I Pick Up Talents on the Interstellar Battlefield

Chapter 426: Chapter 364: Four Symbols Seal, Sudden Mutation

At the moment of collision between the golden barrier and the edge of the spatial vortex, the entire Infernal Demon Sea seemed to be thrown into a thunderstorm.

Violent energy flows exploded like a tsunami, causing the golden shield to tremble fiercely, its surface runes flickering on and off, emitting a strained buzzing sound.

The pitch-black vortex was like a living giant beast, frantically tearing at the barrier, with countless black demonic qi stabbing at the golden shield like poison thorns, trying to completely rip this obstacle apart.

"What’s happening?" The onlooking warriors had their hearts in their throats, with many instinctively gripping their weapons, palms sweating. The previously unstoppable seal now appeared to be on the verge of collapse, with even the edges of the shield being gnawed out by the vortex into several minute notches.

"Increase Spiritual Energy output!" The resolute leader shouted in a deep voice.

Forty figures simultaneously burst into dazzling light, Spiritual Energy flooding into the scroll like a breached dam, instantly reigniting the initially dim runes, and the notches on the golden shield healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At that moment, the floating scroll suddenly erupted with blinding light, its runes twisting and converging in the golden light as if coming to life.

In an instant, four enormous phantoms rose from the scroll—

In the eastern corner, a cyan dragon spiraled and coiled, its scales and claws distinct, eyes like electricity, emitting a dragon roar that shook heaven and earth; in the western position, a white tiger raised its head and roared, its silver-white fur needle-like, its fangs bared, exuding a domineering aura; in the southern place, a vermilion bird spread its wings as if to fly, surrounded by flames, each feather seemingly aflame with unextinguishable fire; in the northern point, a black tortoise crouched solemnly, its shell covered in profound patterns, radiating a heavy and stable presence like a mountain.

Cyan Dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise!

The phantoms of the four divine beasts respectively guarded the four corners of the golden light shield, their power like four sea-settling needles, instantly stabilizing the violently shaking shield.

The previously rampant spatial flows gradually calmed under the divine beasts’ pressure, the runes on the surface of the golden shield flowing more smoothly, and the speed of pressing towards the vortex also accelerated again.

"We’ve done it!" A hint of smile finally appeared on the strained face of the man in blue.

As the golden shield continued to advance, the center of the vortex gradually became covered by golden light.

At the moment the shield fully adhered to the vortex, a semi-transparent film appeared out of thin air, covering the top of the vortex softly like solidified dawn.

This film was astonishingly thin, like a soap bubble ready to burst at a touch, slightly deforming under the vortex’s pull, making one’s heart pound.

"Continue injecting Spiritual Energy!" The four leaders exclaimed in unison.

Forty people focused, channeling their internal Spiritual Energy into it without reservation.

The thin seal film thickened at a speed visible to the naked eye, gradually becoming solid from initial transparency, emitting a gentle but tenacious sheen.

The edges of the film constantly spread outward towards the vortex like growing vines, firmly wrapping the entire vortex. The spatial vortex began to struggle violently under the seal membrane’s constraint, its diameter shrinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Young Master Yu, this action has gone surprisingly smoothly."

Beside the man in blue, Lan Qiancheng, with shoulder-length hair, held a smile on his lips, his tone filled with the lightness of a heavy burden lifted: "At this pace, the passage can be completely sealed in a quarter of an hour, and our task will be perfectly concluded."

"Qiancheng, do not be inattentive."

Dongfang Yu’s voice was gentle as jade, yet carried undeniable strength, his gaze sweeping over the battlegroup on alert in the distance: "Don’t forget, we must guard against more than just demons."

Lan Qiancheng nodded upon hearing this, a layer of vigilance rising instantly in his eyes.

Indeed, besides demons, there are too many forces unwilling to see the seal completed—secretive Blood Demon Cult, crazily fanatical Evil God Followers... they might be mingling in the crowd right now, eyeing the breaking points of the sealing team.

