Chapter 240: Chapter 237: Thunder King, Is This Reasonable?

In the sky.

Jia Yi lifted his arm slightly, and a small, exquisite Black Ruler shot from his hand, beginning to circle above his head.

BZZZZ—

Amidst the urgent buzzing, the Black Ruler erupted with a blinding light, instantly splitting from one into two, then from two into four... an exponential fission that, in the blink of an eye, conjured a dense, black canopy in the air.

Each spirit ruler vibrated and hummed continuously, like a swarm of foraging bees, with Jia Yi as their queen.

"Go!"

Under the control of Li Ping’s Divine Sense, Jia Yi fixed his gaze on the triangle-faced elder and fiercely activated the Talisman Treasure.

At once, the dense mass of black spirit rulers transformed into a flowing river of black in the sky, crashing down upon the triangle-faced elder with immense power.

The triangle-faced elder’s expression changed drastically at this terrifying sight. He slapped his Storage Bag, and a shield and a Spirit Sword whistled out to collide with the river formed by the Black Ruler’s phantoms.

The moment they made contact, he was immediately at a disadvantage, able only to struggle to hold on.

After all, Jia Yi was using a Talisman Treasure, which possessed a tenth of a Magical Treasure’s power. How could mere Dharma Artifacts possibly withstand it?

Even a Tier Two Top-Grade Spiritual Artifact was nothing before a Talisman Treasure!

The triangle-faced elder was in a bad spot, and the white-robed scholar was faring no better.

Jia Er held an earthen-yellow Spirit Talisman in his hands, continuously pouring Magical Power into it. Once the talisman had absorbed enough Magical Power, it erupted with a startling spiritual light. When the light faded, a golden-yellow Seal, a foot square, appeared in the air.

It was the Talisman Treasure, the Void Seal, activated to its full power!

Without hesitation, Li Ping used his Divine Sense to command Jia Er to point a finger. The Void Seal Talisman Treasure immediately shot out, heading straight for the white-robed scholar, whose face turned ashen with shock and utter disbelief!

"Tier Two Upper Grade puppets! And three of them!" the white-robed scholar cried out in alarm.

The Seven Immortals of the North Pole had chosen to move against Li Ping for two reasons.

First, they coveted the immense wealth of a High-tier Alchemist, figuring they would make a huge profit if they succeeded.

Second, they assumed that as an Alchemist who spent most of his time on Alchemy, Li Ping must be unskilled in Magical Combat. They believed that with a little caution, they could take him down without suffering any injuries.

But now that they had actually engaged him, the scholar could confirm the first point: Li Ping’s wealth was indeed immense.

The second point, however, was dead wrong!

Because Li Ping had converted all of his immense wealth into combat strength!

Three Tier Two Upper Grade puppets, two Talisman Treasures brought out casually, plus all the Dharma Artifacts he was using... Li Ping’s fortune was far greater than that of all Seven Immortals of the North Pole combined.

With such combat power, even if all seven of them attacked him head-on, they wouldn’t gain the slightest advantage!

But Li Ping didn’t fight them head-on. Instead, he had insidiously poisoned them, weakening the white-robed scholar and his elder brother, while the other five had lost their ability to fight entirely!

’With a move like this, he clearly intends to wipe us all out in one fell swoop!’

As these thoughts raced through his mind, a look of anxiety flashed in the white-robed scholar’s eyes as he desperately searched for a countermeasure.

But the situation gave him no time to think. The earthen-yellow Seal shooting toward him expanded in the air, growing to the size of a palace in the blink of an eye. Its Spiritual Power surged, creating an earth-shattering commotion!

WHOOSH!

The palace-sized Seal flew above the white-robed scholar and then ruthlessly smashed down, looking as if it would crush him into a meat paste!

The white-robed scholar hurriedly commanded his Dharma Artifacts to block it while rapidly moving to dodge the attack.

Facing the Void Seal Talisman Treasure, he could only rely on his Body Technique to barely hold on. The slightest mistake could get him smashed into a meat pancake.

The two of them, at least, were not deeply affected by the poison and could still react to and evade the attacks from Jia Yi and Jia Er.

The five on the other side—the Barbarian, the Bai sisters, and Xie Xing—were in a much more difficult situation.

Under the effects of the Blood Corrosion Poison, not only had their movements become sluggish, but the Magical Power within their bodies was also incredibly stagnant, as difficult to command as a frozen mountain.

When they saw Jiasan charge over with a greatsword as tall as a man, they were all scared out of their wits.

Jiasan’s first target was the ugly Barbarian. Facing the expressionless Jiasan, the Barbarian struggled to muster a trace of Magical Power, commanding a stone club to smash toward the puppet.

But in his current weakened state, a single fierce slash from Jiasan’s sword was enough to send the stone club flying.

The puppet then transformed into a black streak of light, instantly crossing several dozen zhang to appear before the Barbarian. It raised the greatsword with both hands and viciously swung down!

Poisoned, the Barbarian had no time to dodge, not even enough to activate his Protective Spiritual Artifact. He could only tear a Spirit Talisman to cast a magical shield around himself!

BANG!

Before the Tier Two Top-Grade Soul-Annihilating Sword, that Tier Two magical shield was no different from paper-maché, collapsing on contact!

"No!"

Deep unwillingness and terror filled the Barbarian’s eyes. The next moment—

After tearing through the magical shield, the great Soul-Annihilating Sword cleaved down on his skull, splitting him in two like a hot knife through butter.

Instantly, blood gushed out like a fountain!

Jiasan snatched the Barbarian’s Storage Bag, and without a second glance at the two halves of the corpse falling to the ground, it once again became a black afterimage, rushing toward the other Cultivators!

