Seeing this, before Ling Tian could make a move, the Great Monk Cheng’e, carrying his staff, rushed forward. This was a prime opportunity to beat a fallen foe and gain experience, something the Great Monk would not miss.
He swung his staff with all his might, bringing it down from above onto the zombie’s head.
The staff landed squarely on the zombie’s skull, nearly caving its brain into its skull.
He followed up with several more strikes. The staff emanated a powerful Buddhist energy outwards. Finally, Great Monk Cheng’e felt a benevolent, invisible energy flow from the zombie and be absorbed by him. He then proceeded to charge towards another zombie, staff in hand.
In the blink of an eye, he had dispatched two more zombies. Just then, another zombie recovered and, roaring, lunged at Great Monk Cheng’e.
At that moment, a gunshot rang out, and a bullet struck the zombie squarely in the knee.
Although zombies were incredibly resilient, they were no match for Ling Tian’s specially made silver bullets. The zombie’s leg was broken at the knee, and it toppled to the ground.
The Great Monk leaped into the air, rising more than two meters, and swung his staff, smashing it down towards the zombie’s head.
"Squelch!"
The zombie's head, like an overripe watermelon, fell to the ground and shattered. The immense power released from the staff neutralized the remaining remains.
From a distance, Shi Xiaoyue slumped to the ground. The zombies in his control had been eliminated. His mind felt as if it had been hammered by a sledgehammer a dozen times. Even with his profound cultivation, he could not bear it, and blood trickled from the corners of his mouth.
Seeing the plight of his companion, Yin Tianxiong, who was beside him, was greatly alarmed. Gritting his teeth, he pulled out three talismans and, with a swift upward motion, sent them whistling towards Ling Tian.
In Shi Xiaoyue’s view, although Great Monk Cheng’e was powerful, his threat and destructive capability were far less than Ling Tian’s. The sense of danger Ling Tian posed was too immense. If Ling Tian were eliminated, dealing with the monk would be a simple matter.
These three talismans, made of purple paper and crackling with blue lightning, flew directly towards Ling Tian, who was dozens of meters away.
Looking at these talismans, Ling Tian couldn't help but sneer. While such things as Yin Lei Talismans were extremely dangerous to others, Ling Tian was completely unfazed. To him, they were mere child's play!
So, Ling Tian reached into his robes and, with a swift flick of his wrist, sent out three Vajra Talismans.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
With three explosions, the Vajra Talismans and Yin Lei Talismans collided fiercely, detonating in mid-air.
Yin Tianxiong was somewhat bewildered. In his opinion, the Yin Lei Talisman was the trump card of their Yin Talisman Sect, always effective. The main reason was that once these talismans were deployed, it was very difficult for the opponent to dodge or block them with other means.
But he never expected Ling Tian to use talismans to counter talismans. And, as it happened, Ling Tian’s talismans perfectly matched the properties of the Yin Lei Talismans, neutralizing all their energy!
At this moment, Ling Tian had already approached them.
“Who are you people, daring to play tricks again? This situation here, you caused it, didn’t you!
And, Sect Master Zhang Daoyun of Longhu Mountain, you injured him too!”
Ling Tian’s voice reached them, and Yin Tianxiong’s heart sank.
“Are you a disciple of Longhu Mountain?”
“You could say that. And who are you?”
“I am Yin Tianxiong, the Sect Master of the Yin Talisman Sect!”
“Ah, I’ve finally found you. Every debt has its debtor, and every wrong has its perpetrator. I’ve searched for you far and wide!”
“What do you want with me?”
“Of course, to avenge my father-in-law! You set a trap and injured my father-in-law, and even planted a mole in Longhu Mountain to steal my things!”
“Your things? What do you have that’s worth stealing?”
Yin Tianxiong never expected the young man before him to claim to be the son-in-law of the Sect Master of Longhu Mountain. This kid looked young, but his skills were incredibly impressive.
However, Ling Tian’s words also left Yin Tianxiong utterly perplexed.
“The ‘Compendium of Talisman Formations,’ you’re familiar with this book, aren’t you? You went to such lengths, all for the purpose of stealing this book, right?”
Upon hearing this, Yin Tianxiong’s pupils contracted sharply. “This book belongs to you?”
“Naturally!”
“You’re not a disciple of Longhu Mountain?!”
“That’s right, but my father-in-law and wife are from Longhu Mountain. You come to bully people from Longhu Mountain, which means you’re crossing me. How can I let you go!
By the way, those people you planted in Longhu Mountain, Zhang Daoquan and his gang, all your disciples and grand-disciples, are either dead or captured!
Now, it’s your turn!”
“Kid, you are too arrogant! You haven’t experienced the skills of our Yin Talisman Sect yet. Today, this place will be your grave, and this day next year will be your anniversary of death!”
“Come on, stop with the glib talk. Show me what skills you have. I want to see how much substance the so-called Sect Master of the Yin Talisman Sect possesses!”
Yin Tianxiong was enraged. He was a very proud man. The Sect Master of the Yin Talisman Sect, those unorthodox practitioners, dared not provoke him. To obtain a single talisman from him, they would even bow and scrape.
Yet, this young man before him was verbally abusing him, showing him no respect. How could Yin Tianxiong tolerate such a thing!
Thus, Yin Tianxiong took out a talisman, muttered incantations, and in an instant, rolling black mist erupted from the talisman!
Ling Tian saw that the black mist was composed of Yin Sha, and mixed within this Yin Sha were individual ghosts.
These ghosts had ferocious expressions on their faces, clearly indicating they were vengeful spirits who had met a terrible end.
“Heh heh, enjoy the feeling of being entangled by a hundred ghosts!”
Yin Tianxiong raised his hand, and the talisman transformed into a black cloud, directly engulfing Ling Tian!
Ling Tian reached into his robes and pulled out two copies of the Fire Fox, holding them in his hands.
Just then, Great Monk Cheng’e spoke.
“Brother Ling Tian, you’ve fought consecutively and are greatly depleted. Please rest for a moment. Leave these unclean things to this humble monk. The subsequent battle will be yours!”
Ling Tian glanced at Great Monk Cheng’e, then at the incoming ghosts, and nodded in agreement.
In fact, the Great Monk also had his own selfish motives. He had just conveniently dispatched several copper zombies, which had provided him with immense energy. The Great Monk felt he was on the verge of another breakthrough.
And now, seeing Yin Tianxiong unleash so many ghosts, he was overjoyed. If he could eliminate all these ghosts, wouldn’t he ascend to an even higher level? How could he possibly give up such an opportunity!