The unicorn and the three-legged golden crow are both top-level mythical beasts, so what other ancient mythical beasts are there?
In ancient times, the aura of heaven and earth was abundant, and the human race at that time was not the only master of the world; there were many great witches and great demons who roamed the world, and these great witches and great demons were different from the human race. , some races are gifted with extraordinary talents and are already extremely powerful from birth. But the way of heaven is fair. The more powerful a race is, the more difficult it is to give birth, so in the end it is the human race that wins by relying on numbers; here is a list of the eight real top mythical beasts in ancient times:
TOP, 8 Golden-haired Jong
In myths and legends, Jian has the terrifying power of calling the gods, and has thousands or even tens of thousands of years of Taoism; and the golden-haired Jong is the most powerful existence among the Jian tribe. However, it is said that the golden retriever is the only one among the zombies who has cultivated golden retriever. Zombies are corpses that do not decompose after death. The flesh and blood shrink into the bones and begin to have tendons with white hairs. After 500 years, the white hairs turn to black. After another 500 years, the black hairs turn to yellow. After another 500 years, they become golden hairs. When one has cultivated for 1000 years, there will be a thunder catastrophe, and almost all the zombies will be wiped out. The only one who has cultivated to the point where the golden retriever is not destroyed by the thunder is the golden retriever. The Golden Retriever has golden hair all over its body, except for some white hair on its neck, which is where its cover is located, which is its weak point.
TOP, 7 Qilin
Qilin is a god believed to exist by ancient Chinese. Among the many folklores in China, although there are not many stories about Qilin, its unique preciousness and supernatural power are truly reflected in people's lives. Judging from its external shape, it combines lion's head, antlers, tiger's eyes, elk's body, dragon scales and ox's tail into one; the tail is hairy like a dragon's tail, with one corner containing meat. But it is said that Qilin's body is like a musk deer, and it was regarded as the favor of gods and benevolent by the ancients. Qilin has longevity and can live for two thousand years. He can spit fire and his voice is like thunder. "There are three hundred and sixty hairy insects, but the unicorn is the longest." In ancient times, the unicorn's status was at least the same as that of the dragon, not lower than the dragon.
TOP, 6 Tan snake
Teng snake, also known as Soaring snake, is a kind of flying snake in Chinese folklore. There are many records of this in ancient Chinese documents. It is called a "mythical beast" and has many representative meanings. In ancient Han mythology, the pet created by Nuwa in her own image is a kind of snake that can soar into the clouds and ride in the mist, and is a kind of fairy beast. The tan snake is often called the divine turtle, so it is regarded as the clone of Xuanwu. There is also a sentence in Cao Cao's famous poem "The Turtle Lives Longevity": "Although the turtle lives a long life, it still has its time. A tan snake rides on the mist and eventually becomes ashes." Moreover, there is another saying that the tan snake is an independent member of the five divine beasts, located in the center and yellow in color.
TOP, 5 Three-legged Golden Crow
Three-legged Golden Crow, also known as "Yangwu" and "Yangwu"; the ancestors of the Three-legged Golden Crow are Donghuang Taiyi and Tiandi Dijun. He was the top powerhouse of the demon clan in ancient times, and the three-legged golden crow mentioned by later generations generally refers to the ten sons of Emperor Jun of Heaven. For example, in "The Classic of Mountains and Seas: The Great Wilderness South Classic" there is "Xihe, the wife of Emperor Jun" "On the tenth day of the birth"; "The Book of Mountains and Seas·Haiwaidong Jing" says: "There is a hibiscus on the Tang Valley, which I bathe on the tenth day. In the water north of Heijia, there is a big tree, which lives on the lower branch on the ninth day and on the upper branch on the first day"; etc. , and the Lich War started because the great wizard Yi shot and killed nine three-legged golden crows.
TOP, 4 Xuanwu
Xuanwu is also called Xuanming. It is a combination of turtle and snake. It is the god of water. It lives in the North Sea. Turtles live long. Xuanming has become a symbol of immortality. It is also in the underworld. North, so he is the God of the North. It is said that Nuwa Empress once killed a Xuanwu and used its limbs to make four pillars supporting the heaven and earth. This shows how powerful Xuanwu is. Moreover, Xuanwu can also consult the underworld for divination, so it is also called Xuantian God and "Zhenwu Emperor". " is the god enshrined in Taoism.
TOP, 3 White Tiger
The white tiger has two wings on its back, can fly between heaven and earth, and is the most lethal in the world. It is a famous super ferocious beast in ancient times; among the white tiger clan After its disappearance, the theory of prophecy arose in the Han Dynasty, and its symbolic meanings included military soldiers, Gengxin, and righteousness. After the Han Dynasty, Taoism absorbed it as a protector god and called it the God of Supervising Soldiers. Therefore, later white tigers often symbolized might and the army, so many places named after white tigers in ancient times were related to military affairs, such as the white tiger flags in the ancient army and the white tiger statues on military talismans.
Moreover, there are many powerful generals who are said to have been born in the White Tiger Star, such as: Tang Dynasty generals Luo Cheng, Xue Rengui and others.
TOP, 2 Phoenix
Phoenix, also known as "Phoenix Emperor", is the king of birds in ancient legends. The male is called "Feng" and the female is called "Huang", collectively called Phoenix; and there are five kinds of Phoenix, that is, five phoenixes. Volume 10 of "Xiaozhu Cyanosis": "There are five phoenix-like ones, and five-color and red ones." The phoenix; the yellow one, the falcon; the green one, the luan; the purple one, the eagle, and the white one, the swan." Moreover, the phoenix is also called the "phoenix". It is said that every 500 years, it will burn itself to death with a tree in its mouth, and then be reborn in the flames, and sublimate in this kind of suffering; with each nirvana, the phoenix will become stronger and stronger. It is extremely powerful.
TOP, 1 Ancestral Dragon
Although dragons and phoenixes are equally famous, in the final analysis, the dragon clan should be slightly better, especially the lord of dragons - Ancestral Dragon. Before the Lich War, the gods and beasts had fought an older battle; in the early days, the Dragon Clan relied on its naturally powerful body, fearless of ordinary attacks, and was invincible, while the Phoenix Clan struggled to support itself by relying on its natural rebirth ability. Although the Qilin clan has no special abilities, they reproduce quickly and can barely survive.
But as time went by, the Dragon Clan was slowly in decline, because the Dragon Clan’s reproductive capacity was too weak and the war casualties were heavy. In addition, the Phoenix and Qilin united, the Dragon Clan was at a numerical disadvantage, so the leader of the Dragon Clan, Zu Long, decided to fight to the death. Fighting, the last war was launched. This war was fought in darkness and extremely cruel. In the end, many people died. The battle also affected a wide range of people. The prehistoric world was severely damaged. There were no living creatures left, and all kinds of ancient mythical beasts perished.