Hell Emperor

Chapter 78 Xie Xinyu-Dingling Talisman

As everyone came on stage, the talisman-making competition soon began.

Under the watchful eyes of the judge, a Taoist boy brought the heavy wooden box to the stage. The wooden box was tightly sealed and had a small opening on the top for his arm to penetrate.

The Taoist boy put his hand deep into the wooden box, groped for a while, and when he took his hand back, a wrinkled paper ball appeared in his palm.

He opened the paper ball and said to everyone in a slightly childish voice: "The topic of this competition is the Soul Talisman. Tianxuan Palace will prepare a production material for you. Please use this material to complete the Soul Talisman." The final winner will be determined based on the quality of the final talisman. There is only one set of materials. Once you fail, please leave. You are not allowed to add more materials when making. Violators will be disqualified."

Hearing the name of the Soul Talisman, Hua Xiaomei's hanging heart relaxed slightly, and she breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I didn't expect that the topic this time was actually the Soul Talisman. The Soul Talisman can be said to be the simplest talisman. With my junior system, I can make it even with the level of a Talisman Master, God is really helping me this time!”

"Amulet for spiritual protection..."

Ye Jie raised his eyebrows. Sure enough, as soon as Nan Linghe came to the stage, everything related to luck would change because of her presence. However, even if he chooses a spiritual talisman, with Nan Linghe's level of talisman making, it is difficult to have any hope of winning.

"Hey...it's just a spiritual talisman, what's so difficult? Fortunately, I prepared several intermediate spiritual talismans. I didn't expect that this little competition would be so easy."

Xie Xinyu looked a little contemptuous. She didn't even notice such a simple production process for the amulet: "However, it is not safe to rely solely on the quality of the amulet. It seems that I have to think of something else." There is a way..."

As the Taoist boy chanted, soon, the attendants in the palace distributed hundreds of identical materials to everyone participating in this small competition one by one. The materials included yellow paper and cinnabar, and the amount of cinnabar was used. It is definitely enough to make a talisman, and there is still a lot of surplus, but there is only one piece of yellow paper. Once it fails, it means losing the qualification to participate.

After the materials were distributed, the Taoist boy lit a stick of incense, inserted the incense into the incense burner, and said: "Now the Fulu competition begins. Please show off your talents in the way of Fulu. Master Fulu will guide you." His movements are seen in his eyes, and those with extraordinary talents will be favored by Master Fu Lu."

The moment the fairy tale words fell, everyone immersed themselves in making the talisman.

Ye Jie also saw the materials in front of him. Since he was on stage, he naturally got a share of the materials. However, with his knowledge of making talismans, it would be a waste to use them.

He thought for a while, then packed the cinnabar and yellow paper into his arms. Since he was only on stage to make up the numbers, he packed these materials and took them away.

"What are you doing? You put the materials in your arms, do you want to take them away?" Ye Jie's actions naturally could not escape Xie Xinyu's eyes. Seeing that he packed the materials without saying a word, he had no intention of making a talisman. , couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

"I guess you're right." Ye Jie spread his hands helplessly, "Also, what are you looking at me for? Shouldn't your attention be on the production of talismans?"

"Tsk..." Xie Xinyu didn't ask any more questions. She looked at Ye Jie and shook her head repeatedly. She thought that as the best ghost agent, he had something to rely on before he dared to say those words. But now it's clear that he is. He was just pretending, and he almost deceived her.

After no longer paying attention to Ye Jie, Xie Xinyu lowered his head and stared at the yellow paper and cinnabar in front of him, with some unswerving concentration in his eyes.

He saw her dignified posture and extraordinary appearance. At first glance, she looked like a charm-making master. Ye Jie couldn't help but keep his eyes open, wanting to see what kind of tricks she could make.

Xie Xinyu took out the copper coins and jade bowl she had used not long ago, and began to talk plausibly. Her unusual behavior naturally attracted the attention of many people:
"That is the power of Zhouyi's divination... That girl was able to integrate the power of Zhouyi's divination into the making of the talisman, giving the talisman a more powerful and unique effect!"

"The rules only say that you are not allowed to add privately carried high-end materials when making talismans to improve the level of the talisman. It does not say that you are not allowed to use other methods. The power of Idivination this week is exactly what the rules allow..."

"Fortunately, I had a bad premonition and didn't participate in this talisman competition. I still have the number of entries left. It's just a pain for those on the competition stage. Once the power of Zhouyi's divination comes out, I'm afraid the competition is not over yet. The winner or loser They have already been separated. With this girl here, they have no hope of winning..."

"I don't know what kind of power the spiritual talisman made by the girl in green contains? With the blessing of Zhouyi's divination power, I'm afraid that it is not an ordinary spiritual talisman at all, and is more likely to produce a mutant spiritual talisman..."

As soon as the name of the mutant talisman came out, everyone who had been talking about it a moment ago fell into an eerie silence, as if they could hear a pin drop.

