Chapter 0053: Talismanic Treasures

Since the Divine Realm of the Hengyuan Continent belongs to legendary figures, those at the peak of the Sacred Realm are the true peerless warriors of Hengyuan Continent. Every warrior who reaches this peak is a figure who shakes history.
However, there are extremely few warriors who reach this peak. If one out of a hundred Level 9 warriors might become a Sacred Realm warrior, then among a hundred Sacred Realm warriors, there might not even be one at the peak.
As far as Huang Long knows, there are only a few warriors at the peak of the Sacred Realm in Hengyuan Continent—Pope Haides of the Light Church, Demon King Weifu of the Hellish Demons, Dragon Emperor Fei Li of the Dragons, Empress Youman of the Sea Folk, and the mysterious female priestess of the temple in the Dark Forest of the DarkForest Empire—just these five!
Of course, it’s unknown whether there are some even more powerful beings unknown to the people of Hengyuan Continent.
Huang Long never expected to see a Hellish Ghost Giant Roc at this place.
He was aware of the Hellish Ghost Giant Roc from texts in the Divine Wind Academy’s library that described various powerful dark magical beasts in Hengyuan Continent. This creature is undoubtedly a supreme divine beast among the undead class of dark magical beasts, and its innate talent is no less than that of the Sky Blue Python Ox.
Legend has it that tens of thousands of years ago, one of the demon kings in hell had a mount—a Hellish Ghost Giant Roc at the peak of the Sacred Realm.
When the Hellish Ghost Giant Roc appeared, Huang Long took out the Green Lotus Flag and gave Bog and the others spirit talismans such as the Concentration Talisman and the Divine Power Talisman to prepare for potential dangers that might arise at any moment.
Although Bog belonged to one of the Four Sacred Realms, facing this Hellish Ghost Giant Roc at the peak of the Sacred Realm, he could only retreat.
Above the intermediate stage of the Sacred Realm is the advanced stage, and above that is the peak stage.
As one ascends in the Sacred Realm, the gap in strength grows larger with each level, especially the gap between the advanced stage and the peak stage—just like the gap between Level 9 and the Sacred Realm.
For the peak of the Sacred Realm, Hengyuan Continent has another term: demi-god!
It means that those at this peak have already stepped into the Divine Realm.
Under everyone’s vigilance, the Hellish Ghost Giant Roc stepped forward one by one. With each step, the altar trembled as if struck by a massive hammer.
Suddenly, the Hellish Ghost Giant Roc stopped several thousand meters away from them, let out a screech toward the sky, causing space to vibrate—like the roar of a dragon, a phoenix, or an ancient demon god. This sound made Bog and the others’ minds buzz, forcing them to retreat further, their expressions changing once again.

The Hellish Ghost Roc stopped and looked down at Huang Long and the others from above. Its blood-red giant eyes, shrouded in a faint green mist of death, revealed a bloodthirsty excitement: “It’s been over five thousand years; I haven’t smelled the scent of living beings in so long.” “Tsk tsk, there are even two humans. By the Demon God, thank you for bringing this food to the Demon King’s Temple.” In the eyes of the Hellish Ghost Roc, Huang Long and the others were already its prey. Although Bogge and the three beasts had strong auras, they posed no threat to it at all. The Hellish Ghost Roc spread its wings, creating a massive hurricane as it prepared to pounce and feast heartily. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared before its eyes, and a golden barrier trapped it inside. Earlier, Huang Long had already grasped the Linglong Golden Tower, a talisman, in his hand as the Hellish Ghost Roc advanced. Now, seeing it charge at them, he took the opportunity to throw the talisman, temporarily trapping the bird. A talisman is actually a type of Taoist sigil. Different from ordinary spirit talismans, talismans combine spirit talismans with magical artifacts, resulting in a much greater power. The Linglong Golden Tower within the talisman was crafted from the one once held by Li Jing, the Heavenly King Who Bears the Pagoda, from Huang Long’s past life. When the talisman was thrown, a golden tower dozens of feet tall appeared above the Hellish Ghost Roc’s head, emitting a continuous stream of golden light. As Huang Long threw the talisman, Bogge and the three beasts, having received his orders, immediately acted. The Four Sacred Domains and Four Forbidden Spells launched a fierce attack at the Hellish Ghost Roc—a rain of stones, an expanding sea of fire, and swirling wind blades! With all their strength, the Four Sacred Domains struck, causing spatial turbulence and violent upheaval. Relying on its own strength, the Hellish Ghost Roc didn’t react in time and suffered the full force of their attack. With a deafening cry, its voice was filled with agony. Though the attack couldn’t kill it, it was enough to seriously injure it. Its feathers, originally like ink crystals covering its body, were damaged in many places, revealing dark green blood, and its eerie green flames dimmed significantly. Without hesitation, Huang Long turned around, reached out with both hands toward the Divine Tree, intending to take it away first. This Divine Tree was comparable to the five innate spiritual roots of the Pangu World. Even if weaker, it was still an extremely precious treasure. Once refined into his own spiritual artifact, it would greatly enhance his power. Yet, to Huang Long’s surprise, a terrifying suction force emanated from the tree, sucking away all of his magical energy. The Divine Tree remained unmoved.

At that moment, struck with full force by the four sacred realms of Bog, the Hellish Ghost Giant Roc was sent flying back hundreds of feet. When it stopped its massive body, it let out another roar toward the sky, its voice filled with extreme anger! It hadn’t been injured in thousands of years, yet today it had been hurt by a few weaklings! Seeing the Yellow Dragon’s intention to take the Divine Tree, the Hellish Ghost Giant Roc roared, “Damn you! You’re all going to die!” “I’ll make you taste the flames of my necrotic hellfire!” “I’ll make your souls burn forever in the hellfire!” The Hellish Ghost Giant Roc spread its wings and flapped them violently, causing the Linglong Golden Tower to shake. The golden light fluctuated uneasily, on the verge of being shattered. Then, it opened its mouth and spat out a massive flame hundreds of meters wide, which struck directly at the tower. Under this attack, the golden light shattered, and the Linglong Golden Tower was destroyed and caught fire. The four sacred realms of Bog were shocked and, through telepathy, attacked again. Seeing this, the Yellow Dragon knew it couldn’t stay any longer. However, the Divine Tree was such a precious treasure—giving it up would be a shame. But how could it take the tree away? At that moment, an idea flashed through the Yellow Dragon’s mind. It pointed at its chest with both hands, forcing out a drop of vital blood, then waved his hands, sending the blood toward the Divine Tree. As the blood approached, the tree’s terrifying suction force reappeared, instantly sucking the blood in. Once the Yellow Dragon’s blood was absorbed by the tree, it finally changed. A green light shot into the sky, white mist swirled around the tree, and a powerful energy burst forth, disrupting the airflow over the entire altar. Then, thunderclouds appeared out of nowhere high above the altar, with black lightning crackling. The Yellow Dragon was overjoyed—this method actually worked! The transformation of the Divine Tree shocked the Hellish Ghost Giant Roc, which, ignoring the four sacred realms of Bog, opened its mouth and spat out flames at the Yellow Dragon. Its eyes were filled with anger and urgency.