chsdbacks Chapter 261 Pigsy lends a helping hand!
Chapter 261 Pigsy lends a helping hand!
Su Fan froze on the spot, his pupils shrinking sharply!
surprise?!
Surprise my ass!
The man in black robes stood before Su Fan, his eyes cold and mocking, like a god looking down upon an ant.
What's most unsettling is the seal he's holding in the air with his left hand.
The Golden Palace Seal of Haotian!
The once lustrous white and smooth seal now gleamed with an ominous dark golden luster.
The dragon on the seal knob has bloodshot eyes, bared fangs and claws, and is covered in black mist.
The four ancient seal characters "昊天金阙" on the bottom of the seal are no longer a magnificent gold, but rather flow with an evil light interwoven with black and red.
"You...you contaminated it?"
Su Fan's heart sank to the bottom.
The original aura of the Haotian Golden Palace Seal was that of the majestic and righteous Heavenly Court, a symbol of authority that ruled over the Three Realms.
But now, it exudes a cold and evil aura that originates from the same source as the man in the black robe.
"Pollution?" The man in black chuckled, his voice icy. "No, evolution."
He raised the Golden Seal, and a dark golden light shone down, making the holes in his white mask glow faintly.
"Haotian is dead, and the Heavenly Court has collapsed. This seal holds power but no god wields it. I have infused it with supreme divine power, transforming it from an inanimate object into a living divine artifact."
"Now it is worthy of the name Haotian."
As the man in black robes spoke, the seal trembled slightly.
hum-
An invisible wave spread out.
The Jizhou Cauldron and Qingzhou Cauldron, which were floating beside Su Fan, simultaneously emitted mournful cries, and their bodies flashed with intense blue light.
The azure light array formed by the resonance of the three cauldrons flickered erratically under the impact of this fluctuation, and even began to crumble at the edges!
The man in black robes stepped forward.
With just one step, the entire world trembled.
Chen Zhan and the others groaned, feeling an irresistible force pressing down on them, their bones cracking, almost causing them to kneel on the ground.
Several of the weaker team members had blood trickling from their mouths and their faces were deathly pale.
Zhao Dabao was in the worst condition. He was only at the fifth level of cultivation, and under this pressure, he collapsed to the ground, even having difficulty breathing.
The barrage of comments that had been flooding the live stream screen vanished instantly.
All the viewers held their breath; they could feel the overwhelming sense of impending doom even through the screen.
"What...what kind of monster is this?!"
"The man in black robes! It's the man in black robes from the Zhenhai Land!"
"What is he holding? Why is Su Shen's divine weapon trembling?"
"It's over...it's really over..."
Fear spread through the hearts of everyone watching the live stream.
Su Fan gritted his teeth and forced himself to steady himself.
He can't retreat.
Behind him were his comrades from the Dragon Seeking Team, Zhao Dabao, and millions of Chinese compatriots watching the live broadcast.
If he withdraws, the backbone of China will be broken.
Su Fan raised his head and looked directly at the white mask.
"Man in black robes. What do you want?"
"What are you doing?"
The man in black seemed to enjoy this cat-and-mouse game, and he took another step forward unhurriedly.
The pressure intensified.
The ground beneath Su Fan's feet cracked, with spiderweb-like fissures spreading for more than ten meters.
The man in black spoke calmly, yet every word he uttered was piercing.
"I originally intended to wait until I had fully refined the Haotian Golden Palace Seal before searching for the Nine Cauldrons. But you moved too fast. With the three cauldrons resonating and the dragon veins stabilized, if I let you continue searching, once all nine cauldrons are gathered, you might really cause some trouble."
"Therefore, I am leaving seclusion ahead of schedule."
He stopped, only ten meters away from Su Fan.
For beings of their level, this distance is equivalent to face to face.
The man in black robes extended his hand.
"Hand over the three cauldrons. I may spare your corpses."
A naked threat.
Su Fan smiled.
He grinned, his smile bordering on madness.
"Leave the body intact? Well, then I really should thank you."
Before he could finish speaking, Su Fan made his move!
Instead of retreating, he charged forward!
