Chapter 172: Suppress! Suppress!! Suppress!!!

The black tree formed by the shadow was incomparably eerie.

The hundred-plus eyes growing upon it were currently emitting astonishing red light, illuminating the mine as if it were a blood-drenched world, and the malevolence it radiated was extremely palpable.

Within this malevolence, there was an even more intense, violent rage.

It seemed as though this shadow had endured for a long time, and finally, at this moment, following the breakthrough in its realm, all the negative intent within its heart could no longer be suppressed and began to erupt.

However, what was somewhat strange was that the shadow's rage and malevolence were not all directed at Xu Qing; half of it was shrouding the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor.

One must know that Xu Qing's daily suppression of it had lasted for a long time; originally, all of its killing intent should have been directed at Xu Qing, but clearly, some of the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor's actions had an astonishing effect in attracting hatred.

The Jin Gang Sect Ancestor's expression was solemn, lightning dancing around his body. He gazed at the shadow with gravity, yet his heart was blooming with joy. He thought to himself, *Little Shadow, oh Little Shadow, well done. This is exactly how it should be; this is exactly how you should so obviously reveal your rebellious nature. *

The more it was like this, the more stable his own status would be.

Carrying this thought, the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor let out a low roar.

"Wicked shadow, do you intend to devour your master?!"

As he spoke, the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor instantly arrived between Xu Qing and the shadow, appearing as if he were loyally protecting his master.

While locking onto the shadow, the lightning runes on the iron skewer also began to shine, and a terrifying aura radiated outward.

Cold light appeared in Xu Qing's eyes. He did not pay attention to the shadow's current malevolence, but rather, his mind was rapidly pondering the source of the familiar feeling the voice had given him.

The next instant, Xu Qing's expression suddenly changed; he remembered the origin of this voice!

"The Dragon Chariot Giant!"

Xu Qing's heart shook, and just at this moment, he suddenly heard a muffled rumbling sound coming from the outside.

This sound was low and deep, as if a heavy object had fallen to the ground, forming intense fluctuations that caused the ocean to churn, making the island where he was located tremble.

At the same time, beneath the ocean of the island, Xu Qing's Forbidden Sea Plesiosaur rapidly manifested and looked fiercely into the distance.

The moment it looked over, its body stirred up violent ripples.

In the distant ocean, thick fog was spreading at this moment. As the sound of the heavy object landing grew deeper, the sound of iron chains followed.

From afar, one could see that beneath the ocean, there was shockingly an earth-shattering giant, slowly walking step by step toward this place.

Its body was incomparably massive, covered in tentacles like its hair. At this moment, every step it took caused the seabed to vibrate, kicking up violent torrents and rolling out a thick fog filled with dust.

As it moved forward, shocking black iron chains were clearly visible on its body.

These iron chains were bound to its body one by one. As it moved forward, a bronze dragon chariot shockingly appeared at the end of the chains.

This dragon chariot bore the traces of the passage of time; many places on it were covered in rust, looking somewhat dilapidated. It was dragged along, tilted, carving a long trail on the seabed.

Whether it was the giant or the dragon chariot, both were incomparably huge. Compared to them, Xu Qing was simply insignificant; any one of them, in his eyes, was like a sky-piercing mountain.

Especially on the tall carriage body of the dragon chariot, there were exquisite and magnificent carvings, full of the feeling of an imperial artifact, as if only an incomparably noble spirit could use this dragon chariot as their own carriage!

At this moment, as the giant walked over and the dragon chariot was clearly revealed, the ocean roared.

The sea surface had monstrous waves, turning into a tsunami.

Surpassing the Ju Ying by who knows how much, a terrifying aura, as if formed by the gap between a firefly and a torch, radiated from this giant. In an instant, Xu Qing's Forbidden Sea Plesiosaur collapsed and fell apart within the intense ripples.

Xu Qing's eyes also felt a stinging pain in an instant. As fresh blood flowed down, the walls of the mine where he was located could not withstand it either.

Cracks rapidly formed, and it collapsed with a boom, causing seawater to pour in.

It also caused Xu Qing, at this moment, to see the giant in the distance not with the eyes of the plesiosaur, but with his own eyes.

The other party's aura made his mind roar.

Xu Qing did not hesitate in the slightest. The Life Fire in his body ignited, the Profound Radiance State opened, and it felt as if a volcano had erupted within him. While resisting with all his might, the close distance also allowed him to see clearly the mural totems carved on the outer layer of the dragon chariot!

On this mural totem, a handsome youth wearing magnificent robes and an imperial crown was clearly carved.

He was resting one side of his head with one hand, sitting on this dragon chariot, holding a bamboo scroll in his hand, reviewing it.

The entire mural was extremely exquisite, carved to be lifelike.

Even the youth's expression and eyebrows were incomparably clear. He seemed to have seen some interesting records, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, carrying a hint of a smile.

And the dragon chariot he was on was being pulled by a giant whose body was entwined with five golden dragons, running toward the sky.

This giant was extraordinarily heroic and martial. Although it was only carved in a mural, it still allowed those who saw it to feel its formidable momentum.

At the same time, this giant on the mural seemed to want to turn its head while ascending, to look at the youth behind it.

Its expression carried a sense of loyalty, and there was a hint of fanaticism in its eyes, as if to it, the youth behind it was its destiny, and being able to pull the carriage for the other party was its lifelong glory.

The mural did not end there. In the next few frames, Xu Qing saw the youth wearing the imperial crown, after the dragon chariot shuttled through the clouds to the highest sky, step off the dragon chariot and transform into... the sun.

Hanging high in the firmament!

