sinovels Chapter 97 Hercules
Chapter 97 Hercules
Chapter 98 Hercules
The wind howled and the sea of clouds churned.
But before the path through the clouds, a mighty bull blocked the way.
It wielded a giant axe made of black iron, its body was as tall as an iron tower, two streams of white breath came out of its nostrils, and its pair of bull eyes, like copper bells, were fixed on the Yin-Yang Divine Egg in front of Xuan Yao's knees.
On that divine egg, yin and yang energies flowed back and forth, and black and white spiritual light intertwined endlessly, clearly making it an extraordinary object.
The lust in the divine ox's eyes grew stronger and stronger, almost impossible to conceal.
Xuan Yao sat upright on the back of the roc, his expression unchanged. He only slightly activated his Purple Mansion Dharma Eye, and he clearly saw the background of this demon king who was blocking the way.
This demon possesses intense blood and energy, surrounded by thick demonic clouds, and its magical power has reached the early stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
In an ordinary place, he would be considered a great demon king.
The primordial world is no longer like it was in the past, with heroes occupying their own territories.
Since Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi integrated the various tribes of the Sun Star and established the prototype of the future Demon Court outside the Thirty-Three Heavens, various demon kings in the prehistoric world who were unwilling to be governed by the Immortal Court of Zifu Prefecture began to submit to them.
With the establishment of the Demon Court, many demons have become increasingly arrogant, showing a tendency to sweep across the world.
This mighty bull dares to rob the road alone, most likely because it has the power and influence of the Demon Court behind it, and it is confident that its Taiyi cultivation level is enough to overpower ordinary passing cultivators.
Xuan Yao's mind shifted, and instead of being afraid, he felt a desire to test the waters.
He had previously refined the origin of that Great Luo ferocious beast and integrated the ancient ferocity into the guardian deity in his sea of consciousness, thus creating a new guardian deity power of ferocity.
This method is in its initial stages and has not yet been truly applied to combat.
Today, this divine ox of Taiyi has come to our door, which is a perfect opportunity to test its power.
Thinking of this, Xuan Yao swayed and leaped off the back of the roc, standing in mid-air amidst the raging wind.
He slightly raised his dark golden tiger eyes, the cold light in them gradually intensifying.
The magical power of a late-stage Golden Immortal spread out from within his body, like a tide sweeping across the four directions, even silencing the surging sea of clouds around him for a moment.
At the same time, deep within his sea of consciousness, the Yin-Yang Water and Fire Guardian General slowly opened its eyes.
The divine general had one red and one blue eye, and the long halberd in his hand, which was wreathed in fire, trembled and hummed softly.
The dark gray beast shadow formed from ferocious energy beneath it also raised its head and let out a silent roar.
In an instant, a wisp of ancient, ferocious power manifested in the world along with the Xuan Yao Qi.
Within a radius of a hundred miles, the void seemed to be suppressed by cold iron.
The winds of the Nine Heavens stagnate, and spiritual energy disperses, as if unwilling to be tainted by the destructive aura emanating from that ancient ferocious creature.
The mighty bull, which had been grinning maliciously, was about to smash the Golden Immortal Taoist with its axe and then seize the divine egg.
But as soon as that fierce aura appeared, its face trembled violently.
Having lived in the primordial wilderness for many years and experienced countless life-and-death battles, it is extremely sensitive to danger.
At this moment, the murderous aura emanating from Xuan Yao made its primordial spirit tremble and its bones and blood shudder.
That pure sense of destruction was only vaguely felt by some ancient Great Luo Immortals or top Great Saints of the Demon Race.
The divine ox was terrified and instinctively wanted to retreat, but Xuan Yao's aura had already locked it in place, and the surrounding void closed like an iron wall, leaving it with no way to retreat.
Xuan Yao gave it no more chance to breathe.
He took a step forward, and layers of black ripples spread out in the void beneath his feet.
Within the sea of consciousness, the guardian deity and the illusory image of the ancient ferocious beast merged into one.
Xuan Yao knew the power of the Great Luo Evil Spirit; if it were allowed to rage, it could easily backfire on him.
Therefore, with a slight thought, the water and fire wheel behind his head shone brightly.
The Southern Fire transformed into crimson gold chains, while the Primordial Water condensed into azure chains. The two chains intertwined and descended, binding the vital energy points of the ferocious beast, preventing it from crossing the line.
However, he drew out a trace of the great demonic power contained within the beast's origin and used it for killing.
Xuan Yao raised his right hand and lightly pressed it down on the towering, mighty bull.
In the void, malevolent energy surged, and black-gold light obscured the sun.
A gigantic claw, hundreds of feet long, appeared out of thin air.
Its massive claws, with jagged joints and sharp points that seemed capable of tearing mountains apart, slammed down on the divine bull with the force to shatter clouds and split the sky.
Before the claws even arrived, the heavy wind pressure had already dispersed the sea of clouds beneath the divine ox's feet, revealing the vast earth below.
With nowhere to run, the mighty bull could only let out a deafening roar.
Its eyes were bloodshot, its blood and energy were burning fiercely, and ancient totems appeared on its fur.
Then it raised its giant black iron axe, poured all its life's worth of Taiyi magic power into it, and fiercely cleaved it towards the giant claw.
boom!
The black and gold malevolent light collided head-on with the Taiyi magic power, darkening the sky.
Immediately afterwards, a piercing cracking sound was heard.
The giant axe made of black iron, which had been refined by the divine ox for tens of thousands of years, cracked under the giant claws, its spiritual light dimmed, and it let out a mournful cry.
The massive body of Hercules was struck as if by lightning, and the destructive force sent it flying hundreds of miles backward.
