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Chapter 494: Chapter 494: Heaven Suppressing Earth Sealing_1

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Among these sorceries and divine abilities, Xu Fan could have easily cast any one of them to turn the Ghost King Tiger into dust, completely obliterating it.

However, Xu Fan had a different plan in mind, thinking it would be better to use such an excellent killing machine for himself rather than destroy it.

Such an idea emerged due to the fluctuations of the Four Symbols Creation Flag; upon probing with his Divine Sense, Xu Fan sensed a greedy craving from the flag towards the battle soul of the Ghost King Tiger.

What did this mean?

It meant the battle soul of the Ghost King Tiger was of use to the Four Symbols Creation Flag.

Following this train of thought, Xu Fan guessed that he had yet to understand the true purpose of the flag, but now he finally got a clue – the flag had probably not been activated yet.

To activate it, it seemed that he would need to gather the souls of the four Holy Beasts.

But the four Holy Beasts weren’t like wolves, tigers, leopards, pigs, dogs, cows, or sheep, which one could easily collect.

Even in the Cultivation World, it would be difficult to assemble all four.

After all, whether it was the Azure Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, or Black Tortoise, beloved by heaven and earth, not only were they extremely powerful, but they also possessed innate divine powers, often at the level of the Body Integration Realm or even the Tribulation Transcendence Stage, such that ordinary cultivators wouldn’t even dare covet them.

However, since Xu Fan couldn’t obtain the battle souls of the Holy Beasts right now, the idea of using similar mythical beasts as substitutes occurred to him.

The battle soul of the Flying Ghost King Tiger could barely substitute for the battle soul of the White Tiger Holy Beast, and using it for the Four Symbols Creation Flag might actually produce unexpected effects.

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With this thought, Xu Fan no longer viewed the Ghost King Tiger as an opponent to fight to the death but as prey.

“Howl!”

Seemingly sensing Xu Fan’s unusual gaze, the Ghost King Tiger felt extremely uncomfortable and suddenly let out a high and resonant roar, then with its wings flapping on its back, it charged toward Xu Fan at high speed. Opening its gaping maw to reveal a interlocking sharp teeth, and two tusks larger than elephant ivories, wrapped in a shroud of blood light.

Because of its rage, it couldn’t be bothered to use other methods and desired to tear this detestable human to pieces with the most brutal and direct approach.

“Haha… I was hoping you would come.”

“Heavenly Seal, Earthly Lock, Paralyze the Soul!”

Xu Fan’s eyes shone with an azure brilliance, and his palm suddenly extended with a jade-like hue toward the diving Ghost King Tiger, gesturing as if to grasp.

Then, suddenly, a colossal energy hand as large as a hill formed in the sky and slammed toward the Ghost King Tiger. Just before making contact, the giant hand abruptly clenched, seemingly determined to seize the Ghost King Tiger.

At the same time, the void around the Ghost King Tiger was filled with imperceptible spatial fluctuations, as the air within its range was instantly expelled, creating a vacuum.

The Ghost King Tiger instinctively felt terror, as if it saw immense danger approaching, and immediately let out a vocal cry of alarm.

Yet, the world around it was already sealed, with no means of escape, and it was even imprisoned in place, its eyes reflecting the ever-approaching energy hand.

It desperately thrashed and flailed, baring its fangs and claws, but to no avail. What was destined to happen was still coming.

The next second, its already massive body was grasped firmly by the energy hand.

“No…”

“Lord Ghost King Tiger?”

“What’s going on?”

Qiankun Twin Swords and Lei Fei stared dumbfounded at the scene unfolding in the distance, with a look of disbelief and panicked shock on their faces.

The battle soul, being their biggest trump card for their journey to Zhonghai, was supposed to slaughter all opponents on the scene, yet it was subdued as soon as it entered the fray?

What the hell?

Nan Bowan, who was close to Xu Fan, was also somewhat dumbfounded. The move Xu Fan had just made didn’t cause any significant disruption of vital energy, but somehow, it effortlessly immobilized the Ghost King Tiger’s battle soul.

