Chapter 967: Collision of Gold Talismans and Ghost Arts
Yang Haoran watched the sky-high rain of fire above him, his expression utterly unchanged. He had considered directly attacking the Gold Talisman Master's true body, but if he did, once this overwhelming rain of fire descended, Bai Xue and the others would suffer along with it.
He could disregard Han Fushi's life or death, but he could not disregard the lives of Bai Xue and Old Master Wu. Therefore, he did not directly strike at the Gold Talisman Master, but instead unleashed the Ghost Art, Nether Ice Mirror, to block the Gold Talisman Master's attack.
The sky-covering fireballs plummeted, like meteors falling from the heavens, carrying an aura of destruction, threatening to obliterate everything in this world.
Yang Haoran rapidly formed hand seals. The Nether Ice Mirror condensed above his head, its massive form like a great mountain, obscuring the sky and sun, blocking the rapidly falling fireballs.
With Yang Haoran's current strength, unleashing this Ghost Art, Nether Ice Mirror, at full power produced a momentum entirely incomparable to before; both its volume and defensive power exceeded its past capabilities by several times.
Vast numbers of fireballs continued to fall like raindrops, their momentum equally astonishing. However, the moment these fireballs touched the surface of the Nether Ice Mirror, there was no explosion, no tremor; the fireballs all silently melted into the mirror.
"Nether Ice Mirror, I didn't expect you to know this Ghost Art. But to think you can block my fire talisman with it is nothing short of dreaming!"
From the Gold Talisman Master's words, it was easy to discern that he knew about the secret art of the Nether Ice Mirror. Since he knew the Nether Ice Mirror, he naturally should have been aware of its capabilities. However, his words indicated that he did not believe the Nether Ice Mirror could withstand his fire talisman.
For a talisman to unleash its full power, it had to be controlled by a Talisman Master. A talisman without a Talisman Master's control, whether passively triggered or activated by other means, could not fully exert its might. The same held true for most other spell arts.
At this moment, the Gold Talisman Master personally controlled the talisman, directly pushing the power of this golden talisman to its extreme. Not only did the number of fireballs increase, but their descent speed also significantly accelerated compared to before.
"Smash it to pieces! ! !"
The Gold Talisman Master roared furiously. Though his aura was abundant, the rain of fire from his talisman did not shatter the Nether Ice Mirror as he wished. Instead, however many fireballs struck, the Nether Ice Mirror absorbed them, showing no signs of saturation.
To block the Gold Talisman Master's attack, Yang Haoran also personally controlled the Nether Ice Mirror. With his continuous infusion of Spirit Power, the Nether Ice Mirror's capabilities naturally grew even stronger.
Time ticked by. The fire talisman's power continuously depleted, and the pressure on the Nether Ice Mirror grew ever greater. Even as the fire talisman's power was on the verge of exhaustion, the Nether Ice Mirror showed no signs of collapsing or shattering, only a slight tremor.
This sight instantly made the Gold Talisman Master's face exceedingly grim.
Because he clearly understood that if he didn't shatter the Nether Ice Mirror, it would reflect all the power of the previous fire talisman back at him. At that point, it wouldn't just be a simple waste of a golden talisman; he would also have to contend with the reflected power.
To put it bluntly, he would then have to use other methods to deal with the very techniques he had just unleashed. Such a prospect felt stifling just thinking about it.
Considering this, the Gold Talisman Master gave up on activating the golden talisman, whose power was about to run out. After all, there wasn't much power left in this golden talisman, so continuing to activate it held little meaning. What he needed to do now was to employ other methods to deal with Yang Haoran, and before the Nether Ice Mirror could reflect the burst power of the fire talisman, he needed to unleash an even more potent technique to break through the Nether Ice Mirror!
However, just as he was about to retrieve a talisman from his independent space, an extremely dangerous sensation suddenly surged within him. Immediately after, he felt a powerful energy fluctuation rapidly approaching him. Without even thinking, his body instantly dodged.
Swish!
A whoosh cut through the air as a black streak rapidly slashed past his side. Though it didn't injure his body, it cut a considerable tear in the long robe that symbolized his identity as a Gold Talisman Master.
The Gold Talisman Master was greatly startled. Thankfully, his reaction was swift enough; if he had been even slightly slower just now, it wouldn't have been his robe that was torn. His physical body could very well have been split in two by that black streak.
