Chapter 238: The Ghost God Reappears, Stunned Like Wooden Chicken

Although the Red-Blood Ape was huge and seemed clumsy, it was actually the second Talisman Beast to arrive. It swung its paw at the rogue cultivator, and the protective spiritual energy of a Twenty-Two-Leaf expert was directly shattered by the two beasts. The Black-Backed Python’s giant, powerful tail then swept in, bringing with it a foul wind, and directly smashed the rogue cultivator’s head to pieces.

The moment his Golden Light Hammer was shattered by the Iron-Backed Centipede, he had sensed the danger. He had immediately formed a hand seal and, with a rapid chant, had condensed three wind blades in front of him, which he had shot at Qin Haoxuan’s heart, abdomen, and lower belly. But unfortunately for him, the opponent he faced was too monstrous, able to drive three Talisman Beasts at once. By the time his wind blades shot out, his head had already been completely blown apart, red and white brain matter splattering across the nearby ground like spilled water. He had become a headless corpse.

Although the rogue cultivator had been killed, the three wind blades, which were condensed from the furious strike of a Twenty-Two-Leaf expert, still flew towards Qin Haoxuan. Qin Yang, who was at the side, felt his heart tremble. The three wind blades seemed to tear through space, whistling towards him with a sharp, piercing sound.

Good, Qin Haoxuan is a dead man, this thought flashed through the minds of both Qin Yang and Liao Qiankun at the same time. Even if it had been Qin Yang taking that blow, he might have been injured, let alone a mere Seventh-Leaf Qin Haoxuan.

Clang! Clang! Clang! The soft armor on Qin Haoxuan’s body lit up with a faint white light, as if another, thin layer of armor had covered it. When the three wind blades struck, they simply shattered.

Qin Yang, who had been preparing to go and search Qin Haoxuan’s corpse for the Qi-Circulating Pills, stared with wide eyes. He saw that he was standing there completely unharmed, without a single scratch on him. The two of them stared, their faces filled with utter disbelief.

“How could he be fine?” Qin Yang and Liao Qiankun almost said in unison.

Qin Haoxuan did not bother with the petrified pair. The two hands on his shoulders, which belonged to Xing, also retracted, and at the same time, he shrank the three Talisman Beasts and put them back in his robes. Then, as if nothing had happened, he walked over to the corpse of the Twenty-Two-Leaf rogue cultivator and collected the bag containing his valuables, as well as the badge that represented him. All the rogue cultivators, whether they were reinforcements or had already arrived at the rebel camp, had one. It should be a mark of identification. Handing this in to the sect would earn a corresponding reward.

A喜悦filled his heart. He thought to himself, Things haven’t been going smoothly for me lately. Today, I finally succeeded in an ambush. Feels great!

In just an instant, the Seventh-Leaf Qin Haoxuan had instantly killed a Twenty-Two-Leaf rogue cultivator. The opponent hadn’t even had a chance to resist before he was so easily erased.

Qin Yang sucked in a cold breath. The chill ran through his heart and lungs and up his spine to the back of his head. Then, all his limbs turned ice-cold. He had been on the battlefield for some time now and had been in his fair share of life-or-death battles. He still had a considerable amount of heroic courage in his heart. But now, seeing Qin Haoxuan’s methods, and thinking of how he had just been planning to find trouble with him, to challenge him… he had the urge to kneel down and kowtow to the dead rogue cultivator, to thank him for using his own life as a reminder to never, ever go against this disciple who had made such a name for himself among the new disciples of the Taichu Sect.

So close… just a little closer, he thought, secretly relieved. Just a little closer and I would have challenged him. Then the one lying on the ground now wouldn’t be some rogue cultivator, but me. He knew very well that even if he and Liao Qiankun had teamed up for a sneak attack, using every trick they had, their chances of success would have been very low, let alone a brain-dead, head-on challenge like Qin Haoxuan had just performed. That would have been certain death. Even if the rogue cultivator had underestimated him, the difference in strength between the Seventh-Leaf and the Twenty-Two-Leaf was simply too vast. To be so careless as to lose one’s life was impossible.

What they couldn’t figure out the most was how he had suddenly sprouted two extra hands and could control three Talisman Beasts at once. Even Qin Yang, a mid-level disciple of the sect, had only heard of someone multitasking with two beasts, but never with three. And what was most astonishing to them was that the unremarkable soft armor on his body was also a treasure.

According to the strategy they had agreed upon with Li Jing, this was the best opportunity to anger him. As long as they snatched the badge and the valuables from the rogue cultivator and, with a clear conscience, claimed that it was a joint kill and demanded an equal share, or just snatched them directly, it would surely provoke him. But now, both of them hesitated. From the methods he had just displayed, it was better to be honest. As for what Li Jing had asked of them… Did Junior Brother Li ask anything of me? I don’t think so. No, definitely not. I’ve never met with him alone before.

Although in the depths of their hearts, they still felt there was a component of luck to his victory, without a certain level of strength, no amount of luck would be of any use.

