novelHire Chapter 813: Great Changes in Heaven and Earth
Chapter 813: Great Changes in Heaven and Earth
"Zhu Huai, you understand the specific situation now, right?"Hua Jin the True One had left. Chen Huaian glanced sideways at the confined ancient Fierce Beast.
"Yes, Ancestral Dragon, Your Lordship." Zhu Huai was so frightened that his form of address had changed, stammering as he spoke, "I naturally know my mission, but now eight Wells of Heaven have already opened, yet I cannot sense the auras of the other Fierce Beasts. I don't know where to go or what to do..."
Chen Huaian knew Zhu Huai was referring to the matter of Taotie's resurrection.
He took out the Purple Gold Gourd and waved it in front of Zhu Huai, "How about it? Any clues now?"
Looking at the auras of various Fierce Beasts on the Purple Gold Gourd, and the nearly complete demonic soul of Taotie, Zhu Huai's eyes lit up, "So they are all with you, Your Lordship?"
"Correct. However, before that, this Venerable One still has one more arrangement to make." Chen Huaian narrowed his eyes and asked Zhu Huai, "Can you delay the opening time of the Well of Heaven? This Venerable One knows you are one of the keys to the Well of Heaven. Can you make your key take effect later?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Huai scratched his head, thought for a moment, and said, "Then I would need to separate my three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls. The seven corporeal souls would fuse with Lord Taotie, helping Lord Taotie's primordial spirit achieve perfection. The three ethereal souls would control the Well of Heaven, suppressing its opening time.
However, by doing this, Lord Taotie ultimately won't be in his final form, unable to fully ascend to his peak. And my three ethereal souls also cannot suppress the Well of Heaven for too long.
The suppression that the Vermilion Bird and I exert on the Well of Heaven is like weights on a scale. With the Vermilion Bird's weight gone, the scale tilts toward opening the Well of Heaven. No matter what I do, I ultimately cannot prevent the Well of Heaven from opening completely."
"No matter." Chen Huaian nodded, "This Venerable One understands everything you've said.
I only need you to buy this Venerable One a moment, not to make the Well of Heaven never open!"
"Then I can do that." Zhu Huai nodded.
"Good!" Chen Huaian looked around, pondering silently.
He then took out Spirit Stones and various other formation materials from his Storage Pouch.
He intended to use the ninth Demon Sealing Pagoda as the Formation Core.
To refine the entire Demon Sealing Pagoda into a defensive formation that conceals the workings of heaven.
Although he hadn't seen how Taotie was resurrected, since so many prerequisites were needed, it likely wasn't an instantaneous process.
Then, at least until Taotie recovered to his peak state, the nine Wells of Heaven could not open simultaneously.
Otherwise, the aura of Taotie's resurrection would inevitably be sensed by the various gods of the Immortal Realm. If they took action to suppress it early, and Taotie still had no power to resist, wouldn't that be a complete waste?
Following Chen Huaian's requirements, Zhu Huai abandoned his physical body and separated into three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls.
His Physical Shell gradually withered into dust, but the separated three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls were incredibly vast.
The three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls manifested the appearance of Zhu Huai at his peak. Four curved horns seemed capable of piercing the heavens, his massive body bore a volcano spewing molten lava, and those scarlet eyes emitted a blazing red glow, like two rising suns within the dim Demon Sealing Pagoda.
"Now this has a bit of the imposing might of an ancient Fierce Beast!"
Chen Huaian couldn't help but voice his praise.
Zhu Huai felt somewhat embarrassed, obediently waiting to the side.
He watched as Chen Huaian placed Spirit Stones along the Demon Sealing Pagoda, his sword dancing gracefully. Silvery-white strands of Sword Intent swirled around him, then continuously infused into the ground beneath the Demon Sealing Pagoda along with his sword dance. The placed Spirit Stones also disappeared along with the Sword Intent.
Zhu Huai had some knowledge.
He knew Chen Huaian was setting up a formation.
But racking his brains, he couldn't figure out which formation Chen Huaian was arranging.
As an ancient Fierce Beast, although his memories had suffered losses through reincarnations, he could remember most important information like formations.
Even if he had forgotten some, just touching upon a bit of information would quickly bring it back to memory.
Yet as he walked along the Great Formation Chen Huaian was setting up, looking at the intricate and mysterious Formation Patterns at the edge of the Demon Sealing Pagoda, he had no clue in his mind.
This was absolutely not any formation from Earth Star's mythology.
He finally concluded.
This Great Formation should come from another world, a world where immortal cultivation knowledge was equally highly developed.
The look in Zhu Huai's eyes toward Chen Huaian shifted from fear brought by status oppression to sincere, heartfelt respect.
None of the inheritors throughout the generations had been like Chen Huaian, able to bring knowledge from another world to oppose the Celestial God Clan.
Although the strength of this generation's Dragon Soul inheritor wasn't that strong... to the extent that he couldn't even fight side by side with Taotie.
But perhaps... this was an opportunity?
After a while, Chen Huaan finished setting up the formation.
The Formation Patterns at the edge of the Demon Sealing Pagoda lit up simultaneously.
Illusory shadows of flying swords formed upon the Formation Patterns. These flying swords gradually rose, intertwining above their heads into an impenetrable silvery-white Sword Curtain.
At the center of the Demon Sealing Pagoda, Chen Huaian snapped his fingers.
A gigantic sword shadow materialized before him, slowly rotating, enveloping him and Zhu Huai's three ethereal souls and seven corporeal souls. This sword shadow was different from the other illusory flying swords around. Its blade seethed with the origin fire of interwoven black and white lines, emanating a terrifying, heart-palpitating aura.
"Everything is ready, all we need is the east wind."