The fragment of the Eight Trigrams Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe was instantly activated, and purple-gold runes enveloped the entire body.
At the same time, he formed a hand seal and shouted:
"Three Lights Divine Water, protect my true body!"
"The Heavenly Generals suppress evil, vanquishing demons and eliminating calamities!"
Both trump cards were played at the same time!
A drop of divine water, flowing with three colors, appeared in the palm of his left hand, transforming into a protective shield of clear light that enveloped his body.
He clenched his right hand, and the phantom of the Heavenly Gang Suppressing Evil Seal condensed in his palm. Although it was not as complete as the one he had used in the Land of Suppressing the Sea, it was still formed from all the divine power he could currently mobilize.
One side defends, the other attacks—Su Fan is going all out!
"Like a mantis trying to stop a chariot."
The man in black didn't even move.
He simply raised the Haotian Golden Palace Seal he was holding in his left hand.
The seal trembled slightly, and a dark golden light surged forth like a tide.
Click!
The moment the illusory image of the Heavenly Gang Suppressing Evil Seal came into contact with the golden light, it shattered inch by inch.
The protective shield trembled violently, the speed at which the three colors circulated slowed down to the naked eye, and the light dimmed rapidly.
Su Fan groaned, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, his forward momentum abruptly halted.
The gap is too big.
If Su Fan's current strength is a small mountain, then the black-robed man holding the Haotian Golden Palace Seal is the towering Kunlun Mountains.
They're not even in the same league!
"Advisor Su!"
Chen Zhan's eyes were bloodshot with rage, and he wanted to rush forward to help, but he was held firmly in place by the oppressive aura and could not move.
Zhao Dabao lay on the ground, his eyes red. He struggled to lift his head and hissed at the man in black robes:
"Fellow Daoist...please wait!!!"
hum-
The Law of Misfortune is activated.
But this time, it had no effect.
The black aura surrounding the man in black robes only rippled slightly, without even lifting the hem of his robes.
"Interesting rules," the man in black even had the leisure to comment.
"Disrupting cause and effect, creating chaos. An ordinary divine master might actually suffer some losses."
"But I am not a guardian of the gods, I am... a god!"
"Your laws are ineffective against me."
He raised his wooden cane and tapped it casually.
Zhao Dabao was struck as if by a heavy blow. He flew backward, crashing through three large trees before falling to the ground, spitting out blood. His life or death was unknown.
"Da Bao!" Su Fan's eyes reddened.
The man in black robes turned to Su Fan, raising his wooden staff once more.
"Don't rush, it's your turn. Since you refuse to hand it over, I'll take it myself."
A flash of red light appeared in the eyeball at the top of the staff.
A beam of jet-black light shot out, aiming straight for Su Fan's brow!
This attack was unavoidable and unstoppable!
At the critical moment—
"Amitabha."
A single Buddhist chant resounded throughout heaven and earth.
Golden Buddhist light descended from the sky, cascading down like a waterfall, blocking Su Fan's path.
The jet-black beam of light struck the Buddha's light, producing a piercing hissing sound. The Buddha's light fluctuated violently, but ultimately did not shatter.
Tang Sanzang appeared beside Su Fan.
He was still wearing that faded robe, his face gaunt, but his eyes reflected supreme wisdom.
"Master Xuanzang!" Su Fan exclaimed in surprise.
"Benefactor Su, this humble monk is late." Tang Sanzang nodded slightly, then looked at the man in black robes and clasped his hands together.
"My benefactor, the sea of suffering is boundless; turn back and you will find the shore."
The black-robed man's tone changed for the first time; it was no longer mocking, but slightly serious.
"Tang Sanzang, you've come at the perfect time. I was wondering where to look for you, and you've delivered yourself right to my doorstep."
Tang Sanzang shook his head.
"Your obsession is too deep. The Golden Palace Seal of Haotian is the legitimate authority of the Heavenly Court. How can it be defiled by evil spirits? We beg you to return the seal and lay down your butcher's knife."
"Return it? Let it go?"
The man in the black robe laughed, his laughter growing louder and more manic.
"Tang Sanzang, oh Tang Sanzang, you're still so naive!"
