Summit of the Old Gods

"Be careful..."

Qiao Yuansi couldn't help but murmur, his face full of worry.

The terror of sword cultivators is known by all.

Especially those flying swords, they are synonymous with slaughter and efficiency. At this moment, the 81 Divine Sword Talismans summoned by the Spiritual Fortune are no less than those flying swords!

Lu Ran likewise wore a grave expression, half-kneeling, squinting his eyes to observe closely.

The tactics of Jiang Ruyi were quite excellent. She swiftly plunged downward, and in the swirling vortex of quicksand on the ground, sand whips shot out.

It was a breathtaking scene.

Like an army of thousands behind Jiang Ruyi, the sand whips brushed past her, meeting the Divine Sword Talismans.

In an instant, the Divine Sword Talismans and the fine sand whips tangled together, crackling endlessly.

The quicksand vortex, three kilometers in diameter, was both a prison for the enemy and Jiang Ruyi's most solid backing.

"Whoosh~"

Jiang Ruyi flicked her slender fingers downward once more, and a White Jade Talisman flew to the ground, suddenly conjuring a wide Mud Flow River that surged wildly.

From the river, more fine sand lines shot out, attacking the enemy and protecting their master.

The Lady of Burning Gate was clearing the field!

The Divine Armor Guard, shielding the Spiritual Fortune from the storm, struggled in the river with its tattered body, struck by thunder, being swept away to the distance.

In the distant sky, the Spiritual Fortune witnessed this scene and immediately picked up the talisman tube once again.

Suddenly, a worn and ragged wooden talisman flew out.

Is this... a Rotten Talisman?

When the true Spiritual Fortune employs a Divine Technique, there's no such thing as luck, so why draw a Rotten Talisman?

The next moment, the Spiritual Fortune provided everyone with an answer.

"Hoo~" With a wave of his Heavenly Destiny Banner, the randomly flying Rotten Talisman instantly flew towards Jiang Ruyi.

The Spiritual Fortune actually treated the Rotten Talisman as a negative effect to transfer to his opponent?!

"Whoosh!!"

The speed of the Rotten Talisman surpassed even the Divine Sword Talisman... No! Such a comparison is an insult to the Rotten Talisman's flying speed.

It should be compared with the Immortal Sheep Sect's Divine Technique·Immortal Hoof.

Fast!

So incredibly fast...

In an instant, the tattered wooden talisman had already penetrated through the dense Jade Token formation, agilely reaching the side of Jiang Ruyi's forehead.

"Hmm?" Jiang Ruyi furrowed her brow slightly and reached out to grab it.

"Whoosh~" The Rotten Talisman nimbly evaded, like a little mudfish, slipping through the Goddess' slender fingers.

It even taunted, swaying from side to side, circling around the head of the Divine Sculpture.

As a ragged wooden talisman, it obviously had no strong defensive power, yet it was an important means by which Divine·Spiritual Sign sought faith from the Human Clan.

Therefore, it naturally had the ability to survive—speed!

"Ha." Jiang Ruyi suddenly laughed.

Laughed out of exasperation.

Unexpectedly, in her lifetime, she could experience being a spiritual believer of the Spiritual Sign.

When the Rotten Talisman is drawn, it clings to the believer like a pesky fly, endlessly buzzing around.

That's secondary; the real issue is that the energy required for the believer to cast spells triples, and skill cooldown times triple as well!

As a Goddess, Jiang Ruyi naturally needs no permission from any God to cast spells; her Divine and Evil Techniques are at her fingertips.

But at this moment, she clearly sensed her internal energy rapidly depleting.

The energy consumption needed to maintain all the skills had doubled!

It was truly infuriating, wasn't it?

"Please forgive me, Lady, this poor Daoist had no choice, please quell your anger."

From afar, the voice of the Spiritual Fortune sounded again: "This poor Daoist is competent and will surely become your capable officer in the future, as long as you, Lady..."

The sound of flames exploding interrupted the Spiritual Fortune's words.

Layers of fire waves surged forth.

However, before the explosive shockwave reached, the Rotten Talisman had already flown out, not even touched by a single spark.

However, though the Rotten Talisman wasn't shattered, it was forced far enough away, and the energy consumption for Jiang Ruyi's spells quickly returned to normal.

An icy voice emerged from the fiery sea: "You've used your little cleverness all on how to harm believers."

The Spiritual Fortune, with a smiling face, replied: "This poor Daoist is also..."

His words were interrupted again, and the Empress coldly questioned: "If you gave the speed of the Rotten Talisman to the Divine Sword Talismans, wouldn't the strength of your disciples and yourself reach a new level?"

The Spiritual Fortune still wore a smiling face, but a sinister glint flashed in his eyes once more.

These lowly creatures, having stolen the Divine Body for just a few days, now have the nerve to instruct me?

Do you think I don't want to?

Do you think I don't desire to suppress Sword One, become the Head of the Great Xia Gods, and command the God Demon?

The Rotten Talisman is swift because it's light and ragged, containing no energy required for any offensive, defensive, or supportive measures!

"Hoo~" The raging flames were absorbed by the Jade Token.

Following that, along with the continuously shrinking fire boundary, the Rotten Talisman flew back.

Jiang Ruyi's eyes turned icy. It seemed she was truly furious.

"Sizzle~ sizzle~"

Suddenly, an Electric Shackles Talisman shattered, unleashing a Thunder Domain with a diameter of three kilometers.

This time, the Rotten Talisman couldn't escape!

The exploding flames spread outward gradually.

But the expanding thunder instantly covered an expanse of three kilometers around!

The Rotten Talisman's defensive power was quite poor; even if the Divine Technique·Electric Restriction Talisman was merely a control technique with very poor output attributes, when executed by Jiang Ruyi, it was naturally a Divine Grade technique.

Ordinary creatures probably wouldn't even have the privilege of being numbed by the electricity.