The Invincible Supreme Medical God

Chapter 1257 655: Nowhere to Be Seen (Part 2)

Below, Yan Xiaobao's eyes were wide open, and he shouted, "You can see her too?! Hey, what are you holding in your hand!?"

Yan Xiaobao had just witnessed the white-clothed woman turning to look at Xu Xiaoshan. However, once Xu Xiaoshan took out the jade piece, the girl's expression flickered, and she fled in the opposite direction.

Xu Xiaoshan didn't bother to respond to Yan Xiaobao but focused on escaping as quickly as possible. However, before he could go far, Yan Xiaobao suddenly moved. His wings appeared behind him, and he shot forward directly in front of Xu Xiaoshan, where he clenched his fist as if to throw a punch.

"Xu Xiaoshan! How can we reach an agreement? Why won't you let me use that jade? What do you say?"

The spell flashed in Xu Xiaoshan's hand, summoning eight magic items, sending them to defend himself. "You're lucky I didn't bring your things. How dare you try to rob me! You're cursed, hanging at death's door! What gives you the courage to act?!"

When his fist contacted Xu Xiaoshan's magic items, silver lights flashed around Yan Xiaobao.

A massive surge of heat roared out, shattering the magic items into pieces. Yan Xiaobao, like a whirlwind, flew directly towards the shocked Xu Xiaoshan. Xu Xiaoshan viciously waved his hand, removing his beaded bracelet from his wrist. It instantly transformed into 18 corpses, each emitting power equivalent to a full-circle Level 10 Qi Condensation. They attacked simultaneously.

It was Yan Xiaobao's first time seeing such Corpse Manipulation Magic. Shockingly, all these corpses had long white hair, black at the roots, as if the hair was slowly turning black. [1. In Chinese stories featuring zombies or animated corpses, identifying their power level by hair color is relatively common.

Each one seemed particularly special.

As the large cauldron on Yan Xiaobao's back shattered, a massive surge of heat echoed. However, he wasn't harmed. Instead, his hands waved in the air, demonstrating astonishing control power that filled the entire area, immobilizing the corpses. They even began to tremble and crackle.

As his hands waved in the air, Xu Xiaoshan hissed.

His left hand summoned nine bronze coffins. As they flew out, they grew larger and larger, exerting immense pressure on Yan Xiaobao.

His right hand produced a gourd, spewing out massive rock fragments at Yan Xiaobao.

Next, he turned his head, flipping his hair. Several small bells flew into the air, transforming into shadow figures affecting Yan Xiaobao.

Most shockingly, he then opened his mouth and spat a blood-colored fan. The fan waved in the air, causing a 300-meter-wide blood mist to gush forth. It instantly formed into a spell, with countless sharp claws appearing and roaring fiercely towards Yan Xiaobao.

"I have magic items and exquisite corpses! You want to fight me, Yan Xiaobao?!" Xu Xiaoshan laughed heartily, slapping his pouch and producing over twenty bottles of high-quality pills, which he rapidly swallowed in succession, instantly replenishing all the spiritual energy he had just spent. If a third person were present to witness what had happened, they would be very surprised.

However, it was at this point that a divine crane appeared around Yan Xiaobao, transforming into an escapement mechanism rotating around him. Then, black flashes were seen as black light spread throughout his body.

He slammed his pouch, causing hundreds of paper talismans to appear, slapping himself. In the blink of an eye, more than a hundred shield layers emerged like bamboo shoots after spring rain, forming a 150-meter-thick defense.

"I have enough defense talismans," he said proudly. "Do you dare hit me with those shoddy magic items?!" The corpses were knocked away. The exploding rocks couldn't even penetrate the shields, most of them rebounded. The nine bronze coffins also crashed to the ground, completely unable to cause any damage.

He was completely amazed, watching Xu Xiaoshan's eyes wide open. When fighting people, he always relied on numerous magic items and exquisite corpses. It was his first time encountering someone like Yan Xiaobao, who was actually at the same level as him.

