chsdbacks Chapter 247 Mysterious Black-Robed Man, Evil God?
Chapter 247 Mysterious Black-Robed Man, Evil God?
The monster tried to resist, but the Heavenly Gang Suppressing Evil Seal had absolute restraint on it.
Under the suppression of the Heavenly Gang Suppressing Evil Seal, the monster's six limbs were broken off inch by inch, and its huge body was forced to kneel on the ground, causing deep pits to form in the ground.
"Now's the time!"
Su Fan let out a low shout, seized the opportunity, and his figure transformed into a golden lightning bolt, rushing straight towards the black column of gas in the center of the basin.
He must repair the seal before the effects of the Three Lights Divine Water wear off!
The closer you are to the air column, the greater the resistance.
The viscous, evil black energy frantically eroded the clear light on Su Fan's body.
Su Fan could sense that the energy of the Three Lights Divine Water was being rapidly depleted.
Fifty meters, thirty meters, ten meters...
Su Fan gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead.
Every meter of progress comes at a huge cost.
The protective shield emitted a hissing sound as the evil black energy and the purifying power clashed fiercely, sparks flying in the air.
Finally, Su Fan rushed to the bottom of the pillar of air and saw the broken stone tablet clearly.
The stone tablet was originally three meters tall and made of neither gold nor jade. Now only half of it remains, covered with spiderweb-like cracks.
At the base of the stone tablet, there is a hole the size of a washbasin, from which a column of black gas is gushing out.
The stones at the edge of the hole had turned into eerie black crystals, emanating a chilling, sinister aura.
The stone tablet was covered with ancient runes and was now emitting a faint golden light.
"This hole must be plugged!"
Su Fan reached out to block it, but as soon as his hand got close, his skin began to turn black and crack.
This evil energy is incredibly corrosive!
"No, the usual methods won't work..."
Su Fan quickly withdrew his hand and then took out the Haotian Golden Palace Seal from his pocket.
The moment the seal appeared, it immediately emitted a warm and gentle glow, causing the surrounding evil energy to retreat.
"Oh, right, try this!"
Su Fan poured his divine power into the Haotian Golden Palace Seal, and the seal slowly floated above the hole. Its clear light cascaded down like a waterfall, forming a light curtain that temporarily blocked the gushing air column.
But just three seconds later, the radiant light screen began to tremble violently.
The evil energy surging from the hole was too immense; the Haotian Golden Palace Seal could only slow it down, not completely block it.
"It's still not enough..."
Su Fan's brain raced as he recalled the contents of "The Complete Book of Basic Celestial Talismans".
Suddenly, his eyes lit up.
"Heaven-Sealing and Earth-Sealing Talisman! This is a high-level talisman specifically designed to seal spatial rifts!"
After saying that, Su Fan immediately took out specially made talisman paper and talisman pen from the system space, bit his finger, and his blood still contained the residual energy of the Three Lights Divine Water, which was the best material for drawing talismans.
Su Fan maintained his divine power output with his left hand, while holding a brush in his right hand, rapidly drawing on the talisman paper.
Golden-red blood ink flowed from the tip of the brush, and complex and mysterious patterns appeared on the talisman paper.
Drawing the Heaven-Sealing and Earth-Sealing Talisman requires extremely high concentration and control. Su Fan held his breath, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
What he drew was not just an ordinary Heaven-Sealing and Earth-Sealing Talisman, but an improved version that combined the characteristics of Nezha's Samadhi True Fire!
Just as the talisman was about to be completed, Zhao Tiezhu's angry roar came from afar:
"Advisor Su, watch out behind you!"
Su Fan turned around abruptly and saw that the suppressed monster had broken free from the illusory seal. Although all six of its limbs were broken, it struggled to fly up with its fleshy wings and pounced on Su Fan with its blood-red maw wide open!
The distance was too close; there was no time to dodge!
"We're doomed!"
Su Fan's heart sank; he had no choice but to withstand the attack.
He was distracted, continuing to draw the last stroke of the talisman while pouring all his remaining divine power into the fragment of the Eight Trigrams Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe.
The monster's enormous body crashed down with terrifying force, and the stench spewing from its bloody mouth almost suffocated Su Fan.
At this critical moment—
"How dare you, you beast!"
A loud shout exploded like a thunderclap.
A golden figure descended from the sky and stood in front of Su Fan.
The man held the Gonggong Halberd, and when he thrust it out, the air exploded!
"Pfft!"
Gonggong's halberd pierced the monster's compound eye with pinpoint accuracy, penetrating its skull!
The monster let out a final, piercing scream, its massive body crashing to the ground, twitching twice before falling still.
Su Fan looked closely and realized that the person who came was Yuan Qingsheng!
"Elder Yuan? What brings you here?" Su Fan asked in surprise.
"The situation in the northern border region has been resolved, and Elder Mo has asked me to provide emergency support to your side."
Yuan Qingsheng shook off the black blood from the tip of the gun, looked around, and gasped, "Good heavens, this is much more serious than what we have over there!"
