OBS Chapter 337 Taotie
Chapter 337 Taotie
"You are the ones sent by the Blood Witch King to retrieve the Xuanyuan Sword, aren't you?" the Water Priest asked.
"The Blood Witch King you mentioned has been dead for thousands of years. He is now the sixth Blood Witch King. The one standing in front of you is the reincarnation of the fifth Blood Witch King, the sixth Blood Witch King who is about to be crowned." Han Kexin pointed at Qin Xiaochuan and said. Her tone remained indifferent and did not change because of the Water Priest's majesty.
"The Sixth Blood Witch King?" The Water Priest paused for a moment, then looked confused and murmured, "So much time has passed."
"So how do we retrieve the Xuanyuan Sword?" Qin Xiaochuan asked, pulling the other person back from their confusion.
The water priest glanced at him, stroked his beard, and solemnly said, "Although the Blood Witch King killed Taotie back then, Taotie had the ability to manipulate the aura of the dead, so it became a vengeful spirit after death. It cannot be completely destroyed and can only be sealed under the Xuanyuan Sword. If the Xuanyuan Sword is pulled out directly, Taotie will come back again. Therefore, before pulling out the Xuanyuan Sword, it needs to be resealed within it."
"Seal?" Qin Xiaochuan was taken aback. This was not his forte. So far, he had only just learned the Five Elements Sealing technique from the Wood Priest, and he didn't know if he could use it.
"Yes, a seal. Do you know about the Two Extremes Sealing Array?" the Water Priest asked.
"I don't know," Qin Xiaochuan answered truthfully.
"It's alright. The Xuanyuan Sword already has the base of the Two Extremes Sealing Array engraved on it. You just need to insert the Xuanyuan Sword into the Taotie's body and then activate it. Now I'll teach you how to activate the array." The Water Priest demonstrated it to Qin Xiaochuan.
"Do you understand now?" the water priest asked.
"Understood." The activation method of the magic array was not complicated, much simpler than the Five Elements Seal. Qin Xiaochuan mastered it easily after only one look. "But I still have one question."
The water priest asked, "What's the problem?"
"Since the Xuanyuan Sword already has the Two Extremes Sealing Array engraved on it, why didn't the First Blood Witch King seal Taotie inside the sword at the very beginning?" Qin Xiaochuan asked.
The water priest sighed and said, "It's not that we don't want to, it's that we can't, because the Taotie was too powerful back then. It was already very difficult to seal it under this high platform with the Xuanyuan Sword."
Qin Xiaochuan nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."
"Now you can pull out the Xuanyuan Sword. A Four Symbols Formation has been set up on this platform, so Taotie won't be able to escape for a while. You need to seal it completely inside the Xuanyuan Sword during this time. Fortunately, Taotie has been sealed for so long that its strength has been weakened, so your chances of success are still quite high." After the Water Priest finished speaking, he stroked his beard, his expression becoming relaxed, with a sense of relief as if he had finally completed his mission.
"What we need is not the chance of success, but the absolute necessity to seal the Taotie. If a battle breaks out later, you should help us, right?" Han Kexin said bluntly.
The water priest shook his head and said, "After such a long time, my power has almost dissipated, and it's difficult for me to provide you with any substantial help. So the battle ahead will depend on you. If you are ready, you can go and draw the Xuanyuan Sword." After saying this, the water priest floated to the side, away from the center of the battlefield.
Qin Xiaochuan and the other three exchanged glances, took a deep breath, and then placed their hands on the hilt of the Xuanyuan Sword and pulled it out.
"Hahaha..." A deep and excited laugh suddenly rose from beneath their feet, accompanied by the platform shaking continuously. The four of them quickly took two steps back, watching the center of the platform with full vigilance.
Similar to the Water Priest's entrance, after a puff of blue smoke dissipated, a blue ball of light appeared above the platform, which then coalesced into a massive monster-like figure.
It resembles a tiger, but has a coat of yellowish-brown dog fur, a human face, and a tail longer than its body, just like the Taotie recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas.
"I'm finally out again." The Taotie roared to the sky, then looked down at Qin Xiaochuan and the other three from the air and said arrogantly, "Did you release me? You lowly humans, as a reward, I will make you my sacrifices."
A bolt of lightning suddenly struck from above Taotie's head, instantly exploding into countless silver lights that completely enveloped Taotie. The lightning bolts, like silver snakes, surged wildly through Taotie's body.
"If you're going to fight, then fight. Why waste so much breath?" Qin Xiaochuan stopped and stood still. He didn't want to waste any words on an enemy he was destined to defeat.
After the lightning flashed, Taotie's burly body trembled for a moment, but then returned to normal. Apart from looking a little dazed (probably because he didn't expect Qin Xiaochuan to be so uncivilized and attack without giving him any time to prepare), it seemed to have suffered no harm, which was completely different from the previous vengeful spirits.
Qin Xiaochuan was taken aback, and couldn't help but frown at Han Kexin, asking, "What's going on? Does lightning-type spiritual power have no effect on it?"
Before Han Kexin could answer, the water priest hiding to the side spoke up: "No, the Taotie's power mainly comes from its primordial power, but it can hide its primordial power. Only when it exposes its primordial power can it be completely sealed."
"No way, then..."
"Roar!" Just as Qin Xiaochuan was about to ask something, Taotie roared angrily, clearly feeling slighted. It immediately pounced on Qin Xiaochuan. Before it even reached him, Qin Xiaochuan felt a powerful aura pressing down on him, like Mount Tai pressing down on him.
The enormous tiger claws flashed through the air, each streak containing the power to shatter metal and stone, all aimed at Qin Xiaochuan's chest. However, Qin Xiaochuan had already anticipated the Taotie's attack, so before the opponent could get close, Qin Xiaochuan used a Wind Shadow Flash to appear behind the Taotie. At the same time, a bluish-white flame rose in his hand, and Qin Xiaochuan punched the Taotie in the back, the Samadhi True Fire instantly piercing through the Taotie's body.
After the Samadhi True Fire dissipated, the Taotie's body swayed a few times before returning to its original state. At the same time, its extremely long tail transformed into countless whip shadows that enveloped Qin Xiaochuan. Since he had just used Wind Shadow Flash, Qin Xiaochuan was unable to dodge and could only fully unleash the Qilin Armor and simultaneously release a Xuanwu Shield to forcefully block the Taotie's attack.
"Whoosh..." The Taotie's tail flew up and down, occasionally slamming into the ground, shattering the white bones on the ground into countless white powders that scattered in the air.
Using the force of the Taotie, Qin Xiaochuan retreated several steps until he was close to the Water Priest, and asked, "How can we make it reveal its original power?"
Just as Qin Xiaochuan was asking a question, Taotie pounced on Qin Xiaochuan again. However, at this moment, a storm blade flew from the side, cut into its body, and blocked its attack. Taotie looked to the side and saw Han Kexin holding her Wind Whisper Air Hand Cannon and aiming it at it.
"Wind Howl - Tornado Blade." Han Kexin pulled the trigger again to unleash her second skill, and Kaiming, who was flying in the air, seized the opportunity to pounce on Taotie.