kingnovel Chapter 368 A Terrifying Scene Above the Barrier
Chapter 368 A Terrifying Scene Above the Barrier
The Three-Legged Golden Crow and the Vermilion Bird both belong to the level of demon gods, and the Three-Legged Golden Crow's inheritance naturally includes methods of restriction.
The Tai Ri Fen Tian Jue (太日焚天诀) left to her by Donghuang Xihe contains the cultivation of restrictive power.
The threshold for cultivating the power of restrictions is that one must reach the Nascent Soul stage or above.
However, even if Su Yang can't learn it, she can still get a feel for it beforehand.
The thing outside the palace that looks like an "array" is not just similar to the restrictions described in the Tai Ri Fen Tian Jue, it's extremely similar.
Therefore, Su Yang was certain that this 'array' was a restrictive force.
"Fellow Daoist, is what you say true?"
Su Yang shrugged helplessly.
"If you don't believe me, take a closer look at this so-called 'array'. Is there even the slightest trace of an array?"
After she finished speaking, she pointed to some places towards the crowd.
"Moreover, you should know that for a demon god like Suzaku, using the power of restrictions is as easy as drinking water."
"The restrictive power set up by a powerful being is far more powerful than ordinary formations."
Demons with strong bloodlines and formidable strength can set up restrictions in an instant with a wave of their hand.
The power of restrictions is not as complex and intricate as formations, but it has similar effects.
Offense and defense, control, concealment, and so on.
The power of restriction does not have the limitations of arrays such as array eyes and array flags.
The most effective and quickest way to break the restriction is to forcefully break it with brute force.
However, the only thing that the power of the restriction is inferior to that of the formation is that the restriction does not have a fixed energy source like the formation. As long as there are energy sources such as spirit stones, it can continue to exist.
The energy required to maintain the restriction comes entirely from the person who imposed it.
Therefore, the duration of a restriction is usually much shorter than that of an array.
The duration of its effect depends entirely on whether the person who cast the restriction can withstand the drain on its power.
After Su Yang finished speaking, Xiao Yu and the others, still not believing it, observed the place Su Yang was pointing to again.
Sure enough, a quarter of an hour later, they discovered something unusual.
"There are indeed no traces of any formation. Could this really be a restriction?!"
At this moment, others gradually began to acknowledge Su Yang's judgment.
They also looked at Su Yang with surprise.
I didn't expect that someone at the early stage of the Golden Core realm could so quickly tell that it was a restriction rather than a formation.
Even some veteran third-tier array masters couldn't tell the difference.
For example, Feng Yun, who is standing to the side.
Feng Yun's face was a mixture of pale and purple at this moment.
He has almost completely lost face today!
Feng Yun now hates Xiao Yu, Shen Nian'an, and Su Yang to the core.
"If it's a restriction..."
"If we can't break it with force, then we can only wait?!"
The power of this restriction will dissipate naturally.
"That Vermilion Bird has devoted most of its power to Nirvana. I believe that the restrictive force blocking the palace will dissipate soon."
Feng Chen, Feng Yan, Feng Miao, and the others also agreed with this statement, sighed, and made no further moves.
At this moment, Feng Chen did not forget to assure everyone, "You have all gone to great lengths to help. I, Feng Chen, promise you that once this restriction is lifted naturally, I will tell you the location of some opportunities that our sect has deduced within this Vermilion Bird Palace."
The group exchanged bewildered glances. "How do we know if this news is true or false? What if you're deliberately trying to frame us?!"
Feng Chen chuckled lightly, "I, Feng Chen, am willing to swear an oath to the demons within my heart: if I utter a single lie, may I die without a burial place."
After Feng Chen made the oath against his inner demons, the others breathed a sigh of relief and then dispersed.
Everyone else dispersed, but Su Yang remained focused on the restriction set up by the Vermilion Bird outside the palace.
What others didn't notice was that Su Yang's pupils began to gradually lose their golden luster.
"Wow!"
Suddenly, Su Yang heard a painful cry coming from inside the barrier that separated them.
Su Yang quickly looked around, but no one else noticed.
"Master, why are you standing here in a daze? Did something happen?"
Su Yang frowned slightly, her eyes revealing a serious expression, and then she asked Shen Nian'an, who was standing beside her.
"Nian'an, what did you hear or see within this restriction?"
Shen Nian'an shook her head. "No, Master, there's nothing on this restriction."
Next, Su Yang transmitted her voice to Xiao Bai and Huo Ya in her arms.
