Chapter 527

Chapter 527: Beast Skin Seals

Yang Jiuzhen gritted her teeth and persevered. She had never faced such a challenge before, pushing beyond her limits with every breath.

Gales, heavenly fire, thunder floods, and meteors surged simultaneously. Although their power was not as fierce as before, their area of effect was vast. The bird monster, transformed from Tie Hu, let out a sharp cry, making one last desperate effort.

Li Hui was also making his final stand, nearly destroying the Kunpeng Decree, continually disrupting the heavenly mechanisms, adding layers of protection to the Jade Turtle, and using all his strength to conceal their presence.

“Boom…”

The world changed color. The bird monster didn’t have time to scream before it was turned to ashes amidst the heavenly tribulation! At the same time, Yang Jiuzhen coughed up blood, her celestial garments torn and the Spirit treasure Round Mirror above her head damaged.

“Block it!”

This girl was determined. She raised her arms to uphold a barrier of light. The Spirit treasure Round Mirror buzzed, perfectly aligning with her at that moment, maximizing its power to deflect the heavenly fire and gales.

Thirty moments, thirty-one moments, thirty-two moments…

Up until the forty-fifth moment, Yang Jiuzhen fainted, and Li Hui finally freed a hand to throw out the anchor paper found in the Yuan Chen Heavenly Mansion. It contained the Tianyan Sun and Moon Dharma Wheel, an ancient treasure that could stabilize Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind even while sealed, slightly relieving the calamity.

The anchor paper couldn’t be damaged; otherwise, the silver snake would surely erupt, which is why it was used now. He also released the treasure cabinet, with the crystal sword bursting forth to resist the disaster.

The Kunpeng Decree was a treasure that Old Li had painstakingly gathered for a month in the Golden Luan Great Thousand Cave!

Because the Kunpeng Decree could disrupt the heavenly mechanisms, Old Li dared to leave behind comments about future events. Otherwise, the traces he left would evaporate after he departed, making it impossible to go against the heavens and change fate.

Li Hui imprinted the comments deeply in his mind. The Kunpeng Decree had already served its maximum purpose, but it held many mysteries that required careful understanding to unveil. However, he never expected that using the Jade Turtle to create artifacts would attract such a terrifying calamity, leaving him struggling to resist without any sign of weakening.

What should he do? At such a critical moment, sacrifices were necessary. So he steeled his heart and fused the various methods left by Old Li with the Jade Turtle using the Kunpeng Decree. If that did not work, he would have to use the golden needle.

“Quick, quick, quick! Deceive the heavens and counter the calamity!”

The rumbling grew closer, and the Purple Crystal Great Sword was shattered, revealing the Heavenly Dao Reincarnation Sword. The treasure cabinet array sustained severe damage, but as long as there was spiritual energy, it could recover.

The Kunpeng Decree spewed forth numerous feathers to meet the heavenly tribulation, finally granting Li Hui a chance to take a breath. He quickly put away the anchor paper. In that brief moment, the silver snake bracelet began to slither around his wrist on its own, showing that this foodie was becoming increasingly ferocious! It only calmed down when the time Dragon Claw swept away the aura of the anchor paper.

“Boom, boom, boom…” The heavenly tribulation changed, its power dispersing.

After enduring for about two incense sticks, the Kunpeng Decree transferred a large number of seals to the Jade Turtle. Just like the giant compass that the wooden turtle carried, it locked onto the turtle’s back, causing the calamity clouds to slowly dissipate.

“Tan Tiandi has escaped, while Dai Qingtian, Jian Wujie, Lin Qingtian, and Tie Hu have died. Only he managed to flee. I must be careful; he likely joined forces with someone he left outside Zi Xu!” Li Hui took a deep breath, savoring the earthy smell of survival after the calamity.

At this moment, as smoke dispersed, the Kunpeng Decree had vanished, leaving only a Kun Feather Mark on the turtle’s back, subtly revealing the essence of upheaval while showcasing unparalleled potential.

Prime Minister Turtle poked his head out and said, “My heavens! That was terrifying! Just now, I felt dazed and confused, as if I remembered something.”

