Immortal Xu stared fixedly at Su Fu, his heart pounding wildly in his chest, trying to find even a trace of hesitation on her face.
Even just a moment of wavering would be enough.
‘She’ll definitely agree, unless she doesn’t want Penglai. But how could that be? Who would refuse such a massive asset as Penglai?’
‘That’s the Penglai Immortal Ship! She once controlled Penglai to conquer so many maps and crush so many powerful enemies. How could she bear to let it go?!’
Immortal Xu had already decided that as long as she relented, he would eventually replace Penglai as the “new core” of the Immortal Ship for her!
After all, whether it was him or the Penglai Immortal Ship, what difference did it make to Su Fu?
‘Though it’s humiliating, there’s only hope if I stay alive. I can plot slowly in the future…’
But at that moment, he heard Su Fu speak.
“Are you even worthy?”
He instantly felt as though he had fallen into a cellar of ice.
He saw Su Fu looking at him coldly.
“To be cured, a stubborn illness must be completely uprooted. Just like a rotting wound, the putrid flesh must be cut away for new flesh to grow. Even if the pain is bone-deep, it’s better than living on with rot!”
She looked at the dying Penglai Immortal Ship.
The Yamata no Orochi was a malignant tumor.
If this continued, the Immortal Ship would instead become the walking dead.
Like an old tree hollowed out by insects, it might look fine on the outside, but the inside was already decayed and crumbling.
Even if the ship shattered into pieces, she would collect every single one.
Using Nuwa’s restoration power, she would gradually repair it.
She would rather endure a moment of pain than allow the tumor to keep growing.
The Yamata no Orochi had to be eliminated!
Immortal Xu finally lost it, screaming hysterically, “Are you crazy?! What are you without Penglai?! Do you think —”
“Boom — !!!”
Su Fu didn’t give him the chance to finish.
The Azure Dragon Manifestation behind her crashed down, crushing the last head of the Yamata no Orochi.
“Squish — !”
The massive body of the Yamata no Orochi twitched violently before eventually falling still, completely dead.
“Ahhh!” Immortal Xu let out a shrill scream, “You’re insane! You’ll definitely regret this! Lunatic! Lunatic! You personally destroyed the Penglai Immortal Ship! You!”
With the total death of the Yamata no Orochi, Immortal Xu’s body began to age rapidly.
The long life he had stolen vanished in an instant.
He used the last of his strength to howl, “I curse you! You’ll regret this! You stupid — “
Before he could finish his sentence, Su Fu crushed him with a swing of her staff.
“Noisy.”
At the same time, the entire Immortal Ship jolted violently, shaking so hard it seemed as though it would collapse and shatter immediately.
The crowd looked at the sudden change in the ship with terror.
“It’s over! The Immortal Ship is going to collapse!”
At that exact moment, the Azure Dragon Manifestation behind Su Fu suddenly surged in size.
Its draconic body crossed the sea of clouds, becoming so massive it was enough to encircle the entire ship.
It opened its giant claws, physically holding up the ship that was about to shatter.
Its body acted like a chain, tightly binding the broken parts together.
“Roar — !” The dragon’s cry shook the heavens as the Azure Dragon Manifestation erupted with brilliant light.
The Azure Dragon was actually using its manifestation body to forcibly “stitch” together the ship that was about to vanish into ash!
“How is that possible…” In the distance, the Howling Celestial Dog and the others were beyond shocked as they watched the scene.
‘She’s actually going to forcibly protect the entire ship from shattering?’
But it was useless.
It was like a broken porcelain bowl — even if the pieces were forced back together, the cracks still remained.
Once the external force was removed, it would collapse.
How long could the Azure Dragon Manifestation hold on?
Unless Su Fu could repair the ship in the short time the manifestation held, but how was that possible?
Sure enough, the Azure Dragon Manifestation began to wobble.
Clearly, even the power of the Dragon King of the East Sea could not maintain such a heaven-defying feat for long.
“Ah!” Chesia cried out, “Su Fu can’t hold it!”
“Let’s help!”
The group began pouring Divine Power into the ship, but their power did nothing.
It wasn’t that they didn’t have enough power, but that their specialties weren’t a match for the task.
They weren’t focused on restoration or repair, so they couldn’t do this job.
Su Fu felt the Divine Power pouring out of her body frantically.
The ship was too big, and she was reaching her limit.
In such a short time, she could only repair and protect the core.
As for the rest, she would have to collect the fragments and repair them over a long period.
‘Wait a bit longer, just a bit longer…’
Every extra second she held on meant one more crack repaired.
But the Azure Dragon Manifestation behind her was already staggering, its scales continuously falling off.
It had clearly reached its limit.
In that moment of life and death, a voice suddenly rang out —
“Boom — !!!”
A blinding white light soared into the sky, flying toward the west side of the ship.
“Guizang Clan — Bai Shou, here to help.”
A youth in silver armor arrived through the air.
The tiger-headed long blade in his hand slashed down fiercely, the blade light turning into a majestic White Tiger that roared at the sky!
“WHITE TIGER JIANBING, SUPPRESS EVIL AND BREAK THE CURSE — RISE!”
The western side of the ship jolted.
