Chapter 127
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Chapter 127: Treasure Talisman
The Twenty-Three Layers of Restrictions shook violently, indeed related to Li Hui, though only indirectly.
Why indirectly? Because he had collected the toxic gas, and the dispersing skeleton caused the restrictions to lose their balance. The toxic gas and skeleton were crucial factors in suppressing the tremors.
Before the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique could break the finger bone, many bone walls began to collapse, and a massive crack appeared through the restricted area.
"Poof…" The ground erupted with hundreds of Blood Springs, filling the air with blood mist. Li Hui waved his hands, rising gracefully into the air, executing the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique to its fullest, gathering sparkling lights.
“The suction of the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays has reached ten times!”
“Good! If it rises to thirteen times, I can create a treasure talisman!”
Countless cracks formed in the ground, with blood gushing from below. This was not actually the surface but a hardened shell of the Blood Sea, suggesting something was about to emerge, so the ground crumbling was not surprising.
Blood clouds filled the sky, and dazzling electric lights erupted from the restricted area. Many locations began to collapse, giving a feeling of impending doom.
Li Hui focused entirely on breaking the finger bone, ignoring the changes around him. The suction of the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays had reached twelve times, and although the spiritual energy of the Blood Sea was thin, he still extracted a quantity equivalent to a piece of low-grade Miao Jade.
This was significant; continuing this way would yield at least a dozen low-grade Miao Jade worth of spiritual energy. However, only special exotic spiritual energy could condition the body and enhance potential, and after absorbing a certain amount, it became useless, necessitating more exotic spiritual energy.
“Faster! Break for me!”
“Roar…” The Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique generated a faint dragon’s roar, and suddenly a mass of light points surged toward his hands as the silver snake bracelet feasted eagerly.
“How is this possible? Thirteen times? Fourteen times? The Heavenly and Earthly Arrays are unstable, is it fifteen times?” Li Hui stared in disbelief, realizing what was unfolding.
The storage treasure must contain artifacts, and as the finger bone crumbled, it had no way to escape the silver snake’s mouth, which explained this unbelievable progress. However, the increase was too much; the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays could no longer handle it.
“No, I need to consume this power quickly.” Just then, where the finger bone had been, blue light erupted.
Li Hui was startled; in the blink of an eye, three faint blue light rings expanded outward, slicing through nearby bone walls, shredding the blood clouds above, and breaking the ground below.
Suddenly, the three circles of faint blue light began to spin, sometimes shrinking and sometimes expanding, causing everything within a ten-mile radius to completely collapse. Multiple layers of restrictions were affected, and many broken scales floated atop the Blood Sea. This was a trap hidden within the finger bone, aimed at the person attacking it.
Lightning sparked and tremors erupted as a massive shadow over a hundred zhang shot out from the Blood Sea, charging fiercely toward the faint blue light rings. Li Hui couldn’t help but flinch at the sight.
"It turns out there’s a gigantic electric eel suppressed beneath the restrictions."
The roaring sound triggered a tsunami, possibly because it had just emerged and suffered a heavy blow, making the massive electric eel go wild. Even when rebounded by the blue light rings, it gathered all its electric power for another charge.
“Boom, boom, boom…”
Li Hui covered his ears and landed on a three-foot-wide, two-zhang long wooden board, where Qian Duohai was also covering his ears, dazed and lying on the board.
“Brother Hai, you came just in time!”
“Cough, cough, you little brat, what have you done? No time to explain, I need to find a defensive artifact.”
This wooden board was indeed summoned by Qian Duohai, known as Eternal Floating Wood, perfect for crafting spiritual boats. With all his items, he became even more reliable during emergencies.
Li Hui sat cross-legged and hurriedly picked up his brush to create talismans, secretly muttering, “Monster-conjuring talisman, monster-conjuring talisman, if I don’t draw one now, when will I?”
His strokes flowed as if guided by a divine hand, and the talisman materialized with earth-shattering intensity!
This was a rare Nine Patterns monster-conjuring talisman; the strange symbols on the talisman paper seemed ready to burst forth, while the back of the paper rapidly transformed nine light gray patterns into nine vividly animated rhinoceroses. Moments later, the talisman underwent another transformation, and the rhinoceros horns turned white; upon the third transformation, the nine white-horned rhinoceroses formed a circle.
