Chapter 944: Thought Slaying the Talisman Spirit

Only then did Han Li and the other have a moment to see the white-clad man clearly. His face was dignified, and he wore a form-fitting outfit, looking much like a divine general in a mortal temple. A faint white aura emanated from his body, making him seem not quite real.

"This is a Heavenly魁 Mysterious General!" Shi Chuankong exclaimed.

"Heavenly魁 Mysterious General?"

Before Han Li could ask, the white-clad man had already pounced again before the two, the light sword in his hand transforming into a flurry of white sword shadows, enveloping them.

Han Li subconsciously prepared to block with his blade, but Shi Chuankong's voice came from beside him.

"The Heavenly魁 Mysterious General can shift between reality and illusion. Since we can't use demonic qi now, swords and blades can't block their attacks. Dodge quickly."

Hearing this, Han Li's eyes flickered, and he hastily dodged to the side.

However, he did not sheathe his blade. With a movement of his arm, white blade lights like spirit serpents emerged and slashed at the white-clad man.

With a soft "hiss" sound, these blade lights all passed through the white-clad man's body, seemingly without causing any harm.

The white-clad man seemed angered by Han Li's action, immediately abandoning Shi Chuankong and pouncing at Han Li. The light sword in his hand turned into a chilly forest of sword shadows, blanketing down.

Seeing this, Han Li's star-moon boots flashed with white light, and his form instantly turned into a blur, weaving left and right among countless sword shadows without even a corner of his clothes being touched.

The white-clad man gave a low shout, and the white light around him spun rapidly. The light sword in his hand brightened as well, and the chilly sword shadows instantly doubled in density, engulfing Han Li's figure so that it was nearly invisible from the outside.

Seeing this, Shi Chuankong grew anxious and was about to step in to help.

"I can handle this thing alone, but you seem quite familiar with the Heavenly魁 Mysterious General. Any weaknesses?" Han Li's calm voice came from within the countless sword shadows, as if nothing was amiss.

"The Heavenly魁 Mysterious General is a talisman spirit manifested from a Heavenly魁 Talisman. Outside, we could deal with it using powerful sealing techniques, but inside the Accumulated Scale Void, it's hard to counter them." Shi Chuankong relaxed slightly, then frowned, seemingly unable to think of a way to deal with the white-clad man for the moment.

"So it's a talisman spirit born from a talisman." Han Li chuckled.

Before his laughter faded, a crystalline light suddenly flashed among the countless sword shadows, and then the漫天 sword shadows vanished without a trace.

Han Li's figure emerged, his hand thrust into the white-clad man's chest, while the white-clad man stood frozen, motionless.

Seeing this, Shi Chuankong was momentarily stunned.

Han Li withdrew his arm from the white-clad man's chest, his hand holding a palm-sized white talisman. On it were strange, twisted light patterns that flickered with a faint white glow.

The white talisman twisted incessantly, but it was tightly bound by a crystalline chain—the Spirit Thought Chain—and could not break free.

With the talisman removed, the white-clad man let out a "bang" and dissolved into countless white lights that scattered and disappeared.

"Brother Li, what method did you use to subdue the Heavenly魁 Mysterious General? Is this chain formed from divine thought?" Shi Chuankong finally reacted, looking at the Spirit Thought Chain and speaking with delight.

"It's a divine thought technique I cultivated." Since the white talisman was still writhing, Han Li couldn't conveniently put away the Spirit Thought Chain and had to answer vaguely.

"I see. It's fortunate you have this technique, or we'd be in trouble. This talisman must be sealed or destroyed with a sealing secret art, or it will automatically absorb ambient energy and condense into a Heavenly魁 Mysterious General again." Shi Chuankong seemed unconcerned about the Spirit Thought Chain and reminded him.

"This talisman is quite profound; it would be a pity to destroy it. I'll seal it." Han Li looked at the white talisman and said.

He could clearly sense that although the talisman was restrained by the Spirit Thought Chain, it was continuously absorbing the surrounding stellar force, trying to break free.

With a thought, the Spirit Thought Chain binding the Heavenly魁 Talisman emitted crystalline light, rapidly deforming into a seal pattern formed by chains, which then merged into the Heavenly魁 Talisman with a flash.

This was a sealing secret art he had devised by referencing the Fengtian Capital's "Separation Origin Yin Demon Art" and using the Spirit Thought Chain.

The Heavenly魁 Talisman immediately quieted down, ceasing its struggle.

A hint of satisfaction flashed in Han Li's eyes, and he put away the Heavenly魁 Talisman.

The Heavenly魁 Mysterious General was quite powerful; even outside, it would be at the Golden Immortal level, and it could automatically absorb external energy to recover. If he could refine and subdue it, it would be like gaining a Golden Immortal subordinate with infinite recovery.

"Speaking of which, I've never heard of the Heavenly魁 Talisman in the True Immortal Realm. Is it a talisman from your Holy Domain?" Han Li glanced at Shi Chuankong and said.

"I'm not sure either. It might be. I once saw records of the Heavenly魁 Talisman in the library, but I've never seen an actual one before." Shi Chuankong scratched his head and said.

Han Li gave an "oh" and didn't ask further.

After this brief interlude, the two did not linger and continued deeper inside.

As they advanced, the corridor ahead grew wider, the light within brighter, and a peculiar fluctuation came faintly from ahead.

