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Chapter 246 The Land of Zhenhai: Su Fan Battles Evil!

The aircraft slowly landed at a temporary camp three kilometers away from Zhenhai.

The hatch opened, and a strong, salty sea breeze rushed out, mixed with a nauseating smell of decay.

Su Fan frowned; the aura was even stronger than he had expected.

The ten-person team quickly assembled.

The captain was a man in his thirties named Zhao Tiezhu. He was contracted with the Chinese god Li Yuanba. He was two meters tall, muscular, and carried a heavy hammer on his back.

"Advisor Su, the scouts at the front report that the concentration of evil in the core area of ​​Zhenhai Land has reached more than three times the warning level."

"Seven local guardians have gone missing, and three of them have been confirmed to have undergone abnormalities."

"Based on thermal imaging, there are a lot of life signals moving inside, but they don't look like humans."

Zhao Tiezhu had a deep, resonant voice and spoke very quickly.

Su Fan nodded after hearing this: "Prepare for battle. Our primary task is to purify the source of the evil energy, and only then can we provide rescue. If we encounter possessed individuals..."

Su Fan paused for a moment, then said decisively:

"Prioritize control, but if the situation gets out of control, lethal measures may be used."

"clear!"

The team members responded in unison, each with a solemn expression on their face.

They were all elites drawn from various places, the lowest level being a fifth-rank Divine Master, and they had been through countless battles.

Led by Su Fan, the group quickly headed towards Zhenhai.

The closer you get to the core area, the more bizarre the surrounding scenery becomes.

The once lush coastal forest has withered and turned black, with dark red veins appearing on the trunks, pulsating like blood vessels.

The ground was covered with a sticky black substance, which made a "sizzling" sound when Su Fan and the others stepped on it.

"Be careful, this black substance is corrosive!"

Zhao Tiezhu reminded the team members behind him.

Su Fan had already activated his divine power, and a light golden shield appeared on the surface of his body.

This is the effect of his newly drawn amulet.

The other team members also implemented their own protective measures.

After traveling about another kilometer, a series of roars suddenly came from ahead.

"alert!"

Zhao Tiezhu raised his hand, and the squad immediately dispersed into a battle formation.

Soon, as everyone held their breath and waited anxiously, five figures staggered out from the depths of the woods.

Their uniforms were tattered, their exposed skin was covered with black spots, their eyes were cloudy and yellow, and foul-smelling saliva dripped from the corners of their mouths.

The right arm of the person at the very front was abnormally swollen, and the end of it even turned into a structure similar to a crab claw.

"It's the garrison team..." A team member recognized one of the faces, his voice trembling, "Team Leader Wang, he..."

"They're not Captain Wang anymore," Zhao Tiezhu gritted his teeth. "Prepare for battle!"

The five demons spotted the group, let out inhuman roars, and pounced on them.

Extremely fast!

"Charge!"

Zhao Tiezhu struck first, sweeping his heavy hammer with a whooshing sound.

The demon-possessed individual, whose right arm had mutated, neither dodged nor evaded, but instead met the attack head-on with his crab-claw-like arm.

"clang!"

A loud metallic clang rang out, and Zhao Tiezhu was forced back half a step.

"Strength increased by at least two times!"

Zhao Tiezhu's expression changed upon feeling the numbness in his arm.

The other team members also engaged the possessed individuals and immediately found themselves in a fierce battle.

These possessed individuals have completely lost their minds, fight insanely, and are almost immune to pain, never backing down even when injured.

What's more troublesome is that the divine power they release is mixed with black energy, which will erode normal divine power once it comes into contact with it.

Two team members were unfortunately tainted by the black mist, and their arms immediately began to turn black.

"Back off!"

Seeing that things were not going well, Su Fan decided to take action.

He had originally planned to save this divine power to face the strongest enemy in his best condition, but now it seems that's not an option.

Su Fan made a grasping motion with his left hand, and the Demon-Binding Rope transformed into golden light that shot out, splitting into five in mid-air and precisely binding the five demon-possessed individuals.

The golden runes on the rope lit up, and when they came into contact with the black aura on the body of the possessed person, they made a hissing burning sound.

The possessed person let out a painful roar and struggled desperately, but the demon-binding rope tightened more and more.

"Now's the time!"

Su Fan flipped his right hand, and five exorcism talismans appeared between his fingers.

With a flick of his wrist, the talisman transformed into five golden-red streaks of light, precisely affixing themselves to the foreheads of the five demon-possessed individuals.

"net!"

The talisman burst forth with light, and golden-red flame patterns spread from the forehead, quickly covering the possessed person's entire body.

The black mist instantly melted away like snow meeting the sun.

The possessed person convulsed violently, and the cloudiness in their eyes gradually faded, revealing a brief moment of clarity.

"Thank you... thank you..."

The captain, whose arm had mutated, managed to speak before fainting.

The mutated arm also returned to normal in the golden-red light.

The whole process took less than ten seconds.

The team members were all stunned.

They fought fiercely but could not gain the upper hand, while Su Fan ended the battle with a mere flick of his wrist.

