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

The Northern Wei Grand Preceptor gave a sinister smile: "The law of the jungle preys on the weak; it's only natural. Since you remain obstinate... Ming, kill him!"

The four faces of the giant beast "Ming" turned towards Ye Qingzhou at the same time, and its eight arms were raised high.

What was truly chilling was that the eyes in those palms each locked onto Ye Qingzhou and the eight demonic beasts, and the attack was launched instantly!
"spread!"

Ye Qingzhou instinctively sensed danger and immediately gave the order.

Almost simultaneously, eight beams of black light shot out from those eyes at astonishing speed.

Ye Qingzhou barely managed to dodge to the side, but saw that where the black light passed, tiny cracks appeared in the space!
"A spatial attribute attack?"

He was shocked; an attack of this magnitude would result in serious injury even from a mere glancing blow!

The monsters were also in a bad situation. Nu Yan barely managed to dodge with his speed, but Yin Blade was grazed on the hind leg by a black light, and his silver scales immediately turned gray and his movements became obviously slow.

The worst off was Bai You, which was attacked from both sides by two beams of black light. Despite using its illusion magic with all its might, it was still grazed on its back, and a patch of its snow-white fur withered instantly.

"Master, its attack carries the attribute of decay!"

Bai You painfully reported in his mind, "My regenerative ability has been suppressed!"

Ye Qingzhou quickly considered countermeasures. The two sides were vastly different in strength, and a direct confrontation was clearly not an option. This "Netherworld" was far more powerful than "Desolation," so he had to find its weakness.

"The seven emotions resonate!"

He decided to try out his newly acquired skill, and immediately formed a hand seal in front of his chest. The seven gems on the Seven Emotions Armor lit up at the same time, resonating with the runes on the foreheads of the eight demonic beasts.

A wondrous scene unfolded: a seven-colored band of light appeared between Ye Qingzhou and the demonic beasts, and their energies began to circulate and flow among them.

Ye Qingzhou could sense the condition of each demon beast and even share their senses!
Through Silverblade's eyes, he noticed tiny gaps at the joints of the behemoth "Ming".

Through Blue Tears' perception, he discovered that those blood-red eyes needed a short recharge after each attack.

Through his intuition fueled by rage, he detected a subtle delay in the transformation of the four faces…

"I see!"

A glint flashed in Ye Qingzhou's eyes. "Attention everyone! Target the joints and eyes! Prepare for three waves of attack!"

The tactical adjustments were quickly made in their minds, and the eight demonic beasts immediately split into three groups.

Fury and Silver Blade are the first group to launch the main attack!
Lan Yue and Lei Nu are the second group of controllers!
White Sorrow, Blue Tears, and Joyful Toad form the third support group!
"First group, go!"

With a long, angry roar, the flames shot out simultaneously with the silver blade. The Heavenly Phoenix spread its wings, and golden and blue flames formed a spiral; the Heavenly Qilin transformed into a silver line, aiming straight for the giant beast's knee joint.

The behemoth "Ming" turned its joyful face this way, and swung its two arms to bring down its giant hammer.

Just as the hammer blade was about to strike, the raging flames suddenly changed direction, deliberately avoiding the joints and instead spraying towards the giant beast's face!

"madness."

The Northern Wei Imperial Preceptor sneered, "Ming's Xuanming Iron Body is immune to everything... What?"

His smile froze.

Because the golden and blue flames did not attack directly, but instead drew complex trajectories in the air, forming a dazzling pattern—the Seven Emotions Guiding Stars Diagram that Ye Qingzhou had learned from his mother!
The four faces of the behemoth "Ming" simultaneously showed a dazed expression, and its movements noticeably slowed down.

Silver Blade seized the fleeting opportunity, his silver figure striking the giant beast's eight joints with lightning speed!
clang clang ~
The sound of metal clashing filled the air.