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

With three consecutive slashes, the Bai sisters and another whiskered man were decapitated!

Three more Storage Bags appeared in Jiasan’s hands.

Li Ping glanced at the battle on Jiasan’s side but paid it no further mind.

After all, Jiasan was equivalent to a Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator. Wielding a Tier Two Top-Grade Spiritual Implement for close combat, even a true Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator would have to face it with caution, as a single mistake could lead to injury.

And right now, its opponents were merely five Mid-stage and Early-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Moreover, these five were already poisoned and had essentially lost all ability to resist!

For Jiasan, cutting them down was hardly more difficult than cutting grass.

He focused the vast majority of his attention on the triangle-faced elder and the white-robed scholar, who were fighting Jia Yi and Jia Er.

They were Late-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators. The triangle-faced elder, in particular, was a veteran Elder Cultivator at the Late-stage of Foundation Establishment, not far from assaulting the Fake Pill Realm of Core Formation. The Dharma Artifacts he commanded were no ordinary items either.

Even with Jia Yi controlling the spirit ruler Talisman Treasure, it couldn’t take him down immediately.

Although the white-robed scholar was not as strong as the triangle-faced elder, the Void Seal Talisman Treasure excelled at breaking through defenses but lacked the flexibility of the spirit ruler Talisman Treasure, making it rather cumbersome.

Thus, relying on his Body Technique, he managed to hold on, but having two of his Dharma Artifacts destroyed by the Void Seal pained him greatly!

’If this keeps up, I might not be able to take these two down even after the power of the two Talisman Treasures is exhausted!’

Besides, the city was currently in a state of chaos. If the commotion from this battle spread, it could easily attract other Cultivators, leading to unexpected complications.

To avoid any further trouble, Li Ping no longer hesitated!

With a flip of his hand, a stack of cyan Spirit Talismans appeared. They were Tier Two Upper Grade Spirit Talismans—Furious Thunder Talismans!

The Thunder God was about to make his move.

Li Ping expressionlessly tore two Furious Thunder Talismans.

CRACKLE-BOOM—

A startling thunderclap exploded out of thin air. Amidst the crackling roar, two thick bolts of lightning, each several zhang in diameter, shot out. They vaguely took the form of ferocious, horned thunder serpents as they lunged viciously at the triangle-faced elder!

The triangle-faced elder was already under immense pressure from Jia Yi’s spirit ruler Talisman Treasure. Now, seeing two thunder serpents hissing and roaring as they charged at him, his expression changed drastically, his triangular face twisting into a cone!

He hurriedly commanded his shield to block the two thunder serpents while simultaneously controlling his Dharma Artifact to hold back the flowing river of countless spirit rulers.

He was barely holding on while resisting the spirit ruler Talisman Treasure alone. Now he had to face both the Talisman Treasure and the two thunder serpents formed by the Furious Thunder magic.

BOOM! BOOM!

The two thunder serpents charged the triangle-faced elder one after the other, trying to tear him to shreds. However, his shield-type Dharma Artifact was exceptionally sentient and moved with extreme speed, managing to block both serpents in succession!

But the terrifying power of the Thunder Talisman instantly shattered the strand of Divine Sense the triangle-faced elder had left inside the shield.

With his Divine Sense shattered, the triangle-faced elder’s head felt like it was splitting apart, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

He fought through the discomfort in his head and continued to control his other Dharma Artifact to block the spirit ruler Talisman Treasure. By now, under the relentless assault of the Talisman Treasure, that Dharma Artifact was also showing signs of failing.

’I finally blocked those two Thunder Talismans!’ The triangle-faced elder breathed a sigh of relief. At that moment, he gained a very concrete understanding of just how wealthy a High-tier Alchemist could be.

The dissipating lightning energy obscured more than half the sky.

The triangle-faced elder wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and peered through the thinning lightning mist, only to see a sight that made his blood run cold.

He saw Li Ping rapidly rubbing his hands together. Then, accompanied by a low rumble of thunder, four more thunder serpents, nearly identical to the previous ones, shot out from between his palms, twisting rapidly.

After a brief moment to get their bearings, they lunged directly toward him.

’Puppets, Talisman Treasures, Spirit Talismans... is this the kind of fortune a Foundation Establishment Cultivator should have? Is this even reasonable? How did he do it?’ Despair filled the triangle-faced elder’s eyes, along with utter confusion.

But Li Ping had no intention of satisfying his curiosity!

The four thunder serpents lunged at the triangle-faced elder from all directions. Already injured and with his Magical Power in turmoil, he now lacked even the ability to dodge!

BOOM—

Amidst the violent thunderclap, even Li Ping felt momentarily deafened!

When the lightning dissipated, only a charred corpse remained, plummeting straight to the ground.

WHOOSH!

Jia Yi instantly accelerated, appearing beside the charred corpse to snatch the Storage Bag from its waist.

In just a few moments, the situation on the battlefield had changed dramatically.

Originally, it was the Seven Immortals of the North Pole trying to kill Li Ping and seize his treasures. But now, only the white-robed scholar and Xie Xing remained alive; all the others had already passed into the cycle of reincarnation.

The Thunder Talismans were activated, and the triangle-faced elder was slain.

Now free, Jia Yi immediately directed the spirit ruler Talisman Treasure to join Jia Er in besieging the white-robed scholar.

The white-robed scholar roared, resisting with all his might, but how could he possibly withstand the assault of two Talisman Treasures wielded by puppets of the same cultivation level?

Within a few moves, the phantoms of the Black Ruler broke through his defenses and smashed down upon his head, crushing his skull to a pulp.

Jia Er flew forward to take the white-robed scholar’s Storage Bag, while his body fell to the ground, splattering into a bloody, mangled mess.

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