Chapter 1250: Thrice Teasing the Cute Rao, Again Teasing the Headless Yan

So, this wasn't a talisman to summon Ba Zun An at all.

The "si" character on it wasn't a sign of summoning Ba Zun An and bringing doom, as Xu Xiaoshou had claimed.

It was simply a spiritual talisman that had condensed some sort of lethal energy, killing anyone it touched.

Only when Xu Xiaoshou acted, slamming the "si" character onto Yan Wuse's forehead, did the crowd snap out of their daze.

"A feint?"

In front of the Qian Li Chuan Jing technique, the many Lian Ling Shi had been eagerly awaiting.

But seeing this scene, they realized it was all a deception.

Xu Xiaoshou didn't have the ability to summon the true form of the eighth Jian Xian they revered.

Everything he did was just to take out the weakened Yan Wuse first.

With only Rao Jian Sheng left, maybe he could turn the tide?

"Xu... Xiao... Shou!"

On Du Yuan, Rao Yaoyao gritted her teeth and snarled, feeling that absurd sensation of being manipulated like a puppet.

I must have been crazy to let him finish speaking...

I must have been crazy to wait for Elder Yan to take control. He's only known Xu Xiaoshou for a short time; how could he understand how dangerous Xu Xiaoshou is?

Even so, that single "si" character and the crumbling talisman had exerted immense pressure.

Xu Xiaoshou had too many tricks up his sleeve!

Plus, he kept mentioning "Ba Zun An."

This led people to suspect that even if the "si" character couldn't summon Ba Zun An, it must have gathered the essence of Ba Zun An's most powerful strike.

And in the moment Xu Xiaoshou charged forward recklessly, slamming the talisman onto Yan Wuse, a terrifying power truly erupted from him.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Instinctively, Rao Yaoyao and Situ Yongren made the same choice: retreat immediately!

As the saying goes, better a fellow daoist die than oneself.

The talisman was stuck on Yan Wuse, and its power had been activated. They weren't the type to block a fatal blow for someone else.

If not now, when would they retreat? To go and die with him?

"Die!"

On the other side, Xu Xiaoshou's face was contorted in a ferocious, mad expression.

As he forcefully shattered the "si" character with his fingertip, the surging power from his body, based on a "bursting stance," blasted Yan Wuse away.

But most importantly, it rebounded him away, allowing him to dodge the explosive force of the talisman that followed.

He didn't know what kind of power it contained, but dodging it was the only way. Otherwise, people could really die.

"Xu Xiaoshou!"

Yan Wuse's entire body was split in two on the spot.

His form was already a forced fusion, and after taking a sword strike in the second world, his injuries hadn't fully healed.

Hit by this talisman, a deadly intent surged in Yan Wuse's heart.

Even with all his strength poured into defense, trying to pull his body back together and ward off the subsequent sword force of the talisman,

He still felt his end was near.

After all...

Would Ba Zun An's attack be weaker than Xiao Kong Dong's sword?

And he wasn't even at full strength right now.

Everyone's hearts leaped to their throats, all eyes fixed on the bisected Yan Wuse.

Not just the Lian Ling Shi in front of the Qian Li Chuan Jing technique, but even Rao Yaoyao felt the Xuan Cang Shen Jian in her hand trembling slightly.

It seemed as if a sky-piercing sword light was about to appear, tearing through the heavens and reducing Yan Wuse to dust.

But that sword light was delayed.

Perhaps limited by the essence of the talisman, not a human-triggered attack, it gave Yan Wuse a brief moment to catch his breath.

With a slap, Yan Wuse finally fused his two halves back together and desperately formed seals.

"Zhao Shen Zhao!"

"Guang Zhi Bi Ying!"

"Sheng Jie Fu Su!"

"Ban Sheng Xuan Zhi · Yu!"

In an instant, over a dozen Ling Ji took shape.

He even pulled out another Ban Sheng Xuan Zhi, tearing it open on the spot to form a barrier of light that enveloped his entire body.

