Chapter 322: Saint's Seal, Lady Terra
Johnnie looked a bit impatient and said."Wait a minute."
Then he moved quickly and stepped into The Map of Heaven and Earth.
A short while later, he came back, holding a shield in his hands.
"Skye Shield!" The old man gasped and immediately recognized it.
"Skye is still alive! That's great! Our Witch Clan might have a chance to rise again!" A group of Witch Clan descendants gathered around, looking excited and happy.
"Hey, kid, give me back the Skye Shield now." came Skye's voice, sounding a bit impatient.
Johnnie looked a little annoyed. He only borrowed the shield to finish the mission, and Skye didn't want to give it up.
"Such a tightwad!" He muttered, then just put the Skye Shield back into The Map of Heaven and Earth.
Then he turned to the old man and asked."Now do you believe me?"
"Of course! Of course!" The old man changed his attitude completely, smiling and being very respectful to Johnnie.
He continued."Actually, when I saw you had The Map of Heaven and Earth, I already believed you. Please, I'll take you to where Skye's head is."
The old man gave a polite gesture, and led the way into the deep fog.
Johnnie followed closely. The thick fog around them made the air feel even more deadly.
He couldn't help but ask."Is this place only for you?"
"Yep." the old man nodded. "We're all old survivors from the great disaster three thousand years ago. Besides the attack by those evil Lizardmen, no one else has come here."
Through their conversation, Johnnie learned a bit more about the place.
The old man was named Ansel, the leader of the group. There were about three thousand Rex descendants here.
Ansel was the strongest one, at the peak of Lesser God level. He and his people had been guarding Skye's head for generations.
"Oh." Johnnie thought of something and asked."Do you know about the Rex Flag? I got a mission from Rex to find it."
"Rex Flag?" Ansel was surprised. He looked at Johnnie with even more respect.
He shook his head helplessly and said."We've been trying to find the Rex Flag and the Hall of the God of War too. We got some clues. The Rex Flag was left behind in an ancient battlefield ruins, and the Hall of the God of War seems to be in the hands of Demonic Creatures."
The Rex Flag in the ancient battlefield ruins?
Johnnie suddenly thought of the deep tunnel he had fallen into under the desert earlier.
That was the way to the ancient battlefield ruins, and he had fought a powerful tentacle monster called the Blood-feeding Worm.
Now that he had mastered the Nine Heavens Tribulation Lightning, which was strong against Wicked Life, he still didn't dare to go into the battlefield ruins.
Finding the Rex Flag would definitely be tricky.
But this mission wasn't urgent. Once he got stronger, broke through to Half-God, or reached Stage 10, he would definitely go in and check it out.
Johnnie stopped thinking about it and said."I actually know where the Hall of the God of War is. I got this mission to find the Rex Flag after entering there."
"Really?" Ansel was happy. He no longer doubted a word Johnnie said.
At this point, he felt like Johnnie was here to bring back the Witch Clan. Though he was uncomfortable with the Demon Clan blood in Johnnie's body.
"Sir." Ansel said seriously."if you need any help, just tell us. Even going into the ancient battlefield ruins, old man Li would do it without hesitation."
Johnnie shook his head. "Thanks, but I don't need it right now."
He looked around at the thick fog and asked."Are we close to Skye's head yet?"
The deadly energy here was even stronger now. Besides Johnnie and Ansel, the other Witch Clan descendants didn't dare to go further and stayed behind.
"Almost there." Ansel said. "But sir, I need to warn you. Near Skye's head, the killing energy is terrifying, and there's a strong seal. A Core God from our clan once tried to force his way in and was instantly killed. Be careful."
"The Core God level masters couldn't even survive?" Johnnie was a bit surprised. "Is that the power law from Skye's head?"
"No." Ansel shook his head. "That power doesn't belong to Skye. We don't know if it's protecting his head or sealing it. But it's definitely dangerous."
"Is that so?" Johnnie became even more curious, but also a little worried.
His current body was already close to a Half-God level, but he still had a long way to go before he could match a Lesser God or Core God.
If even a Core God had died here, could he really survive?
"Sir." Ansel stopped and said with a sigh."I can't go any further. Beyond that fog, you should see a small mountain. That's where Skye's head is."
"Okay, thanks." Johnnie said, and then stepped forward into the deep fog.
The fog was thick and full of deadly killing energy, but Johnnie could easily resist it.
This killing energy was a form of power truth.
Johnnie had already mastered the power law, even if he hadn't fully understood the truth behind it. So the killing energy no longer threatened him much.
