Chapter 36 More than half of the casualties
On the five-colored altar, the bronze Buddha lamp cast a brilliant light like moonlight, shining on Hua Tiandu, making him look like a god.

Beside him were three three-inch-tall demons that were nailed to death.

These three little monsters are only as thick as fingers, shaped like crocodiles but without legs. They are like snakes but not snakes. Their bodies are covered with black scales, except for their abdomens which are bare.

"What is this? Why does it look so weird?"

"It looks a bit like the divine crocodile in Tibetan legends..."

Everyone looked at the little divine crocodile that was bleeding bright red blood in the void, and felt a chill in their hearts.

Seeing that the crowd was still not alert, Hua Tiandu threw away the three dead little divine crocodiles and reminded them helplessly: "The divine crocodile army is coming soon, let's retreat to the giant coffin."

His figure flashed, and he crossed dozens of meters in a few steps and stood in front of the huge bronze coffin.

Seeing this, the others quickly ran and followed behind.

Next, everyone gathered together with their backs against the huge bronze coffin.

Under Hua Tiandu's command, Ye Fan, Pang Bo and others who possessed Buddhist treasures formed a defensive circle with him and stood on the outside to defend, while those who did not have Buddhist treasures stood inside the circle.

Everyone paid attention to the movements around them, waiting for the arrival of the crocodile army.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the almost transparent shield in the distance gradually shrank and retreated to the edge of the altar. The super sandstorm was already approaching.

"Master, look above the giant coffin! The Tai Chi Bagua diagram has appeared!" Ye Fan reminded happily.

"Master, is this the Starry Sky Gate you mentioned? Are we saved?" Pang Bo asked hurriedly.

"Yes! The altar under our feet absorbed the divine power of the shield above and evolved into this space-time portal."

"Unfortunately, relying solely on these divine powers is still not enough."

"Next, we have to kill those small crocodiles that attacked us and use their blood to perform a blood sacrifice, so that the Starry Sky Gate can be completely formed."

"In this way, we can ride the Nine Dragons Coffin through the Gate of Time and Space and cross to the other side of the starry sky."

As soon as Hua Tiandu finished speaking, he saw the shield covering the altar change.

"Kacha kacha~"

Countless little divine crocodiles suddenly appeared, broke through the protective shield, and crawled over along the top of the altar.

The densely packed three-inch divine crocodiles formed an extremely dense black tide, which made everyone feel daunted.

"So many...little crocodiles!" Pangbo was no longer joking, and his voice trembled unconsciously.

"There are at least thousands of them!" Ye Fan estimated the number of divine crocodiles and his mouth felt a little dry.

Seeing the somewhat low morale, Hua Tiandu had no choice but to offer comfort.

"Don't worry, as long as you use the Buddhist treasures in your hands well, there shouldn't be any big problems."

As soon as he finished speaking, the vanguard consisting of hundreds of divine crocodiles rushed over.

"Do it!"

All of a sudden, everyone stretched out the Buddhist treasures in their hands and collided with the crocodile army.

Incense burners, vajra, copper bells, fish drums and other Buddhist relics all burst out with dazzling divine light and resisted the impact of the divine crocodile.

However, Ye Fan and others are just mortals after all, and cannot withstand the explosive power brought by the charge of the divine crocodile.

"Master... I can't hold on any longer." Some people with weaker bodies quickly issued a warning.

Hearing this, Hua Tiandu raised the copper lamp in his hand to his mouth. He blew out a light breath, and suddenly, the wick of the copper lamp rolled up a several-meter-long dragon of fire, which directly cleared out a large wave of divine crocodiles around.

Countless burnt corpses of divine crocodiles fell to the ground, emitting a burnt smell.

Seeing this, others followed suit and began to use the Buddhist treasures in their hands flexibly.

Ye Fan waved the rosary in his hand, sending out a large amount of green light, sweeping down the divine crocodile in front of him.

Pangbo shook the golden bell in his hand, which made a 'dangdangdang' sound and shot out circles of golden ripples, cutting off all the divine crocodiles that it touched.

……

More than a dozen people took the initiative to use the Buddhist treasures in their hands to slaughter the waves of divine crocodiles in front of them. These dead divine crocodiles piled up together and gradually formed a low wall that was higher than everyone's ankles.

Countless shattered divine crocodiles, scarlet blood oozed out from their wounds and flowed deep into the altar.

Suddenly, the Tai Chi Bagua diagram above the altar became brighter and brighter, as if it was about to take shape completely.

When Ye Fan and others were killing the divine crocodile, they also noticed this situation and felt a lot more at ease.

"Roar!"

A terrifying roar like that of a wild bull came from the windy and sandy storm, making everyone look terrified.

"boom!"

An extremely tragic aura swept over from afar, and two scarlet "eyeballs" like huge lanterns appeared from the storm, staring straight at the Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin.

Although they were not stared at directly by the terrifying gaze, everyone still felt a chill in their hearts.

"What kind of monster is this?"

“Is this the demon that broke the seal from under the ancient temple?”

Looking at the blood-red eyes that were gradually approaching, everyone felt despair.

The tragic momentum was like a tsunami, washing over everyone's mind and making their soul tremble.

The surrounding sandstorm stopped instantly, replaced by countless evil spirits and black clouds.

Countless evil spirits swept in, covering the stars and the moon, and plunging the surroundings into darkness.

Behind the heavy darkness, a huge demon body was looming. It was the Crocodile Ancestor who walked out from under the Great Leiyin Temple.

"Ow!"

There was another loud roar. Except for Hua Tiandu who had sealed his ears in advance, everyone felt an explosion in their ears and became dizzy.

Under the weight of this last straw, many people fell down, including several people who formed a defensive circle and held Buddhist instruments.

"not good!"

"Get up quickly!"

"It's over! The defense circle is broken!"

Before everyone could react, the divine crocodiles attacked the gap frantically like sharks smelling blood.

Before the nearby attack was dealt with, thousands of divine crocodiles came rushing in from afar, making everyone feel despair.

"Don't give up! The Star Gate will soon be completed!"

Hua Tiandu reminded the enemy while killing them with the bronze lamp in his hand.

He did not use any magic power, nor did he activate the Wanfa Robe and Zhenwu Sword, because he did not want to be a firefly in the dark and attract the attention of the Crocodile Ancestor and the evil spirit.

Relying on the divine flame emitted by the bronze lamp, Hua Tiandu protected his own safety and that of the people behind him.

Ye Fan, Pang Bo, Wang Ziwen and others were also bravely slaughtering the little crocodiles to accumulate energy for the altar.

But others are not so lucky.

Those who had questioned Hua Tiandu earlier all fell to the ground, with holes all over their foreheads and bodies, blood gushing out of them, and their deaths looked very miserable.

In the blink of an eye, only a dozen people were left alive.

"Master, please think of a solution quickly!" Ye Fan and others formed a small defensive circle again and slowly approached.

"There's nothing I can do. Life and death all depends on God's will!" Hua Tiandu said calmly.

He does have a backup plan, but he can't reveal it for these people.

Not to mention the great holy deity who has not yet appeared, just the Crocodile Ancestor alone is enough to kill him without a burial place.

He had already done the most for himself by leading everyone away from the Great Leiyin Temple to avoid the first wave of danger of death.

(End of this chapter)