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    It was clear to Jin Chan that neither Qin Haoxuan’s ghost soldier nor Xing’s three Talisman Beasts were opponents he could afford to provoke.

    Long Tian’ao’s Talisman Beast was a nimble and ferocious leopard. In his eyes, although Qin Haoxuan had two fierce ghosts, he was only at the Fifth-Leaf of the Spirit Sprout Realm. As long as Jin Chan could hold off Xing for a moment, he could deal with Qin Haoxuan and then, together, they could kill the demon who could simultaneously command three Talisman Beasts.

    However, Jin Chan had greatly underestimated Xing. His own Talisman Beast was weaker than any of Xing’s three. Xing commanded the Red-Blood Ape to completely suppress his beast, while at the same time having the Iron-Backed Centipede circle around for a sneak attack.

    Swoosh! Taking advantage of a moment of inattention, the Iron-Backed Centipede attacked from behind. Although Jin Chan was very careful, the centipede’s speed was too great. With a bang, his protective spiritual energy was shattered like an eggshell, and he was sent flying, spitting blood, a bloody hole appearing in his stomach. With his protective energy dispersed and his internal organs injured and displaced, he could no longer effectively command his Talisman Beast. Just as his beast was about to pounce on Xing, Xing had already commanded the centipede to drill several holes in it, while the Red-Blood Ape slammed its paw into it, creating countless cracks. The giant python then coiled tightly around it, completely immobilizing it.

    In just a few breaths, under Xing’s flamboyant control and the heaven-defying coordination of the three beasts, Jin Chan’s Talisman Beast was shattered to pieces.

    A person who could control three Talisman Beasts at once was a complete monster in the cultivation world. Jin Chan’s face turned ashen. He unhesitatingly took out an Earth Evasion Talisman, intending to escape. But how could Xing let him get away? He commanded the Iron-Backed Centipede to bore straight towards him. With its hardness and speed, which even Qin Haoxuan wouldn’t dare to face head-on, the severely injured Jin Chan’s head was directly pierced through by the beast, leaving a bowl-sized bloody hole. He collapsed to the ground, dead.

    After finishing off Jin Chan, Xing immediately commanded his three Talisman Beasts to charge at Long Tian’ao.

    Although Long Tian’ao was only two leaves stronger than Hua Yang, his combat strength was more than twice as great. Qin Haoxuan commanded his two Twenty-Fifth-Leaf fierce ghosts, yet they could only fight his leopard Talisman Beast to a standstill.

    Seeing that Xing had already killed Jin Chan, Long Tian’ao was astonished by his ability to control three Talisman Beasts at once. He had seen people who could multitask with two, but never with three. With Xing’s three beasts joining the fray, his own leopard was quickly pushed into a disadvantage under the combined assault.

    Long Tian’ao laughed with extreme anger. “You two little bastards have actually forced this Daoist master to use his ultimate move. Good! I will let you die with understanding!”

    A gray-black talisman appeared in his hand. He quickly infused it with a stream of spiritual energy, and under its pull, a faint black smoke condensed from the talisman. A black skull appeared above it, and it turned its gaze to Xing, who was commanding the three beasts. A black light suddenly flashed from the skull’s empty eye sockets. The light shot towards Xing with incredible speed. Struck by the black light, Xing was visibly stunned for a moment, and the three Talisman Beasts, having lost their control, also stopped and were sent flying by Long Tian’ao’s leopard.

    “A Soul-Summoning Talisman!” Qin Haoxuan sucked in a cold breath. It turned out that Long Tian’ao’s talisman was similar to a spiritual sense attack. Although this attack was very weak and could only briefly stun Xing without causing him any harm, in a battle between cultivators, a momentary daze was enough to be fatal.

    After Xing was stunned, Long Tian’ao immediately commanded his leopard to attack him. Seeing that Xing was in danger, Qin Haoxuan immediately commanded his ghost soldiers to rescue him. Although the leopard was ferocious, it could not get close to Xing with the two ghost soldiers blocking its path.

    “Courting death!” Long Tian’ao roared. In his eyes, a mere Fifth-Leaf junior cultivator was nothing. He held the Soul-Summoning Talisman and aimed it at Qin Haoxuan, and another black light shot out from the skull. The black light was extremely fast; Qin Haoxuan had no way to dodge. He felt his spiritual sense being bitten as if by an ant. An attack of this level had no effect on him at all.

    Long Tian’ao stared at him in astonishment. He had once fought a Thirtieth-Leaf cultivator and had been on the verge of defeat, but with this talisman, he had caused his opponent to be briefly dazed and had managed to escape. Even a Thirtieth-Leaf cultivator had been affected, yet this Fifth-Leaf junior was completely unfazed? How was that possible? In his eyes, the demonic thought attack of the Soul-Summoning Talisman should have been enough to crush Qin Haoxuan’s weak soul.

    Seeing that the talisman was useless against him, Qin Haoxuan was finally at ease. But to prevent Long Tian’ao from having any other trump cards, he immediately condensed his spiritual sense into a small golden sword and shot it at the black skull. The black skull was no match for it and shattered on impact. The Soul-Summoning Talisman in Long Tian’ao’s hand also turned to dust.

