Chapter 700

Chapter 700: Female Cultivator of the Path of Talismans

The Sound Demon suffered heavy injuries, but this fellow was surprisingly resolute. In an instant, he withdrew his damaged Legal form, chopped off his own head, and swiftly retreated, cleanly and neatly, which took Li Hui by surprise.

“Ah! He’s trying to escape!” Prime Minister Turtle gathered the dark energy and ghostly energy, transforming back into the wooden turtle ring on Li Hui’s finger. At the same time, the Sound Demon’s head flew back, opening its mouth to say, “The enemy is very cunning and used the Legal form in time to prevent my magic soul from being suppressed by the Heaven-overturning Seal.”

It turned out the Heaven-overturning Seal was in Gao Yuhu’s hands, secretly brought back to his body by the head, preparing for a surprise attack to suppress the Sound Demon. As a result, this assassination weapon meant to take the enemy’s life ended up being useless.

“Truly worthy of the elderly demon; even in this situation, he can escape. My Legal form used all the pure Yang power for a killing strike; it will be difficult to unleash that again,” Li Hui waved his hand to recall the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword.

This sword had originally pierced the Sound Demon’s body, but at the last moment was forced out, showcasing the remarkable power of this demon. One could only wonder what kind of entity the powerful Ancestor Yan Jiao, who could control such a demon, was.

“Chase after him! Two hundred times the flow of time, Seize the Day Talisman, go fast!” Li Hui ignited three white symbols of fleeting time, enhancing the Seize the Day Talisman. He turned and pursued the fleeting moments, stepping forward on light ripples, arriving instantly at the entrance of the water vein.

At this moment, those cultivators who had descended earlier looked on in shock as a headless boy appeared, followed by the return of the leader of the Heavenly Talisman Sect.

The speed was staggering. The headless boy moved quickly, retrieving a gong shovel to confront the enemy. Li Hui’s speed surpassed his, holding the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword while engaging in battle with the Sound Demon.

Time seemed to freeze. Most of the cultivators utilized their spiritual sense yet could only see hazy light and shadow! Only a few powerful cultivators vaguely glimpsed the exchanges between the two, each strike filled with danger, leaving them in awe.

“This… this body of the boy isn’t the Sound Demon, is it?” one cultivator wondered aloud.

“Indeed, it is the first general of Ancestor Yan Jiao, the Sound Demon,” a knowledgeable cultivator lamented, “Incredible! This Li Hui Li Yingjun is not ordinary! Previously, he seemed to control the Wood Demon with talisman methods; we thought it was just luck for this leader of the Heavenly Talisman Sect, but it seems the Sound Demon also met his end.”

“Unbelievable! This leader of the Heavenly Talisman Sect must have perfect mastery of talisman methods; how could he possibly cross so many barriers to suppress a Late Stage of the Traveling Realm demon cultivator? Could talismans truly possess such mystique?” the crowd murmured among themselves.

Li Hui’s ability to counter the Sound Demon was purely luck, though this luck was not genuine; it resulted from the deliberate expenditure of the Fortune Ascending Talismans, forming part of his strength.

Fighting against the heavens and using pre-prepared talismans to suppress an enemy far stronger than himself was precisely the charm of talisman methods.

Each time Li Hui swiftly struck, piercing time with the sword, the Sound Demon’s body would emit a whistle, turning the impossible into the possible, emitting diamond-shaped ripples to block the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword.

This was the prowess of a high-ranking demon cultivator; truly hard to kill. However, failure to eliminate him could pose a greater threat. Thus, today, his life must end.

“Return, oh soul!” Many mouths appeared on the Sound Demon’s body, chanting in unison.

Prime Minister Turtle roared, “Hell’s Soul Suppression!”

If the Sound Demon were allowed to call back his missing soul, it wouldn’t be Li Hui chasing him anymore; it would be the opposite! Fortunately, Prime Minister Turtle used a vast amount of dark energy and ghostly energy to block him. Otherwise, anyone else would have long since lost control.

