Chapter 10: A Great Victory (Part 1)

Three days passed in no time, and on this day, Guo Shier finally entered the Talisman Gate. Yan Long said with a smile, “I’ll go first. Ni Er, Mu Tou, and Shier follow, with Fatty last.” With that, he stepped into the Talisman Gate.
The group followed him in, with Zhu Juan entering last.
There was not a single person on the altar; it was completely empty and silent. Yan Long quietly sensed this strange altar, while Ku Mu also appeared deeply focused. Only Mo Ni Er wandered around curiously, touching things here and there. She waved and called, “Baby, come here quickly.”
Guo Shier ran over and asked, “Master’s wife, what’s the matter?”
Mo Ni Er smiled and said, “Why isn’t there anyone?”
Guo Shier replied gloomily, “I don’t know either.”
After Zhu Juan came out, the Talisman Gate behind him gradually disappeared. He stretched and said, “Ah, it’s been a long time since I’ve been to a secret realm. It feels great… Hmm, this altar is quite special.”
Guo Shier said, “Master’s wife, I’ll go around the altar…” Before he could finish, Yan Long raised his head and said, “Everyone, be on guard! Hehe, they’re coming!”
Countless hunting vehicles flew in from afar—over two thousand of them—surrounding the altar completely. The vehicles were about a thousand meters away from the altar and seemed to have been parked on the ground earlier. As soon as Guo Shier and the others appeared, the vehicles took off and closed in around them.
Yan Long stood with his hands behind his back, observing calmly. A hint of coldness appeared at Ku Mu’s lips as he crossed his arms and stared at the approaching vehicles. Zhu Juan said with a grin, “What a huge force! Hehe, it scared me to death…”
Mo Ni Er held Guo Shier’s hand and asked, “Baby, are these the ones who were chasing you?”
Guo Shier nodded. “Yeah, they are.”
Mo Ni Er’s expression darkened. She stopped talking and tightened her grip on Guo Shier’s hand slightly.
Guo Shier remained calm. Firstly, he trusted his master’s strength; secondly, having experienced many hardships in his past life, the situation before him wasn’t enough to frighten him. His composure impressed the several experts, making them view him with even greater respect. After all, he had just escaped from a sea of hunting vehicles, and maintaining his calm in the face of so many more was truly remarkable.
Ku Mu was very satisfied. Seeing that Guo Shier wasn’t afraid at all, he said calmly, “Shier, watch how your master kills.”
Zhu Juan laughed and said, “Mu Tou… is a killing maniac. Hehe, be careful not to scare Shier.”

Monier said, “My little one is not afraid at all!”
Due to his young age, Guo Shieru had a huge advantage. He said, “Madam, don’t worry about me. Even if ten or eight hunting carts come, they can’t trap me.”
Yan Long laughed and said, “We’ll each be in charge of one direction. Not a single hunting cart is allowed to slip through. How about that? Ni’er and Shieru take care of my left side, the fat guy takes care of the right side, and Mu Tou, you handle those hunting carts behind us!”
Kumu said calmly, “Shieru, watch closely!” With that, he soared into the air like a meteor. While still in the air, he quickly chanted spells with his hands, causing countless purple runes to emerge from his body. These runes connected with each other, forming two thick chains of runes that stretched outward rapidly, reaching a length of a hundred meters in an instant.
He brought his hands together and shouted, “Lock!”
The purple rune chains wrapped around each hunting cart. As soon as the purple runes touched the carts, they seemed to come to life, quickly enveloping them. Then, the chains continued to extend, with numerous smaller purple chains firmly locking down the incoming hunting carts. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of hunting carts were covered by the two thick purple chains.
All the locked hunting carts couldn’t move even though the people inside tried their best to drive them. Their carts were completely under Kumu’s control.
Kumu smiled coldly and shouted, “Dance!” In an instant, he cast thousands of spells, creating a spectacular scene. The hunting carts tied by the purple rune chains began to move, reaching extremely high speeds within seconds and flying through the air. Kumu let out a loud roar and charged straight into the group of carts.
Each locked hunting cart was like a flying hammer, and hundreds of such carts were like hundreds of flying hammers. The chaos created by Kumu was terrifying—the carts collided with each other, producing deafening noises. Before Yan Long and the others could act, Kumu had already destroyed hundreds of hunting carts.
Yan Long smiled slightly and said, “He still has such a fierce fighting spirit. Heh, it’s begun!” He shot out like an arrow from the altar, his body cutting through the air with a sharp whistling sound, instantly piercing through the entire group of carts. Somehow, all the carts in front of him fell to the ground, as if their engines had suddenly stopped, leaving them powerless.
A huge cloud of dust rose from the ground as the carts plummeted from heights of seventy or eighty meters. Even if the disciples inside were still alive, they would be severely injured.

