil were extracted, purified, and consumed.
One by one, the demonfolk materialized out of thin air,tossed like garbage into the prison gate.Each disappeared the moment they passed the threshold.
Though they now had human form,the demonic aura around them remained unmistakable.
The constables of Six Doors were deeply shocked:
"So many demonfolk?Wait… isn't this from the Great Serpent Dynasty?
Did they just loot the entire kingdom?"
The Heaven Prison had evolved into something beyond imagination.
Inside were countless chambers—more than one could count.
It spanned the size of an entire minor world.
Each room could hold dozens, even hundreds, of prisoners.
There were:
Safe Chambers
Trap Chambers
Certain-Death Chambers
And now: Punishment Chambers.
With the abundant soul treasures gathered from the Divine-Demon Battlefield,many bizarre and wicked tools were fused into the prison.
One example:
the Bronze Bull.
A soul artifact shaped like a hollow bull.It could devour living beings and trap them inside.
Then, flames would ignite beneath it,roasting the victims alive.Their screams echoed like bull roars.
This was just one form of torture.
Others included:
Impaling Torture
Double-headed Fork
Neck Saws
Crucifixion Devices
Iron Maidens
Coffin Tortures
Thumb Clamps
Hot Iron Rods
Rat Torture
Tongue Shears
Disembowelment Racks
Stone Boots
Crocodile Scissors
The Wheel
Sawing
Drawing and Quartering
Lingchi (Death by a Thousand Cuts)
and many, many more.
Every chamber was a unique nightmare.
Beyond torture devices, the prison also held:
Traps
Poisoned creatures
Insects and parasites
And myriad terrifying monsters.
Outside the safe chambers, death lurked everywhere.
All surviving Great Serpent citizens were now prisoners.They were each steeped in karmic sin. Once sent into the prison, they became fuel.
Even if they remained passive,they would suffer from Karmic Fire,which burned them every day until their sins were cleansed.
"AAAAHH!!"
As soon as twenty prisoners entered a safe cell, red flames appeared and ignited them.
They awoke, screaming in pain.
The flames didn't kill,but caused horrific agony—as if their blood itself were on fire.
"Where are we?!"
"Is this the Heaven Prison of Great Yi?!
How did we end up here?!"
"The fire! It's burning me alive!!"
Each awakened inmate received a mental transmission from the prison:
You are in the Heaven Prison.Remain inside your cell. Do not attempt to leave—or suffer the consequences.
Just knowing they were in Great Yi's prison was enough to strike terror into their hearts.
How could they have gone from citizens of a mighty empire to helpless captives, just like that?
It was unbelievable—a nightmare.
Of course, they would never accept this fate quietly.
But resistance would come later.
For now, one thing was clear:
The entire Great Serpent Dynasty's surviving population had been transferred into the Heaven Prison.
Billions of prisoners.
Each moment, the prison absorbed immeasurable karmic energy,rapidly evolving as a result.
"Billions of demonfolk reduced to prisoners. The Great Serpent Dynasty is no more."
Yi Tianxie's smile grew more wicked.
To him, this was pleasure.The fall of a rival empire, crushed by his design,without even needing an army?
A masterpiece.
ROAR!!
Suddenly, a colossal Azure Dragon soared through the heavens.
Over 5,000 zhang long, a true titan.
It descended upon the Great Serpent Dynasty,and with a swipe of its claws,it caught the weakened Black Fate Dragon—the Great Serpent Dynasty's Destiny Manifestation.
It didn't even struggle.
It was too weak.
The Azure Dragon bit down—and ripped off its head. Then devoured it whole, piece by piece.
"NOOO!! Great Yi!!I will never forgive you!!"
"Is this really how my Great Serpent Dynasty dies?!"
Oda Nobunaga's eyes nearly popped from his skull.
He had personally witnessed his dynasty's True Fate Dragon being devoured by Great Yi's.
How could he not know who was behind all of this?
It was all Great Yi's doing.
He remembered how he had once vowed to be a thorn in Great Yi's side,to compete,to resist them to the death.
And now—
Great Yi's soldiers had never even arrived.
They used some sinister trick,and his once-mighty nation was gone.
Even the Fate Dragon was eaten.
The shame.
The humiliation.
PUH!
A mouthful of blood burst from Oda's lips.
As the monarch of a dynasty,his own fate was tied to the Fate Dragon.
Now that the dragon was annihilated,he suffered massive recoil.
His vital essence,his soul,and even his mind were broken and depleted.