togophonebook Chapter 89 The Beast of the Great Calamity
Chapter 89 The Beast of the Great Calamity
Chapter 90 The Beast of the Great Calamity
Several days later, Ancestor Qingluan and Xuan Yao emerged from the Undying Volcano one after the other.
The two rode on their escape light, leaving the Phoenix Clan's training ground, and headed towards the most remote part of the southern part of the prehistoric world.
The further south you go, the more desolate and barren the landscape becomes.
At first, a few reddish rocks could be seen, and a few fire-attribute spiritual herbs grew against the cracks in the rocks. Further on, all that remained was a scorched wasteland, littered with rubble, and broken mountain ranges.
A gray-black crack would occasionally appear in the void, filled with a chilling aura, from which residual calamity energy seeped out, resembling smoke that lingered for a long time.
Xuan Yao focused his gaze.
The aura of the calamity turned ashen, swirling in the wind but not carried away by it.
This place is the old wound left by the great calamity of the ferocious beasts back then.
Countless eras have passed, and the primordial world naturally flows with life, but the spiritual energy of this desolate land was severed long ago, and the earth's veins were broken, so the old wounds have not yet healed.
As the Azure Phoenix Ancestor watched this scene along the way, his expression gradually darkened.
She occasionally sighed softly, as if recalling the bloody events of the beginning of time.
At that time, Shenni ruled over ferocious beasts and ravaged the prehistoric world. Countless ancestors of the Phoenix Clan perished in the Southern Wilderness before a sliver of peace was finally achieved.
Now, returning to this familiar place, the landscape is no longer what it once was; only the lingering stench of calamity remains, inevitably evoking feelings of melancholy.
Xuan Yao followed closely beside the Azure Phoenix Ancestor, not daring to relax even slightly.
He secretly channeled his pure and virtuous energy, creating a layer of pale golden light around his body to isolate the remaining cold energy in the void.
At the same time, he released his divine sense to silently record the course of the earth veins and the location of the void rifts along the way.
Although these broken ley lines are no longer significant, they still contain traces of ancient formations and the workings of heaven and earth, which will be of some help to him in deducing the Heavenly Gang Life and Death Formation in the future.
For decades, the two traveled through the wilderness, following the guidance in the jade slip of Daoist Duobao, passing through several ancient battlefield ruins eroded by calamity energy.
On this day, a deep rumble suddenly came from the sky and earth ahead.
Xuan Yao looked up and saw a waterfall cascading down from the sky before the jagged cliffs, crashing into the deep valley.
The water was not an ordinary clear stream; it contained wisps of grayish, malevolent water that formed pools upon landing, eroding the surrounding rocks and creating pits and depressions.
Beyond that waterfall, there seems to be another hidden paradise.
Ancestor Qingluan descended from the clouds, pointed to the depths of the waterfall, and whispered, "This is the place. Fellow Daoist, follow me."
The two figures swayed and passed through the icy waterfall, landing in front of a natural stone cave.
This cave is hidden deep inside the mountain, and its entrance is surrounded by countless black vines that resemble a calamity.
The aura of calamity writhed slightly, as if breathing with life, emanating a fierce intent.
If an ordinary immortal were to approach rashly, their primordial spirit would likely be scattered by this calamity.
Xuan Yao took a deep breath and quietly activated his Purple Mansion Dharma Eye.
His eyes shimmered with alternating shades of red and blue, his gaze piercing through the darkness of the cave entrance and penetrating deep into the grotto.
Deep within, there lies a white jade platform, imbued with the essence of the Earth element for countless years, its surface warm and smooth, subtly exuding the charm and spirit of the Earth element.
A fist-sized, dark yellow clod of earth hangs silently on the stone platform.
The clod of earth had an ancient and simple appearance, without any dazzling luster, but its surface had a faint golden halo.
At first glance, it seems unremarkable, but upon closer inspection, it appears heavy and solid, as if it could bear the weight of mountains and rivers.
This item is the Merit Soil formed by the fusion of the Creation Merit and the Primordial Earth Essence, a first-class treasure among the Primordial Earth-elemental divine objects.
However, beside the Breath of Earth, lay a ferocious beast the size of a small mountain.
The ferocious beast resembled the Qiongqi, its body covered in white bone spurs, and it constantly spewed out gray-black malevolent energy from its mouth and nose.
With each breath, a large amount of calamity energy condensed in the air, and the stench of blood permeated the air, even eroding the stone walls and leaving mottled marks.
If the Golden Immortal's body is too deeply tainted, it will also suffer from its defilement.
This is the remnant of the Great Luo Ferocious Beast that Daoist Duobao spoke of.
The Azure Phoenix Ancestor's phoenix eyes turned slightly cold as he turned to look at Xuan Yao, saying in a deep voice, "Young friend Xuan Yao, retreat to a distance and use the array flags to suppress the void here. Do not let this wicked creature escape, and do not let the commotion here disturb the living beings outside."
Xuan Yao immediately agreed.
