Qi Yu watched, and the entire dragon was numb.
What were all these dense things?!
She strode backward, flicking several spiritual energies as she retreated, intending to blast away the small evil beasts that resembled rats.
But she never expected that these evil beasts were unimaginably numerous. Those that were casually blasted away were quickly crushed by the ones that followed.
Feng Mingqi's scalp was about to explode.
A dense expanse, it made his heart tighten just looking at it.
Feng Yunzui let out a scream, not from fright, but from disgust at the dense swarm of evil beasts.
She clung to Feng Siqian, wishing she could climb onto Feng Siqian's head.
Yue Zhiyin's expression was also subtle, and upon closer inspection, one could see his face was faintly green.
Sui You could probably guess the reason; he was likely disgusted.
"Senior Brother, are you alright?" Ming Lou flew into the air, asking, while also feeling fortunate that this swarm of evil beasts couldn't fly.
Yue Zhiyin stood in mid-air and nodded, indicating he was fine, then immediately turned to find a corner to vomit.
Qi Nian, Chi Ming, and Qi Yan gritted their teeth and swung their weapons a few times. After realizing it was completely useless, they began to fly into the air, feeling fortunate in their hearts that the place where these evil beasts crawled out was within the cursed range of the well, so there was a barrier holding them back nearby.
Qi Yu and Si Qing stood on the clouds, looking down at the evil beasts gnawing at the barrier, helping to replenish its spiritual energy to make it thicker, while speaking in low voices to each other:
"What should we do? The number of these evil beasts is astonishing. I estimate that if a few more come out, this barrier might not hold." Qi Yu was somewhat annoyed, but with no way to kill them all, she could only let these evil beasts come out first, set up more barriers, and once all these evil beasts appeared, find a way to unleash a powerful move to destroy them all at once.
Si Qing pursed his lips, "Sister, I'm worried if there will be even bigger evil beasts behind them?"
Qi Yu dared not deny it.
Chen Xi saw that the barriers were really struggling to hold, so he simply took off his outer robe, waved it into the air, and set up another Dragon Scale Barrier.
Strong and powerful dragon scales covered the entire cursed area. As the number of evil beasts grew and they became more densely packed, due to being confined, they were now frantically gnawing at the villagers' wooden houses. In the end, there was nothing else visible within the barrier, only a dark expanse, with occasional glints of red light.
Yu Yuan protected the younger ones, his face filled with disgust, "I really can't understand where so many ugly things came from. The fissure is still vibrating, and it's likely that a larger evil beast will crawl out."
Jin Yan remained silent the entire time, probably disgusted, as his face was green.
After Chen Xi cast the barrier, he breathed a sigh of relief, "My Dragon Scale Barrier is protected by my power. These evil beasts detest my power and have temporarily stopped gnawing, so it should hold them for a while."
Yan Hua nodded, his eyes dark.
It could only hold for a while. If it lasted too long, regardless of the number of evil beasts, Chen Xi would surely be unable to bear it.
Shao Feng protected An Nuo as he came to Qi Yu and Si Qing's side, placing many protective artifacts on them.
"On the battlefield, your mother and I might not be able to look after you. Remember, you must not get bitten."
As he spoke, he pointed to a dragon skeleton not far away, "The dragon over there was bitten by these evil beasts, and was gnawed by evil energy, turning into this state."
Qi Yu hugged Si Qing tightly.
An Nuo looked at Qi Yu's chest, "It seemed like evil energy hit you just now. Do you feel anything?"
Yan Hua and Chen Xi also subconsciously looked at Qi Yu.
Qi Yu shook her head, "It's nothing. It was blocked by the inverse scale on my chest. However, my internal organs were still shaken, and my breathing is a bit unstable."
An Nuo and Shao Feng breathed a sigh of relief.
Just then, the fissure, which had been buried by evil beasts, suddenly lit up with a strong light.
Everyone drew their weapons and surrounded the brightly lit fissure.
Soon, the light in the fissure dissipated, and a figure, completely dark, walked out from within.
This person had jet-black hair, dark patterns on his face, wore pure black battle armor, and exuded an aura of evil energy. Wherever he passed, nothing grew, and even the small evil beasts avoided him.
"This person looks a bit familiar." Si Qing narrowed his eyes, "Isn't that the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate?"
"He looks like a completely different person," Chen Xi gasped.
The Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate walked step by step towards the Dragon Scale Barrier. Upon reaching the opposite side, he suddenly transformed his hands into sharp claws and forcefully tried to tear open the Dragon Scale Barrier.
The Dragon Scale Barrier was Chen Xi's true dragon scale form.
Seeing Chen Xi frown, and the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate on the opposite side about to dig his claws into the barrier, Yan Hua's expression grew colder. He raised his hand and retracted Chen Xi's Dragon Scale Barrier with a single palm strike.
With the barrier removed, the small evil beasts immediately scattered in other directions.
Seeing this, the God of Dawn couldn't help but slap his thigh, "Lord Yan Hua, what are you doing? The Dragon Scale Barrier has been opened, and all these evil beasts have been released!"
