Daoist Competition

Chapter 1397: Chapter 85: Splitting Mountains and Shattering Treasures

After transforming into Evil Demons, the four Demonic creatures had long lost their humanity, driven only by hunger, and followed a line of spiritual mechanism, hurriedly rushing towards Zhang Yan’s location.

In just a few miles, they arrived in a flash.

The Demons made no attempt to conceal their presence, and as soon as they got close, Zhang Yan sensed them. Narrowing his eyes, he saw four figures that were neither human nor ghost, with fierce and cruel appearances, leaping and bounding, surrounding him in a circle.

Despite being surrounded by these four Demons, he remained calm and composed.

In East Splendor Continent, he had engaged with the disciples of the Demon Sect several times, and at a glance, he knew these were Demons refined through sinister methods.

Though the Demons had encircled him, they appeared to fear something, hesitating and avoiding confrontation, bowing and circling around him, without any daring to approach for quite a while.

One of them was particularly fierce, making several attempts to pounce, but after a few growls, it retreated again.

After some time of stalemate, these Demons seemed to fear him greatly, crouching as if to retreat.

Zhang Yan smiled faintly and said, "Since you’ve come before me, how could I allow you to leave?"

Then, a sound like a bursting dam echoed, as a flood of brilliance surged forward from behind him.

The four Demons moved swiftly, sensing danger, and immediately transformed into red mist, fleeing in separate directions.

But halfway through, four sword lights chased them, precisely striking their bodies, tearing each one into two segments at the same time.

Yet, it did not end there. The sword lights suddenly split, each unleashing more than a dozen cold bolts that sliced back and forth, preventing their bodies from reassembling, and at that moment, the Water Element True Light gushed over, rolling them all up with a thunderous noise.

Zhang Yan’s expression remained calm as if he had done something insignificant.

Although these Demons appeared strong and were difficult to kill by ordinary means, they posed no threat to him. They neither knew how to engage in magical combat nor possessed any sharp Dharma Treasures, and he effortlessly dealt with them.

He drew several sheets of talisman paper from his Sleeve Bag, casually tossing them out, and with a few gestures, they turned into light and flew away.

These talisman papers were ordinary and could not directly locate Rong Junzhong, but as long as they sensed the spiritual mechanism operating, they would emit an alert. If fighting multiple opponents at once, these would be useless, but with only Rong Junzhong present, they would be remarkably effective.

Rong Junzhong hadn’t retreated far, remaining five miles away, constantly observing Zhang Yan’s movements, with dense fog separating them, making discovery unlikely.

If pursued, he could withdraw promptly. Now that the Demons were slain, the talisman in his hand suddenly turned to ash, intensifying the fear in his eyes as he thought, "This person’s spells are indeed formidable."

In the ensuing period, he carefully maneuvered, flying back and forth without directly confronting Zhang Yan, occasionally releasing several spiritual cranes.

Considering the Divine Skills previously used by Zhang Yan, he knew a few spiritual cranes couldn’t affect him at all; at most, they added slight trouble. Thus, his actions aimed to maintain constant pressure, deplete his energy, ensuring he could neither relax nor have time for breathing and mana adjustment.

Zhang Yan was unhurried, patiently resolving the troubles his opponent cast before him, and wherever he went, he left a stack of talisman papers.

Rong Junzhong unwittingly caught sight of several talisman papers floating around, his pupils contracting. His thoughts spun quickly, instantly guessing their purpose, and he promptly released several spiritual monkeys, letting them bounce around to confound perception.

Zhang Yan’s heart stirred, noticing an anomaly in the talisman papers. Without the slightest hesitation, he summoned a Sacrificial Sword and rushed there swiftly, arriving to find only a spiritual monkey baring its teeth at him. With a mocking smile, he raised his sword, severing its head.

Then, sensing several more places, he went to investigate them one by one and, in less than a moment, wiped out all the spiritual monkeys completely.

Rong Junzhong then tried scattering jewels infused with spiritual mechanism to confuse him, but all were broken by Zhang Yan.

After several attempts, his tricks were nearly exhausted. Regardless of where he headed, the talisman papers would detect him, so he had no choice but to retreat to the Mountain Realm’s edge.

Choosing that location for battle had its reason; his aim was to deplete Zhang Yan’s mana, and after several rounds, if the timing wasn’t right, he could retreat into the mountain behind him to hide. If Zhang Yan pursued, the mountain would have to be destroyed for him to catch up, granting Rong Junzhong a chance to catch his breath.

This magical combat involved the life and death of two factions, not just one person’s matter, so he must use every advantage he had previously gained to its fullest.

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