Boom!
The instant Li Feng threw the spiritual talisman, it transformed into strange runes that finally condensed into a massive cage, completely enveloping Blood Shadow.
“What the hell is this?”
Blood Shadow’s face turned livid. He had not expected Li Feng to play such a trick at this moment. He flew into a rage and struck several palms against the rune cage that surrounded him.
Boom, boom, boom…
Deafening explosions rang out, but the cage formed from runes remained unmoved.
“It worked. This spiritual talisman is indeed effective.” A flash of delight appeared in Li Feng’s eyes. This talisman was the one he had obtained from Zhao Xiu after killing him last time. He had originally planned to ask Ge Feng and Ge Ying what kind of talisman it was when he had time, but he had been too busy with various matters recently and never got around to it.
Now, facing an innate expert like Blood Shadow, he decided to test whether the talisman would work. To his surprise, it had actually trapped Blood Shadow.
However, Li Feng was somewhat dissatisfied because the talisman lacked the destructive power of a wind-thunder array. It did not attack Blood Shadow at all.
Naturally, Li Feng did not know that this was a trapping spiritual talisman, something Zhao Xiu had spent a fortune to acquire in order to deal with Old Lu. A trapping talisman had no offensive power. It was completely different from a wind-thunder array.
“What the hell is this thing?” Blood Shadow roared in fury. His palms flew in a frenzy, but the rune cage stood firm. No matter how he attacked, it was useless.
“Hahaha, Blood Shadow, so what if you are an innate expert? I have plenty of ways to deal with you.” Li Feng laughed loudly.
“Li Feng, do not get smug. Once I get out, I will tear you into ten thousand pieces.” Murderous intent flickered coldly in Blood Shadow’s eyes. If he had known Li Feng possessed something like this, he would have captured him earlier.
“Blood Shadow, do you think that is possible?” Li Feng said with a cold laugh, though his heart tightened.
He did not know what this talisman was, but he understood that a cage formed from runes could not hold forever. There might be a time limit. If the time ran out and Blood Shadow broke free, disaster would await him.
Blood Shadow said nothing and launched ferocious attacks against the rune cage.
Boom, boom, boom…
Although the rune cage remained unmoved, Li Feng sensed through his divine sense that the glow of the runes dimmed slightly with each of Blood Shadow’s strikes.
Li Feng’s expression changed. This talisman had no offensive capability. It had merely trapped Blood Shadow. But with the power of an innate expert, breaking it would only be a matter of time. If Blood Shadow shattered the rune cage, he would escape, and that would spell catastrophe for Li Feng.
At this moment, Li Feng had two choices.
The first was to flee immediately. As long as he left Tianfu Tower now, Blood Shadow would not be able to find and kill him. But that would mean tonight’s plan would fail completely. Without killing Blood Shadow, no matter how many of his subordinates he eliminated, it would be meaningless.
Moreover, if he failed to eliminate Blood Shadow now, Blood Shadow would still come after him later. Next time, without this talisman, he might not even have a chance to escape.
At the same time, if Blood Shadow learned from tonight’s events and resorted to assassination against him and those around him, it would be impossible to guard against. The consequences would be extremely grave. After all, even innate experts found it hard to defend against assassination by another innate expert.
The second choice was to summon Blood Kill Double Eagles, Lu Shuang, and Lin Ge while Blood Shadow was still trapped, and join forces to kill him. If Blood Shadow were only half-step innate, the five of them together might have a chance. But now that Blood Shadow was a true innate expert, Li Feng did not believe the five of them could succeed. Furthermore, the situation outside was unfavourable. Zhong Shuhui and the others were still dealing with the enemy. Without the assistance of Blood Kill Double Eagles and the rest, unexpected problems could easily arise.
Clearly, neither option was reliable. He had to find another way.
“Li Feng, what the hell is this thing?” After bombarding the rune cage for some time, Blood Shadow was breathing heavily. He asked the question while recovering his true qi. Every strike earlier had been with full force, yet the cage remained intact. This had drained a great deal of his true qi, forcing him to stop and recover.
“Blood Shadow, oh Blood Shadow. For someone by Chen Junyi’s side, you are truly ignorant.” Li Feng laughed coldly and said, “I never expected a grand innate expert like you would not even recognise a spiritual talisman.”
“Spiritual talisman?” Blood Shadow was stunned, then realisation dawned.
He had heard of spiritual talismans before, but he never imagined Li Feng would possess one. After all, in this age of declining spiritual energy, spiritual talismans were as rare as elixirs. He believed that even though Li Feng was the young master of the Li family, the family would never give such a treasure to him.
“I never thought you, Li Feng, would have something as precious as a spiritual talisman.” A glint flashed in Blood Shadow’s eyes.
“I have plenty of good things. More than enough to deal with you.” Li Feng said coldly.
“What a pity, Li Feng. Your talisman has no offensive power. Once I break this rune cage, it will be your death.” Blood Shadow said with a cold laugh.