Although he couldn't directly damage the joint, Ye Qingzhou keenly noticed that the attacked joint's movement became less fluid.

"Second group!"

Lan Yue and Lei Nu attacked simultaneously.

The Ice Crystal Giant Ape slammed its fists into the ground, and the extreme cold spread along the ground, temporarily freezing the lower half of the giant beast.

The Thunder Tiger then unleashed three bolts of lightning as thick as buckets, which accurately struck the eyes of the giant beast's three palms.

"Roar!!!"

The behemoth roared in pain for the first time, its eyes, struck by lightning, oozing black liquid and temporarily closing.

"The third group!"

Bai You endured the pain, raised all six tails simultaneously, and unleashed the strongest illusion.

The illusion was not intended to target powerful beasts, but rather to disrupt the judgment of the Northern Wei state advisor!
Although the behemoth "Ming" is incredibly powerful and almost invincible, the demon tamer himself is extremely vulnerable!
Blue Tears releases a calming effect, quelling the chaotic emotional energy on the battlefield and creating a favorable environment for one's own side.

The most unexpected thing was the Joyful Toad. It puffed out its cheeks and exhaled a golden mist that enveloped its companions, and their injuries began to slowly heal!
"Resonance Martial Skill, Slaying All Sentiments!"

Ye Qingzhou seized this perfect opportunity and took to the air.

The Twin Dragon Pendant transformed into a light sword and fell into his hand. Seven kinds of emotional energy converged from the bodies of the eight demonic beasts along the light band, forming a seven-colored vortex on the sword.

This sword strike contained the heat of fury, the sharpness of a silver blade, the resilience of blue joy, the ferocity of thunderous rage, the agility of white sorrow, the depth of blue tears, the vitality of the joyful toad, and the power of Ye Qingzhou's own dragon blood!

The sword light poured down like a celestial river, aiming straight for the core of the giant beast's chest.

The Northern Wei Grand Preceptor's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly waved his bone staff: "Ming, defend with all your might!"

The remaining five eyes of the behemoth "Ming" lit up simultaneously, forming a black shield on its chest.

The sword light collided with the shield, unleashing a deafening roar, and the shockwave ripped up the ground within a radius of a thousand feet!
Click~
With a faint cracking sound, cracks appeared in the black shield, which then shattered with a loud crash.

The sword light, its momentum undiminished, pierced directly through the giant beast's chest!
"impossible!"

The Northern Wei imperial advisor coughed up blood and staggered backward, exclaiming, "How could the Xuanming Iron be pierced?!"

Ye Qingzhou landed back on the ground, her face pale but her eyes sharp: "Simple physical defenses cannot withstand the power of emotions."

This is the true essence of resonance martial arts: using emotions as a bond, it completely synchronizes the body, mind, and spirit of humans and demonic beasts, unleashing attacks that surpass limits.

The colossal beast "Ming" stood frozen in place, black mist continuously pouring from the gaping hole in its chest. Four faces contorted, finally settling on "Ai's" expression. With a muffled thud, this terrifying war machine crashed to the ground, turning into a pile of scrap metal.

The Northern Wei army was thrown into chaos, their morale collapsing instantly. Soldiers abandoned their armor and weapons and began to flee in all directions.

"waste!"

The Northern Wei Grand Preceptor, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace, suddenly grabbed the heavily wounded Blood Fiend Sect Elder, saying, "Since that's the case, then use your life to complete the final ritual!"

The white bone staff pierced the Grand Elder's chest, and the latter let out a scream that was not human.

What's chilling is that his body rapidly withered away, and all his vital essence was absorbed by the bone staff!

"With blood as the catalyst, chaos descends!"

The Northern Wei national teacher raised his bone staff high, and suddenly a crack appeared in the sky, revealing a huge blood-red eye peering into the world.

Ye Qingzhou felt a chill run down his spine. The oppressive feeling emanating from those eyes was exactly the same as the chaos within the secret realm!
"Hahaha!"

