Black Myth: The Legend of Tianpeng Seeking Demons

"Feifei! Be careful!" The Queen of Jingjue's voice was urgent, but also weak.

The golden light grew increasingly dazzling, almost blinding people. The spinning "Heart of the Desert" suddenly released a green light wave outward, instantly turning the temple walls to dust wherever it passed.

"My God! This is too much! They're even targeting the background!" Zhu Feifei shouted, covering her head. "Your Majesty, what's going on?!"

"It...it is absorbing the power of the Golden-Armored Lion King to completely unleash itself!"

A look of horror appeared in the eyes of the Queen of Jingjue: "If it is completely unsealed, the entire desert will become a dead land!"

"What can we do? There are only two of us and one Piglin, how can we stop it?"

Zhu Feifei clutched her chest, feeling like she was about to die. "Should we just run? We can't stop them anyway..."

The Ringwraith Little White said coldly, "Run? You think you can escape? Once it's unsealed, there'll be no way to survive in the entire desert! You might as well fight to the death!"

The Queen of Jingjue took a deep breath, her eyes filled with determination.

She pulled an ancient scroll from her waist and quickly chanted a spell.

As the incantation was recited, a dazzling blue light shot into the sky from the scroll, seemingly forming some kind of barrier that temporarily halted the spread of the "Heart of the Desert's" energy.

"Your Majesty, what kind of operation is this?!" Zhu Feifei's eyes widened, fearing that some new trick had come up.

"This is a sealing technique from the ancient Jingjue Kingdom; it can only temporarily hold it off."

But to completely destroy the 'Heart of the Desert,' you must use your nine-bead bracelet—it's the only artifact capable of neutralizing this power.

"What?! I have to go up there?" Zhu Feifei's face turned green. "Xiaobai, come out here and explain yourself. Is this damn bracelet really that powerful?"

The Ringwraith White's voice carried a hint of impatience: "Of course! But you have to concentrate all your efforts to activate the bracelet's 'sealing' mode, and then use the Nine-Toothed Rake to directly attack the core of 'Heart of the Desert'."

"Core? I don't even know where it is!"

"Stop talking nonsense! I'll help you find it!" Little White Ringwraith snapped.

At this moment, the "Heart of the Desert" trembled violently, and a huge phantom faintly emerged in the green light, as if a monster like a giant dragon was taking shape.

Its roar was so loud it hurt people's eardrums, and even the sand and dust outside the temple were swept up in it.

"Hurry!" Queen Jingjue shouted urgently, "The barrier won't hold for long!"

Zhu Feifei gritted his teeth and switched the nine-bead bracelet to "sealing" mode. Instantly, a cold aura emanated from the bracelet and spread along his arm.

The nine-toothed rake glowed with a pale blue light, radiating an aura of overwhelming power.

"Alright! Let's go for it!" Zhu Feifei roared like a warrior cutting off his own arm, gripped his rake tightly, and charged toward the "Heart of the Desert".

The green light waves emitted by the "Heart of the Desert" grew stronger and stronger. With each step closer, Zhu Feifei felt as if she were being crushed by a massive boulder, making it difficult to even breathe.

His muscles were tense, and sweat streamed down his face, but he gritted his teeth and persevered, his eyes revealing a do-or-die determination.

"Quick! Attack the center of the altar before its core phantom fully solidifies!" The Ringwraith White's voice was filled with anxiety.

Zhu Feifei suddenly jumped up, raised the nine-toothed rake high above her head, and smashed it down into the center of the altar with a piercing whistling sound.

"boom!"

The blue light and green energy collided, producing a deafening roar. The entire temple was enveloped in light, as if the whole world had fallen into chaos.

Amidst the violent tremors, Zhu Feifei was thrown back by the powerful shockwave and crashed heavily to the ground. He felt as if his internal organs were about to shift, and he didn't even have the strength to stand up.

"Feifei!" Queen Jingjue staggered over and helped him up. "How are you?"

Zhu Feifei barely opened her eyes, panting heavily as she laughed, "I...I'm not dead yet, so I guess I've made a profit..."

At this moment, the green light at the center of the temple gradually dissipated, and the "Heart of the Desert" cracked open with countless fissures, eventually turning into dust. The phantom image also vanished completely as the light disappeared.

"We succeeded..." Queen Jingjue murmured.

"It...it was a success?" Zhu Feifei collapsed to the ground, panting and shouting, "My god, who would have thought that I, Old Pig, could pull off such a big heist!"

He looked around and found that the temple was now a ruin. He couldn't help but curse inwardly, "These ancient people are really unreliable! They even made a treasure with a destruction mode. This thing should have been thrown away a long time ago!"

The Queen of Jingjue held the tattered ancient scroll tightly in her hand.

Her gaze was fixed on the blurred words and patterns, and her lips parted slightly, her voice as soft as a gentle breeze:

"Perhaps this is the root cause of the ultimate destruction of the Jingjue Kingdom... However, in any case, at least we have successfully protected this vast desert."

Standing to the side, Zhu Feifei scratched her head and muttered:

"Although we managed to save this place, we went through so much trouble and took a lot of risks on this job! So how should my overtime pay be calculated?"

Upon hearing this, the Queen of Jingjue couldn't help but smile slightly, a smile as beautiful and captivating as spring flowers in full bloom.

"Once we get back to the city, I'll give you double the commission as payment, okay?"

Zhu Feifei's eyes widened, and she exclaimed incredulously:

"Double? Your Majesty, you must be joking! Who was it that used me as a shield just now?"

After saying that, he put his hands on his hips and glared angrily at the Queen of Jingjue.

Seeing this, the Queen of Jingjue chuckled again, then raised her hand and gently patted Zhu Feifei's shoulder, saying softly:

"Alright, alright, don't be angry. It wasn't easy for anyone to escape danger and return safely this time. It's settled then, you definitely won't be shortchanged on your commission."

After hearing this, Zhu Feifei was still somewhat dissatisfied, but she couldn't continue to press the matter, so she could only nod helplessly.

At this moment, the two looked at each other, and a trace of weariness appeared on their faces that they could not hide.

But it also reveals a sense of ease and relief after surviving a disaster.