Above the Great Dao
Chapter 176 - 99: Talismanic Script Summoning Heavenly Thunder_2

Chapter 176: Chapter 99: Talismanic Script Summoning Heavenly Thunder_2

The green-clothed old man hummed, not bothering to respond.

Two men and a dog, as if no one else existed, walked directly toward this side.

In his left hand, he formed a sword technique, and in his right, another sword technique, but between his index and middle finger, he clutched a yellow talisman.

"Quick—"

With a clear shout from the young man, the yellow talisman in his hand ignited, and the flame, carrying the talisman, spun into the sky.

All eyes fell upon the two of them, and the crowd was taken aback, "Two scholars?"

The pair looked like scholars, especially the youth, who was merely eleven or twelve years old, appearing green and tender, even younger than Li Tianxiu, dressed unmistakably as a newly honored scholar from this temple examination.

But was that bamboo just now conjured by him?

Why so domineering, so ferocious?

Mr. Zeng watched the two, speaking in a grave tone, "Is the approaching person Mr. Fu Leisheng?"

Fu Leisheng stepped forward, bamboo staff in hand, charged forth with force, exclaiming, "Indeed, it is Fu!"

No sooner had he spoken than a sudden thump rang out – the sound of Li Tianxiu’s corpse falling, followed by the clop-clop of horse hooves. The steed, no longer restrained by its master, galloped wildly down the street.

"Crack!"

A clap of thunder resounded from the sky, lightning piercing the dense clouds, intensely bright.

At the same time, an immense power tore through the clouds, transforming into streaks of dawn light descending from the heavens. That was the Divine Intervention from Outer Heaven, sensing the incense and offerings from the temple, bestowing divine gifts.

Among those streaks of light were the Divine Embryos of True Gods’ power, summoned by the ritual, falling into the Niwan Palaces of the scholars from the county examination.

The Niwan Palace is where the Primordial Spirit dwells and where the shrine forms. When cultivators activate their cultivation techniques, the shrine creates an image behind their heads. The Divine Embryo can then take its place within the shrine to help the cultivator regulate their True Qi, balance yin and yang, suppress water and fire, gather spirit, and temper the physical body.

At this moment, dusk was setting in; streaks of twilight in various colors appeared exceedingly captivating.

Not only in Xinxiang County, but throughout the sixty counties of Xin Xiang Province and the other forty-nine provinces of West Bull New Continent, bright dawn light penetrated the sky above every county town and provincial capital. Whether it was rainy, cloudy, or stormy, nothing could stop the dawn light descending from the skies.

This phenomenon was known as the Descent of True Gods!

Every three years, the event was grand and magnificent, a splendid spectacle that drew countless people to gaze upward!

Near the temple in Xinxiang County Town, people were bowing and kneeling toward the dawn light, with some even trying to touch a bit of the Divine Qi, hoping their own children would also achieve good examination results.

On the other hand, outside the rich merchant’s manor in the southern ridge, the air was thick with a murderous aura. As Fu Leisheng made his charge, immediately four men assaulted him from four directions—front left, rear left, front right, and rear right. Each one conjured up a Golden Core, forming a quadruple Golden Core Field of extraordinary might.

The fields enveloped individually, creating spheres of thirty feet in diameter, protecting front and back, and all around.

Moreover, since the four were on different cultivation paths, the attributes of their Golden Cores varied as well. Some Golden Cores upon being summoned, would cause everything entering the field to burst into flames, even burning the ground to emit a scorched odor.

Others had a Golden Core Field with a bleak wind inside; from afar it looked like countless black hairs swirling within a sphere. This was not actual hair, but rather an optical illusion caused by the fierce wind.

Yet another’s Golden Core Field contained flowing water, shapeless in gathering and dispersing, sweeping to and fro. With a slight sway of the field, everything was dissolved away, leaving a significant hollow in the ground.

The force field of the fourth Golden Core was exceedingly heavy, brilliant gold, and amber in hue. Wherever it went, everything was crushed, even pressing deep pits into the ground!

The abilities of these four men were nothing short of extraordinary, and where the four Golden Cores intersected, earth, water, wind, and fire converged, instantly devastating everything!

