Rise of the Demon God

"Sir, we searched everywhere. We searched every corner of this prison, but we couldn't find him. From the outskirts of the prison to the inner prison, we searched everywhere. We even searched our own tower where we stay. However, he's nowhere," the main guard of the prison responded, sighing. 

"Even the main tower can't locate his aura. There can only be two possibilities now," he added. 

"What possibility?" the Heavenly General asked, frowning. 

"The first one can be that he had escaped this prison."

"With the barrier still intact? That's impossible. What's the second possibility according to you?" he asked. 

"The second is that he is dead, and his body is destroyed. That can also explain why we can't find him. I think that's highly possible."

"And why do you think so?" The Heavenly General asked. 

"Because his last whereabouts were inside the Dark Tower. We were surrounding the tower, and he was still inside. It's possible that he died inside one of the trials, and his body was destroyed there? That might also be why His Majesty didn't find him inside." 

"This..." The Heavenly General couldn't outright reject this possibility. He also believed that it was possible. Why else couldn't they find him?

"I'll consult his Majesty about it. In the meantime, you continue the search." The Heavenly General turned around. 

Boom~

"Hmm?" he had only turned when he heard a boom. The ground started trembling.  "Looks like the guests are here. The barrier is broken!"

He flew out of the tower, appearing beside the Heavenly Warrior who had already come out. 

"Did you find Long Chen?" The Heavenly Emperor asked. 

"We didn't. The guards think that he might have died inside the Dark Tower."

"Died there? I don't think so," the Heavenly Emperor shook his head. "It doesn't matter anymore. The guests are already here. If Long Chen is still hiding, he'll come out to meet his friends."

"Shall we go meet him first then?" The General asked. 

"No need. He shall come to us instead." the Heavenly Emperor smirked, landing on the ground. 

...

"This is the second prison. It looks like we'll find him now." The Blood Dragon Emperor was excited about finding Long Chen. 

It wasn't because he was missing Long Chen but because after that guy was found, he could go back to his own world, far from all your commotion. 

"Yeah. There are only two Heavenly Prisons. If that friend of yours is actually inside one, he must be here." The Heavenly Warrior who traveled with them sighed. He was also praying that they were going to find this guy. 

Because his life depended on it, if Long Chen wasn't found, he was going to be killed. And if he was found, he was still going to be killed. However, the chances of him surviving were also slightly high since he had helped the search. 

"Now, don't jinx it. Let us find him first because that guy is like a frog in the rain. It's impossible to keep him in one place. Even the prison can't stop him. So let's just hope he hasn't escaped," the Snake Monarch commented in the middle.

He still didn't believe that Long Chen could actually be trapped after all he had seen him achieve. 

"You're his tamed beast. Do you feel his presence?" Blood Dragon Emperor asked the Snake Monarch. 

"I don't feel any. That is somewhat strange if he was actually here," Snake Monarch answered, sighing. 

"Something is certainly strange here. Why isn't anyone running? In the last prison, all the prisoners ran to escape. However, there's no commotion here. Does no one realize that the barrier is broken?" the Heavenly Warrior asked. 

"There's no commotion because they were already expecting it," Zhu Chang replied, shaking his head. "That's exactly why I wanted to be in the right prison on the first try. Now they're onto us. If I'm not wrong, some big guns might be there as well. Moreover, all the prisoners must be in their cells by now."

"Looks like strike and run won't work. Some diplomacy is the need of the hour then," the Blood Dragon Emperor responded. 

"Two beasts, one traitor, and one man. It looks like we got the right man." A calm voice floated everywhere. 

"Do you even need to hide now? Since you're stronger, why hide?" Zhu Chang asked, realizing that the person who was talking was even stronger than him. 

"You realized that just from my voice? The Black Tortoise Clan is as smart as I heard them to be," the Heavenly Emperor said, coming out of a Spatial Split, appearing before Zhu Chang with his Warriors. 

"H-heavenly Tortoise? So you're a Godly Beast?" The Heavenly Warrior with Zhu Chang grew shocked. No wonder this guy was strong. 

"You must be the Heavenly Emperor?" Zhu Chang asked, rubbing his chin. "How did you recognize me? From my looks?"

"Certainly not. It was the spear that gave you away. The day I fought the Black Tortoise King, he used the same spear. No wonder you were able to break my barrier," The Heavenly Emperor muttered, smiling. 

"You fought my father?" Zhu Chang exclaimed, surprised. Even though he knew a bit about the Heavenly Emperor, he didn't know that he fought his father. 

The Heavenly Emperor frowned. "Your father? Ah, so you're his son. No wonder you're so arrogant to attack the Heavenly Realm. Did your father put you up to it? And here I was wondering who could be brazen enough to attack us."

"Wrong. He didn't send me here. I came here to free my friend who was sent here wrongly. He doesn't belong here."

"If you thought it was an accident, why didn't you just come to me? To me, it seems more like you are using your friend as an excuse to damage our infrastructure."

"I have no interest in your infrastructure. I just want my friend back."

"My question still stands, kid. Why didn't you come to me if it was about your friend?" 

"Because I didn't want you to know my identity. If you knew, my father would have known that I was here, which he will now. So give me my friend and let me leave."

"Your father would know if you came to me? You're talking as if he doesn't know you're her- ah, so that's what it is! Are you a runaway? I hosted the Phoenixes who were looking for their princesses. It seems to be the same case with you. Are all Godly Beasts running away from home?'

"I don't have time to talk about vague things. I know my friend is here. Return him!"

"And then?" The Heavenly Emperor asked. 

"Then I'll leave."

"So you damaged us so much. You helped so many prisoners escape.. And now you want me to help so you can safely leave?" The Heavenly Emperor smirked.