Black Myth: The Legend of Tianpeng Seeking Demons

The phantom fox's laughter echoed in the air, like a chilling aura drifting from the depths of an abyss. He suddenly raised his head, and an eerie red light ignited in his eyes once more. His enormous body suddenly swelled, and a storm of demonic energy swept around, forcing Qinglan and Qianying's sealing array back.

"What's going on?" Zhu Feifei stared blankly at Huanhu. "Is he playing 'Wind Fox's Second Transformation'? Does he even want anyone to live?"

"The remaining power has been activated!" Qianying's expression changed drastically. She hurriedly gripped the talisman in her hand, but she was clearly struggling. "We must find a way to completely seal it off!"

The phantom fox laughed wildly, "Hahaha, how could you little minions stop my 'Wind Fox Grand Second Stage'? Prepare to face destruction!"

Zhu Feifei turned to look at Qinglan, her face full of anxiety: "Brother Lan, he's leveled up this time. You're not expecting me to use sunflower seeds to block him again, are you? No matter how powerful sunflower seeds are, they're not omnipotent!"

Qinglan said coldly, "Stop talking nonsense, just hold him off, and leave the rest to me and Qianying!"

"Hold him back?" Zhu Feifei's eyes widened as she pointed at the Phantom Fox's massive, mountain-like claws. "With my tiny arms and legs, do you have some kind of misunderstanding about me?"

Chihiro Yukishiro patted him on the shoulder with a heartfelt expression: "It's okay, Feifei, I believe in you. If all else fails, you can take out some melon seeds and have a 'melon-eating party,' maybe that can keep him in suspense for a few more minutes."

Zhu Feifei said indignantly, "Fine, fine, I'll do it! But if anything happens to me, remember to tell the boss that I don't want my salary deducted next month."

"Block it first!" Qinglan roared, her hands forming hand seals and rapidly chanting incantations. Light rippled out like water, merging with Qianying's power to form an even stronger barrier.

The phantom fox roared and pounced with its claws. Zhu Feifei clutched his chest and cried out "Scared!" while frantically swinging his nine-toothed rake to meet it. He swung the rake and smashed it down with a loud "thud," but the phantom fox only paused slightly before roaring and pouncing again.

"Ouch! Is this guy using some kind of 'Golden Bell Shield' cheat?" Zhu Feifei was almost blasted away. While regaining her footing, she shouted, "Qinglan! Can your formation be completed quickly? I can't hold on much longer!"

Cold sweat beaded on Qinglan's forehead: "Give us a little more time!"

"Fine..." Zhu Feifei gritted her teeth and rummaged through her backpack for more sunflower seeds. "Looks like I'll have to resort to the 'sunflower-eating technique' again!"

He scattered a handful of sunflower seeds into the air, muttering, "Sunflower seeds fluttering, the enemy confused!"

The shells of the sunflower seeds emitted an eerie silver light in the air, and when they landed, they made a small cracking sound. For a moment, the phantom fox was distracted by these inconspicuous things and involuntarily stopped what it was doing.

"What kind of weird move is this?" Chihiro Yukishiro's eyes widened. "Sunflower seeds can be used as weapons?"

Zhu Feifei laughed triumphantly: "This is called 'The Secret Technique of Eating Melon: Melon Shell Dance,' it's the perfect weapon to subdue anyone who dares to defy you! Anyone who dares to defy you, I'll bite their shell!"

The phantom fox was clearly enraged. He roared, and his demonic energy surged, scattering the melon seeds on the ground. His size increased again, and the surrounding air seemed to be torn apart, with an intense sense of oppression washing over everyone.

"Enough! No matter how many tricks you perform, it won't change your inevitable fate of death!" The phantom fox brandished its enormous claws, preparing to deliver the final blow.

Just at this critical moment, Qinglan and Qianying's magic circle was finally completed.

"Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, the Four Symbols return to their positions, seal the evil spirit!" Qinglan roared, and the formation burst forth with intense light, transforming into four divine beast phantoms that surrounded the Illusion Fox.

The phantom fox struggled frantically, its roars shaking the heavens and earth, but it was ultimately suppressed by the Four Symbols Formation. Its body rapidly shrank, its demonic aura gradually dissipated, and it finally transformed into a trembling little wind fox.

"Wow, it actually worked?" Zhu Feifei wiped the sweat from her forehead and breathed a sigh of relief. "Looks like my 'gossip-watching assistant' did have some effect after all."

The phantom fox growled in a low voice, "You... Lord Moonshadow will not let you go..."

Qinglan frowned: "Who is Yueying? What exactly is he planning?"

The phantom fox sneered, closed its eyes, and said nothing more.

Chihiro Yukishiro scratched her head: "I have a feeling we've made things more complicated."

Zhu Feifei shrugged: "Complex it may be, but at least we won today. Come on, let's have a sunflower seed to celebrate."

"Get lost!" everyone shouted in unison.

Zhu Feifei plopped down on the ground, her face beaming with the joy of surviving a disaster.

