Quick Wear: After Binding the Boss

[Impossible! We will never give up, Tianfu. Your perverse actions will bring you retribution sooner or later.]

In terms of their former status, the priest was the highest-ranking person here. He was the former Grand Elder, the number one person below the Heavenly Talisman Venerable, and naturally, he was also the number one in terms of cultivation.

Priests at the pinnacle of their profession speak with even greater confidence.

[You ants, how dare you defy me! It seems I've been too lenient with you in the past. Anyway, you're useless now, so die!]

The Celestial Talisman Venerable smiled coldly, and then, with a wave of his hand, the runes behind him appeared in response, requiring no drawing at all, as he could do as he pleased.

This is also proof that runes have reached the highest level of mastery.

Others, even priests, need to have runes inscribed, even if they are extremely fast and can produce hundreds of runes in the blink of an eye. But the Celestial Rune Venerable does not need to.

[Oh no! This is a life-destroying rune array! Block it quickly, or we'll all be completely refined and turned into nourishment.]

The priest, being knowledgeable and experienced, immediately shouted.

Then, dozens of people did their best to condense defensive runes to resist the opponent's attack.

Just then, the sound of iron chains piercing bones rang out.

"cough!"

Looking at Xingzhou again, it was already bound by the Law Chains of the Celestial Talisman Venerable. Nine chains pierced through Xingzhou's limbs, chest, and abdomen. At this moment, Xingzhou was like a hawthorn with nine skewer sticks stuck in it, with almost no good spot on its body.

【What?】The priest was shocked, but unfortunately he was powerless to do anything. The suppressive power of the Annihilation Rune Array was becoming stronger and stronger, and they were about to be unable to resist it.

[Hahaha, that's right, that's right, it's this power, it's this power...]

The phantom of the Celestial Talisman Venerable became even more refined, and Xingzhou was completely clean, without a trace of blood.

All the blood was absorbed by the chains of law and became nourishment for the Celestial Talisman Venerable.

Xingzhou spoke in a hoarse voice.

"Cough! You really are greedy. Can you guarantee I won't ask the Heavenly Venerable of Fortune to descend to earth and kill you?"

"Trying to scare me? No way! Only what you swallow is truly yours. As for this so-called Heavenly Venerable of Fortune, if you're so capable, summon him out. If he could really descend to the mortal realm, would you still be here?"

Venerable Tianfu smiled coldly, completely disregarding Xingzhou's words.

In his view, even if Xingzhou really summoned Fude Tianzun, the other party probably wouldn't make a move, and might not even be able to summon him.

How could the gods in heaven possibly look down upon mortals on earth?

"I just don't know if the other supreme experts will agree."

[Trying to use other people to intimidate me? Ha, do you really think just anyone can enter this testing ground? Let me tell you, don't waste your time.]

The Venerable Tianfu's slow and methodical answers showed him to be a good villain who always answered questions.

Compared to villains who kill without saying a word, this one has a hint of defeat.

"That's really impressive. However, you're still 20,000 years away from being able to refine me."

As soon as Xingzhou finished speaking, his entire body radiated a dazzling golden light. This light was completely unremarkable in the already golden environment, and could not even be seen unless one looked closely.

That's right, the Heavenly Treasure Talisman that Xingzhou used earlier hasn't lost its effect yet. After all, the priests and others are able to have their current power entirely thanks to the power of the talisman.

【What? 】

The Celestial Talisman Venerable was greatly alarmed and hurriedly tried to activate the Law Chains, using all his strength to absorb the Starship completely.

Unfortunately, the fate of a villain who talks nonsense is sealed.

Without his clichéd rhetoric and his hesitation, Xingzhou wouldn't have been able to take control of a portion of the array's power so quickly.

When Xingzhou gets serious, he doesn't want to waste words. He's quite a bit behind Tianfu Venerable in terms of cultivation level, and there's no guarantee that the guy won't have a backup plan.

Therefore, Starship was a killer move from the very beginning.

The chains of law on the starship rolled back, binding the Heavenly Talisman Venerable and constantly suppressing his power. The bloodline power refined by the Heavenly Talisman also surged at this moment, constantly harassing the Heavenly Talisman Venerable, leaving him overwhelmed.

At the same time, the Jade Ruyi, the Supernatural Bracelet, and the Samsara Mirror all appeared, and the three treasures combined to attack the Heavenly Talisman Venerable.

