Chapter 645: Breaking the Fire Crow Formation
The great ship sailed for over ten days before finally leaving Xuan Du. Qin Mu looked back but still couldn't see the full form of the Heavenly Lord, feeling a pang of regret.
Qin Mu gazed at the distant sun. The great ship was sailing along the edge of the sun. Although the sun was millions of miles away, it appeared very close. Long solar prominences, millions of miles in length, erupted from the sun, some like bird wings, others like rounded ears.
Being so close to this sun, Qin Mu could even feel strange solar rays within the scorching heat waves crashing against them. They stung painfully as they struck, seeming to pierce through their bodies.
The solar wind was incredibly hot, blowing toward them at terrifying speeds. Qin Mu's heart stirred, and he activated the Overlord Body Three Dan Art. This time, he primarily used the solar wind and solar rays to cultivate his physical body. Behind his head, various Buddha lights appeared, along with a dragon form, as the Ancestral Dragon Eight Sounds merged with the Buddha sounds.
This cultivation method combined dragon and Buddha, and with the power of the solar wind and solar rays, his progress was extremely rapid.
"He doesn't cultivate my Heart-Saint Art of Heaven and Earth..." the First Ancestor Human Sovereign said gloomily.
On the other side, Ling Yuxiu saw this and also activated the Ancestral Dragon Supreme Profound Art, using the Ancestral Dragon Eight Sounds to temper her physical body and resist the power of the solar wind and solar rays. Ban Gongcuo was also cultivating the Unsurpassed Cauldron War God Art, forging his body.
Chi Xi corrected the star chart and used this sun to change course. The great ship flew half a circle around the sun, and then Chi Xi raised the sails. The sails were blown taut by the solar wind and solar rays, and the great ship immediately accelerated.
Qin Mu looked up and saw that the sails were sewn from the skin of gods and demons, with many raised patterns on them. The solar rays struck them but couldn't penetrate the skin of the gods and demons, thus allowing them to borrow the force and push the speed to the extreme.
Not only that, but the great ship was also flapping its wings, with fire and light flowing beneath them, making the ship faster and faster!
Suddenly, over a dozen streaks of fire appeared in the starry sky. They looked dim in the darkness, like red lines, flying toward the sun.
"Brother Chi Xi, what kind of gods or demons can catch up to your ship?" the First Ancestor Human Sovereign asked suddenly, looking at those red lines drilling into the sun.
Chi Xi came to the stern, looked into the distance, and said, "There are many that can catch up to this ship, such as the Phoenix Clan, the Dragon Clan, the Vermilion Bird, and other powerful alien races. Besides them, there are some gods and demons under the Great Sun Star Lord. These gods and demons can fly using the sun, so they are extremely fast."
The First Ancestor Human Sovereign said, "Then the ones coming must be gods and demons under the Great Sun Star Lord. I just wonder if the Great Sun Star Lord himself is among them."
Chi Xi's three heads all stared intently at the red lines drilling into the sun. They saw those red lines racing across the sun's surface, and the terrifyingly powerful prominences only made them faster!
"The Great Sun Star Lord is not among them."
Chi Xi lifted the Chi Ming Town Heaven Tower and said coldly, "If the Great Sun Star Lord were among these gods and demons, he would have already mobilized the sun's energy to bombard us!"
The two stood at the stern, watching the red lines grow faster and faster. Chi Xi looked tense, while the First Ancestor Human Sovereign seemed somewhat calm.
Suddenly, red lines shot out from the sun, heading straight for the great ship.
"Be careful!"
The First Ancestor Human Sovereign shouted loudly, "You all hide in the tower first and lock the doors and windows!"
Qin Mu quickly pulled Ling Yuxiu and ran into the tower on the ship. Ban Gongcuo followed behind but hadn't entered yet when he saw Qin Mu close the door.
Ban Gongcuo sneered, and his body suddenly turned into a shadow, slipping through the crack in the door.
At that moment, more red lines were flying toward the sun. The red lines were streams of fire, and within the fire were gods and demons. They plunged into the sun and immediately raced along its surface at an unbelievable speed!