The two little ones also didn't see anything unusual.
Hearing them say this, Su Yang understood.
It seems that only I can see the strange phenomena above this restriction.
But why, with so many people gathered around the Vermilion Bird Palace, was she the only one who could see this strange phenomenon?
After thinking for a long time, Su Yang finally guessed that the Vermilion Bird Clan and the Three-Legged Golden Crow Clan were both demon gods.
This must be a resonance between demon gods...
Immediately afterwards, Su Yang saw something else on the barrier.
Within a pool of fire filled with the flames of the Southern Ming Dynasty, a pure white egg radiating seven-colored light was enveloped in mist.
Some cracks have already appeared on the egg.
However, a blurry figure was found tightly binding the egg.
When Su Yang saw the figure wrapped around the egg, she suddenly felt a chill run through her body.
The next moment, Su Yang suddenly met the gaze of a vertical pupil gleaming with a cold blue light.
boom!
Su Yang quickly took a few steps back, making a decisive move to stop looking at the barrier.
Su Yang then used the Sun God Fire to circulate within her body dozens of times before she gradually recovered.
But the thought of that cold gaze filled her with dread.
What exactly is that thing? How can it be so terrifying?!
Without a doubt, the entangled egg is the Vermilion Bird undergoing its rebirth.
The Vermilion Bird, despite being a member of the noble demon god clan with exceptional strength, was bound by something terrifying.
Even the Southern Ming Fire couldn't burn that thing away!
Su Yang looked up and began to examine the towering Vermilion Bird Palace.
She was also very curious at first, because the Vermilion Bird and Phoenix clans are most vulnerable during Nirvana, and they must not be disturbed during the process.
After their rebirth, they also need time to recover their original power.
Therefore, Su Yang was also puzzled as to why this Vermilion Bird would reveal its Nirvana Land without reservation, causing cultivators who entered the Undying Volcano Ruins to gather there.
Now, everything seems to have an answer.
It turns out that this Vermilion Bird was calling for help!
The Vermilion Bird is entangled by this terrible thing, so it is crying for help!
It wanted Su Yang and the others to rescue it!
The restrictive forces surrounding this palace were likely set up before the Vermilion Bird's Nirvana...
But it never expected that something would happen to it during its rebirth.
Through the scene just now, Su Yang could clearly sense that the Vermilion Bird's aura was gradually weakening.
Nirvana is a process of gradually strengthening the Vermilion Bird's foundation and restoring its power.
But this Vermilion Bird is gradually weakening.
If this continues, the Vermilion Bird will surely die!
Su Yang originally just wanted to observe the restrictive power cast by the Vermilion Bird, but now she has suddenly discovered this shocking secret.
But this Vermilion Bird was mistaken. The thing wrapped around its eggs was so terrifying that even the most powerful cultivators like them, whose cultivation was only at the peak of the Golden Core stage, could not possibly help it get rid of it!
This is clearly an attempt to send them to their deaths!
Su Yang pursed her lips tightly, then looked at Shen Nian'an beside her and secretly sent her a telepathic message.
"Nian'an, come with me now!"
Shen Nian'an was somewhat surprised to hear Su Yang's telepathic message.
But seeing the seriousness on Su Yang's face, she didn't dare to delay and immediately followed Su Yang away.
Shen Nian'an didn't forget to call her senior brother Xiao Yu as well.
Xiao Yu originally wanted to leave this place after he learned that the power of the restriction would dissipate over time and that he would not need to participate in breaking it. However, Xiao Yu was worried about Shen Nian'an.
Shen Nian'an had just offended that old bastard named Feng Yun.
Feng Yun's cultivation was at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage. Even though his lifespan was coming to an end and his true combat power could not be fully unleashed, it was still not something that Shen Nian'an, a fake Golden Core cultivator, could withstand.
Xiao Yu was completely dumbfounded after hearing Shen Nian'an's words.
"Junior Sister, didn't you want to go into that palace? Why did you suddenly change your mind?"
Shen Nian'an didn't have time to explain further to Xiao Yu, since she didn't know the reason either.
"It was Sister Su who told me. She said we should leave here immediately."
Xiao Yu glanced at Su Yang not far away and murmured:
"Why does Junior Sister listen to that female cultivator so much..."
But Xiao Yu was happy to see Shen Nian'an leave.
Just as Su Yang, Shen Nian'an, and Xiao Yu were about to leave, an excited voice suddenly came from behind them.
