Chapter 373

The zodiac gathers, the Year Beast floats in the world.

The Great Talisman Year Register fused the soul-aspects of the seven zodiacs. This kind of mystery is countless times more miraculous than the 【Soul-Aspect Combination Method】 of the Qi brothers from Mount Laojun.

This is not a simple addition of soul-aspects, but rather creating something from nothing, turning the virtual into reality, erasing the past, and creating a new soul-aspect—an alternative soul-aspect that does not belong to the human world, nor to the red dust.

Such a method actually possesses the profoundness of the combination method within 【Three Corpses Illuminating Fate】.

"That... what is that?"

In Luoying Mountain, in front of the Tomb of the Living Dead, everyone's faces were filled with shock. Even for those who cultivate the Dao, when they saw that soul-aspect, deep disbelief could not help but surge in their hearts.

That kind of soul-aspect was unprecedented and unseen; it was completely incompatible with the soul-aspects of all living beings. It seemed like an existence from another dimension, just like a species from myths and legends.

"The year reaches its end and meets the new; old talismans cannot suppress the red dust sky!"

Wang Qingyi sat in his wheelchair, his hands gripping the armrests tightly, his eyes trembling. He vaguely remembered seeing records of this type of soul-aspect in the notes and manuscripts of the Wang family ancestors.

For ferocious exotic beasts, those of the mysterious soul-aspect category, heaven cannot kill them, and earth cannot execute them!!!

"Thirteen Zodiacs... the foundation of the Wu Wei Sect is truly extraordinary!"

The crowd's expressions were solemn, all shocked by the aura of that strange soul-aspect. If an ordinary person's soul-aspect is a candle flame, then this strange soul-aspect is a furnace fire, its light dyeing the sky and mysteriously illuminating the night in all directions.

At this moment, the Wang family courtyard.

In the quiet room, the door suddenly opened. Wu Qingnang walked out slowly, violent coughing echoing in the cold night air. He covered his mouth and nose, but could not care about taking medicine, looking toward the direction of the depths of Luoying Mountain.

"Year Beast..." Wu Qingnang whispered eerily, a trace of solemnity reflected in his slightly weary eyes.

"Thirteen Zodiacs, with the Human as the head; these demons have all come."

Just at this moment, a cold voice resonated behind Wu Qingnang. He turned to look and saw a figure slowly walking out from the corner—it was none other than Wang Qianan.

"Today's Luoying Mountain is truly lively." Wu Qingnang said in a deep voice, remaining calm.

"President Wu, I fear you have already seen it; the place where Patriarch Chongyang cultivated the Dao is right inside this mountain." Wang Qianan said lightly.

"Tomb of the Living Dead!" Wu Qingnang's gaze narrowed slightly.

At this very moment, there was no longer any need for Wang Qianan to hide it.

"It has been almost a hundred years, hasn't it? The Year Beast soul-aspect has not appeared in the world for almost a hundred years." Wang Qianan sighed.

Wu Qingnang raised an eyebrow, remaining silent.

According to the records that the Daoist sects can verify, the last time the Year Beast soul-aspect appeared was about a hundred years ago.

"Back then, under Long Hu Mountain, it was this soul-aspect that appeared out of nowhere, saving the life of the Three Corpses Daoist. Otherwise, how could there have been the later 'Number One in the World'?" Wang Qianan whispered leisurely, revealing a piece of the past.

Such a past is only sparsely recorded by Pure Yang families like the Wang family, or great Daoist sects like Mount Zhongnan.

That man, ruling the world, achieved the reputation of being the world's number one. Walking along the way, he did not know how many life-and-death calamities he had experienced, risking his life at the mysterious pass.

"The Thirteen Zodiacs are originally the protectors of the Wu Wei Sect." Wu Qingnang lowered his gaze, his expression unreadable.

"Correct, the Thirteen Zodiacs, with the Human as the head; the Human Zodiac is the protector of the Three Corpses." Wang Qianan changed the subject and suddenly said.

"This generation's Human Zodiac happens to cultivate 【Jia-Birth and Gui-Death】; it is simply seeking his own death." Wang Qianan said coldly.

Hearing this, Wu Qingnang's heart stirred, and he immediately said: "Brother Daoist Wang, are you not going to surround and kill the Wu Wei demons?"

"No need. President Wu, you are a guest; how can there be a reason for a guest to take action?" Wang Qianan raised his hand in a virtual gesture and said with a smile.

