1276 The Cell Drenched with Blood (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Mu Ningxue looked at Mo Fan, waiting for him to keep going.
”It's something that Zhao Manyan told me before. I was quite curious why he was suddenly interested in Totem Beasts and even started researching about them,” Mo Fan recalled the words that Zhao Manyan had told him and linked them to the information about Baxia that Chairman Shao Zheng had told him recently. He organized the information before explaining it to Mu Ningxue.
”Zhao Manyan told me the legend of the Black Tortoise, how it had two descendants. One is the Black Totem Snake, and the other is Baxia. Based on Old Bao and Chairman Shao Zheng's speculation, the wooden clapper that Zhao Manyan found is a symbolic artifact of Baxia, something that was normally in the possession of the chiefs of the ancient tribes that were protected by the Totem Beasts. Take a look at this; it's the pattern of the Totem Beast that Jiang Shaojun was searching for. I believe it's the seal of the Black Tortoise.”
Mo Fan took out Jiang Shaojun's journal. There was a scribbled line tagging the Black Tortoise in it.
Most importantly, the seal of the Black Tortoise looked very familiar to Mu Ningxue...
”The...the seal of the Black Tortoise seems to be the combination of the seals of the Black Totem Snake and the wooden clapper!” Mu Ningxue concluded after recalling the pattern on Zhao Manyan's wooden clapper.
”Exactly, it's the combination of both! The two seals can combine into the seal of the Black Tortoise… it basically verifies the legend that the Black Tortoise had two descendants, Xuanshe and Baxia!” Mo Fan exclaimed.
Mu Ningxue nodded. She noticed Mo Fan was quite excited after solving a mystery.
”Look at this part of the feather,” Mo Fan placed the mysterious feather on the wall and used his hand to cover a part of it.
”Mm, it's similar to the Moon Moth Phoenix's pattern, you already mentioned that,” Mu Ningxue said.
”If our speculation of how the Black Totem Snake and Baxia are related to the Black Tortoise, it means the Moon Moth Phoenix is actually one of the descendants of this feather's owner!” Mo Fan said.
Mu Ningxue's heart skipped a beat upon hearing the words. An indescribable excitement was echoing in her heart!
If the Moon Moth Phoenix was only the descendant of the feather's owner, what exactly would the Totem Beast that the feather belonged to be like?
”Hang on! If we already know the Moon Moth Phoenix's Totem Seal and the seal of the feather's owner, we can use subtraction to find out the seal of the other Totem Beast?” Mu Ningxue was excited after realizing that.
”Exactly!” Mo Fan nodded quickly.
The formula for the Totem Seals was simple. The seal of Baxia + the seal of the Black Totem Snake was the seal of the Black Tortoise!
It also implied that the seal of the mysterious feather's owner - the seal of the Moon Moth Phoenix = the seal of an unknown Totem Beast!
The traces of Totem Beasts had been erased by time. It was extremely difficult to search for clues about them. However, if they knew the seal of a Totem Beast beforehand, it might be a useful clue to tracking down that Totem Beast!
”Maybe Jiang Shaojun figured out how the Totem Beasts are related to one another from the drawings here?” Mu Ningxue recalled what Lian Xishan said.
”That must be it. He insisted on exploring the south even if it meant going alone. He must have figured out there was a powerful Totem Beast there using the Totem Seals. He even mentioned it in the journal!” Mo Fan exclaimed eagerly.
Jiang Shaojun had found the truth to a Great Totem Beast with the help of the Totem Seals. However, no one had believed him back then, so he decided to prove it himself.
A man who was so passionate about the past, a man that was willing to sacrifice everything to seek the truth, a man who had discovered the secrets of the Totem Beasts ended up missing... Mo Fan had heard Jiang Shaoxu talking about her brother Jiang Shaojun many times. He could not relate much to the man, but now that he had discovered the secret, his heart was pounding heavily too!
What could the Totem Beast that the feather belonged to, the creature whose rank was higher than the Moon Moth Phoenix, be? On the other hand, what was the Totem Beast that was on the same level as the Moon Moth Phoenix?
What was the Great Totem Beast that Jiang Shaojun kept mentioning in his journal? Was it the same Totem Beast that the feather belonged to? Or was it something else?
”Even though I don't really understand why you are so passionate about the Totem Beasts, I strongly believe you will find the other Totem Beasts, beyond the Black Totem Snake and the Moon Moth Phoenix,” Mu Ningxue encouraged him quietly.
Mo Fan could not tell for sure either.
Why was he so passionate about the Totem Beasts? Was it because of their power?
Was it because he was interested in the overwhelming strength of the Totem Beasts? Was he fascinated by the fact that he could roam freely across the world if he could subdue one or two of them!?
”By the way, do you know what happened to Zhao Manyan?” Mu Ningxue said as the thought crossed her mind.
”About that, there's something I couldn't understand,” Mo Fan replied.
”What is it?” Mu Ningxue was quite curious too. She had heard the specifics of Zhao Manyan being eaten by a giant creature from the others.
”If Baxia was following us all the way from Japan to Venice, why did he show up all of a sudden after the end of the World College Tournament? I kept feeling that things aren't as simple as they seem!” Mo Fan said.
Mu Ningxue glanced outside the building and happened to see the Black Totem Snake poking his enormous head closer. It was obvious that the Black Totem Snake was aware of Mo Fan's presence, and had come to greet him.