Black Myth: The Legend of Tianpeng Seeking Demons

The three joined forces and launched a fierce attack on the weakest point of the barrier—the southeast direction.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A series of explosions rang out, the light on the barrier grew dimmer and dimmer, and cracks appeared to multiply, indicating that it was about to collapse.

"Keep it up! We're almost there!" Zhu Feifei shouted excitedly, swinging the nine-toothed rake even more vigorously.

"Damn it... How could they..." On the altar, "Moonshadow" stared at the crumbling barrier, his face terribly grim. He hadn't expected that these people would find the barrier's weak point and break through it so quickly.

"This can't go on any longer!" A ruthless glint flashed in "Moonshadow's" eyes. "The ritual must be completed as soon as possible!"

He turned around, looked at the unconscious Minako Aso on the altar, formed hand seals, and began to chant an ancient and obscure incantation.

As the incantation was chanted, the runes on the altar began to flash with an eerie red light, and a powerful demonic energy surged from the altar, converging towards Minako Aso.

"Oh no! 'Moon Shadow' is about to start the ceremony ahead of schedule!" Qinglan's expression changed drastically upon seeing this. "We must stop him!"

"But... the barrier hasn't been broken yet!" Chisakura said anxiously.

"It's too late!" Yukishiro Chihiro exclaimed. "Feifei! Use your 'Burning Heaven Flames' to attack the altar!"

"Attack the altar?" Zhu Feifei was taken aback. "But... Minako Aso is still there..."

"Never mind that!" Chihiro Yukishiro said. "If the ritual is completed, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

“This…” Zhu Feifei hesitated for a moment. He knew that Yukishiro Chihiro was right, but he still couldn’t bring himself to attack Aso Minako.

"Feifei! Trust me!" Yukishiro Chihiro looked at Zhu Feifei with unwavering determination. "We must stop 'Moon Shadow'!"

“Okay… fine…” Zhu Feifei gritted her teeth and said, “Then… let’s take a gamble!”

After saying that, he took a deep breath and activated the "Burning Heaven Flame" divine power on the nine-bead bracelet to its maximum.

"Whoosh!" A burst of scorching flames erupted from his body, scorching and distorting the surrounding air.

"Nine-tailed fox demon! Take this 'Burning Sky Flame'—the enhanced version!" Zhu Feifei roared, throwing the nine-toothed rake in his hand toward the altar.

The nine-toothed rake traced a fiery red trail in the air, carrying a devastating force as it crashed down on the altar.

"Don't even think about succeeding!" Upon seeing this, "Moon Shadow" roared and waved her hand, and a black barrier appeared in front of the altar, blocking Zhu Feifei's attack.

With a deafening roar, the nine-toothed rake slammed into the black barrier, unleashing a powerful shockwave that shattered the surrounding rocks.

"Oh my god! This... this barrier is too hard!" Zhu Feifei was so shocked by the shockwave that she staggered backward and almost fell to the ground.

"Damn it! I was so close..." Chihiro Yukishiro said unwillingly.

"Hahaha... Useless!" "Moon Shadow" laughed triumphantly, "With your strength, you can't stop me at all!"

"Is that so? That's not necessarily true!" Just then, a clear, cold voice suddenly rang out.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw that Tamamo-no-Mae had appeared at the edge of the battlefield at some point, looking at them with a half-smile.

"Tamamo-no-Mae?!" Zhu Feifei and the others looked at Tamamo-no-Mae in surprise.

"You... how did you get here?" Chihiro Yukishiro asked.

"I've just come to watch the fun," Tamamo-no-Mae said casually, "and... lend you a hand while I'm at it."

"Help us?" Zhu Feifei and the others were stunned. "You... why would you help us?"

“Because…” Tamamo-no-Mae smiled charmingly, “I hate that guy ‘Tsukikage’.”

After saying that, she waved her hand gently, and a pink demonic energy shot towards the weak point of the barrier.

With a deafening roar, the already crumbling barrier finally shattered completely under Tamamo-no-Mae's attack.

"The barrier is broken!" Zhu Feifei and the others were overjoyed upon seeing this.

"What are you all standing there for? Hurry up and go!" Tamamo-no-Mae said.

"Oh... Oh... Okay!" Zhu Feifei and the others finally realized what was happening and rushed towards the altar.

"Tamamo-no-Mae! How dare you betray me!" "Tsukikage" roared furiously when she saw the barrier broken.

"Betrayal? Heh..." Tamamo-no-Mae sneered, "I have never been loyal to you, so how can you talk about betrayal?"

"You!" Tsukikage was so angry at Tamamo-no-Mae's words that she was speechless.

"You talk too much nonsense!" Tamamo-no-Mae's eyes sharpened, and she flashed towards "Moon Shadow." "Let me... send you on your final journey!"

“Tamamo-no-Mae… She…” Zhu Feifei stared at Tamamo-no-Mae, who had suddenly made her move, speechless with surprise.

“Ignore her!” Chihiro Yukishiro said. “Our goal is… to stop the ritual!”

After saying that, she led the way and rushed toward the altar.

Qinglan and Qianying followed closely behind.