    “Ah! How is that possible!” Long Tian’ao was horrified. This was his most powerful trump card. Now that it was broken, he panicked. He no longer entangled himself, using his leopard to hold off the two ghost soldiers while he took out an Earth Evasion Talisman, intending to escape. It seemed he was preparing to sacrifice his beast to save himself.

    Xing, who had been struck by the demonic thought attack, finally came to his senses. He shook his slightly dizzy head and became enraged. “You old bastard! Don’t you know I hate it when people attack my spiritual sense? You actually dared to violate my taboo! You’re a dead man!” Under his control, the three Talisman Beasts that had been knocked away immediately charged at Long Tian’ao.

    Long Tian’ao was horrified. With the three beasts attacking him at once, he had no time to escape. And if he tried to block them head-on, Jin Chan’s fate was a lesson learned. Since he couldn’t run, he gritted his teeth and took out a pale-green talisman. This was a talisman that even Xu Changsheng hadn’t known about, and its power was even greater than the Soul-Summoning Talisman. It was a Technique-Gathering Talisman. As long as enough spiritual energy was infused into it, it could instantly cast several spiritual arts.

    A light flashed from the talisman, and a giant golden hammer appeared in front of him. With an unstoppable force, it sent the three charging Talisman Beasts flying. However, the force of their pounce also shattered the golden hammer, and a hurricane of spiritual energy kicked up a storm of yellow sand.

    After repelling the three beasts, Long Tian’ao’s fierce gaze fell on Qin Haoxuan. It was clear he was now much more wary of him, who could launch spiritual sense attacks that could directly shatter his Soul-Summoning Talisman. If that attack were to hit him… he would be finished. So, when he attacked, he held nothing back. He madly poured his spiritual energy into the Technique-Gathering Talisman. It could simultaneously release five spiritual arts, each one cast instantly and with the power of a Twenty-Fifth-Leaf expert’s full-power strike.

    A flashing golden hammer, a twenty-foot-long giant purplish-cyan blade of qi, a black, steaming Nether Ghost Claw… Qin Haoxuan immediately commanded his two ghost soldiers to block in front of him and meet the five spiritual arts.

    BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

    The four fists of the two ghost soldiers shattered four of the spiritual arts. One of the ghosts was struck by the final art, and a cloud of black qi scattered from its body, but it was not shattered. These two ghost soldiers were also at the Twenty-Fifth-Leaf of strength; how could they be killed by a single spell of the same level?

    Seeing this, a vicious glint flashed in Long Tian’ao’s eyes, and his face turned ashen. He was relatively close to Qin Haoxuan. With a nimble leap, he instantly appeared by his side, condensing spiritual energy in his fists and feet, and struck at his head like a meteor. Even if I die, I’ll take someone with me! This Long Tian’ao was truly a veteran of life-and-death battles. Although he was afraid of death, he absolutely did not fear it. His fierce aura was on full display.

    Although Xing could have controlled his three Talisman Beasts to kill him, before he could, Long Tian’ao would have smashed Qin Haoxuan’s head in. He was, after all, a Seventeenth-Leaf cultivator. Xing did not dare to gamble on Qin Haoxuan’s durability. If his head was smashed, he would surely die. So, he gave up the chance to kill him and activated the Dragon Demon Golden Body, pouncing in front of Qin Haoxuan to protect him.

    From the moment Long Tian’ao attacked to the moment Xing pounced, it all happened in the blink of an eye. With his demonic body’s speed, he was a step faster. So, Long Tian’ao’s punch landed on his body. The Dragon Demon Golden Body trembled violently but ultimately did not break. Long Tian’ao, however, felt as if he had kicked an iron plate; both his hands were numb.

    Just then, Qin Haoxuan also reacted. He once again condensed a spiritual sense attack and slammed it into Long Tian’ao’s soul. He let out a tragic cry and, before he could make another move, Qin Haoxuan commanded his two ghost soldiers to smash his head in. Red and white brain matter splattered all over the ground.

    After killing him, Qin Haoxuan and Xing exchanged a look, both seeing the look of a lucky escape in each other’s eyes. If not for the strength of Qin Haoxuan’s spiritual sense, which had been unaffected by the attack, they would have both died at Long Tian’ao’s hands long ago. Although he was only two leaves stronger than Hua Yang and the others, his combat strength was several times greater.

    After this battle, Qin Haoxuan also had a more direct understanding of a cultivator’s combat power. It turned out that a Seventeenth-Leaf cultivator could be this strong.

    Xing let out a long breath. “Those two ghost soldiers of yours are not bad.”

    His spiritual energy completely depleted, Qin Haoxuan gave a wry smile. Although the Advent of the Ghost God was powerful, it consumed spiritual energy far too quickly. Just in the time it had taken to kill Long Tian’ao and Jin Chan, he felt that his spiritual energy was almost gone. If Long Tian’ao had held on for a little longer, he would have run out of energy and lost his combat ability. If Xing had had to face him alone, who would have lived and who would have died was uncertain.

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