"We will just stay here. Tonight, we will slay the demons, and not a single one will escape."

Wang Qianan was confident.

"Is that so?"

Wu Qingnang murmured softly. He turned his head away, looking toward the direction of the Tomb of the Living Dead, a meaningful brilliance flashing in his weary eyes.

The Tomb of the Living Dead, mysterious light shining brightly, like a great moon hidden in the mountain.

Pitch-black darkness like an abyss shrouded a thousand-meter range. Luo Sen's soul-aspect seemed to have been imprisoned, fiercely suppressed by Zhang Fan.

Divine Illumination, Demonic Heart Abyss Sink—the true terror of this elixir method was being manifested.

Just at this moment, the Year Beast's soul-aspect actually took the initiative to step into the area shrouded by the "Pitch-Black Abyss."

Under the fusion of the 【Year Register】, the seven zodiac soul-aspects transformed into an alternative existence.

Boom—

That terrifying soul-aspect entered the "Pitch-Black Abyss" and was not affected in the slightest. It was like a fish entering water, free and easy, without any constraints.

The terrifying fluctuations turned into ripples, sweeping toward the surroundings.

"The foundation of the Wu Wei Sect..." Zhang Fan's soul-aspect slowly emerged.

His gaze was solemn. He felt the fluctuations attacking layer by layer, each one carrying terrifying power. For an ordinary soul-aspect, once touched, it would immediately be crushed into dust.

The penetrating power of this force was extremely strong; for the soul-aspect, it was almost an invasive crushing and grinding.

According to Zhang Fan's estimation, even if a soul-aspect had the protection of nine layers of soul-light, it could at most withstand it for three to five seconds. Below nine layers, one would surely die upon contact.

Boom—

Those terrifying fluctuations spread like ripples. As soon as they touched Zhang Fan's soul-aspect, brilliant firelight flared, reflecting in the pitch-black abyss.

This was a clash between two completely different soul-aspects.

One was refined by gods and demons, the other was a fusion of zodiacs.

"I actually underestimated the Thirteen Zodiacs!"

As Zhang Fan's realm improved day by day, his vision naturally improved a lot.

People like the Boar Wang Tao, the Horse Wu Qilu, and the Rooster Jin Mao, who had once crushed him, were no longer in Zhang Fan's eyes.

It was only the Monkey at the Zhai-Head realm, the Dragon Zhang Nanfeng, and the mysterious Rat who made Zhang Fan wary.

However, looking at it now, it was completely different.

The Thirteen Zodiacs might have individual differences in strength, but they had hidden means. Their soul-aspects combined as one, actually able to fight his Divine Demon Sacred Fetus to a standstill.

"Zhang Fan!"

The Year Beast soul-aspect walked from the "Pitch-Black Abyss." When it got close, Zhang Fan finally saw clearly that this soul-aspect was almost free from any constraints. It was more than five times larger than Zhang Fan's soul-aspect, its eerie eyes like lanterns, illuminating a side of the darkness.

Besides this, the soul-aspect was vaguely scattered; clearly, this was not its true, complete form.

After all, that mysterious 【Year Register】 only fused the soul-aspects of seven zodiacs, barely reaching the basic conditions to drive it, and had not completely manifested the Year Beast soul-aspect.

But even so, that incomplete Year Beast soul-aspect was quite terrifying.

Boom—

It was like a giant ship, crossing the darkness. Its body was huge, but its speed was extremely fast, crashing hard into Zhang Fan's soul-aspect. The ripple-like fluctuations were everywhere and becoming increasingly turbulent.

Just the countless ripples were enough to strangle all soul-aspects.

Hum—

"Where I stand, you dare to do this!?"

Zhang Fan's soul-aspect gave a light shout and fiercely responded.

The two soul-aspects, one large and one small, collided fiercely. Firelight splashed, thunder rumbled, the Year Beast roared, and the pitch-black abyss shook violently as if heaven and earth were turning upside down.

Destructive fluctuations collapsed out from the pitch-black abyss, layer upon layer, sweeping the surroundings.

"Ah ah ah..."

Screams echoed one after another in the deep mountains. Those Wang family experts hiding in the surroundings were slightly touched by the destructive fluctuations, and their soul-aspects immediately collapsed, vanishing like clouds and rain, leaving only empty skin bags behind.