Chapter 4898

As Kai and Hu Mazi stepped into the guiding white light of the Great Path, their bodies were pulled in uncontrollably!

An immense suction force surrounded them, dragging them in without pause!

Kai’s body tensed as the overwhelming force made him instinctively want to resist!

He had imagined that being led to the Heavenly Realm would be a peaceful experience—but instead, it was agonizingly painful!

When Kai felt a vortex swirling deep inside him, all light and sound around him suddenly vanished—everything was gone!

It was as if his entire being was suspended in emptiness, with no trace of anything around him!

Even Hu Mazi’s presence had completely disappeared.

His eyes could see nothing, and his divine sense picked up no form or object!

Even his Heavenly Nether Eye was useless in this place!

With no other choice, Kai slightly closed his eyes, feeling as if he were floating weightlessly in mid-air.

He had no idea how much time had passed before he sensed his body entering another passage, pressure closing in from all directions!

Dim flickers of light danced before his eyes!

Boom!

A sudden, thunderous roar erupted, and Kai was hit with a wave of dizziness, as if his internal organs were being crushed together!

He wanted to resist, but he couldn’t summon even a trace of strength!

The torment was unbearable!

It felt like his mind was fully alert, but his body was completely out of control!

Then, a piercing white light struck his eyes, and Kai finally managed to open them!

His vision gradually returned, and his heart pounded with anticipation!

He was desperate to see what the Heavenly Realm—this place everyone longed for—truly looked like!
But as Kai slowly opened his eyes, he realized he was trapped inside a massive cage!

Thick black chains coiled tightly around its edges!

“What… where am I?”

“Master Hu? Master Hu?”

Kai was confused. Wasn’t he supposed to be guided to the Heavenly Realm?

So why was he suddenly locked inside a cage?

He had no clue where he was. He tried extending his divine sense, but it wouldn’t project at all!

He called out repeatedly, but there was still no sign of Hu Mazi!

Now growing anxious, he shouted louder, “Is anyone there? What is this place?”

But no matter how many times he yelled, there was no response!

“Senior, do you know where this is? Is this the Heavenly Realm?”

With no other option, Kai turned to the Red Cloud Demon Lord for help.

The Red Cloud Demon Lord shook his head. “I’m not sure. Looks more like a prison, doesn’t it?”

“Of course it’s a prison—but why am I here?”

“Wasn’t I supposed to be guided to the Heavenly Realm? Why am I locked up?”

Panic surged through Kai. He hadn’t even arrived at the Heavenly Realm, yet he was already imprisoned!

He activated his Heavenly Nether Eye, piercing through the thick layers of black mist within the cage, trying to see what lay beyond!

To his shock, he saw countless cages just like his, all suspended in some unknown void!

Each one was bound tightly by chains, their interiors hidden in shadow.

Kai tried to absorb the surrounding aura, but there was neither immortal nor spiritual energy!

The black mist only held faint traces of demonic energy, barely enough to sense—leaving Kai even more lost!

Forcing himself to calm down, he drew his Dragon-Slaying Sword and swung it hard at the cage!

He was determined to break free—he couldn’t stay trapped here forever!

Clang!

The Dragon-Slaying Sword struck the edge of the cage with a sharp ring. Sparks flew, but the cage didn’t budge!

Instead, a jarring numbness shot through Kai’s hands from the impact!