He was panting heavily, and several abrasions on his body were still bleeding.

“This phantom fox is more troublesome than I imagined.” Yukishiro Chihiro wiped the sweat from her forehead, her face pale, but her eyes still gleamed with excitement. “But its abilities might explain the purpose of ‘Moon Shadow’.”

"Thanks to the 'Four Symbols Demon Sealing Formation'." Qianying leaned against the tree, panting, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth, her voice tinged with lingering fear, "If it weren't for Qinglan's proper command, we might not have been able to subdue it."

Qinglan stood to the side, calmly looking at the Tokyo Tower in the distance. His gaze was deep and sharp: "Now is not the time to celebrate. The 'Moon Shadow' ceremony has begun, and we must stop him quickly."

“But Chihiro—” Zhu Feifei turned to look at Yukishiro Chihiro, her expression filled with worry, “Your injury…”

"Don't worry about me." Chihiro Yukishiro gritted her teeth and used her sword to prop herself up. "We don't have time to waste. If it gets any later, it will be too late."

Qinglan frowned slightly, then nodded gently: "Let's go."

Zhu Feifei helped Qianxun up, and the four of them quickly ran towards Tokyo Tower. In the night wind, a faint rumbling sound could be heard, as if urging them on.

The top of Tokyo Tower.

"Moon Shadow" stood in the center of the altar, overlooking the brightly lit Tokyo. His handsome face appeared eerie and crazed in the flashes of lightning. On the altar, Minako Aso lay quietly, her eyes closed, her face as pale as paper. The runes on her chest flickered slightly, seemingly resonating with the altar.

“Heh heh…” Moonshadow let out a low laugh, the sound seeming to come from the depths of hell. He slowly raised his hands and chanted an ancient and obscure incantation.

The runes glowed with a blood-red light, and a powerful force seemed to pierce the night sky, soaring straight into the heavens. The once clear sky was instantly covered with dark clouds, and blood-red lightning struck one after another, enveloping the entire city of Tokyo in an eerie glow.

"Nine-Tails..." Moonshadow's voice was filled with fanaticism, "Descend...Let this filthy world be reborn in your wrath!"

The altar trembled, and an evil aura filled the air. Minako Aso's fingertips trembled slightly, as if foreshadowing some unknown change.

The group rushed over and arrived at the foot of Tokyo Tower.

"This barrier... it's incredibly strong." Qinglan frowned, the magical artifact in her hand emitting a faint light. "It completely repels external energy; we can't get close at all."

"The ritual has already begun!" Chihiro Yukishiro exclaimed anxiously, looking at the strange phenomenon in the sky. "If the Nine-Tails really descends, the consequences will be unimaginable!"

Chiyo tried to probe the barrier with a talisman, her expression grave: "This is no ordinary barrier... It absorbed the power of the altar and has the ability to self-repair. Unless we can find the key point..."

Just as everyone was at a stalemate, Zhu Feifei suddenly chuckled and pulled a bag out of his pocket.

"Pork jerky?" Yukishiro Chihiro frowned.

"This isn't ordinary pork jerky," Zhu Feifei said mysteriously. "This is my specially made 'Demon-Attracting Fragrance' pork jerky, which can stimulate demonic energy and cause the barrier to become unbalanced!"

"Really?" Qinglan glanced at him, her eyes filled with doubt.

"Why don't you try it and see?" Zhu Feifei said smugly, tearing open the packaging, and a rich aroma immediately filled the air. However, the next second—

"Wait...no!" Zhu Feifei's expression suddenly changed. His body began to change uncontrollably, his hands became hairy, and pig ears sprouted from his head.

"You've transformed again!" Chihiro Yukishiro exclaimed.

"Ah! I must have been too excited by the smell!" Zhu Feifei cried, her face contorted with grief. "I... I couldn't control myself!"

"Idiot!" Little White's voice echoed in his mind. "What do we do now?"

"What else can we do? We have to go for it!" Zhu Feifei, now completely transformed into a pig's head, grabbed a piece of pork jerky and charged toward the barrier.

"Zhu Feifei! Stop messing around!" Yukishiro Chihiro tried to stop him, but Zhu Feifei had already begun to frantically ram the barrier.

"Thump! Thump! Thump!" The barrier trembled violently, and cracks appeared on its surface.

"It works!" Qianying's eyes lit up, and she quickly added more spirit talismans to help weaken the barrier's power.

Qinglan and Yukishiro Chihiro joined the attack, using the gaps created by Zhu Feifei's impact to precisely inject spiritual power into the cracks. The barrier emitted a piercing buzzing sound and gradually collapsed.

"Boom!" With a loud bang, the barrier finally shattered.

However, Zhu Feifei couldn't stop due to inertia and crashed directly into Tokyo Tower.

"Ah!" A commotion erupted from inside the tower, followed by Zhu Feifei's exasperated shout: "Hey! Don't come in! I think I've... caused trouble!"

Chihiro Yukishiro, Aoran, and Chiyo exchanged a glance and shook their heads helplessly.