Whoosh...
A strong wind blew, and the fog around him suddenly cleared. In front of him stood a small mountain.
"Wow, that wind is terrifying!" Johnnie's face changed slightly. His bare skin had a few scratches from the wind.
It was the wind that had done it.
Johnnie immediately activated Vajra Indestructibility, and only then could he resist the wind. He slowly walked toward the small mountain.
The pressure here was getting more and more intense. If he hadn't mastered the power law, he wouldn't have been able to stand it.
"Hmm?" Johnnie frowned. A hidden barrier suddenly appeared, stopping his way forward.
There was definitely a seal here. Even his Illusory Body couldn't go through it.
"Hey kid." Dragon Soul's voice came out, full of shock and disbelief. "This looks like a seal made by a Saint."
"Saint?" Johnnie swallowed hard. A Saint was way beyond a Domain level. How could a Saint have set up a seal here?
"Was it the Saint who cut off Skye's head before?" Johnnie thought back to what Dragon Soul had said earlier, then asked.
"No." Dragon Soul said quickly, but didn't explain further.
Johnnie was curious. He asked."Is there a way to break it?"
"No." Dragon Soul said, his voice serious and confused. "And Saints should all be dead by now. Why is there still a seal made by a Saint here?"
"Did all the Saints die? Was it related to that big disaster three thousand years ago?" Johnnie frowned. He always felt like these people had a lot of secrets.
"No." Dragon Soul hesitated, then finally said."Kid, I promised Aureon I wouldn't tell you too much. But I can tell you this — the big disaster three thousand years ago was caused by those Saints being too proud. And there shouldn't be any Saints left in the world anymore..."
Johnnie was even more confused, but Dragon Soul clearly didn't want to say more.
"I'll see if I can break this seal!" He stepped back, then focused. He activated the Myriad Sword Technique, and ten thousand sword beams flashed out, mixed with lightning from the sky. They crashed into the invisible barrier in front of him.
Boom... boom...
The sword beams and lightning hit the barrier, making ripples in the air — but the barrier stayed completely intact.
"It's no use." Dragon Soul said. "The power of a Saint isn't something you can understand. At your level, you can't break it."
"What should I do then?" Johnnie didn't want to give up. He was so close to finishing the mission of finding Skye's head, but now he was stuck.
Dragon Soul thought for a moment and said."Maybe you can ask Skye if he knows a way."
Johnnie nodded. That was all he could do.
He focused and entered The Map of Heaven and Earth.
"Hey kid, what happened?" Skye was already there, sensing Johnnie's arrival. He looked excited and asked.
Johnnie shook his head in frustration and said."I've found your head, but it's sealed. According to Dragon Soul, it's a seal made by a Saint, and it can't be broken."
"Saints? That's impossible." Skye said, not believing it. "There shouldn't be any Saints left in the world."
Boom!
A strong energy wave appeared, and Aureon's figure showed up too. He looked confused and frowned. "Could it be that a new Saint appeared after that big disaster?"
"No way." said The White Spirit Tiger, suddenly appearing. "If a new Saint was born, we would have felt it."
It seemed this was even more serious than Johnnie had thought.
Skye's voice came again: "Coco, can you tell which Saint's power this is?"
"Sir, open The Map of Heaven and Earth." Coco said in Johnnie's mind.
He nodded, focused, and opened The Map of Heaven and Earth, connecting it to the outside world.
A small mountain appeared in front of them, full of terrifying energy.
"I can feel my own head!" Skye said excitedly, but he couldn't come here directly.
"It's Reincarnation power." Coco said.
"Reincarnation power? The Six Realms Reincarnation? That's Terra, the Great Lady!" Aureon realized.
If there was anyone left with Saint power in this world, it would be Terra, who had been reborn in the Six Realms.
She had completed part of the Way of Heaven law, gained a lot of merit, and was just one step away from being a Saint. Right now, she was a Half-Saint level being.
Skye finally felt a bit relieved. Since Terra was one of the Twelve Ancestor Gods, she had done this to protect his head.
But now, it was also blocking Skye from getting it.
"I'll try to break it." Skye said, raising his axe. Power truth flowed through it, and a bit of Great Dao law appeared.
"Cut!" A strong voice echoed. The axe flew forward, and space collapsed in its path. A huge axe beam, filled with destruction, crashed down.
Boom!
The seal trembled, but it still held.
Boom... boom...
Suddenly, thunder rolled. Dark clouds gathered outside, and an even stronger Way of Heaven pressure came down.