Chapter 73

The three talismans given to Jiang Shan by the Breaker General were the Adamantine Shelter Talisman, the Bronze Head and Iron Arm Talisman, and the Sharpness Talisman. Among these three talismans, the Adamantine Shelter Talisman had the longest duration, but it was only a mere five hundred breaths. The other two talismans had much shorter durations, lasting only three hundred breaths.

This was Jiang Shan's last trump card. Even amidst the chaos in the second hall, he had not been willing to use them. Now, however, he had no choice. The Third Young Master must not die, and he himself was not ready to die either. To eliminate Li Wenjun, he could only use all three precious talismans at once. As for how to complete the Breaker General's task after using the talismans, he would have to find another way.

Jiang Shan slapped the Bronze Head and Iron Arm Talisman onto his body, and the word "Lin" burst from his mouth. Then, he slapped the Sharpness Talisman onto the broadsword. Instantly, the two talismans transformed into thin layers of light, quickly spreading over Jiang Shan's body and the broadsword, enveloping both man and sword in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Shan patted his arm, which made a metallic sound, as if he were tapping on an iron pillar. Overjoyed, he raised the broadsword and pointed it at Li Wenjun, saying, "Those who refuse to surrender to the General shall die."

Li Wenjun had been carefully on guard. His knowledge of talismans was minimal, but he knew they were powerful. If the talismans Jiang Shan used were too powerful, he would have to find an opportunity to escape. He was not foolish enough to stubbornly engage in a hard fight with Jiang Shan. It would be more efficient to wait until the talismans' effects wore off before coming back to deal with them.

Seeing Jiang Shan use two more talismans, Li Wenjun sneered, "I won't play along with you anymore. I'm leaving."

Jiang Shan was almost driven mad with anger. He had used such precious talismans, and if Li Wenjun escaped, he would lose everything. If this were a business deal, he would be left with nothing but a pair of large underpants. This was not fair.

"Want to leave? No way. Li Wenjun, taste my sword." Jiang Shan's toes touched the ground, and he shot forward like a meteor, rushing towards Li Wenjun. He was a well-known expert in the martial world, with top-notch lightness skills. In terms of speed, he was no less than Li Wenjun.

However, lightness skills could make one run fast, but they did not necessarily allow one to fly high enough. Li Wenjun had made up his mind not to engage in a direct confrontation with Jiang Shan. He wanted to wait until the talismans' effects wore off before fighting Jiang Shan.

As Jiang Shan charged over, Li Wenjun activated his lightness skills and easily dodged the threat. He leaped up and pursued the gunmen, axe-wielders, and bailiffs who had not yet escaped the county office. These were either Jiang Shan's men or Wu Qi's subordinates, who had beaten him fiercely earlier. Now was the time for them to pay back in full.

Li Wenjun's speed was extremely fast, but the gunmen and others had not practiced lightness skills. By now, they had only managed to escape from the second hall, with the farthest ones just rounding the main hall, preparing to rush out of the county office. At this moment, Li Wenjun, the killing god, caught up to them. The Dragon Head Goose Feather Saber flashed with cold light in the dark night, cutting down several fleeing bailiffs.

Jiang Shan pursued Li Wenjun with a vengeance. Seeing Li Wenjun recklessly cutting down his subordinates, he was furious, shouting, "Li Wenjun, you, a cultivator, are bullying mortals. Do you have any shame? If you have the ability, come and fight me. I will battle you for eight hundred rounds."

Li Wenjun ignored him and continued to cut down more of Jiang Shan's subordinates. Just as he was about to pursue the others, he noticed that the Third Young Master had emerged from the protective shield, with half his body exposed. Li Wenjun was overjoyed and, like a hawk, turned in mid-air and pounced on the Third Young Master.

Jiang Shan's face turned green with fear. He was almost driven mad by the Third Young Master, this spoiled brat. At such a critical moment, how could the Third Young Master still cause trouble?

Though he hated the Third Young Master, Jiang Shan could not abandon him. He shouted, "Third Young Master, quickly hide back inside the shield. Only inside are you safe."

The Third Young Master turned around and, seeing Li Wenjun charging at him like a wolf, quickly缩了回去.

Seeing no opportunity to exploit, Li Wenjun, relying on his superior lightness skills, slightly borrowed force and, with a turn in mid-air, resumed his pursuit of the others.

By now, there were not many people left for Li Wenjun to kill. In the crowded second hall, he could cut down people like slicing melons and chopping vegetables. Now, almost everyone had escaped the second hall and could run in different directions. Li Wenjun had been delayed by Jiang Shan, and the more alert ones had already run to places far from the second hall. Unless Li Wenjun was willing to abandon the Third Young Master and Jiang Shan, it would be difficult to specifically take the time to kill them.

After a moment, with no one left to kill, Li Wenjun refocused his attention on Jiang Shan, who had been trailing behind him all along. After such a long time, Jiang Shan had not used any more talismans, suggesting that the possibility of him having more talismans was relatively low. Otherwise, Jiang Shan would not be so eager to engage in a fight. It seemed that Jiang Shan's plan was to settle everything in one battle. As long as he killed Li Wenjun, everything would be over.

Li Wenjun sneered. Jiang Shan wanted to kill him, but he also wanted to kill Jiang Shan. Jiang Shan was merely relying on a few talismans to engage in a direct confrontation. Li Wenjun did not believe that after enduring so much hardship and suffering to reach the second level of the Qi Condensation stage, he could not defeat Jiang Shan.

Of course, waiting for the talismans' effects to wear off would be the most efficient method, but what if Jiang Shan had more Adamantine Shelter Talismans? Should he continue to follow Jiang Shan and waste time?

Delaying would only lead to more complications. If the time dragged on, more variables might arise. For example, he had killed Wu Qi and thus formed a deep enmity with Wu Xuemei and Wu Yiming. Normally, he should have eliminated the root cause and killed the siblings, but he had not found them during his search.

This was a variable. Li Wenjun did not want more variables to appear. He had to kill the Third Young Master and Jiang Shan. These two were the real culprits and could not be let go.

With this in mind, Li Wenjun stopped, turned around, and looked at Jiang Shan, who was relentlessly pursuing him, with a cold gaze.

Jiang Shan was overjoyed and said, "Li Wenjun, are you finally willing to face me like a man? Good, I will now cut off your head."

He thrust the broadsword straight at Li Wenjun with the force of a dragon descending.

Li Wenjun waved his hand, and a blade of light shot out from the Dragon Head Goose Feather Saber, slashing towards Jiang Shan.

Jiang Shan seemed not to see the blade of light, and the broadsword did not change its direction.

With a "pu" sound, the blade of light struck the tip of the broadsword.

Li Wenjun's face slightly changed, and his eyes narrowed...