The afterglow of the True Yang Sword of Destiny still flickered in the temple, like the last gasp of a dying star. The air was filled with the smell of burnt, bloody, and sweet decay, interweaving into a disgusting sticky smell.
Li Hua half-knelt on the sword, his chest rising and falling violently, and every breath involved the hidden pain deep in his internal organs. The consumption of True Yang Blood far exceeded expectations, and his eyes were black. Mei leaned against the stone pillar with difficulty, her fingertips stained with blood, and drew a short soul-fixing talisman on the pillar, trying to suppress the surging fishy sweetness, but her eyes were fixed on the temple keeper.
The sword marks on the Nuo mask were burnt black like a bad sore, deeply sunken, and black liquid oozing out from the cracks, dripping along the cold wood grain, making a "sizzling" sound, and wisps of smelly black smoke rose. Under the mask, the pupils as green as ghost fire burned with the hatred of destroying everything, locking Li Hua tightly.
"Young... Daoist... sect..."
The voice of the temple keeper was no longer false, and the disguise was completely torn off, leaving only the inhuman scream of metal scraping bones, and every word was tempered with cold poison and hatred-
"Destroy... my... God... face... and... fall... forever... into... hell--!"
He suddenly opened his arms, as if to embrace the entire abyss!
Boom--!
The evil spirit, which was a hundred times more dense than before, erupted from his body like a wicked dragon that had been sleeping for ten thousand years! The entire Nuo temple trembled violently, the ground froze quickly, and thick black frost grew wildly. The air seemed to condense into lead and iron, and even breathing became difficult. The huge wooden sculpture of the Nuo god groaned, and the surface painting peeled off like rotten skin, revealing the ink-black wood as blood!
"Crack... crackle--!"
Deep in the temple, the terrifying sound of the chain suddenly became violent! No longer dragging, but collision and struggle! It was as if the giant beast in the Nine Netherworld prison was awakened by the overwhelming evil and anger, and rushed into the cage frantically! Every collision made the temple tremble and dust fell!
"It is awakening the things below!" Mei said hoarsely, his eyes swept across the broken altar and the hideous Nuo mask, and finally locked onto the pedestal under the wooden sculpture of the Nuo God——
In the chaos, a very faint golden halo, almost submerged by the evil spirit, was stubbornly shining through!
It was a seal fragment! It was embedded under the wooden sculpture pedestal, suppressed by the huge evil force, while maintaining a delicate balance!
"Under the pedestal!" Mei warned sharply.
The temple keeper moved! He ignored Li Hua, and the dry claws dripping with black liquid suddenly grabbed in the air! Five black claw shadows cut through the frozen air, screaming and rushing straight to Mei's throat, so fast that there was no escape!
Mei's pupils shrank suddenly, and death was approaching in an instant!
"Don't even think about it!"
A loud shout like thunder! Li Hua's figure was actually one step faster than the claw shadow! He did not rush directly to Mei, but suddenly turned around and stomped his left foot heavily on the icy ground!
"Qiantian borrows the law, Kundi connects the secluded, and people and ghosts have different paths-fixed!"
Under his feet, three old copper coins had already formed a three-talent formation! The copper coins hummed and vibrated, bursting out with a dazzling earthy yellow light, and a steady and heavy earth power surged out! Although it could not completely imprison the evil power, it made the claw shadow stagnate in the air!
It was this millimeter!
Li Hua cut into the gap between Mei and the claw shadow like a ghost. The long sword did not cut straight, but lightly tapped the five weakest nodes of the claw shadow!
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
Five sounds of metal and iron clashing, the claw shadow broke into pieces, and turned into cold black air and scattered!
Li Hua used his remaining true essence to break the force with cleverness. His face turned pale as paper. A mouthful of blood "poofed" onto the frost, instantly condensing into scarlet ice crystals.
"Li Hua!" Mei screamed in shock!
The temple keeper roared like crazy, obviously not expecting that the dying Taoist still had some tricks. His evil spirit surged, and more black claws condensed in the void, ready to launch a more violent attack!
Mei's eyes flashed with determination. Can't wait any longer!
She bit her tongue hard, and a mouthful of blood and true essence sprayed on the copper ring magic weapon. The talisman instantly ignited, and a blazing white light burst out!
"Lead!" She shouted, slamming the copper ring heavily to the ground!
Buzz!
