Chapter 376: Eat my Talisman

“Such a shame. If that dumbass took another step forward, he would have been able to obstruct this guy from running away!” Shang Xia sighed to himself. From the interaction earlier, Shang Xia finally learned the name of the person he was chasing. It seemed as though the direct disciple of the Changbai Holy Land he was hunting down was called Chu Chen!

It wasn’t as though Shang Xia didn’t have a way to damage Chu Chen. However, his divine sense was stretched a little thin now that they were so far away and Chu Chen had the treasure from the Changbai Holy Land that was stopping most of Shang Xia’s attempt at slowing him down. He didn’t feel confident in any of his methods to obstruct his opponent from leaving.

At their level, Shang Xia knew that he only had one chance to cause considerable damage to the other party. If he failed, his target would get away.

That was why he was hesitant to shoot an arrow or unleash another move. After all, he would have to stop to do it. If he missed or if he failed to overpower the strange light protecting Chu Chen, he would lose his chance to kill the man.

“After this, I’m definitely looking for a better movement art!” Shang Xia cursed inwardly.

Even with his Origin True Qi to assist him, he could tell that the Irregular Steps were truly not good enough for him at his current level.

If they were to fight for real and if they had similar combat abilities, Shang Xia would fall to a disadvantage quickly due to his poor movement skills.

In the blink of an eye, they crossed dozens of miles.

Shang Xia’s divine sense started to pulsate and he could feel danger closing in.

All of a sudden, one of the hills that was in the distance collapsed and it seemed to have been crushed by a giant palm made from heaven and earth qi.

“Shit! There are Martial Extermination Realm experts fighting here!” Shang Xia roared in his heart. His movements slowed slightly as a wary look appeared in his eyes.

Chu Chen, who was still focused on running away, didn’t seem to notice the danger as he continued on his way. In an instant, the distance between them increased to around 40 feet from the original 30.

Shang Xia knew that Chu Chen definitely sensed the change in his surroundings. He was just choosing to ignore the Martial Extermination Realm battle on purpose. He also discovered Chu Chen’s plan. The disciple of the Changbai Holy Land seemed to want to escape Shang Xia by heading towards the battlefield of Martial Extermination Realm experts.

He might be planning to shake Shang Xia off using the shockwaves of the battle.

The plan seemed dangerous, but it was the only choice he had!

Chu Chen understood that if he allowed Shang Xia to keep up the chase, there would come a time when he would run out of inner qi. That would be the moment he died! After all, there was no question about it. Shang Xia was definitely stronger than him. By extension, his inner qi reserves should be deeper too. Running away forever wasn’t an option.

Since his fate would be sealed the moment Shang Xia caught up, he chose to risk it all for a chance to live.

There was also another reason Chu Chen was running in the direction he chose. It was where the sign of a Martial Extermination Realm cultivator falling was seen!

If Shang Xia was able to catch sight of that when he left the spatial tunnel, those from the Azure Spiritual World definitely knew where it was. They might even know who was killed!

For Chu Chen to dare to bring him over, he might even be sure that the expert who died belonged to the Tongyou Institution!

After all, the death of a Martial Extermination Realm expert from the Tongyou Institution would mean that the Azure Spiritual World stationed experts nearby.

Seemingly having read Chu Chen’s mind, Shang Xia no longer hesitated. He decided to end things immediately.

With a flick of his wrist, a talisman that shone a bright gold flew towards his target.

When it was almost 20 feet away from Chu Chen, Shang Xia activated it with his Origin True Qi. A golden spear that was surrounded by lightning tore through the air as it shot at the fleeing Chu Chen.

Shang Xia was extremely confident of activating any talismans as long as they were 50 feet from him, and the distance between them hadn’t increased beyond that.

The Golden Lightning Spear Talisman might not be comparable to an attack from Shang Xia, but it could be used much more flexibly.

With Shang Xia’s divine sense to guide the talisman, he could easily pinpoint where Chu Chen was running to.

Chu Chen felt the threat even without turning his head.

His figure darted from side to side and he managed to avoid the spear at the last second. Releasing a desperate counterattack, he managed to scatter most of the lightning around him.

A rank three talisman might prove to be fatal when used against ordinary Martial Intent Realm experts, but it was nothing a direct disciple of the Changbai Holy Land in the grand completion stage of the Martial Intent Realm couldn’t deal with.

However, the short distraction allowed Shang Xia to fulfill his goal of closing the distance between them. Once again, the distance closed to around 30 feet.

Chu Chen didn’t forget to glance at Shang Xia with a look of mockery. It seemed as though he was feeling a lot more confident now that he was closing in on familiar territory. However, he was met with a terrifying sight. Shang Xia was holding his spear and he seemed to be unleashing some sort of spear technique!

“Heh, we’re separated by more than 30 feet, hehe…” He felt that with the distance between them, there was no way Shang Xia could do anything to him. However, as a direct disciple from the Changbai Holy Land, he had his fair share of life and death situations. He might be skeptical that Shang Xia could damage him, but he still started to take precautions. His inner qi started circulating in his body as he prepared to take on Shang Xia’s attack.

Who would have thought that the strike he was expecting wouldn’t come? He could only catch the blurry action of Shang Xia when he casually swiped the spear in the air.

Before he could make sense of what was going on, he felt a chill running down his spine. A sharp pain that originated from his leg shot through his body and he slowed down significantly.

That was Shang Xia’s fifth move, the Woundless Spear!

At the same time, a wound appeared on Shang Xia’s right shoulder and stained his robes red.

𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Shang Xia ignored the wound completely as he closed the distance between them even more. In the blink of an eye, the distance that separated them barely spanned 10 feet!

“Die!” Shan Xia roared as his spear stabbed forward at an incredible speed. Heaven and earth qi gathered around his spear to form the giant phantom of one and it seemed to leap through the air to stab Chu Chen.

“Hold it!” A roar came from above as the soundwave rocked Shang Xia’s divine sense.