Gao Wu: You have science, and I have magic!

The transformation of the Silver Blade was equally astonishing; almost all of the Silver Wolf Dragon's fur had fallen off, revealing shimmering silver scales underneath.

Its head elongated, sprouting dragon whiskers and horns, and its limbs became strong and powerful, eventually transforming into a strange creature that was half wolf and half dragon—the Heavenly Qilin, the legendary overlord of the sky!
Other demonic beasts also revealed their true spirit forms.

Bai You grew six tails, and her eyes shimmered with iridescent light.

Lan Yue's size suddenly increased to ten feet tall, and her entire body was covered in ice crystals.

Lei Nu's six eyes all transformed into balls of lightning, and his three tails merged into a single, gigantic lightning tail...

Most astonishingly, an ancient rune appeared on the forehead of each True Spirit Beast, echoing the Seven Emotions Ancient Text on Ye Qingzhou's belt.

"This is... the true form of the Seven Emotions Demon Beast?"

Ye Qingzhou reached out and touched the water's surface, and the spring water immediately responded with ripples, allowing him to carefully savor the charm of this sublimation of life.

Seven-colored light spread from his arm to his entire body, and the Seven Emotions Armor began a new round of evolution.

The dragon scale pattern became clearer, and a complete double dragon pattern appeared on the breastplate, with the seven gems merging into the Big Dipper constellation.

"Inheritance and recognition, the master of the seven emotions."

That childish voice rang out again, "But the crisis is not over, the shadow of the north has already fallen..."

The water surface suddenly changed, reflecting a scene from thousands of miles away.

On a snow-covered wasteland, a black-armored army is crossing the border, with a giant monster with three heads and six arms at the center of the column, causing the earth to tremble with every step it takes.

Even more terrifying, a familiar figure stood on the monster's shoulder—the Great Elder of the Blood Fiend Sect, holding a pulsating crystal of tainted blood in his hands!

"The Northern Wei army?"

Ye Qingzhou's pupils contracted.

The flag reflected on the water clearly bore the wolf head emblem of the powerful Northern Wei dynasty.

The scene shifts, and the border city of Dongqi is now engulfed in flames.

The three-headed, six-armed monster shot out beams of light with different attributes from its six eyes. Wherever it went, city walls collapsed, and the magical artifacts of the beast tamers were easily shattered like paper.

"The war behemoth 'Wild' is a product of ancient totem secret techniques."

The words "The Yuwen clan has revived forbidden techniques, intending to swallow up Eastern Qi" appeared on the water's surface.

The water surface suddenly disappeared, and the spring dried up at a visible speed.

"It seems there's no time to process these changes."

Ye Qingzhou took a deep breath and looked at his companions who had completed their evolution. "Dongqi needs us."

The Two-Element Heavenly Phoenix let out a long, angry cry and lowered its body.

Ye Qingzhou mounted its back, while the other True Spirit Beasts either flew or ran alongside. When they rushed out of the cave, it was already dusk outside, and the fiery clouds on the horizon were as dazzling as blood.

…………

Seven days later, at Tieyan City, a major town in the northern border of Dongqi.

The city walls were in ruins, and more than half of the defending soldiers had been killed or wounded. City Lord Zhao Hanshan stood on the city wall, leaning on his broken sword, his left arm twisted unnaturally, blood dripping down his arm.

"Lord, the city's protective formation can only hold for another half an hour at most!"

A beast tamer ran in with his face covered in blood to report.

Zhao Hanshan looked out of the city, where the three-headed, six-armed behemoth "Huang" was slowly advancing.

It was about ten zhang tall, with skin as rough as rock, six arms each holding a different weapon, and eyes on its three heads constantly shooting out beams of destruction.

Not only that, it also seems to be able to absorb the energy that attacks it, and all spells cast on it are like throwing mud into the sea.

"Where are the reinforcements?"

Zhao Hanshan's voice was hoarse and his expression was listless.

