Chapter 41

Although Qian Yuanshu's shield was powerful, Lin Haoming was not concerned, as he had brought out the Mother and Child Sword specifically to catch someone off guard. Seeing this, he immediately brought out the flying scissors.

Qian Yuanshu was somewhat surprised to see Lin Haoming bring out three magical artifacts at once. After all, the mental strength of a Qi Condensation stage cultivator is limited. Even for a fully accomplished cultivator, controlling three magical artifacts is very strenuous. For a cultivator at the ninth level of the Qi Condensation stage to be able to wield three magical artifacts meant that his mental strength was even stronger than his own.

But just as he was surprised, Lin Haoming's flying sword and flying scissors had already launched a pincer attack.

Seeing this, Qian Yuanshu tapped the shield in front of him, and the edges of the shield actually fell off, heading towards the flying sword and flying scissors.

Although the fallen blades looked numerous, Qian Yuanshu was actually controlling only two magical artifacts. One was a combination magical artifact, but for a fully accomplished Qi Condensation stage cultivator, it was still manageable.

Seeing this, Lin Haoming was not alarmed but rather delighted. He immediately pointed at the flying scissors, which split into two, each heading towards Qian Yuanshu.

Qian Yuanshu seemed to have anticipated this move, as he had already moved the shield to the side where the flying scissors would attack, while more blades headed towards the other half of the flying scissors.

At this moment, Lin Haoming shifted his attention, and the Mother and Child Sword swiftly slashed towards Qian Yuanshu.

Qian Yuanshu was also prepared, and several blades headed towards the Mother and Child Sword.

But just then, Lin Haoming suddenly cast a spell, and the Mother and Child Sword, after deflecting a few blades and seemingly exhausting its force, suddenly flashed with light, and a white beam shot towards Qian Yuanshu's heart.

Qian Yuanshu did not have time to react, and the light instantly pierced his heart.

Lin Haoming felt a surge of joy, instinctively thinking that all the training under Xie Ruolan had not been in vain, and he had managed to outmaneuver an opponent one level higher than himself.

But just as Lin Haoming was feeling triumphant, Qian Yuanshu did not fall. Instead, the blades suddenly all flew towards Lin Haoming.

Lin Haoming was also shocked and instinctively took out a stone armor talisman and slapped it on himself. Instantly, a layer of solid stone armor covered his body, and the blades had no effect.

Although he had dodged this attack, Lin Haoming's face turned grim. He noticed that the Mother and Child Sword was still embedded in Qian Yuanshu's heart but seemed to be clamped by something, unable to penetrate further or be pulled out.

Lin Haoming felt this was strange and heard a series of cracking sounds, as if from bones and joints.

Seeing this, Lin Haoming swallowed two Qi Recovery Pills and then put away the Mother and Child Sword and the flying scissors.

At this moment, Qian Yuanshu suddenly charged directly at Lin Haoming, throwing a punch that struck him with lightning speed. Before Lin Haoming could react, the punch hit him, and the stone armor on his body cracked.

Qian Yuanshu turned out to be a Body Cultivation cultivator, which left Lin Haoming feeling incredulous. The speed and power of that punch were such that without the stone armor talisman, he would have died. Such strength was considered outstanding among inner disciples, so how could he be here?

Lin Haoming wanted to bring out the Five Elements Sword, but the speed of using it was clearly too slow. He feared that before he could slash, the opponent would have taken his life.

"Damn it!" Lin Haoming cursed, and without hesitation, he threw an Ice Arrow Talisman, shooting hundreds of ice arrows at the opponent while fleeing in the opposite direction.

"Want to run? Too late!"

Qian Yuanshu roared and pointed at his flying sword, immediately stepping onto the green light and chasing after him.

Although Lin Haoming had a head start, the opponent's speed was incredibly fast, and it didn't take long to catch up.

Lin Haoming directly threw a Fire Snake Talisman, not looking back, and then took out a small bottle, swallowing a pill.

As soon as he swallowed the pill, Lin Haoming felt his depleted mana instantly replenished. At the same time, he held a talisman with a small axe drawn on it, a treasure talisman he had just bought.

Lin Haoming was using the treasure talisman for the first time. As he followed the steps to activate the spell, he felt his spiritual energy flood into the talisman, and in no time, about 70% of his mana was drained.

The fact that just activating the treasure talisman drained so much mana left Lin Haoming somewhat incredulous, but the more he felt this, the more confident he became in the talisman.

When Lin Haoming flew out of the imperial city and reached a large river, he suddenly turned around and directly threw the treasure talisman at Qian Yuanshu, who was already very close.

A giant axe, over ten zhang tall, appeared in a flash of light, with a terrifying aura, as if a divine weapon had descended from the heavens,震慑人心.

Qian Yuanshu, who had been chasing Lin Haoming relentlessly, was also startled when he saw the opponent suddenly throw out such a treasure. He knew about treasure talismans but had never seen one. Just seeing the giant axe materialize made him feel a chill, and he inwardly cried out in alarm.

At this moment, he regretted underestimating this ninth-level Qi Condensation stage cultivator. He had thought the opponent was just an ordinary inner disciple, but now it seemed the other might be a disciple of some ancient ancestor.

But now he had no choice. Trying to dodge was too late. As the giant axe descended, it gave him no time to react. He could only send his flying sword to meet it, bring out the shield, and slap a defensive talisman on himself. With a roar, his bones crackled, and he faced the descending axe.

Seeing the opponent's quick and layered response, Lin Haoming felt a bit uncertain. If the opponent managed to block this attack, even with a Spirit Recovery Pill, he might not be able to use the treasure talisman again in a short time.

But to Lin Haoming's surprise, when the axe descended with terrifying force, the flying sword was instantly shattered, and the shield crumbled upon contact. The light flashed, and both the defensive talisman and Qian Yuanshu himself were split in two. Faced with the treasure talisman, he had no means of resistance.

Seeing Qian Yuanshu killed with a single strike, Lin Haoming was somewhat disbelieving. But seeing the body split in two and the blood on the ground, he finally confirmed that Qian Yuanshu was indeed dead. This made Lin Haoming marvel at the power of the treasure talisman, feeling that the 7,000 spirit stones were well spent!