The sword light was still delayed, not yet arriving.

"Hah."

After the wind subsided, the "si" character had crumbled.

It had actually shattered long ago; what was happening now was just the various shockwaves from Xu Xiaoshou's powers exploding.

Yet, the sword light capable of splitting Void Island still hadn't appeared.

"This..."

Rao Yaoyao's eyelids twitched as she looked down at the Xuan Cang Shen Jian in her hand.

Earlier, the sword had seemed to tremble, but maybe it hadn't.

"Combat mode..."

Situ Yongren had just finished his defense mode and was about to activate combat mode when he stopped.

In front of the Qian Li Chuan Jing technique, everyone quickly backed away, covering their eyes.

The memory of being blinded by sword intent from afar was still fresh.

Now, with it being the eighth Jian Xian's sword, anyone nearby might get cleaved in two.

But three breaths, five breaths... ten breaths had passed since the "si" character shattered!

On Du Yuan, everything was eerily quiet, with everyone frozen like statues.

In front of the Qian Li Chuan Jing technique, the crowd's faces twitched, and then they lowered their hands, starting to mock wildly:

"I can't believe this crap!"

"That damn Xu Xiaoshou, you can fake even this?"

"Out of nothing?"

"I told you, I told you! That talisman had no Ling Qi at all, clearly impossible to condense any attack. You just wouldn't believe me?"

"Shut your stinking mouth, hindsight is 20/20! Now you're jumping in, but who ran the fastest earlier?"

"Hahaha, this is killing me."

"Look, Yan W... uh, Elder Yan, he was forced to use a Ban Sheng Xuan Zhi!"

"And Xu Xiaoshou only used a talisman that might not even be tenth grade."

"That 'si' character was probably written by him himself."

"Amazing! A worthless talisman scared off three half-saints and shattered one of them. Xu Xiaoshou's name is made from this battle!"

On Du Yuan, the cold wind tousled Xu Xiaoshou's hair.

If he could, he wouldn't want to deceive these two half-saints.

He desperately wished a sword light could fly out from the "si" character and cut down Yan Wuse.

With only the cute Rao left, he believed his wits could make up for the gap in cultivation.

But now, Xu Xiaoshou was completely disheveled, his mindset shattered:

Ba Zun An, what the hell is the function of this broken talisman? Does it have any use at all, damn it!

After a collective shudder, the three on the opposite side seemed to snap back to reality.

At that moment, Rao Yaoyao and Situ Yongren didn't even dare turn to look at Yan Wuse.

It felt like one glance would make Elder Yan explode from shame.

After all, they had retreated in fear.

But Yan Wuse had it worst: he was split apart, forced to use over a dozen defensive Ling Ji, and even a Ban Sheng Xuan Zhi.

While on the other side, it was just a fart...

"Xu Xiaoshou!"

As expected, Yan Wuse's eyes bulged with rage, his teeth grinding until blood seeped out, as he roared ferociously: "I, the emperor, will kill you and ensure you have no burial ground!"

With a boom, the furious Lian Ling light illuminated the entire Void Island.

Everyone felt darkness before their eyes, and in the next second, light returned.

On Du Yuan, countless massive white blazing suns appeared, blotting out the sky and dense as could be, nearly vaporizing all energy in the heavens and earth.

"Wu Jin Ri Lun!"

Yan Wuse slapped the void and leaped into the air.

His body suddenly radiated brilliant light, as if transforming into a deity, with countless rays extending from his back.

Those rays pierced into the army of suns above the sky, as if the next second, he would control them to rain down like a storm.

Goodness...

Xu Xiaoshou's eyelids twitched wildly; in that instant, he saw the phrase "furious embarrassment" perfectly embodied.

But this isn't what I intended. I don't want to anger you all, wah!

Xu Xiaoshou panicked and shouted: "Elder Yan, Elder Yan, let's talk this out. I didn't mean what you think..."

"Shut up!"