"The restrictions outside the palace have finally dissipated!"
Upon hearing this, Su Yang's eyelids twitched, and her intuition told her that she had to leave this place immediately!
boom!
The flames surrounding the Vermilion Bird Palace soared into the sky, and the restrictions around the palace vanished in the blink of an eye.
Meanwhile, Su Yang and Shen Nian'an had already flown nearly a hundred miles away from the palace.
But suddenly, something unexpected happened!
Above the gate of the majestic Vermilion Bird Palace, a vortex of flame appeared out of thin air.
It emitted a powerful suction force that actually sucked Su Yang, who had already fled a hundred miles away, into it!
This all happened in the blink of an eye; no one had anticipated it.
"Who...who just flew in?"
"It looks...it looks like a woman?!"
Feng Chen naturally saw Su Yang being sucked in. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
"Damn it! It was that woman! She got into the palace before us!"
"I knew she was hiding something. To be able to see through the restriction set up by the Vermilion Bird, she is definitely not an ordinary person!"
"I never expected to be waiting for me here!"
Feng Chen had a premonition that this woman was going to compete with him for the Vermilion Bird!
He absolutely cannot tolerate this!
At this moment, Feng Chen no longer hesitated. He gestured with his eyes to the other disciples of the Demon Flame Sect and the disciples of the immortal cultivation families affiliated with the Demon Flame Sect, wanting to lead them quickly into the palace.
However, the other cultivators who had previously participated in breaking the formation were not happy about it.
"Fellow Daoist Fengchen, where are the places in the palace that you promised to contain some of the opportunities?"
When Feng Chen and his group were stopped like this, their faces immediately darkened.
But he didn't want to argue with them now, so he immediately pointed out a few places within the palace where there might be opportunities.
After doing all this, the people leading them immediately plunged into the vortex of flames.
"Master... Sister Su!"
Shen Nian'an saw Su Yang being instantly sucked into the vortex of flames, and almost immediately flew into the vortex.
Xiao Yu reacted quickly and immediately blocked Shen Nian'an's path.
"Junior Sister! You shouldn't be so reckless! But why do you seem to have completely lost your mind when you meet this girl surnamed Su? Who exactly is she to you?"
He clearly remembered that his junior sister, Shen Nian'an, wasn't like that.
Shen Nian'an wanted to say something, but she didn't.
"Senior Brother, I want to go in."
Xiao Yu crossed his arms. "You just said you were leaving. I think you went into that palace not to find treasure or opportunities, but for that Miss Su, right?"
Shen Nian'an remained silent, but Xiao Yu already knew the answer.
"Tell me, who exactly is that Miss Su to you, that she's worth your so much attention?!"
Shen Nian'an: "Sister Su is a very important person to me."
"More important than me, the senior brother, or even the master?" Xiao Yu raised an eyebrow.
Shen Nian'an lowered her head, and after a long while, she nodded heavily.
"Yes, he's more important than Master and even more important than Senior Brother!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu's expression froze for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal.
Hearing Shen Nian'an say this, Xiao Yu became somewhat curious.
Just who is this Miss Su that my junior sister cares so much about her?!
"Senior brother, can I go in now?"
Xiao Yu scoffed lightly, "With your current cultivation level, are you sure you want to go in? Won't you just make things worse?"
Shen Nian'an's expression was resolute, and the small purple sword totem on her right wrist was flashing with light.
Immediately afterwards, a demonic sword suddenly appeared in her hand.
A strange and eerie demonic aura lingered around the edge of the Heavenly Demon Sword.
"Senior brother, I want to go in!"
"Don't worry, I won't make things worse!"
Upon seeing this, Xiao Yu's pupils suddenly contracted.
"Junior Sister, you actually completely subdued the Heavenly Demon Sword?!"
Only now did Xiao Yu truly begin to take his junior sister seriously.
With the blessing of the Heavenly Demon Sword, Shen Nian'an's true combat strength is now almost no less than that of an ordinary late-stage Golden Core cultivator!
"Alright! Since you insist on doing so, then go ahead."
Xiao Yu made way for them.
Shen Nian'an didn't delay any longer and instantly arrived near the vortex of flames.
A dark glint flashed in her eyes as she gripped the Heavenly Demon Sword tightly and swiftly plunged it into the sword.
As for Xiao Yu, after Shen Nian'an entered the Vermilion Bird Palace, he stroked his chin, seemingly lost in thought.
After a long while, he also voluntarily entered the vortex of flames.