Chapter 160
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Chapter 160: Fire Family Breaches the Formation
The sky filled with dancing fire ravens, and as the formation unleashed its power to sweep away the fiery rain, it began to rapidly contract. The countless formation rings lining the edges of the formation interlocked, merging into two, then further uniting into one.
Li Hui stared in disbelief, feeling cheated; the Five Elements All-Destroying Flame Formation unexpectedly took on a defensive stance.
Originally, their team was separated from the edge of the formation by numerous formation rings, but now that distance had shrunk by more than two-thirds. Was it afraid they wouldn’t die quickly enough?
The total area of the formation reduced by one-tenth. Yang Jueyu laughed heartily, waving his hand as he charged the remaining magic puppets from the formation and unleashed three dazzling bursts of light.
Quan Juecheng nodded, “Senior Brother, well done! Three treasure talismans with extreme penetrating power; the formation has already started to recoil. Let’s see how Li Hui can withstand this.”
“Hahaha, it’s nothing,” Yang Jueyu replied arrogantly. “I intended to pierce the formation, but seeing that the Fire Family is interested in it and sent so many fire ravens to assist, we’ve saved quite a bit of trouble by using all our magic puppets. What are three treasure talismans? If I can’t take down Li Hui and his six companions, I’ll use the demonic transformation talisman.”
Quan Juecheng cupped his fists, “Senior Brother’s means are brilliant; I can only envy your achievements.”
“Look, the talisman struck Li Hui!” Yang Jueyu gazed across at the formation, but his expression soon turned to one of concern, his brows furrowing as he let out a cold snort.
“Boom…” The three bursts of dazzling light merged into one, instantly piercing through layers of obstacles and impacting Li Hui. The thunderous explosion sent Lian Luosha stumbling back, while Chef Zhao and Huo Qiniang, standing nearby, were caught in the blast and bled from their mouths.
Li Hui was blasted apart, the attack coming too quickly for him to react. However, when his body shattered, there was no blood or flesh scattering—only a pile of rubble fell to the ground, eliciting gasps of surprise.
“A substitute crafted from Dragon’s Wangling Stone?” Lian Luosha’s eyes widened.
The rubble erupted and reformed into his body. Li Hui dusted himself off and gazed into the distance, a frosty glimmer in his eyes. Had it not been for the substitute bearing the brunt of the talisman attack, he would have been turned into a puddle of goo. He felt grateful to Qian Qiu Yue.
The substitute Qian Qiu Yue had made for him was extraordinary, consuming almost half of the Dragon’s Wangling Stone. It could save his life three times; this was the first time!
Li Hui was cunning! His real self wasn’t there at all. The moment he released Ao Chonglin to contain the Lightning Array, he had already slipped away from the group and ventured deep into the formation.
Using his Ideal Body, he traversed multiple restrictions, gradually approaching the location indicated by the Fortune Ascending Talisman, where he spotted a three-zhang high stone platform from afar.
The surrounding spiritual energy was overwhelming, and even with several intense restrictions in place, the Heavenly and Earthly Arrays within him began to operate rapidly. Each breath yielded energy equivalent to three low-grade Miao Jades.
The speed of absorption was terrifying. Li Hui realized he couldn’t approach directly; even using the Mystical Yellow Path Talisman wouldn’t help. As the embroidered ball observed with powerful discernment, he carefully measured the formation, only going to places he could safely reach.
As the fire ravens appeared to exhaust the formation’s power, the range of the Ideal Body expanded continuously, yet getting close to the stone platform remained impossible!
Li Hui understood his limits; gallivanting recklessly didn’t mean courting death. So he found a secure spot to lay low, taking the opportunity to organize the talismans on him, reflecting, “My cultivation has only reached Spirit Motion Seventh Pattern, yet I’ve unknowingly drawn so many Eight Patterns and Nine Patterns spirit talismans, along with several Nine Patterns exotic spirit talismans. This achievement would be noteworthy in the Jade Symbol Sect! Too bad the Fortune Ascending Talisman caused the success rate for creating talismans to reset after all that effort I put in. So unless absolutely necessary, I shouldn’t use that talisman lightly!”
