Chapter 903: then translation of title

In the midst of thought, Xiao Jiu's gaze locked onto the Mòyù Bānzhǐ on her right thumb, and her eyes lit up instantly.

Since her newly awakened spell activates the Mòyù Bānzhǐ, which has a restraining effect on the Xuètóng Hānsī, does that mean the damage it inflicts on the Xuètóng Hānsī is equally effective?

Thinking this through, Xiao Jiu took off the Mòyù Bānzhǐ, placed it in her palm, and once again used her spell to activate it.

Soon, Xiao Jiu saw a warm, moist, gentle light emanating from within the Mòyù Bānzhǐ.

Xiao Jiu quickly placed the Mòyù Bānzhǐ on Liu Junyan's swollen dragon tail.

The light from the Mòyù Bānzhǐ enveloped the dragon tail from above, the halo gradually expanding; wherever the light touched the tail, it quickly shifted from a murky state to clarity.

The horrifying pus and blood, visible to the naked eye, were rapidly absorbed; the swollen epidermis subsided and adhered to the flesh, and even the blasted scales lay flat again.

Xiao Jiu watched this series of changes with delight, never expecting it to actually succeed!

Not long after, Liu Junyan's dragon tail fully subsided and finally transformed into a pair of legs.

But when Xiao Jiu went to examine Liu Junyan's leg injuries, the joy that had just risen plummeted instantly.

The damage inflicted by the Xuètóng Hānsī on Liu Junyan was far deeper than Xiao Jiu had imagined.

Although the Mòyù Bānzhǐ has some healing effect, its efficacy is limited…… It might also be because Xiao Jiu's awakened spell is not a high-level spell, so she cannot unleash the Mòyù Bānzhǐ's full power.

Although Liu Junyan's dragon tail had fully subsided and the flesh had re-adhered, it could not return to its original state.

Not only were the inner tissues layered, but the skin surface of the legs also bore extensive burns, looking particularly hideous.

Only then did Xiao Jiu realize that the Xuètóng Hānsī's abilities were not limited to its blood eye; it was also an ancient ferocious beast.

Wherever it passed, the land lay barren for a thousand miles, and the people could not survive; in this respect, Xiao Jiu felt it was somewhat like a drought demon, only far stronger than a drought demon.

But Xiao Jiu also hadn't forgotten what Liu Junyan had said: he claimed the Xuètóng Hānsī's most formidable ability lay in its use of a spell formation to reap.

As for what kind of spell formation it is and how great its lethal power is, Xiao Jiu felt that the present Xuètóng Hānsī cannot be compared to the one that faced the war god Bai Qi in the past.

What is bound to come will come, and Xiao Jiu knows clearly that the moment is not far off; thus, what she can do now is first send Liu Junyan to a safe place.

From now on, we can only meet the soldiers with arms and the water with earth.

But Liu Junyan flatly refused to leave: 'Xiao Jiu, although you now have a way to inflict heavy damage on the Xuètóng Hānsī, its backlash is nothing to sneeze at; activating the spell takes time, sealing the encirclement to prevent endless blood from spreading, stopping outside beings from entering, and so on—all require someone to help you clean up.'

'I know you can help me, and I'm not trying to stop you from helping me.' Xiao Jiu said solemnly, 'Your legs need to recover; Shulan Elder Sister's side surely has someone rushing over at full speed; I need you to first make sure your legs are all right before coming to help me, Āyàn—if your legs are both crippled, you won't be worthy of me, then…'

'I'll listen to you.' Liu Junyan immediately interrupted Xiao Jiu's words, saying, 'I won't go far; if needed, I can summon myself at any time.'

Xiao Jiu's lips curled slightly; she knew the goading tactic worked best.

The Chishe went back and forth; he had already sent the crowd to a safe zone, and now he was sending Liu Junyan over, waiting to treat the wounds.

Liu Junyan's two legs cannot bear weight now; the pain of torn flesh and bone, the burning pain of the skin, constantly erodes his legs.

He simply didn't want to show it in front of Xiao Jiu.

He didn't want her to worry excessively.

According to Xiao Jiu's orders, the Chishe was originally supposed to send Liu Junyan to a place three li outside, where Lei Xiulin and the others were located.

But before they had gone halfway, Liu Junyan told the Chishe to set him down: 'This distance is fine; go meet the people from the Bai Family Medical Clinic, and as soon as you get them, bring them right over.'

The Chishe had gained many benefits today, and moreover, this territory would be under his management from now on, so he still heeded Liu Junyan's words.

The Chishe placed Liu Junyan under a large tree, with his back against the trunk, then turned and left.

Liu Junyan, however, did not quietly lean against the tree waiting for rescue; he quickly formed seals, and streams of true qi shot from between his fingers, landing in various directions.

Soon, a powerful spell formation was already set up.

This spell formation was centered on the Xuètóng Hānsī's position; if Xiao Jiu's side cannot hold and they retreat outward, this formation can promptly take effect.

But this is still far from enough.

Liu Junyan then looked around in all directions, observing the flow of the earth's veins, then closed his eyes, cocked his ears to listen, and discerned the distribution of underground water flow around him.

When he opened his eyes again, his hands flew, forming seals, and he successively drew nine sigils in midair, offering them in nine different directions…

On Xiao Jiu's side, after the Chishe sent Liu Junyan away, she gazed at that bloody, lifeless stretch of land and fell into contemplation.

This land, having been ravaged by the Xuètóng Hānsī, is no longer suitable for any living thing to grow.

Even if they later succeed in killing the Xuètóng Hānsī, this fact cannot be changed.

How to make this bloody land bloom with beautiful flowers again is a considerable challenge.

Xiao Jiu has many abilities; she even pondered whether, together with Shan Shan, she could mobilize a large amount of Nirvana fire to scorch this land anew, turning death into life, transforming the Xuètóng Hānsī's bloody aura into nutrients, and after a century of sedimentation, perhaps not impossible to achieve rebirth from ashes and flowers from skeletal remains.

But the premise for doing so is still to first slay the Xuètóng Hānsī, then expend a great amount of cultivation and inner strength, persisting tirelessly over a long period…

No, Xiao Jiu suddenly realized that her thinking remained stuck at the level of her former identity, which is why, when facing this now stronger enemy and thornier problem, she sometimes doesn't know where to begin.

What if she elevated her identity to the height of the Earth Deity Maiden?

Xiao Jiu once again turned her gaze to the Mòyù Bānzhǐ on her right thumb.

She recalled that when she first received the Mòyù Bānzhǐ from a servant in the Hou Tu Lady's palace, the Mòyù Bānzhǐ was not actually a Mòyù Bānzhǐ; it was merely a handful of earth.

In the Hou Tu Lady's palace, more than one kind of earth is enshrined; Xiao Jiu saw two kinds.

One is xiangrang, the source of the earth, representing endless reproduction; where there is xiangrang, there are earthly beings, and thus all things in this world.

The other is Five-Colored Earth, also called the Sheji earth; the five colors—green, red, white, black, yellow—correspond respectively to the five directions of east, south, west, north, and center, symbolizing the Nine Provinces under heaven and the balance of the five elements.

The Mòyù Bānzhǐ bestowed upon Xiao Jiu by the Hou Tu Lady likely originates from the Five-Colored Earth…