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The huge red bird suddenly let out a mournful cry, waving its wings and soaring upwards, circling in the sky.

"What's wrong? What happened?" Bai Hu was caught off guard by Suzaku's sudden change, stopped and looked around vigilantly, and was relieved to find that nothing was wrong.

Is his big brother's head abnormal? One moment he was fine, but the next moment he suddenly jumped up and frightened him. There was no sign at all. He thought it was a sneak attack.

Xuanwu patted him on the shoulder, "Ling Guang won't be like this for no reason, let's go up and have a look."

Bai Hu nodded, and flew to Meng Zhang with him. After all, Meng Zhang had been watching all the time, so he must be the first to discover anything.

"Brother Long, what happened to Suzaku?"

Meng Zhang shook his head, he didn't know exactly what happened, causing Suzaku to lose control suddenly.

Suzaku kept circling in the air, and its mournful cries reached to the sky.Black clouds gathered in the sky, blocking the sun.Everything in the world seems to be eclipsed in an instant, turning into black and white,

Only the fiery red bird is the only warm color among them.

There was a muffled sound among the rolling thunder, and there were wisps of rain, accompanied by the mournful cry of Suzaku, and the magic circle under the yushu shone brightly.The magic circle began to spread,

Like a slowly unfolding spider web, it keeps expanding.Every time a node is lit, a golden soul will appear.Some of them are Buddhas with bright foreheads, and some are gods with golden crowns on their heads. They all sit cross-legged with their eyes closed tightly, as if they are enduring something.

When the spider web was fully unfolded, the figures of hundreds of people appeared in front of everyone.Their souls all glow with golden light, demonstrating the great merits they carry. If they were placed in other places, they would all be the proud sons of heaven, but they willingly gave up their bodies and merged into this suppressing "green dragon" with a fearless spirit. Among the magic circles born in the world, it became the cornerstone of this magic circle.

Who would have imagined that in this kind of place there would be so many people who voluntarily sacrificed their lives to save the common people, protect others, other people's parents and brothers, other people's wives and children.A tragic atmosphere spread throughout the spider web, and just looking at this shocking scene made one feel awe.

Suzaku was still calling in the sky, trying to take the undead to heaven, but no one responded.The rain swayed and sank into the soil, as if the heavens and the earth were crying for these unknown heroes.

Even the Four Spirits were overwhelmed by this scene.

Meng Zhang has always felt that Buddhism and Taoism are a group of selfish ghosts, not only Meng Zhang, but also several others.Since ancient times, Buddhism and Taoism have flourished, and it seems that these two forces have nothing else to do except for fighting for believers and fighting for power and profit all day long.

But the facts presented in front of him now told them that what they had always thought was wrong.

Buddhism and Taoism can thrive after ancient times, and the strength they retain is definitely the strongest.Looking at these people, Meng Zhang and the others did not find a familiar face.It is conceivable that Buddhism and Taoism are not as unbearable as they show. After all, there are only a few who are really placed in front of the stage, and many are hidden behind the scenes to protect them.

The people in front of the stage are manipulating vulgar things. They each have their own shortcomings. They are fighting for power and profit one by one. They focus all eyes on themselves, almost giving up their own way. This is not a kind of sacrifice.

The people in front of the stage create a pure land for the people behind the scenes, so that they can practice without worry.But in the face of catastrophe, they are still willing to give up their bright future, sacrifice themselves, and become the firewood of this suppression formation, burning themselves to death bit by bit.

"This counterfeit product probably won't come out." Bai Hu felt uncomfortable in his heart, he didn't understand why these people did that.

Even if he is Four Spirits, he has never had the idea of ​​saving the world. How dare these people take the burden of saving the common people on their shoulders is really too strange.

Meng Zhang nodded with complicated emotions, "I didn't expect that other than us, there would be others who discovered Tiandao's plan. However, their formation can't keep trapping the counterfeit. They use their lives to provide power for the formation, and when their souls When the power is exhausted and disappears, this counterfeit will be able to come out."

"I suddenly realized something was wrong. Look, is the green dragon in the tree an adult?" Xuanwu frowned and said suddenly.

Although the fake green dragon in the tree doesn't look as big as Meng Zhang's original body, it does look like a real adult dragon, probably shrunk down because of being suppressed by the tree.Because of this, they thought it was a young dragon just now.

Baihu sized it up carefully, and was also full of surprise, "It's an adult, how long has Suzaku been sealed in the extreme south!"

Meng Zhang touched his chin, "It doesn't have to be a normal adult. Look at the formation, does it look like a spider web? The fake is in the middle of the spider web, does it look like a spider?"

"Brother Long, what do you mean?"

"I'm wondering if the fake was trapped by them on purpose. The spider web seems to have trapped him, but if I look closely, I think he looks like a hunter, and other people are the prey. Countless people passed through that The thin net provides him with nourishment, so that he doesn't have to worry about food and grows fast..."

"Then he is too cunning." Bai Hu was dumbfounded.

"This is just a conjecture of mine... Hey, Ling Guang is back."

Suzaku turned back into a human form, and flew towards them, feeling sleepy and lacking energy.

"Suzaku, what happened to you just now?" Bai Hu was the first to go up to him and asked.

The corners of Suzaku's eyes were slightly red, and his face was sad, "They had a fight with fakes, too many people died in this place, I heard them crying, most of them have disappeared with the passage of time, but the remaining A thread of obsession is still howling."

"My condolences." Xuanwu patted him on the shoulder and comforted him.

As a divine bird that can attract the undead, Suzaku has seen too many deaths.But here, he found the long-lost tragic emotion, so that he couldn't control it, and was controlled by instinct and turned into a prototype, wanting to take the remaining soul away.It's a pity that those souls are not willing to respond to him, so they are willing to stay in the formation and suffer, and sooner or later they will be drained and exhausted by the formation.

Suzaku smiled, signaling him not to worry.Although he is a bit sentimental, after all, it is the sadness of others that comes from empathy, not from his heart. When he leaves this place, he will not be affected.

"Qinglong, what should we do now?"

Meng Zhang thought for a while, "Since my counterfeit product won't come out for a while, we don't need to waste time on him. Let's find Baihu's fake product first, and it won't be too late to find a way to deal with him at the end. "

The other three had no objection, so they packed up and prepared to head west all the way to the abyss of the Far West. Unexpectedly, before they got out of the forest, an accident happened.

The light rain in the sky turned into heavy rain, and the small thunder turned into heavy thunder. The thick lightning rolled in the clouds, as if it would strike down mercilessly at any moment.

On the ground, the souls in the formation cried out at the same time, and even began to disappear one by one.

In the Yushu, the cyan dragon opened its eyes, and met Meng Zhang's eyes through the thick tree curtain.

"No, he is breaking the formation!"