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He subconsciously thought that Xu Fan’s strength had surged in an instant, transcending the level of a Martial King.

But he immediately dismissed this thought.

Protector Xu was already freakishly strong, barely tolerable to look at directly, and at such a young age, he was comparable to a Martial King; even calling him a monster seemed an understatement.

If his strength could still surge, that would be utterly unreasonable.

Perhaps the reason for this miraculous effect was that the move just now happened to counter the battle soul.

Nan Bowan, the elder with cunning, quickly understood the key to it.

Indeed, Xu Fan’s move had an ordinary effect on living creatures, but it had a miraculous effect on souls; hence, he effortlessly suppressed the battle soul of the Ghost King Tiger.

“Second brother, something’s off about this junior, let’s join hands and kill him.”

Qian Sword’s thoughts flashed like lightning, and he rapidly grasped the key point, immediately calling on Kun Sword to prepare and face Xu Fan together, to break the latter’s suppression over the Ghost King Tiger.

“Good,” a flash of lightning sparked in Kun Sword’s eyes as he finally decided to use the sword behind him.

As the sound of a sword’s hum rose, the longsword was unsheathed, radiating a green-purple hue, with a layer of faint purple Sword Qi shimmering on the blade.

Simultaneously, the Blood Demon Sword in Qian Sword’s hand also echoed with a sword’s hum.

The coordination forged over many years had even brought a hint of tacit understanding to their swords.

Both, holding longswords, dashed toward Xu Fan, and before even arriving, they had already launched two terrifying waves of Sword Qi, tearing through the void and sweeping towards Xu Fan.

“Hmph, aiming for a direct strike at the heart? No way, get past me first,” Nan Bowan immediately condensed another Frost Sword in the blink of an eye and bravely confronted the Qiankun Twin Swords, “swoosh, swoosh,” he launched two waves of Frost Sword Qi to block the opponents’ Sword Qi.

“Hmph, you old fool!”

“Die.”

Qiankun Twin Swords both let out a furious shout, attacking Nan Bowan from left and right, with the Blood Demon Sword unleashing a wild onslaught and the Green Purple Sword displaying sneaky and tricky moves, pushing Nan Bowan into a tight spot, struggling to cope.

Both were resolved to take down the obstructing Nan Bowan in the shortest time possible and then to break the restraint laid by Xu Fan.

They were well aware that although the Ghost King Tiger was suppressed, it was only temporary; after all, Xu Fan had not shown anything else so far, and even with the power of suppression alone, he couldn’t harm the Ghost King Tiger.

For a moment, Nan Bowan was under enormous pressure, fighting one against two; it was too difficult for him, and soon, danger lurked at every turn, his body even sustaining several Sword Qi wounds, appearing rather distressed.

Seeing this, Xu Fan wasted no more time and waved the Four Symbols Creation Flag in his hand, targeting directly at the battle soul of the Ghost King Tiger.

“Swoosh!”

The Creation Flag flew out, a space fluctuated, arriving directly above the battle soul of the Ghost King Tiger, it began to spin, emitting a grayish aura and morphing into strange and complex characters, collectively forming a seal.

Seeing this anomaly, the Ghost King Tiger, like a startled kitten, struggled frantically, as if failing to do so would mean resignation to fate.

But Xu Fan wouldn’t give it that chance, his fingers rapidly forming seals that he kept sending toward the Four Symbols Creation Flag.

In an instant, the flag violently absorbed energy, its aura becoming even more terrifying.

Soon, a seal on the Creation Flag “snap,” succeeded.

Then, the battle soul of the Ghost King Tiger let out an unwilling roar, its body rapidly shrinking, and within a matter of seconds, it was reduced to the size of a palm.

The next instant, the miniaturized battle soul of the Ghost King Tiger was begrudgingly sucked into the flag.

Seeing this, the faces of Qiankun Twin Swords immediately turned a ghastly shade of gray.