Chapter 35: Dao Talisman

The endless chaos was filled with mysteries. Even the exalted 'Eternal Lords', who could command reality with their words and exist eternally, dared not claim to understand all the secrets of the chaos. Within this chaos there were also some special lifeforms. When Ji Ning was still in the Three Realms, he had encountered the 'Water崖 Tribe', a chaos alien race under the command of the ancestral god 'Cixiu the Great Demon'. But such so-called chaos alien races as the Water崖 Tribe were far too common in the vast, boundless territories and were not worth mentioning.

But the 'Crimson Maiden Clan' was different. They were rarer, more mysterious, and more powerful.

Their numbers were very scarce. The Crimson Maiden Clan were all female, and they had to mate with males of other races to bear children. The children they bore would also be female. While scarce, they were also exceptionally powerful, for they were born 'illusion masters' and were extremely strong in close combat. A Crimson Maiden Clan expert who could step into the World level was a nightmare for other World-level cultivators. Once trapped in an illusion, even if only for a short while, they would lose their lives in close-quarters combat.

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"Let's begin." The three-eyed bald man gave the order.

On the Life-and-Death Millstone, thousands of golden-armored warriors had already condensed. At the command, each of these golden-armored warriors turned into a streak of light and charged toward the Boundless Dragon World God and the Crimson Water World God.

"Whoosh."

Two cyan puppets suddenly appeared beside the Boundless Dragon World God.

"Master." The two cyan puppets guarded his surroundings.

"Block all enemies. Do not let them approach me." The Boundless Dragon World God communicated mentally, and at the same time he took out a Dao talisman. This talisman resembled a withered yellow leaf, covered with twisted divine runes, exuding a mysterious aura.

"No choice." The Boundless Dragon World God felt a pang of reluctance. This was his life-saving treasure. But knowing that his opponent was of the Crimson Maiden Clan, and with the countless golden-armored warriors charging at him, he could no longer afford to be stingy. Saving his life was the most important thing.

"Hummm~~~"

As the Boundless Dragon World God's divine power poured into the talisman, the withered yellow leaf instantly shattered, turning into countless divine runes of light. These runes, like threads, intertwined with each other, forming a layer of golden armor on the surface of the Boundless Dragon World God's body.

"Yooo!!!"

The Crimson Water World God, with a scorpion-like lower body and an enchanting upper body, let out a piercing shriek. The sound instantly reached the ears of the distant Boundless Dragon World God, and it eerily drilled directly into his mind. The Boundless Dragon World God immediately lost all perception of the outside world.

He found himself as if he were a mortal, in a pool of water, surrounded by many seductive women wearing only thin gauze. These women drew closer one by one.

"Illusion? Break for me!!!"

Though he seemed like a mortal, the Boundless Dragon World God suddenly roared. His powerful heartforce and soul will instantly shattered the illusory world, which quickly dissipated completely.

The Boundless Dragon World God regained clarity.

He looked around. A large number of golden-armored warriors were charging forward wave after wave. His two puppets were struggling to hold them off, but there were too many golden-armored warriors. One or two still managed to reach him and strike his body. However, the layer of 'golden armor' on his body rippled slightly, easily blocking them.

"Die." The Boundless Dragon World God reached out, his hand like a sharp claw, and stabbed directly into the heads of two golden-armored warriors. With a bang, the two warriors died and dissipated.

"Such a powerful illusion. It actually managed to trap me in an illusion." The Boundless Dragon World God was secretly alarmed. "My heartforce has reached the fourth level, and I have the secret arts passed down by my master, yet I still couldn't resist it."

Although he broke free almost instantly, combat at the World level was incredibly fast. In that brief moment of being affected, life and death could be decided. If the illusion had been weaker, with his heartforce, soul, and secret arts, he would never have been drawn into the illusion.

"Die."

"Boundless Dragon World God, die!" From afar, the Crimson Maiden World God, who was fighting with many golden-armored warriors, let out shrieks one after another. Each shriek affected the Boundless Dragon World God, often causing him to pause, giving some golden-armored warriors the chance to strike his body.

After all, although his two puppets were formidable in close combat, it was impossible for them to defend against all the surrounding golden-armored warriors.

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"As expected, the disciple of Great Mo Dao Lord is much more troublesome." The golden-robed youth's expression changed slightly. "He actually has such a powerful Dao talisman."