Qin Mu pressed against the window, desperately activating the Nine Heavens Eye-Opening Technique. He forced open the Jade Firmament Heavenly Eye and looked at the red lines chasing the ship. He could barely make out divine beings burning with flames and radiating light within the fire, with crimson wings.
When those divine beings flew closer, he could finally see their faces. They had black crow heads, their bodies covered in flowing fire with light streaming within it. They carried large gourds in their arms and held bows in their three-clawed feet!
"This speed is far faster than Cripple Grandpa!"
Qin Mu was horrified. He quickly realized that the speed of these Fire Crow Divine Beings wasn't truly that fast. Rather, in the starry sky, there was no air and no resistance, and they had secret arts to borrow the sun's power to increase their speed, which made it so terrifying.
If it were in a place like Yan Kang, these Fire Crows wouldn't be much faster than Cripple.
However, what was terrifying was the sheer number of these Fire Crow Divine Beings. At first, there were only a dozen or so, but now there were thousands of red lines about to fly into the sun!
Clearly, these Fire Crow Divine Beings had some strange means of communication, calling their companions, so more and more Fire Crow Divine Beings were arriving continuously.
The vanguard of over a dozen Fire Crow Divine Beings was already very close to the ship. Before they were within range to use their divine abilities, they grabbed arrows flying out of their quivers, drew their longbows with their three claws, and shot streams of arrows at the ship!
The Fire Crow Divine Beings had three legs and three claws. They drew their bows and shot arrows at an incredible speed. Although there were only a dozen or so, each one shot hundreds of arrows in an instant. In no time, the rain of arrows descended like a swarm of locusts!
At the stern, Chi Xi Divine Being lifted the Town Heaven Tower. The tower radiated brilliant light, and divine weapons flew out to block the countless arrows!
At the same time, the dozen or so Fire Crow Divine Beings opened their vermilion gourds. Solar divine fire spewed out, roaring toward the ship, instantly engulfing the entire massive vessel!
Chi Xi roared and threw the Town Heaven Tower into the air. The tower became enormous, hanging above the ship. Large bells under the eaves rang loudly, shaking the divine fire from the gourds, preventing it from approaching the ship.
The dozen or so Fire Crow Divine Beings took the opportunity to charge onto the ship. Suddenly, six divine blades flew out of the Town Heaven Tower. Chi Xi held the blades, running swiftly on his feet. In less than a breath, he raced around the deck once, slashing continuously, and a dozen heads fell to the ground.
At that moment, hundreds of Fire Crow Divine Beings flew in, flapping their wings. The arrows became incredibly dense, raining down with a clattering sound. Chi Xi activated the Chi Ming Town Heaven Tower again, but many divine weapons were shot down, clanging onto the deck.
The power of the Town Heaven Tower greatly diminished. Although this divine tower was a remarkable palace treasure, Chi Ming didn't have enough cultivation to fully unleash its power.
Hundreds of Fire Crow Divine Beings opened their gourds, and divine fire roared out. Behind them, thousands more Fire Crow Divine Beings were rapidly approaching.
The First Ancestor frowned. These Fire Crow Divine Beings were clearly using battle formations from warfare. Chi Xi was only an execution officer from the Chi Ming era and had never been on a battlefield, so he had no experience dealing with battle formations.
And the First Ancestor was also a deserter from the battlefield. Although he had learned methods to counter battle formations, he had never used them and had no experience either.
Faced with the Fire Crow Divine Beings' formation attack, both of them were at a loss.
Groups of Fire Crow Divine Beings flew in, first shooting a volley of arrows, then setting the ship on fire. Chi Xi was overwhelmed, unable to cover all sides. While he was fending off one group of Fire Crow Divine Beings, another group attacked the ship's wings. Many more Fire Crow Divine Beings went under the ship, grabbing it and flying backward, trying to drag it away.
Some Fire Crows flew to the mast, tearing at the sails.
Chi Xi Divine Being was truly frantic. He shouted loudly, "Brother, this is the Fire Crow Formation! I can't break it! Come and help!"
The First Ancestor Human Sovereign was also at a loss. He had never faced such a situation.
