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Chapter 86 The True Lord Takes in His Mount

Roar!

Four distinct roars rang out simultaneously, their sound waves rolling and scattering the clouds within a hundred miles.

With the blessing of starlight, the phantoms of divine beasts quickly solidified on the four originally blank command flags, stepping out from the flags.

Above the Eastern Command Flag, a blue dragon coiled out, with a single horn on its head, covered in blue scales, and surrounded by clouds and mist; it was none other than the Horned Wood Dragon.

Among the western command flags, a gray wolf howled to the sky, its body covered with Kui star patterns, its eyes gleaming with golden light; it was the Kui Wood Wolf.

A crimson-red xiezhi, with a single, long, sharp horn, leaped from the southern command flag; it was Jingmu Kuang.

The northern command flag then produced a single-horned blue rhinoceros, its four hooves like iron pillars, its body shimmering with starlight—it was the Doumu Xie.

The four divine beast avatars stood in the void. Although they were merely projections of divine power and not the real beings themselves, their overwhelming pressure was as vast as an abyss and as boundless as the sea, sweeping across the sky and the earth.

The arrogance and greed on Tian Yunzi's face vanished in an instant, replaced by horror and fear.

An uncontrollable urge surged from within him, his limbs trembled, and he almost lost control and revealed his true form on the spot.

How could he not recognize these four beings?

The four Wood Bird Stars among the Twenty-Eight Mansions are considered the natural enemies of all rhinoceros demons in the world. Just as Garuda in the West feeds on dragons, the star power of these four naturally has an absolute suppression over monsters like rhinoceroses.

This is not a matter of superior or inferior cultivation, but rather a restraint imposed by the laws of heaven and earth, a terrifying memory imprinted in one's bloodline.

Song Yi has always had a good relationship with the star lords of the Twenty-Eight Mansions, such as Jingmu Kuang and Yihuo She. He also often visits the Vermilion Bird Palace and the Black Tortoise Palace. It is not a difficult task for him to ask Jiaomu Jiao, Doumu Xie, Kuimu Lang and Jingmu Kuang to descend their divine power.

He was usually reluctant to use favors, but since this rhinoceros demon was ungrateful, he couldn't be blamed.

"My lords, please subdue this unruly demon for me!"

The four divine beast avatars moved at the command and pounced on Tian Yunzi at the same time.

The Horned Dragon pounced first, its tail sweeping across, carrying immense force as it crashed down on Tian Yunzi.

Tian Yunzi hurriedly summoned an ancient bronze shield, on which layers of runes appeared, barely managing to block the tail.

But then Kui Mulang pounced to his side, its claws tearing through the void, five flashes of cold light, and the runes on the bronze shield dimmed instantly by three points.

Jingmu Kuang and Doumu Xie attacked from both sides simultaneously. One spewed crimson flames that burned everything, while the other charged with its horns, its force as heavy as Mount Tai.

Tian Yunzi hurriedly summoned all his most treasured magical artifacts: the black command flag, the bone banner, copper ring, jade ruler, iron hook, and even seven or eight other treasures he had never used before. They all floated around him, forming layers of defense.

However, all of this pales in comparison to the Four Wood Bird Star.

It wasn't that his magical artifacts weren't strong enough, but rather that his demonic power had been greatly reduced after being suppressed by his natural enemy, and each of his magical artifacts could only unleash half of its usual power.

Jiaomu Jiao bit his bone banner to pieces, Kui Mulang slapped away the copper ring, Jingmu Kuang's flames burned through the black command flag, and Doumu Xie's horn directly smashed two defensive magic treasures.

Tian Yunzi could only defend himself in a sorry state, forced to retreat repeatedly by the four divine beast avatars, powerless to fight back. His dark blue robe was torn in many places, his demonic aura flickered, and cracks appeared on his chest armor.