Four assailants were closing in on him, not to mention their spells, merely the four Golden Cores were enough to claim Fu Leisheng’s life.

At that moment, thunder cracked loudly in the sky, and a yellow talisman Chen Shi had sacrificed transformed into a streak of firelight, shooting upward and then fluttering uncertainly in mid-air.

Mr. Zeng looked up, spotting a yellow talisman. The paper was the color of amber, about a foot in length and palm-wide. In the center, a talisman was painted with vermillion black dog blood, crimson as blood.

Now that the yellow paper was completely burned, the talisman was revealed, its red symbols emitting a brilliant golden light. It extended five zhang in width and eight zhang in length, roughly the size of an acre, hanging down from above!

"Don’t sacrifice your Golden Cores or Nascent Souls!"

Mr. Zeng’s face drained of color as he shouted urgently, "There’s a Nine Yang Heavenly Thunder Introduction Talisman in the sky!"

Before he finished speaking, a thunderous crack resounded from above; rolling thunderfire fell from the heavens, passing through the Nine Yang Heavenly Thunder Introduction Talisman and striking directly onto the water-like Golden Core!

Golden Cores possess form but no substance, impervious to objects and spells, unable to be captured or dispersed, but they most fear the Heavenly Thunder.

As the lightning bolt struck, the water-like Golden Core instantly shattered; the Golden Core master spat out a mouthful of blood, stiffened, and collapsed onto the ground.

"Crack!" "Crack!" "Crack!"

Heavenly Thunder rumbled incessantly from the sky, scorching past the burning Nine Yang Heavenly Thunder Introduction Talisman and striking down. The remaining three Golden Cores of earth, wind, and fire had no time to be withdrawn before being smashed by the thunder!

Three men tumbled to the ground, emitting black smoke, their conditions unknown.

"Talisman Master!"

Mr. Zeng felt a chill in his heart; this youth carrying a fish creel was certainly an extremely formidable Talisman Master. By raising the Nine Yang Heavenly Thunder Introduction Talisman at this time, he prevented them from using their Golden Cores and Nascent Souls.

It was an overcast day, with heavy dark clouds overhead. Although it hadn’t rained, thunder and lightning were hidden within the clouds, rolling thunderously.

Heavenly Thunder is the most yang of elements, whereas both Golden Cores and Nascent Souls contain yin energy, especially the Nascent Soul, which is also called the Yin God. On thunderous and rainy days, it was crucial to nurture them.

Otherwise, if Golden Cores were sacrificed or Nascent Souls raised, they would be shattered into dust by the thunderous roars!

Just now, those four Golden Core masters had their Golden Cores shattered by Heavenly Thunder drawn by the Nine Yang Heavenly Thunder Introduction Talisman!

"Mr. Fu, with the Heavenly Thunder suppressing them, we can now start killing," Chen Shi spoke gravely.

With a gentle flick of his left-hand Sword Technique, a bamboo shoot in the fish creel began to twitch restlessly, suddenly shooting out.

Fu Leisheng snorted, "But what if there were no dark clouds, no thunderstorm? What would you do then?"

Chen Shi moved his fingertips and said, "I still have Spring Rain Talismans and Five Thunder Talismans up my sleeve. No rain, I’ll summon it; no thunder, I’ll call it forth!"

"Whoosh—"

The bamboo shoot tore through the air, piercing it, and faint Thunder Sound could be heard alongside it!

Chen Shi grasped the firewood knife at his waist with his right hand. His body sank, thighs tensed, energy coursed through his sinews, and his legs instantly became incredibly stout. He powered forward with a burst of speed!

The moment he dashed out, bamboo shoots after bamboo shoots leaped from the fish creel behind him, whistling as they shot out, striking through the air.

Fu Leisheng also burst forward in a mad sprint, his hands wielding a bamboo stalk like a spear, its tip whistling as it cleaved the air, rushing towards the convoy, gaining speed by the second.

Black Pot stopped in his tracks, sat down on the ground with his rear end facing backward, watching as Chen Shi, as swift as a shooting star, sliced through someone’s throat with his firewood knife while the bamboo shoots pierced through one after another dressed in brocade and the bodies of house servants.

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