Free Web NovelChapter 589: Chapter 402: Great Demon Ink Horn Deer, Talisman Tao Displays Its Might! (Double Chapter)
The talismans he usually encountered, none had such power, resembling the magical treasures in the hands of immortals.
The Great Demon, seeing this, wasn’t very surprised.
He knew well the myriad techniques of the talisman masters of the human race, they were not so easy to deal with.
At this moment, he took a step forward, instantly transforming into a dark light approaching the group, with a sweep of his wide sleeve, even more majestic demon power surged, directly knocking the three chess pieces away.
With another slap of his large hand, the battle array maintained by the group instantly collapsed.
Several generals were hit first, spitting blood on the spot, dragged down to the ground by demon power, their fate unknown!
Song Changming was also pushed back a considerable distance by the demon power in the air.
After the impact was shared among the group, he was not injured, but he deeply felt the trouble posed by the Great Demon before him.
On the other side, Qian Yuan saw that a chess piece treasure could not withstand this Great Demon, and immediately shook his hand, summoning a golden pestle.
It was also densely covered with complex runes, a high-level talisman.
The golden pestle flew up by itself, striking the Great Demon directly on the head.
The Great Demon’s body suddenly sank, falling downward.
Seeing the golden pestle’s attack effective against the Great Demon, everyone felt encouraged.
It seemed with this Talisman Tao master holding the fort, perhaps the Great Demon was not invincible!
However, in the next moment, the Great Demon, after falling, heavily stomped on the ground, shattering the earth while in the blink of an eye, rushing back to the group.
Facing the golden pestle, the Great Demon kicked out.
His foot had transformed into a black beast hoof at some unknown time, the explosive force making hearts race.
Clearly, this Great Demon has been provoked, completely losing his playful probing thoughts.
Clang!
Accompanied by a loud sound of metal clashing, the golden pestle was kicked away by the Great Demon again, disappearing into the sky.
Meanwhile, Qian Yuan did not sit idly by, quickly pulling out a purple bowl, placing it over the Great Demon.
The Great Demon roared loudly, his form growing in the wind, transforming into a demon body over ten feet tall.
Yet the bowl also enlarged, still covering the Great Demon, fixing him to the ground.
Its runes emitted path after path of purple light, suppressing the Great Demon, preventing his escape.
"My talisman won’t hold for long, you all defend while I set up the array!" Qian Yuan said, taking out a writing brush, beginning to draw runes in the air.
Though the brush did not touch black ink, spiritual light still traced out runes from its tip.
Interestingly, talisman crafting was not his forte; his strength lay truly in array formation!
However, the stronger the talisman array, the more difficult it was to set up.
Especially under the current pressured conditions for temporary setup, with limited time, it was exceedingly difficult, with a significant chance of failure.
Qian Yuan’s array formation at this moment somewhat carried a sense of gambling.
He could choose to escape during the Great Demon’s suppression moment, but his judgment was, if he fled, chances were he wouldn’t get away.
Not to mention, back at the main city, how many demon race members might pursue and surround them, the Great Demon here could break free at any moment, chasing them was straightforward.
By then, without the support of the grand array, relying solely on these few talismans, battling it was impossible.
Qian Yuan gathered his heart and spirit, clearing distractions, beginning the array formation, entering into total immersion without any emotional fluctuation.
Song Changming watched Qian Yuan’s detailed array setup.
Just observing for a couple of moments, he felt he gained some insight.
But now wasn’t the time for him to learn, the ground trembled continuously, and the large bowl was already wobbling, showing signs of being lifted.
Just as Qian Yuan mentioned, this talisman couldn’t trap the Great Demon for long.
A large area of demon Qi crept out from a corner of the lifted talisman, alarming those watching.
Yu Rui gritted his teeth, suddenly jumping high, landing heavily atop the bowl.
Thud!
He tried to press the bowl back down, but despite his strength being impressive among the Little Flag Masters, compared to the Great Demon, it was far inferior.
The bowl continued to be gradually flipped.
In the next moment, Xu Yuan transformed into a white thunder light, landing atop the bowl as well, but couldn’t make it close again.
