Chapter 37: The Beak-Mouthed Monster!

  Ice and Snow Altar

  This ancient altar is like a relic left by the goddess of ancient times, where snow and wind are lingering all year round, with white snow covering the entire magnificent ice and snow altar built on top of an iceberg.

  On the altar is a complex and intricate formation, inside which is sealed an ancient evil demon!

  According to the historical records of the Cangxue Dynasty, it is said that countless years ago, the mainland was invaded by countless demons, causing a catastrophe in heaven and earth. Later, the war between the immortals and demons resulted in the downfall of many immortals, leaving behind numerous immortal relics and caves, but not a single immortal can be seen.

  And this ancient battlefield's demon is precisely the monster left over from that era!

  At this moment, on the vast plain covered with white snow, a mighty army is marching forward. Led by Tsukihime, the silver-haired commander-in-chief, while Tsukigami resides in the Moon God's Tower, guarding the empire's fortune!

  Tang Lin stood amidst the thousand troops and horses, looking up at the ice mountain at the end of the white snow plain, where dark clouds surged on the steep ice mountain, carrying a few shades of gloomy and cold air.

  "An ancient battlefield..." Tang Lin's eyes flickered slightly.

  "A very thick demonic aura." Dugu Feng said in a low voice: "There must be many monsters lurking here."

  Tang Lin slightly shook his head. He could feel that these eerie auras were drifting in the air, and they should be the remnants left behind when the monster departed.

  Tsukihime led the army forward.

  Soon, the crowd climbed to the top of the iceberg and saw an ancient altar with eight black-robed old men standing on it. Their bodies emitted strong energy fluctuations, and various colors of true energy poured into the black stone monument on the altar.

  This black stone monument emits rolling black air, and from time to time, a mournful voice sounds. There are also strands of wandering ghosts floating out.

  These monsters escaped and quickly fled far away.

  Tang Lin gazed intently at the black stone monument, on which was inscribed the Bird Seal Script of the Town Demon Clan. He had learned this script from Xiao Hui when he was young, and after carefully distinguishing it, he found that it was a passage from the Great Compassion Great Kindness Sutra.

  This sutra does not come from the Town Demon Tribe, but comes from the Buddha in Heaven.

  It is said that in the heavenly realm, there was a Buddha who sat amidst countless ferocious and malevolent demons, reciting this Mahakaruna Dharani Sutra. As a result, he transformed countless demons into Buddhas, changing their nature from ferocity to compassion, from violence to gentleness.

  It can be imagined how powerful this scripture is.

  It's just that the scripture on this black stone monument is incomplete, with the latter half missing. I suppose this must be the reason why the seal was damaged.

  As Tang Lin looked on, Yuè Jī floated up to the eight elderly men and softly said, "Withdraw."

  The eight men looked at him and immediately withdrew their hands, backing away respectfully.

  The moon goddess's expression was calm and serene, slowly extending a slender finger to point out. Under her feet, a long bridge suddenly appeared out of thin air, as if it were an illusion. It was built magnificently, like an ancient dragon spanning the heavens, filled with unmatched majesty.

  "The Nether Bridge, suppressing the endless Yellow Spring, the group of evil spirits retreat!" Yuelou softly chanted, her long bridge directly inserted into the black stone monument. This black stone monument was like a pile of countless crystal lights, and was struck by the half-real and half-illusory long bridge, giving off countless purple light particles, which actually swallowed up the entire long bridge.

  "Lead the way!" Tsukihime raised her hand and pointed, a beam of light fell on the black stone monument. On this monument, the sound of wind and thunder suddenly rose, countless dark clouds surged from all directions, and the sky changed color.

  At the same time, a pitch-black hole suddenly appeared on the altar in front of the black stone monument, as if it were a whirlpool, swallowing everyone's line of sight.

  "Come in." Tsukino said softly.

  A white-haired old man wearing golden armor, riding a horse to charge into the black vortex, Tang Lin had seen him on the General's Platform and knew that this person was a Marshal!

  Immediately after that, everyone else followed suit.

  Tang Lin and Jiu Gongzhu exchanged a glance, then together they rushed towards the black whirlpool. Behind them, Nie Qing and Dugu Feng also followed closely.

  As soon as Tang Lin entered the black vortex, he felt a sudden dizziness in front of him, and a strong demonic aura came towards him. At the same time, the stench of rotting corpses wafted to his nostrils.

  Tang Lin's eyebrows furrowed tightly, and he looked up to see a pitch-black world in front of him. Countless desolate mountains and black dead trees stood before him, the sky and earth eerily silent.

  It's like an abandoned world.

  There is no life here.

  Tang Lin felt a chill run down his spine, in such a desolate world, the demon who could survive so stubbornly was unimaginably powerful.

  At this time, Tsukihime also entered with the crowd. He said to everyone: "It is rumored that the ancient battlefield seals eighteen You Saints and nine Devil Gods. If you encounter them, remember to work together and do not act alone."

  Everyone nodded in agreement.

  At this time, countless large armies surged forward. Although many of these armies were summoned from the military, there were only a few million in total.

  Although Tang Lin should have been able to command 60,000 men in theory, he actually only had 3-4,000 men under his command. Many of the centurions or chiliarchs were unable to recruit soldiers for the expedition and subordinates.

  However, this does not hinder anything, although everyone is a group, but the rewards for this battle are all calculated based on individual military merit.

  "We'll head east and scout out the terrain first." The Ninth Princess said to Tang Lin and that old general, "You two gather everyone together and follow us over."

  Tang Lin nodded and immediately ordered Du Gu Feng and others to gather all the manpower and wait for orders.

  At this time, the rest of the people also acted separately, divided into small black streams, exploring past this desolate world.

  The Ninth Princess did not follow the Marshal, but instead led Tang Lin and others alone towards another desert canyon.