"Shut that filthy mouth of yours!"

"I, the emperor, want you to die without a trace!"

Yan Wuse was clearly losing it, refusing to hear any more nonsense from Xu Xiaoshou, and with a wave of his hand,

The endless suns in the sky howled down.

"You son of a—"

Xu Xiaoshou was furious too, puffing out his chest and leaping into the air, roaring: "Do you really think I'm easy pickings? Just because you're a split body, you think you can mess with me?"

With a massive boom, the thousand-zhang raging giant flashed onto the scene.

The footage from the Qian Li Chuan Jing technique was so exaggerated that it only showed one toe of the golden giant.

"Zoom out!"

"Zoom out the view!"

Everyone was excited.

The three emperors' Yan Wuse and the giant Xu Xiaoshou were clashing head-on. This was thrilling.

As the view pulled back, the crowd saw the thousand-zhang giant on Du Yuan showing no fear.

Facing the endless suns, he moved swiftly, and a grand Space Ao Yi array diagram flashed beneath his feet.

In the next second, the giant thrust his hands into the void and yanked back hard.

"Zhi Li Po Sui!"

Space ripped like a cloth, cracking with explosive sounds, shattering invisible glass jars, with crystalline fragments scattering across the nine heavens.

Most of the endless suns were swallowed by the sudden black holes that appeared.

The rest that could reach the golden giant were all devoured by the massive red Taotie beast head that surged from behind him...

Gulp!

Devouring it all in one go!

"That's Ye Xiao Tian's move..."

Rao Yaoyao stared in shock at the golden giant.

She knew Xu Xiaoshou had grown, but she never imagined he'd grown this fast.

He could even handle Elder Yan's furious strike.

And that Space Ao Yi array diagram, combined with the sword dao abilities he'd shown when pretending to be Xiao Kong Dong...

How was this possible?

Why did Xu Xiaoshou transform completely every time they met?

His talent was terrifying, not inferior to Ba Zun An at all!

"Xu... Xiao... Shou—"

In the distance, Yan Wuse went completely berserk.

The death of his disciple, the confusion of reality and illusion, the failed strike, hatred for Ba Zun An, humiliation, and indignation—all emotions mixed together.

Even though Yan Wuse knew his current state was off and he should stop to recover,

That talisman from Xu Xiaoshou had shattered the dignity of this three emperors' figure and the Lian Ling light.

Unbearable, no need to endure!

"Dian Liang Qiang."

He extended his hands, and two slanted purple electric spears materialized from his palms.

In his fight with Xiao Kong Dong, Yan Wuse hadn't used this much force. He was truly enraged!

Seizing the moment when Xu Xiaoshou was swallowing the suns and dealing with his own energy surge, unable to defend externally,

Yan Wuse kicked off the air and shot forward.

"Die!"

He spun the two spears in the air, purple electric light crackling.

As he reached the golden giant, Yan Wuse yanked hard.

The two Dian Liang Qiang struck upward from below, slamming into the giant's abdomen, as if sending him to the afterlife.

Bang!

Du Yuan exploded into violent black holes on the spot.

The terrifying blast even hurled Situ Yongren's Tian Ji Shen Shi away.

"How is this possible?"

"I had defense mode on..."

Though hidden inside the Tian Ji Shen Shi and unharmed,

The mere aftermath shook the Tian Ji Shen Shi, leaving Situ Yongren utterly shocked.

If he had to take that hit himself, he'd probably be blown to pieces!

In contrast, Rao Yaoyao merely faded slightly, a vision of the red dust and common folk surrounding her, easily blocking the battle's aftermath with the power of Shan Hai Ping.

"This is the gap between mortals and saints!"

Situ Yongren felt an endless yearning in his heart: he wanted to reach that realm, to handle things with such ease.

Pfft!

Xu Xiaoshou on the other side was in bad shape; the giant spat blood as the energy from the suns was forced out.

The two Dian Liang Qiang had torn his abdomen apart.