“Break it? Blood Shadow, even though you are an innate expert, breaking this rune cage is simply impossible.” Li Feng said coldly.
“Idiot.” Blood Shadow gave a disdainful cold laugh.
“What, do you really think you can break this rune cage?” Li Feng laughed coldly, though his heart tightened.
He knew almost nothing about spiritual talismans. Combined with his earlier sensing, he also felt this talisman was not invincible.
“Spiritual talisman, spiritual talisman. Li Feng, you idiot, do you even know what a spiritual talisman is?” Blood Shadow said coldly.
“What, are you claiming you know when you have never even seen one?” Li Feng countered with a cold laugh.
“Though I have never seen one, I understand spiritual talismans better than you.” Blood Shadow simply stopped attacking the rune cage and sat down on the floor.
Li Feng’s eyes narrowed.
Blood Shadow was clearly confident. He had stopped attacking the cage. Could he really understand spiritual talismans that well?
Blood Shadow smiled and said, “This is my first time seeing a spiritual talisman, yet I know more about them than you do. Spiritual talismans are divided into two main categories. The first is auxiliary talismans, which can assist in battle, aid recovery and healing, or help with daily life. The second is offensive talismans, such as ice talismans or flame talismans, which possess powerful destructive force.”
Auxiliary talismans? Offensive talismans?
Li Feng’s eyes narrowed as he committed Blood Shadow’s words to memory.
It seemed this talisman was an auxiliary type, not an offensive one.
“If I am not mistaken, your talisman is a trapping spiritual talisman.” A sharp light flashed in Blood Shadow’s eyes.
“Trapping spiritual talisman?” Li Feng was taken aback, though the name certainly fit.
“Exactly, it is a trapping spiritual talisman.” Blood Shadow laughed coldly and looked at Li Feng. “Li Feng, although this trapping talisman has trapped me now, its effect lasts only a quarter of an hour. Even if I do not attack, the talisman will lose its power.”
Li Feng’s expression changed.
A quarter of an hour? Three minutes had already passed. Did that not mean only twelve minutes remained before the trapping talisman failed?
“In that case, I have no choice but to kill you now.” Li Feng pulled out a handgun and stared coldly at Blood Shadow.
“Hahaha, what an idiot. You do not even understand the function of a trapping talisman. While it is active, no attack of yours can harm me, not even with that gun.” Blood Shadow smiled as he looked at Li Feng.
“Then I suppose I can simply leave Tianfu Tower within these ten minutes.” Li Feng said gravely.
“Leave? Hahaha.” Blood Shadow seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world and burst into loud laughter.
“Is it that amusing?” Li Feng said with a cold laugh.
“Li Feng, do you think you can leave Tianfu Tower? Even if you could, I have already set up an inescapable net outside. You cannot escape in ten minutes.” Blood Shadow was not worried at all about Li Feng fleeing. He had arranged a dragnet outside. Although the appearance of the Situ family might affect his plan, he did not believe Li Feng could get away in ten minutes.
“Moreover, Li Feng, even if you escape, can your subordinates?” Blood Shadow said with a cold laugh. “Do you think you and your men can kill all my forces in ten minutes? If not, the moment I break free from this trapping talisman, you and all your subordinates will undoubtedly die.”
Blood Shadow was not concerned about Li Feng escaping. Otherwise, he would not have revealed how long the talisman would last. After all, he was no fool. He would not tell Li Feng exactly how much time he had.
“That remains to be seen.” Li Feng said coldly.
“Even if you escape and your subordinates escape, I still have ways to find you.” Blood Shadow said with chilling intent. “Your woman Hu Yuanyuan is currently in the hospital. The moment I am free, I will kill her first.”
“You court death.” Li Feng’s expression shifted. Although Hu Yuanyuan and the others had Jin Songyang and his men protecting them, against an innate expert like Blood Shadow, no matter how strong Jin Songyang’s subordinates were, they could not protect her, unless Jin Songyang had an innate expert by his side. That possibility was very slim.
“Hahaha, Li Feng, are you furious?” Blood Shadow laughed heartily, his tone filled with indescribable satisfaction.
“Blood Shadow, today I will kill you no matter what.” Li Feng’s gaze was icy. He would not treat Blood Shadow’s words as a joke. Someone like Blood Shadow was truly capable of such things. If he fled now, Blood Shadow might really go after Hu Yuanyuan.
At this moment, Li Feng completely abandoned the idea of escape. The only option was to kill Blood Shadow while he was still trapped by the talisman. But as Blood Shadow had said earlier, with the trapping talisman active, even bullets could not breach the rune cage. Li Feng did not think Blood Shadow was bluffing about that, especially since Blood Shadow’s full-power strikes earlier had failed to break it.
What should he do?
Li Feng’s eyes darted. A strange smile curved the corners of his mouth.