Chen Xi clutched his arm.
Qi Yu moved his hand away and found that only a few dragon scales had fallen off, and the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate hadn't inflicted any deeper wounds, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
Yan Hua turned and looked at the God of Dawn, then suddenly swooped over, grabbed him by the collar, and in full view of everyone, threw him into the swarm of evil beasts.
His sudden anger silenced everyone.
"I warn you," Yan Hua looked at the immortals from the Nine Heavens behind him, "We Four Directional Ancestral Dragons can completely remain detached from worldly affairs like the other ancient gods of the Twelve Heavens. The only reason we descended to help this time is because we cannot bear to see our descendants wiped out and wish to preserve our lineage."
"Chen Xi does not owe you anything. He has no reason to be severely injured by protecting you."
Upon hearing this, the immortals of the Nine Heavens dared not speak further.
The Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate, listening from the other side, couldn't help but applaud, "Yan Hua, I never expected you to do this. However, with the Dragon Scale Barrier removed, aren't you afraid that all the humans in this world will be swallowed by me?"
"Swallow them," Yan Hua's words surprised everyone. "Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate, kill whichever human you want, eat whoever you want."
The Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate was stunned.
His intention was to threaten Yan Hua.
But he never expected Yan Hua to retort with such a statement.
"Yan Hua, Lord Yan Hua..." the immortals of the Nine Heavens behind him called out his name dryly, all wanting to persuade him to reconsider.
The disciples of the immortal sects were also terrified.
Although they cultivated to eliminate demons and uphold righteousness, if all these powerful beings were indifferent to human life, they wouldn't be able to do anything either.
Yan Hua looked at the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate, "Why the surprised expression? Is it that astonishing? You said before you wanted to devour humans madly, and I agreed. Why aren't you eating now?"
The Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate looked at Yan Hua, his expression cautious.
He had heard about the origin of this curse from the Thirteenth Heaven while in the evil lair.
Logically, without finding a way to lift the curse, and with his coercion, Yan Hua should have been forced to compromise with him.
But what was Yan Hua's situation now?
Why was he not afraid at all?
Could it be that they had found a way to lift the curse and found a new Heavenly Dao?
Before the appearance of a new Heavenly Dao, a sacrifice was needed. Could they have some ulterior motive...
The Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate thought of this, and his gaze involuntarily shifted towards Qi Yu and Si Qing.
Qi Yu glanced at Yan Hua, seeming to suddenly grasp his intention, and couldn't help but nod in cooperation, looking at the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate.
"That's right, you want to devour humans? Eat up, there are plenty here, and there are still intact ones over there. Eat as much as you want. The more you eat, the happier we'll be."
Si Qing didn't quite understand why Yan Hua and Qi Yu were saying this, but he nodded in cooperation.
The Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate stood still without retreating, only squinting at them for a moment, then suddenly snorted coldly and returned to the fissure with a group of small evil beasts.
This reaction stunned everyone.
"What's going on? Why did the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate run away? We didn't do anything, did we?"
"Yeah, why did the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate run off? He even took the small evil beasts with him."
"I don't think whether that guy ran away is the point. The current point is that there's a traitor among us, right?" Lingbo Shangshen looked towards Yan Hua and Qi Yu, "Lord Yan Hua, King of the North Sea, I mean no disrespect to either of you, I'm just curious, what did you mean by what you said to the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate just now?"
"You casually removed the Dragon Scale Barrier, almost causing a catastrophe, and then told the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate to freely devour humans. What kind of behavior is that? Isn't our purpose to defend the human world and the Three Realms?"
"Yes, I also find this a bit strange. How could you say that?"
"Exactly..."
The other immortals were all discussing.
Yan Hua glanced coldly at them and pointed towards the fissure, "Did he leave? Did he retreat?"
Si Qing, who was still somewhat confused, suddenly understood upon hearing this.
Qi Yu rolled her eyes, "Bluffing to win, understand? We were just putting on a show. If we were truly threatened by the Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate, how confident would you be in winning against him?"
"As for the Dragon Scale Barrier," Yan Hua glanced at the immortals of the Nine Heavens around him, his voice indifferent, "Chen Xi was raised by me. In my eyes, his safety, as well as Qi Yu and Si Qing's safety, is indeed more important than any of you. This is beyond doubt."
"If you think I've gone too far, that's fine too. I can take the people who are important to me back to the Twelve Heavens. As for the survival of the Three Realms, what does it have to do with me? I have no intention of being a savior."
Chen Xi said this in a calm voice.
Someone muttered below, "If the Three Realms truly fall into disaster, how can the Twelve Heavens be spared?"
Yue Zhiyin cleared his throat, "If the Three Realms truly fall into disaster, the safest place would probably be the Twelve Heavens."
Because that was the dwelling place of ancient gods.
No one knew how many ancient gods were slumbering within.
The Rakshasa Heavenly Venerate wouldn't dare to provoke it.