Seeing the blood shadows attacking from all directions, Houtu frowned and waved her hands to create a yellow barrier, blocking the Blood God Child outside. This Blood God Child was ugly and extremely vicious, specializing in harming people's bodies, and Houtu did not want them to get close to her.
However, as the number of Blood God Children increased, millions of them gathered like a crimson cloud, enveloping Houtu in the sky above the sea of blood, turning her into a blood cocoon. Meanwhile, Styx continued to swing his twin swords at the earthen-yellow barrier from afar. Houtu had no choice but to increase her magical output, and gradually began to feel her magical power failing.
Originally, Houtu was the goddess of earth, and the earth was her mother. As long as Houtu stood on the earth, her magical power was inexhaustible. However, in this battle with the Styx Ancestor, she did not have this advantage of terrain. In the sky above the sea of blood, she could not rely on the earth to recover her magical power. The Styx Ancestor also knew this, which is why he dared to fight a war of attrition with Houtu. If it were on the prehistoric continent, Houtu would be like a large-scale offensive weapon with unlimited ammunition. Who would dare to fight her?
The current situation is extremely unfavorable for Houtu. She is situated on the Blood Sea, lacking the advantage of terrain. The Styx Ancestor has just achieved a high level of cultivation, reaching the Quasi-Saint Great Completion stage. She lacks both favorable timing and popular support. At this time, the other eleven Ancestral Witches are imprisoned in the East Sea and cannot come out. None of the other members of her clan are a match for the Styx Ancestor, and there is no one else in the prehistoric world who is on good terms with her. Who can come to her rescue?
Sixteenth Earth Dipper Under the Styx
Just as Houtu was in dire straits, a gourd flew in from the horizon. It was the Qiankun Gourd in Xuantian's hand. The gourd flew above the blood cocoon and emitted a golden light of merit, causing the blood cloud to evaporate like water meeting sunlight.
Styx coughed up a mouthful of blood and roared, "Xuantian, I swear I will never let you get away with this!"
It turns out that Xuantian, within the eye of the North Sea, foresaw Houtu's impending doom and released the Qiankun Gourd to rescue her. You might ask, how could Xuantian, imprisoned in the North Sea, still foresee Houtu's plight and use the magic weapon? It turns out that Hongjun already knew Xuantian had severed his three corpses and that becoming a saint was only a matter of time. Suppressing him in the North Sea was merely a show for Taiyi; with Xuantian's strength, he would be free soon. Therefore, he didn't actually use any powerful magic to suppress Xuantian. However, Xuantian dared not emerge too soon; at least a thousand years would have to pass! Otherwise, how could Hongjun maintain his position? Others might accuse Hongjun of unfairness, suppressing him today and letting him out tomorrow. However, the inability of the person to leave didn't mean the magic weapon couldn't be used.
This Blood Sea is the most filthy place in the world. Its waters are effective against magical treasures and primordial spirits, but it is most afraid of the golden light of merit. Later, with the rise of Buddhism, all non-Buddhist orthodox techniques were called heretical paths. The Asuras, other demon races, heretics, and remnants of the Jie Sect were collectively called demonic and deviant paths. The "demon" refers to the Asuras, who are most afraid of Buddhist light, which is the golden light of merit. Upon encountering the golden light of merit, they melt like ice or evaporate like water, just as they would in sunlight. The Qiankun Gourd received some merit at the time of creation, and also had the merit of creating humans. Of course, this merit was stolen, but the fundamental source of the Heavenly Dao remained the same, so this merit was still effective. The Qiankun Gourd itself was conceived in chaos for countless ages, but lacking primordial purple energy, it could not grow into a primordial treasure, possessing only forty-one layers of restrictions. However, it benefited from the light of merit and thus became an acquired sacred artifact of merit.
Alright, enough chit-chat, let's get down to business.
After the blood clouds dispersed, the Qiankun Gourd flew to stand above Houtu's head. With the help of this gourd, Houtu naturally breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer afraid of the Styx River's attack. She immediately sat down to meditate and rest to recover her magical power.
At this time, Styx was also seriously injured. The billions of Blood God Children were illuminated by the golden light of merit and returned to their original state, turning into blood. Fortunately, their original source was not lost and they could still recover.
However, don't think that just having the golden light of merit can harm Styx. There's a saying: "The higher the righteous path, the greater the evil path." The golden light of merit is inherently able to suppress the filth of the Blood Sea, and Xuan Tian's cultivation is higher than Styx's. That's why he was able to launch a sneak attack on Styx when Styx was not on guard and seriously injure him in one fell swoop. If it were any other ordinary quasi-saint, they could only protect themselves and could not seriously injure Styx.
Styx was ambushed by Xuan Tian and suffered such serious injuries that he was not going to let it go easily. Last time, he was forced to admit defeat because he was no match for Xuan Tian and for some unknown reason (the power of the Yin Finger). Recently, he had just obtained the merit of creation, and with the great increase in his cultivation, his confidence was also extremely inflated, and he thought that Xuan Tian was no match for him.
Minghe knew that Xuantian was trapped in the North Sea and could not come out in his true form, but he didn't know why Xuantian could still use his magic weapon. It was like he was on vacation. While secretly blaming Hongjun for being unfair, Minghe was also extremely happy. If Xuantian's true form had arrived, Minghe might have been more careful, but since Xuantian's true form was not here and he was manipulating his magic weapon with his divine sense, if he could cut off the magic weapon's escape route with the Blood Sea Reincarnation Array, then, with the power of the array, he could keep Houtu and the Qiankun Gourd. Minghe had been holding a grudge ever since Xuantian stole the Xuan Yin Kui Water Flag. The power of the Qiankun Gourd was even greater than that of the flag. If he could get the gourd, he could avenge the last time.
Thinking of this, Styx's face darkened, and a slight smirk appeared on his lips. "Blood Sea Reincarnation Array, activate!" Styx roared, summoning the Twelfth-Grade Blood Lotus and the two swords, Yuan Tu and A Bi, which transformed into streaks of light and shot into the Blood Sea, disappearing from sight. The Blood Sea churned, the Nine Netherworlds changed color, and the entire world was filled with a sinister and terrifying aura, stained crimson by the churning, foul-smelling blood. The Blood Sea surged with unprecedentedly towering waves, rising into the sky above and merging into a spherical space, locking the Qiankun Gourd and Houtu within. Instantly, the entire Blood Sea space turned crimson. Driven by the power of the array, pillars of blood erupted from the surrounding Blood Sea walls, crashing down on Houtu beneath the Qiankun Gourd from all directions.
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