The others reacted too, rushing forward, trying to use their strength to press the bowl down.
"I’ll go!" The Personal Guard Captain also moved, activating Gang Qi, and heavily slapped his palms onto the bowl.
With everyone’s combined effort, the slowly lifting bowl paused slightly but still couldn’t be pressed down.
Song Changming observed for a moment, no longer hesitating, similarly jumping high, instantly ascending into the sky.
On his leg bones, the demon bird illustration had appeared, indicating he had invoked the power of the Witch Soldier Seal.
Then he stomped upward, the surging energy scattering a dark cloud in the sky.
Amid this energy, he fell sharply, the instantaneous explosive speed pushing him to the limit, his body and surrounding Gang Qi catching fire, transforming into a giant fireball, akin to a meteor falling from outer space.
When directly reaching the ground, Song Changming struck with his right palm, his shoulder and arm also illustrated with a demon ape drawing.
Near ten million pounds of force exploded, falling fiercely!
Bang!
"!!"
"!!"
The people atop the bowl were directly blown away by the residual Palm Force from Song Changming, scattering and tumbling.
Simultaneously, accompanied by the Great Demon’s earth-shattering roar, the bowl was re-covered.
Atop the bowl, Song Changming alone was like a towering mountain peak, stopping the Great Demon’s attempted escape.
"Good lad!" As Qian Yuan finished the last rune, he glimpsed Song Changming’s descending Palm Technique from the sky.
Even he felt this lad was truly fierce, a force to break the heavens!
Previously competing for the commander position among other Little Flag Masters, he restrained too much.
Now facing the Great Demon, Song Changming finally got the chance to unleash fully.
Thanks to Song Changming’s palm, he had the time to calmly finish the grand array arrangement.
Qian Yuan closed his brush, then raised his hand, scattering numerous top-grade spirit crystals.
By rough calculation, nearly a hundred.
With just the material value of these top-grade spirit crystals, the cost of constructing this temporary grand array was already quite massive.
And that’s not all.
Qian Yuan then tossed out several small square flags, totaling twenty-four, all talismans.
The twenty-four small square flags were placed around the bowl, serving as key conduits of the array, while the spirit crystals were consumables to drive the talisman array.
Lastly, Qian Yuan took out a scale that resembled some exotic beast, throwing it into the array.
Finally, hand seals fluttering, spiritual power infused, and as energy circulated, the grand array activated completely!
Meanwhile, Song Changming suddenly felt the bowl below him tremble greatly, cracks began to appear on its surface.
The runes emitted intense purple hues but couldn’t stop its impending collapse and break.
Song Changming sensed the danger, immediately retreating swiftly.
As he left, the bowl, a high-level talisman, abruptly shattered.
A unicorn spouted hot breath, rushing out.
Its head bore a long sharp black horn, its entire body bursting with demon power, forming a large hand, fiercely grabbing at Song Changming, clearly not intending to let go of the person before him.
Song Changming saw there was no evading and sliced with his blade.
The demon ape Witch Seal on his right arm hadn’t dissipated yet, at its peak force.
The array reverberated with a loud crash, the demon power-formed large hand was cut by Song Changming’s long blade, largely disintegrating.
Song Changming was also blown away by the remaining demon power.
"Trying to leave!" The unicorn’s black horn burst with eerie demon light, attempting to hit Song Changming again.
But by then, the grand array was fully activated, twenty-four array flags swaying with spiritual power.
In the next moment, the unicorn felt immense weight pressing on its body.
The ground didn’t collapse, but its limbs were bent from pressure, upright standing was extremely difficult, not to mention movement.
The unicorn was shocked, immediately reverting to human form, but the added weight did not diminish, making it extremely challenging to move.
"Talisman Array!!" The Great Demon gritted his teeth, glancing around, his eyes gradually reddening, his face growing ferocious.
Many in the demon race detest the talisman arrays of the human race, seeing them as cages set specifically for them.
Lowly, cruel, and contemptible symbols.
Most demon race members, if trapped by a grand array, would take it as a disgrace, this Great Demon was no exception.
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