Even though he didn't use magic items, when Xu Xiaoshan thought of the value of those hundreds of paper talismans, his heart trembled.

"Information says Yan Xiaobao is mysterious and powerful, but it never mentioned he was wealthy!" Xu Xiaoshan said bitterly. He knew exactly how terrifying his own stature was, so he naturally realized how terrifying Yan Xiaobao was. In fact, seeing so many paper talismans filled his eyes with jealousy. After all, magic items require spiritual power to operate, whereas paper talismans require almost no items. The power they need is stored within the talisman.

They are expensive and can only be used for a limited time; even Xu Xiaoshan thinks they are a bit extravagant.

In a blink, he suddenly realized that Yan Xiaobao was truly formidable. In fact, he was even considerably admirable. After a period of thought, he threw a jade pendant at Yan Xiaobao. "Damn, Xu Xiaoshan has never yielded to anyone. You're the first, Yan Xiaobao. I know you need this thing, so go ahead. But it's not a gift! You have to return it after you're done!" After throwing the jade artifact, Xu Xiaoshan turned to leave. He had already made up his mind that when he returned to the sect, he would ask his father and mother for more funds to acquire paper talismans. In the future, that's how he'd make a name for himself, instead of magic items. Using paper talismans would be awe-inspiring.

Xu Xiaoshan was a born silk-pants. He didn't really care what the sect thought of what he did; if he liked someone, he'd befriend them. If he didn't like them, he'd beat them down. As for Yan Xiaobao, although he was unwilling to admit it, he really liked him.

Of course, if he had overcome Yan Xiaobao in the fight, he wouldn't hesitate for a moment to rob his Earth Capture Crystal. However, since he couldn't defeat him in combat, he thought the next best thing was to try to connect with him.

Yan Xiaobao felt a wonderful sensation sweep over him as soon as he grasped the jade artifact. His exhaustion vanished, and he could see everything clearly. It was as if he had been trapped underwater, unable to breathe, and had just rushed into the open air.

But, it seemed strange that Xu Xiaoshan casually handed him a jade artifact. After a moment of contemplation, he realized he might have been somewhat duped. Before Xu Xiaoshan went far, Yan Xiaobao shouted, "Hold on. I don't like taking advantage of people. Let me trade you these two small treasures."

Patting his pouch, he produced two Flying Swords, both with dual spirit enhancement. Secretly spreading some aura of the last mysterious pills to them, he tossed them over.

"They're not worth much, but hey, have fun with them."

The double spiritual enhancement swords flew to Xu Xiaoshan, who caught them with eyes wide open.

"Dual spirit enhancement?" he thought, swallowing heavily. "Did he hand them over just like that? Have fun with them?!" Although he didn't regard those magically enhanced items as absolutely priceless, they were still relatively rare among Level 10 Qi Condensation cultivators. What was most convincing was how casually Yan Xiaobao threw them over, showing how deep his pockets were.

Suddenly, Xu Xiaoshan realized he had learned much more from Yan Xiaobao than he first realized. Casually distributing spiritually enhanced magic items was truly an impressive way to make a name for oneself. As this realization hit his thoughts, he looked more closely at Yan Xiaobao and realized he liked him more. He sighed.

"Well, look, Yan Xiaobao. Considering how well you've performed, I found it hard to meet you. If you use that jade pendant by yourself, it's nearly useless. After a stick of incense burns, it will stop working and even produce a rebound effect." Once again, he sighed and threw a second jade pendant to Yan Xiaobao. "Use them together, and you'll be able to resolve the banesoul curse long-term."

Grabbing the second jade pendant, Yan Xiaobao squinted at Xu Xiaoshan's slyness and cunning. As he watched him turn to leave, Yan Xiaobao suddenly thought, despite all that just happened, Xu Xiaoshan didn't seem like a bad person. Clenching his teeth, he shouted, "Hey, hold on. Alright, listen, Xu Xiaoshan. Since you've been nice, I found you're hard to dislike. Return those two Flying Swords to me."

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