The blazing white halo spread out, forcibly dispelling the black frost, revealing the ancient runes engraved on the stone slab! The golden light suppressed by the base was now several times clearer! A very thin golden line came out from the base and strangely connected to the temple keeper's chest!
"It is absorbing the power of the fragment! The fragment is also suppressing it!" Mei was surprised and delighted.
Li Hua's pupils flashed with brilliance - that's it! The temple keeper is not a pure evil spirit, but a container used to steal and pollute the power of the seal fragment! The fragment is both the source of his power and a shackle!
The temple keeper obviously also sensed the crisis. He was shocked and angry. His withered claws suddenly grabbed his chest, trying to cut off the golden thread. At the same time, he let out a sharp hissing sound and frantically urged the evil creatures underground!
"Roar!"
A roar that was enough to tear the soul exploded from the ground! The chain no longer shook, but broke! A huge crack tore the stone slab, and a giant claw covered with bronze scales suddenly stretched out!
The ground was like rotten wood turning into powder, and the air shook violently! More ancient, greedy, and pure evil swept out!
The real horror, breaking free from the first seal!
The base shook violently, the seal fragments flashed with golden light, and the connecting golden thread dimmed instantly! The evil spirit on the temple keeper was ignited and surged in an instant!
"Not good!" Li Hua and Mei's hearts sank at the same time!
The temple keeper roared wildly, and all the black air shot towards the seal fragments like tentacles! He wanted to take advantage of the broken base and completely devour the seal!
A critical moment!
Li Hua no longer hesitated, and suddenly thrust the long sword into the ground, forming seals with both hands, his knuckles turned white, and the incantation was like the wind:
"Heaven and Earth Mysterious Sect, the root of all Qi, practiced for billions of kalpas, proved my supernatural power - the body is golden, covering my body, hurry up as the law!"
Boom——!
A pure, magnificent golden light shot out from his head! It was not to attack the enemy, but to condense into a divine light to protect the body, the inscriptions flowed, and the power of Tao was awe-inspiring!
Divine incantation golden light!
Li Hua's seven orifices instantly ooze blood, and his breath was like a candle in the wind, but the evil spirit retreated inch by inch under the shining of the golden light, and even the bronze scale claws paused!
Li Hua took this opportunity to rush into the golden light and rushed straight to the fragments!
The temple keeper screamed in shock and anger, and all the attacks were directed at Li Hua! The giant claws were like a mountain collapsing, slapping down towards the golden light!
"Crack--"
The protective golden light cracked like colored glaze!
——But at this moment, another person rushed over first!
Mei!
She was on the verge of exhaustion, but with her last bit of strength, she pressed her bloody hand on a stone slab engraved with ancient sacrificial dance patterns at the edge of the crack!
"Use blood as a guide, use spirits as sacrifices, and Nuo dance to open the secluded - please judge by the ancestors!"
Blood soaked the lines, and a desolate and solemn dark red light burst out from the depths of the base!
Not the seal fragments, but--the remaining will of this temple and the body of this Nuo god!
The "Nuo" power was like a dormant volcano awakening. A flash of red light appeared, and the bronze claws stopped. The black air rolled and screamed in pain!
The evil spirit on the temple keeper's body clashed violently with the red light, and the Nuo mask on his face cracked!
Now!
Li Hua was like a golden arrow, and finally arrived in front of the crack! He reached into the crack with his right hand and held the blue, warm, heavy diamond-shaped jade piece!
"Buzz!"
The jade piece trembled violently, and a torrent of ancient and vast spiritual power rushed into Li Hua's body!
It was not evil power, but cold and indifferent, as if the Milky Way in the sky was pouring back!
Li Hua groaned, his bones wailed, and the golden light protecting his body shook violently!
The power of the fragments was far beyond imagination! It was not a dead thing, but a dormant "consciousness"!
The giant claws roared again when they were touched, the scales stood upside down, and the black ghost face fell from the sky!
The golden light protecting the body was full of cracks!
The temple keeper screamed like crazy, the golden thread was about to break, he no longer held back, one withered claw gathered the power of death, and went straight to Li Hua's back! The other claw grabbed Mei who was kneeling!
There was a world-destroying claw in front, a fatal sneak attack behind, and a dying companion on the side!
Li Hua's body was on the verge of breaking, his soul was burning, his five senses were blurred, and he only felt that the world was spinning.
Life and death, only in this moment.