Chapter 262: The Might of the Talisman Array (Please Subscribe)

Roar—

The brilliant golden flames burned along the path, following the medium of Wang Zhun's Spirit-Talisman Step, directly igniting the faint talisman patterns that had appeared in various places through the air.

A web was rapidly outlined...

"You've fallen for my trap!"

Wang Zhun appeared to be chased until his eyebrows were singed, powerless to act, but at this moment he laughed; his Golden Core shook, his mana surged wildly, and he actually intended to use these golden flame-drawn patterns as a guide to unleash a new talisman technique.

Consequently, the golden flames were suddenly extinguished.

Du En turned around and looked calmly at him as he approached, seemingly asking, what trap have I fallen for?

"You!"

Wang Zhun seemed exasperated, yet he paused strangely.

Drawing talismans in the air and utilizing the enemy's own talisman drawings had both been countered and could no longer be used, but that didn't actually matter, because he could draw them in advance!

At this very moment, lines of talisman patterns suddenly emerged on his body and clothes, all meticulously carved before and during the journey, specifically for this moment—the moment of Du En's pride and carelessness!

Why do you think I risked getting close to you?

It was for this moment!

Rise, talismans!

Hm?

Rise!

Wang Zhun tried his best to activate them, but they simply would not trigger.

The reason was very simple: he was a little too close.

"The Dao of Talismans is a way of borrowing spirit; your attainments only reach the level of borrowing spiritual Qi. In other words, as long as one targets the spiritual Qi, your foundation can be dug out."

The Golden Core stage possesses one basic characteristic, a fundamental ability.

By utilizing the characteristics of the Golden Core itself, one can pull, gather, and control the spiritual Qi within a certain distance and range; the closer one is to the Golden Core itself, the stronger the control naturally becomes!

And so, at this moment, Du En used this to directly seize control of the spiritual Qi surrounding Wang Zhun!

Without spiritual Qi, those talisman patterns were nothing more than ghost-drawn scribbles, wild cursive script, completely devoid of meaning!

Unless one used mana to replace it, but in doing so, the original essence of the Dao of Talismans would be lost.

Yet, facing Du En's forceful control of the spiritual Qi while not forgetting to command the magic tools that were pursuing him, Wang Zhun could only lower the dignity of a proper talisman cultivator, using mana to replace spiritual Qi to trigger a dozen or so talisman patterns as cover, while he himself employed the Spirit-Talisman Step to shift away once more.

"That's about enough, right?"

"What?"

"That Spirit-Devouring Talisman of yours."

"... You saw through it long ago, tsk!"

Wang Zhun had intended to ask why, if he had seen through it, he hadn't gone to resolve it instead of letting it be, but then his divine sense caught a glimpse of his Senior Sister, An Yan, on the other side, who had already released her natal magic treasure and was shattering the mud-and-stone statues and destroying trees.

Was it because he was fighting two opponents and needed to split his attention, leaving him no spare energy to target the Spirit-Devouring Talisman?

He couldn't help but think this, so he didn't ask, only letting out a short sigh of frustration.

In fact, for one thing, Wang Zhun had been jumping around like a flea, and the pace of the battle was very fast.

For another.

"That was also your trap, wasn't it? Using your natal magic treasure, or rather, your natal magic talisman, as an ordinary talisman. If I had rashly tried to break it and failed, I would have fallen into a trap and lost the initiative."

"... Your eyes are certainly sharp!"

"No, it's just that when I saw it was a Spirit-Devouring Talisman, I had already tested it with the spirit-controlling power of my Golden Core; the result was failure, which is why I judged it so."

"..."

Wang Zhun fell silent at once.

Tested it?

How did I not know?

In an instant, he realized that there was a rather terrifying difference in quality between their Golden Cores!

Especially since they were both in the mid-stage of the Golden Core, this point was even more highlighted, to the point of being somewhat despairing!

The talent of a genius, indeed...

Wang Zhun was not dejected or decadent, nor was he panicked or uneasy; as a disciple of a great cultivator, he had his own confidence and style. Since his trick had been seen through, there was no need to keep hiding it!

"Rise!"

The Spirit-Devouring center formed by the Spirit-Devouring Talisman suddenly spat back a massive amount of spiritual Qi, and then lines of spiritual light emerged, like a blooming sunflower, directly enveloping Du En's side.

He couldn't dodge it!

"An array?"

It was actually a talisman array; this was beyond Du En's expectations.

Wang Zhun used his own natal magic talisman as the core, and then used eighty-one third-grade high-tier magic talismans as array points, outlining talisman patterns to replace array veins, thereby achieving the initial integration of the Dao of Talismans and the Dao of Arrays, deriving this kind of talisman array!

As a larger range of spiritual Qi was sucked in, the sunflower-like talisman array erupted on the spot with the brilliance of a sun. Under its scorching light, Du En could not help but sink downward, and all his magic tools were pinned to the ground; unless they self-detonated, they could not move an inch.

But even if they self-detonated, it would be hard to achieve any significant effect; it was like a stranded fish, no matter how much it thrashed, it was useless!

At the same time, golden light-leaves flew down, attacking Du En's side.

These leaves had talisman patterns on them, hidden within the light; if one didn't notice, one would definitely suffer a great loss!

Facing this situation, mud and stone were inlaid with crystal diamonds, and a statue formed to cover his body.

A layer of condensed, sturdily cast earth armor, neither huge nor thick, covered Du En's body, and he began to take the damage head-on, watching for an opportunity to break the array.

Seeing that he had turned the tables and was now occupying the upper hand, Wang Zhun did not feel much joy, because this attainment in the Dao of Arrays was a trump card he had been hiding all along.

He subconsciously glanced toward his Senior Sister's side.

An Yan, with her white dress fluttering and her heroic bearing, was dealing with Du En's containment while surveying the overall situation. At this moment, she immediately caught his gaze and just smiled lightly: "Junior Brother Wang's talent truly makes us feel ashamed; to think you have such attainments in the Dao of Arrays, not inferior to the Dao of Talismans!"

The words were barbed, revealing a sense of distance.

Wang Zhun took a deep breath, his expression turning cold and rigid; he knew the key now was to kill Du En first, so although maintaining such a talisman array was not easy for him, he still urged his magic power to the limit, keeping its killing force surging.

Various light-petals of talisman patterns drifted down, and attacks of every color rose one after another, blasting Du En's earth armor until he had to replace it time and again—in just a short while, he had changed it sixteen times.

His various senses stared into the light, but he did not grasp the core of the talisman array: that natal magic talisman.

Because these magic talismans, in every aspect, were all identical!

It seemed to make the natal magic talisman lose its special transcendence, but as long as the quality of the other magic talismans could be maintained, such coordination was actually superior to an ordinary natal magic treasure, and furthermore, it made it difficult for others to lock onto the core of this talisman array.

This certainly could not be called a wrong choice; on the contrary, it was quite appropriate and quite correct.

However, Du En was not just taking a beating for nothing.

The so-called Spirit Seeking is to distinguish spirit traces, to grasp special spiritual energy veins, particular spiritual energy flows, and unique spiritual rhythm tails.

Using it to search for various spiritual objects is naturally its primary duty and original intent, but this does not mean it cannot be used elsewhere.

Previously, due to an insufficient level and the lack of an appropriate opportunity, Du En had not realized this way of using it, but during that ambush by the High Peak Cloud Eagle earlier, a perfect opportunity had just happened to arise.

(End of this chapter)