Black Myth: Starting from the Destined One
Chapter 173 - 157: A Shocking Talisman!

Chapter 173: Chapter 157: A Shocking Talisman!

"Good! You said it yourself; the men from The Night Traveler’s Bureau can bear witness. When the time comes, you’d better not make a scene, throw a tantrum, and deny your words!"

Li Ping’an finally received Xie Wenren’s promise. Since it was a personal vendetta between him and Xie Wenren, not involving other messy affairs, he could now give full play to his abilities!

Watching Li Ping’an casually step into the designated area for their duel, the onlookers nearby, after hearing the ruffians and idle followers’ opinions about Li Ping’an, sighed deeply:

"Has this young man really gone mad? Why would he deliberately provoke a Taoist Cultivator? Could he possibly have nine lives? Or has he lived enough?"

"What else can be said? In Chang’an, when Taoist Cultivators kill ordinary people, the Official Residence doesn’t intervene! He’s practically seeking his own death!"

"Whom can he blame? Blame his own recklessness, he should have kept his mouth shut and run away. Who would have thought he’d really dare to fight to the death with a Taoist Cultivator, and from one of the Four Great Sects, no less – Flame Cloud Sect! He must be insane!"

The owner of Drunken Immortal Residence and the diners, though they didn’t understand why Li Ping’an was suddenly courting death, had already considered the one hundred and sixty taels of silver he had bet as good as theirs.

"Good! Good! Good! Li Ping’an, this is you seeking your own death! You have no one else to blame! Xie Wenren, kill him first!"

Wang Lang, hiding at the entrance of the alley, was thrilled to bits. He never imagined things would develop to this point, as if fate was following his desires. At this moment, he felt as if his inner hopes had moved heaven and earth. Now, he just waited for Li Ping’an to be casually killed by Xie Wenren, and the matter of regicide could be buried in his stomach forever.

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"Little brother, I am not one to bully others by relying on numbers. If we both attacked, that wouldn’t be very heroic, and it would make a laughingstock of us among our brothers in Jianghu, ruining my reputation!"

Mahaparinirvana, the Monk Who Broke Precepts, walked up to Li Ping’an, frowning deeply; he was clearly unhappy with Li Ping’an’s impulsive actions.

Li Ping’an quickly turned his head to soothe him,

"Big brother is a true Buddha, with only kindness in your heart. You don’t need to intervene, just watch from the side; I will take care of everything."

Mahaparinirvana immediately put his hand on Li Ping’an’s shoulder and cautioned him,

"This fool looks like someone who’s been used by others, completely unaware. Make sure you don’t strike him dead!"

"Don’t worry, brother; I have it under control."

Li Ping’an then looked sideways at Xie Wenren, stretched out his arm and made a ’come at me’ gesture, then repeated,

"Xie Wenren, this is our personal grudge! Remember your promise if you lose!"

"You beast! Still putting on airs at death’s door," Xie Wenren could only ridicule Li Ping’an’s brazen confidence. The only thing he wondered was why martial arts expert, Defrocked Monk Mahaparinirvana, had said not to strike a death blow.

Who cares anyway, all are just tricks. As long as the monk doesn’t intervene, I will kill Li Ping’an today!

Having made up his mind, Xie Wenren cast a spell and charged at Li Ping’an, not wanting to give Defrocked Monk Mahaparinirvana a chance to regret.

"Earth · Fire-Subduing Earth Thunder Talisman!"

Li Ping’an rapidly unleashed a Thunder Magic Talisman, streaking toward Xie Wenren’s face!

"A Fire-Subduing Earth Thunder Talisman? Thunder Magic Talisman? This brat is actually from the Kunlun Sect! But what of it!"

Xie Wenren still didn’t take Li Ping’an seriously. Facing the incoming talisman, he immediately landed and swung his sword towards the talisman and in the direction of Li Ping’an:

"Fire Snake! Emerge!"

Every time Xie Wenren moved, the Four Red Suns Formation would follow beneath his feet. Forced to land five meters away from Li Ping’an, he then slashed at Li Ping’an through the air.

With a slash of his fire sword through the air, the blade’s flames instantly transformed into a fire snake. No sooner had the fire snake appeared, it triggered the Four Red Suns Formation beneath his feet, calling forth dozens of fire snakes, all biting towards Li Ping’an at the same time.

"Child’s play! Object control!"

Li Ping’an, through his thoughts, controlled the Fire-Subduing Earth Thunder Talisman to instantly fall into the ground. The moment the talisman hit the ground, two giant earth-shaped hands burst forth, clapping together to extinguish the dozens of fire snakes before disappearing into the ground.

When they reemerged, they appeared right beneath Xie Wenren’s feet, breaking out from the Four Red Suns Formation and shattering it in an instant. The two earth-shaped hands then grasped the unguarded Xie Wenren tightly, leaving him unable to struggle.

"Explode!"

As Li Ping’an pointed at the two earth-shaped hands holding Xie Wenren, the ground within ten meters around them suddenly exploded, like a thunderclap from the sky, not only deafeningly loud but also tremendously powerful.

In the instant the two earth-shaped hands exploded, a streak of earth-colored lightning flashed rapidly across the ground, blasting the surrounding earth apart.

Suddenly, dust filled the air, and sand blanketed the sky as if a sandstorm had whipped up on the spot. Apart from Mahaparinirvana, the Monk Who Broke Precepts, and the four Night Travelers, everyone was blinded by the sand and dust.

"This guy is strong!"

The caught-off-guard Xie Wenren and the four Night Travelers all cried out in astonishment, only then realizing that they had underestimated Li Ping’an.

And after that last strike of earth thunder, had it been anyone else, they would have died, but Xie Wenren was still protected by a shattered layer of purple qi membrane; his body was naturally unharmed. However, the Fire-Subduing Earth Thunder Talisman, imbued with a trace of Li Ping’an’s mana, had completely shattered the purple protective membrane surrounding Xie Wenren!

"Secluded Cave!"

Li Ping’an immediately used Divine Skills and, amidst the billowing yellow dust, he saw that Xie Wenren’s body had lost the protection of his life-bound magical instrument, the Yin-Yang Ring. Li Ping’an then swiftly shot the small pebble he had been holding between his fingers straight at the ring finger on the bewildered Xie Wenren’s right hand!

Everyone around heard the snap of something breaking, followed by a scream from Xie Wenren!

When the dust settled, everyone saw Xie Wenren lying on the ground spitting blood profusely, even more than he had been after Mahaparinirvana, the Monk Who Broke Precepts, had hit him. The bright red blood soaked through half of Xie Wenren’s clothes, looking strikingly lurid!

"Good heavens! Xie Wenren of the Flame Cloud Sect has actually been injured by an unknown youngster!"

"Who is this kid? He took down Xie Wenren with just one move!"

"And look at how calm and collected the kid looks, and then look at Xie Wenren’s agony. It seems like the kid even held back!"

"That’s not right! Look at Xie Wenren’s right index finger! It’s clearly broken! The bone is sticking out!"

"No way! When did that kid break Xie Wenren’s index finger on the right hand!"

All the surrounding people stared in shock at Xie Wenren, who was lying on the ground spitting blood. As they discussed it, they suddenly realized that Li Ping’an had broken Xie Wenren’s right hand finger at some unknown moment!