A battle had taken place here, and the sounds and spiritual fluctuations had been transmitted. To avoid being discovered by other enemy rogue cultivators, after Qin Haoxuan had said hello to them, they silently began to search for a new ambush spot. From their eyes, Qin Haoxuan could still see hostility, but this hostility was hidden much deeper now, and there was also a hint of shock and suspicion towards him.

It seems that killing a Twenty-Two-Leaf rogue cultivator did not intimidate them. From the looks of it, they are still not convinced, Qin Haoxuan thought silently. That’s right, they must think I won by a fluke. Then I’ll just have to kill another one for them to see. It’s a pity I can’t just kill them; otherwise, it would be much cleaner to kill them all at once.

He was not a bloodthirsty person, but he was no saint either. If not for the fear of being discovered by the sect’s elders, he would have killed these two who were plotting against him long ago.

As he was thinking of how to intimidate them, he had no idea that the two of them, under their seemingly calm expressions, were in a state of deep shock… where was there any dissatisfaction?

This time, Qin Yang led them carefully around the enemy’s main camp and to their right wing, where they hid in a forest of jumbled rocks. To avoid another “hot-headed” incident from Qin Haoxuan, the spot he chose this time was not on the main path for reinforcements. Although the probability of encountering a rogue cultivator here was lower, it did not mean that none would appear. The Taichu disciples were divided into small teams to intercept and kill the enemy, and the enemy also sent out people to counter-intercept.

They had not waited long when a rogue cultivator walked into the detection range of the Heaven’s Eye Talisman. Twenty light specks lit up, indicating a Twentieth-Leaf. This person was likely a patrol sent out to counter-intercept them; one could tell from his cautious expression.

Qin Yang himself was at the Twentieth-Leaf. Seeing this rogue cultivator, he and Liao Qiankun were both tempted. After all, the assets of a Twentieth-Leaf rogue cultivator would be a considerable sum. And how could a rogue cultivator be a match for him, who was from the Taichu Sect? Besides, he also had Liao Qiankun to help. As long as the two of them acted, the rogue cultivator would not even have a chance to escape. However, they were not reckless fools. They were still waiting for the best opportunity to kill him in a single blow.

But just as they were waiting, Qin Haoxuan had already made his move. This time, he did not charge out directly with a brain-dead shout, but commanded the Iron-Backed Centipede to attack the rogue cultivator’s head.

The rogue cultivator, whose battle with the Taichu disciples had long put him in a state of constant combat readiness, immediately sensed the attack the moment it was launched. With his rich combat experience, he ducked his head and rolled on the ground, dodging the centipede’s blow.

The sneak attack… had failed. Qin Haoxuan was not annoyed. With the intention of intimidating Qin Yang and the others, he charged out directly, raised a Heaven-Cleaving Slash, and a five-zhang-long blade of cyan qi chopped straight at the rogue cultivator.

Liao Qiankun had also wanted to charge out but was pulled back by Qin Yang. He instantly understood. Let’s see his strength again. If he dies, it’s even better.

Just as Qin Haoxuan’s blade was coming down, he suddenly sensed a dark shadow pouncing on him from the left. He instinctively rolled to the side. Having cultivated the Dao Heart Seed Demon Art, his physical quality was far superior to that of an ordinary cultivator, so he narrowly dodged the blow. Looking to his left, he was shocked to find that behind a rock, another Seventeenth-Leaf rogue cultivator was hiding. The dark shadow just now had been a Talisman Beast he had commanded to attack him. If his reaction had been a fraction of a second slower, even if he hadn’t been killed, he would have been skinned alive.

He instantly understood. It turned out these two were working together, one to lure him out from the front, the other to ambush him from the side. If not for him, even Qin Yang might have been injured if caught off guard. He gave a wry smile. He had always wanted to ambush others, but he never thought that in the blink of an eye, he would become the prey.

Just as he dodged the dark shadow, the Twentieth-Leaf rogue cultivator also commanded his Talisman Beast to charge. The first beast also turned around and attacked again. At this critical moment, Qin Haoxuan knew he couldn’t dodge. No matter how he moved, he could only dodge one attack and would be hit by the other. And at this moment, it was impossible to release his own Talisman Beasts to block them.

I can only use the Advent of the Ghost God.

He rolled down, dodging the first beast, and at the same time, unhesitatingly broke the seal on his left arm’s ghost. The giant black fierce ghost broke free from his arm and transformed into a five-zhang-tall black demon. Its fist, as thick as a roof beam, met the Talisman Beast of the Seventeenth-Leaf rogue cultivator.

BOOM!

The beast was sent flying, and the fierce ghost did not stop. Like a phantom wind, it flew in front of the Seventeenth-Leaf cultivator and, with another raise of its heaven-blotting ghost claw, SPLAT. It smashed his head to pieces. The overwhelming combat power of the Advent of the Ghost God was as easy as crushing an ant. The Seventeenth-Leaf cultivator was like a child whose lollipop had been stolen by an adult; he had no strength to resist at all. He didn’t even have a chance to scream before he was left a headless corpse.

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