"News from the capital indicates that Princess Mingyue will personally lead troops to provide reinforcements, but it will be at least three days before they arrive..."

Before the words were even finished, a deafening roar pierced the sky!
Zhao Hanshan suddenly looked up and saw a streak of gold and blue light approaching at an astonishing speed.

As the light drew closer, he realized it was a beautiful, large bird he had never seen before, with what appeared to be a person standing on its back.

"That's... reinforcements?"

The beast tamer beside him gaped, "Just one person?"

The streak of light circled once above the city wall before heading straight for the war behemoth "Wilderness".

The giant beast's three heads turned towards the approaching creature simultaneously, its six eyes gathering terrifying energy.

"Prepare to meet the enemy!"

Ye Qingzhou gave the order in his mind.

The Two-Element Heavenly Phoenix's Wrathful Flames abruptly stopped, hovering in mid-air. He then leaped down, his Seven Emotions Armor gleaming with an unusual radiance in the setting sun.

"Ye Qingzhou from Dongqi has come to seek your guidance!"

The sound wasn't loud, yet it strangely traveled across the entire battlefield.

The moment Ye Qingzhou landed, the ground trembled slightly, and a wave of air rippled outwards from him.

The giant beast "Wild" emitted a muffled laugh from its central head: "Insects... courting death..."

Six arms swung simultaneously, creating a piercing sound as they cut through the air.

Ye Qingzhou neither dodged nor evaded, but simply raised his right hand: "Seven Emotions Battle Formation, activate!"

Seven beams of light shot out from his waist, transforming into eight true spirit beasts upon landing, while the Heavenly Qilin Silver Blade occupied a separate position. They ran along a specific trajectory, instantly forming a profound formation.

"Turning the world upside down!"

Ye Qingzhou formed a hand seal.

The raging flames flew to the center of the formation, and golden and blue flames surged out, forming a huge tai chi diagram in the air.

The six beams of light shot from the giant beast "Huang" collided with the Taiji diagram and were actually deflected back, causing it to stagger backward!

The defenders on the city wall erupted in thunderous cheers.

Zhao Hanshan's eyes widened: "What kind of technique is this? It can actually deflect 'Desolation' attacks?"

"It's not a cultivation technique."

A clear, cold female voice came from behind. Zhao Hanshan turned around and saw a woman in white who had appeared on the city wall at some point. Her face was exquisite, but her brows carried an unassailable majesty. It was Mingyue.

"Your Highness?!"

Zhao Hanshan hurriedly bowed, "Weren't you supposed to come in three days...?"

Representing the imperial family this time, Mingyue set aside her usual naivety and displayed a mature and sharp side, every move exuding authority. She slightly shook her head: "That was merely a feint; I anticipated that the Northern Wei would ambush us along the way."

Her gaze returned to the battlefield. "This is the Seven Emotions Battle Formation, a supreme technique of the ancient Beast Tamers. I never imagined my royal aunt's son had grown to this level..."

On the battlefield, the situation has changed.

Enraged, the behemoth "Wild" unleashed crimson patterns across its body, its attack speed and power surging. It ceased blindly firing beams and began strategically attacking the weak points of the battle formation.

"Master, it's learning our formation!" Bai You urgently warned through his mind.

Ye Qingzhou narrowed his eyes. Sure enough, the war behemoths of Northern Wei were not mindless monsters, but killing machines with astonishing learning abilities. He had to change his strategy.

"Disperse! Fight individually!" he commanded decisively. "Remember the moves I taught you!" The eight True Spirit Beasts instantly scattered, weaving through the giant beast at a dazzling speed. Even more astonishingly, each of them...
He never used instinctive attacks, but rather exquisite martial arts techniques!

The silver blade, which had evolved into a Heavenly Qilin, shot straight at the back of the giant beast's neck like an arrow. It suddenly changed direction three times in mid-air, which was the "Heavenly Transformation" taught by Ye Qingzhou.