Behind him, more than twenty elite Divine Masters quickly joined the battle on the periphery, and the situation immediately reversed.
"Stop talking nonsense and quickly repair the seal! I'll protect you!"
Holding the Gonggong Halberd, Yuan Qingsheng exuded a formidable aura as he addressed Su Fan.
Su Fan nodded emphatically, no longer distracted, and focused intently on drawing the final stroke of the talisman.
"even!"
As the brushstrokes flowed, the talisman's essence shone forth.
The entire talisman burst forth with dazzling golden-red light, and faint sounds of dragon roars and phoenix cries could be heard!
"It's done!"
Before Su Fan could catch his breath, he immediately slapped the modified Heaven-Sealing Earth-Sealing Talisman into the hole.
The moment the talisman was affixed, golden-red flames erupted from it, spreading along the edge of the hole and quickly forming a flame seal.
The black column of gas seemed to be choked, and its flow decreased sharply.
But that's not enough!
The hole had only shrunk a little; the evil energy was still seeping out.
"We need more power..."
Su Fan looked at the floating Haotian Golden Palace Seal and suddenly had a bold idea.
He formed a hand seal and poured all the remaining divine power in his body into the Haotian Golden Palace Seal.
"A pure light shines upon the world, evil spirits are banished! Seal!"
Su Fan shouted, and the Haotian Golden Palace Seal burst forth with unprecedented light, merging with the golden-red flames of the Sealing Heaven Seal and Earth Talisman to form a golden-red interwoven light curtain that completely sealed the hole.
The black column of air came to an abrupt halt!
The remaining evil energy in the basin lost its source and began to dissipate at a visible rate.
Those who had fallen into demonic possession had their black spots fade rapidly, and they all collapsed and fell unconscious.
It worked!
Su Fan let out a long sigh of relief, his body swayed, and he almost fell over.
The continuous high-intensity battles and the exhaustion of his divine power had pushed him to his limit.
Yuan Qingsheng reacted quickly and caught him:
"Not bad, kid. You've got some skill with that sealing technique."
"Thanks to Elder Yuan for arriving in time..." Su Fan said with a wry smile, "otherwise I might already be a corpse."
Yuan Qingsheng grinned.
"Alright, stop being so dramatic. Get back to normal, I feel like this isn't over yet."
As if to confirm his words, a low laugh suddenly came from the shadows at the edge of the basin.
"Hehehe... Not bad, really not bad. It actually managed to repair the Zhenhai Seal, which is better than I imagined."
A man in black robes slowly emerged from the shadows.
He was shrouded in a large black robe, and his face was covered by a strange white mask with only two empty eye sockets, obscuring his true appearance.
The man in black robes held a twisted black wooden staff in his hand, with a constantly rotating eyeball embedded at the top of the staff.
What's most chilling is the aura emanating from him—a pure, icy evil, even more refined than the malevolent energy in the basin!
"Who are you?"
Su Fan forced himself to stay alert and stared warily at the man in black robes.
"Me?" The man in black robes asked in a hoarse, cold voice. "You can call me the guide."
"A guide? Guide to what?"
Yuan Qingsheng asked instinctively.
The man in black robes burst into laughter, spreading his arms wide, his tone incredibly fervent.
"Guiding this world towards true evolution. Do you see? Those corrupted by evil, how much power they gained!"
"Pain, fear, hesitation... these weak emotions are stripped away, leaving only the purest power and desire! This is the ultimate form of life!"
"Nonsense and heresy!" Yuan Qingsheng roared. "Losing oneself and becoming a walking corpse—is that what you call evolution?"
"Self? That's nothing but the shackles of the weak," the man in black robes said disdainfully.
"You fools who cling to outdated ideas have no idea what true power is."
The man in black robes paused, then turned his white mask toward Su Fan:
"Especially you, Su Fan. You bear the aura of the Haotian Golden Palace Seal... I never expected that the last bit of the Heavenly Court's legacy would fall into your hands."
Su Fan was startled.
This person not only knows about the Haotian Golden Palace Seal, but also about the Heavenly Court!
"Who exactly are you? How do you know all this?"
Su Fan's expression turned solemn, and he asked in a deep voice.
The man in the black robe burst into laughter.
I know far more than you think.
"For example, what is the true state of that old monk Tang Sanzang? And what about... where are all the gods of your Chinese civilization now?"
Su Fan and Yuan Qingsheng exchanged a glance, both seeing the shock in each other's eyes.
This person not only knew about the Haotian Golden Palace Seal, but also about Tang Sanzang's condition, and even knew the secrets of the Chinese gods!
This is definitely not an ordinary cult member!
"Were you a participant in that war?"
Su Fan asked tentatively.
"Participant? No, I'm just an... observer," the man in black said in a distant tone.
"I have witnessed the collapse of the Heavenly Court, the fall of the gods, and the invasion of evil gods from beyond the realm. And now, I will witness the beginning of a new era."