As soon as the words fell, the sky in the northwest suddenly surged with ink-colored clouds, an oppressive terror descending like an overcast sky, even freezing the air.

"Tier Seven fluctuation." Dongfang Yu’s eyes narrowed, yet his tone remained steady, "Qiancheng, I’ll leave it to you."

"Rest assured." The moment Lan Qiancheng responded, he exchanged a glance with four others beside him.

The next moment, five towering beams of Spiritual Energy shot into the sky, the unique radiant glow of the Golden Bloodline flowing over their bodies, Divine Weapon humming, colliding fiercely with the Tier Seven pressure.

All five were Peak Tier Six, empowered by the Golden Bloodline, and with the Divine Weapons in hand, even if unable to defeat Tier Seven, they could certainly hold it off for a time.

Furthermore, among hundreds of battlegroups, talent was abundant, with dozens of Tier Six Powerhouses ready for immediate support.

Almost simultaneously as Lan Qiancheng and the others moved, other directions suddenly erupted with attacks—

To the west, a crimson blood mist surged over the battlegroup array like a tide, revealing countless twisted blood hands within the fog, instantly corroding rocks into sludge;

To the east, dozens of pitch-black bone spears broke through the air, their tips entwined with venomous black aura;

To the south, the ground suddenly cracked open, with hundreds of mucus-covered misshapen monsters climbing out, roaring towards the nearest warriors;

To the north, several scores of crossbow bolts laced with deep blue poison sliced through the sky, accurately targeting the rear members of the sealing team, evidently a premeditated assassination.

"They’re coming!"

"On guard!"

Deafening shouts resounded in succession, yet devoid of any chaos.

Veterans who had experienced several sealing battles anticipated this well—every time at the critical moment of sealing, those hiding in the dark would always jump out to sabotage, and this had practically become routine.

Front line warriors quickly raised energy shields, blocking the blood mist and bone spears; spellcasters began chanting, fireballs and ice spikes showering like meteors towards the grotesque monsters; and battlegroup leaders issued commands without delay, swiftly disassembling the initially neat formation into small-scale integrated attack-defense formations, firmly entangling the attackers.

Standing at the forefront of the Chijin Battlegroup, Qin Tian had already quietly drawn the Black Frost Blade.

He glanced at the erupting battles everywhere, without any surprise in his eyes.

Wanting to smoothly complete the seal was never easy, and the appearance of these clowns was merely adding a touch more blood to this concluding battle.

"Hold the formation, don’t let anyone near the sealing circle!"

Qin Tian’s voice spread across the battlegroup, Xiong and Terreda and others were already leading the warriors to confront the charging grotesque monsters, blades and swords weaving through shadows, instantly clearing a vacuum zone.

Dongfang Yu looked at the orderly battlefield amidst chaos, his gaze returning to the spatial vortex that was still shrinking.

Just a bit longer and the seal would be completed.

And these emerging individuals were merely clowns.

However, just then, a man with an ordinary face in the rear of the sealing formation suddenly had a distracted look, as if his mind was seized by something invisible.

The next moment, his internal Spiritual Energy surged unpredictably, the originally stable energy flow suddenly becoming violent, breaking free from the restraints of the front line comrades like a runaway wild horse, crashing into the energy network further ahead.

"Buzz—!"

The entire sealing formation felt like it was struck by a heavy hammer, the rhythm of energy transmission instantly disrupted.

The golden light barrier that had been advancing steadily suddenly recoiled, its surface runes scattering like pearls off a broken necklace, the just stabilized golden seal film trembling violently, even showing cobweb-like cracks under the vortex’s backlash.

"Not good!" The resolute leader in the front line’s face changed dramatically, shouting angrily, "Wei Sheng! What are you doing?!"

However, the soldier named Wei Sheng showed no response, his eyes wide open, pupils flickering with eerie emerald green light, even holding a stiff grin at the corner of his mouth, his whole body exuding a chillingly sinister aura.