Danzun War God

Chapter Forty-Three: The Demon-Subduing Formation

However, this enraged the bat king, who instantly spewed out a flame over ten feet long from its mouth. The bloodthirsty bats scattered in panic, watching the bat king from afar.

"This black bat king is at least a seventh-tier demon beast, we must not be careless," Qin Wuyang shouted to Han Qi.

Han Qi thought to himself, "This Bat King can use fire, so it's obviously not afraid of fire; it should be afraid of water. It's a pity it hasn't cultivated any water-attribute supernatural abilities yet." Just as Han Qi was at a loss, the Bat King charged forward like a rocket, and the fire from its mouth instantly burned a large gap in the Xuan Qi barrier. The power of the Bat King's fire was clearly greater than the fire power of Han Qi's Blazing Flame Technique.

The presence of flames prevented the other bloodthirsty bats from approaching the breach. Before the two could react, the Bat King charged again. Just then, a chill swept over them from behind. It was Qin Wuyang unleashing his divine power. Qin Wuyang possessed a water-attribute talent and had cultivated the water-based divine power, Frozen Mountains and Rivers.

A mass of crimson ice instantly enveloped the Bloodthirsty Bat King, extinguishing the flames in its mouth. However, the crimson frost did not stop; it radiated outwards from the Bat King, freezing many bloodthirsty bats that were unable to dodge in time.

However, the frozen area stopped when it reached several meters square. Han Qi looked at Qin Wuyang in confusion, and Qin Wuyang said helplessly, "This move is called Frozen Mountains and Rivers. It requires water to perform. The more water, the greater the power. I just used the blood of bloodthirsty bats, which is already the maximum."

While they were talking, the ice on the Bloodthirsty Bat King's body, which had been frozen, began to crack.

Qin Wuyang roared, "You beast, stop your arrogance!"

He randomly threw a boomerang, which hit the Bloodthirsty Bat King directly. The ice on his body instantly crumbled, and the boomerang pierced the Bat King's left wing. At this moment, all the Bloodthirsty Bats rushed up to block the Bat King. After being hit, the Bat King screamed in pain and retreated. The other Bloodthirsty Bats also slowly retreated.

After a long while, once the bloodthirsty bats had dispersed, the two men pried open the bat corpses at the cave entrance and came out. Without lingering, they quickly headed forward through the fork in the road on the right.

The road was winding and sometimes wide, and the two hurried along for a long time before they finally saw the end of the canyon. There were no obstacles along the way.

As they emerged from the canyon, daylight turned to night. Fortunately, a bright full moon rose in the sky, and by its light, they noticed that the red rocks around them had thinned out, and soon the surroundings had become a vast white world of ice and snow. A chill swept over them from ahead, causing them to shiver. They exchanged a glance and quickened their pace, taking a few more steps. Suddenly, they froze in their tracks. They found themselves on the edge of a cliff. By the moonlight, they saw a deep, bottomless pit before them, from which icy air billowed. Looking around at their surroundings, they were momentarily at a loss, unsure of which way to go.

Just then, Han Qi noticed a very strange rock not far to the right of their platform, next to a large boulder. It looked as if it had been cleaved in two by a sword, its surface remarkably smooth. Engraved on it was a huge celestial chart, though not clearly visible, just scattered celestial patterns that occasionally flashed with golden light. Han Qi, with his keen sense of celestial formations, spotted the chart, and these patterns seemed to follow no discernible pattern. Drawn to the strange chart, Han Qi gradually approached it. His actions caught Qin Wu's attention, who followed Han Qi's path and also spotted the strange rock, curiously walking over as well.

As Han Qi approached, he noticed that the patterns on the stone wall looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn't quite place where he had seen them before. Han Qi scratched his head in frustration and turned to Qin Wuyang, saying, "Brother Qin, do you think the patterns on the star chart look familiar? I feel like I've seen them somewhere before."

Upon hearing this, Qin Wuyang quickly stepped forward, stared at it for a while, and then shook his head, saying, "Brother Han, I feel this is just an ordinary stone, and the patterns on it aren't much different from others. Hey! The patterns on this stone are actually glowing!" Qin Wuyang exclaimed excitedly, as if he had discovered a new continent.

Han Qi smiled but said nothing more, shaking his head helplessly. He looked up at the bright moon in the sky and then walked to the door, staring blankly at the glowing celestial patterns. Suddenly, Han Qi realized that the shimmering celestial patterns were quite similar to the light and dark patterns on the moon. With this astonishing discovery, Han Qi quickly compared the celestial patterns with the moon.

This discovery confirmed Han Qi's suspicions: the light and dark patterns on the celestial chart corresponded exactly to the light and dark patterns on the moon.

Seeing this, Han Qi smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, this star chart is the core of an array."

"Oh? Tell me about it." Qin Wuyang immediately became interested and said impatiently.

