Chapter 524 - 316: Formation Activated
When the Nine Netherworld Snake went outside and looked up at the sky, it saw this massive cloud layer.
These ominous black clouds were terrifyingly large, spreading across the sky as if they had their own consciousness.
"What is this?" The Dragon Scorpion King looked up in shock.
The Nine Netherworld Snake furrowed its brow and stepped into the sky, directly passing through the clouds.
In just an instant, it fell back to the ground.
"Can you see anything, Demon King?" The Dragon Scorpion King was worrying whether this was a strategy from the humans as a counterattack.
Currently, humans were under control, and although it was very difficult for the Demon Race to take over the Celestial Capital, with Nine Netherworld Snake around, and many humans in the hands of the Demon Race now...
If humans dared resist, it would be a desperate struggle.
The Nine Netherworld Snake shook its head; it had just leapt over the clouds and was still unsure of what caused this.
Yet, it was clear that this aura made it feel very uneasy.
"Quickly look into it," the Nine Netherworld Snake ordered the Dragon Scorpion King.
"Yes."
The Dragon Scorpion King hurried to comply.
The Nine Netherworld Snake once again looked up, feeling something was amiss with the vast cloud layer.
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Eight Trigrams City
As Bai Ling ascended the Spirit Dragon Platform, the Fourth Spirit Beast that she was contracted to, the White Flood Dragon Beast, appeared independently, and at the moment its head had transformed into the shape of a Spirit Dragon.
Below the platform, Gu Ning witnessed this scene, and jealousy surged in his heart again.
No matter how dissatisfied he had been with Zhong Nan in the past, it now became an established fact that Bai Ling’s talent indeed surpassed his.
The destiny of being heaven’s chosen signifies luck.
The stronger one’s luck, the more powerful the force bestowed by heaven.
Gu Ning knew he had lost, losing to Bai Ling.
At the moment, the ritual had not yet started, but the change in the sky signaled that other people of destiny had already taken their places.
"What are we waiting for?" the Great Elder spoke.
"The Book of Destiny said dragons have nine sons, each different," Gu Ning explained, "they still need to sense the dragon pulse in their respective regions, the timing of which can’t be predicted, but they all are from the National Master’s Institute, so their cultivation of the Dragon Fighting Skill is sufficient."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen also looked up at Bai Ling.
There should be no problems.
The documents left by Zhong Nan were definitely reliable; these things cannot be faked.
Yet Lin Chen vaguely felt uneasy.
At this point, a decisive action was inevitable; they didn’t have the time for a detailed investigation.
Nonetheless, Zhong Nan’s manuscript was crucial.
Eventually, when Bai Ling controls this powerful force, people from the Celestial Capital who desire to harm her would likely fail.
This also brought Lin Chen some peace of mind.
At this moment, the dark clouds were still spreading, seemingly boundless.
And this waiting continued for a full two days.
When Lin Chen saw the event had not started, he went into the city to rest, only to find out the Great Elder brought bad news: the Nine Netherworld Snake from the Celestial Capital seemed to have discovered something and launched an attack on Celestial Capital prematurely.
"Could it be desperation?" Lin Chen worried.
"Don’t worry." The Great Elder said: "The Demon Race wants to conquer the Celestial Capital, but it’s not so simple."
"No doubt, the Nine Netherworld Snake does possess the power to overshadow heroes, but if it really comes to a desperate struggle, humans can drag half of the Demon Race down with them."
"The reason the Demon Race hasn’t completely turned hostile yet is firstly due to external threats: humans and demons from other nations are also eyeing the Cangling Ancient Country with evil intent."
"Secondly, the ultimate goal of the Nine Netherworld Snake is to divide the mountains with humans."
"It clearly knows that if humans fall, the Demon Race can’t rule the entire nation; even if they acquire the Dragon Transformation Skill, they only need half of the land."
"Because once the Demon Race controls the country, humans from other nations will have an excuse to fiercely attack the Cangling Ancient Country, then they will be the ones to reap the benefits."
Lin Chen suddenly understood.
He always felt something was strange, that the pressure from demon beasts wasn’t enough.
Now, thinking about the Celestial Capital’s agreement to start the plan involving Eight Trigrams Nine City makes sense too; as long as they can successfully resist the Demon Race with this power, then as long as the Eight Trigrams Nine City exists, no one will dare invade the Cangling Ancient Country.
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Another night passed, and when Lin Chen woke, he found the sky had already changed.
"Looks like it’s about to start." As Lin Chen went out, he saw Liu Gu also staring at the sky.
Liu Gu nodded.
When they arrived at the scene, they saw a stream of energy centered around Bai Ling.
In a magical manner, the energy flowed upward along Bai Ling, forming a huge vortex in the sky.
And this vortex was still expanding.
Vaguely, a white light appeared in the sky.
Lin Chen knew, it was truly about to begin.
This situation lasted nearly two hours, the energy vortex suddenly expanded, and in the sky appeared a white sphere of light.
At this moment, everyone felt the oppressive sensation emanating from the white sphere.
"Is this the Power of Dragon Vein?" Lin Chen swallowed.
This orb hovered in the sky, like a small sun.
And its size was expanding rapidly; at first, it was the size of Xiao Hong’s Super Flame Bomb, but within an hour, it grew to the size of a lake.
Even this orb had become the size of half a city.
This grand display finally attracted nearby city dwellers, who came out to watch.
Yet another hour passed, then suddenly, the energy of the orb seemed to gain awareness, and in the gaze of all, it poured down towards Bai Ling.
At this moment, Bai Ling was bathed in white light, she ascended into the sky on her own, surrounded by that Spirit Dragon flying around her.
"Is that a god?"
Some ordinary people witnessed this scene and swallowed hard, astonished.
Lin Chen and the Great Elder knew that if it had been possible to hide this from the Demon Race initially, this phenomenon with its birth couldn’t be concealed now.
"Hopefully, the Nine Netherworld Snake won’t arrive in time," the Great Elder said as he took to the sky, acting as a guard.
At this moment, not only him, but Gu Ning and others all ascended into the sky, acting as guards, afraid someone or demon beasts would come out to disrupt.
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Celestial Capital
"Where did you say?"
The Nine Netherworld Snake had already received the report, and what it learned from the Dragon Scorpion King widened its pupils in alarm.
It realized things were more serious than it had imagined.
"Why wasn’t the Eight Trigrams City matter reported sooner?" The Nine Netherworld Snake shouted in anger.
"We... we didn’t know the Eight Trigrams City had such capabilities either," the Dragon Scorpion King replied bitterly.
Only then did the Nine Netherworld Snake recall that previously, while building Willow City’s Eight Trigrams Array, it hadn’t provided them the full blueprint.
Because the Nine Netherworld Snake thought such power should solely be in its hands.
If other Demon Kings got hold of it, they’d have the power to oppose it.
So, the Demon Race couldn’t possibly know about Eight Trigrams City things.
And although the Nine Netherworld Snake was aware, since it had been away from the mortal realm for a long time, how would it know the Cangling Ancient Country had several cities like this?