The thousands of Fire Crow troops made him feel that no matter which side he attacked, he couldn't prevent the ship from being destroyed!
Qin Mu opened the window and shouted loudly, "First Ancestor, use the Heaven and Earth Seal Technique! Heaven Turns, Earth Revolves, Heart Unchanged!"
The First Ancestor Human Sovereign came to his senses. He crossed his hands, and the Heaven and Earth Seal Technique exploded forth. Space twisted instantly. His seal technique activated, making the massive ship its own world. Sometimes heaven was above and earth below, sometimes earth was above and heaven below. The Fire Crows, which had been incredibly fast and hard to target, now lost their balance. They fell everywhere, spinning uncontrollably, thrown far away from the ship.
Chi Xi Divine Being was also thrown around, dizzy and disoriented. He quickly hugged the mast, horrified.
Qin Mu shouted loudly, "Go to the mast!"
The First Ancestor Human Sovereign leaped up, landing on the mast, standing on one foot.
Qin Mu's voice came from the tower: "Sun Circles the Mid-Heaven, Flowing Through Ten Thousand Ages!"
The First Ancestor Human Sovereign immediately executed this move of the Heaven and Earth Seal Technique. Space began to spin. Countless Fire Crow Divine Beings on the ship were caught by the power of his seal technique, flying into the air in a whirlwind. Many tried to grab anything they could to stabilize themselves, but they were pulled away by the terrifying force. Strange cawing sounds filled the air.
Around the First Ancestor Human Sovereign, a torrent of Fire Crows formed, spinning wildly around him.
"What's next?" the First Ancestor Human Sovereign shouted loudly.
Qin Mu's voice came: "Heaven Collapses, Earth Splits, Mourning the Autumn Phoenix!"
The First Ancestor Human Sovereign immediately executed this seal. The sky shattered and the earth split. A terrifying force field rapidly collapsed toward his palm. The Fire Crow Divine Beings flying everywhere were pulled by his palm force, crashing into each other in midair with loud bangs, piling up into a large ball.
"Eight Trigrams, Qian and Kun, Purify the Pure Land; Earth, Water, Wind, Fire, Settle the Five Elements." Qin Mu's voice came from the tower.
Without hesitation, the First Ancestor Human Sovereign used two seal techniques. Two seals and four palms formed two Eight Trigrams Heaven and Earth Diagrams, pressing the ball of flesh made from over a thousand Fire Crow Divine Beings in the center. Then, earth, water, wind, and fire erupted. The power of the Five Elements churned, and countless Fire Crow Divine Beings had their bones broken, their flesh crushed, sliced, and incinerated. Finally, a gust of Xun Wind blew, turning the thousand-plus Fire Crow Divine Beings into ashes, blowing them behind the ship.
The First Ancestor Human Sovereign stood stunned, hardly believing it: "I broke the formation?"
At that moment, screams came from Ling Yuxiu and Ban Gongcuo inside the tower. The First Ancestor Human Sovereign was startled and quickly leaped down. He saw a Fire Crow Divine Being that had escaped his Heaven and Earth Seal Technique had slipped through the window into the tower.
Earlier, when Qin Mu was instructing him on breaking the formation, he had opened the window. This Fire Crow Divine Being must have taken the chance to sneak into the tower, intending to attack Qin Mu and the others!
The First Ancestor Human Sovereign rushed toward the tower. Before he could enter through the window, two streaks of bloody light burst out from within, carrying an incredibly fierce killing aura. The First Ancestor's hair stood on end, and he quickly retreated. He saw the two bloody lights cross and shear through, and the Fire Crow Divine Being inside the tower was instantly decapitated!
Qin Mu stood there dumbfounded, holding the box, still seemingly shocked by the power of the Beheading Divine Mysterious Blade.
The First Ancestor rushed in and frantically felt him all over, asking anxiously, "Did it backlash against you? Did it cut off your head?"
He trembled with fear, raising a finger to gently poke Qin Mu's head, afraid that a light touch would make it fall off his neck.
Suddenly, Qin Mu slapped his hand away and praised, "What a powerful box! What a powerful blade!"
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