Chapter 89: The Blood Seal and "His Protection"
The Divine Blood Seal and "He Protects"
Pushing aside the layers of soft, moist glowing moss, the source of the faint golden light was revealed before everyone.
It was actually a small, palm-sized fragment of golden glass, embedded in the roots of the sacred tree! A sacred and ancient aura flowed through the fragment, yet its radiance was extremely dim, and even tiny cracks appeared at the edges, as if it had sustained severe damage. On the surface of the fragment, one could see extremely complex and mysterious dark red runes slowly flowing. These runes exuded a powerful sealing force, yet also carried an ominous, blood-tinged hue.
"What...is this?" Man Gu moved closer curiously, but was forced back a step by the invisible pressure emanating from the fragments.
Xingtong's multi-pupillary eyes narrowed slightly as she carefully examined the fragment and the runes on it. Her voice was filled with surprise. "These runes... contain extremely powerful divine power and... a resolute sealing will. This seems to be some kind of seal fragment... using divine blood as a guide?"
Xuanjia also crawled over from the stone, his green eyes fixed on the fragment, the lines on his shell gleaming slightly. "Hmm... this aura... is a bit like the 'Divine Blood Seal' recorded in ancient texts? It's usually used to seal extremely terrifying things. Judging from the appearance of this fragment and the lingering aura, the sealed object is probably very powerful. Moreover, the seal itself... seems to be damaged."
Jiang Xuelan's gaze was fixed on the fragment. When his eyes touched the dark red flowing runes, the divine blood in his body actually resonated slightly! An indescribable sadness, familiarity, and... a strong sense of attraction surged in his heart!
He subconsciously reached out his hand, wanting to touch the fragment.
"Don't move!" Li Jiuyou grabbed his wrist, with a rare seriousness and vigilance in his red-gold eyes, "This thing is very weird! I feel very uncomfortable!" He could clearly feel that Jiang Xuelan's emotions became extremely unstable when he approached the fragment, and the breath emitted by the fragment also made the demon pill and the resentment of genocide in his body faintly restless.
Jiang Xuelan paused, his senses returning. He too sensed the danger lurking within the fragment, but the allure of his bloodline and his desire to uncover the truth prevented him from looking away.
At this moment, the golden light on the fragment suddenly flickered, and the dark red runes also accelerated their flow! An extremely vague, intermittent fragment of thought suddenly escaped from it, like a candle in the wind, entering everyone's perception:
"...I can't hold it anymore...I'll use my...divine blood...as a sacrifice...to seal it..."
"...Child...live..."
"...Lethe...Well..."
The thought was filled with despair, determination and reluctance, and finally came to an abrupt end.
"Is this... the regret of the person who left the seal?" Ache said in a low voice, his eyes a little red, he seemed to be able to feel the intense sadness.
"Wangchuan Well?" Jiang Xuelan caught this key word, and her heart suddenly trembled! The final location marked on Shi Yan's blood-written map was the ancient well east of Wangchuanwu Village! This fragment, this seal, this regret, all connected to the Divine Village!
Just as everyone was digesting this information, something strange happened!
The golden light on the fragment flickered violently again, and the cracks on it seemed to widen a little! An even stronger, though extremely weak, yet heart-pounding, evil aura suddenly seeped out from the cracks!
At the same time, the God-killing Gu within Jiang Xuelan's body and the ferocious beast bloodline deep within Li Jiuyou's origin began to stir violently! The resonance was stronger than ever before!
"Oh no! The seal is about to lose its effectiveness! The breath leaking from it is triggering the homologous power in your bodies!" Xuanjia exclaimed!
It's almost an instinctive reaction!
Jiang Xuelan put his fingers together like a sword, and the pure icy immortal power mixed with a trace of light golden divine blood power suddenly pointed at the fragments, trying to reinforce the seal that was about to collapse!
Li Jiuyou also attacked at the same time. His Cinder Blade hadn't been unsheathed, but scorching demonic fire had already coated his palm. He slapped the roots of the sacred tree surrounding the fragments, not to destroy them, but to try to temporarily block the escape of the evil aura with his demonic power. At the same time, he shouted, "Ice Face! Hurry!"
The two men's power attributes are completely different, but at this moment they attack at the same time again because of the same goal - to prevent the evil aura from leaking!
The ice-blue fairy power and the red-gold demonic fire arrived almost at the same time!
However, the expected fierce conflict did not happen!
The life force of the sacred tree's roots seemed to play a crucial role in harmonizing the relationship. The subtle tacit understanding between the two, fostered through their blood pact, also allowed them to subconsciously control their power, avoiding a direct confrontation.
Jiang Xuelan's icy breath precisely covered the cracks in the fragments, temporarily freezing the breath from leaking out.
Li Jiuyou's demonic fire formed a weak barrier, surrounding the fragments and further blocking them.
Both of them could feel the other's all-out concentration and exhaustion, as well as the... indescribable sense of smoothness brought about by tacit cooperation?
The crisis was temporarily contained, but the fragments remained unstable, and the golden light flickered.
The two of them maintained their output posture, and the distance between them was very close, so they could clearly see the sweat oozing from each other's foreheads and the tense profiles.
What came from the other end of the link was no longer awkwardness or discomfort, but a shared tension, concentration, and a strange feeling of...fighting side by side.
"This... can't last long." Jiang Xuelan's voice was slightly hoarse.
"Damn it... I have to find a way to completely repair this broken seal, or... find out what's locked inside!" Li Jiuyou gritted his teeth, his red-gold eyes fixed on the fragment.
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