Three Kingdoms Mythology World.

Chapter 2587 The mysterious figure
"Roar! ~~~~~"

"Hiss! ~~~~~~~~~~"

On the sacrificial plaza, only the Yamata no Orochi and the nine-headed blood shadow remained, roaring in the air.

Uesugi Kenshin, Honda Tadakatsu, and the others escaped immediately after the golden shield shattered.

However, after they escaped the sacrificial plaza and entered the dense forest, the ancient covenant between heaven and earth took effect, and some of them collapsed to the ground, including Uesugi Kenshin and Honda Tadakatsu.

Clearly, their situation is the same as Oda Nobunaga's!
Indeed, those who become the most outstanding in Japan rarely come from impoverished families; they almost all have the support of a powerful clan. Among the countless wandering samurai, very few can reach the level of figures like Uesugi Kenshin and Honda Tadakatsu.

Therefore, it is normal that they have an ancient contractual relationship with Yamata no Orochi.

"Clang! Clang!~~~~" At the same time, Huang Zhong and the others pounced down and launched a frenzied attack on the Yamata no Orochi.

Dian Wei immediately swung his twin halberds, unleashing a terrifying force as he struck the Yamata no Orochi's main body, but unfortunately, he was still blocked.

During the transformation,

"Haha!!! Actually, I should thank you. I was already somewhat wary and timid when a dragon lord with hundreds of dragon fortunes plotted against me. But you broke the contract, allowing me to benefit and directly skip the recovery stage, transforming into a higher-level being." The voice of the Yamata no Orochi echoed in the mountain stream, as if it were communicating with someone or some people.

Upon hearing Orochi's words, Lin Mu, Guo Jia, and the others frowned slightly. As expected, its destiny was undergoing a transformation, its life level was advancing. Orochi had begun its transformation even before absorbing the fire spirit of Mount Fuji… This was beyond the scope of the Great Wilderness Territory's plans.

Lin Mu turned to look at Xu Yuan, who was constantly casting spells beside him, hoping that the formation would be activated and completed quickly.

"Boom!!!" The yellow beam of light continuously emitted a strange power and began to spread towards the sacrificial plaza.

However, before the formation could even affect the sacrificial plaza, Huang Zhong, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, and others had already rushed to the top of the plaza.

They each used all their skills. Huang Zhong drew his bow and shot an arrow like a meteor towards the Yamata no Orochi, accompanied by a whistling sound, as if to pierce through the Yamata no Orochi, which exuded an evil aura.

Holding a long spear, Zhao Yun nimbly weaved through the air, the spear's shadow dancing like a silver snake as it hurtled towards the nine-headed blood shadow.

Dian Wei roared, and with a flick of his wrists, the two halberds that had been knocked away quickly flew back into his hands. Then, he suddenly lunged forward like a bolt of black lightning, heading straight for the Yamata no Orochi's main body. He swung his wondrous halberds with both hands, and before they fell, he brought them down with a powerful slash, creating a strong airflow that slammed into the Yamata no Orochi.

The battle officially begins!

"Boom!!!!!" Even with the protective shield, the Yamata no Orochi was directly blasted back dozens of feet by the seemingly simultaneous attacks from Dian Wei, Huang Zhong, and others, and ended up at the edge of the cliff in the sacrificial plaza.

"Roar!!!!!" The Yamata no Orochi roared furiously. However, at this moment it was absorbing the various powers transmitted from the Heavenly Contract.

However, it was not without a backup plan. The nine-headed blood shadow that was already entangled with Zhao Yun in the square split into five blood-red snake heads, directly pulling Dian Wei and Huang Zhong into the battlefield.

At the same time, streaks of crimson light continuously emerged from the sacrificial plaza, as if endless blood energy was hidden beneath the ground.

Those streaks of crimson light surged wildly into the nine-headed blood shadow, and its aura continued to surge...

As more and more blood energy surged from the ground, cracks began to appear on the otherwise incredibly hard surface.

As if sensing something, Dian Wei jumped up, swung his halberd to knock the snake's head away, and then suddenly twisted his body, like a god descending from the sky, and slammed it hard into the ground.

Just because Uesugi Kenshin, Honda Tadakatsu, and others couldn't destroy the sacrificial plaza ground doesn't mean they can't destroy it either!
What's more, it seems that Orochi has used its trump card again, causing the ground in the sacrificial plaza to soften!
"Boom!~~~~" A huge roar came.

"BOOM!!!!" A deafening explosion followed immediately from the ground.

"Crack! Crack!!!!~~~" Huge cracks began to appear on the once hard sacrificial plaza ground.

As cracks appeared, something from underground began to emerge.

Within the crack, there was a strange, golden, foam-like object, and within the foam, a thick cloud of blood mist surged... Beneath the blood mist, a series of gurgling sounds could be heard.

"There really is a sea of ​​blood." Dian Wei was extremely sensitive and immediately sensed it.

"They found out so quickly? Damn it!!!" the Yamata no Orochi roared.

The underground sea of ​​blood is its accumulated reserves over many years, stored to cope with special circumstances.

Lin Mu's trip this time was a special case. Therefore, it directly activated the Blood Sea, diverting a portion of its power to the Nine-Headed Blood Shadow in order to hold off Lin Mu's subordinates.

Unexpectedly, the burly man broke through the defenses, revealing one of his trump cards.

"First, blast away the nine-headed blood shadows," Huang Zhong said solemnly.