"Who do you think you are? The Monkey King who wreaked havoc in Heaven? Or the Jade Emperor who rules the Three Realms?"
"You're nothing but a monk on a pilgrimage, who only managed to get some offerings and barely survive until now!"
The man in black robes raised the Golden Palace Seal, and a dark golden light shot into the sky, dyeing half the sky an ominous color.
"Today, I will use you two as my starting point, and with your blood, I will sacrifice myself to completely seize control of the Divine Seal!"
The imperial seal is pressed down!
This time, it was no longer a casual strike, but a true display of the power of the Haotian Golden Palace Seal.
The dark golden light transformed into a gigantic hand that blotted out the sky. Within the palm, one could vaguely see the illusory image of the Heavenly Court and the phantom of ten thousand immortals paying homage, but the immortals and gods all had ferocious faces.
Tang Sanzang's expression was solemn, and his hands formed the Buddhist mudra.
"The Buddha is merciful, and also roars like a lion."
Behind him, a huge phantom of Buddha appeared, solemn and majestic, bathed in Buddha's light.
The Buddha raised his hand and thrust out a palm strike.
Palm of the Great Sun Tathagata!
The golden Buddha's palm and the dark gold giant palm collided in mid-air.
No sound.
All anyone could see was that at the center of the collision, space shattered, revealing the dark void turbulence behind it.
The violent aftershocks of divine power swept outwards, turning rocks into dust and trees to ashes wherever they passed.
Even though Su Fan was protected by Tang Sanzang's Buddha light, he still felt his blood surging and blood seeping from his ears and nose.
Chen Zhan and the others fared even worse, being thrown away by the aftershocks and left completely disoriented.
And the result of the collision—
The golden Buddha's palm shattered inch by inch.
Tang Sanzang grunted and took three steps back. With each step he took, he created a deep pit under his feet, and golden blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
The phantom image of Buddha behind him dimmed by three points.
"Master Xuanzang!" Su Fan helped him up.
"It's alright."
Tang Sanzang wiped the golden blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at the man in black robes with an extremely solemn expression.
"He's gotten stronger!"
The man in black robes spoke indifferently.
"What a pity, I haven't fully mastered the Haotian Golden Palace Seal yet, otherwise this palm strike would have been enough to kill you, you damned monk!"
Tang Sanzang's expression was solemn.
Tang Sanzang transmitted his voice:
"Benefactor Su, this humble monk will hold him off for a while. You take the cauldron and go ahead. Go to Jianghuai and find the Xuzhou Cauldron. If all four cauldrons are gathered together, there may be a glimmer of hope."
Su Fan flatly refused.
"No! What will you do if I leave?"
Tang Sanzang spoke calmly.
"This humble monk has his own way of escaping. Rest assured, although this humble monk cannot defeat him, if I want to leave, he cannot stop me."
Su Fan was about to speak again when the man in black robes had already moved.
"Have you reached an agreement?" the man in black asked with a playful tone. "Who will die first?"
The wooden stick was raised again.
But this time, the target is neither Tang Sanzang nor Su Fan.
Instead, it was Lin Qingge, who lived far away on the coast of the East China Sea!
The man in black robes said calmly:
"Let's start with that little sea god. I want to see how many seals this newly contracted SS-rank Chinese deity can withstand."
The Golden Palace Seal trembled, and a dark golden light transformed into a sharp arrow that traversed thousands of miles of void, shooting straight towards the East Sea!
"How dare you!" Su Fan's eyes were bloodshot.
Lin Qingge had only recently awakened. Although she had drunk the Taiyi Divine Water to solidify her foundation, how could she possibly withstand the long-range attack of the Haotian Golden Palace Seal?
Tang Sanzang's expression changed drastically, and he tried to stop him, but the man in black robes held his wooden staff horizontally, locking him firmly in place.
The dark gold arrow was about to disappear into the void—
hum!
Above Mount Lao, the Qingzhou Cauldron suddenly flew out on its own!
