Chapter 438: Five Elements Protection, the Resistance of Practitioners

In the center of the African Savanna, Shaman wizards entered a trance amidst the drumming; suddenly, the earth began to shake, and countless purple-black Void Vines burrowed out from underground. The eldest Shaman Priest Kamba picked up his ancestral scepter and struck the ground violently, releasing a powerful wave of Nature energy that temporarily checked the spread of the vines.

Lin Xuan's consciousness connected to the Five Major Cultivation Centers simultaneously, constantly transmitting tactical advice and energy support. This consumption was immense; his physical body began to tremble, and blood spilled from the corners of his mouth, but he still persisted.

"Yage wants to distract us and weaken the Energy Network nodes," Lin Xuan said with difficulty, "We must hold on until the ritual begins!"

Xiao Yuan immediately understood Lin Xuan's intent and quickly adjusted the global energy flow paths, allocating more energy to the areas under attack while also increasing energy support for Lin Xuan.

Xu Feng directed the technical team to stabilize the network connection with all their might, preventing any single node from disconnecting. The countdown displayed: three hours remaining until the midnight of the Summer Solstice.

"Yage's true goal is to disrupt the ritual," Lin Xuan's voice grew weaker, but his will remained firm, "We must activate part of the Defense Array in advance, but this will consume the energy originally prepared for the ritual."

This was a difficult choice; consuming energy in advance might lead to insufficient energy for the final ritual, but without doing so, they might not even be able to start the ritual. Lin Xuan took a deep breath and made his decision.

"Activate the 'Five Elements Protection' preset plan," he ordered, "We'll take the gamble."

Above the Beijing Forbidden City, three Void Dragons, shaped like giant dragons but with their bodies covered in twisted geometric patterns, circled and roared; their eyes flashed with purple-black light, and every breath emitted a suffocating Void aura. Suddenly, the lead Void Dragon opened its giant maw and spewed a stream of Void Fire, lunging straight at the ancient palace below.

"Take positions! Fire Element Defense Array Third Form!" At Zhang Qingsong's command, twelve high-level Daoist practitioners quickly shifted positions, forming a perfect Eight Trigrams Array. The Peach Wood Swords in their hands pointed toward the sky in unison, and a golden energy barrier unfolded overhead.

However, the Void Fire landed on the barrier and actually permeated it as quickly as strong acid meeting water; the golden barrier began to twist and melt.

"Not good! The Void Fire can corrode energy structures!" Zhang Qingsong's expression changed, and he immediately pulled out the Tianshi Command hanging at his waist, holding it high, "Activate Heavenly Master Lightning Method!"

The Tianshi Command erupted with dazzling golden light, instantly illuminating the entire Forbidden City. Countless bolts of golden lightning descended from the sky, colliding violently with the Void Fire in mid-air and emitting deafening explosions. The shockwaves caused by the massive energy fluctuations even made the city walls tremble slightly.

"Hold on!" Zhang Qingsong's expression was grave; he formed seals with his hands and chanted the Tianshi Secret Incantation, mobilizing more of the power of heaven and earth lightning.

Meanwhile, at the summit of Mount Fuji, the Yin and Yang masters of the Yamada family were facing a completely different threat. Seven Void Shadow Demons, resembling floating ink paintings, wandered around the shrine; they had no fixed form, appearing at times like humans and at times like beasts, constantly changing their shapes. Whenever the Yin and Yang masters launched an attack, these Shadow Demons would open their bodies, absorb the energy, and then become even more powerful.

"Ordinary Yin and Yang arts are ineffective against them!" a young Yin and Yang master exclaimed, as the Five Elements Sealing Technique he had just released was easily devoured by a Shadow Demon.

"Do not panic!" Although his injuries had not yet healed, Yamada Ichiro still insisted on standing in front of the shrine, holding an ancestral mirror, "These Shadow Demons can absorb energy, but they have a weakness—they cannot withstand excessive amounts of pure Yang Power!"

Yamada Ichiro took a deep breath, held the mirror high, and quickly chanted an ancient incantation: "Source Flow Seal, appear!"

The surface of the mirror suddenly erupted with intense black and white dual-colored light, forming a massive Yin and Yang pattern. At the center of the pattern, the black and white energy rotated at high speed, creating a powerful suction field. Several Shadow Demons that were too close were immediately sucked in, and under the impact of the pure Yin and Yang power, they let out sharp hisses as their forms began to collapse.

However, the Source Flow Seal required the user to consume a massive amount of life force. Yamada Ichiro's face turned pale rapidly, and blood spilled from the corners of his mouth, but he still persisted in maintaining the seal.

"Lord Ichiro!" Seeing his state, the other Yin and Yang masters stepped forward to support him, forming an energy circuit to share the pressure.

At the Ganges Source, seven Indian Yogis faced an even more terrifying existence—a thirty-meter-tall Void Demon Statue with twelve arms. This statue was entirely purple-black, and each arm held a different Void weapon; most terrifyingly, it could reflect any energy attack back, doubling the power.

"Our energy attacks are ineffective against it!" one Yogi exclaimed, as the Brahma Fire he had just released was easily reflected by the Golem, nearly striking himself.

Master Lakshmi sat cross-legged at the Ganges Source; he was already a hundred years old, yet he still maintained astonishing mental power. At this moment, he held a golden Sarira in his hands, which was radiating light.

"No need to panic," Lakshmi's voice was as steady as a mountain, "The Void Demon Statue can reflect energy, but it cannot reflect materialized Vajra power. Activate Buddha Golden Body Shield!"

The seven Yogis immediately adjusted their formation, sitting cross-legged in a lotus shape around Lakshmi. The light of the Sarira grew increasingly intense, gradually condensing into a giant golden Buddha phantom above them. The Buddha phantom pressed its palms together, emitting boundless power of compassion and forming a powerful shield that neutralized the Golem's attacks one by one.

At Stonehenge in Europe, Druid Priests were maneuvering against six translucent Void Hunters. These Void Hunters were extremely fast and could penetrate material barriers in an instant to attack a person's mental field directly.

The eldest Druid Priest Orlando held an Oak Scepter and stood in the center of the stone circle, guiding the ancient earth energy. Every stone in the stone circle emitted a faint green light, forming a three-dimensional Energy Network that temporarily restricted the movements of the Void Hunters.

In the center of the African Savanna, the Shaman wizards were fighting against countless Void Vines burrowing out from underground. These vines could not only absorb life force but also grow rapidly, covering an area of several kilometers in the blink of an eye.

Priest Kamba led the tribal Shamans to form a circular Defense Array, their bone Dharma Artifacts constantly striking the ground to awaken the sleeping Earth Spirits. As the chanting grew more intense, the earth began to shake, and golden cracks appeared, releasing scorching magma that incinerated the invading vines.

Inside headquarters, Lin Xuan used the energy connection established by the Five Cores to perceive the battle situation at the Five Major Cultivation Centers globally. Every attack by a Void Creature and every resistance by a Practitioner was clearly transmitted into his consciousness. Despite his Spirit Body being wounded, he still endured the pain, constantly analyzing the situation and adjusting his strategy.