The hull that had been splitting was actually held up by the White Tiger Manifestation!
Its claws gripped the deck, steadily supporting the western corner of the ship.
Su Fu’s pupils shrank. ‘Is that… the White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols of China?!’
Before she could recover from her shock, another voice echoed.
“Splash!”
Clouds rolled in the north as a black flash appeared.
A figure in dark robes arrived, stepping over the waves.
“Guizang Clan — Cang Yue, here to help.”
A giant Black Tortoise slowly emerged.
It carried a tortoise shell on its back, with a snake’s head encircling it; its shell was like a mountain.
“BLACK TORTOISE ZHIMING, CARRY THE HEAVENS AND SUPPORT THE EARTH — SUPPRESS!”
The Black Tortoise guarded the north, steadily supporting the bottom of the ship.
The ship’s downward plunge came to a dead stop.
“Skree — !”
Crimson flames burned the sky in the south.
Amidst the flying fire feathers, a woman in a red dress stood in mid-air.
“Guizang Clan — Qing Ling, here to help.”
The Vermilion Bird Manifestation spread its wings and soared.
Its fiery red feathers, looking like burning flames, flew toward the southern part of the ship.
“VERMILION BIRD PODI, NIRVANA RETURN TO POSITION — UNITE!”
The Vermilion Bird spread its massive wings and let out a clear, melodious cry, steadily supporting the collapsing southern side.
The Four Symbols returned to their positions: East, West, South, and North —
The Azure Dragon chanted, the White Tiger roared, the Black Tortoise suppressed the sea, and the Vermilion Bird burned the sky!
Four blinding pillars of light rose from the four corners of the ship, with each Divine Beast guarding a side.
The entire collapsing ship was physically lifted back into its original shape.
Not only that, but the different lights began to resonate with one another, self-harmonizing and intertwining to form an incredibly powerful defensive Array Formation.
The crumbling ship was completely stabilized!
Looking at this scene, Su Fu felt waves of shock crashing in her heart.
The White Tiger, the Vermilion Bird, and the Black Tortoise — together with her Azure Dragon — the Four Symbols of China had actually gathered to protect the Penglai Immortal Ship.
“Guizang Clan…” Su Fu murmured to herself.
” ‘Guizang’ refers to Huangdi. It is recorded in the ‘Genealogy of the World’ that Shennong was called Lianshan and Huangdi was called Guizang.”
Yes, the name had clearly hinted at China.
These three were actually descendants of the ancient Chinese civilization.
Her Destiny passive activated.
She seemed to see a blurry figure deep within the star sea.
That person, wearing a robe with wide sleeves, pointed at the stars and transformed them, hiding the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao deep within the star sea, protecting the fire of Chinese civilization so it would never go out.
“What does ‘Guizang’ mean?” she whispered.
“Hiding the Heavenly Dao in the star sea, guarding the flame in the long night…”
Protecting the fire of China from being extinguished!
Thus, the flame would be passed down, surviving forever.
An indescribable sense of shock surged in her heart.
It turned out that China had never truly perished.
They had stayed hidden, silently guarding the flame of civilization in the star sea until today.
“Thank you all for your help!” Su Fu gave a solemn word of thanks.
The three members of the Guizang Clan nodded in response.
With the support of the Four Symbols, the pressure on her shoulders lessened significantly.
She no longer hesitated and activated Nuwa’s Godly Power, “[Patch the Sky: Restoration]!”
A massive Nüwa Manifestation emerged behind her.
With the body of a human and the tail of a snake, her aura was ancient and her expression compassionate.
She looked down at the broken ship, the Five-Colored Stone in her hand glowing brilliantly.
At almost the same moment, the entire ship began to be repaired rapidly, visible to the naked eye.
Under the repair of the Nüwa Manifestation, those hideous cracks healed as if time were flowing backward.
Broken buildings merged back together, and fractured ground resealed itself.
The parts that had been devoured by the Yamata no Orochi grew back as well, returning to their original, prosperous grandeur as if time had reversed.
Nuwa’s graceful hands patched the gaps in the sky.
Bai Shou, Cang Yue, and Qing Ling looked at Lady Nuwa in speechless shock.
They seemed to want to say something, but in the end, they only whispered, “Lady Nuwa…”
The travelers had finally seen the mother they had been parted from for so long.
Yet, they dared not approach, only watching from a distance.
They reached out with trembling hands, as if trying to touch the shadow, but finally, they just gave a deep bow.
“Long… long time no see.”
The sea of clouds was silent, save for the divine light of the Sky Mending flowing through.
With the final crack repaired, the remnant soul of the Yamata no Orochi was completely annihilated.
Immortal Xu’s traces also turned to ash, dissipating between heaven and earth.
Su Fu returned to the ship and looked up.
The three members of the Guizang Clan stood not far away.
Bai Shou slowly sheathed his blade, Cang Yue gave a slight nod, and Qing Ling smiled at her.
Nuwa patches the sky, and the Four Symbols stabilize the world.
‘Today, Penglai is reborn. Our paths have finally crossed.’
In the long night of the Star Sea, the dawn is finally seen.
The flame has been lit; why must it remain hidden?