83: Demon-Breaking Talisman

Jiang Chen's figure descended towards the peak of Dongyun Ridge.

Swoosh!

When Jiang Chen descended from the sky, many soldiers in official armor were startled, then immediately became vigilant.

"Who goes there!"

Before these armored soldiers could make their next move, Jiang Chen revealed the Black Yamen token in his hand.

"It's a Lord from the Black Yamen!"

Upon seeing the token, the armored soldiers all put away their weapons.

And respectfully saluted.

Soon, Jiang Chen was led to a command post temporarily built with wood.

Hearing that someone from the Black Yamen had come to assist, several burly men immediately walked out of the command post.

When they saw that it was only Jiang Chen, and he was so young.

The men were momentarily stunned.

However, they did not act disrespectfully.

"I am Sun Yuliang, Deputy Commander of the Demon Slayer Army from Cangzhou City!"

"May I ask which Lord from the Black Yamen Your Excellency is?"

Demon Slayer Army.

Most of them were talented individuals who wanted to join the Black Yamen Demon Slaying Guard but didn't qualify, yet possessed some skill.

The Demon Slayer Army was only established in cities of provincial status or higher.

Their daily training was aimed at demons, as well as various lone top-tier powerhouses.

They were most adept at forming large battle formations, often capable of directly confronting demons.

"Greetings, Commander Sun, I am Jiang Chen. Lord Wang Fusheng of Dongfeng Town ordered me to come and provide support!"

As Jiang Chen spoke, he handed over his Demon Suppressing Envoy token from the Black Yamen.

"Wang Fusheng? This is a Demon Suppressing Envoy token! You are also a Demon Suppressing Envoy?"

Demon Suppressing Envoys were very rare, inherently a precious resource of the imperial court. He hadn't expected that a Demon Suppressing Envoy would arrive to assist so soon after the emergency order was issued.

"Something like that."

Jiang Chen did not deny it.

Sun Yuliang didn't ask any more questions; as long as Jiang Chen was here to help, that was enough.

Although Jiang Chen looked young, the way he descended from the sky and appeared before him so effortlessly made Sun Yuliang realize that Jiang Chen's strength was not simple.

Heroes of the world cannot be judged by their appearance.

It was said that some Sect Prodigies were even more terrifying, with many reaching the Spirit Martial Realm at a young age.

"Follow me."

Sun Yuliang waved his hand, and the other burly men also entered the temporary wooden shed.

Inside the shed were several tables with maps and some identification models.

"Everyone, look. This is the entire Qingyun Mountain Range. This area, from here to here, is the scope of the Dongyun Ridge defense line. What we need to do is annihilate the demons in this area."

"The Black Yamen Demon Slaying Guard has already scouted intelligence from the front. Among these demons, there is at least one Spirit Martial Realm demon, over a hundred Xiantian Realm demons, and more than a thousand Houtian Realm demons!"

Sun Yuliang said, and when everyone heard this number, they realized how critical the situation was.

The Demon Slayer Army had been deployed nearby early on, precisely fearing such a situation.

Now that it had truly happened, they began to urgently mobilize resources.

"No matter what, we must prevent demons above the Xiantian Realm from breaking through the defense line!"

Spirit Martial Realm!

Including Sun Yuliang, these Demon Slayer Army generals only had seven Xiantian Realm experts. Although each of them was powerful, they were clearly insufficient to face such a large demon army, not to mention a Spirit Martial Realm demon.

Jiang Chen himself had never even seen one.

Everyone's expressions were solemn. Even if it meant sacrificing their lives, they had to pile up these demons here!

Fortunately, the Demon Slayer Army was also equipped with some powerful cannons and heavy crossbows! These armaments could easily kill Houtian Realm demons.

"In about another hour, when that demon cloud covers the entire Dongyun Ridge, these demons will begin their attack."

Sun Yuliang said in a deep voice. He had never imagined that these demons possessed such intelligence.

It was as if someone was manipulating them from behind.

Under the cover of the demon cloud, the demon Qi would greatly increase, and the strength of these demons would also become stronger.

Therefore, these demons had been restless.

"Lord, what about this Spirit Martial Realm demon?"

