Chapter 415 (1/2)

Power of the Bone Ornaments

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 flames on the ornament came 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 meant by the protection of the ancestors.

Or, the flames on the ornaments were related to the Xia people’s shaman. The ornaments 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 ornaments 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 some power from it since the ornament 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 ornaments 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 ornaments was different from the totemic power he used during hunts. This required the power of inheritance.

A blue flame shot out from the totemic fire. As the blue flame 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.

Shao Xuan was first shocked, then delighted. Although the flames 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 ornaments.

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 time, they had flames on them. He could clearly see flames dancing on his totemic patterns!

As more power accumulated, the flames on the ornaments 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 flame giant!

Shao Xuan once again increased the speed of the power of inheritance. Every blue flame grew thicker. All of them merged together and surged into the ornaments.

The fire giant slowly came 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 flames and yet he still could not trigger the same response in the ornaments.

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 ornaments. If he was near his limit moments ago, right now he was at his limit. If this continued, he would use up all his power of inheritance in his totemic flame and it would take a long time to recover. Power of inheritance required a longer time 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 flame had grown brighter. It wasn’t flickering anymore, it was shining steadily. Compared to this shell, the flames were dimmer.

The blue flames 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 games was like a wave crashing into the bone ornaments. 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 movement 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.