Chapter 1040 - 723: Unforeseen Disaster
Shen Xuan’s tone was icy as he casually placed the struggling thin blade Spiritual Artifact into his Storage Pouch.
The spiritual power fluctuations revealing on his body were still at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.
"Dharma Realm Body Refining Master!"
Yu Jin Feng exclaimed in a low voice, his expression serious, "No wonder you dare act so fearlessly!"
His face immediately darkened, and murderous intent shone in his eyes, "Relying on brute strength alone, you offend my Yunqi Commerce Association, and today you still hope to leave alive?"
No sooner had the words been spoken than Yu Jin Feng struck!
With a swift wave of his right hand, numerous luminescent Talismans shot out like a swarm of bees from the wide sleeves, instantly activating in mid-air!
Ice Spears, Rain Arrows, Water Blades, Cold Thorns...
Various Water Attribute Attack Talismans exploded, intertwining to form a massive tidal wave covering dozens of yards, accompanied by a piercing cold tide, bloodstains faintly visible, and a rotten breeze filling the air, its momentum intimidating.
Upon seeing this, Shen Xuan slightly shook his head, a hint of disappointment flashing in his eyes.
He had thought Yu Jin Feng, who claimed to "excel in Talismans," to at least be a Tier Three Talisman Master.
But now it seemed that his so-called "expertise" was just flaunting his wealth by simultaneously activating numerous finished Talismans.
Though these Talismans held power, once activated they operated independently without coordination, a pure display of quantity winning over finesse.
散而且破绽百出.
"Petty tricks."
The light in Shen Xuan’s eyes turned colder, facing the sweeping waves and Ice Blade Storm, he similarly pointed with two fingers.
"Quick!"
He exclaimed softly, spiritual light flowing at his fingertips.
An astonishing scene unfolded.
The originally tumultuous and disorderly Water Spiritual Power suddenly halted.
Then, by an invisible force, it was forcibly condensed and fused together.
Ice Spears melted, Rain Arrows converged, Water Blades flowed back...
All the violent Water Spiritual Power was instantly squeezed together to form a three-zhang-tall Water Giant wielding an ice spear!
The Water Giant roared, under Shen Xuan’s command, turning the spear around and aiming the dazzling ice spear fiercely at Yu Jin Feng.
Its might multiplied severalfold compared to before.
"What? Reversal Control of Talisman Power!"
Yu Jin Feng was scared witless, his face pale as a sheet.
He never imagined that the dozen or so precious Tier Three Talismans he had hurled would not harm the opponent in the slightest, but instead became blades directed at himself.
At this juncture of life and death, he held nothing back, shouting fiercely as he opened his mouth to spit out a beam of white light.
The white light expanded upon contact with wind, transforming into a flawless, brocade four-sided jade seal, his Lifebound Magical Treasure [Ocean-Suppressing Seal].
The jade seal rapidly rotated, releasing resilient white treasure light, instantly forming an imposing and solid Jade Wall Light Barrier before him, shielding his entire body.
"Boom!"
The ice spear thrust by the Water Giant struck fiercely against the Jade Wall Light Barrier.
Amidst the booming sound, the Jade Wall trembled violently, its brilliance flickering chaotically, its surface pierced with densely packed web-like cracks, while the center deeply caved in.
It barely avoided being completely pierced!
"Blocked it! Finally blocked it!"
Yu Jin Feng sighed in relief, still shaken.
"This person evidently has the aura of a Fire Cultivator, yet possesses such precise Water Control techniques? Is it possible he practices Water and Fire Dual Cultivation? It’s no wonder he was reluctant to trade True Master Mingyang’s ancient Cultivation Technique!"
However, he understood too late.
Suddenly, the scene blurred.
Shen Xuan’s figure, seemingly sprouting a pair of bizarre wings behind him, vanished in a flash.
The next instant, Shen Xuan appeared out of thin air within a yard of Yu Jin Feng.
A left hand covered in azure Dragon Scales nonchalantly grabbed in the air, effortlessly seizing his Lifebound Magical Treasure [Ocean-Suppressing Seal].
Meanwhile, the five fingers of his right hand expanded violently, transforming into a menacing Dragon Claw, disregarding spatial distance, with a piercing screech, accurately throttling Yu Jin Feng’s throat.
"Fellow Taoist! Please wait! There’s room for discussion..."
Yu Jin Feng was struck with panic.
Before he could finish speaking.
"Crack!"
The sound of a spine-chilling bone fracture resounded.
Yu Jin Feng’s eyes bulged suddenly, filled with terror, regret, and disbelief.
The next moment, his vision went black, his consciousness sinking into eternal darkness.
From Shen Xuan’s reversal control of Talisman power, close-range treasure snatch, to Yu Jin Feng’s throat slicing, it all occurred within mere breaths.
On the other side, long before Shen Xuan easily subdued the thin blade Spiritual Artifact, Ling Baoshi already felt fear, contemplating retreat.
He worked in the trade of licking blood from a knife, and his intuition for danger was far sharper than ordinary people.
Now, witnessing Yu Jin Feng’s instant death, his heart trembled in terror.
"Hit a hard wall! It’s an old beast in hiding!"
Escape! As fast as possible!
Ling Baoshi poured his entire True Essence without reservation into a golden light Flying Sword faintly adorned with dragon patterns.
This was his Lifebound Spiritual Artifact Flying Sword.
The previous golden thin blade was merely a typical artifact used for deception.
"Body and Sword Unity, Golden Rainbow Escape!"
Ling Baoshi roared as he transformed into a dark golden meteor, melding human and sword, unleashing the Sword Escape Technique to its fullest, fleeing for his life!
Such was the velocity that it reached the limits of True Pill Middle Stage cultivator speed.
In the blink of an eye, he had transformed into an imperceptible golden pinpoint on the horizon.
Being a seasoned Tribulation Cultivator, Ling Baoshi had devoted significant effort to the art of escape.
During this time, Shen Xuan moved with lightning speed, swiftly detaching the Storage Pouch from Yu Jin Feng’s waist, summoning the Corpse-raising Black Gourd, absorbing his remains.
The entire process was smoothly executed, with barely a blink of the eye.
At this moment, Ling Baoshi’s figure vanished beyond the distant mountain outline, nearly imperceptible.
Shen Xuan gazed in that direction, slightly smiling.
Thunderous rumbling, Spirit Wings fluttered!
With his current [Wind and Thunder Escape Technique] in Great Success Realm, let alone a True Pill Middle Stage Tribulation Cultivator, even some Early-stage Nascent Soul True Monarchs might not match his speed in pure flight chase!