Chapter 5 – The Dao of Talismans (1/2)

Hiss~ hiss~

When it noticed Yang Ye was taking the initiative to attack it again, the Colossal Python King seemed to have become enraged as well, and its figure shook before its enormous tail swept once more towards Yang Ye.

Yang Ye’s eyes focused when he saw the tail sweep over, but he wasn’t prepared to dodge this time. The light golden Profound Energy within his body surged towards his right fist, and then he let out a fierce shout as his fist smashed forcefully towards the python king’s tail.

With the boost from the mysterious talisman and the light golden Profound Energy, the veins on Yang Ye’s arm bulged like numerous worms, and a light golden glow flashed into appearance on his fist. Everywhere his fist pa.s.sed, numerous sharp sounds of the air being torn apart resounded, and it was extremely shocking.

Bang!

The fist and tail collided, causing a m.u.f.fled bang to resound. Yang Ye took quite a few steps back, whereas, the python king’s tail was blasted flying beneath the force of Yang Ye’s punch. It wasn’t just that, the spot where Yang Ye’s fist descended onto the tail had sunken completely, and it obviously displayed the force contained within Yang Ye’s attack!

Yang Ye was instantly delighted when he noticed this punch of his had blasted the python king’s tail backward, and his eyes flickered with a glow of excitement. The Profound Energy within his body surged as he charged forward once more, and then his fist descended towards the python king like a rainstorm.

As she watched Yang Ye attack the Colossal Python King to the point it repeatedly retreated, a wisp of shock flashed in the eyes of Bao’er who stood at the side, and she patted her chest as she said in a light voice, “My mid-grade Strength Talisman is merely able to double his strength, but when combined with his golden Profound Energy, it has at least improved his strength by almost five times. Grandpa was right, amongst the Profound Energy of the five elements, the offensive ability of golden Profound Energy is the most formidable.”

Yang Ye grew more and more excited the more he fought. Every single time the python king’s tail collided with him, the enormous force carried by it would cause a wave of vibrations to spread throughout his body. Luckily, he sensed that a strand of strange energy was ceaselessly repairing the internal injuries within his body. Otherwise, he would have fallen to the ground a long time ago.

Bang!

The man and python were in a deadlock for a long time. Suddenly, Yang Ye accurately captured a gap in its defenses, and he flashed over to smash a ferocious punch onto the python king’s head. The Colossal Python King wailed, and its body trembled violently. When he saw this, Yang Ye sped up his attacks towards the python king’s head, and it wasn’t long before the Colossal Python King stopped moving.

Huff!

When he saw the Colossal Python King fall to the ground, Yang Ye fell to the ground as well, and he sat there while gasping for breath. Earlier, he’d been struck a few times by the python king’s tail, and he didn’t feel anything at the time, yet now, that sort of feeling of pain and exhaustion surged over and a.s.saulted him like tidewater, causing him to be unable to rouse a single shred of strength.

Meanwhile, Bao’er ran over to the Colossal Python King’s side before suddenly kicking its body that lay on the ground, and she cursed while she kicked. “Chase Bao’er! Chase Bao’er! Now you’re dead, huh? Just you wait! Bao’er will refine you!” As she spoke, she withdrew a white jade bottle from her small pouch and pointed it at the Colossal Python King. As soon as the stopper was removed, a strand of suction force surged out explosively from within it, and then the enormous body of the Colossal Python King transformed into a black dot that surged into the white jade bottle.

Yang Ye was dumbstruck when he witnessed this scene. He rubbed his eyes and focused his gaze over, and he noticed the python kind had really vanished. Moreover, if it wasn’t for the pool of blood that still remained, he might have thought that he was fighting the air earlier.

After she put the white jade bottle away, Bao’er walked over to Yang Ye’s side, and then withdrew a green colored talisman from her pouch and slapped it onto Yang Ye.

As soon as it was slapped onto his body, the talisman instantly transformed into a green glow that surged into Yang Ye’s body. After that, a strand of strange energy once again circulated swiftly within his body just like it had done before this, and it wasn’t long before Yang Ye’s exhaustion from before had vanished once more.

“You…. Are you a Talisman Master?” Yang Ye gazed at Bao’er who was sizing him up carefully, and he asked in a light voice.

A wisp of a proud expression suffused the corners of Bao’er’s mouth when she heard this. “Of course, I’m a genius. The one and only super genius in the Sword Sect that’s a Grade Five Talisman Master at the age of 14. What do you think, aren’t I amazing?”

Yang Ye took a deep breath when he heard Bao’er’s admission, and he didn’t conceal the shock on his face at all.

Even though his strength was weak, he still possessed some knowledge, so he naturally knew what a Talisman Master was.

Talisman Masters possessed extremely distinguished statuses in the southern territory because the things created by Talisman Masters were able to make countless Profounders go mad over them. For example, those talismans from before were able to instantly improve one’s combat strength, and it was even without any side effects at all. Such a talisman could protect one’s life in a crisis!

It wasn’t just talismans. Talisman Masters were also able to inscribe those strange talisman markings onto weapons or armor. If a weapon were inscribed by a Talisman Master, then this weapon’s might would improve greatly, and its value would instantly rise by more than 10 times!

Moreover, talismans and inscribing treasures were merely the tip of the iceberg. According to legend, Talisman Masters were even able to inscribe techniques. That meant they were able to inscribe all sorts of profound techniques onto weapons and armor. So long as a Profounder utilized Profound Energy to activate these techniques, then the inscribed technique would automatically activate. Of course, Yang Ye had never seen such a treasure.

Not only had he never seen such a treasure, but Yang Ye had also only seen a single Talisman Master in his life, and it was this little girl standing before him. The reason Talisman Masters possessed distinguished statuses was related to an extremely important reason, Talisman Masters were extraordinarily scarce. He wasn’t sure about other places, but in any case, there wasn’t a single Talisman Master amongst Southpeace City’s population of almost a million people.

Yet now, he’d actually encountered one, and he’d even utilized many of those precious talismans. When he thought up to here, Yang Ye felt slightly pained in his heart because if he were able to sell those talismans, then any one of them would be sufficient for him to live on for his entire lifetime!

“Why didn’t you run just now?” Bao’er gazed at Yang Ye and asked in an extremely serious manner.

“What do you mean?” Yang Ye was stunned.

“I’m talking about just now. You’re clearly so weak, so why didn’t you run and went to fight that little snake instead?” Bao’er asked once more, and her little face seemed to be extremely serious.