Chapter 376: Chapter 191: Battle Against the Azure Flame Sect’s Golden Cores: Triple Kill (Part 3)

The entire scene fell deathly silent; you could hear the sound of people swallowing nervously.

Golden Mace True Man swallowed hard, a chill running down his spine. He found it difficult to accept the cruel reality of the situation.

’What’s the point of fighting anymore?’

’Is this really the power a newly-advanced Golden Core cultivator should have?’

’Run!’

Without any hesitation or warning.

Golden Mace True Man suddenly spun around and fled, simultaneously flinging all the Talismans from his Storage Bag behind him.

He was trying to buy himself a little time.

He didn’t even bother to call out to his two companions. Instead, he focused solely on pushing his Escape Technique to its limit, racing toward the Azure Flame Sect.

If he could just make it back to the sect, he might have a chance of temporarily holding Xiao Chen off with the Mountain Protection Array.

As for staying here, Golden Mace True Man couldn’t see any hope of victory.

Unfortunately for him, his plan was doomed to fail.

With a mere thought from Xiao Chen, the giant dragon lunged forward, opening its great maw and sucking all the Talismans into its belly.

Regardless of their effects, the Talismans were all reduced to a series of muffled thuds.

Immediately after, a streak of fire tore across the sky.

It landed directly in front of the fleeing Golden Mace True Man.

The two were instantly less than ten zhang apart. For a Golden Core True Man, this distance was practically face-to-face.

"Why the rush to leave? You didn’t even say goodbye."

Xiao Chen chuckled. "My friend, you’ve come all this way. As the host, I haven’t had a chance to properly entertain you yet."

’You’ve already come all this way. It’s a bit late to think about running now!’

However, Golden Mace True Man’s eyes lit up. He saw a glimmer of hope.

How many years had it been? Ever since his Dharma Name became widely known, how many years had it been since anyone dared to get this close to him?

It was common knowledge that he was called "Golden Mace" precisely because he wielded a pair of Red Gold Four-Sided Seven-Section Concave Maces, each one weighing a staggering 47,000 jin!

When used to strike someone, a mere graze would wound, and a solid hit meant certain death.

Even through a shield or armor, he could bludgeon a person to death.

Its only drawback was that it was too heavy to be thrown, making it difficult to hit enemies at a distance.

Originally, upon seeing the Fire Dragon, Golden Mace True Man had thought there was absolutely no chance of getting close today.

He never would have imagined that his opponent would deliver himself right to his doorstep, closing the distance between them.

At this range, Xiao Chen would have no time to cast any Magic.

’This is a god-sent opportunity!’

It all happened in an instant.

The series of thoughts flashed through Golden Mace True Man’s mind in less than half a breath.

He decisively drew his pair of Red Gold Four-Sided Maces and roared, "You whelp, die!"

The left mace aimed for the Lower Dantian, the right straight for the top of the skull.

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However, in the nick of time, a shield engraved with a ghostly face suddenly appeared between them.

The shield overflowed with Spiritual Light, clearly a Top Grade Defensive Spiritual Artifact. It manifested a ring of blood-red Profound Light that firmly protected Xiao Chen.

KLANG! KLANG!

When the golden maces struck the shield, it was like they had slammed into a mountain.

Not only did they fail to break through the shield, but the impact also sent a numbing jolt through Golden Mace True Man’s hands, making him nearly lose his grip on his twin maces.

Xiao Chen hadn’t even bothered to watch for the outcome after summoning the shield.

Even if the Ghost-Faced Profound Light Shield couldn’t block it, he still had the Blade of Night.

The reason he had closed the distance wasn’t just to taunt his opponent, but also to help the White Bone Soul-Calling Banner collect an Essence.

An Essence was different from a soul; this wasn’t to say he now had the ability to interfere with the Three Souls and Seven Spirits.

But there were similarities. For instance, it had to be collected from a living person—it wouldn’t work if they were dead.

This was information Xiao Chen had received from the Spiritual Artifact itself while performing its Refinement back at the volcano’s crater.

Perhaps too much time had passed, or perhaps the White Bone Soul-Calling Banner was simply empty when it was originally left behind.

In any case, the Spiritual Artifact now needed to absorb at least one Essence before it could release a Magic Soul Puppet in battle and unleash its true power.

Otherwise, it was just a souped-up Magical Artifact.

And to unleash even more of its power, it would need to collect three, five, seven, or even nine Essences.

Furthermore, these Essences couldn’t be just any inferior substitutes.

Using Foundation Establishment or Qi Refining Cultivators as replacements would cause it to lose its proper killing power.

But once Xiao Chen successfully absorbed the Essence of a Golden Core True Man, this Spiritual Artifact would instantly become a top-tier offensive Spiritual Artifact.

During Magical Combat, summoning a Magic Soul Puppet to harass the enemy would be an effective way to tie them down.

If he collected nine Magic Soul Puppets, he could even swarm his enemies.

"The Yellow Springs Road is long; I summon the soul and seize the spirit!"

Xiao Chen chanted the Mantra, sweeping the White Bone Soul-Calling Banner in his hand toward Golden Mace True Man.

A ghastly white Spiritual Light immediately shot out from the banner and shone upon his opponent.

Because they were so close, Golden Mace True Man had no time to dodge.

Bathed in the Spiritual Light, a vacant look immediately appeared in his eyes.

"What are you standing there for? Return at once!"

Xiao Chen urged it on again, sweeping the White Bone Soul-Calling Banner once more.

Another ghastly white Spiritual Light flew out, instantly robbing Golden Mace True Man of his consciousness.

His entire body went limp as a stream of Essence Blood gushed from his eyes and flew into the Soul-Calling Banner, becoming its first Essence.

Having dealt with Golden Mace True Man, Xiao Chen collected the fallen Red Gold Four-Sided Maces and Storage Bag.

He casually tossed out a ball of Profound Fire to incinerate the remaining corpse, then returned to the main battlefield.

At this moment, because of their sudden departure just now, the remaining Gui Yan Zhenren and Zixiao Zhenren were also trying to leave.

However, Master Ming Yan and Yunxiang Daoist were latched onto them, refusing to let them go.

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