Its light shining upon the earth!

And the last carving described the dusk, when the sun turned back into the youth, returned to this carriage, sat down again, and was pulled by the giant straight toward the ocean.

This series of murals made Xu Qing's mind churn. While the fluctuations were intense, a sound came from the mouth of the dragon chariot giant at this moment.

*Click-clack, click-clack. *

The eerie sound echoed, as if responding to the shadow!

And Xu Qing's shadow, although currently in the seawater and unable to be seen by others, was still in the shape of that eerie tree in Xu Qing's perception. Amidst the malevolence and madness, it made a sound again.

*Click-clack, click-clack. *

The giant's body shook, and it took a step toward the place where Xu Qing was located. The closer it got, the more a sense of heart-palpitating dread rose in Xu Qing's heart.

Xu Qing took a deep look at the giant on the seabed in the distance and chose to retreat. At the same time, the purple crystal in his body erupted with a boom, directly suppressing the shadow.

Simultaneously, he took out his magic ship, stepped onto it, and leaped out of the sea.

The outside world was currently early morning, the sun bright. As it fell upon Xu Qing, it also clearly revealed his shadow on the deck.

The shadow was twisting, seemingly resisting Xu Qing's suppression madly.

In this twisting, its form changed; tentacles spread out around the tree shape, actually gradually becoming similar to the dragon chariot giant on the seabed.

Killing intent appeared in Xu Qing's eyes. The forty-four magic apertures in his body operated suddenly, surging violently into the purple crystal on his chest.

Amidst the rumbling, the purple crystal was impacted and shaken. A blurry purple light radiated from Xu Qing's chest and fell upon the twisting shadow.

It wasn't just once; Xu Qing decisively suppressed it more than fifty times in a row!

The shadow trembled intensely but was still growling. All of its eyes had intense red light, and its wide-open mouth seemed to want to make a sound, but Xu Qing let out a cold snort. He simply merged the power of his Life Fire into the purple crystal, and at the same time, he raised his right hand and waved it. Instantly, the shadow of a huge black umbrella appeared.

Once this black umbrella appeared, the world changed color, the wind and clouds rolled backward. It was shrouded by Xu Qing above the shadow, covering the sunlight while also severing some kind of connection it had with the outside world.

The shadow under the umbrella could not be seen by outsiders.

But Xu Qing could clearly perceive that after the shadow's connection with the outside world was severed, it currently revealed a panicked emotion and struggled violently.

"Stupid." Xu Qing spoke slowly. As the Life Fire merged into the purple crystal, this crystal was stimulated to a greater degree, erupting with unprecedented suppression power, forming a substantial purple ring of light that boomed toward the shadow.

Three times, seven times, sixteen times!

The power of this suppression in the Life Fire state far exceeded the previous ones. The shadow trembled all over. Under this suppression, it gradually became unable to struggle, and it was difficult for it to make a sound from its mouth, eventually beginning to tremble.

At the same time, under Xu Qing's close observation, as the black umbrella shrouded the shadow and with his own formidable suppression, finally... the footsteps of the dragon chariot giant beneath the sea stopped.

As if it had lost its sensing, the giant slowly turned around, pulled the dragon chariot, and returned toward the depths of the ocean.

Until he was sure the giant had gone far away and the sense of heart-palpitating dread had dissipated, Xu Qing turned his head and looked coldly at the shadow, which was trembling more and more and realized that something big was wrong.

"Your scheme has failed." Xu Qing spoke calmly.

The shadow shivered, and its form changed from its previous appearance; the tentacles disappeared, and it returned to the shape of a tree shadow. All the eyes on it still had red light, but they dared not have malevolence, instead revealing a fawning emotion.

At this moment, the early sun rose into the sky. The sunrise on the sea was even more spectacular than on the shore, as if the sun had flown out of the ocean's bedchamber and headed straight for the firmament. The fiery red light illuminated all directions, like a crimson raging fire, wanting to burn the world.

Even the black Forbidden Sea could not compete for brilliance at this moment, as if at this time every day, the sun was the only protagonist.

But Xu Qing had no heart to pay attention to this. He waved his right hand, the black umbrella dissipated, and the shadow was revealed again.

With the richness of the sunlight, the shadow on the deck was visible to the naked eye and very clear.

It was just that compared to before, after being suppressed many times, its color was not as black as when it had just broken through. Currently, under Xu Qing's cold gaze, it trembled even more violently.

"Wrong... I..."

As soon as the emotional fluctuation radiated, the suppression power of the purple crystal in Xu Qing's body fell with a boom.

Ten times, thirty times, seventy times, one hundred and twenty times...

Xu Qing simply sat cross-legged to the side, looking at the distant sky, without any thought of stopping. The Jin Gang Sect Ancestor to the side was very excited at first, but as he watched, he couldn't help but feel his heart tremble.

He looked at the shadow that was constantly cracking under this suppression, miserable and dim, its form unable to remain complete, and even its aura weak as if on the verge of death, and then looked at the expressionless Xu Qing. He couldn't help but speak in a low voice.

"Master, it... it's going to die."

Xu Qing glanced at the Jin Gang Sect Ancestor.

"You sympathize with it?"

"Absolutely not!" The Jin Gang Sect Ancestor felt his heart crawl with fear from Xu Qing's glance. He hurriedly patted his chest hard, and the force was so great that it even caused lightning to shoot out. As it crackled and danced behind him, he spoke loudly.

"Master, let's kill this ungrateful shadow together!" As he spoke, lightning roared around his body, and he rushed straight toward the shadow, assisting with all his might, fearing that he would be slow in his actions. ===== CHAPTER 173 =====