Having just stabilized his body, the Gold Talisman Master, still shaken, hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath when a buzzing sound echoed, and the black streak rapidly assailed him once more.
This time, he clearly saw what the black streak actually was: it was a gleaming black crescent wheel.
This crescent wheel, of course, was Yang Haoran's Soul Armament, Remnant Moon.
Yang Haoran saw that the Gold Talisman Master had given up on activating the golden talisman, whose power was about to run out, knowing that the Gold Talisman Master was certainly preparing to use other methods. Thus, he also abandoned activating the Nether Ice Mirror, summoning Remnant Moon from a swirling mass of Yin Qi at his side, and immediately launched an attack on the Gold Talisman Master.
Originally, he had intended to seize this opportunity to take the Gold Talisman Master's life with a single move. However, the Gold Talisman Master wasn't as useless as he'd imagined, managing to evade his sneak attack. This couldn't help but make Yang Haoran look at the Gold Talisman Master with a newfound appreciation.
When his attack missed its target, Yang Haoran did not give up. He immediately controlled Remnant Moon to attack the Gold Talisman Master again. In any case, the power of the golden talisman above had already been exhausted. Not to mention that the Nether Ice Mirror was still present, even if it weren't, the remaining power of the golden talisman would not greatly affect Bai Xue and Old Master Wu. Therefore, he couldn't be bothered to concern himself with that golden talisman any longer.
Facing the incoming Remnant Moon, the Gold Talisman Master had no leisure to worry about whether he had time to breathe. He quickly dodged again, and immediately used his Talisman Spirit Power to conjure a protective barrier around himself, thereby safeguarding his physical body from harm.
In just a few breaths' time, the two enacted a scene of pursuit and evasion. Under Yang Haoran's control, Remnant Moon continuously launched attacks on the Gold Talisman Master, while the Gold Talisman Master could only endlessly dodge.
It wasn't that the Gold Talisman Master didn't want to retaliate; it was simply that Remnant Moon's speed was far too great. Dodging alone was difficult for him, and he couldn't find any opportunity to counterattack. In just these few breaths, the long robe symbolizing his status as a Gold Talisman Master was shredded into rags by Remnant Moon, and Remnant Moon had also left several wounds of varying depths on his body.
Although he had dodged with all his might and was protected by a barrier formed from Talisman Spirit Power, his evasion speed was still too slow against Remnant Moon. A slight carelessness would result in him being hit by Remnant Moon, and the barrier formed from his Talisman Spirit Power was even more vulnerable before Remnant Moon, easily shattered, providing no effective protection. Thus, in this short time, his Talisman Spirit Power barriers had been shattered countless times by Remnant Moon.
Of course, it couldn't be said that the barrier formed by his Talisman Spirit Power was entirely useless; at the very least, it could weaken a portion of Remnant Moon's power, which was why he continuously erected the barrier.
The pain from his wounds stimulated the Gold Talisman Master's nerves. In just this short while, several wounds had appeared on his body. In contrast, Yang Haoran not only had no wounds, but he also appeared incredibly relaxed, seemingly at ease.
The Gold Talisman Master was seething with anger, and it was no wonder he felt such fury. Up until this point, he hadn't even touched Yang Haoran's body, let alone injured him. Meanwhile, his own appearance was utterly pathetic, like an emperor compared to a beggar when contrasted with Yang Haoran. How could he not be enraged?
He knew that continuing like this was certainly not a solution. If this persisted, Yang Haoran would slowly drain him to death, and by the time he died, he probably wouldn't even be able to harm a single hair on Yang Haoran.
Therefore, he had to change the current situation. He couldn't let Yang Haoran keep pursuing and attacking him like this. He had to turn his defensive position into an offensive one to have any chance of turning the tide.
Thinking of this, he gritted his teeth, a ruthless expression flashing across his face. After dodging Remnant Moon's attack with a flicker of his body, he immediately retrieved another golden talisman from his independent space at top speed and slapped it forcefully onto himself!
He knew that doing this would very likely give Remnant Moon an opportunity to injure him, but at present, he had no other option. He could only grit his teeth and make this helpless choice. He couldn't possibly continue to remain passive forever, letting Yang Haoran play him to death!
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