bioinnovel Chapter 226 The Four Symbols Sealing Heaven Formation, Qilin Valley!
Chapter 226 The Four Symbols Sealing Heaven Formation, Qilin Valley!
The four sacred beasts returned to their places, and the divine power between heaven and earth instantly surged!
The four-colored barriers of blue, red, black, and white intertwined in the air, like a giant cage, firmly sealing the giant claws of evil within.
The phantoms of the four sacred beasts hovered in the air, emanating a suffocating pressure.
"The Four Symbols Sealing Heaven Formation... is complete!"
Ma Tao was panting in mid-air, a look of joy flashing in his eyes.
But Yuan Qingsheng's expression was grave: "Old Ma, don't be too happy yet, this is just the beginning!"
As if to confirm Yuan Qingsheng's words, an even more terrifying hiss came from the depths of the crack.
The roar didn't sound like something a living being could make; it sounded more like the whole world was wailing.
"It's going to fight desperately!"
Su Fan forced himself to stand up and quickly formed hand seals.
"Four Sages, heed my command! Seal the evil spirits!"
Following Su Fan's command, Azure Dragon was the first to act.
He opened his mouth and spewed out a stream of azure dragon breath, which transformed into countless fine azure threads in the air, wrapping around the giant claw of evil calamity.
Each thread contains boundless vitality, but at this moment, this vitality is the most deadly poison to the evil calamity.
The power of the evil calamity originates from death and destruction, and the erosion of life causes the surface of the evil calamity's giant claw to begin to rot.
"roar!"
The giant claw struggled violently, trying to break free from the silken threads binding it.
Just then, Suzaku moved.
He spread his wings and flew high, showering down a rain of fire from his wings.
This flame is no ordinary flame; it is formed by the fusion of the Southern Bright Fire and the True Fire of the Sun, and it is specifically designed to subdue evil spirits.
Fire rain fell on the giant claws, and the parts that had been eroded and rotted by life immediately burst into flames. The black blood evaporated in the flames, making a sizzling sound.
Instead of attacking, Xuanwu opened its mouth and spat out a black water droplet.
The water droplets expanded in the air, transforming into a black curtain of water that enveloped the entire battlefield.
The Xuanwu Water Curtain not only enhanced the strength of the Four Symbols Seal, but also continuously absorbed the evil energy emitted by the evil disaster, transforming it into pure divine power to nourish the Four Sacred Beasts.
The White Tiger, the king of slaughter among the Four Divine Beasts, finally revealed its true terrifying power.
"roar!"
The white tiger roared, its figure flashed in the air, and the next moment it appeared above the giant claw.
He raised his tiger claws high, the tips of which gleamed with a dazzling golden light.
"Heaven-shattering claws!"
Five golden claw marks tore through space, gripping the thickest claw of the giant claw.
"Click—"
A crisp cracking sound rang out.
That mountain-like claw was actually scratched by the white tiger, leaving five deep, bone-revealing cracks!
Black blood gushed out like a waterfall, splashing onto the earth and corroding the scorched soil into huge, deep pits.
The evil calamity emitted a painful shriek.
The shrieking sound transformed into a soul attack, spreading outwards from all sides of the Northern Frontier City, ignoring all defenses.
On the battlefield, those Divine Guardians whose cultivation level was below the fifth rank were attacked by the shrill sound, clutching their heads and crying out in pain, bleeding from their seven orifices.
Even Ma Tao and Yuan Qingsheng, both ninth-level Divine Masters, turned pale and swayed.
"Psychological attack!" Ma Tao gritted his teeth. "Everyone, guard your minds!"
Ma Tao's voice spread throughout the battlefield. Upon hearing this, the God-Controlling Warrior, who was engaged in a bloody battle with extraterrestrial creatures, quickly diverted a small portion of his energy to guard his mind.
However, the calamity's backlash has only just begun.
The wounded, malevolent giant claw suddenly erupted with a terrifying black light.
Wherever the light passed, space shattered inch by inch, and the threads, flames, water curtains, and claw marks of the four sacred beasts rapidly dissolved.
"It's burning its very essence!" Yuan Qingsheng's expression changed drastically. "Su Fan, quickly reinforce the seal!"
Su Fan had already taken action.
His hands moved so fast they left afterimages as he chanted ancient incantations:
"The Four Symbols return to their proper places, suppressing the eight wastelands! The Azure Dragon governs life, the Vermilion Bird governs destruction, the Black Tortoise governs defense, and the White Tiger governs offense! Heaven and earth are the prison, time and space are the lock..."
"seal up!!!"
As Su Fan finished reciting the ancient incantation, the four sacred beasts simultaneously unleashed their strongest power.
The silk threads spewed out by the Azure Dragon changed from blue to dark green, each one as thick as an arm.
The fiery rain that the Vermilion Bird had conjured condensed into a crimson-gold pillar of fire, which poured directly into the wound on the giant claw.
The water curtain released by Xuanwu became thicker and thicker, almost solidifying, and its defensive power increased by more than double.
The White Tiger, the master of slaughter, once again brandished its claws.