"Don't stand there in a daze." Su Fan put away the demon-binding rope. "Check their condition. The lightly injured team members stay behind to take care of them. The rest of you, continue forward."

"yes!"

Zhao Tiezhu came to his senses and looked at Su Fan with more awe.

Zhao Tiezhu left three team members to take care of the unconscious demon-possessed person, while the remaining seven followed Su Fan to continue deeper into the area.

The deeper you go, the stronger the evil aura becomes, with almost solidified black mist permeating the forest.

An ordinary person would probably go crazy if they stayed here for just a few minutes.

The fragment of the purple sash on Su Fan's chest was slightly warm, emitting a cool aura that protected his soul.

Su Fan noticed that some of the team members were starting to breathe rapidly and their eyes were red.

"Divide this in."

Su Fan took out a small jade bottle from the system space and poured out seven pale golden pills. These were the Mind-Cleansing Pills that Tang Sanzang had blessed with Buddhist light before their departure.

The team member took the pill, swallowed it, and his condition immediately improved.

After a moment, Zhao Tiezhu pointed ahead and said:

"Advisor Su, the core area of ​​Zhenhai Land is just ahead. It used to be the site of an ancient battlefield, but now..."

Without him saying anything, Su Fan had already seen it.

Three hundred meters ahead, the terrain suddenly dips down, forming a basin about one kilometer in diameter.

In the center of the basin, a thick black column of air shot into the sky, reaching straight into the clouds.

Around the column of air, countless deformed figures roamed about, all of them either possessed by demonic possession or extraterrestrial beings.

Even more terrifying, dozens of cracks appeared on the ground at the edge of the basin, from which thick, evil black energy continuously poured out.

"Is this...the gates of hell?"

"A young team member murmured."

Su Fan's expression was also solemn; the concentration of evil here had exceeded his expectations.

It is unlikely that exorcism talismans and the Three Lights Divine Water alone will be sufficient to completely purify the area.

Su Fan immediately took out his communicator: "Command center, this is Su Fan. The situation in Zhenhai Land has deteriorated. A large-scale leak of evil energy has been discovered. Requesting backup."

A crackling static came from the communicator, followed by Old Mo's voice:

"Su Fan, similar situations have been found at the other two locations. The Venerable Xuanzang judged that this wasn't a natural leak, but rather someone deliberately broke the seal suppressing the evil energy!"

"seal?"

"That's right. According to the monk Xuanzang, after that great battle, the Chinese gods set up seals in various places to seal the source of evil."

"These seals should have been extremely secure, but they have been breached by external forces. You need to find the core of the seals and reinforce or repair them!"

Su Fan wiped his eyes with his hand, and a faint golden light immediately appeared in his eyes.

Sharp eyes!

Su Fan looked at the black column of gas in the center of the basin and could vaguely see something glowing at the bottom of the column.

"The core of the seal should be directly below the pillar of energy."

Su Fan deduced, "But there must be a powerful evil guarding that place."

As if to verify Su Fan's words, a deafening roar suddenly rang out from the center of the basin as soon as Su Fan finished speaking.

The black column of air churned violently, and a huge claw emerged from it, followed by a second, a third...

Finally, a monster ten meters tall crawled out.

It has a human-like torso, but six spider legs, compound eyes on its head, and a pair of tattered fleshy wings spread out on its back.

The monster was covered in black slime, and wherever it went, it corroded the ground, leaving deep trenches.

"What is that?"

Zhao Tiezhu's voice was dry and hoarse.

Su Fan took a deep breath: "It seems we've met the real deal."

The monster roared to the sky, and all the demonized beings and mutated creatures in the basin seemed to hear a command, turning their heads in unison to look in the direction where Su Fan and his group were.

Hundreds of murky eyes shone with a blood-red light in the darkness.

Su Fan said in a deep voice:

"Prepare for a fight to the death. Captain Zhao, you take your men and guard the outer perimeter, eliminating as many possessed individuals as possible and preventing them from getting close to the center. I'll deal with that big guy and try to repair the seal."

"Advisor Su, it's too dangerous for you to be alone!" Zhao Tiezhu said anxiously after hearing this.

"Execute the order." Su Fan's tone left no room for doubt. "I possess the Haotian Golden Palace Seal, which has a restraining effect on evil beings. Your presence will only distract me."

"Moreover, you all saw my strength just now. It's no exaggeration to say that I could take on your entire squad by myself."

Zhao Tiezhu's face flushed slightly after hearing this, and he gritted his teeth:

"Yes! Please be careful!"

Su Fan said no more, leaped out of his hiding place, and transformed into a golden light that shot straight into the center of the basin.

Su Fan's appearance immediately attracted the monster's attention.

The monster's six compound eyes locked onto Su Fan simultaneously, and it opened its mouth to spew out a black beam of light.

Su Fan skillfully dodged in the air, avoiding the beams of light.

The black beam of light struck the mountain wall behind them, instantly melting the entire rock face.

"Such strong corrosiveness!"