  Tang Lin looked at the gloomy sky, feeling a sense of foreboding in his heart, as if something was about to happen, and it seemed that there were always a pair of eyes staring at everyone from behind.

  At this time, when they arrived outside the Grand Canyon, Princess Jiǔ was about to go and explore the terrain first. Tang Lin immediately stopped her, frowning: "As a general, one cannot be emotional and impulsive. Matters like this should be left to the Far Expedition soldiers who are skilled in reconnaissance."

  The ninth princess thought for a moment and then selected several self-recommended expedition soldiers from the crowd to go and explore the terrain.

  It's been a long time since these expeditionary soldiers returned, and Tang Lin furrowed his brow. Realizing something was amiss, he hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'll go take a look."

  The ninth princess said: "No way, there must be danger inside!"

  Tang Lin smiled slightly and said, "I have a way to retreat." As he spoke, he rushed into the dark canyon.

  Along the way, the sand and stones on the ground have been silent for many years. A pungent smell of rotting flesh wafts through the air, with a faint scent of blood lingering in the atmosphere.

  Tang Lin had a tenth-level sensory talisman stuck to his body, vigilantly gazing around. Before long, he saw a helmet on the ground in front of him.

  The helmet of the expeditionary soldier!

  Tang Lin's heart skipped a beat, his helmet was there, but where was that person?

  Tang Lin's gaze swept around, and he immediately saw the scattered sand on the ground, as if someone had rolled around on it. Could it be that the distant expeditionary force had encountered misfortune and struggled to leave this behind?

  Tang Lin's eyebrows were tightly locked, and in front of the valley, a gloomy wind blew, as if a ferocious mouth was blowing air at him.

  Tang Lin held a divine movement symbol in his hand and continued to move forward. After a moment, he saw a vast empty space with countless huge corpses piled up on it. Some were continuous like mountain ranges, with white bones standing densely, while others stood tall like steep mountains.

  Tang Lin was about to investigate. Suddenly, a breaking air sound came from behind him, Tang Lin's heart skipped a beat, and his spiritual power controlled the purple dagger, stabbing it back abruptly.

  Hmph!

  A sound of flesh bursting open echoed, Tang Lin turned his head to look, and his pupils slightly contracted. It was a thing that couldn't be described at all, looking like a human, with two hands, but with black scales attached to the hands, eyes like red lanterns, no nose on the face, only a big mouth, revealing sharp teeth.

  Damn it!

  Tang Lin kicked it out with one foot, sending the strange object flying tens of feet away. The immense power in his leg directly snapped it in two at the waist.

  "How could the talisman lose its effect?" Tang Lin's eyebrows were tightly furrowed as he gazed around at the eerie and ominous atmosphere, when suddenly it seemed like someone had blown a gentle breeze into his ear.

  Tang Lin's body hair all stood on end, he turned his head to look, and saw a strange face appear in front of him, with a sharp beak, covered in glossy black feathers, filled with the stench of rotting corpses, scarlet pupils shining with a cruel light.

  "What a thick demonic aura!" Tang Lin was shocked and immediately retreated dozens of feet.

  "Not bad, a young one from the Demon Suppression Tribe. This aura is still as detestable as ever..." The bird-beaked monster gazed at Tang Lin, its thin lips curled up in a smile that was full of ferocity and gloom.

  Although it made a sound, its mouth didn't speak, but instead used spiritual power to communicate directly with Tang Lin.

  Tang Lin knew that it spoke in a way that even he couldn't understand, after all this was a monster from who-knows-how-many years ago, with an unfamiliar language, but their spiritual energy communication had no obstacles.

  Tang Lin stared intently at him, feeling a strong sense of danger emanating from the bird-beaked monster. He reached for the talismans on his body, preparing to look for an opportunity to leave.

  "This fresh flesh and blood, the taste is just fragrant..." The bird-beaked monster stared at Tang Lin's eyes, shooting out a cruel light, its body suddenly flashed, and it appeared in front of Tang Lin, with a speed that was shocking.

  Tang Lin reflexively activated the Divine Movement Seal.

  Run away!

  Tang Lin dodged its attack, executed the Thousand Phantom Body technique and ran towards the outside of the gorge. Under the effect of the Divine Movement Symbol, Tang Lin's speed increased by a factor of two, with a spiral airflow rushing behind him, blocking the bird-beaked monster.

  Whoosh!

  The bird-beaked monster's speed was frighteningly fast, and after a few flashes, it caught up to Tang Lin's face, opening its beak to bite him.

  Tang Lin was secretly shocked in his heart, but his hands did not show any weakness, and he directly swung his fist to strike.

  Boom!

  His fist slammed into the beak of the bird-like creature, and Tang Lin felt his bones shatter like they were crumbling. The soft feathers of this bird-beaked monster were actually harder than steel.

  Tang Lin let out a loud roar and released the pure Yang True Energy from his body, then shouted loudly as he frantically fled towards the outside of the gorge.

  The bird-beaked monster grinned hideously and chased after him again, pouncing on Tang Lin once more.

  Hmph!

  A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, and black smoke immediately floated up on the feathers of this bird-beaked monster.

  A white figure floated in from outside the valley, naturally it was Ninth Princess. Seeing Tang Lin's delayed return, she felt worried in her heart. After hearing the long whistle, without any further hesitation, she immediately flashed into the valley.

  The bird-beaked creature saw Jiǔ Gōngzhǔ, its scarlet pupils filled with a strange and eerie light, and cawed with laughter: "Another one has come, I am blessed."

  ……

  Stunned, not a single monthly ticket today. Yesterday, I endured and didn't ask for tickets, fearing that today there wouldn't be any. Alas, I'll find a corner to draw circles, as desolate as snow...