"Wait for me!" Zhu Feifei quickly chased after him.

The four rushed to the altar and found Minako Aso lying in the center of the altar, her eyes closed, her face pale, and she looked very weak.

"Miss Minako!" Zhu Feifei rushed forward, wanting to help Minako Aso up.

"Don't touch her!" Qinglan stopped her. "She's been cursed by 'Moon Shadow.' If you touch her, you'll be cursed too!"

"Then... what can we do?" Zhu Feifei asked. "We can't just stand by and watch her... be used as a sacrifice, can we?"

“Let me try.” Yukishiro Chihiro said, taking out a dagger from her pocket and making a light cut on her wrist.

The blood dripped onto Minako Aso's body and made a sizzling sound, as if she were being burned.

"This is..." Zhu Feifei and the others stared at the scene in astonishment.

“I’ve fought 'Moonshadow' before, and I know some of his methods,” Yukishiro Chihiro said. “His curses can be temporarily suppressed with my blood…”

“But… this will cause you…” Qinglan said worriedly, looking at Yukishiro Chihiro’s bleeding wrist.

“It’s alright…” Chihiro Yukishiro shook her head. “Saving lives is the priority…”

As she spoke, she continued to drip her blood onto Minako Aso.

As the blood dripped, the curse on Minako Aso's body gradually faded, and her complexion slowly regained a rosy hue.

"It works!" Zhu Feifei exclaimed excitedly upon seeing this.

“Don’t be too happy yet…” Chihiro Yukishiro said, “This is only temporary… To completely break the curse… we still need…”

Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly felt a powerful demonic force approaching.

"Watch out!" Qinglan shouted, tackling Yukishiro Chihiro to the ground.

With a deafening roar, a black beam of light struck the spot where Yukishiro Chihiro had been standing, blasting a large crater into the ground.

"Cough cough..." Chihiro Yukishiro coughed from the shock of the force, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.

"Chihiro! Are you alright?!" Zhu Feifei quickly stepped forward to help Yukishiro Chihiro up and asked with concern.

"I... I'm fine..." Chihiro Yukishiro shook her head, then looked up in the direction from which the attack came.

They saw "Moon Shadow" standing not far away, coldly watching them. Behind him stood a familiar figure—the nine-tailed fox demon "Professor"!

“It’s actually… still alive…” Zhu Feifei said through gritted teeth as she looked at the nine-tailed fox demon.

"Hehehe... I told you, you can't kill me!" The nine-tailed fox demon laughed triumphantly. "Now, Lord 'Moonshadow' has completed the preparations for the ritual. You just wait... to witness the arrival of Lord Nine-Tailed Fox!"

"Don't even think about succeeding!" Qinglan said, and was about to step forward to stop her.

"Your opponent is me!" Tamamo-no-Mae suddenly appeared, blocking Qinglan's path.

"Tamamo-no-Mae! What exactly do you want?!" Qinglan glared at Tamamo-no-Mae and shouted angrily.

"Me? I just wanted to make this game... a little more interesting..." Tamamo-no-Mae said with a charming smile.

"You!" Qinglan was so angry at Tamamo-no-Mae's words that she couldn't speak.

“Feifei… Stop him…” Yukishiro Chihiro said weakly, “Only… only by destroying the altar… can we stop ‘Moon Shadow’…”

“But…you…” Zhu Feifei looked at Yukishiro Chihiro, hesitant.

"Don't worry about me... Go quickly..." Chihiro Yukishiro urged.

“Okay… alright…” Zhu Feifei gritted her teeth and said, “Qianxun… wait for me… I will definitely stop him!”

After saying that, he turned and rushed toward the altar.

"Your opponent is me!" Upon seeing this, the nine-tailed fox demon immediately gave chase.

"Don't even think about it!" Qian Ying shouted, waving her paper umbrella and releasing countless cherry blossom petals to block the nine-tailed fox demon's path.

"Get out of my way!" the nine-tailed fox demon roared, waving its tail and scattering all the cherry blossom petals.

"Feifei! Hurry!" Yukishiro Chihiro shouted when she saw this.

Zhu Feifei didn't turn around. He knew that now was a race against time, and he had to destroy the altar as soon as possible to stop "Moon Shadow's" plan.

He pushed the power of the nine-bead bracelet to its limit, and the golden light on his body grew brighter and brighter, as if a golden Arhat had descended to earth.

"Nine-tailed fox demon! Get out of my way!" Zhu Feifei roared, brandishing his nine-toothed rake and smashing it down hard at the nine-tailed fox demon.

"Overestimating yourself!" The nine-tailed fox demon sneered disdainfully, waving its tail as it charged forward.

"Boom!" A loud noise came as the nine-toothed rake collided with the nine-tailed fox demon's tail, unleashing a powerful energy surge.

"Break!" Zhu Feifei roared, pouring all his strength into the Nine-Toothed Rake.

With a sharp crack, Zhu Feifei snapped off one of the nine-tailed fox demon's tails!

"Ah!" The nine-tailed fox demon let out a miserable scream, its massive body staggering backward.

"Success!" Zhu Feifei was overjoyed upon seeing this and rushed towards the altar.