Immediately afterwards, the Jizhou Cauldron and the Yongzhou Cauldron also trembled at the same time, breaking free from Su Fan's control. The three cauldrons converged in the air, and the azure light surged, transforming into an azure barrier that blocked the path of the dark gold arrow!
boom!!!
The arrow collided with the barrier.
The cyan barrier trembled violently, and countless cracks appeared on its surface, but it ultimately did not break.
The three tripods groaned, tiny cracks appeared on their bodies, and their light dimmed considerably.
But they blocked it!
He shielded Lin Qingge from that fatal blow!
The man in black robes was somewhat surprised: "Oh? Nine Cauldrons protecting their master? Interesting."
He looked at the three bronze cauldrons floating in the air, a glint of greed in his eyes.
"The more this is the case, the more it demonstrates the power of these nine tripods."
After the man in black robes finished speaking, he raised his wooden staff high, and the Golden Palace Seal shone brightly.
"I've lost my patience. I'll take the Three Cauldrons. And I'll take your lives too."
"This seal is to send you to your final rest."
Dark golden light condensed, transforming into a ten-thousand-foot-tall square seal phantom. The four characters "Haotian Jinque" at the bottom of the seal were as red as blood, slowly pressing down.
This seal covered the entire Laoshan area.
There is no way to avoid it, no way to escape it.
Tang Sanzang took a deep breath, preparing to burn his golden body for one last desperate attempt.
Su Fan clenched his fists tightly, his heart filled with despair.
And it was at this moment of despair.
A voice suddenly rang in everyone's ears.
Su Fan's face lit up with joy when he heard that familiar voice.
Tang Sanzang's face also showed joy.
That's enough.
Just two simple words.
But it caused the ten-thousand-foot-tall illusory seal to freeze in mid-air.
The man in black robes froze, then abruptly turned his head to look in the northwest direction.
That's where Kyoto is located.
"Who?" His voice carried a hint of surprise for the first time.
"Can't you recognize my old pig's voice?"
The voice said calmly.
"Pigsy? What are you doing in China?"
The man in black robes was terrified, but the Haotian Golden Palace Seal trembled again, trying to forcefully suppress it.
But the seal seemed to be held up by an invisible force, and no matter how he tried to move it, it could not fall even an inch.
"The Haotian Golden Palace Seal is not used in this way."
Pigsy snorted coldly.
Then, something astonishing happened: the Haotian Golden Palace Seal in the black-robed man's hand suddenly trembled violently!
The dragon on the seal knob let out a painful roar, and blood tears streamed from its crimson eyes.
The ominous dark gold hue on the body quickly faded, revealing its original, smooth, white color once more.
"No! Impossible!"
The man in black robes was filled with shock and rage, and frantically channeled his divine power to try and suppress him.
But the seal broke free from his control, transformed into a streak of light, and flew towards the direction of the Gao Laozhuang Divine Ruins in Kyoto!
"Come back! Come back to me!"
The man in black robes wanted to give chase, but as soon as he took a step, his body trembled violently.
Two crimson lights flickered uncertainly in the holes beneath his mask, and the black energy around him surged violently, causing his aura to become unstable!
"Backlash... the backlash of the Haotian Golden Palace Seal..."
The man in black robes spoke in a trembling voice, filled with pain.
They had never fully controlled the Golden Palace Seal, and now that the seal had been forcibly taken away, the backlash immediately erupted.
"Good...very good...Pigsy, I'll remember you!"
The man in black robes stared intently in the direction of Kyoto, then glanced at Su Fan and Tang Sanzang, his eyes blazing with murderous intent.
But he knew that things were beyond saving today.
The Jade Emperor's Golden Palace Seal was stolen, and he suffered a backlash. It's unknown whether Pigsy is still lurking in the shadows, watching him with predatory intent.
If we stay any longer, we might really suffer a disastrous outcome.
"Su Fan, Tang Sanzang, and that damned Zhu Bajie..." the man in black said, enunciating each word clearly, "I will remember you."
"Seven days."
"Seven days from now, I will personally go to Midway Island to assist the Western powers."
"When the time comes, we'll settle both the old and new scores together!"
After saying that, he didn't linger. His figure transformed into a wisp of black smoke and dissipated into the air.