With a sway of his body, he retreated tens of thousands of miles. With a wave of his sleeves, thirty-six Zhou Tian Sha Banners flew out simultaneously, transforming into thirty-six streams of black and gold light, which landed on the four void nodes.
Once the array flags were in place, the Heavenly Gang Fiend Array began to operate, with fiendish energy forming patterns and divine energy transforming into locks, sealing off the energy of heaven and earth within a radius of ten thousand miles.
Before the entrance to the grotto, the Azure Phoenix Ancestor shone with a brilliant azure light.
A clear, melodious phoenix cry resounded through the mountains, breaking the silence of the place.
Amidst the flowing blue light, a thousand-foot-tall blue-curved true form appeared in mid-air.
With its wings spread, azure divine fire rose from between its feathers, and the Southern Bright Fire surged into the cave like a tidal wave.
The ferocious beast lying beside the stone platform was awakened by the firepower and suddenly opened its blood-red vertical pupils.
It roared to the sky, its voice echoing through the mountain. With a stomp of its four feet on the ground, its massive body transformed into a gray shadow and charged out of the cave amidst the raging blue flames.
A great battle broke out in an instant.
Although this ferocious beast lacks intelligence, its immense power and ancient, ferocious body make it extremely formidable.
It was enveloped in a thick aura of calamity, and with each swipe of its claws, a gray-black evil wind tore through the void.
The poisonous mist spewed from its mouth was condensed from the resentment of countless eons, its color a ghastly green, and it hissed wherever it passed, even scorching fine cracks at the edges of the void.
If it were an ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortal, even a trace of it would inevitably taint their Dao foundation and obscure their primordial spirit.
However, the Azure Phoenix Ancestor was one of the Nine Sons of the Primordial Phoenix. He had existed in the world since the beginning of time and had personally experienced the most dangerous years of the Great Calamity of Ferocious Beasts.
Although these remnants were vicious, they were not uncontrollable in her eyes.
A thousand-foot-long blue phoenix circled and twirled in mid-air, its agile form like a divine bird patrolling the heavens.
With each flap of its wings, ten thousand streaks of azure fire feathers fell, like meteors falling into the sea, burning away the calamities that filled the sky.
The fire of Nanming is inherently capable of suppressing karmic obstacles and calamities.
Wherever the azure flames went, the gray-black calamity aura and the pale green poisonous mist melted away rapidly, like snow meeting boiling water, with a sizzling sound.
The ferocious beast roared repeatedly, charging and crashing about, but it could not break through the blockade of the blue flames.
The Azure Phoenix Ancestor saw through its methods.
She let out a clear cry, and dazzling blue flames ignited on her claws as she suddenly lunged down, taking advantage of the ferocious beast's attack.
A screeching sound rang out as the Azure Phoenix's sharp claws tore through the beast's thick bone armor, leaving several deep, bone-revealing wounds on its chest and abdomen.
Crimson and grayish beast blood splattered across the sky, dripping onto the rocks and instantly corroding them into black pits.
This great battle lasted for three days and three nights.
The entire desolate mountain range was shattered by the collision of magical forces.
Mountains collapsed, earth veins churned, and countless void rifts crisscrossed the battlefield.
If Xuan Yao hadn't used the Heavenly Gang Life-Destroying Array to firmly lock down the aftershocks, the surrounding area of millions of miles would have been swept up and turned into ruins.
By the morning of the fourth day, the ferocious beast finally showed signs of weakness.
It was burned day and night by the Southern Bright Fire, and most of its ancient calamity energy had been worn away. Its huge body was charred black all over, many of its bone spurs were broken, and its movements were no longer as swift as before.
This was exactly the flaw that the Azure Phoenix Ancestor had been waiting for.
Her wings snapped shut, and endless natal azure flames condensed in the void.
In the blink of an eye, the flames transformed into a thousand-foot-long azure fire sword.
Dao patterns flowed across the sword's blade, radiating a clear blue light and carrying the pure Dao intent to purify karmic calamities.
"cut!"
Ancestor Qingluan gave a clear shout.
The thousand-foot-long fiery sword slashed down from the sky like a blue rainbow piercing the sun, instantly penetrating the beast's vital points.
The ferocious beast let out a fierce roar, and its massive body crashed to the ground.
The Southern Bright Fire surged into its body through the wound, burning away the remaining calamity energy layer by layer, and then suppressed its ferocious beast spirit within the fire sword, rendering it powerless to resist.
Seeing that the dust had settled, Xuan Yao put away the Heavenly Gang Life-Giving Array and flashed into the broken stone cave.
At this moment, the heat wave inside the cave had not yet dissipated, and the embers of blue flames still flickered on the four walls.
The lingering aura of calamity had been mostly burned away, leaving the air with a fresh and clean atmosphere, cleansed by the fire.
Xuan Yao arrived in front of the white jade platform and looked at the quietly floating Merit Soil.
He dared not touch such divine objects with his physical body, and immediately circulated his pure energy of virtue and merit.
A golden-jade-colored light flowed from his palm, transforming into a warm, luminous hand that gently cradled the ball of merit soil.