It crashed through layers of clouds, creating a long wave of air in the void.
Once it managed to steady itself, its once thick, black iron-like fur was now split open with dozens of deep, bone-revealing gashes.
Crimson beast blood spilled onto the clouds, staining half the sky blood-red.
Xuan Yao withdrew his right hand and stood still, but a slight chill ran through him.
The power of this malevolent protective divine ability far exceeded his expectations.
That mighty bull was ultimately a demon king at the early stage of the Taiyi realm, possessing a powerful physical body and profound magical power.
However, it couldn't even withstand a direct confrontation with this claw, and its body was almost crushed on the spot.
Such cross-border killing power is truly astonishing.
Xuan Yao secretly estimated that the attack just now completely surpassed the power of the superior-grade innate spiritual treasure Xuan Sha Golden Whip when he faced True Person Chi Li.
Without needing to use innate spiritual treasures, one can possess such destructive power solely through one's own supernatural abilities.
The origin of the Great Luo Ferocious Beast is indeed extraordinary.
If mastered properly, it will be like having an extra weapon for combat when traversing the primordial world.
However, just as Xuan Yao withdrew his divine power and pressed the ferocious beast's phantom back into his sea of consciousness, a violent tremor suddenly came from the depths of his spiritual platform.
Xuan Yao's expression changed slightly, and he immediately looked inward at himself.
Within the dantian, the natal Xuan Sha, which had been suppressed by the merit soil and enveloped by the pure Qi of blessings, was now churning like boiling water, surging for a long time.
Although the true spirit of that ferocious beast was suppressed back into his sea of consciousness, the remaining ferocious energy had deeply stimulated the evil energy within his body.
The dark gold aura surged like an undercurrent, stirring restlessly within the meridians, showing signs of breaking free from the constraints of the pure and auspicious energy.
Furthermore, a wisp of bloodthirsty killing intent surged along his meridians straight to his spiritual platform, attempting to cloud his Dao heart.
Xuan Yao's heart sank, and he dared not be negligent.
He immediately activated the "Golden Palace Mysterious Demon True Explanation," mobilizing the dark yellow earth virtue foundation within his dantian to suppress his qi sea with the profound power of the merit soil.
At the same time, he activated the low-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Heart-Soothing Scepter, which was suspended above his spiritual platform.
The Ruyi scepter trembled slightly, casting down rays of warm, clear light.
The clear light, like water, washed away the violent, murderous thoughts that surged to the mind. The Southern Bright Fire also slowly traveled through the meridians, burning those chaotic and malevolent thoughts into nothingness.
The cultivation technique, the spiritual treasure, and the pure fire all work together.
It took a full incense stick's time for the restless natal evil spirit to gradually calm down and return to its dormant state deep within the dantian.
Xuan Yao exhaled a long breath, and fine sweat had already seeped out from his forehead.
At this moment, he understood that although this supernatural power was strong, it was also dangerous.
While the Fiend Guardian Divine Power possesses a deadly killing power comparable to a Primordial Spiritual Treasure, each time he uses the True Spirit of a Great Luo Ferocious Beast, it will affect the natal Mystic Fiend within his body.
With just one strike, the murderous aura already showed signs of imbalance.
If one encounters a powerful enemy in the future and frequently uses this method, or becomes embroiled in a prolonged battle, the malevolent energy within the body will gradually accumulate. At that point, even the pure energy of virtue and the soil of merit may no longer be able to suppress it.
Once the blessings and virtues fail to suppress the evil spirits, the balance of Yin and Yang will be disrupted, and the foundation of the Taiyi Dao will be damaged.
At best, their cultivation will regress; at worst, they will become vicious demons who only know how to kill, and will never be able to turn back.
Xuan Yao secretly became alert.
Indeed, there is no such thing as supreme power that comes out of thin air.
Although the Great Luo Ferocious Beast has a good origin, it is a sharp blade that can harm both others and itself.
This supernatural power should only be used as a trump card in life-or-death situations and should not be used lightly. It should certainly not be used as a regular means of combat, like the Mysterious Golden Whip or the Flying Golden Sword.
The path of spiritual cultivation must ultimately be based on virtue and merit, and used to ward off evil. If one only seeks momentary pleasure in killing, one will only damage one's own foundation.
After regulating his internal energy, Xuan Yao raised his eyes again and looked at the heavily injured and panting Great Bull in the distance.
The divine ox had lost all courage, and its hands, gripping the broken giant axe, were still trembling.
Seeing Xuan Yao's gaze sweep over it, it no longer dared to harbor any thoughts of robbery.
He immediately let out a strange cry, disregarding his injuries, and forcefully activated his Taiyi magic power, transforming into a black demonic wind, and attempted to flee far away.
Xuan Yao snorted coldly, his eyes indifferent.
He cultivated the path of virtue and good fortune, and never wished to commit unnecessary killings. But this divine ox, driven by greed, deliberately blocked his path and robbed him, thus setting the stage for karma.
If we let them go today, trouble will inevitably arise again in the future.
Only by eradicating evil completely can one circumvent its influence.
Xuan Yao no longer used the evil spirit divine power, but simply waved his sleeve.
The golden sword flew out from the sleeve in response, its clear and melodious sound transforming into a beam of platinum light that shot straight into the sky. This sword had been tempered by the Southern Ming Fire, making its sharpness even purer, and its sword light contained a majestic killing intent.
In the blink of an eye, the platinum sword light tore through the black demonic wind and precisely pierced the heart of the Hercules bull.
The divine bull let out a mournful cry, its massive body stiffened in the clouds, and then crashed to the ground.
Xuan Yao remained calm, raised his hand to recall the Flying Golden Sword, and then put away the remains of the divine ox and the giant axe together.