Chapter 1540: Chapter 1540: Detonating the Talisman Inscriptions
Since Lin Chen agreed to Xiao Chitai and also shared a camaraderie with Zi Ling, he naturally had to lend a hand to her.
Immediately, Lin Chen began to bring out Flame Explosion Talismans, taking them out and waving them around, placing them all over the stone house, a total of one hundred.
Given Lin Chen’s abilities, he could detonate up to fifty simultaneously and stack their power, but he didn’t trigger them all at once; he planned to do it in two phases.
As Lin Chen arranged the hundred Flame Explosion Talismans around the stone house, a mystical formation instantly took shape, with two layers.
Seeing Lin Chen’s impressive formation skills, everyone looked at him with amazement—after all, which martial artist present wasn’t a top-notch talent?
They understood well that a Formation Master capable of setting up dual-layer formations must have profound achievements in spiritual formations.
"Quickly move away from here, the array is set up and about to detonate, don’t blame me if you get caught in it," Lin Chen finished setting up the formation and immediately sent a warning message to the nearby martial artists.
Lin Chen didn’t notify everyone, only sending a message to the Cloud Dragon Kingdom warriors; those from Heaven Hall and the Dark Dynasty, including Hei Xuan, Fengchi, Fu Yi, and Goudan, were left out.
Lin Chen deliberately avoided sending messages to them, wishing them to be killed in the explosion.
After Lin Chen sent the message, the others quickly began to flee, flying away in all directions.
Those from the Dark Dynasty and Black Yan Hall, including Hei Xuan, Fengchi, Fu Yi, and Goudan, initially were confused upon seeing everyone else fleeing.
It wasn’t until they saw Lin Chen leaving that they realized what was happening.
Lin Chen must have triggered the talisman inscription within the formation, without notifying them, intending for them to be blasted to death.
Realizing this, Hei Xuan and the others felt a chill down their spines, urgently flying away.
Yun Kaige and others reacted the fastest; after all, the ones near their Heaven Hall disciples were Cloud Dragon Kingdom warriors, and as others fled, Yun Kaige and the others intuitively guessed something.
In contrast, the reaction of Hei Xuan and his group was slower.
Boom—
By the time they realized and fled, the Cloud Dragon Kingdom warriors had already flown hundreds of miles away.
At this moment, the Flame Explosion Talismans detonated, a thunderous roar, flames bursting across the sky, a massive shockwave sweeping through.
Those who had fled first and received Lin Chen’s message remained safe, unaffected by the powerful shockwave.
But the Black Yan Hall and Dark Dynasty martial artists weren’t as lucky.
When they fled, they were not far from the location of Lin Chen’s array setup, and most were impacted.
Hei Xuan, Fengchi, Fu Yi, Goudan, and the others were stronger; although affected by the shockwave, they escaped far enough, sustaining only injuries instead of fatal harm.
However, the martial artists from Black Yan Hall and Dark Dynasty with lower cultivation were nearly wiped out.
"Lin Chen!"
Witnessing the death and injury of countless Black Yan Hall and Dark Dynasty disciples, Hei Xuan’s hatred for Lin Chen reached the bone, wishing to fight him immediately.
But the situation was unfavorable for the Black Yan Hall martial artists, all injured and severely hit, the Cloud Dragon Kingdom warriors surely wouldn’t miss the chance to eliminate them.
"Move in that direction."
Hei Xuan coldly commanded.
Not long ago, Hei Xuan had consumed a Purple Scale Fruit, further evolving his Purple Scale Demon Armor, now even Fengchi wasn’t his match. With his emissary status, no one from Black Yan Hall dared to defy his orders.
Even though Hei Xuan’s Purple Scale Demon Armor evolved, he dared not underestimate Lin Chen’s Flame Explosion Talismans; had his reaction been a second slower, he might have already perished under Lin Chen’s talisman inscriptions.
Seeing the aftermath of the explosion and the countless Dark Dynasty martial artists killed, Yun Kaige, Wang Shuo, Shi An, and others felt intense fear.
If they hadn’t been alert and followed the others to flee, their fate might have been the same as those Dark Dynasty martial artists.
Now, as the explosion ended, Yun Kaige and the others gradually calmed down inside.
"Lin Chen, what’s the meaning of this? Triggering the talisman inscriptions without notifying us, are you trying to frame us, or do you want to blow us up on purpose?" Shi An shouted angrily at Lin Chen, questioning him.
At this moment, his hatred for Lin Chen was palpable; if not for fearing Lin Chen’s methods, he would have already rushed up to kill him.
"Brother Shi An, you can indiscriminately eat food, but you can’t indiscriminately speak."
"What I intended with so many talisman inscriptions in front of the stone house should be clear to you. Everyone knew to leave when they were triggered, yet you stayed like a fool to watch the show. I thought Brother Shi An prided himself on his superior strength and defense, unafraid of the explosion’s power."
"Brother Shi An deliberately didn’t move away, yet now turns around and says I wanted to blow you up. Are you trying to frame me intentionally, provoke conflict between Heaven Hall and Yellow Hall, with bad intentions?" Lin Chen retorted angrily at Shi An.
"Shi An, I think you’re just picking on us from Yellow Hall, thinking we’re easy to bully, right?"
Zi Ling, hearing Lin Chen’s words, looked at Shi An with unfriendly eyes, ready to fight.
The surrounding Cloud Dragon Kingdom martial artists also looked at Shi An with strange glances, thinking he was deliberately causing trouble for Lin Chen.
After all, Lin Chen had already reminded everyone; others ran away, but you thought yourself too powerful to run. Then, being scared by the talisman’s power and blaming others, isn’t that seeking trouble?
At this moment, seeing everyone’s reproachful glances, Shi An’s face became extremely unpleasant.
"Lin Chen!"
Shi An gnashing his teeth, glared coldly at Lin Chen, yet dared not act out.