"Fu Kai, aren't you good at Dao talismans? The talisman the Boundless Dragon World God just used is quite powerful. Those golden-armored warriors attacked him, but the talisman's power barely diminished." The blood-robed youth sneered. "It seems your Crimson Maiden is going to lose."

"The power of a Dao talisman is ultimately limited. Once it's used up, he'll be close to death." The golden-robed youth gritted his teeth. Back then, the price he paid to buy a Crimson Maiden Clan World God as a servant was astonishing. This Crimson Maiden's actual strength hadn't even reached the World God perfection level, but with her innate abilities, even ordinary World God perfection cultivators would suffer when facing her. The golden-robed youth had been trying to cultivate her all along... but this time, seizing the 'Eternal Divine Blood' was too important. Even he himself had come to brave the dangers, so naturally he brought the Crimson Maiden along.

"I didn't expect him to have such a powerful talisman. All in all, over twenty golden-armored warriors have struck his body, and the talisman's power doesn't seem to have faded." The golden-robed youth was secretly anxious. "This one talisman must be worth over two hundred cubes of chaos nectar, and it can only be used once. He really is willing to spend."

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"Senior apprentice-brother Boundless Dragon actually has such a powerful talisman. Now he's safe." Ji Ning breathed a sigh of relief. "But senior apprentice-brother Boundless Dragon really is willing to part with it."

Dao talismans were very powerful, but their weakness was that they could only be used once! However, their advantage was that using a talisman generally didn't require much strength; just a spark of divine power could fully unleash the talisman's power.

The power of the Boundless Dragon World God's talisman was comparable to the defensive means of a Life-and-Death Dao Lord. Although its power was continuously consumed, and once exhausted the golden armor would dissipate, until that happened, the Boundless Dragon World God was absolutely safe.

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"No, no, damn it..."

Although the Crimson Water World God fought desperately, the surrounding golden-armored warriors attacked wave after wave. She also let out shrieks repeatedly, affecting the Boundless Dragon World God with illusions. But with his puppets protecting him and the talisman armor, the golden armor had only faded slightly.

She, on the other hand, was already struggling to hold on, because the golden-armored warriors before her were not true lifeforms and were completely unaffected by illusions.

"Master." The Crimson Water World God looked at the golden-robed youth outside the Life-and-Death Millstone, her eyes filled with apology and reluctance.

Every Crimson Maiden servant was absolutely loyal.

"Go, go." The golden-robed youth also felt great pain. Crimson Maiden Clan members were generally not meant to fight on the front lines. Earlier, when he led a group of servants, the Crimson Water World God mainly used illusions while the other World Gods launched fierce attacks.

"As long as I obtain the Eternal Divine Blood, everything will be worth it."

"If I don't, even I will only have death." The golden-robed youth closed his eyes.

"Ahhh~~~"

With a mournful cry, the Crimson Water World God unleashed her final illusion, and then was completely bound by the ropes of the surging golden-armored warriors. The golden-armored warrior holding the bottle collected the Crimson Water World God, refining her into ashes. The Crimson Water World God died.

"Second match ends." The three-eyed bald man's voice rang out. The Boundless Dragon World God quickly put away his two puppets and swiftly flew out of the Life-and-Death Millstone. If he were slower, he might have been thrown off.

"Senior apprentice-brother Boundless Dragon, congratulations." Fire Fairy Su Youji said.

The Boundless Dragon World God still had a layer of pale golden armor on his body. He shook his head and said, "I was also lucky. That Crimson Maiden Clan expert wasn't strong enough. If she had the strength of a World God perfection, she could have held out for a long time under the siege of the golden-armored warriors... In that case, my talisman's power would have been exhausted, and I would have been close to death."

Ji Ning and Su Youji nodded.

Ji Ning sighed inwardly. The illusions of the Crimson Maiden Clan were terrifying. One had to have sufficient heartforce, soul, and secret arts to have a hope of resisting. His own heartforce at the fourth level was probably too weak. But improving heartforce was extremely difficult. Many World-level cultivators had little achievement in heartforce. This was because it belonged to a different path.

Cultivators were mainly divided into the divine demon path, the qi-refining path, and the heartforce path. Ji Ning had yet to see a single World-level expert who was a heartforce cultivator! This showed how rare they were.

"Master, when it's our turn, how should we deal with it?" Fire Fairy Su Youji was somewhat worried.