The Northern Wei Grand Preceptor laughed wildly, "Ye Qingzhou, you think you've won? The power of chaos has descended, and this world will ultimately..."

His words came to an abrupt halt. A flash of silver light appeared, and the Heavenly Qilin Silver Blade appeared behind him at some point, severing his staff-wielding arm with a single claw!

The bone staff landed, and the crack in the sky began to slowly close.

Bloodshot eyes glared resentfully at Ye Qingzhou, conveying a message brimming with malice: "The one who defies fate, we... will soon... meet again..."

The crack eventually disappeared, leaving only the mournful wail of the Northern Wei imperial advisor.

Ye Qingzhou let out a long sigh of relief, then suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.

The resonance martial art had consumed too much energy, and his dragon blood was almost depleted. The eight demonic beasts were also exhausted and shrunk back to their normal forms.

"Owner……"

Bai You weakly crawled to his feet, "We won..."

Ye Qingzhou smiled, about to reply, when suddenly his chest felt a warmth. The Twin Dragon Pendant floated up automatically, shooting out a beam of azure light pointing southeast. From within the pendant came Princess Mingjing's urgent voice: "The seal... is about to collapse!"

…………

The Heavenly Altar in the capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

One hundred thousand prisoners of the Eastern Qi were chained to stone pillars around the altar, their wails and cries blending into a chilling lament.

At the center of the altar, Emperor Yuwen Tuo of the Northern Wei Dynasty, clad in a blood-red imperial robe, held a bone sword, from which thick, black blood dripped continuously.

"With the blood of ten thousand sacrifices, summon chaos to descend upon the world!"

Yuwentuo raised his bone sword high, and a beam of blood-red light shot from the tip of the sword straight into the sky.

In an instant, the once clear sky was stained with blood, and the dark clouds swirled like a vortex, forming a huge blood-red eye.

Around the altar, three thousand Northern Wei priests simultaneously slit their wrists and poured their blood into the altar's trough.

Blood flowed along intricate patterns, quickly coalescing into a grotesque design—the totem of chaos!

"Your Majesty, the ceremony is complete!"

The high priest knelt on the ground, his voice trembling with fervor, "The Lord of Chaos is about to descend!"

Yuwen Tuo revealed a sickly smile and plunged the bone sword into the center of the altar.

The ground beneath the feet of the 100,000 prisoners suddenly cracked open, and countless black tentacles shot out, dragging them one by one into the abyss.

Amidst the piercing screams, a cloud of blood shot into the sky, merging with the bloodshot eyes in the dark clouds.

Click~~
The sky shattered like a mirror, and a giant claw emerged, followed by a second, a third... In the blink of an eye, twelve towering black tentacles tore through space, and the true form of chaos was descending!

Thousands of miles away, Ye Qingzhou was suddenly awakened from his meditation.

The double dragon pendant on his chest was burning hot, like a branding iron, and an unprecedented sense of crisis swept over his entire body.

He rushed out of the tent and looked up to the north—the sky there had turned blood red, and even from this distance, he could feel the earth-shattering evil aura.

"chaos……"

Ye Qingzhou's fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

The eight demonic beasts sensed their master's emotions at the same time and gathered around.

The golden and blue feathers of the raging flames stood on end, the silver scales of the silver blade trembled incessantly, and even the usually composed Lan Yue showed an unusual expression of anxiety.

"Ye Qingzhou!"

Princess Mingyue strode over, followed by a squad of Golden Feather Guards.

She held a shattered piece of crystal in her hands, her face as pale as paper: "I just received an urgent report from the border that the Northern Wei is holding a blood sacrifice, killing 100,000 people of Eastern Qi..."

She couldn't finish her sentence because the ground suddenly shook violently!

In the distance, snow avalanches on the mountainsides and rivers change course, as if the whole world is trembling.

"There's no time to wait for reinforcements."

