Yamafu Military Affairs

Chapter 611 Taotie!

Swish swish swish~
Suddenly, a whooshing sound rang out, and a blazing golden wheel flashed through the air, disappearing into the white light. Blood splattered, and the white light let out a mournful roar. It paused briefly in the air, but still mustered its remaining strength, swinging its giant claws to strike at Chu Zongshu.

"Don't be presumptuous!"

Seeing the white light chasing after him and including Shao Hao in its attack range, Ying Zhao roared angrily, and the blazing golden wheel spun around at will, actually forcing the white light to stop!
The white light fell, revealing the monster's full form. They discovered it was over three zhang tall and more than four zhang long, with a human face and a tiger's body. Its grey eyes blazed with ferocity, its jaws were gaping, and its two upper fangs were sixteen zhang long! Its silver fur was striped black, long hair trailing on the ground, and its two-zhang-long silver tail stood upright like a steel whip. Its left ribs were ripped open by sharp blades, blood dripping from them. Its tiger claws lightly pawed at the ground, a low growl emanating from its throat, its entire body gathering power, ready to unleash its fury. A fierce and terrifying demonic aura, like a thick black fog, pressed down on them, making it hard to breathe.

Chu Zongshu's heart stopped for a moment, and he gasped as if he had suddenly fallen into a bottomless ice cellar.

This monster was none other than the extremely ferocious and terrifying Hanhuang Taotie, which was even ranked among the Ten Fiends of the Great Wilderness. In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, two of the most ferocious beasts in Hanhuang Taotie appeared on the South Peak one after another!

And then this desolate Taotie suddenly rushed out from the closed passage. Could it be that what that boy said was true, that Nüchou really colluded with foreign tribes to murder the king?

The eight elders were lost in thought, glancing at the ferocious Taotie, but unconsciously retreated, lacking the courage to step forward and fight.

"Oh dear, it really is Taotie! Quickly go find Senior Taotie and ask him to persuade this fellow clansman!"

Staring at the cold and eerie gray eyes of the Taotie, Shao Hao let out a strange cry and uttered some nonsensical words that sounded like gibberish to the elders of the eight clans.

As long as you are a citizen of the Frozen Wasteland, a barbarian warrior of the far north, who doesn't know that the last Taotie was killed by the heroes of the Western Wasteland seventy years ago and its primordial spirit was sealed on Mount Zhongshou? Today's one should be that one, so how could there be a second Taotie appearing in the Frozen Wasteland of the far north?

As everyone was thinking this, the Cold Desolate Taotie suddenly opened its eyes wide in anger, roared wildly, and a dazzling silver light flashed around its body, colliding head-on with the blazing golden wheel controlled by Yingzhao. Its sword teeth swept across, its steel fangs danced wildly, and the aftershocks of the clash instantly broke the waist of the barbarian strongman who dared to interfere.

Hundreds of armored warriors roared and surged forward, hacking and slashing relentlessly. Their long spears and halberds flashed and clashed, but were shattered by the white light emanating from the Taotie. The broken pieces shot out and retaliated, piercing into the bodies of many warriors, causing screams of agony to rise and fall.

The blazing golden wheel repeatedly cut long, narrow bloody gashes into the Taotie's body, but because the flesh of this ferocious beast in the desolate wilderness was too thick and rough, even with the lightning-fast blades and swift winds unleashed by the [Fine Bloom Wind Wheel], it was difficult to end the battle and subdue it in a short time.

Outside the South Peak Hall, Qin Huai, who had set up the alchemical cannon array, also handed over control to Zero. The massive Urban cannon with its thick muzzle and integral casting, the red-coated cannon with its long barrel and thick walls and ferocious power, the tiger-shaped crouching cannon that shimmered with spiritual light, and various other cannons of different styles became a whole under the connection of the alchemical matrix and the [Kunlun] central hub, frantically spewing flames and explosive shells at the attacking horde of beasts.

Thick black smoke billowed, and incandescent flames spread across the mountain peaks. The explosions were deafening, and countless blades and claws rained down, only to be blocked by the solidified alchemical defensive field. Blood rained down, staining the artillery positions red.