The Two-Element Heavenly Phoenix's Wrathful Flame ceased its fiery breath, instead concentrating its golden-blue energy into its claws to unleash the "Limitless Sky-Splitting Claw"; Thunder Fury's three lightning tails merged into a sword shape, unleashing the "Nine Thunder Slashes"...

"this……"

Princess Mingyue, perched atop the city wall, rarely showed such surprise. "He actually taught the demon beasts martial arts?"

Zhao Hanshan and the garrison soldiers were stunned.

Those monsters that originally only knew how to attack instinctively were now displaying exquisite moves like human martial artists, and their coordination was seamless!
The behemoth "Wilderness" showed signs of panic for the first time.

Its three heads spun frantically, trying to catch the attacks coming from all directions, but the eight true spirit beasts were too fast and coordinated too perfectly. Soon, three of its six arms were severely injured, and its movements became noticeably slower.

"The final blow!"

Seizing the opportunity, Ye Qingzhou's dragon horn phantom suddenly expanded. He soared into the air, the twin dragon pendants transforming into a lightsaber that landed in his hand. "Raging Flames, Silver Blade, Combined Attack!"

The Two-Element Heavenly Phoenix and the Heavenly Qilin immediately broke away from the battle and flew to either side of Ye Qingzhou.

The raging flames spewed out aurora fire interwoven with gold and blue, while the silver blade released silver-white spatial shockwaves. The two forces were perfectly fused under the guidance of Ye Qingzhou's lightsaber, transforming into a dazzling beam of light that shot straight at the core of the giant beast's chest!

"No!!!"

The colossal beast "Wilderness" let out a deafening roar, its six arms desperately trying to protect its chest, but it was too late. The beam of light easily pierced through its defenses, striking its pulsating core squarely.

There was no explosion, no fire. The behemoth's body began to crystallize from the inside out, transforming in the blink of an eye into a seven-colored crystal statue, before shattering into countless points of light with a "crash."

The situation took such a sharp turn for the worse that the battlefield fell silent.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Northern Wei army began to retreat in panic.

Ye Qingzhou landed slowly, and the eight True Spirit Beasts returned to his side. He looked up at the city wall and nodded to Mingyue. Although they hadn't spent much time together in the palace, they had a good relationship.

Even from this distance, he could feel the concern the other person was showing.

Just then, Ye Qingzhou caught a glimpse of something unusual out of the corner of his eye!
At the edge of the battlefield, a streak of blood-red light was quietly retreating; it was none other than the Great Elder of the Blood Fiend Sect!
The old man's tightly held blood crystal had shrunk by half, clearly indicating that he had secretly tampered with it during the battle.

"Want to run?"

Ye Qingzhou sneered and immediately gave chase.

The blood-red light created by the Great Elder of the Blood Fiend Sect flew rapidly across the wasteland, leaving corrosive marks on the ground wherever it passed.

Ye Qingzhou rode on the raging flames of the Yin-Yang Heavenly Phoenix, relentlessly pursuing the enemy.

Behind them, seven true spirit beasts each displayed their supernatural powers, forming a fan-shaped encirclement.

"Old dog, you can't escape!"

Ye Qingzhou's voice was icy cold, and the twin dragon pendants on his chest shone brightly, guiding the direction of pursuit.

The elder glanced back, a ferocious smile spreading across his withered old face.

He suddenly crushed the remaining blood crystals in his hand, and the blood mist exploded, forming countless distorted human faces in the air, emitting a piercing shriek.

The sound waves struck as if they were real, and Ye Qingzhou's vision went black; he nearly fell off the back of the raging flames. The eight demonic beasts also howled in pain, and the silver blade fell directly from the sky.

"Psychological attack?"

Ye Qingzhou focused his mind and successfully stabilized his body. Immediately, the Seven Emotions Armor automatically protected its master, with the seven gems shimmering and forming a protective shield on his body.