Unlike the first time, this time the five claw marks unleashed by the White Tiger merged into one, transforming into a golden blade of light that stretched across the sky!
"boom--"
The power of the four elements clashed violently with the black light.
At that moment, heaven and earth fell silent.
All anyone could see were a few flashes of light colliding, and no other sound could be heard.
This is because the energy collision was so violent that it annihilated the sound.
Three breaths later, the terrifying shockwave finally swept out.
The northern border city wall collapsed on a large scale under this impact.
Ma Tao and Yuan Qingsheng both coughed up blood, but they stood firmly in front of Su Fan to prevent him from being killed by the terrifying impact.
Su Fan also suffered a backlash; he felt his internal organs churning.
Suddenly, he felt a sweet taste in his throat, and blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
Su Fan bit his tongue, forcing himself to clear his mind, and spat out a mouthful of blood into the air.
The blood spurted out but did not fall to the ground; instead, it transformed into a blood-red talisman in the air.
"With my blood, I summon the four divine shadows! The seal is complete!"
The crimson talisman was imprinted into the Four Symbols Seal.
With the blessing of Su Fan's divine power, the power of the Four Divine Beasts surged once again.
The Azure Dragon roared, and the silk threads tightened sharply, binding the giant claws of the evil calamity firmly.
The Vermilion Bird sang, and the temperature of the pillar of fire rose again, causing the giant claw of the evil calamity to begin to melt.
Xuanwu roared, and the water curtain was no longer a simple defense, but transformed into countless black chains that wrapped around every joint of the giant claw.
The white tiger roared, and the golden blade light slashed down again, actually severing one of the claws of the evil calamity giant claw at the root!
"hiss--"
The evil calamity let out its final cry.
The roar was filled with resentment, anger, and a hint of...
fear!
Indeed, under the combined suppression of the four sacred beast gods, the evil calamity finally felt fear.
However, the evil calamity will obviously not sit idly by and wait for its demise.
The severed claws of the evil calamity exploded in mid-air, turning into a rain of black blood.
Each drop of blood rain contained terrifying corrosive power, falling towards the city of Northern Frontier.
If this rain of blood were to fall into the city, the entire Northern Frontier City would be turned into a dead zone.
"not good!"
Ma Tao's expression changed drastically, and he was about to do everything in his power to stop the falling blood rain.
But someone was faster than him!
"The garrison troops of the northern frontier!"
A hoarse voice suddenly rang out.
It's Zhao Zhenshan.
This garrison commander, whose strength reached the seventh rank, stood on the dilapidated city wall, with the remaining eight hundred Divine Warriors behind him.
"Form ranks and defend the city!"
Eight hundred Divine Warriors simultaneously formed hand seals, pouring all their divine power into the remaining defensive formations of the city wall.
A pale golden light barrier rose up, barely blocking most of the blood rain.
However, a small amount of blood rain still managed to penetrate the light barrier.
"Puff puff puff—"
Blood rained down, and dozens of Divine Guardians had no time to dodge, being directly corroded into bones.
Zhao Zhenshan was unfortunately struck on the left shoulder by a drop of blood, and his entire arm vanished instantly.
"General!"
The lieutenant exclaimed in surprise.
"Don't worry about me!" Zhao Zhenshan's face was deathly pale, but he remained standing. "Continue to maintain the formation!"
These are the soldiers of China.
Even if we only have one breath left, we will protect the land behind us!
Protecting the lights of humanity in China!
Su Fan's eyes instantly turned red when he saw this scene.
A mixture of admiration and anger welled up within me.
"Damn it! This is an evil calamity!"
Su Fan squeezed out these words through gritted teeth, while simultaneously increasing the speed of his hand seals by three times.
The four sacred beasts were equally enraged, and their attacks became even more ferocious.
The Azure Dragon lunged directly at the giant claw, its mouth opening wide as it bit down hard on the claw's wrist.
The Vermilion Bird transformed into a fiery meteor, piercing through the wound in the giant claw and burning continuously inside.
Ancient runes appeared on Xuanwu's chains, spreading along the chains to its giant claws, completely sealing away the power of evil wherever they went.
The white tiger went even further, pouncing onto the giant claw, biting down with its jaws, and tearing at it wildly!
Under the full force of the four sacred beasts, the giant claw finally gave way.
The cracks spread from the fingertips to the wrist, and then to the arm.
Black blood gushed out like a waterfall, corroding the earth and leaving it riddled with holes.
Deep within the thousand-foot-deep rift in the sky, the true form of the evil calamity felt fear.
It began to retract its power, trying to pull its giant claws back.
"Trying to escape?" Su Fan sneered. "Too late!"
He suddenly clasped his hands together.
"The Four Symbols seal the heavens, suppressing evil and locking away demons..."
"seal up!!!"
The four sacred beasts transformed into four colors of light, which ultimately coalesced into a massive Four Symbols Seal, which was fiercely imprinted on the crack.
"Waaah—"
The evil calamity let out its final shriek, and the giant claw was forcefully pressed back into the crack by the Four Symbols Seal.
The Four Symbols Seal continued its momentum, directly imprinting itself into the depths of the crack.
The thousand-foot-deep crack began to contract violently.
