Chapter 542: Repelling the Attack

The crescent-shaped energy beam effortlessly pierced through the defensive barrier of the top-grade Dao artifact and was about to strike Xueyu Immortal’s body. Buzz… A golden light suddenly appeared between Xueyu’s eyebrows and instantly condensed into a palm-sized golden spirit talisman in front of her. The character “Turn” was clearly visible on the talisman. It was this tiny spirit talisman that silently absorbed and devoured the fierce energy beam, disappearing without a trace, as if it had sunk into the sea. What kind of spirit talisman could be so powerful? Su Che couldn’t identify its origin. Hong Ju, having broader knowledge, immediately said, “It seems to be a fairy talisman from the Immortal Realm. She must have refined it into her life spirit talisman.” Hearing this, Su Che recalled some ancient texts that mentioned how top-tier fairy talismans from the Immortal Realm could be refined by powerful beings in the Mortal Realm into life spirit talismans. Moreover, the divine powers contained within these talismans could also become skills that such beings could temporarily wield, including some of the great Dao arts. “So, Xueyu doesn’t truly possess the great Dao art ‘Great Transformation Art.’ Instead, she refined a fairy talisman containing that art into her life spirit talisman. Even with her cultivation sealed, her life spirit talisman can still be used to a certain extent…” Su Che suddenly understood many things. In the Spirit Realm, many large sects or organizations had low-grade immortal artifacts as their treasures. Therefore, it was quite normal for a powerful being like Xueyu Immortal to possess a life spirit talisman. Moreover, with her cultivation sealed, such a talisman was far more useful than those uncontrollable low-grade immortal artifacts. On the downside, the biggest flaw of spirit talismans was their limited number of uses or lifespan. However, since mortal cultivators had limited strength, it was difficult for them to fully unleash the talismans’ true power, so they ended up using them more often. “In other words, as long as the energy contained in this fairy talisman with the power of Great Transformation Art hasn’t run out, it remains Xueyu’s strongest protective talisman, making it hard for anyone to cause her direct harm…” Faced with this situation, Su Che wasn’t disappointed, as he had already expected this woman to be extremely tricky and not something that could be dealt with easily. But for Xueyu Immortal, her current situation was extremely dangerous—her life spirit talisman had been forced to be used, and she still didn’t understand why she couldn’t move her feet.

In a state where her spiritual awareness was impaired, the Snow Jade Fairy could only hurriedly look down, but saw nothing—her legs, feet, and the ground beneath her all appeared normal, with no signs of anything suspicious. Yet, there was indeed a pulling force that trapped her in place, making it extremely difficult to take even a single step, requiring immense effort.

“What’s going on? Is it some kind of magic from that giant, or is it Tian Yu’s doing?”

At this critical moment, the Snow Jade Fairy didn’t have time to overthink and could only control her life talisman to continue blocking Hong Ju’s successive attacks.

Hiss… Hiss… Hiss…

Hong Ju seized the opportunity, swinging his iron rod and unleashing several unstoppable, fierce energy blasts while moving at lightning speed from different angles to attack the Snow Jade Fairy.

Instead of resisting the bizarre pulling force beneath her feet, she wisely stayed still, focusing all her efforts on controlling the four light gates and her life talisman to defend against Hong Ju’s attacks.

The four light gates moved more slowly, but the golden life talisman was highly agile, circling around her back and forth. Using its powerful transformation techniques, it intercepted all attacks and instantly absorbed them, further strengthening the four light gates.

After dozens of exchanges, just as she had adapted to Hong Ju’s attack rhythm and planned to divert her attention to figure out the source of the strange pulling force, she saw Su Che shamelessly ordering those two exotic beasts to charge at her again.

Ambushes, bullying the weak, striking down those already in trouble—Su Che used every despicable tactic possible, yet felt no remorse.

Firstly, she was a Great Perfection-stage warrior, while she was only at the Minor Deification stage. If she didn’t use such methods, she would surely be bullied in return.

Secondly, it wasn’t she who wanted to bully a woman—it was this woman who persistently pursued her, even trying to kill her.

Under such circumstances, using any means against her was only justified; there was nothing wrong with it!

“Alright, Tian Yu. I admit it. I thought I already valued you highly, but it seems I still underestimated you!”

The Snow Jade Fairy let out a soft sigh. Suddenly, a golden holy glow erupted from her entire body. With a bang, a pale golden shock wave shot out in all directions. Then, she managed to break free from the shadow’s restraint, transforming into a beam of golden light and retreating hundreds of feet in an unimaginable speed, successfully escaping the battlefield.

With such rapid movement, was she violating the game rules by not touching the ground with her feet?

