At this moment,
no one dared to make a move.
They all looked at Zhao Huai.
"Honorable One, what is that thing?"
They had all heard of the ancient divine beasts.
But this monster in front of them,
they had truly never seen or heard of it before.
Zhao Huai stared straight at the divine beast protecting Yan Ruyu in front of him.
Slowly, he uttered, "Zhu Yin."
"Zhu Yin?"
"Zhu Jiuyin?"
This kind of thing,
they had only heard of in legends but had never seen it, not even its portrait.
So,
the people on this Kyushu Continent
all thought that there was no such divine beast as Zhu Jiuyin in the world, believing it only existed in myths.
Unexpectedly,
today,
they could actually see this divine beast with their own eyes.
Even so,
after knowing its real name was Zhu Yin, they still knew very little about this monster.
"Zhu Yin is also known as the Candle Dragon. It is one of the five ancient divine beasts."
The five ancient divine beasts?
"But we've only heard of the four divine beasts."
"Since Zhu Yin is called a divine beast, it should bring blessings to humanity and shouldn't attack us."
Zhao Huai shook his head.
"Zhu Yin was expelled from the ranks of the divine beasts not because of its power but because it is the most evil representative in the entire beast world."
As these words were spoken,
many alchemists swallowed hard.
Their feet
took a few steps back.
Zhu Yin has the face of a human and the body of a dragon, with a candle in its mouth. It is a thousand miles long. In the northwest, beyond the sea, north of the Red River, there is Zhangwei Mountain. There is a god with the face of a human and the body of a snake, red in color, with straight eyes and square pupils. When it closes its eyes, it is dark; when it opens them, it is bright. It doesn't eat, sleep, or breathe; it controls the wind and rain. This is Zhu Jiuyin, also known as the Candle Dragon.
Moreover,
besides having remarkable divine power,
Zhu Yin also has another even more mysterious identity.
It is said that there are six representatives among the ancient creation gods. They are Tian Wu, Bi Fang, Ju Bi, Shu Hai, Zhu Yin, and Nu Wa.
Zhu Yin
is one of the ancient creation gods.
Although it has a beast form,
its status
is extremely lofty.
Ten thousand years ago,
when the three realms were created,
along with the Everlasting Great Emperor, Zhu Yin was also born.
Compared with the thousand - year stone soul, Zhu Yin is far more powerful.
It's just that
the existence of Zhu Yin
even surprised Zhao Huai, the Supreme of the Alien Beasts. It was only after it fully revealed its form that Zhao Huai dared to confirm that it was Zhu Yin, one of the ancient creation gods.
However,
such a lofty - status Zhu Yin
should have returned to the heavens and earth like the Everlasting Great Emperor long ago.
Why did it appear?
Moreover, it had always existed beside Yan Ruyu in the form of the divine beast Bai Ze before.
On Yan Ruyu,
how many secrets were still hidden?
The roar of the Candle Dragon
shook the entire Kyushu Continent.
Beside the Candle Dragon,
a bird flew over.
It perched on the dragon's horn of the Candle Dragon and slowly closed its eyes.
It was a phoenix.
The phoenix and the Candle Dragon had been good friends for many years.
The phoenix belongs to the element of fire.
The Candle Dragon, however, can exist in various forms.
In the form of Bai Ze,
it can control the first snow in the world.
In the form of the Candle Dragon,
it can control the flames in the world.
For all these years, it had been living in the form of Bai Ze because there was also a seal in its body.
That seal
was the Red Lotus Karma Fire cast by the Everlasting Great Emperor himself.
The moment Yan Ruyu destroyed his natal lotus with his own hands,
the Red Lotus Seal in the Candle Dragon's body also crumbled at that moment. Its power was no longer restricted by the body of Bai Ze, and it revealed its true form.
It could also be said that
Bai Ze
was just one of the forms of the Candle Dragon.
Now, with the release of the master's power,
naturally,
it was no longer imprisoned.
Its divine power
gushed out instantly.
The giant dragon coiled in the air.
In its eyes,
there was no pity for all sentient beings.
The Candle Dragon was originally the most evil divine beast in the world. So, although it was an ancient creation god, it was early on suppressed by the Everlasting Great Emperor with the Red Lotus Seal.
The purpose
was to control its original animal nature.
Now,
breaking free from control,
naturally, there couldn't be any pity in its heart.
It's just that
the Candle Dragon couldn't move around at will.
Back then, the Everlasting Great Emperor was always one step ahead.
He sealed its power in the body of Bai Ze. Moreover, he made it sign a contract with the young gentleman in the green robe behind it when it was unconscious.
Once a contract between a human and a divine beast was signed, it could never be violated.
Not just anyone could sign a contract with the Candle Dragon.
One's body
must have the blood of a god.
Therefore,
as early as ten thousand years ago,
Feng Buran had actually been chosen by the Everlasting Great Emperor. His birth was also within all expectations.
It could be said that
Yan Ruyu's birth
was, on the one hand, to save the turbulent situation on the Kyushu Continent.
On the other hand,
it was to suppress the Candle Dragon.
So,
from childhood to adulthood,
the cultivation of Feng Buran by Yu Ge and Feng Qingchen was particularly important.
Feng Buran was just as everyone expected.
He was cold and aloof,
seldom smiling.
But in his body, there was a heart of justice.
A person like this,
even if he had no intention of becoming a god or a Buddha, would never have the intention to harm others.
Feng Buran becoming the founding ancestor of the Kyushu Continent could be said to be predestined.
Fate
could not be changed.
It's just that
fate
was also difficult to fathom the changes in people's hearts.
Just like at this moment,
the death of Zhao Shuning
had a huge impact on Yan Ruyu.
That kind of pain was indescribable.
With the power surging out of his body, what awakened was also his hatred for this world.
He had never done anything immoral.
For the people of the Kyushu Continent, he had also taken great pains.
Because of his thousand - year solitary and evil fate,
he dared not love,
dared not hate,
and dared not get close to anyone.
Until he met her.
Feng Buran thought
that it must be that God saw he had been lonely for too long, so he sent Ning'er to his side.
He had seen the star chart formation. He knew that after three lifetimes, he would be able to have his own happiness.
As long as it was Ning'er in the end,
it didn't matter if the time was a little later,
even much later.
As long as
it was her in the end.
But why?
Even this only glimmer of hope of his, God didn't fulfill it and took it away?
Heaven is heartless and treats all things as straw dogs.
Then he
didn't need to be a gentleman.
Nor did he need to sacrifice his beloved for this so - called heaven.
Yan Ruyu raised his eyes.
In his eyes,
there was only hatred.
No one knew
that when he heard Ning'er say those six words, his heart had already shattered into thousands of pieces.
She said,
"That person is not me."
If it wasn't her, what use was everything in this world to him?
The fire of anger burned in his eyes.
"You took my beloved and asked me to protect all sentient beings."
"It's really ridiculous."
"Since that's the case, I will also destroy everything you asked me to protect."
Yan Ruyu hugged Zhao Shuning in his arms tightly.
Under his feet,
tens of thousands of red lotuses blossomed in anger.