Actually, ever since he had first learned this exotic skill, he had already solved a major hidden danger—the Plague!
Previously, he needed to drink a potion that increased health recovery every day to counteract the Plague’s negative status of 5 points of damage per second. Without it, he would die. Although it was just a matter of taking a potion to deal with the issue, it was somewhat troublesome, a burden he carried every day. But now, with Shadow Dance’s non-combat state allowing for a 3% recovery of health points per second, the Plague no longer posed a threat of death.
Huang Yi left the front of Slark’s cell and headed toward the exit of Heroes’ Prison.
The distribution of cells in Heroes’ Prison was disordered; one moment you might be at cell number 4000 and the next at cell number 7000. Without a map, it was very hard to find the right way.
As he walked, Huang Yi suddenly felt a scorching breath spurting from a cell beside him. Bursts of light flickered through the cracks of the door as if a fire had broken out inside.
He stopped and turned to look.
There, in the darkness, lay a large red giant, with flames engulfing his body. Two horns protruded from his head, and behind him were large, meaty wings. His body exuded explosive strength. The cell was filled with boiling magma, with bubbles rolling to the surface. The red giant lay in this magma as if taking a bath, his eyes—two balls of fire—fixated on the significantly smaller Huang Yi outside the door crack.
"Hmm? Harbinger of Doomsday, Lucifer!" Huang Yi immediately recognized the criminal!
At the bottom of Bai Long Lake, Lucifer’s legs were sealed. Huang Yi had once promised the White Dragon King that he would destroy those legs within three years, but so far he had no leads.
Huang Yi thought of the recent cooperation with Slark. Since they could reach an agreement, perhaps he could negotiate with Lucifer in the same manner.
He looked at Lucifer inside the cell and said, "Lucifer, I am the warden of Heroes’ Prison. I would like to discuss a cooperation with you. What are your desires? As long as you give me some benefits, I can help you achieve them. Just now, I formed a pleasant cooperation with a hero from the Ancient Times."
The voice of Lucifer, like a volcano, was thick with raw power. The flames in his eyes blazed even more fiercely, "I can give you anything. If you want strength, I can give you immense strength; you want wealth, I will grant you endless treasures; you want to be the overlord of the continent, then I will make this land bow at your feet. Whatever you desire, I can fulfill it."
"Then what do you require?" Huang Yi asked calmly.
"Freedom." Lucifer uttered the two words.
Huang Yi shook his head, "Sorry, I can’t grant that request. Let’s change the condition. I don’t need your strength, wealth, or to be the overlord of the continent. I just need you to tell me how to resist the Doomsday flames on your body, and you can make a request that is not excessive."
"Apart from freedom, I need nothing else; that is my only wish," Lucifer said with no room for negotiation.
Huang Yi sighed internally, realizing this method of cooperation wouldn’t work. Almost all prisoners in Heroes’ Prison had just one wish—freedom, the one wish Huang Yi could not grant them.
If he let these criminals go, he would be severely derelict in his duties as the warden. The Otherworlder who gave him the Book of Heroes would likely return immediately to take the Book back, and he would lose the greatest aid—Heroes’ Prison.
The legs of Lucifer at Bai Long Lake still needed to be destroyed by other means.
...
Huang Yi left Heroes’ Prison, returning to the Dandelion Plains outside.
Now, he faced a new problem: how to leave this place.
Actually, before coming here, he had tried various methods but could never find the right way. Each time he walked in a straight line, after a while, he would eerily find himself back at the starting point. This wasn’t just ordinary getting lost. It was like entering an Illusionary Space, and without finding the special way out, it was absolutely impossible to leave.
Huang Yi suddenly remembered the travel diary of Sunset·Curtain Call, which mentioned a strange aspect of this place. Sunset·Curtain Call managed to leave only after discovering this peculiarity using his unique method.
And now, Huang Yi hadn’t even figured out the oddities of this place, not to mention leaving it.
Looking at the endless dandelions, everything seemed so beautiful, showing no sign of being out of the ordinary. But he knew there must be oddities here. He felt as though he was enveloped in a vast conspiracy. Everywhere around him might conceal invisible dangers, a strangeness lingering in the beautiful Dandelion Oasis, encasing him, impossible to escape.
After contemplating for a while, Huang Yi activated the Eye of Time!
His eyes suddenly emitted an aura of profound antiquity as if endless history had condensed in his gaze. He saw what this place was like 30 years ago, but he could only see the landforms and not the people who passed through here.
With a thorough scan across every inch of land, Huang Yi compared the past to the present in detail.
Suddenly, Huang Yi noticed an abnormality—
In a small area in the distance, there were no dandelions 30 years ago!
The area was very small, merely about thirty square meters. In the vast Dandelion Plains, it could almost be ignored. Yet this slight variance did not escape Huang Yi’s notice.