Chapter 1157: Chapter 1157: The Ancient Painting of Countless Living Beings

My heart froze, and I immediately had an ominous premonition.

The lustful old turtle is proficient in sound manipulation, he probably plans to use sound to his advantage.

With this in mind, Piao Changji struck a chord on the zither with random finesse.

It felt like a heavy hammer hit my heart, leaving me dizzy and disoriented.

Xiao Li is just an ordinary person, without any Spiritual Power for protection.

She was shocked into coughing up a mouthful of old blood, with blood flowing from her eye sockets and ears.

Hearing another sound might shatter her internal organs.

In such a critical moment, I couldn’t afford to hesitate; fortunately, Yu Longting had told me about Piao Changji’s expertise in using sound to harm opponents.

He gave me several talismans to close off the five senses to use as protection against a sneak attack.

I didn’t have time to thank Yu Longting for being thorough, and immediately placed a charm in Xiao Li’s hand, "Grip it tightly, urgent as law, Heavenly Master assist me."

In truth, most of the oral spell includes formal content, asking the Heavenly Master to bestow Divine Power.

Only the phrase "as law" is the name of a spirit, specifically used to transmit orders to various Deities; it’s the real key to making the oral spell effective.

As soon as the Five Senses Sealing Talisman took effect in Xiao Li’s hand, I was struck by another note from Piao Changji, disrupting my stable Inner Breath.

Suddenly dizzy with ringing ears, dripping with cold sweat, I fumbled for another charm, "urgent as law."

The sound of clashing metal and galloping horses, killing in the unseen.

Finally silenced in my ears.

But the corresponding price to pay was my vibrating Inner Breath.

Coughing up blood like there was no cost, I saw that guy still plucking the zither strings.

The aim was to use powerful sound to shatter our talisman paper.

"Hao Hao yin yang, the sun rises in the east, command to collect this talisman... transform into auspiciousness, urgent as law decree!" Frantic with life and death on the line, I threw out a fire charm to unleash heavenly fire on Piao Changji.

Piao Changji strummed the zither, able to counter heavenly fire with sound.

Yet the heavenly fire was fierce, forcing him to dodge left and right.

This caused the ancient painting hiding his form to catch fire, coming alive as if it had life.

As it burned, it felt like countless Fierce Ghosts were rushing towards me.

The air filled with heart-wrenching screams, and terrifying blood surged out of the ashes of the flames.

What was more terrifying was that the heavenly fire in the fire charm burned through its power and extinguished.

My heart raced, as if I had killed countless lives at once, overwhelmed with sadness and self-pity, "Piao Changji, what’s in your painting? Has the ancient painting come to life?"

"With that little burn, you’ve killed at least a thousand beings; even if you don’t die now, Heaven’s Tribulation will strike you dead," Piao Changji smugly taunted, suddenly coming for Xiao Li.

The flower hairpin in my hand wasn’t just for show, I pierced it straight into his heart, "If I’m struck dead, I’ll take you down as well, Piao Changji, is this your true body? Or a duplicate?"

As soon as the words left my mouth, Piao Changji’s eyes widened in death. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

The ancient zither in his hand was drenched by the blood flowing from him.

Just as I was about to leave, the zither began to play on its own, the sound shattering both Xiao Li’s and my Five Senses Sealing Talismans.

Before I could retrieve a talisman to protect Xiao Li, she suddenly seemed possessed, standing up on her own.

Her eyes were covered in a thin film of blood red, heading towards an ancient painting suspended in the air.

The painting hung at a certain height, and in her bewitched state, she leapt into the painting.

A ripple formed on the painting, and Xiao Li disappeared immediately.