Almost instantly, half of the Heavenly Talisman Venerable's phantom body was destroyed.

"Damn it!" Venerable Tianfu cried out in pain.

Although this body is an illusion, it is still connected to a trace of the original body's will, so it naturally feels pain; otherwise, refining the starship would be useless.

The path we choose is our own, so who can we blame?

Xingzhou's eyes flashed with divine light, and with the support of the formation, his body moved like a phantom, instantly appearing behind Tianfu Venerable. His fist was wrapped in powerful energy, and he punched Tianfu Venerable in the back. The enormous force exploded, sending the priest and others flying.

Starship moved swiftly, continuing to swing its fists at Celestial Talisman Venerable. At this moment, Celestial Talisman Venerable had finally managed to suppress Starship's bloodline within him.

Unfortunately, it was all in vain. In that short period of time, his phantom had already withstood thousands of attacks from the starship.

The entire phantom appeared much weaker than when it first appeared.

【No--】

The weaker the phantom becomes, the less control it has over the formation, while the power of the starship increases.

With one side gaining and the other losing, Venerable Tianfu could only remain resentful in the Northwest in the end.

Earthling, I will not let you go. I will utterly annihilate you. Remember that!

The Celestial Talisman Venerable left behind a final threat before the entire phantom vanished completely.

After the Celestial Talisman Venerable completely disappeared, Xingzhou also closed his eyes tightly, blood continuously seeping from the corner of his mouth.

Don't be fooled by his silence and air of superiority; he has no choice but to admit that Venerable Tianfu's strength is indeed not to be underestimated.

Xingzhou shook his head inwardly. He had really been too overconfident this time. However, he couldn't be entirely blamed for it. Who knew that a supreme expert would make a move at this stage?

He had already concealed most of his strength, and in the end, it was still a Pyrrhic victory.

However, no matter what, winning is better than losing. At least winning means not having to pay reparations, cede territory, or sign treaties, right, some unified dynasty?

Starship used the surrounding golden light to heal itself, while the priests and others also repaired their own injuries.

Despite the fact that there were dozens of them, each of them was seriously injured.

[Huh, my power is dissipating.]

At this moment, someone suddenly looked surprised and suspicious.

Although he knew that his return to the top was probably due to Starship's methods, the fact that it was taken back so quickly was astonishing.

Starship, now fully recovered, said with a smile.

"Don't look at me, it's just time. I only used the Heavenly Court's talismans to bring your bodies back to their peak. Now that the great enemy is gone, it's time to get back on track."

【Heavenly talismans?】The priest chewed on these words, his eyes almost overflowing with longing.

"These are talismans passed down by the gods of the Heavenly Court of China. If you are willing to learn, I can teach you. However, such techniques should not be lightly passed on..."

Before Xingzhou could finish speaking, the old priest had already begun to bow.

[Teacher, I, your disciple, the priest, bow to you.]

[Teacher, please accept my bow.]

Others followed suit and quickly bowed.

They were also a little uneasy, afraid that Xingzhou would not approve of them.

“Indeed, since you are so eager to learn, I will teach you the inheritance of Heavenly Court talismans. However, there is a downside to this inheritance: it depends on whether you can accept it.”

What are the downsides?

"If you do evil in the future, you can ask for the power of the talisman."

Xingzhou stroked his chin. Actually, it wasn't that strict. Besides divine blessing, talismans themselves contain a power, but compared to divine blessing, this power is pitifully small, though it's not nonexistent.

In other words, a talisman blessed by a deity can be used to eliminate a ghost king, even if it is just ordinary yellow paper or even A4 paper. However, a talisman without blessing, even if it is made of the finest yellow paper and top-grade cinnabar, can at most kill a ghost general. The difference is enormous.

Xingzhou just likes to be upfront about the unpleasant things.

“Very good. I have three hundred chapters of the Daoist Canon here. Once you have finished studying them, you can start learning about talismans.”

Xingzhou pointed and used his daydream ability to materialize tens of thousands of scriptures in front of him, ensuring that everyone had a copy.

"For the first scripture, I recommend you read the 'Book of Worldly Affairs.' It is said that this is a secret of the Heavenly Court, and the deeper you cultivate, the stronger you will become."