Chen Huaian placed the Purple Gold Gourd by his feet, looking at Zhu Huai, "Begin! This Venerable One will protect you!"
Zhu Huai let out a low chant, his massive soul body suddenly soaring up—The seven corporeal souls, like dark golden flowing fire, carrying the fierce Killing Intent of the ancient Fierce Beast, slammed straight into the Purple Gold Gourd.
The gourd's mouth instantly glowed with a layer of eerie red light, churning violently like water splashed with hot oil. Soon, excited roars of Fierce Beasts echoed from within: there was Qiongqi's shrill screech, Taowu's deep roar, all ultimately merging into a powerful, vigorous force surging toward the blurred shadow at the center.
Taotie's shadow, which had been merely an outline, suddenly became clear the moment the seven corporeal souls merged.
First, claws covered in bronze-colored scales extended from the shadow, their tips gleaming with a cold light capable of tearing space. Then, a massive maw full of fangs slowly opened. The moment drool dripped, it actually sucked clean the lingering mist inside the gourd. Finally, heavy scales covering the entire body faintly inscribed with twisted runes. As demonic power flowed, the runes lit up with a dark purple light, making Taotie's ferocity appear even more terrifying.
He was no longer a thin shadow but gradually gained the fullness of flesh and blood, even his breathing carried a weight capable of crushing mountains.
Simultaneously, Zhu Huai's three ethereal souls transformed into three shimmering white bands of light, drifting toward the Well of Heaven deep within the Demon Sealing Pagoda.
The moment the light bands touched the edge of the Well of Heaven, the ground, which had only been trembling slightly, suddenly emitted a crisp "crack" sound, as if something was trying to break free from underground.
The white mist at the mouth of the Well of Heaven began to rotate violently, forming an ever-expanding vortex.
At the vortex's center, one could vaguely see what seemed to be a desolate scene from another world—withered giant trees, scarlet earth, and faintly transmitted beast roars.
That was not the Cangyun Realm.
The three ethereal souls suddenly wrapped around the vortex, the shimmering white light bands instantly tightening.
The rotation speed of the white mist abruptly slowed, yet the Demon Sealing Pagoda's tremors grew increasingly violent.
Spiderweb-like cracks began to appear on the stone walls. Pattering down, rubble fell to the ground, emitting a dense "tap-tap" sound, as if heaven and earth were counting down.
"Boom—" A tremendous roar came from underground. The Well of Heaven vortex suddenly erupted with a suction force far exceeding before.
Zhu Huai's three ethereal soul light bands visibly thinned.
Pure Spiritual Energy no longer seeped out slowly but gushed out like a breached dam, converging above the Well of Heaven into a milky-white pillar of qi. The space around the pillar was slightly distorted by its expansion, even the air carried the unique, clear bitterness of ancient spiritual energy.
Zhu Huai's three ethereal souls desperately contracted, trying to press the spiritual energy back into the Well of Heaven. But the spiritual energy seemed to have gained consciousness, continuously impacting the light bands. With each impact, the Demon Sealing Pagoda's tremors intensified further. Even the Formation Patterns Chen Huaian had set up began to flicker, the silvery-white Sword Intent brightening and dimming, as if it might extinguish at any moment.
"Ancestral Dragon, Your Lordship... I... I can't hold on!"
Zhu Huai roared in agony.
Chen Huaian frowned deeply, his gaze icy as he looked toward the top of the Demon Sealing Pagoda.
Just then, the Purple Gold Gourd suddenly cracked with a "crack," followed immediately by a roar from within the gourd powerful enough to shatter eardrums.
"Roar—!"
Taotie's head was the first to burst through the gourd's mouth.
His massive maw opened, sucking in most of the spiritual energy floating around.
The Purple Gold Gourd, which had still been tumbling in the air, was instantly caught in his mouth, chewed into fragments with a few "crack" sounds.
His body completely emerged from the gourd, even thicker than the Demon Sealing Pagoda's crossbeams.
The sound of scales scraping against stone walls was like a thousand blades scraping iron.
With each step, the ground sank, leaving behind footprints wreathed in flames.
His golden-red eyes swept over Chen Huaian, lingering for a moment, the emotions hidden within turbulent yet suppressed.
When he looked toward the Well of Heaven, his pupils abruptly contracted—He could feel that the auras of the other eight Wells of Heaven were converging toward this place.
And it was at the moment Taotie stepped out of the gourd that Zhu Huai's three ethereal souls finally could no longer hold on.
The shimmering white light bands shattered with a "pop," transforming into a sky full of light points surging toward Taotie.
Without suppression, the Well of Heaven's spiritual energy completely erupted!
Boom—!
The milky-white pillar of qi abruptly shot upward, straight toward the top of the Demon Sealing Pagoda, blowing away the stone slabs of the pagoda's roof, revealing the sky above.
The pillar of qi exploded high in the sky, transforming into a long dragon entirely condensed from spiritual energy. The dragon's head held high, its scales were semi-transparent, condensed from spiritual energy, its horns still entwined with undispersed white mist. It let out a dragon's roar toward the sky that shook the heavens, the sound piercing through the clouds, spreading across the entire land.
Even more astonishing was that, following this dragon's roar, the distant sky suddenly lit up with eight beams of light in succession—those were the other eight Wells of Heaven!
The eight beams of light also transformed into spiritual energy long dragons, shooting straight toward the heavens.
Nine long dragons converged in the sky, their bodies intertwining, their dragon heads facing different directions, like heavenly pillars propping up the sky.
The clouds dissipated. The color of the sky gradually deepened from azure blue, first to deep blue, then to ink-black, finally becoming an endless abyss.
It was as if someone had inverted the night sky overhead, even sunlight unable to penetrate.
The heavens, had changed!