One after another, bomb generators were set up in the center of the artillery group, rapidly producing high-energy bombs. The bombs were then automatically loaded via conveyor belts and robotic arms, allowing them to fire indiscriminately into the dark sky.

Liquid Tianrui flowed from the energy tank, running along the matrix over the dark cannon barrel, unleashing a blinding crimson light. Its terrifying firepower, no less powerful than that of a modern mechanized armored force, was unleashed in an instant.

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
Dark clouds rolled across the sky, and crimson Tianrui bombs converged into a torrent, colliding with the surging demon tide.

Steam dyed the surroundings red, flames surged and churned, wind and snow howled, and millions of ferocious beasts, riding on demonic winds and dark clouds, charged toward the artillery array in unison. However, they could not break through the barrier formed by the incandescent flames. One fierce bird after another was touched by the inextinguishable heavenly flames and was burned alive into charred skeletons, falling into the bottomless abyss.

The cannons roared and screams filled the air. Mud and sand flew everywhere, dust filled the fields, and the world was bathed in a dim red glow.

Seeing that no more ferocious beasts of the desolate wilderness had appeared, Qin Huai withdrew, handing the summit over to the alchemical cannon group, and then quickly headed to the place behind the palace where screams continued.

boom!
The enormous Taotie, with its human face and tiger body, burst forth with dazzling silver light, forcefully lifting the relentless [Shaohua Wind Wheel] away. Ying Zhao felt a sweet taste in his throat, and his expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

roar~
After repeated attacks were thwarted, Taotie flew into a rage and roared. Everyone in the arena was immediately struck on the head as if by a heavy hammer, swaying and unable to control themselves.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, the Taotie suddenly leaped and swung its head, its fangs like knives, instantly biting several people in two. Its tiger claws slammed horizontally, its steel tail whipped around, and it rampaged through the crowd like a whirlwind. Many of the savage warriors were powerless to resist and were torn apart and killed in an instant, their broken limbs flying everywhere, a truly bloody and terrifying sight.

"Jiang Yi, take the Crown Prince and head out. This Taotie is extremely ferocious; it's difficult for us to defeat it with just our strength. We need your [Shocking God Gong] to carve a bloody path through the beast horde!"

Yingzhao's fingertips flashed with light as he unleashed several spiritual techniques to suppress his internal injuries. The [Fine Bloom Wind Wheel] regained its divine power, attempting to stop the Taotie.

Unexpectedly, the Taotie seemed to have eyes in the back of its head. Suddenly, it turned around and leaped forward with lightning speed, roaring like thunder. A dazzling white light burst out from its huge maw and rushed straight towards Chu Zongshu, the ruler of the Cold Wasteland Kingdom, who was probably unable to attend to both Fengyun Shenjiang and others.

Just as Chu Zongshu was about to die and the Cold Wasteland was thrown into chaos, a Seven Sins Spear covered in blood-red patterns emerged at the critical moment, directly knocking away the highly condensed frost and gold energy and saving the crucial Cold Wasteland King.

"Boy, your ancestors are here, how dare you be so insolent?!"

Qin Huai grinned, and an even more ferocious and violent aura expanded outwards, suppressing the Taotie that had previously displayed its ferocity.

【The Cold Wilderness Taotie: Chu Ning】

Category: Demon Species

Overall rating: Seven Palaces (Three thousand years of cultivation)
One of the most ferocious beasts in the desolate wilderness, it is the totem sacred beast worshipped by the Yan clan, one of the eight barbarian clans. It is inherently ferocious and possesses terrifying strength. Several years ago, Chu Ning and Nü Chou stole the sealing formula that sealed the totem sacred beast. Then, the Old Ancestor of the Western Sea cast a spell to break the seal on the beasts. A mysterious person then used a Gu poison to modify their bodies, allowing them to bear the soul of the ferocious beast. This gave them an extremely terrifying beastly body that can change shape at will and wreak havoc on people.