“Hey, Little Li, why are you so lazy? Quickly use the Fortune Ascending Talisman! Once it’s used, all your wishes will come true,” the embroidered ball urged repeatedly in his ear.
“Quit nagging, I won’t use it! How about I give it to you instead? You can use it however you wish,” Li Hui retorted casually, organizing the Blood Mouth Spitting Talisman.
“Hmph! The first coward since the founding of the Jade Symbol Sect! No wonder you’re called Little Li, you’re light years behind so-and-so and that little so-and-so. Come on, learn from the grandeur of the predecessors! What can you achieve scurrying around like a mouse? Stand tall and be a true man who fears neither heaven nor earth!”
“What you’re calling a true man is just a fool,” Li Hui scoffed. “Ao Chonglin has that kind of spirit. If I hadn’t slipped a powerful monster-conjuring talisman into him, do you think he would have that fearless presence now?”
“You’re being foolish! You’re about to die anyway. Why not boldly fight and seize that last glimmer of hope?”
“I will use it; I just need to choose the right moment!” Li Hui insisted, continuing to categorize his talismans. Suddenly he asked, “Is there a method for linking talismans? Like connecting several, even dozens, of spirit talismans in succession to unleash immense power?”
“There is, but it’s not in the Jade Symbol Sect. That’s the combat-linked talisman method, much faster than using a talisman formation. It generates subtle chain reactions through different property talismans to enhance power, a secret of the Heavenly Talisman Sect.”
“Heavenly Talisman Sect?” Li Hui was puzzled.
“It’s said that the Jade Symbol Sect is a continuation of the Heavenly Talisman Sect. Nonsense, the Jade Symbol Sect has nothing to do with the Heavenly Talisman Sect—who knows when the latter was wiped out in the long river of time? It must have left traces during the Great Xia Dynasty,” the embroidered ball suddenly warned: “Be careful, something is approaching that will have a significant impact on the formation.”
At this moment, countless fire ravens opened a path, forcibly blasting through the swirling halos and circles of light in the sky, flapping their wings to unleash their fiery breath, dragging along a fireball hundreds of zhang in size towards the formation.
About a stick of incense later, the massive fireball appeared above the formation, and from two hundred zhang above the ground, its heat could be felt. Although hundreds of zhang wasn’t much compared to the entire formation, a heated iron piece could easily burn through a large net, even a sturdy wire mesh would be punctured by it.
In the next moment, the giant fireball descended into the center of the formation. While it might not be moving mountains or filling seas, it was enough to create a lake.
The deafening roar filled ears, blinding light temporarily obscured vision, and many areas of the formation began to collapse as black smoke billowed, creating a scene of utter destruction.
Dozens of figures descended from the sky, both men and women sporting red hair and eyebrows. Yang Jueyu and Quan Juecheng seized the opportunity to charge into the formation, racing towards the center from the opposite side.
The formation on Wan Nest Island usually guarded rare treasures, and the first person to break through would undoubtedly reap substantial rewards. The ritual artifacts and Miao Jade used to set up the formation were merely bonuses.
Li Hui sprang towards the target stone platform, a mysterious arc of light shimmering behind him as he moved so swiftly that only an afterimage remained.
“Faster, faster! Can you go any faster? The formation is resetting! Look at those two true disciples of the Jade Symbol Sect—they’re so much quicker than you, shameless enough to use speed-enhancing talismans. What does it matter if you go faster? The good stuff isn’t even in the center of the formation!” the embroidered ball blabbered, finally proving somewhat useful as it helped Li Hui grasp the enemy situation.
He drew closer, and the previous obstacles he couldn’t pass were now easily traversable.
Nearby, the flames fluctuated wildly. The primary function of these flames was to restrict the five elements, and while they were less deadly than lightning, they became exceedingly complex when combined with several ordinary forces.
Suddenly, a chill crept over him, and Li Hui quickly halted, lying flat on the ground and holding his breath, heart-stopping fear gripped him as he looked forward.
