However, unlike the previous talisman, this talisman was clearly much more powerful.
A powerful surge of spiritual energy suddenly converged on the Fiery Talisman before him. Although the Fiery Talisman could only contain a limited amount of spiritual energy, Xiao Wenbing's technique was truly unique.
One, two, three...
Almost instantly, he had stacked a full one hundred Fiery Talismans. Fortunately, he had already broken through the Golden Core stage and reached the Nascent Soul realm; otherwise, just those one hundred Fiery Talismans would have exhausted him.
"Hurry..." Xiao Wenbing shouted softly, and the talisman in the void transformed into a red light, rushing towards the Food King.
The Food King was startled. In his opinion, this amount of energy, while passable, wouldn't have surprised him. What truly shocked him was Xiao Wenbing's speed and the seamless execution of his technique.
To stack a hundred spirit talismans in the blink of an eye is no easy feat. Even he himself might not dare to guarantee that he could do it.
Of course, he didn't make a living by drawing talismans, so it's perfectly normal that he couldn't do it.
With a swift movement, he transformed into a ball of blue light and vanished from his spot. Afterwards, a series of afterimages remained suspended in the air, floating erratically, making it impossible to pinpoint his location.
However, something even more surprising happened. No matter how fast he moved, no matter how he dodged, and no matter how many afterimages appeared in the air, the red light formed by the blazing fire talisman recognized his true form and charged straight at him.
Only then did the Food King truly begin to look at Xiao Wenbing in a different light. The fact that Xiao Wenbing could see through his countless incarnations was a testament to the Food King's superior insight.
The Food King abruptly stopped, and the afterimages in the air vanished as well. Facing the oncoming blazing fire talisman, the Food King stretched out his hand and grabbed at the air.
A slight popping sound came from his withered hand; the Fiery Talisman had been crushed by him.
"Your strength is too weak..." the Food King said coldly. "No matter how good the technique is, it is useless without strong power as a backing."
Having said that, the King of Food stretched out his hand, and his arm suddenly extended infinitely, grabbing fiercely at Xiao Wenbing's body.
Facing the menacing Food King, Xiao Wenbing remained calm and instead extended a hand to meet him.
The Food King wondered to himself, why was Xiao Wenbing, knowing his strength was far inferior to his, still fighting him so fiercely? However, seeing Xiao Wenbing's relaxed and composed expression, it was clear he was confident, and remembering that this was the territory of the Treasure God, he naturally couldn't kill Xiao Wenbing. Therefore, his grip softened somewhat.
Just as the grab was about to touch Xiao Wenbing's large hand, he suddenly smiled, and a red light flashed in his hand. In an instant, the area within several feet of Xiao Wenbing was plunged into a red ocean.
The King of Food cried out in pain, but fortunately he was still some distance from Xiao Wenbing and immediately retreated. However, his large hand could not escape the flames and was quickly burned to ashes. The powerful fire element followed up by coiling around his body along his arm.
The King of Food moved, and his arm suddenly broke in two. The raging flames engulfed the severed arm, which then slowly retracted, forming a vibrant wall of fire around Xiao Wenbing.
"Earth's vein fire source..." the Food King said fiercely. He stretched out his severed arm, circulated his spiritual power, and slowly a new arm grew from the break. When the arm was the same length as before, it made a slight cracking sound, and five withered fingers appeared. The Food King's severed arm was restored in an instant.
Xiao Wenbing watched the Food King's performance with great envy. It's good to be a spirit or monster; you don't have to worry about being crippled. If only he had such abilities.
The Food King rubbed his arm, waving it as if to drive away the burning sensation, and asked, "Where did you collect these ley line fire sources from?"
"Of course, it's the fiery sea of earth veins on Tianding Star," Xiao Wenbing said with a slight smile, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Impossible!" the Food King roared. "Do you think I've never been to the Earth Vein Fire Sea? It's impossible to collect such a large quantity of fire resources there."
Xiao Wenbing gave the old monster a thumbs up, not out of admiration for his knowledge, but out of admiration for his ability. Everyone knows that wood fears fire, and the fact that the Devouring King, as a member of the monster race, dared to venture into the sea of earth vein fire speaks volumes about his cultivation level.
"If I'm not mistaken, these should be the source fire. How did you get to the source?" the Food King asked in surprise. Even he himself was not confident in doing it. How did Xiao Wenbing manage to do it?
Xiao Wenbing smiled slightly and said, "I'm sorry, this is a secret. I cannot tell you, senior, without my master's permission."
In fact, these seas of fire are indeed
The source of that fire, however, was not collected by Xiao Wenbing, but rather cultivated by him.
He took a small amount of the earth's fire source, placed it in the Spirit Gathering Platform, and nurtured it for a month. When he took it out, he almost burned himself beyond recognition.
This Spirit Gathering Platform truly lives up to its reputation as a product of the divine realm; it's excellent and useful, but its power is a bit too great. It seems the appetites of gods and humans are indeed different...
He could never use up all this earth vein fire even in a lifetime, and using it to deal with the Food King was the perfect choice.
Of course, the origin of the fire source had to be kept from this old guy, so they simply attributed it to the God of Treasures. Presumably, even with the King of Food's courage, he wouldn't dare to verify it himself.
Looking at Xiao Wenbing, who seemed to be engulfed in a giant fireball, the Food King pondered for a long time before finally saying, "It's not fair for you to fight me from here."
Xiao Wenbing was taken aback. He never expected that someone of the Food King's status would bring up such a shameless topic.
"It's not that I can't extinguish this raging fire of yours, but in doing so, I'll inevitably have to use a treasure. Then it won't be a contest of martial arts skills, but a battle to the death," the Food King said solemnly.
"Is that so?"
Seeing the suspicion on Xiao Wenbing's face, the Food King flipped his hand, revealing a jade bottle. His old face tightened, and he said, "Take a good look."
After saying that, he gently and very carefully opened the bottle cap.
However, the moment he opened the bottle cap, he realized something was wrong; something was definitely wrong.
He was startled, and upon closer inspection, he realized that something seemed to be missing from his hand.
He focused again, observing carefully. His hands were clasped in a circular motion. Yes, that was the correct position, but...
The old man's mouth opened wide, and then widened to its maximum, and suddenly he let out the most mournful howl in history: "Where is the jade bottle? Where has my jade bottle gone?"
Ever since the Food King took out the jade bottle, his cautious and apprehensive demeanor had put Xiao Wenbing on edge. Every step the Food King took was meticulous, for fear of making a mistake. Similarly, Xiao Wenbing was highly focused, terrified that something terrifying, like a dark god, might suddenly appear inside the jade bottle.
However, to his great surprise, the jade bottle in the Food King's hand suddenly disappeared.
And just like that, under his focused gaze, it vanished. At that moment, Xiao Wenbing was filled with utter admiration for the Food King's swift and skillful technique.
This magic trick was so amazing that even he himself was fooled. He truly deserves to be called the number one master among all spirits.
However, before he could finish praising the food, he was interrupted by the Food King's earth-shattering, heart-wrenching wail.
It turns out that it wasn't some trick by the Food King; someone simply stole the jade bottle from his hand in broad daylight without him even realizing it...