No!

The giant head of the mysterious old man didn’t appear, nor did his wild laughter when executing others. This meant that the strange teleportation technique the Snow Jade Fairy had just used, though fast, didn’t involve leaving the ground—she still maintained a walking posture.

“What kind of teleportation technique is this?”

This time, even Hong Ju couldn’t identify Snow Jade’s unique teleportation technique, let alone Su Che, whose knowledge was far too limited.

The four light gates that had protected Snow Jade earlier now stood side by side, blocking Su Che and the others’ path, fulfilling their protective role.

Of course, they could only stop Su Che, who couldn’t leave the ground, but not the two flying beasts and Hong Ju.

“Chase her!” Su Che ordered. It was uncertain whether the two beasts would obey.

Not bad. The crocodile dragon and the strange bird took off into the air, chasing after the Snow Jade Fairy hundreds of feet away. Hong Ju also bent his knees and leaped up, using long-distance jumps to cover hundreds of feet in a single bounce.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh…

The Snow Jade Fairy used that unknown teleportation technique, turning into a golden light and retreating swiftly into the distance, her speed barely slower than that of the two beasts.

In a matter of moments, the chase and escape left no trace. Su Che stood there, patiently waiting for Hong Ju and the two beasts to return, because his own walking speed was simply…

Better not say it!

“Without a doubt, Hong Ju and the others definitely can’t handle this woman Snow Jade. She’ll surely escape,” Lao He predicted in a low voice, resting his chin in his hands inside the Immortal Prison.

“That’s for sure!” Su Che nodded inwardly. “Snow Jade is respected by all the Great Vehicle stage cultivators. This shows she must be among the strongest among mortal cultivators—reaching the very peak of the Great Vehicle stage. To kill her, only an immortal could do it. Even now, with her cultivation sealed, none of us can defeat her. She hasn’t even shown all her ultimate techniques yet.”

“Su Che, this woman is really powerful!”

Shadow returned to Su Che’s feet and said, “Although she didn’t notice my presence, she can use some kind of supernatural ability to push away all negative factors within a certain range. Just now, even though I was hiding in her shadow, I was forcibly ejected. She managed to break free and run away in an instant.”
“That’s why I’ve never dared to underestimate her,” Su Che said, shaking his head helplessly. “This woman could become the most troublesome opponent for me in the coming time. I have a feeling that even if I ascend to the immortal realm in the future, she will keep pestering me, causing endless troubles…”
Communicating silently with Lao Hei and Shadow in his mind, Su Che waited patiently in place. After about a little over ten minutes, Hong Ju and the two exotic beasts returned.
“Brother Su Che, I’m sorry. We chased her for a hundred miles, but that woman disappeared mysteriously. I couldn’t detect her whereabouts at all,” Hong Ju said, shaking his head with a deep voice. “Your opponent is really not simple.”
Su Che nodded and said with a smile, “But anyway, we managed to drive her away. Thanks to Brother Hong Ju’s protection, I believe she won’t dare to cause trouble again in the short term.”
Hong Ju’s attack style was extremely simple and direct, seemingly lacking any tricks, but his combat power was incredibly strong, with astonishing penetration and destructive power. Even with the abilities of Snow Jade, one wouldn’t dare to confront Hong Ju head-on.
Hong Ju laughed heartily, accepting Su Che’s praise generously, and said, “If not for being trapped for countless years, causing my strength to decline by thousands of times, I could easily kill such an ordinary cultivator with just one strike. A true hero doesn’t boast about his past prowess. Enough of that. Brother Su Che, let’s go. Hurry up and do what you need to do!”
“Okay!”
Time was pressing, and there was no room for delay. Su Che used his slow-paced space-compression technique to move forward in the original direction.
Hong Ju’s speed and the flying speeds of the two exotic beasts were thousands or even tens of thousands of times faster than Su Che’s, yet they didn’t complain at all. They followed Su Che leisurely, calm and patient.
These creatures, having lived for countless years, might well be the ones who lacked nothing—especially patience.

Along the way, Su Che couldn’t help but feed those two exotic beasts with livestock rich in life energy. He also brought out various delicacies suitable for humans from the World of Immortal Prison to reward Hong Ju. It’s likely that after being trapped in that stone coffin for countless years, Hong Ju must have had his taste buds greatly satisfied as well.
“Delicious!”
“Roar! This is even better!”
“Roar! I haven’t eaten anything this tasty in so many years. It’s wonderful! Roar…”
Hong Ju’s extremely loud and hearty laughter echoed throughout the path. In contrast, Xiao Hei, who was also tall, remained silent, simply holding his double-edged battle axe and closely following Su Che…