Han Qi glanced at Qin Wuyang and said seriously, "This formation should be the Demon Subduing Formation. One characteristic of the Demon Subduing Formation is that its strength can change according to the brightness of the moon. If I'm not mistaken, something that is affected by the brightness of the moon should be sealed here."

Qin Wuyang nodded as if he understood and said, "Tonight's moon is a full moon, which means that the sealing power is at its strongest. In other words, the things sealed here are at their most lethal tonight."

"Not bad, it seems we've arrived at just the right time. He might even be a formidable figure. Interested in going to take a look?" Curious said with a half-smile.

Qin Wuyang glared at Han Qi and said, "Fine, I'll watch. You think I wouldn't dare? Let's go!"

Han Qi was also very curious about what the formation sealed, because this formation only existed in legends. He didn't expect to encounter it here, so he had to see it for himself. He said this to provoke Qin Wuyang because he was afraid that Qin Wuyang would be timid.

The two then arrived in front of the star chart. Han Qi looked around carefully, observing every plant and tree, trying to figure out the entrance to the formation. After observation, Han Qi discovered that they were on a platform protruding into a deep pit in mid-air. However, the pit was very large, and the opposite cliff could be vaguely seen. The height above was hundreds of feet, and the bottom was pitch black.

“Our situation is indeed very awkward. If we don’t want to go back and get entangled with those bloodthirsty bats again, we have no choice but to enter the formation and try our luck,” Han Qi said solemnly.

Qin Wuyang could no longer laugh, as there were too many uncertainties. He sighed and said, "Brother Han, how confident are you about this?"

"About 20%. I've heard of this formation before, but this is my first time entering it," Han Qi said with a wry smile.

"It's alright, 20% is enough! Tell me, what do we want to do?" Qin Wuyang was internally devastated at this moment, but he still calmly encouraged the two of them.

Han Qi didn't speak, but muttered something as he soared into the air along the protruding plane of the cliff, flying close to the ground. Qin Wuyang knew that Han Qi was studying the formation, so he didn't dare to disturb him and just followed closely.

In about two hours, they circled the platform once and discovered seven more star charts, which looked very similar to the star charts they had seen before, and also had celestial patterns that shone with golden light.

Han Qi turned to Qin Wuyang, who looked bewildered, and said, "I guessed right. This is indeed a Demon-Subduing Formation. The Demon-Subduing Formation uses the power of the Heavenly Dao through the Star Chart to seal the people or things inside. Moreover, the Star Chart usually exists in even numbers, corresponding to the Gate of Life and the Gate of Death respectively. It forms a cycle of Heavenly Dao energy from life to death, with eight as the upper limit. It is also the Demon-Subduing Formation with the strongest sealing power."

Qin Wuyang nodded and said, "I understand. What is sealed inside this Demon-Subduing Formation must be something extremely terrifying. In addition, tonight is the full moon, which is the time when its power is at its strongest."

"What? Scared? If you're scared, go back now," Han Qi said provocatively, looking at Qin Wuyang with disdain.

"I'm not afraid at all. I am, after all, the eldest son of the Demon Lord of the Demon Realm. I'm just reminding you." Feeling embarrassed after being hit by Han Qi's words, he immediately retorted loudly.

Han Qi said with a smug look on his face, "That's good! Let's go!"

Han Qi looked up at the moon and checked the time. Because the energy of the Gate of Life and Death was not constant, it fluctuated in strength depending on the time. At this moment, Han Qi walked to the second star chart on the left, bit his finger, dripped a drop of blood into the center of the star chart, and condensed his Xuan Qi to activate it. The blood then flowed rapidly along the celestial patterns on the star chart. In an instant, the star chart emitted a bright light, and the other star charts also responded by emitting a bright light.

Eight beams of light converged on the two of them at the same time, and instantly the two of them disappeared along with the beams of light. The eight star charts then returned to normal.

The two felt a sudden jolt, and when they opened their eyes again, they were at the bottom of the deep pit. The space at the bottom was much smaller than the space above, only a few dozen square meters. Stones stood everywhere, bones were scattered all over the ground, and broken weapons were everywhere, clearly indicating that a fierce battle had taken place here.

The two carefully searched the surrounding corners, but found nothing of interest. The white bones scattered on the ground gleamed with a faint green light under the moonlight, making the scene extremely eerie.

"Who's here?" a loud voice suddenly rang out.

The two were startled by the sudden sound and quickly searched for its source. They saw a huge rock in the middle of the pit shake, and an old man with white beard and white hair peeked out from beside it.

The old man glanced at the two and said, "So you two little rascals from the Demon Realm are quite a sight. I've been here for hundreds of years, and I've finally seen people come in alive again. Looks like you two have some skills. Come and keep me company."

As the old man spoke, he crawled out from behind the rock. Only then could Han Qi and the other man see clearly that the old man had no legs and was supporting himself on the ground with his two hands, staring at the two of them with piercing eyes.