The gods appeared, it was really the gods appeared.
At the same time, in another distant time and space, deep in the Great Qin Palace, in a dark and magnificent hall, several alchemists in Taoist robes were whispering around a newly set up spirit gathering array.
The bronze lamps flickered with flickering light and shadows, illuminating the excitement and awe on their faces with exceptional clarity.
"God bless the Great Qin... God bless Your Majesty!"
The old Taoist priest in the lead knelt down on the ground tremblingly and kowtowed repeatedly to the formation.
They witnessed with their own eyes the successful operation of the Spirit Gathering Formation. The sight of the vital energy of heaven and earth gathering and pouring into the formation like a tide made even these self-proclaimed masters of the mysteries feel awe.
"It's truly God's mercy!" another young Taoist priest said with tears in his eyes, "This is a miracle!"
Emperor Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng, who was sitting on the high platform, could no longer hide his excitement that had been suppressed for a long time.
He stood up suddenly, his robes flying. "Come here, bring the crystal core! Place it where I ordered!"
The servants were already prepared, carefully embedding the glowing crystal cores into the designated grooves in the array one by one.
Every time one of them fell, it seemed as if invisible waves spread out, making the air in the entire hall heavy.
Ying Zheng looked at the strange power that was about to awaken with burning eyes.
He took a step down the jade steps and was about to step into the formation—
"Father, wait a minute!" Fusu suddenly stepped forward to stop him, his face solemn. "Although this spirit gathering array has been formed, no one knows the power of the crystal core. What if something goes wrong..."
Before he finished speaking, he knelt on one knee and asked to take the risk on his father's behalf: "Your son is willing to test the law and pave the way for your father."
The First Emperor frowned, but didn't agree immediately. He glanced back at his guards, all of whom were loyal personal soldiers raised with rare medicinal herbs and special methods. Each of them was eager to serve, eager to serve.
"Your Majesty! Let me and the others go first!"
But Ying Zheng was reluctant to part with these confidants who had followed him for many years.
"You are all my most trusted people. Do not venture into danger unless absolutely necessary."
He waved his sleeves in refusal.
After a moment's thought, he suddenly calmed down and ordered, "Go, bring the hounds."
Soon, more than ten large hunting dogs with shiny fur and muscular body were brought into the hall by the old hunter.
These dogs are usually extremely obedient. Now they are placed in the center of the spirit gathering array. They lie in place and only occasionally prick up their ears to be alert to the movements around them.
"Let's get started."
Ying Zheng gave the order in a deep voice. The Taoists looked at each other, took their positions, and simultaneously chanted their fingers to activate the seals.
Strands of light golden runes appeared in the air, reflecting each other with the crystal core, and soon turned into a dazzling white light, enveloping the entire spirit gathering array!
At first, the dogs were only slightly agitated.
Soon, a German Shepherd began to whimper, with its fur standing on end. Then, the other hounds began to bark and struggle, but they seemed to be trapped by an invisible barrier and could not escape no matter what!
The white light became more and more intense, and even the biting cold could be felt outside the hall.
Everyone watched with bated breath, only to see the layers of runes constantly spinning and swallowing, completely covering up all the changes, and no one could glimpse the internal situation.
Time seemed stretched to the extreme, and every second was suffocating.
Finally, after the last rune dissipated, the white light suddenly converged!
The whole place was silent, and no one dared to approach first.
The old Taoist priest mustered up the courage to step forward. The moment he saw the scene inside, he froze in place, his brain buzzing:
Where are the ordinary hounds?
The puppies that should have collapsed on the ground were now all curled up into a ball, their body size increasing by more than three times!
Their fangs were sharp, their claws were like steel hooks, their eyes were red, the largest one among them was as big as a calf, its muscles bulged as if they were made of iron and stone, and its breath was like a rolling thunder!
They slowly opened their scarlet eyes and circumambulated the surroundings in a strange and dangerous new posture.
The air suddenly turned cold, and everyone inside and outside the hall stopped breathing. Only the roar of each other's violently beating hearts remained...
A giant mastiff is born!
At this moment, both the First Emperor and his ministers understood: From today on, this world is no longer the world of yesterday!
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