Chapter 341: Puppet Talismans

Once the golden light of the object held in Zhang Nuo's hand dissipated, Nanxuan Laozu finally discovered that it was not some Magic Treasure, but a thick stack of golden Talismans; judging by the quantity, there were at least a hundred of them!

"Nanxuan old dog, even if I have to throw my life away today, I will drag you down with me!"

Zhang Nuo held the Talismans in his hands, Evil Qi spreading across his face. Due to his rage, the meridians in his body that had previously been damaged ruptured once more, and a trail of fresh blood flowed from the corner of his mouth!

"Haha! Drag me down with you?"

Looking at Zhang Nuo, who resembled a wounded beast, Nanxuan Laozu suddenly let out a wild laugh. At the same time, he released his powerful Nascent Soul Stage Spiritual Pressure, which flickered a few times before bearing down upon Zhang Nuo's body!

His body swayed a few times, and Zhang Nuo could not help but retreat several steps; one foot even stepped into the lake water. His expression was grim, and a sense of foreboding welled up in his heart. It seemed he had been a bit too naive! Even if he wanted to drag someone down with him, he had to see if he even had the qualifications to do so.

At this moment, he did not even have the chance to get close to Nanxuan Laozu, let alone drag him down with him! Just then, Nanxuan Laozu's expression suddenly turned cold as he said:

"Forget it! Regardless of everything, you have contributed to the Nanxuan Sect, so I will let you die quickly!"

As soon as his words fell, he reached out and tapped toward a Fowen in front of him. Instantly, the Fowen flashed with spiritual light, transformed into a scorching white ray, and struck directly at Zhang Nuo's body!

Zhang Nuo would never sit still and wait for death until the very last moment. As soon as he saw the Fowen attacking, Zhang Nuo's body soared into the air, and he quickly threw the Talismans he held in both hands toward the front of Nanxuan Laozu!

Whoosh! The white Fowen flew past under Zhang Nuo's feet and slammed directly into the broken wall. After a loud, rumbling boom, a deep hole half a zhang wide was blasted into the wall, and blue smoke slowly rose from within! One could imagine what the effect would be if this strike had hit Zhang Nuo's body!

Seeing that Nanxuan Laozu did not hold back in the slightest, Zhang Nuo's determination only grew firmer! Even if he could not drag Nanxuan Laozu down with him, he would at least make him suffer some damage!

The hundreds of golden Talismans fell slowly like snowflakes, yet they possessed not a shred of attack power. This left Nanxuan Laozu feeling quite surprised; it was impossible for Zhang Nuo to do such meaningless things. Perhaps there was some hidden mystery within the Talismans that had not yet been activated!

Not giving Zhang Nuo any chance, Nanxuan Laozu tapped toward another white Fowen in front of him again. In an instant, white light flashed, and the Fowen twisted and changed a few times before flying toward Zhang Nuo!

Having already experienced the power of the first Fowen, Zhang Nuo naturally would not underestimate it again. He suddenly moved his shoulders slightly, and black Butterfly Wings flashed out from behind him. With a single vibration, he flew horizontally dozens of zhang away, dodging the Fowen's attack once more.

Seeing that Zhang Nuo could still activate the Butterfly Wings while severely injured, Nanxuan Laozu's expression became somewhat ugly. Others might not understand the power of the Butterfly Wings, but he knew deeply that back on the Tianjiang Plain, Zhang Nuo had relied on this pair of wings to match his own speed!

With a light twitch of his snow-white long eyebrows, Nanxuan Laozu did not want to delay any longer; he had to eliminate this thorn in his side within a short time!

He cast several incantations with both hands in succession, which all sank into the two White Jade Round Plates before him. Instantly, dozens of white Fowen appeared on the surface of the discs again! Compared to the previous two, the Spirit Power contained within these Fowen was even more immense!

Likewise, Zhang Nuo used this time to press his hands together, activating his entire Divine Sea! Although his meridians were damaged and some techniques and divine abilities could not be displayed, he could fully manage to release his Spirit Power!

When all the Spirit Power in his body gathered in his palms, powerful waves of Spirit Power spread out like ripples in water. Zhang Nuo's clothes and hair moved without wind, and even the small lake beneath his body seemed to sense something unusual; ripples appeared on the surface of the lake, accompanied by a swishing sound!

Nanxuan Laozu's expression was slightly startled. He did not expect that Zhang Nuo could still release such powerful Spirit Power while severely injured. However, since he could not use Magic Treasures, what was all this Spirit Power for?

As he pondered this, his gaze fell upon the golden Talismans on the ground! Although he did not know exactly what they were, Nanxuan Laozu still felt it vaguely.

Just as he was about to activate the Fowen to attack Zhang Nuo, Zhang Nuo took the initiative. As his pressed palms suddenly parted left and right, a ball of Spiritual Qi the size of a fist remained before his chest. This ball of light was the collection of all the Spiritual Qi in Zhang Nuo's body; its power could be imagined!

The next moment, Zhang Nuo looked at Nanxuan Laozu with a grim gaze, then slapped his palm forcefully onto the ball of light before him! If such a high-density collection of Spirit Power were to explode instantly, let alone Zhang Nuo, even Nanxuan Laozu would be heavily injured!

"What are you trying to do?"

