166: Face the Warcraft and the seal begins

Ever since he performed the Fusion with Hong Tian Venerable's Divine Soul, Su Lei's Sea of Consciousness world has been undergoing earth-shattering changes.

A bright moon, hanging high in the sky, emitted Hong Tian Venerable's aura.

The moonlight flowed like water, slowly repairing the bronze ancient bell, which was covered in cracks.

Each chime of the bell made the Sea of Consciousness world tremble.

The Sea of Consciousness space, which was originally just an isolated island, was now expanding at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Chaos at the edge of the isolated island continuously receded, and new land was being formed, with the faint outlines of mountains and rivers visible.

Even more wondrously, as the moonlight shone down, countless profound Cultivation insights and universal truths flowed like trickling streams, naturally integrating into Su Lei's cognition...

Hours later, the last ray of sunset sank below the horizon.

"We've arrived," Su Lei suddenly stopped, looking ahead with a grave expression.

Everyone followed his gaze, only to see the sand in front mysteriously sunken, forming a massive crater nearly a hundred meters in diameter.

The sand at the edge of the crater continuously slid down, yet made no sound, as if swallowed by some force.

Black Qi, as if solid, continuously surged from the crater.

Through those cracks, a gigantic vertical pupil could be clearly seen... coldly staring at them!

The next moment, the evil will contained within the vertical pupil surged forth like a monstrous wave!

It stirred up a tempestuous storm within his Sea of Consciousness.

The bronze ancient bell emitted a deafening roar, and the cracks on its body widened again, as if it could shatter at any moment.

"Ugh—!"

Su Lei groaned, blood seeping from all seven of his orifices simultaneously.

But he didn't retreat a single step; instead, he abruptly stepped forward!

Dazzling seven-colored Protective Aura and a deep blue Mental Energy torrent poured out like a breaching flood, intertwining and colliding head-on with the Demonic Beast's will!

The two invisible forces clashed in the air, stirring up spatial ripples visible to the naked eye.

The surrounding sand grains floated up, forming strange vortices in the energy field.

Xiao Yuwei and the others were forced to retreat repeatedly, only able to watch as Su Lei alone bore the terrifying Mental Energy impact.

At first, Su Lei was constantly pushed back.

The Demonic Beast's will was too ancient and vast, like the entire world slowly pressing down.

His knees bent slightly, and the ground beneath his feet cracked inch by inch.

But just at this critical moment—

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the bright moon left by Hong Tian Venerable suddenly radiated brilliant light!

Countless profound Cultivation insights poured into Su Lei's mind like a sudden enlightenment.

The Profound Truth of the Star Pivot Art, the essence of Sealing Arts, Revered Xinghe's lifelong comprehension... these precious Legacies were finally completely activated in this desperate situation!

"So that's how it is..."

Su Lei's eyes blazed with light; he suddenly understood something.

He swiftly formed hand Seals, each movement aligning with universal truths.

The seven-colored Protective Aura and Mental Energy torrent no longer resisted blindly, but transformed into countless fine threads, weaving into a net along a mysterious trajectory.

"Star Pivot · Seal the Heavens!"

With a clear shout, the seven-colored net crashed down, completely covering the crater.

"Roar—!"

A earth-shattering roar erupted from the depths of the pit, shaking the entire desert!

The next moment, a beam of light as black as ink shot straight out from the vertical pupil!

But this time, Su Lei stood firmly in place, his hands as if supporting a mountain, unmoving.

His Mental Energy was continuously refined under pressure, and his understanding of the Star Pivot Art deepened with every passing second.

Gradually, the black light beam began to retract, and the evil aura receded like a tide back into the depths of the crater.

The vertical pupil blinked unwillingly, ultimately being re-sealed behind a faint blue light curtain.

"Start construction!" Su Lei turned and shouted to the crowd behind him.

The engineering team snapped out of their shock and immediately sprang into action.

Five heavy machines roared deafeningly, and dozens of drilling rigs operated simultaneously, carving a vertical passage ten meters in diameter into the ground.

Laser cutters made precise incisions in the rock layers, while quantum stabilizers ensured the passage would not collapse.

Researchers quickly set up monitoring instruments, constantly observing the Seal fluctuations.

Xiao Yuwei hurried forward to support the tottering Su Lei, her cool fingertips gently wiping away the blood from his face.

Lin Qianqian, meanwhile, directed the medical team to bring special Mental Energy potions, her eyes filled with heartache.

"I'm fine," Su Lei forced a smile, his gaze never leaving the crater, "The real test... has only just begun."

As the engineering team delved deeper, the tremors from underground grew stronger.

Each tremor caused ripples in the newly stabilized Seal light curtain.

And Su Lei had to constantly maintain his Mental Energy output to ensure the Seal wasn't breached again.

This silent contest would continue until the entire reinforcement project was completed...

A day and a night passed, and when the engineering team finally broke through the thousand-meter deep passage, Su Lei had also comprehended the complete Star Pivot Art Cultivation Technique.

The residual will of Hong Tian Venerable, like a patient mentor, revealed the essence of this supreme Cultivation Technique one by one.

He also learned the truth about that forbidden Sealing Art—it was an ultimate Seal that required the sacrifice of the caster's life.

Watching Su Lei stride into the descending underground passage, Xiao Yuwei and the others followed closely behind.

At the end of the passage, everyone saw a suffocating sight.

Four chains, as thick as giant trees, intertwined, covered with ancient runes, but most of them were now dim and lifeless.

In the center of the chains, an indescribable, terrifying entity was twisting and deforming.

At times, it transformed into thousands of writhing, pitch-black tentacles; at other times, it condensed into a giant, bloodshot vertical pupil; and at still other times, it dispersed into a sky full of fluttering black filamentous matter.

Most horrifyingly, the aura it emitted caused the surrounding rocks to undergo strange changes.

The surface of the rock walls was covered with dense, vein-like patterns that pulsed rhythmically, as if the entire mountain had become a living organism.

"Step back!"

Su Lei let out a low growl, his hands already forming complex hand Seals.

Dazzling seven-colored light streamed from his fingertips, and a vast Mental Energy torrent poured down like the Nine Heavens Milky Way, surging and flowing along the chains.

Wherever it passed, the dim runes seemed to be infused with life, one after another relighting with dazzling brilliance.

The moment the Protective Aura touched the chains, the entire underground space trembled violently!

The Demonic Beast let out a heart-wrenching roar, the sound directly piercing everyone's minds.

Several engineers with weaker Cultivation immediately bled from their mouths and noses and fainted.

The surrounding black mist, like an enraged pack of beasts, surged madly towards Su Lei, forming grotesque ghostly faces around him.

Su Lei gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead like coiling Dragons.

Large beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks, gathering into lines at his jaw.

Traces of blood seeped from between his teeth, yet he still held on desperately.

Inside the cave, a cold wind howled, and black mist churned violently.

The pulsating veins on the rock walls emitted a horrifying "gurgling" sound, as if countless venomous snakes were writhing beneath the skin.

The corrupt Mental Energy erosion was like a thousand steel needles, constantly stabbing into Su Lei's Sea of Consciousness.

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