Chapter 701

Chapter 701: Duel of Talismans

“Your name is Manuer?” Li Hui stood across from her, a Bai Ze rising in his left eye, leisurely stepping into his right eye, unleashing horrifying power to see through everything.

Manuer giggled, her eyes filled with layered reflections, resembling countless thick round mirrors. No matter how strong Bai Ze’s divine eye was, it couldn’t pierce through her.

“Crackling…” Their gazes collided, creating numerous electric sparks in the air.

Li Hui’s expression grew slightly serious. Despite her formidable defenses, he deduced some hints and said calmly, “The Body Talisman, just like mine, is a Seize the Day Talisman! You installed the treasure cabinet of the five elements to merge all five elemental powers and greatly reduce the effectiveness of my five elemental talismans.”

“Giggle, giggle, no wonder Master Li, your eyesight is definitely among the top three on this Wutu!” Manuer chuckled sweetly, occasionally shaking her hand to change the talismans in her grip, her gaze blissfully admiring, “Hee hee, I truly admire you! I wish I could study by your side, but unfortunately, your enemies have nurtured me. However, it’s for the best; I am confident I can surpass you in talisman methods and defeat you at the same level of cultivation.”

“Want to take me as your teacher?” Li Hui looked at the girl again and nodded, “Fine, it’s hard to showcase here; let’s find a place to validate the path of talismans!”

Li Hui transformed into light and moved swiftly, while Manuer giggled lightly, struggling to hide her excitement. Her fingers seemed to twitch, feeling more exhilarated than ever. She wanted to cut off Master Li’s head as a trophy and infuse it into the treasure cabinet of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, transforming herself from a pupa into a butterfly.

The two zipped along one after the other, and Prime Minister Turtle asked, “Kid, are you confident?”

“No choice! After returning from the Nine-Mystic Continent, most of my wealth has been used to suppress the immortals of Wan Nest Island, so I’ll have to deal with whatever comes my way,” Li Hui replied, reaching out. Suddenly, a humming erupted as he grasped the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword. The demon blood on the sword had yet to solidify, having already successfully killed the Sound Demon.

In an instant, Manuer surprisingly surpassed Li Hui, standing in front of him. She turned around and laughed sweetly, “This is good; I can’t wait to verify the talisman methods right away.”

Before her words ended, nine hundred and ninety-nine jade symbols soared into the air. Manuer rubbed her hands and changed her hand seals, arranging all the jade symbols into formation, igniting a splendid Dao principle that surged toward him.

“Goodness!” Li Hui cursed under his breath, “She’s starting with guaranteed kill techniques.”

The talisman formation acted like a millstone, crushing everything around, scattering to form the basic elements of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, then instantaneously converting them into talismans, launching relentless assaults on the world.

This was entirely an extension of Li Hui’s cloud talisman application, but the destructive power had multiplied many times over.

“Print!”

In a critical moment, Li Hui formed a seal, and countless small lights swirled around his fingers. As he changed his hand seals, a brilliant light shadow was cast out, forcibly altering the phantom talismans formed from the elements and began affecting the talisman formation in return.

“Hahahaha!” Manuer laughed joyfully, spinning in place with excitement, saying, “Incredible! I knew coming here wouldn’t be in vain. When I first practiced talisman methods and fought with your disciples, I found it quite interesting, but over time, it felt lacking. So, I determined that only a man as extraordinary as Master Li could satisfy me.”

Li Hui disregarded her rambling, a pair of reversed demon horns sprouted from his forehead, his arms whirled, waving his sleeves to unleash a torrent of ink, and he fully exerted himself to strike the enemy’s talisman formation.

“Swish, swish, swish…”

The talisman ink transformed into countless small flying swords, piercing toward the formation. As they approached, they became ideal forms, swiftly piercing in with Yin-Yang arcs.

“Eh?” Manuer halted in surprise.

Next, amid a series of “ding ding ding” sounds, the talisman formation composed of nine hundred ninety-nine jade symbols exhibited abnormalities, nearly all jade symbols were altered, bubbling up and transforming into runes, and suddenly, the formation began to change.

Seeing this scene, Manuer gasped, tears of joy welling up, exclaiming, “So strong! Yes, this is Master Li, the world’s strongest master of talisman methods, a talisman immortal feared by the Dark Immortals. Ah, ah… to think you broke my formation like this, how clever and cunning!”

Li Hui cut through the bewildering formation with his skills.

“Giggle, giggle, I’ve gained powerful support; these jade symbols are just an appetizer.” Manuer waved her hand, releasing three talismans that looked old and crumpled, covered in mottled runes. Though they appeared ordinary, an unfathomable charm emanated from them.

“Reversing Five Elements Great Might Talisman?” Li Hui frowned slightly, recognizing this talisman also originated from his talisman methods, but it had clearly evolved to a higher level.

“Boom…” Before the formation could strike back, it shattered first, while a faint smoke drifted in, intending to disrupt the structure of the five elemental realms.

Humans existed within these elements, and falling into the smoke would surely spell disaster.

Li Hui’s black robe suddenly flew out, gently swirling around to engulf the Reversing Five Elements smoke and returned without any aberration, thus resolving the crisis.

Manuer gazed at the robe, grinning dreamily, “Doomsday Calamity Path talisman methods? Master Li is truly formidable, preferring to counter misfortunes with misfortunes, keeping himself in an invincible position.”

“It’s only proper to return the favor; now it’s my turn to attack.” Li Hui pulled out a roll of storage talisman decree, filled with massive amounts of original energy; however, this energy wasn’t spiritual energy, but various grievances and twilight energies.

As the robe fluttered gently, a menacing character “Curse” suddenly appeared on its back, and with it came swirling winds and smoke, unleashing the power of the talismans toward Manuer.

“Oh? I’ve heard that when Master Li teaches talisman methods, he believes that curse methods harm both the attacker and the attacked, thus not passing them to disciples. But I precisely believe curse methods are the quickest way to kill enemies, so…” Before she finished, swift as lightning, Manuer turned her form, holding a talisman brush high and writing in the air, allowing the curse power to assault her.

“Boom, boom, boom…” The curse power pushed Manuer back time and again, but she didn’t pause at all, continuing to wield her talisman brush, filling the air with a layer of fabric covered in runes.

Li Hui glanced at her and immediately retreated, his face somber as he said, “Cursing is ineffective and inadvertently helped her strengthen her inner Heart Talisman Dao Fruit.”

“What did you say? She cultivated the Heart Talisman Dao Fruit too?” Prime Minister Turtle found it unbelievable.

“Not just any Dao Fruit; it’s likely a powerful one, vastly different from my all-encompassing Dao Fruit. Her Heart Talisman specifically reflects and absorbs,” Li Hui said seriously. “Using others’ strengths to complement one’s weaknesses is quite odd! It’s neither the Dragon Spring Purple Talisman Classic nor the yin talisman text. What cultivation method is she practicing apart from these two?”

At this moment, Manuer stepped back, the curse power knocking her back a few steps, but she returned just as far, while her body emitted a hissing sound, clearing away all grievances and twilight energies, proudly stating, “Thank you for your guidance, Master. Now my Dao Fruit is almost ripe for harvest.”

As her words fell, Manuer flicked her hand, and the runes she had inscribed in the air came together like a veil, crashing down onto her forehead, instantly growing a pair of dragon horns, surprisingly replicating Li Hui’s Wisdom Dragon Horns with faint reversed demonic patterns appearing on them.