Everyone couldn't help but ask.

"All Black Yamen Centurion experts capable of slaying Spirit Martial Realm demons have already been dispatched."

"For this one here, we can only form a suicide squad and use a Demon Breaking Talisman!"

Sun Yuliang took out a black talisman seal from his Pregnant.

It was similar to the Demon Suppression Talisman Jiang Chen had seen last time.

However, the patterns displayed in the middle of the Demon Suppression Talisman resembled a shield.

And the Demon Breaking Talisman, its internal patterns seemed to form a sword.

"This Demon Breaking Talisman only has one chance. If it's close enough, it's sufficient to slay a Spirit Martial Realm demon!"

"But intelligence shows that around this Spirit Martial Realm demon, there are at least fifty Xiantian Realm demons and three hundred Houtian Realm demons. And once the Spirit Martial Realm demon is attacked, the other wandering demons will quickly gather."

"Moreover, that Spirit Martial Realm demon is very cunning, always hiding within the area covered by the demon cloud."

Sun Yuliang said in a deep voice.

Clearly, this was a one-way, certain-death mission.

Everyone fell silent.

It wasn't that they were afraid to go.

But rather, they lacked the confidence, knowing that going would be a futile death.

Their own deaths were not important, but wasting that Demon Breaking Talisman would be the true heinous crime.

"Commander Sun, let me go."

Jiang Chen had no intention of holding back.

He came here precisely to slay demons.

The Demon Suppressing Envoy token Wang Fusheng gave him had already elevated him to a very high position.

No matter what kind of strength Jiang Chen displayed, it wouldn't be surprising.

"You go?"

Sun Yuliang looked at Jiang Chen. He had been so engrossed in the discussion that he had overlooked the newly arrived Demon Suppressing Envoy.

Everyone's eyes immediately lit up.

Could it be that there was still a turn of events?

If this Spirit Martial Realm demon wasn't eliminated, then their Demon Slayer Army would inevitably suffer heavy casualties, or even be completely wiped out.

"Hmm... Did the intelligence say roughly where that guy is?"

Jiang Chen asked.

Although the map wasn't large, the entire Dongyun Ridge defense line was actually very vast.

It would be troublesome if he just happened to miss the demon.

Sun Yuliang and the others exchanged glances. Jiang Chen seemed to have great confidence.

"Here, this place is called Gathering Wind Corner. It's a long, narrow valley where strong winds constantly rage. Intelligence speculates that the demon is very likely hidden inside."

Jiang Chen stepped forward and glanced at the map.

"Alright, I understand."

Jiang Chen immediately prepared to leave.

Sun Yuliang and the others were stunned. Just like that?

"Lord Jiang... You didn't take the Demon Breaking Talisman!"

"You keep that talisman as a backup."

Jiang Chen waved his hand and said, then walked out of the wooden shed. After locking onto the direction, he leaped, his steps tracing a massive serpentine phantom in the Void Realm, and he shot towards the depths of the mountain range.

"Flying in the air!?"

"Lord Jiang is actually a Heavenly Martial Realm expert!?"

"How is this possible!?"

"No... not Heavenly Martial Realm. This is a very profound movement technique... And Lord Jiang has already Cultivated it to the extreme..."

"Wait... isn't that the Teng Snake Step? Can that movement technique really be Cultivated!?"

Someone was suddenly startled, recognizing Jiang Chen's movement technique.

The Teng Snake Step itself was a publicly available footwork within the Shangwu Pavilion.

Over time, many people had seen it.

He just hadn't expected that someone could actually Cultivate this footwork successfully.

There was a hint of admiration in Sun Yuliang's eyes.

But then it turned solemn again.

Dongyun Ridge was only the least critical of the four defense lines.

The situation on the other defense lines was even worse!

He wondered if they could hold out until reinforcements arrived... Sun Yuliang fumbled with the Demon Breaking Talisman in his hand.

Suddenly, a sound of horse hooves approached. A bruised and swollen guard quickly dismounted and came before Sun Yuliang.

"L-Lord... This is bad."

"Third Miss... she led her personal guard team and charged into the defense line..."