Li Hui blinked in surprise, thinking, “That’s odd! The suction of the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays dropped from fifteen times to fourteen times, yet this monster-conjuring talisman didn’t become a treasure talisman, only achieving Nine Patterns Three Exotics. Supposedly, with such support from the silver snake bracelet, any talisman I draw ought to become a treasure talisman, right? But I just got a spirit talisman. The monster-conjuring talisman truly is extraordinary; it defies common logic.”
The Heavenly and Earthly Arrays had slightly stabilized, prompting Li Hui to think quickly, “This is a rare opportunity. Considering the timing and my current skills, I should refine a blood talisman. The Record of the Four Gods and Demons details fourteen types of blood talismans along the bloodline route, ranging from basic to advanced: Blood Ignition Talisman, Exotic Blood Talisman, Blood Merging Talisman, Failing Blood Talisman, Cleansing Blood Talisman, Blood Energy Talisman, Unceasing Blood Flow Talisman, Blood Mouth Spitting Talisman, Blood Rain Stinking Wind Talisman, Mysterious Demon Crying Blood Talisman, Night Demon Drinking Blood Talisman, Dragon Demon Overpowering Blood Talisman, Great Compassion Infinite Reverse Blood Talisman, Qian Kun Corrected Blood Talisman.”
“Among these, the Mysterious Demon Crying Blood Talisman, Night Demon Drinking Blood Talisman, and Dragon Demon Overpowering Blood Talisman are most suitable for crafting treasure talismans. However, given the fourteen times suction from the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays, I can make at most a middle-grade treasure talisman. The path of talisman-making is challenging, and beyond top-grade treasure talismans are enhancement, Yuan Talisman, demonic transformation, and phantom talismans. Only after three transformations can they become Divine Talismans and Demonic Talismans, and once these merge, they might become Jade Symbols!”
“Talisman-making is difficult, and crafting Jade Symbols is even harder—it’s nearly impossible!” Li Hui quickly collected his thoughts and selected the Mysterious Demon Crying Blood Talisman. He had attempted to draw the Blood Energy Talisman, Unceasing Blood Flow Talisman, Blood Mouth Spitting Talisman, and Blood Rain Stinking Wind Talisman while on Artifact Mountain, but without the silver snake bracelet’s influence, the success rate was pitifully low. The Blood Energy Talisman fared best, while the Blood Rain Stinking Wind Talisman failed miserably. He truly felt like spitting blood!
Without the environmental boost, the Night Demon Drinking Blood Talisman would be a better choice to weaken enemies significantly.
The key lies in the surroundings; whether in the Blood Phantasm Maze or the Blood Sea, they are intertwined with bloodline power. Thus, the Mysterious Demon Crying Blood Talisman can unleash several times its typical strength, launching an unending assault equivalent to delivering a death sentence to someone.
When Qian Duohai looked at Li Hui, he found it unbelievable that this bookworm was sitting there drawing talismans. Couldn’t he notice what was happening around them?
The brush tip quivered incessantly as Li Hui selected a piece of bark from the Blood Banana Tree to create the talisman. It was only the size of a palm but covered in fine blood vessels.
Hundreds of Blood Banana Trees produce just one piece, requiring the trees to be devoured by blood tumor bugs. The trees should have collapsed and died, yet the overwhelming blood energy poisoned the bugs instead.
As a result, most of the blood energy from the Blood Banana Tree and blood tumor bugs concentrated in this piece of bark, making it far superior to the leaves for talisman paper.
“Mysterious and profound, nearly Dao; the Mysterious Demon is the ultimate of demons. If even such demons shed blood, how ominous must that be? What fear does that evoke?” Li Hui pressed his brush down, his voice quivering, “Come, come, come—great terror, great omens, overwhelming killing intent…”
“Boom…” Blood surged from all directions toward the talisman brush as if the world joined forces with Li Hui to create this talisman.
Strangely, Qian Duohai felt a sense of sorrow, unable to control his tears; he watched as the bark began to glow, forming inner and outer halos. He was astonished, “Is that a middle-grade treasure talisman?”