The man in black robes raised his black wooden staff, the eye at the top of the staff moving and locking onto Su Fan:
"Hand over the Jade Emperor's Golden Palace Seal, and I can make you a noble of the new era. Otherwise..."
The man in black robes didn't finish speaking, but the threat was clear.
Yuan Qingsheng cursed angrily, and Gonggong's halberd pointed directly at the man in black robes.
"Keep dreaming! You cowardly rat, take off your mask and let me see what you're really like!"
"Ignorant." The man in black shook his head and tapped his wooden staff lightly on the ground.
"boom!"
Black ripples spread out from the point where the wooden staff landed.
The ground instantly turned into a sticky swamp, from which dozens of black arms reached out and grabbed at Yuan Qingsheng and the surrounding Divine Guardians.
"A trivial skill!"
Yuan Qingsheng swept his Gonggong Halberd horizontally, the golden spear light severing several arms.
But the arms regenerate immediately after being severed, and their numbers increase.
What's more troublesome is that these black arms carry a strong spiritual pollution.
Several guardians were caught off guard and immediately became dazed and sluggish.
"Everyone back off! Don't touch those arms!"
Su Fan forced himself to cast the exorcism talisman, and the golden-red flames temporarily forced his arm back.
But in just a short while, the man in black robes had vanished from the spot.
"Watch out above!" Su Fan shouted urgently, sensing something above his head in his panic.
Yuan Qingsheng looked up and saw a man in black robes floating in mid-air, pointing a black wooden staff at the sky and chanting obscure incantations.
As the incantation was recited, the repaired sealing stone tablet suddenly trembled violently!
The golden runes on the surface of the stone tablet flickered, and cracks reappeared in the hole that had just been sealed!
"He's breaking the seal!" Su Fan exclaimed in shock.
"Don't even think about it!"
Yuan Qingsheng leaped into the air, and Gonggong's halberd transformed into a dragon, piercing straight at the man in black robes.
But the man in black didn't even glance at him; he simply waved his hand, and a black barrier blocked the spear.
"clang!"
Yuan Qingsheng was thrown back by the force of the recoil, his face turning red.
This man in black robes is far more powerful than I imagined!
Yuan Qingsheng's face showed unprecedented solemnity and despair. This black-robed man was definitely not just a ninth-level being, but possibly... a god!
"I don't have time to play with you anymore," the man in black said indifferently. "The seal has loosened, and the evil energy will soon surge forth again."
"Hand over the Haotian Golden Palace Seal, and I won't do anything to you."
After saying that, the man in black robes reached out and grabbed, and a huge black hand appeared out of thin air, grabbing at Su Fan.
Su Fan tried to dodge, but his exhausted body wouldn't obey him.
Just as the black hand was about to grab him, a Buddhist chant suddenly rang out. The sound was not loud, but it clearly spread throughout the entire basin.
"Amitabha."
Golden light descended from the sky and shone on the black palm.
The palm melted away like ice and snow, disintegrating rapidly.
Tang Sanzang appeared before Su Fan, his robes fluttering and his body protected by Buddhist light.
"Master Xuanzang!" Su Fan exclaimed in surprise.
With the protection of the Chinese deity Tang Sanzang, everything should be alright this time.
Tang Sanzang nodded slightly and looked up at the man in black robes:
"My benefactor, the sea of suffering is boundless; turn back and you will find the shore."
"Tang Sanzang?" The black-robed man's tone changed for the first time. "I didn't expect you to recover so quickly. It seems the power of Chinese incense offerings is more effective than I imagined."
Tang Sanzang put his hands together in prayer.
"How much this humble monk recovers is not important. What is important is that you, benefactor, must stay today."
"Leave me here? In your current state?" The man in black robes sneered. "If you were at your peak, I might have been somewhat wary. But now, you're nothing but a broken golden body."
"Even so, it is enough to stop the benefactor from doing evil."
Tang Sanzang said no more and formed a mudra with his hands.
A huge Buddha image appeared behind him, and the Buddha's palm slowly extended.
"The Great Sun Tathagata Palm!"
The golden Buddha's palm pressed down on the black-robed man, with the swastika symbol faintly visible rotating in the palm, radiating a vast Buddhist power that could purify all evil spirits.
The man in black robes dared not be careless. He raised his black wooden staff high, and the eye on the top of the staff burst out with intense black light, transforming into a hideous ghost face that roared as it met the Buddha's palm.
"boom--!"
The collision of gold and black light produced a deafening roar.
The shockwave swept across the entire basin, cracking the ground, breaking trees, and even causing Zhao Tiezhu and others in the distance to stagger.
The light faded, and the man in black robes was unharmed.
Tang Sanzang let out a muffled groan, and a trickle of blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
The man in the black robe burst into laughter.
"Hahaha... As expected, your divine power has not fully recovered yet."
"If that palm strike had been delivered in its entirety, I would have already lost. But now... how many more strikes can you deliver?"
Tang Sanzang did not answer, but his solemn expression said it all.
This man in black robes is also a god!