The Yamata no Orochi's main body has strong defenses, so it's impossible to defeat it for the time being. The only option left is to vent our anger on the nine-headed Blood Shadow.

Unlike Uesugi Kenshin and Honda Tadakatsu, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, and Taishi Ci possessed a ferocious power. Their speed was also significantly greater, easily dodging the nine-headed blood shadow's attacks. They then closed in, relentlessly bombarding the blood shadow, causing it to howl and retreat repeatedly, its blood shadow beginning to fluctuate. If not for the continuous power supplied by the sea of ​​blood beneath, Huang Zhong and his companions might have shattered the nine-headed blood shadow. The nine-headed blood shadow showed no sign of retreat, relentlessly twisting its massive body. Each of its blood shadow snake heads spat out long, bloody tongues, radiating terrifying power as it continuously clashed with Dian Wei and the others.

Because the Nine-Headed Blood Shadow has no physical form, the attacks Huang Zhong and his group launched at it only caused the blood shadow to fade. However, with the Blood Sea replenishing it, it was not afraid of being depleted.

Some of the nine blood shadows opened their blood-red mouths and lunged at Yu Jin and Zhou Tai, their sharp, blood-red teeth gleaming with a cold light.

Although Yu Jin was much weaker than Dian Wei and Huang Zhong, he was still not someone that the Nine-Headed Blood Shadow could bully.

"Only at the level of a Seventh-Rank Divine General, fight!" Yu Jin not only did not retreat, but continued to attack at close range.

The nine-headed blood shadow's snake heads spewed out streams of black flames, which splashed towards the crowd.

In an instant, black flames flew above the sacrificial plaza, and roars and the clanging of metal weapons mingled together, creating a scene of fierce battle!

Although Huang Zhong and his companions were tall and imposing, they were insignificant compared to the Nine-Headed Blood Shadow and the Eight-Headed Serpent.

From a distance, it looks like a few ants fighting against a gigantic nine-headed blood serpent...

The Yamata no Orochi was undergoing a transformation and did not participate in the battle, only using its nine-headed blood shadow to buy time.

Just as everyone was fiercely fighting the Nine-Headed Blood Shadow, Dian Wei, wielding his halberd, had already arrived on the foam inside the crack.

His goal was to destroy the sea of ​​blood below, thus cutting off one of Orochi's trump cards.

Dian Wei noticed that the Nine-Headed Blood Shadow's aura was becoming increasingly unstable. Its body would sometimes expand and sometimes contract, as if it were constantly undergoing a cycle of replenishment and reincarnation. A thought struck Dian Wei, realizing that each cycle had a pause point, and this might be a crucial node in the Nine-Headed Blood Shadow's replenishment and recovery process. If he could seize this opportunity, he might be able to sever the connection between the two.

Dian Wei bent down and gently touched the foam, finding it quite soft, as if it could be easily punctured.

"Let's go down and check the situation first." Dian Wei was highly skilled and daring. He immediately swung his halberd, preparing to cut a hole and crawl in.

However, at that moment, a strange force suddenly came from the crevice in the side of the mountain.

Dian Wei was slightly startled, and with a slight turn of his head, he dodged the attack of that strange power.

"Who dares to be a rat here?" Dian Wei roared in a deep voice.

A mysterious figure suddenly appeared and began to fight Dian Wei.

The weapon in his hand was a strange... longsword!
Lin Mu, Guo Jia, and the others on the cliff also heard Dian Wei's voice and knew that something had changed below. However, they did not join the battle for the time being.

"Bang! Bang!" Suddenly, a series of collision sounds came from beneath the cracks in the sacrificial plaza. Dian Wei must have been fighting against the creatures hidden beneath.

"To be able to fight Gong Tu to a standstill, the hidden force behind this must be quite powerful..."

Although his primordial spirit and divine realm were restricted, Dian Wei's martial prowess and cultivation were not significantly limited, and his combat strength remained top-tier.

On the sacrificial plaza, the Yamata no Orochi, who was initially anxious after seeing Dian Wei crawl into the crack, became even more anxious after sensing the situation. Its snake head shook more frequently.

Clearly, the creature that suddenly appeared was not a backup plan it had laid out.

"So you've been coveting that national treasure for a long time!" the Yamata no Orochi said in a low voice, probably talking to someone remotely.

"There's even a national treasure?!" Guo Jia, Xun You, and the others were shocked when they heard the words of the Yamata no Orochi.

As for Lin Mu, he wasn't too surprised, because he already knew that one of the three national treasures of Japan was in the hands of the Yamata no Orochi. However, Lin Mu didn't reveal anything to Guo Jia and the others.

“This trip… was worth all the time we spent.” The three were overjoyed.

"The power of the Yamata no Orochi is constantly increasing... Dian Wei and Huang Zhong can't break through its defenses... We can't stop it, we can only wait for the formation to work." Lin Mu quickly made a judgment in his mind.

"In that case, I don't know if the art of fate can prevail... It's hard to say..." Lin Mu said with a furrowed brow.

If this ancient covenant of heaven and earth hadn't appeared, Lin Mu would have dared to use the Destiny Technique, but now things are a bit uncertain. What if this guy suddenly gained many more Destiny levels? That would be disastrous.

"My lord, the formation has been successfully activated!!!" Just then, Xu Yuan's joyful voice rang out.

"My lord, I'm preparing to deploy the formation, then control it to only cover the sacrificial plaza, minimizing resource consumption."

"You...be careful," Xu Yuan said in a low voice.

(End of this chapter)