Although he was still very far from Zhang Nuo, Nanxuan Laozu still let out an exclamation. He watched helplessly as Zhang Nuo's palm slapped onto the ball of light, but he did not see what he had imagined; the ball of light exploded gently and rhythmically, emitting a blinding yet soft white light.

The moment the white light appeared, it immediately flew toward the golden Talismans on the ground, and in the blink of an eye, all the white light sank into the Talismans! Everything was so calm; not a shred of killing intent was produced, nor was there any overly loud sound! It was just like spring rain nourishing all things!

Nanxuan Laozu looked somewhat stunned! With such a massive ball of Spiritual Qi, what method did Zhang Nuo use to make them dissipate so quietly? Before he could figure out the reason, a bizarre scene appeared the next moment!

He saw that the Talismans Zhang Nuo had seemingly thrown onto the ground at random suddenly erupted with dazzling golden light, one after another, and immediately after, the sound of explosions rang out incessantly!

Following each explosion, rays of multicolored light shot out from within the Talismans. These rays of light lingered in the sky for a moment before slowly dissipating!

When everything returned to calm, hundreds of Puppets appeared in the sky! These Puppets had different appearances and were not all the same; the dense mass of Puppets occupied almost half the sky.

"Nanxuan old dog! I couldn't bear to use these Puppet Talismans, but I didn't expect they would come in handy today!"

At this time, the Spiritual Qi in Zhang Nuo's body had already been drained; he barely had the strength to even control his escape light. He slowly descended to the surface of the lake, his feet lightly treading on the water as he stood upright.

The nearly one hundred Puppets in the sky twisted their heads at the same time, then a sharp glint flashed in their eyes, and they erupted with a huge roar! The roar, which shook the heavens and the earth, shot straight into the clouds; even a figure like Nanxuan Laozu could not help but feel his heart tremble upon seeing it!

These Puppet Talismans were originally obtained by Zhang Nuo from a mysterious cultivator's Cave Abode, but the quantity at that time was not this large. Later, before heading to the Xianhuan Continent, Chunyangzi specially crafted a batch for him; the two quantities combined totaled over a hundred!

However, the grade of the Puppets released by these Talismans was not very high; each one only had the level of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. Zhang Nuo had never used this technique; one reason was that the Spirit Power consumed by this technique was too immense. With his current cultivation, after using it once, the Spirit Power in his body was almost completely drained, and it was impossible to use it a second time!

The second reason was that although the number of Puppets activated by this technique was large, their power was not very great. Aside from being useful in some group battles, they had almost no redeeming qualities!

In the current situation today, Zhang Nuo understood in his heart that even if he used several Magic Treasures to fight Nanxuan Laozu, he would have absolutely no chance of winning. It would be better to release all the Puppet Talismans; perhaps he could seek a glimmer of survival amidst the chaos!

The moment the hundred Puppets appeared, it really did give Nanxuan Laozu a big fright. However, when his Divine Sense scanned the Puppets in the sky one by one, a cold sneer appeared on his face! It seemed Zhang Nuo was truly grasping at straws; such low-grade Puppets could not cause him any harm at all, and destroying them all was only a matter of time.

Just as he was pondering, Zhang Nuo's Divine Sense moved, and in an instant, the hundred Puppets swarmed toward Nanxuan Laozu like a swarm of wasps! Some of these Puppets spat out beams of light from their mouths to attack, while others were of the close-combat type, rushing directly to Nanxuan Laozu's side and swinging the weapons they held at the enemy!

Nanxuan Laozu's body had not moved at all; a layer of faint white light appeared on the surface of his body. When the beams of light fired by dozens of Puppets hit him, the white light on his body only dented slightly a few times before directly neutralizing the beams! It caused no damage to his actual body!

Sensing the strength of these Puppets, Nanxuan Laozu suddenly let out a clear whistle. As his hands moved in succession, dozens of White Jade Round Plates flew out from his sleeves, smashing the few Puppets closest to him into pieces!

Boom, boom! Following several loud sounds in succession, the White Jade Round Plates, wrapped in spiritual light, destroyed the Puppets one after another! In a short time, many Puppet remains had already piled up on the ground!

Zhang Nuo was horrified, and the rage in his eyes was almost boiling. Although he had known before that these Puppets would not be a match for Nanxuan Laozu, he had not expected this result at all!

In the blink of an eye, of the hundred Puppets, fewer than thirty remained! Dozens of white-as-jade discs circled endlessly around Nanxuan Laozu, and humming sounds emanated from them!

"If you have no other tricks to use, then this old man will not be polite!"

A gaze filled with indifference and disdain looked toward Zhang Nuo, as if Zhang Nuo were already meat on the chopping block, waiting for him to slaughter!

"Nanxuan old dog!"

Zhang Nuo let out a powerless curse. Facing a powerful Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, he felt a sense of inferiority he had never experienced before! All of his attacks were futile against Nanxuan Laozu, having no effect whatsoever!

"Hmph! Since that is the case, then this old man will send you on your way!"

Looking at Zhang Nuo's angry and dejected expression, Nanxuan Laozu tapped lightly on a disc beside him. The disc spun violently, about to launch an attack against Zhang Nuo!

Just at this moment, a Buddhist chant suddenly came from above the sky:

"Amitabha!"