The Twelve Zodiac Guardians: Battle Against Darkness

In the early days of chaos, the three realms were ordered, and the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches cycled endlessly. The twelve Earthly Branches correspond to the twelve zodiac animals, each governing a portion of fortune and protecting the mortal world. In ancient times, the Jade Emperor appointed twelve spirit beasts as zodiac guardian deities, tasked with guarding the twelve branches of heaven and earth, maintaining the balance of yin and yang, and protecting the mortal realm year after year, passing down the immortal essence through generations. As time passed, the bloodlines of these ancient divine beasts gradually faded into the mortal world, taking human form, awaiting the call of destiny to awaken their divine veins and return to their guardian positions.