Note: The power of Taotie is perfectly compatible with Taotie! Absorbing the power of Taotie will greatly increase the awakening level of the Taotie Spirit and allow you to unlock the Taotie Secret Treasury, gaining an inherited divine ability ahead of time!
roar~
Seeing Qin Huai suddenly appear like a divine warrior descending from the sky, Taotie's face clearly showed fear, but looking at Chu Zongshu behind him, he still gritted his teeth, his silver tail curled up, and light burst forth. The sharp aura of his saber teeth, enough to turn metal and stone into dust, burst out and enveloped Qin Huai.

"How brave!"

Qin Huai smiled slyly, casually putting Chu Zongshu into the Kunlun space. His bright golden eyes flashed with two streaks of light as he moved at lightning speed. The Seven Sins Spear thrust out horizontally, piercing through and bursting with silver light, directly piercing a bowl-sized transparent hole in the Taotie's enormous beast body.

The veins on his upper arms bulged, his martial arts style was highly developed, and his magma-like power was inexhaustible. "Die!"

With its feet firmly planted on solid ground, Qin Huai lifted a ten-meter-high Taotie and smashed it against the cold, iron-like cliff. Instantly, the mountains trembled, countless cracks appeared, and flying stones rained down.

This exaggerated scene completely exceeded everyone's expectations.

Dang rang~
Suddenly, a deafening gong rang out abruptly. Qin Huai's heart skipped a beat, and he looked up to see a faint golden light strike the struggling Taotie like lightning.

Seeing that the situation was hopeless and Chu Zongshu had been hidden away by Qin Huai, Taotie had no choice but to drag his heavily injured body and roar angrily, spitting out chaotic silver light in an attempt to hold back the crowd, while he himself ignored everything and gritted his teeth to rush out of the main hall.

"Go away!"

Qin Huai moved like lightning, the tip of the Seven Sins Spear biting into the steel tail of the Taotie, passing through the blazing fire and charging towards the thousands of beasts.

Jiang Yi's right hand moved swiftly, the bronze staff striking the Jingshen Gong like a rapid, thunderous storm, producing a strange and eerie rhythm that sounded even more urgent and dangerous in the gale-force winds of the cliff, driving one to madness.

Everyone was terrified and tore off pieces of cloth to plug their ears. Those with sharp eyes could vaguely see countless faint golden rays flying and shooting from the Shocking God Gong, intertwining and binding the Taotie, which could not break free no matter how much it roared and leaped.

Qin Huai gripped the spear, and hundreds of deep black lights engulfed his opponent, piercing countless transparent holes. The Taotie was trapped by the Shocking Gong and could not escape. It was about to die under the blade of the Sinful Blade.

Suddenly, it roared furiously, its human-faced tiger head suddenly swelled up, and thick, long tentacles gleaming with an eerie purple light burst out from its broken and wounded body, forcefully breaking through the golden light of the Shocking God Gong, and entangled the Seven Sins Spear shaft that was attacking it. Extreme cold air surged up and instantly froze half of Qin Huai's body into solid ice.

Amidst the roar of the Taotie, its massive tail, like a collapsing snowstorm and a cascading river, carrying dazzling silver light, struck with furious force, aiming directly at Qin Huaitian's spirit, whose movements were restricted.

Wow~
As the rainbow flames swept past and the solid ice melted, Qin Huai passed through the swirling mist and, with the Seven Sins Spear imbued with vital energy, severed several tentacles, pinning the Taotie, whose appearance had drastically changed and was now indistinguishable from a hideous monster, firmly to the cliff face.

At that moment, a fierce wind howled, carrying a stench that filled the air. Black clouds surged and burst apart, while white mist drifted and dispersed. Suddenly, a deafening roar like thunder resounded. Countless flying beasts burst through the clouds in a furious dance, sacrificing their lives to forcefully disperse the blazing fire, disrupting and destroying the alchemical cannon array. Hundreds of ferocious birds, their bodies stained with incandescent flames, went berserk and charged towards the eight clan elders and the high-ranking officials of the Cold Wasteland, clearly intending to perish together with them.

Seeing the ferocious beast's resolute determination, the flock of firebirds poured down like a torrent of cinnabar, roaring as they fiercely attacked the group on the south peak.