Han Li and Shi Chuankong exchanged glances and proceeded more cautiously.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they turned a corner, and the passage ahead suddenly widened, forming a square stone hall.

Inside the stone hall stood five crystalline white stone pillars, each emitting a starlight glow, making one feel as if amidst a starry sky.

Except for the leftmost pillar, the remaining four each had a white talisman affixed, which were none other than Heavenly魁 Talismans.

In particular, the central Heavenly魁 Talisman was noticeably larger than the other three.

"This is..." Han Li's eyes lit up at the sight, and he was about to say something.

At that moment, the four talismans seemed to sense something, suddenly emitting dazzling white light, then detached from the pillars and flew out.

With a flash of white light, the four talismans vanished, transforming into four white-clad men.

Three of them were identical to the one Han Li had sealed, but the one formed from the largest Heavenly魁 Talisman was slightly different: taller, wearing white armor, a jade belt, tiger boots, and holding a long halberd, looking even more imposing.

Moreover, this talisman spirit had flickering eyes, appearing quite lively.

The four talismans transformed so quickly that before Han Li could use his Spirit Thought Chain, they had already become four Heavenly魁 Mysterious Generals and charged fiercely.

Especially the tall man in white armor, whose speed was astonishing. In a flash, he was before Han Li and the other, his long halberd turning into a white blur, chopping down at Han Li's head.

Boom!

Boundless killing intent and fierce aura erupted from the halberd, forming a strange force field that enveloped Han Li and the nearby Shi Chuankong, making them feel as if trapped in a quagmire.

Though the white halberd struck at Han Li, it also conjured a phantom beside it, simultaneously slashing at Shi Chuankong.

The halberd was too fast; even Han Li couldn't dodge in time.

He gave a loud shout, and from his brow, a brilliant crystalline light burst forth. Two thick crystalline chains shot out, one blocking the white halberd while swiftly winding around it.

The other appeared above Shi Chuankong's head in a flash.

"Clang! Clang!" Two loud sounds!

The Spirit Thought Chain was not pierced by the white halberd and blocked it, but was immediately severed, and the halberd continued to chop down at the two.

However, the Spirit Thought Chain bought Han Li a little time.

He shouted loudly, and all the acupoints on his body blazed with light, erupting with a vast aura that tore apart the surrounding force field.

"You have no means to deal with the Heavenly魁 Mysterious General; leave here first!" Han Li gave Shi Chuankong a hard push, throwing him backward, while his own form flickered and vanished.

The white halberd, unaffected by Han Li's outburst, struck where he had stood. With a thunderous boom, the ground was split into a deep pit.

The armored man whirled around, his form instantly turning into a white blur, charging like lightning toward one of the other Heavenly魁 Mysterious Generals.

But at that moment, behind that Heavenly魁 Mysterious General, a figure flickered, and Han Li's form appeared out of thin air. His arm shot out like lightning, plunging into the Heavenly魁 Mysterious General's body.

"Bang!"

The Heavenly魁 Mysterious General's body exploded, and Han Li's hand, wrapped in Spirit Thought Chains, grabbed a white talisman. At the same time, he pushed off with his foot and vanished again.

Just as Han Li's figure disappeared, a white halberd appeared above his head and struck down like lightning. With another thunderous boom, it carved another deep pit in the ground.

"Though you're fast, you're still a bit slower than me. Why not obediently become my subordinate?"

As Han Li spoke, his figure flickered and appeared beside the five stone pillars. His hand, holding the Heavenly魁 Talisman, flashed with crystalline light, forming another chain seal that merged into it with a flash.

The struggling Heavenly魁 Talisman immediately calmed down, and he put it away.

The armored man roared in fury, white light blazing around him. The stellar force in the nearby void surged toward him like a tide, merging into his body.

The five stone pillars also brightened sharply, shooting out substantial white beams, each emitting intense stellar force fluctuations, rolling into the armored man's body.

The armored man's body immediately expanded, growing a third larger in the blink of an eye.

Seeing this, Han Li's expression changed slightly, and he immediately raised his hand and waved.

The acupoints on his arm flashed, and a substantial arm phantom emerged, striking the five stone pillars.

A loud crash!

All five stone pillars shattered, and the white light emanating from them ceased instantly. The armored man's body also stopped growing.

The armored man roared again, like a thunderclap on flat ground, causing the entire passage to shake violently, and even Han Li trembled involuntarily.

The armored man's form flickered and vanished, appearing before Han Li in the next instant, his speed slightly faster than before. The halberd in his hand turned into an explosive vortex, chopping down at Han Li's head.

Han Li only reacted then. With a swift thought, he immediately retreated rapidly, while his brow blazed with crystalline light.

Several Spirit Thought Chains shot out, winding around the explosive vortex formed by the halberd. Then a white sword shadow emerged from his brow, expanding several times in a flash into a white giant sword, which struck the explosive vortex.

A sharp intent to cut through all things erupted from the white giant sword, and with a "rip," it cleaved the explosive vortex in two.

The halberd appeared in a flash, but it had already been broken in two.

The white giant sword, with undiminished momentum, struck the armored man.

A long gash was cut into the armored man's body, nearly splitting him in half. He roared in fury and recoiled backward.

Seeing this, Han Li showed a surprised expression.

He had used the Spirit Thought Sword on a whim, never expecting it to cause such great damage to the armored man.