The Last Sentinel

Dark clouds surged, and a fierce wind shattered the rocks. The demonic dragon rose again, about to fly towards the Thunder Dragon Gate.

The lightning struck the demonic dragon's body, stripping away its snake scales inch by inch, replacing them with flowing blood. After the blood was gone, new layers of gilded dragon scales grew out!

Thunder forged the dragon's body, purple lightning snakes coiled around its crimson scales, and its overwhelming dragon might pressed down upon the eight directions. The true dragon roared, shattering the clouds, and soared into the sky with lightning, its claws, brimming with dragon power, carrying the force to tear the heavens apart!

"The Nine Palaces reverse, the Gate of Death seals the world, Yin and Yang are severed, and all spirits return to silence!"

Beneath the Dragon Gate, Master Zhang, enveloped in Daoist aura, dodged attacks with the Heavenly Dipper Step, his ten fingers flying, forming a strange and powerful array beneath his feet: the Rest Gate, the Life Gate, the Injury Gate, the Block Gate, the View Gate, the Death Gate, the Shock Gate, and the Open Gate!

Each of these eight gates has its own secrets; Open, Rest, and Life are the three auspicious gates.

Death, fright, and injury are the three ominous gates.

Du and Jing are the two gates of Zhongping.

The Eight Gates Burial Formation is a technique that seals seven gates: Open, Rest, Life, Injury, Block, View, and Shock, while opening the Death Gate to completely sever the life force of heaven and earth, leaving only the destructive power of annihilation, thus killing the demonic dragon.

The auspicious gate glowed red, with a red beam of light reaching straight to the sky.

The ominous gate was shrouded in black light, and black tattoo totems spread across the ground.

The two gates of Zhongping are constantly patrolling, and the mysterious yellow light triggers heavenly fire and earthly thunder!

In an instant, the earth trembled, and the dark array patterns spread rapidly. The Thousand-Mile Eight Gates Array Domain was formed in an instant, with seven gates sealed and locked, but the Gate of Death was wide open.

Thick, inky black aura surged forth from the Gate of Death, instantly withering and annihilating the vegetation in its wake. The deathly aura of the black gate shot straight into the sky, actually obscuring the thunder of the Dragon Gate and preventing the demonic dragon from advancing.

The demonic dragon angrily spewed out towering dragon fire, the scorching pillar of fire shooting straight at the core of the Death Gate Formation above its head, but it was eroded by the layers of death energy and vanished in an instant. Its power was simply unable to break through the Death Gate Formation.

The demonic dragon was so anxious that it kept soaring in the dark clouds. It was extremely worried that if it missed the appointed time and the Dragon Gate disappeared, it would never have the chance to leap over the Dragon Gate and become a true dragon again!

To break through the deathly barrier of the Earthly Fiend Gate, we must kill Master Zhang.

However, the demonic dragon didn't dare to lower its body and fight Zhang Zhenren one-on-one.

The demonic dragon, now weakened by the lightning strikes, no longer possesses its former thick hide and invincible fighting power. It's just a figurehead now, neither truly powerful nor truly weak, stuck in the middle like a fool.

Master Zhang's face lit up with joy. He suddenly raised the Five Emperor Coins in his hand, which then coalesced into a copper coin sword in mid-air. The sword light pointed out the source of the Death Gate's evil energy, causing it to surge and boil. Countless dark evil chains burst forth from the air, locking onto the demonic dragon's body from all directions. The death energy chains trembled continuously, frantically draining the dragon's newly transformed essence!

In just one exchange, the dragon's true dragon power, which had been infused with heavenly lightning, was completely plundered. Its once dazzling golden scales quickly dimmed and cracked, and its immense dragon power continued to dissipate.

The demonic dragon was enraged. Its tail swept wildly across the array wall, causing the array patterns to tremble violently, but it was still unable to break through the chain barrier.

Within the formation, countless Fiend Blades condensed from the malevolent energy, slicing through the dragon's protective demonic energy and its very essence. Flesh and blood flew from the dragon's body, its massive form teetering on the verge of collapse. Master Zhang concentrated all the killing intent within the formation, transforming it into the Annihilation Fiend Spear, and slammed it towards the dragon's head, intending to shatter its life-bound dragon essence and eliminate any future threat!

On the other side, Ye Feng looked at the scene before him with no joy on his face, but rather with an expectant look in his eyes, waiting to see a good reversal.