Su Fan glanced at it, gasped, and dared not be negligent. He flipped his right hand, and three enhanced exorcism talismans appeared in his palm.

"go!"

Under Su Fan's control, the three talismans transformed into three golden-red meteors, shooting towards the monster in a triangular formation.

The monster seemed to sense a threat, its fleshy wings flapping as it tried to dodge.

But the talisman was extremely fast, accurately affixing itself to its chest, forehead, and abdomen.

"burst!"

With a thought, Su Fan activated all three talismans simultaneously.

The Samadhi True Fire of Nezha, the Great God of the Three Altars and Seas, instantly erupted from the talisman and spread throughout the monster's entire body.

"Aaaaaahh ...

The monster let out a shrill scream, and the black slime on its body was evaporated by the Samadhi True Fire, revealing the charred flesh inside.

Su Fan's face lit up with joy—it worked!

But the next second, the black column of gas in the center of the basin split into several streams of black gas and injected them into the monster's body.

The Samadhi Fire on the monster's body quickly extinguished, and the wounds healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Su Fan frowned after reading it: "It can absorb evil energy to recover?"

At this moment, dozens of demonic beings had already surrounded them.

They were devoid of reason, driven only by a pure lust for killing.

"Get out of here!"

With a wave of his left hand, Su Fan sent the Demon-Binding Rope into dozens of golden rays, which, like snakes emerging from their holes, bound all the demons who approached.

At the same time, he flicked his right hand repeatedly, sending out exorcism talismans that stuck to the bodies of these possessed individuals.

But there were too many possessed people; as soon as he cleared one area, more surged up.

What's more troublesome is that the monster has fully recovered. Its six segmented limbs suddenly pushed off the ground, and its massive body slammed into Su Fan like a cannonball.

That's incredibly fast!

Su Fan had no time to dodge, so he could only cross his arms in front of him and activate the protective talisman and the Eight Trigrams Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe with all his might.

"boom!"

Su Fan was hit hard by the monster and sent flying, tumbling through the air more than a dozen times before regaining his footing.

Su Fan felt a sharp pain in his arms, and the golden light of the amulet dimmed considerably.

"Such immense power..."

The monster gave Su Fan no chance to catch his breath, quickly closing in on him and attacking him in turn with its six limbs, each strike powerful and heavy.

Su Fan dodged left and right in the air, occasionally using the Demon-Binding Rope to block, appearing evenly matched, but in reality, he was completely at a disadvantage.

This can't go on.

Su Fan's mind raced as he dodged attacks while observing the black column of air in the center of the basin.

With his all-seeing ability, Su Fan could vaguely see a broken stone tablet at the bottom of the pillar of energy.

Ancient runes were carved on the stone tablet, which was now emitting a faint golden light.

Su Fan speculated that it should be the core of the seal of this evil energy point.

However, the problem is that the black energy around the stone tablet is the most concentrated, forming an absolute domain with a diameter of 100 meters.

If an ordinary Divine Guardian gets close, they will probably be corrupted instantly.

"We have no choice but to give it our all!"

Su Fan made a decision.

We can't keep fighting that monster like this. His divine power will eventually run out, but his evil energy is endless.

Su Fan suddenly retreated to create distance, and at the same time took out the jade bottle containing the Three Lights Divine Water from the system space.

He opened the bottle, and a refreshing scent immediately filled the air, causing the surrounding evil energy to recede somewhat.

Without hesitation, Su Fan tilted his head back and drank all the remaining Three Lights Divine Water in the bottle.

The cool liquid entered my throat and instantly transformed into a surge of powerful energy that flowed into my limbs and bones.

Su Fan felt his power rising wildly. His cultivation level, which was originally at the early stage of the sixth rank, broke through to the middle stage of the sixth rank in the blink of an eye, and finally stopped at the advanced stage of the sixth rank.

Although it was only temporary.

Moreover, the nature of Su Fan's divine power also changed, now carrying a trace of the purifying properties of the Three Lights Divine Water.

"That's enough!"

Su Fan's eyes shone brightly with golden light, and a layer of clear light like ripples appeared on his body.

The monster pounced again, but this time Su Fan neither dodged nor evaded. He clenched his right fist, and clear light condensed within it.

"break!"

With a punch, the force of the fist collided with the monster's claws.

There was no earth-shattering noise; the moment the monster's claws touched Qingguang, they melted away like ice and snow meeting fire.

The monster roared in pain and retreated repeatedly.

"As expected, the Three Lights Divine Water is even more effective against evil spirits!"

Su Fan's confidence soared, and he took the initiative to attack.

He formed hand seals, and the divine power within his body circulated according to the Heavenly Gang Suppressing Evil Seal recorded in the "Complete Collection of Basic Heavenly Gang Talismans".

The clear light condensed in Su Fan's palm, transforming into a large, illusory seal.

"town!"

Su Fan shouted and threw the illusory seal out.

The phantom of the seal flew out, growing longer in the wind until it reached a size of ten zhang, and slammed hard onto the monster's head.