Li Hui took out the Cloud-Brush Dragon Claw Technique, making a powerful sweep. The fire dragon burst forth but was forcibly dispelled by sonic waves, thus requiring more talisman power to unleash divine fire. He thought, “This demon is quite tenacious! Having lost his head and severely injuring his Legal form, he’s still able to evenly match me. I’m just afraid…”

Sure enough, what he feared came true. Suddenly, a sleeve arrow flew in.

“Someone is ambushing!” Li Hui had remained vigilant, leaping lightly to vanish without a trace. He saw the sleeve arrow explode, releasing a foul stench into the air.

“How horrid!” Even at a considerable distance, the other cultivators could still smell it and felt dizzy, their spiritual sense in disarray, their steps faltering but managing to stabilize themselves with great difficulty.

The Sound Demon, however, was absorbing the putrid air, cackling, “Manuer, luckily you arrived just in time. Before coming, the ancestor said this kid was hard to kill; I didn’t believe it, but now it seems I greatly underestimated him!”

Yuan Ciheng, Luo Meini, Lü Chunyang, He Dongting, and Xiao Jingshan surrounded a slender female cultivator; the attacking sleeve arrow directed at Li Hui had originated from her.

The girl’s eyes exhibited layered patterns, freezing Yuan Ciheng and the others in place; the nearby cultivators found themselves unable to move. Such terrifying eye power!

As the Sound Demon consumed all the putrid air, flesh and blood sprouted from his neck, rapidly intertwining, his bones growing at lightning speed. In the blink of an eye, eyebrows and eyes appeared, reconstructing a new head.

Not only that, but his soul and Legal form were also rapidly recovering.

Li Hui appeared and looked at the Manuer, the Sound Demon had just mentioned, coldly smirking, “Is this the second wave? Colluding with the current forces to eliminate me.”

At that moment, three sleeve arrows shot from different directions.

No one could avoid such a terrifying assault. Li Hui’s body enveloped in shadows; a vague large seal appeared, which suddenly cracked, one crack, two cracks, three cracks.

The Five Colors Celestial Ray erupted, capable of transforming into five colors, each color hiding a terrifying power. If the five colors converged, it would cause significant harm to the cultivators, indiscriminately turning both friend and foe to paste.

Using the fragments of the Heaven-overturning Seal to suppress, Li Hui could designate the targets of the Five Colors Celestial Ray’s destructive capabilities. The three sleeve arrows and the cultivator who launched them immediately vanished. The Sound Demon let out a shriek as his body vaporized and disappeared, but as his magic form wrapped around the Remnant Soul, he tried to escape. Suddenly, meeting the converged five colors, “Bang, bang, bang,” echoed continuously, stripping away his years of cultivation.

“Slice!” The Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword flew out, ready to slay immortals, unreturning until death.

“Boom…” The Sound Demon’s magic form exploded, and a red-billed dolphin suddenly emerged from a thousand feet away, fleeing into the void.

“So this is your magic form? You’ve hidden it well.” Li Hui’s gaze was sharp as the Azure Sky Jade Symbol Sword pierced through time to intercept.

“Clang, clang, clang…” The light and shadows swayed as the sword light danced.

After such an explosion, the fragments of the Heaven-overturning Seal were undoubtedly destroyed, but under Li Hui’s command, they exerted their final power to attack the female cultivator who first shot the sleeve arrow.

“Quickly!”

To Li Hui’s surprise, this “Manuer” used talismans, pointing her hand to release three jade symbols that swirled in a trident shape, suddenly counteracting the talisman’s suppression.

“Master Li, it’s been a long time,” the girl took out a jade symbol, pinching it between her fingers and said, “This is a rare opportunity; Manuer has dreamed of challenging you. However, it’s impossible to achieve in the future, so returning to this time to fulfill that wish.”

“Quick, quick, quick…” The jade symbols interlaced, Li Hui countering with his own symbols. A surge of astonishment rose within him; this girl’s talisman methods were more mature than his own, akin to facing another version of himself, yet her speed was even faster.