Power of the Bone Ornants
Gongjia Heng went inside the mountain while Shao Xuan left. He sat on a rock that had been shaped into a bench near the bell, thinking about what just happened.
Heng thought Shao Xuan had done it on purpose but Shao Xuan didn’t even know this was going to happen. The flas on the ornant ca out on their own, Shao Xuan did not control them. It was more like an instinct from the clashes between different shamanic energies. When a threat was detected, it would automatically unleash a protective power, helping Shao Xuan block off the strong threat.
Perhaps this was what the ancestors ant by the protection of the ancestors.
Or, the flas on the ornants were related to the Xia people’s shaman. The ornants had such a response only because there was shamanic energy here.
The Xia people had left behind things related to their craft, likely inside that mountain. To stop outsiders from entering, ?they set up many traps. The first obstacle was the peculiar eighteen statues.
However, compared to the Xia people’s shamanic arts, Shao Xuan was more curious about the powers within the bone ornants left behind by his ancestor.s In the past, he only knew that the fire giant would appear during rituals. Just like in the fire pit. However, right now it looked like the giant didn’t just appear in the pit. The ancestors’ power was more powerful than he could imagine, it was obvious from how it blocked the force as threatening as knives exuding from the statues.
It was a battle between shamanic energies. Shao Xuan knew that if he stuck out till the end, he would be on the winning side. However, the consequences of forcing it would definitely be bad for everyone.
As he looked at the round, shiny bead on his necklace, he wondered if he could borrow so power from it since the ornant contained power left behind by the first shaman. Not the kind that helped them find their way here, but the kind of power they had against the eighteen statues.
The ancestral ornants could protect him from dangers. However, if he could control them at will, they could be more than that.
Shao Xuan planned to test them. If it worked, that would be a huge support to him. He would be able to fare better against external threats.
He got up from the stone bench, thinking about the energy changes in his body when he stepped past the bronze door. Shao Xuan focused on his power of inheritance.
Harnessing the power of the ornants was different from the totemic power he used during hunts. This required the power of inheritance.
A blue fla shot out from the totemic fire. As the blue fla extended outwards, the totemic fire flickered too.
The power of inheritance flowed through Shao Xuan until it reached his chest. All of his power was concentrated in one spot, like a vortex sucking in everything.
With the feeding of the power of inheritance, flas shot out from the four ornants. However, they were different from the previous flas. There were both blue and red flas now. The part of the ornant facing outside had redder flas.
Shao Xuan was first shocked, then delighted. Although the flas were different from before, this was enough to prove that he was right. He could control its powers at will.
Now that he was right, he could proceed. The power of inheritance flowed quicker across his body to his chest, then to the ornants.
The power of inheritance also triggered the appearance of his totemic patterns. However, the difference was that in the past, totemic patterns looked like flowing lava. This ti, they had flas on them. He could clearly see flas dancing on his totemic patterns!
As more power accumulated, the flas on the ornants grew brighter and stronger, slowly wrapping around Shao Xuan. He could feel the gushing power of inheritance through him, as if bringing warmth across his entire being.
It was not enough! This was not enough, it wasn’t enough to form the fla giant!
Shao Xuan once again increased the speed of the power of inheritance. Every blue fla grew thicker. All of them rged together and surged into the ornants.
The fire giant slowly ca into shape but it still wasn’t up to his standards. It was far from the mighty giant at the bronze door. However, Shao Xuan felt helpless. He had already utilised all his totemic flas and yet he still could not trigger the sa response in the ornants.
He didn’t even feel like that when he was using the secret engraving techniques on Caesar years ago.
Shao Xuan did not stop. He continued focusing power into the ornants. If he was near his limit monts ago, right now he was at his limit. If this continued, he would use up all his power of inheritance in his totemic fla and it would take a long ti to recover. Power of inheritance required a longer ti to recover, unlike totemic power. However, so what if it was dried up? Shao Xuan still wanted to try!
At this point, he noticed the outer shell of the totemic fla had grown brighter. It wasn’t flickering anymore, it was shining steadily. Compared to this shell, the flas were dimr.
The blue flas from the totemic fire thickened once again, right now with white-hot tips as they poked through the outer shell of light.
The energy surge from these white gas was like a wave crashing into the bone ornants. Shao Xuan’s blood vessels from his neck to his shoulders dilated but he felt as if he was carrying the weight of a mountain. He could not take even a step forward, every movent was difficult.
The air around him grew thicker, yet it flowed quickly. Like he was brewing a tornado. Shao Xuan himself was standing in the eye of the storm.
The dense air currents brought with them a sense of destruction and the first target was the stone bench behind him.
Boom!
The stone bench, unaffected by years of winds and battering, exploded into crumbs and powder.
One of the pieces flew directly at the shiny bell.
Clang!
It was even louder than when Gongjia Heng struck it, ringing across the valley.
In the next mont, golden cloud patterns erged on the mountain faces around the valley. The cloud patterns danced, then the echoes stopped suddenly. Shao Xuan felt an invisible force pressing on him, similar to when he faced the statues.
Shao Xuan did not look around, it was difficult even to turn his neck now. It was a critical mont. The fla giant was not completely ford and not tall- just as tall as him. However, this was already extrely difficult for Shao Xuan.
He had taken too much effort to make this, he was unwilling to give up now.
However, he realised the looming threat did not make his job harder, instead supported his energy. When the ornants sensed a threat, its protective qualities were awakened. However, not much energy flowed out– though it helped Shao Xuan enough to form a complete fla giant!
Shao Xuan tried to walk but could not lift his legs. As if there were heavy weights tied to them, moving was very difficult.
He took a few breaths, focusing his strength in his legs and slowly lifting a foot. A simple act like walking was now a difficult task.
He was already drenched in sweat just from lifting his foot from the ground.
He took a small step, putting his foot back on the ground. Just like a normal walk However, it was like a walk in slow motion. Lifting a foot then putting it down was difficult, like he was breaking through many obstacles just to move.
Then, when his foot touched the ground, a surge of energy exploded underneath his foot.
Boom—
A dull rumble. Stones and pebbles flew, dust burst into a cloud.
A circle of force, ten ters in diater, had ford with his foot in the centre. The uneven ground with many pebbles was now flat.
As the ground shook, bits of stones rolled and cracked down the mountains, falling onto the ground.
On the mountain face, the golden cloud patterns flickered. This was a protective power left behind by the Xia. However, while it could stop the echoes of the bell, it could not fully suppress the sound of this explosion.
He felt a stronger pressure on him. The power in the ornants seed like it was preparing to fight.
However, most of its power was still coaxed by Shao Xuan so it was not very strong yet.
However, if this situation continued, Shao Xuan would lose control over it again.
At least he had proven a point. There was no need to continue.
He slowly retracted his power of inheritance and the ornants were no longer fed with power. The energies were retracted, while the fla giant turned into a ball of flas and disappeared into his bone ornants.
The cloud patterns around him disappeared back into the walls.
Everything was calm once again.
On the other side, Heng was reading ancestral records after entering Gongjia Mountain. He was so overwheld by emotion that he cried, his eyes burning with admiration. However, he heard sothing. Was it the sound of the bell ringing?
The soundproofing here was good so he wasn’t sure if he heard sothing.
When he stopped to listen again, there was nothing.
Gongjia Heng wondered if he had made a mistake. It must have been Shao Xuan. But didn’t his elders say that outsiders could not make the bell ring? Or was that a misunderstanding?
Shaking his head, Gongjia Heng continued reading.
Then, he felt the ground shake.
Unless…
Did the kid force himself into the mountain?!
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