At this moment, Jingmuhan suddenly let out a deafening roar that soared into the heavens, carrying a divine power specifically designed to target the rhinoceros demon.

The roar shook Tian Yunzi so much that his whole body trembled violently, his demonic power completely spiraled out of control, and the impulse to submit in his bloodline could no longer be suppressed.

It let out a piercing scream, its body suddenly swelled and twisted, no longer able to maintain its human form, and transformed into a gigantic rhinoceros in mid-air.

The giant rhinoceros was hundreds of feet long, with skin as thick as iron armor, covered with natural patterns.

A huge head hung low, with a thick rhinoceros horn growing above the nose. The horn was spiral-shaped, pure white like jade, and a faint spiritual light flowed from its tip. It was the Heavenly Rhinoceros Horn that could search for treasures all over the world.

Its four hooves were as thick as pillars, and when it stepped into the void, they produced a dull thud. A short tail swung behind it, stirring up the clouds.

At this moment, this ancient and monstrous creature had completely lost its previous arrogance, and its huge body was trembling.

Song Yi flipped his right hand, and a golden light shot out.

The Immortal Binding Lock transformed into a long golden dragon, coiling around the giant rhinoceros.

Tian Yunzi instinctively tried to struggle, but the oppressive aura of the four divine beast incarnations held him firmly in place. The demonic power within his body was almost solidified under the suppression of his bloodline, leaving him powerless to offer any resistance.

The Immortal Binding Lock wrapped around the massive rhinoceros's body in layers, the chains tightening and golden light flowing, binding it tightly.

The giant rhinoceros let out a low, mournful cry. Its demonic power was completely sealed by the chains, rendering it unable to move an inch. Like a mountain of flesh, it crashed onto the immortal island, shaking the earth.

"Thank you, Four Star Lords!"

With a smile on his face, Song Yi bowed slightly to the four divine beast avatars in the void.

As soon as the words were spoken, the four divine beast avatars transformed into a sky full of dazzling starlight and vanished into the heavens and earth.

At this moment, the four bright stars that were originally dazzling in the sky gradually dimmed and returned to their ordinary state.

"You wretched beast, you've always been so arrogant; today you deserve this calamity!"

Song Yi descended from the clouds and roared down, "I am a star lord appointed by the Heavenly Court! How dare you block my path and kill a righteous god of the Heavenly Court! According to the laws of Heaven, I could have killed you immediately. However, considering the difficulty of your cultivation and the benevolence of Heaven, I have specially granted you the privilege of serving as my mount, walking in the mortal world, to atone for your sins!"

That day, Yunzi was originally a strange creature from the primordial world. When he heard that he, a dignified Xuanxian (mysterious immortal) powerhouse, was to be taken as a mount, he was so angry that his demonic body trembled.

It raised its head and let out a mournful roar, its whole body surging with demonic energy, displaying a resolute posture of never submitting to the death.

"Fine! Since you're so stubborn, I, the Star Lord, have never liked to force things. I'll just cut off this rhinoceros horn on your head as punishment and let you go."

Song Yi sighed, then casually summoned a long sword with a chilling gleam, stepped forward, gently stroking the flawless white jade-like rhinoceros horn with his right hand, and made as if to swing the sword down.

Tian Yunzi immediately trembled all over, his four legs shaking so badly he could barely stand.

You should know that this white jade horn that reaches the heavens is the source of all his Taoist cultivation and magical power.

Without this treasure, he would be no different from any other ordinary rhinoceros in the lower realm.

Moreover, the reason he was able to cultivate smoothly to the Xuanxian realm was entirely due to the rhinoceros horn's ability to sense the spiritual energy within a radius of ten thousand miles, thus allowing him to search for countless rare and precious materials.

"Star Lord, please spare me! This humble beast is willing to submit, willing to submit!"

Seeing that the cold light was about to strike the horn, Tian Yunzi dared not resist any longer and hurriedly lowered his head, begging for mercy repeatedly.