Guo Shier felt that his master was already extremely powerful, but he didn’t expect Yan Long to be even more so. Zhu Juan rushed out laughing, surrounded by countless glowing blades that swept toward the hunting vehicles. Monier sighed and said, “Baby, we don’t need to get involved. In fact, just your mentor Yan Long is enough.” Yan Long had already changed the direction of his attack. In just a few moments, he rushed back to the altar from the side. The hunting vehicles that should have been dealt with by Monier all fell due to his assault. Yan Long smiled and said, “These hunting vehicles are things we long abandoned. I can’t believe some people still use them as treasures. Isn’t that seeking death?” Almost none of the thousands of hunting vehicles escaped—this was a devastating blow. Kuumu returned to the altar and said, “They’re all low-level disciples; there are no experts among them.” Then Zhu Juan also returned and said, “These idiots think they can win by sheer numbers?” Guo Shier was stunned. This was too powerful—was this the power of a Holy Master? Yan Long said, “Shier, many of them are still alive. Go and find their leader.” Guo Shier walked to the edge of the altar and looked down. The ground was in chaos, filled with broken hunting vehicles, and countless people were crying and shouting for help. Guo Shier shouted, “Hey… who’s your leader? Come out!” No one replied; it remained chaotic. Yan Ling and the others watched smilingly, waiting to see how Guo Shier would handle the situation. After shouting several times with no response, Guo Shier grew frustrated. After a brief thought, he realized that sword talismans couldn’t reach that far. An idea struck him—he hadn’t used bird talismans in a long time. Initially, he thought bird talismans were better than sword talismans, but they failed to even affect a high-level talisman martial artist, which disappointed him. Now, thinking back, he might have been biased, as he only had the strength of a talisman caster back then, but now he had the strength of a high-level talisman master. Perhaps activating bird talismans again would yield different results. Guo Shier stopped shouting and directly activated the bird talisman. A fireball was emitted. Based on his understanding from his soul, Guo Shier realized that over a hundred spells needed to be cast. He focused intensely and quickly chanted the spells. It took him only two seconds to cast all over a hundred spells. The flame immediately condensed into a flame egg, spinning in the air—completely different from before.

Then, over two hundred more spells were cast, followed by the sound of cracking. After the last spell was cast, a clear cry echoed, and a firebird with a long tail and thin neck flew out. At that moment, Guo Shieru realized the true nature of this bird talisman. The bird, covered in flames, flew joyfully around Guo Shieru, seemingly very happy.

Monier was worried about Guo Shieru and walked over. Just as the firebird appeared, she exclaimed in surprise, “Hey, what kind of talisman is this?” She could clearly sense the immense energy contained within the bird. Kuumu and the others also came over.

Yan Ling showed a hint of surprise; he too recognized the extraordinary nature of this talisman.

It was only then that Guo Shieru understood that he had indeed failed to unleash the full power of this bird talisman before. He pointed downward and shouted, “Go!”

The beautiful firebird let out a sharp cry, its sound so powerful it seemed to split the sky and sea. Almost everyone’s heart skipped a beat, even experts like Kuumu. Only Yan Ling remained smiling; his level was far too high. As a Junior Talisman Grand Master, he would be considered an expert even in the Advanced Talismans Continent.

The firebird flew off the altar, growing rapidly. Just a dozen meters away, it had already reached over a foot in length, and within seconds, its length soared to one meter. At this point, the firebird truly displayed its unparalleled beauty. Its feathers emitted intense heat, formed from flames, each one a bright crimson. With a slight flap of its wings, countless tiny sparks flew into the air.

Monier’s eyes were glazed as she murmured, “What a beautiful bird…”

Guo Shieru suddenly shouted, “One last question… Who is your leader? If you stay silent, you’ll never get the chance to answer!” It was a simple threat, yet highly effective.

The firebird had now reached the crowd, its body over two meters long. Guo Shieru hadn’t expected it to grow so large; he had underestimated this talisman before.

Sparks from the firebird’s feathers scattered everywhere, and each spark that landed on the ground turned into a flame.

“I am Fuye Xiangrong! I am the leader! Why… why are you attacking us? We are from the Fuye family. Do you want to start a war?”

Fuye Xiangrong recognized Guo Shieru. A few days ago, he had led his men in a relentless pursuit of him, only to be outwitted by this kid, who had summoned a swarm of mutated flying ants, causing them to lose dozens of hunting vehicles. They barely managed to escape. Who would have thought that this kid would quickly call in several top experts?

Based on the strength demonstrated by these people just now, Fuye Xiangrong could be certain that they were all experts above the level of Saint Masters. He had already secretly ordered his family to send reinforcements, but the losses this time were too severe—over eight thousand mid- and low-level professionals, at least half of them dead or injured. He didn’t even know how to shirk responsibility when he returned.
Guo Shier stared at Fuye Xiangrong—the very person who had commanded the hunting carts to chase him until he was nearly sick from vomiting. He said coldly, “Why attack you… You’re really good at talking nonsense! A few days ago, you used hundreds of hunting carts to chase me… Do you have mush in your head that you forget so quickly? Did you also come here on your own initiative today? You… are a… old scumbag!”