#1200 - Chapter 1200 The Savior Has Come

Seeing that Sima Shizun wouldn't budge, no matter how they tried to persuade or threaten him, the group moved tons of explosives from behind another stone door.

It seemed they had been plotting this for a long time.

Elder Wang was about to speak, but Sima Shizun stopped him, "Let them do as they please."

Bang, bang, bang…

Loud sounds echoed beneath the stone wall.

Everyone hurriedly protected themselves.

With a deafening roar, the entire stone wall collapsed, and the gigantic creature that appeared before them made everyone's eyes widen!

How could it be him!

How is it possible?

Behind the stone wall was a Taotie!

The appearance of the Taotie, one of the four ancient mythical beasts, shocked everyone! The Taotie was formed from resentment, its entire body golden like a tiger, covered in long hair and extremely ferocious. It resembled a human face with a tiger's body, and its wild boar tusks could devour three people in one bite. Its tail was over eighteen feet long and would fight without retreating.

Especially the elders with scars on their faces were shocked when they saw the Taotie's face head-on. That face was clearly Lei Zhentian's face!

The Taotie was trapped within a massive spiritual energy barrier. There were no treasures around it, not even a single valuable item.

If anything was valuable, it would be this ferocious beast. However, because it was formed from Lei Zhentian's resentment, and one of the thirteen elders who suppressed Lei Zhentian in Taichu Academy back then had suddenly passed away, it seemed that no one could tame it now.

To avoid causing even greater disasters, Taichu Academy had specially imprisoned the Taotie here, requiring daily reinforcement with a spiritual energy barrier. Therefore, this place was designated as a forbidden area, and all disciples were forbidden from entering.

So, this was the truth behind the secret of the back mountain of Taichu Academy!

Obviously, this truth was unacceptable to these people. They believed that Taichu Academy had temporarily hidden Lei Zhentian and then captured the Taotie to cover it up.

Upon hearing this, Sima Shizun laughed at their stupidity. First of all, Lei Zhentian was dead, and people from the Upper Realm were present back then and could testify.

Secondly, the Taotie was an ancient mythical beast, and no one in the Upper Realm had been able to tame it. For Taichu Academy to have the ability to capture the Taotie and use it as a shield was simply a ridiculous joke!

Sometimes, some people are too insistent on their own ideas that they are unwilling to believe the truth even when it is right in front of them.

"This is not a Taotie! This is just a smokescreen from Taichu Academy! Don't be fooled by them!" That annoying voice rang out again. "The more they hide, the more unspeakable secrets they have!"

"Charge! Defeat this smokescreen, and then we can have whatever we want!"

"Let's go together!" With a command, everyone gathered.

At this moment, those daredevils came up again,妄想 challenging this ancient divine beast.

And then, everyone was surprised to discover that these people were not only those who had been watching over the crowd from the beginning, but also inconspicuous disciples mixed in with other sects, who were actually accomplices of the mastermind behind this event.

No wonder they were able to trap everyone here! It was truly a small spark that could start a prairie fire.

When Sima Shizun saw a few familiar disciples walking out from the Taichu Academy side, he said with disdain.

"They truly overestimate themselves!" Sima Shizun snorted coldly.

"I advise you to turn back, or the Taotie will not leave you with a complete corpse," Elder Wang kindly advised them.

Then, he winked at Sima Shizun.

However, those people shouted, "Once we obtain the treasure and capture Lei Zhentian, we can rule the Upper Realm!" They charged forward to their deaths, completely deaf to the warnings around them.

Sima Shizun received Elder Wang's wink, then waved his hand and opened the spiritual energy barrier that sealed the Taotie.

The others kept trying to retreat, but they had no way to deal with the Taotie.

It was all the fault of these desperate people. Why did they have to release this monster? Now everyone was going to be finished.

But cursing was useless now; those people's corpses had already turned cold.

After the Taotie had its fill of blood, it turned its gaze to the people huddled against the edges of the wall, revealing a greedy look.

The remaining people were mostly elite disciples and elders from these sects. The disciples went up to challenge the Taotie, some fighting alone and others working in teams, but without exception, they were all defeated.

Since the Taotie was formed from Lei Zhentian's resentment and had been locked up in Taichu Academy for so many years, it had naturally evolved to a higher level, making it even more difficult to deal with.

As the Taotie got closer and closer, everyone present broke out in a cold sweat.

At this moment, the twelve elders who defeated Lei Zhentian back then stood up.

They were simply repeating the same techniques as they had done back then, but with one elder missing, they could not fully execute the formation from back then. Especially the Thirteen Trigrams Spirit Array that sealed Lei Zhentian in the end, missing a corner meant it could not unleash its full power.

But now, they could only bite the bullet and go ahead.

The twelve elders began to fight individually, followed by team battles. The teamwork was beautiful. The disciples taught by these twelve elders in Taichu Academy mostly came from their specialties: wind, flower, snow, moon, spring, summer, autumn, winter, gold, wood, water, and fire. Now, the thirteenth elder, representing earth, was missing.

Over the years, Taichu Academy had gradually diluted the status of earth spiritual energy, and now, this battle revealed its importance.

"Can't we find someone else to fill in?" Zhang Tie asked, "We have many elders in Taichu Academy, and Elder Wang and Shizun haven't made a move yet. They are invincible in individual combat, and combining their powers would double their spiritual energy!"

"It's not that simple. The reason for choosing these thirteen elders in the first place was not only their high spiritual power, but also their cooperation, mutual promotion, and mutual support. If we randomly find someone to fill in now, and their spiritual energies clash, it will not only fail to achieve the desired effect, but may even be inferior to you and me."

At this moment, the twelve elders were still fighting the Taotie, but it was clear that they were barely coping. To seal the Taotie, they still needed a thirteenth person!

If only…

Hearing the voices coming from the other side of the wall, Ye Kong became anxious.

At this moment, Elder Wang shouted.

"Ye Kong, if you don't come out now, when will you?"

The stone wall in front of Ye Kong collapsed with a bang.

Ye Kong stood alone in the dust, the falling dust plating him with a layer of golden light.

"The savior has arrived!" the disciples of Taichu Academy shouted loudly.