“I see. Dear nephew Nantian is surely a dragon amongst people.” Lin Xintong’s grandaunt spoke at the appropriate moment. She liked Shen Tu Nantian the more she looked at him. “In the Transcendent Immortal Paradise, the gentleman embodiment really suits dear nephew Nantian’s temperament. His Aspect Totem is just like him. The words “jade-like gentleman” really are the perfect portrayal of him.”
The woman in palatial gown praised him and she greatly pleased the Thousand Hand Granny. Her wrinkle-filled old face made her look like a walnut as a smile contorted her face.
“Jade-like gentleman? That sure is a phrase that insults a gentleman.” Su Jie curled his mouth. He could not be bothered to say anything else. If Shen Tu Nantian was a gentleman, then he was a Saint.
As Su Jie was silently cursing, a light flashed in his eyes. He could see thick blood beams being emitted from the four containers of primordial species’ blood around Shen Tu Nantian.
In the blood beam, the souls of the desolate beasts emerged.
Beast mark!
When warriors condensed their Aspect Totem, they had to condense a beast mark from the desolate beast’s corpse they had killed with their own hands.
Only then could an Aspect Totem slowly form.
And now, with Shen Tu Nantian displaying the Desolate Heaven technique, he had ended up condensing beast marks. Furthermore, these were beast marks condensed from blood left behind by primordial species.
These four primordial species were not killed by Shen Tu Nantian. This meant that the beast marks Shen Tu Nantian had condensed were slightly different to the beast marks needed for Aspect Totems.
This was actually a very ancient sealing technique, so profound that Su Jie did not understand it.
“Four Images Seal…”
At this moment, the Lin family’s Matriarch said slowly.
The Four Images were related to North, South, East and West. Each Image corresponded to a divine beast, the Azure dragon, White Tiger, Vermilion Bird and the Black Turtle.
Of course, Shen Tu Nantian was unable to form seals using the blood from divine beasts. The desolate beast marks surrounding Shen Tu Nantian were as such: the East being the Azure Python, the West being the Fierce Divine Tiger, the South being the Firebird, and the North being the Mystic Turtle.
These four desolate beasts also matched the divine beasts of the Four Images. The Lin family’s Matriarch had only seen records of such a sealing technique in books.
“The Matriarch is well-read!” The Thousand Hand Granny said with a smile. “Since the Matriarch knows the Four Images Seal, you should also know the power of this sealing technique.”
The Four Images Seal was also the last thing the Shen Tu family clan had found in the mystic realm.
This sealing technique needed to extract beast marks from the desolate beast’s blood. It was used in conjunction with the desolate bones and it was suited for Shen Tu Nantian to practice.
Now with the Four Images Seal showcased, it was also the last killer technique to win the showdown for the younger generation.
The Thousand Hand Granny believed that by showcasing these three ancient Desolate Heaven techniques consecutively, it was enough to shock and tempt the Lin family.
“I’ve heard that Miss Xintong is very accomplished in the Desolate Heaven technique. Why don’t you show it to us?” The Thousand Hand Granny suddenly turned towards Lin Xintong. She was not fond of Lin Xintong.
Just as how the Lin family was wary of Shen Tu Nantian, the Thousand Hand Granny felt a natural mistrust and prejudice towards Lin Xintong.
Due to the benefits gained from their getting together, she had to accept Shen Tu Nantian and Lin Xintong’s marriage.
However, she still wanted to take Lin Xintong down a notch before she was married into the Shen Tu family clan.
She knew that Lin Xintong was still young. In addition to the limitations of her naturally terminated meridians, her accomplishments in the Desolate Heaven technique was naturally inferior to Shen Tu Nantian. Besides, Lin Xintong did not know any ancient Desolate Heaven techniques. With Shen Tu Nantian showing off such an eye-catching Four Images Seal, Lin Xintong would definitely be put to shame no matter what method she used.
Lin Xintong frowned and did not respond. She knew what the Thousand Hand Granny was thinking. She had to admit that Shen Tu Nantian’s ability in the Desolate Heaven technique was unmatched amongst the younger generation.
“Ignore the old witch.” Su Jie swore in his Yuan Qi transmission as it rang in Lin Xintong’s ears. “Unfortunately, this rascal Yi Yun was not born a few years earlier. If that was the case, we don’t have to see such an arrogant Shen Tu Nantian!”