The raging giant shattered on the spot, and the chaotic energy he'd just devoured wasn't fully expelled.

Unlike swallowing the No. 2 Ji Jue Black Bundle before,

This Wu Jin Ri Lun had consumed nearly all the light elements on Void Island in an instant, its energy tens of thousands of times greater than the previous one!

Xu Xiaoshou was using every breath technique to dissipate it, but he felt his body was still about to burst.

And defending against the Dian Liang Qiang attack?

He could barely handle himself. How could he block external attacks?

"Die..."

"I'm going to die..."

"Damn it, this light system is too terrifying. Turns out I can't fight Yan Wuse at all."

"Turns out the strongest wasn't the passive fist; it was Mr. Si Ren's initial control. That was the hand of a god!"

His form out of control, he was flung through the air.

Without the Wu Xiang Jian Ti, his various passive skills held him together, preventing instant death.

Like Xiao Kong Dong before, he smashed through mountains, broke through the void... and kept hurtling into the distance.

At that moment, Yan Wuse appeared behind him in "perception."

Whoosh! Whoosh!

He spun the two Dian Liang Qiang in his hands and thrust them backward, trying to recreate the scene of piercing Xiao Kong Dong and impale Xu Xiaoshou between the spears.

"I can't hide anymore!"

Invisibility was suicide against such a strong enemy, so Xu Xiaoshou didn't use it.

His chest heaved, and ignoring everything, under Rao Yaoyao's gaze, the imitator flew out from his spatial ring.

He smeared on the drop of blood he'd touched from Yan Wuse when applying the talisman.

"Guang!"

Xu Xiaoshou shouted resolutely, his body beginning to change until it dissipated.

In Yan Wuse's astonishment, Xu Xiaoshou became light.

The light energy he couldn't digest before instantly became his favorite, a toy at his fingertips.

His mind flooded with information; he took the essence and discarded the dross.

Quickly, facing the utterly shocked Yan Wuse, Xu Xiaoshou became Yan Wuse.

He tilted his head back and extended his hands.

"Dian Liang Qiang!"

Crackle!

In front of the Qian Li Chuan Jing technique, countless jaws dropped.

The two identical figures in the air, the four identical spears...

"I'm going crazy!"

"Xu Xiaoshou, what other hidden cards do you have?"

At the same time, in the distance, Rao Yaoyao, who had been watching and letting Elder Yan vent first, had her pupils shrink to pinpoints.

"This is..."

Her right hand gripped the Xuan Cang Shen Jian tightly.

Her delicate body trembled slightly at first, then more violently.

"It's you..."

"So it's you!"

"So all of this was really you, Xu Xiao Shou!"

With the imitator revealed, it was clear Yi had killed the others.

On Gu Yin Cliff, it wasn't Xu Xiaoshou turned into Huang Quan; it was him turning into Huang Quan... how dare he, in front of hundreds of red guards and a Jian Xian?

Deep in the sea, on Void Island, every strange and inexplicable thing now made sense, including Huang Quan, Ba Zun An, Xiao Kong Dong, and so on.

With the imitator, Xu Xiaoshou could become anyone in the world!

He was the second ever-changing Yi!

Rao Yaoyao suddenly felt dizzy.

She clutched her head, and in her mind, only one voice echoed.

It was Xu Xiaoshou's voice, and the voices of everyone he'd transformed into.

He was mocking, sneering, laughing uproariously.

"Clown!"

"Hahaha, clown, Rao the clown!"

With a swish, Rao Yaoyao's eyes turned red. She drew the Xuan Cang Shen Jian and, fueled by shame and rage even greater than Yan Wuse's, soared into the sky.

Xu Xiaoshou's head was hers today. No one could take it, not even Yan Wuse!

I, Rao Yaoyao, declare it!

Just then, the Xuan Cang Shen Jian shook violently, briefly slipping from her grip in her frenzy.

Because from the east, a faint sword hum came.

"An..."