The officials of the Cold Wilderness were greatly alarmed. Many barbarian warriors drew their bows and shot arrows, raining down arrows across the sky, but with little effect. They were soon hit by the falling corpses of the Firebirds and were also stained with the Heavenly Flame. In an instant, chaos ensued.

In an instant, countless flying beasts roared in, sweeping across the land like dark clouds, but Jiang Yi, having freed his hand, used the Divine Gong to subdue them. However, the situation for the people of Hanhuang was still not much better. Thousands of flying beasts roared and pounced in layers, like surging, towering waves surrounding the isolated island. From afar, the South Peak, shrouded in rolling black clouds, resembled a small boat in a treacherous storm, in danger of capsizing and being shattered at any moment.

Meanwhile, Qin Huai, who had killed Taotie in the hall, also drew out the Seven Sins Spear, wrapped a soul with the Returning True Qi, and looked thoughtfully at the remaining turbid black flesh.

"You killed the Seven Palaces Demon Seed [Frosty Wilderness Taotie], which is of the same kind and origin as the inheritance. You have unlocked a special purchase privilege: Taotie's Secret Treasure! This purchase privilege is permanently retained, but you can only purchase it after completing this Yamafu incident."

Your inherited Taotie spirit has devoured the power of the Taotie!
The Taotie Spirit's awakening level increases by 50%, and the current awakening level is 100%, so it will be counted as additional awakening level.

[Wilderness] Gains additional enhancement effects!
The effect is as follows: During the activation of [Wilderness Change], you can consume Extreme Evil Spirit to summon Taotie with a guaranteed cultivation of 3,000 years to assist in battle. The duration is one hour, with no cooldown and no quantity limit. Moreover, the more Extreme Evil Spirit is consumed, the more Taotie will be available.

"Wow, there are more than two tigers now."

Qin Huai put away the Seven Sins Spear, walked outside the hall, too lazy to operate the alchemical cannons anymore, and directly took out a small tactical nuclear bomb that his main body had prepared for the inheritance trial from the imprint space, and threw it directly into the dense area of ​​the beast horde.

【Pufferfish No. 3】: A powerful weapon for dealing area damage developed by Gongshu, the second seat of Yan Zhaohui and the acting head of the Six Departments. It is simple to operate and can use a quick glance to identify enemies who are hostile to the holder and carry out precise strikes.

Note: When it comes to magic nuclear bombs, don't get hung up on the principles of friend-or-foe identification and precision strikes.

Boom boom boom! ! ! !
A deafening thunderclap resounded, and countless dazzling lights danced wildly. The raging black tide of ferocious beasts melted instantly, like ice and snow meeting the scorching sun, their flesh and blood disintegrating and turning to ashes.

In the blink of an eye, the situation reversed. Jiang Yi pressed his advantage and struck the Divine Dread Gong at the remaining half-bird beast. Countless bursts of brilliant golden true energy shot out, suppressing the beast's ferocity.

The gong rang out louder and more intensely, breaking through the clouds and splitting the mist. The rolling clouds were rubbed by the faint golden light, and dazzling lightning flashed instantly. Thousands of birds and beasts cried out in madness, but could only leave behind the corpses of their companions, flap their wings and flee, soaring towards the distant mountains.

"Senior Taotie, do not pursue a desperate enemy! Do not pursue a desperate enemy!"

Watching the departing beast herd, Qin Huai wanted to chase after them to see if he could follow the clues and find the person behind the beast taming, but thinking of everything that had happened before and the few tongues that existed in the Kunlun space, he was persuaded by Shao Hao to stay and take charge of the overall situation.

"Without further ado, summon all the experts in the city who are skilled in spirit-searching, torture, and mind-controlling magic."

Qin Huai looked at the ashen-faced elders of the Eight Clans and said decisively, "The faster we extract clues from Nü Chou and Chu Ning, the faster we can resolve the Cold Wasteland Gu calamity. The future of the Eight Clans depends on your efficiency."

"I am ready to obey Lord Taotie's orders!"

After the battle just now, the people of Hanhuang truly realized Qin Huai's terrifying strength, and now they were completely convinced and dared not have any further objections.

(End of this chapter)