Variant talismans are the rarest and most valuable talismans. Whether it is the production materials or the production techniques, they are the same as ordinary talismans. However, the effects are so different that they cannot be described in terms of one from heaven to one from earth. Not to mention, the value can be increased hundreds of times.

Even if a junior talisman maker successfully makes 10,000 talismans, it is difficult to find even one mutant talisman among them. The research on mutant talismans is a subject that only talisman masters are qualified to undertake. Hearing everyone's exclamations, Hua Xiaomei's arms shook as she couldn't concentrate. She looked down tremblingly, only to see a lingering cinnabar ink mark on the yellow paper, as if it was splashed from her heart. The blood stains proclaimed the failure of making the talisman.

"pity……"

Hua Xiaomei lamented. Completing the drawing of the talisman in the talisman making competition was different from completing it alone in a quiet home. Whether it will be interfered by the environment is also one of the criteria for judging the strength of a Talisman Maker. If you fail due to interference, you cannot blame others.

"Failed so soon? Is this just the beginning?" Ye Jie joked when Xiaomei put down her brush.

Hua Xiaomei rolled her eyes at him: "Aren't you unhappy that you failed in just two strokes? As expected, with my ability as a junior Talisman Maker, it's still a bit too much to stand out in the Talisman Making Competition."

As she said that, she looked at Xie Xinyu who was standing aside:
"However, it's not a pity to fail. Even if I succeed in making a spiritual talisman, the quality of the spiritual talisman will not be much better... Judging from Xie Xinyu's appearance, I can probably make a mutant talisman. Once the mutant talisman is produced, it will be enough to deal with Ordinary spiritual talismans produce a crushing blow, and if no one else makes a variant spiritual talisman, she will definitely be the final winner."

Hearing this, even Ye Jie showed a somewhat pensive expression. He did not expect that Zhouyi divination could be used to make talismans and bring such invincible effects.

"Ouch..."

At this moment, Nan Linghe let out another exclamation, and the soul-protecting talisman she had drawn halfway started to burn, causing everyone nearby to look askance. Halfway through drawing the talisman, the yellow paper can burn on its own. No one has ever seen this happen.

Ye Jie had no choice but to rush over and put out the flames on Nan Linghe's table. Seeing that her face was a little charred by the smoke, he couldn't help but pat her and said, "How come you failed too?"

Nan Linghe looked apologetic: "I'm sorry, Brother Jie, the soul protection talisman is too difficult to draw..."

"It's okay, as the old saying goes: Failure is the mother of success. Only from failure can we continue to learn lessons and finally achieve success. As long as you are not injured... But why can you draw fire when you draw a talisman? Is it a failure? Is it caused by backlash?" Ye Jie asked with concern.

Faced with Ye Jie's inquiry, Nan Linghe tilted her head. She didn't know what was going on.

While the two were talking, a vast amount of spiritual power gathered around the hall, causing the people nearby to scream. I don't know how many contestants had to leave the venue because of the sudden agitation in spiritual power, which caused them to make mistakes in drawing their talismans. .

The source of the gathering of spiritual power is the nearly completed spiritual talisman in Xie Xinyu's hand. The unfinished spiritual talisman can produce such visions. Once completed, the effect will be even more amazing.

Feeling the power in that protective talisman, even the talisman masters who were secretly paying attention to Xiao Bi couldn't help but nod silently:

"That girl is really extraordinary. She is able to perfectly integrate the power of Zhouyi divination into making talismans. She is truly a rare talent."

"Looking at the flow of spiritual power in that talisman, I'm afraid it has surpassed the level of ordinary talismans and has reached the level of a mutant talisman... I just don't know which variant of the talisman it belongs to."

"The soul talisman is the most elementary talisman, and its effect is limited to protecting the soul. However, precisely because it is the most elementary talisman, in terms of changes, it is the most complex type of all talismans. It can be said to be ever-changing and endless, no matter what happens. It’s not surprising that the mutant talismans are there. I remember that Lord Shurayan is an expert who specializes in the variation of spiritual talismans.”

As the name was mentioned, all the Talisman Masters also looked at a woman wearing a Shura mask with awe or worry, whose face could not be seen at all.

Shura Yan said slowly: "Judging from the fluctuations of spiritual power, what she made is obviously the soul-fixing talisman among the variants of the soul-protecting talisman. If the effect of the soul-protecting talisman can maintain the soul, then the effect of the soul-fixing talisman is to stabilize the soul." Body and soul, making it unable to move.”

Shura Yan glanced at the nearby talisman-making masters. Everyone she glanced at couldn't help but lower their heads. They didn't dare to look at the Shura-like face, and then said:

"The effect of the soul-fixing talisman is limited. It can only freeze the soul. Its versatility is far less than that of a real body-fixing talisman. As a variant of the soul-defending talisman, it also has a weak effect. However, it is small in this talisman. It's enough to win the competition. It seems that the winner of this competition must be her."

(End of this chapter)