From a thousand feet to a hundred feet, to ten feet, until finally only a faint black mark remained.
The four symbols slowly rotated on the mark, radiating an oppressive aura that suppressed everything.
It worked!
The evil calamity has been sealed!
As the evil calamity was sealed away, the countless extraterrestrial creatures returned to the spatial rift with a "whoosh".
The battlefield suddenly fell silent.
Only the bleak sound of the cold wind and the heavy breathing of the surviving guardians remained.
Ma Tao and Yuan Qingsheng fell from the sky, both covered in injuries and weak, but with relieved smiles on their faces.
"It's done..."
Ma Tao plopped down on the ground, grinning broadly:
"I thought I was going to die here this time."
Yuan Qingsheng smiled wryly, "I'm about the same. This calamity is far stronger than I imagined. If it weren't for the Four Sacred Beasts..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but everyone understood what he meant.
Su Fan also landed on the ground from the air. As soon as he stood up, his body swayed and he almost fell.
"Su Fan!"
Ma Tao quickly got up and helped him up.
"I'm fine..."
Su Fan waved his hand, his voice weak: "It's just overexertion; I need time to recover."
Yuan Qingsheng and Ma Tao both breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Su Fan was alright. It was good that he was alright.
Su Fan is the apple of everyone's eye in China, he can't be allowed to get hurt!
"How long can the seal last?"
After Su Fan regained some of his strength, Yuan Qingsheng asked the most crucial question.
Su Fan was silent for a moment, then slowly said, "Half a year."
"Six months?!?" Ma Tao exclaimed in surprise.
"How could it be in such a short time?!"
Su Fan smiled wryly: "This is just a conservative estimate; the evil calamity is far more powerful than we imagined."
"Once the true form of the evil calamity awakens, the Four Symbols Seal will be broken."
The atmosphere became heavy.
Six months is too short.
"So the key is still the Qilin deity statue," Yuan Qingsheng said in a deep voice. "Only when all five sacred beasts are gathered can the evil calamity be truly eliminated."
Yuan Qingsheng's words made the atmosphere even more somber.
Ma Tao sat on the ground and rubbed his face vigorously:
"The Qilin statue... Is six months enough time to find it?"
Su Fan gazed at the spot in the sky where the crack had once stood, and pondered:
"The Qilin is the central benevolent beast. Unlike the other four sacred beasts and deities, it does not appear in the world. It only shows its traces when there is a great calamity about to happen in the world or when a sage is about to emerge."
"So, finding the Qilin deity statue depends on fate?" Ma Tao frowned.
"Not entirely." Su Fan shook his head.
He then recalled the descriptions of the Qilin he had seen in ancient books from his previous life.
"Ancient texts also record: 'The appearance of a Qilin must be at the confluence of spiritual veins, a place where saintly virtue is manifest.' There are many places where spiritual veins converge on the land of China, but only a few can be called 'places where saintly virtue is manifest...'"
The three exchanged a glance, and a name simultaneously surfaced in their minds.
"Kunlun," Yuan Qingsheng said slowly, "the ancestor of all mountains, the home of all gods, and the root of the spiritual veins of China."
Ma Tao smiled wryly:
"But Kunlun is too big. The Kunlun Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, and the depths are fraught with danger. Let alone half a year, even three years might not be enough to explore every part of it."
Just as the group was at their wits' end, a weak but firm voice came from the side:
"Perhaps... I have a clue."
The three turned around and saw Zhao Zhenshan walking over, supported by his deputy.
Zhao Zhenshan's face was ashen, and his left shoulder was bare; the wound had been simply bandaged, but was still bleeding.
Su Fan quickly stepped forward: "General Zhao, you..."
Zhao Zhenshan waved his hand: "I won't die. Just now, when you were sealing the evil calamity, I vaguely saw some... scenes."
"Screen?"
"Yes."
Zhao Zhenshan closed his eyes, seemingly recalling something.
"At the very moment when the Four Divine Beasts shone brightest and the talisman suppressed the rift, I think... I saw a place."
Zhao Zhenshan opened his eyes, his gaze somewhat dazed:
"I saw a valley shrouded in mist, and in the valley there was a statue, which should be a statue of a god, but his appearance was very blurry."
"But the statue emitted a very warm light. There was a person kneeling in front of the statue... and then that person stood up, and the statue came to life."
Upon hearing this, Su Fan's heart skipped a beat, and he exclaimed in surprise:
"Qilin Valley! The legendary place where Qilin (a mythical creature) exists! It's the most likely place to find a statue of the Qilin deity!"
Ma Tao anxiously asked Zhao Zhenshan:
"General Zhao, did you see anything else?"
Zhao Zhenshan shook his head: "The footage was very short. I only saw two huge pine trees at the entrance of the valley. The shape of the pine trees was very strange, like two coiled dragons."
"There's also the sound of a waterfall in the valley; the sound of the water is very unique, like the ringing of bells."
Yuan Qingsheng frowned in thought.
"Dragon-shaped pine, bell-shaped waterfall... There are no fewer than a hundred waterfalls in the Kunlun Mountains, but the pine trees here are shaped like dragons..."