The Starship True Body would naturally not forget this top-tier scripture. After all, it was a precious book that the Starship True Body comprehended during his diligent ascension to the Celestial Immortal realm.

He didn't have many opportunities to use it in the Heavenly Court universe. After all, the world in the Heavenly Court universe was basically in a period of peace. Even if there were a few demons and monsters that were not human, they were quickly dealt with by the patrolling gods.

Unless there is a world-ending crisis caused by the actions of the world's inhabitants, the Heavenly Court, frankly, does not care about such a world.

The balance between good and evil among all beings is governed by the Dao. The Heavenly Court has already taken a clever approach, using the Underworld to suppress and transform the evil in the world, while the Heavenly Court's celestial ranks govern the good in the world, allowing the Heavenly Court's foundation to continuously increase.

If one insists on trying to save this self-inflicted world, it could very well lead to the entanglement of many surrounding worlds, resulting in even greater disasters.

Unless the people of this world awaken themselves and use their own hands to save the world and pull it out of the mire.

Perhaps the "Book of Worldly Wisdom" could flourish everywhere in such a world, but it would be difficult. Scriptures are not machines for controlling people's hearts. In such a world, people no longer have the desire to read scriptures. Even if you threw a scripture in their face, they wouldn't even glance at it.

They are either busy with war or vying for world resources, so how could they have the leisure to read scriptures?

Of course, from the perspective of gods, there's nothing wrong with mortals living and dying on their own.

Heaven has its own cause and effect, and mortals ruin their own lives. They can't blame the gods for not saving them. But the problem is that the gods passed down scriptures and traditions thousands of years ago. It's clear that mortals themselves didn't take them seriously. In just a few hundred years, people's hearts have changed, and some even arbitrarily altered the scriptures, making them unrecognizable.

With such behavior, how could they possibly expect to be saved by a deity?

However, most of the world is relatively stable, and any world that truly preserves the I Ching rarely falls apart on its own.

As the foremost of all scriptures and one of the sources of the entire Chinese civilization, this scripture holds an extraordinary position.

Even if we do go astray for a period of time, there will always be someone who can use this opportunity to trace back to the source and lead China back to the right path.

After the Starship passed down its lineage, the golden light around it began to dissipate.

The priests and others watched eagerly.

The atmosphere was very peaceful.

Xingzhou and his team fought for more than a day, but the viewers in the live stream didn't see anything or even hear a sound.

During this period, the live stream room was filled with endless golden light.

When the light faded, the priests and others changed their clothes and expressions. Now they were dressed in clean and tidy clothes, their faces filled with boundless anticipation and endless hope.

He is no longer the prisoner who has fallen into the abyss.

"Finally out! Everyone's recovered? These Earthlings are amazing!"

"What are those things they're holding? Paper books? Paper books still exist these days? The last time I saw paper books was in a museum. They were supposedly from three thousand years ago."

"But these days, where can you find paper books anymore? Doesn't it get tiring to look at?"

"Doesn't anyone care what they're watching? They're so engrossed."

"Forget it, I don't care about that. Reading gives me a headache."

"Speaking of which, how are we going to get through this? These people seem to have been here for ages, and not a single one of them has managed to get out. Can this Earthling really do it?"

"It should be fine, right?"

They couldn't understand it, but Emperor Ziwei saw it clearly.

[Good lad, this guy really won, and looks like he got a big reward.]

[Indeed, we didn't go astray.] The Lord of the Underworld secretly felt a sense of relief.

[I wonder if, in the future, we could invite Starship to stay with the supernatural civilization...] The supernatural monarch had considered many things.

As for the Emperor of Logic?

【…】

Only Venerable Tianfu completely broke down. Looking at Xingzhou's face, he turned purple from holding his breath, looking like an eggplant, which was quite amusing.

Fortunately, no one saw it, and Emperor Ziwei didn't intend to make fun of it. The main reason was that this old thing was hiding too well. It would be impossible to enter his barrier without making a big commotion, and Emperor Ziwei didn't want to directly confront the person behind the trial grounds for the time being.

Otherwise, he would have definitely gone to mock him.

[Damn Earthlings, lowly Earthlings, I won't let you get away with this! I absolutely won't let you get away with this!]

The rage in Venerable Tianfu's eyes could no longer be concealed, and it erupted completely, transforming into two fire dragons that circled around him, their intense heat causing the surrounding void to sizzle.