"Blue Tears!"

The luminous jellyfish, Blue Tear, immediately floated forward, its transparent body expanding several times its original size, releasing a ring of blue ripples.

The two spiritual forces collided in mid-air, unleashing a silent shockwave that shattered all the rocks within a hundred feet radius!

Taking advantage of this brief moment, the Grand Elder had already escaped a thousand feet away and was about to charge into the Northern Wei army formation.

"Do you think you can leave here?!"

A burst of golden light appeared in Ye Qingzhou's eyes.

At this moment, his aura surged, his hands quickly formed hand seals, and his dragon blood boiled within him, causing the dragon scale patterns on his Seven Emotions Armor to light up one by one.

"Silver Blade, Sky Lock!"

The falling Qilin Silver Blade suddenly opened its eyes, and all its silver scales stood up.

It let out a long howl that pierced through the clouds and split rocks, and its body twisted strangely in the air, turning into a silver light that shot straight into the back of the elder!
This attack was incredibly fast, catching up with the target almost instantly.

The elder hurriedly turned around to block, but his entire right arm was torn off by the silver blade's claw!
"ah!!!"

Amidst piercing screams, blood rained down. But no blood flowed from the Grand Elder's severed arm; instead, a thick, black mist gushed forth. "You little beast, you're courting death!"

The black mist quickly condensed into a ghostly claw, reaching for Silver Blade's head.

The Heavenly Qilin nimbly dodged, but then the ghostly claw suddenly exploded, turning into countless tiny black needles that covered the entire airspace!
"Silver Blade, watch out!"

Ye Qingzhou's heart tightened; he instinctively sensed danger.

These black needles are clearly highly poisonous, and even a slight scratch could have dire consequences.

At the critical moment, an ice wall appeared out of thin air, blocking the way for the silver blade.

It was Lan Yue!

The Ice Crystal Giant Ape pressed its hands to the ground, instantly freezing everything within a hundred feet, and all the black needles were frozen in mid-air.

"Good teamwork."

Ye Qingzhou's lips curled up slightly.

After this period of adjustment, the eight demon beasts have been able to support each other intuitively.

Upon seeing this, the Grand Elder's face grew even more gloomy.

He bit his tongue hard, spitting out a mouthful of blood: "Please, Imperial Advisor, make your move!"

The essence blood transformed into strange runes in the air, disappearing in a flash.

The next moment, the entire earth began to tremble!
Boom~~
A jet-black beam of light shot into the sky from the center of the Northern Wei army formation, and a colossal creature slowly rose from within the beam.

It was a colossal metal statue, entirely black, about fifteen feet tall. It resembled a human but had four faces and eight arms, with a blood-red eye in the palm of each hand.

"The war behemoth 'Darkness'..."

Ye Qingzhou's pupils contracted as he realized that his opponent was no ordinary person.

The pressure from the giant beast before him was several times stronger than that from the previous "Wilderness"!
The Northern Wei army parted like a tide, and an old man draped in a star-patterned robe slowly stepped out. He held a white bone staff, and with each step he took, a blood-red rune appeared beneath his feet.

"This is the end for the juniors of Dongqi."

The old man was none other than the Grand Preceptor of the Northern Wei Dynasty. His voice was hoarse, yet carried an undeniable authority: "The Blood Fiend Sect has submitted to the Northern Wei. You have overstepped your bounds."

Ye Qingzhou sneered: "Crossing the border? When you drove your giant beasts to invade the border of my Eastern Qi, why didn't you say that you crossed the border?"

He secretly observed the newly appeared behemoth "Ming" and found that it was different from "Huang". Its whole body shimmered with a metallic luster, obviously made of some special material.

Its eight arms each hold a different weapon, and its four faces display different expressions: joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

Most intriguingly, the weapons and faces were constantly changing, writhing as if alive. (End of Chapter)