“Collect!” Li Hui raised his hand, bringing the Jade Turtle into his palm, channeling talisman power to transform it into a jade ring that fit on his left thumb. He examined its color, noting it was a dark shade of blue.

“Don’t you want to know where the Crystal Palace is?” Prime Minister Turtle felt a surge of confidence, wanting to show off a little.

“I don’t care. There are many places nearby that need exploring. We can talk about it again in four years,” Li Hui said, lifting Yang Jiuzhen and jumping down into the massive earth fissure. The most mysterious part of Zi Xu had been exposed, and the calamity had destroyed ninety percent of it, with the last ten percent suffering damage as well, making it a great opportunity for treasure.

The underground was in total disarray, making it hard to tell what Zi Xu had looked like before. It was divided into five levels from top to bottom, with the first four completely obliterated, only a few twinkling lights remaining at the Snake’s Mouth.

Upon reaching the fifth level, Li Hui carefully surveyed the area to gather information, traversing traps and entering formations and restrictions. Suddenly, he stood startled, stepping back ten paces before a stone wall.

At that moment, Yang Jiuzhen coughed up black blood and, after catching her breath, asked, “Has the heavenly tribulation passed? Ah! I’m so dizzy; it must have passed. Senior brother is truly impressive!”

Li Hui tapped the stone wall and said, “The wall is hollow; I don’t know what’s hidden inside. I nearly avoided Bai Ze’s divine eye. We are fortunate that Junior Sister exerted herself to protect us; there are a few wooden items left by the ancient Taichu Kingdom nearby, which qualify as spirit treasures. You can take them.”

“Is this what Master meant by the greater the risk, the greater the reward?” Yang Jiuzhen still felt lightheaded.

“Not really; there were too many unexpected turns. We didn’t need to take such great risks to obtain a few spirit treasures here,” Li Hui replied with a wry smile, continuing to knock on the stone wall. “Maybe there are still surprises hidden behind it.”

“Ah? Then should we hurry and leave?” Yang Jiuzhen asked, a bit frightened as she recalled the terrifying heavenly tribulation they had encountered, finding it hard to believe she had endured for so long.

“They say curiosity kills the cat; I must be that cat! Junior Sister, hurry and collect the wooden items; then we’ll leave quickly. The Barbarian Nation has been able to resist the Great Xia for hundreds of years, so there must be powerful figures watching. Such a terrifying heavenly tribulation undoubtedly attracted attention,” Li Hui said firmly, brandishing the cloud-brush to draw out nine-colored talisman flames.

The talisman flames grew rapidly like tree saplings on the stone wall, almost instantly forming a nine-colored flame demon tree that crackled and released flames.

Yang Jiuzhen watched in fascination, eventually remembering to gather the wooden items after a while.

The fire tree sank into the stone wall, burning fiercely for over twenty feet. Iron water flowed out through the cracks in the tree shape, with demon fire relentlessly pushing ahead.

During this, Li Hui continuously waved the cloud-brush until he burned through dozens of precious metals embedded in the stone wall, allowing him to enter.

“Chirp…” The flames surged, banishing the darkness.

Li Hui stepped into the secret chamber and saw a row of massive wooden cabinets arranged in specific positions. Each cabinet was covered in drawers, each one sealed with beast skin talismans as locks.

“Unbelievable! After all these years, these beast skin seals have somehow advanced little by little. The longer the time passes, the stronger their sealing power becomes!”

Bai Ze’s divine eye couldn’t discern what was stored inside the cabinets. There were a total of one hundred eleven cabinets guarding the formation together; unless the seals were removed, no one could touch them.

“Beast skin seals are now extremely rare. The runes should have captured beast souls. These fierce beasts are so muddled they don’t even realize they’re dead. If they appear, they will go on a rampage! Perhaps these seals are more valuable than the things inside.”

Suddenly, Li Hui’s heart trembled. He turned to look, alarmed: “Not good, a powerful barbarian is coming; their vitality is almost palpable.”

He quickly took out five Reincarnation Talismans and infused them with the Qi of Taiqing into the Jade Turtle, urgently urging this powerful artifact to prepare to take the secret chamber with them.