Yes!

What a dramatic twist!

If the true dragon was really killed just like that, then it's impossible to explain why Master Zhang later became a lonely doctor!

There must be some variables involved!

The unexpected outcome was that Master Zhang failed to slay the dragon, his cultivation dissipated, and even the Daoist Association vanished into thin air!

And the number of entities capable of causing such variables is quite large, based on the timeline!

The first to be affected were a large number of spies from all over the world, whether they were from the ancient imperial faction, the merit faction, or the new generation of heretics. The Earth in 1998 was too lively!

Secondly, the Inhumans, led by Neanderthals, are not to be trifled with, especially the Dragonkin who can transform into dragons; there's no reason for them not to intervene.

……

Just as Ye Feng was eagerly anticipating his master's defeat, a cold blade suddenly appeared behind him and silently pressed against the back of his neck.

Ye Feng sensed something was wrong!

Damn!

How could I forget to count myself!

I'm completely powerless right now, so I'm definitely a high-quality hostage!

If they take me hostage, they can control Master Zhang!

"Zhang Tianyi!" an angry voice rang out. "If you don't want your disciple to die, immediately withdraw the formation and release the dragon back to heaven!"

Master Zhang hurriedly turned around and saw that a dense group of dark figures had appeared around him at some unknown time. These guys were wearing black cloaks, and the leader was holding a sharp dagger, which was aimed at Ye Feng's neck. The dagger was gleaming with cold light, and it was obviously a good knife that could kill without getting blood on its hands.

Looking at the scene before him, Master Zhang gritted his teeth and said, "Youngster, you dare threaten me! Do you even know what the Daoist Association is like...?"

"Ridiculous!" said the cloaked figure. "The Daoist Association will be wiped out in less than a year! All the unfortunate souls who survived the spiritual energy era of Great Xia will have their lives come to an end in this final battle of the Dharma-ending Age! Including you, Zhang Tianyi, the current president of the Daoist Association! Great Xia will face its doom, while Japan will usher in its new era!"

Master Zhang roared, "Neon? Who do we have here? Turns out it's just scum from the Nine Chrysanthemums faction!"

Ye Feng, who was being held hostage, felt a buzzing in his head. What was that?

Surprisingly, the one who came was not an alien, nor an extraterrestrial from any of the myriad races, nor a mortal enemy of the ancient imperial faction or the merit faction; it was Japan.

The Nine Chrysanthemums School?

No, there are still neon lights in this era?

Ye Feng quickly came to his senses. Yes, there really was neon in this era. What he destroyed was the neon of the future. The neon of this era really did exist, and it was quite arrogant and domineering!

Ye Feng had seen some information about the so-called Nine Chrysanthemums faction in the Human Alliance's internal database.

The Nine Chrysanthemum School has a long history. Legend has it that during the Sui and Tang dynasties, envoys to the Tang Dynasty secretly learned Chinese Qimen Dunjia, Feng Shui, and Maoshan techniques, which were then brought back to Japan and split into two schools: the Nine Chrysanthemum School and the Onmyoji School.

Later, this led to the formation of the Tsuchimikado Orthodox Path, headed by Abe no Seimei, and the Kukiku faction, headed by the heretical forces.

The Nine Chrysanthemums School is divided into two branches: Feng Shui and Yin Curses and Gu Techniques. Its secret techniques include the Nine Chrysanthemums Formation, Corpse Control, Gu Poison, Yin Curses, and the Nine-Character Mantra Hand Seals.

Unlike the Onmyoji who established themselves based among the common people, they were loyal to the Emperor and engaged in rampant expansion and aggression.

During World War II, they cooperated with the Japanese to destroy the dragon veins of China and steal the spiritual energy of various places in the Great Xia. They also bound the Eightfold Universe Pagoda to destroy the dragon veins and divide the destiny of the Great Xia.

According to the Human Alliance's data, the Nine Chrysanthemums faction completely disappeared after Star Wars in 1999.

Judging from the current reaction, Ye Feng had a bold guess in his mind.

Could it be that the Great Xia Daoist Association and the Nine Chrysanthemums Sect perished together?

There can only be one outcome!

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why Zhang Tianshi's cultivation disappeared and he became an ordinary person, nor would it explain why those traditional sects did not fight against the Sabit aliens during the 1999 Star Wars.