Ye Qingzhou's voice was frighteningly calm, "I must go to the capital of Northern Wei immediately."

Mingyue grabbed his arm: "Are you crazy? That's a den of dragons and tigers guarded by hundreds of thousands of troops!"

Ye Qingzhou gently broke free, his eyes resolute as iron: "Once chaos fully descends, the death toll will be far more than 100,000."

He turned to the eight demonic beasts, and without a word, his companions understood his decision.

With a long, angry cry, its size exploded, transforming into the complete form of the Two-Element Heavenly Phoenix.

Silver Blade roared to the sky, its silver scales extending and growing, eventually transforming into a majestic Heavenly Qilin. Other demonic beasts also unleashed their true spirit forms.

"Wait for my signal."

Ye Qingzhou nodded to Mingyue, "If a seven-star pattern appears in the sky, it means I need to provide backup."

After saying that, he leaped onto the back of the raging flames.

The Heavenly Phoenix spread its wings and soared into the sky, followed closely by the other seven True Spirit Beasts. Eight streaks of light pierced the sky, heading straight for the northernmost point where the blood was most concentrated.

…………

Iron Wall Pass, on the border of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

This formidable pass, known as "never to fall," is now under heavy guard, with archers and beast tamers standing on the walls and hundreds of war eagles circling overhead.

Ahead of the pass, 30,000 soldiers in black armor formed a battle formation, their killing intent soaring to the sky.

"coming!"

The garrison commander suddenly shouted. Eight streaks of light appeared in the sky, approaching the pass at an astonishing speed.

“Shoot!”

At a command, a volley of arrows was unleashed, the dense rain of arrows obscuring the sky.

However, the eight streaks of light neither dodged nor avoided them. Suddenly, a figure flew out from the leading crimson-gold streak of light. Ye Qingzhou stepped through the air, and the Seven Emotions Armor shone with dazzling brilliance.

"The seven emotions resonate, and yin and yang flow in harmony!"

He pressed his hands down lightly, and a huge Tai Chi diagram appeared in front of him.

All the arrows that touched the pattern instantly turned to dust, and at the same time, the eight true spirit beasts launched their attacks simultaneously:

The raging flames spewed forth aurora-like fire, interwoven with gold and blue, melting the left-side city wall into lava.

The silver blade transformed into silver lightning, weaving through the enemy ranks, causing chaos and defeat wherever it went.

Lan Yue slammed her fists into the ground, freezing the entire moat with extreme cold.

Lei Nu summoned divine thunder from the heavens, shattering the right-side city wall.

Bai You unleashed a wide-range illusion, throwing half of the defending troops into chaos.

Blue Tears' mental shockwave stunned all the war eagles, while Joyful Toad spewed out golden mist to heal the minor injuries of its companions.

Ye Qingzhou moved as if he were in an empty field. With his Dragon Blood fully activated, every step he took sent dozens of enemy soldiers flying.

The seven gems on the Seven Emotions Armor flashed in turn, each emotion's energy transforming into a tangible attack:

The flames of "rage" burn away all obstacles in the way;

The chilling cold of "worry" freezes the approaching enemy;
The vitality of joy heals one's own injuries;

The lightning of fear cleaved open the heavy city gate;

The allure of "love" bewitched the defenders.

The shadow of evil devours the attacker;
The illusion of "desire" creates multiple false identities.

In less than the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the Iron Wall Pass was breached!

Ye Qingzhou did not stop, and led the eight demonic beasts to continue their advance into the heart of Northern Wei.

The Northern Wei army repeatedly tried to stop them along the way, but in the face of the fully-formed Seven Emotions Demon Beast, their resistance was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Three days later, as the setting sun dyed the sky blood red, Ye Qingzhou finally saw the outline of the capital of Northern Wei.

It was a black city built atop a mountain, now shrouded in a massive crimson light shield, within which twelve towering tentacles could be vaguely seen undulating. (End of Chapter)