The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3265 Dazzling Fireworks

Chen Mo looked up at the black shadows in mid-air that had reached the critical point of explosion. There was no panic in his eyes, but rather a cold smile flashed across his face, and a knowing smile appeared on his lips.

Heh, so you've finally decided to use this suicidal move? He had actually been waiting for this for a long time. He had anticipated that the shadowy figures would use this move sooner or later, ever since they rushed in and attacked him. Now, it was just as he had hoped.

After all, if these shadowy figures couldn't defeat him, they would have no choice but to use their last resort: to explode their bodies and use the resulting intense corrosive black spots to attack Chen Mo.

Without the slightest hesitation, he casually took out the ignition talisman he had prepared beforehand from his storage bag, and then, with a flick of his true essence, he gently touched the talisman. The ignition talisman instantly appeared on the first black shadow that had taken off into the air, like an arrow released from a bow. Before the black shadow could react, the talisman was detonated by his true essence.

"Boom!"

A deafening explosion instantly resounded throughout the entire square. A massive burst of flames erupted, and orange-red flames, like a giant fireball, suddenly appeared in the air, illuminating the entire night sky. The light was so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at it. Even though Chen Mo had already subconsciously squinted, he could still feel the scorching heat wave rushing towards him.

The flames from the exploding talisman ignited the exploding black shadow, causing it to explode in mid-air, much like a massive explosion of gunpowder.

Before the dazzling light dissipated, Chen Mo's movements did not stop at all. He took out another igniting talisman from his storage bag. With the activation of his true essence, he accurately attached the talisman to the second black shadow that had taken off into the air. With another loud bang, another dazzling flame bloomed in mid-air, intertwining with the first flame and completely dispelling the darkness.

Then, another one! He might not have many other talismans, but he has plenty of explosive talismans!
In an instant, bursts of fireballs appeared one after another in mid-air, followed by a series of loud bangs. The orange-red light enveloped the entire square as if it were daytime, just like a large firework set off during the Chinese New Year. Although it was only a single color, it was exceptionally bright and dazzling.

Each explosion was accompanied by an extremely shrill scream from the dark figure, and a powerful shockwave that swept in, scattering the burning wood scattered on the ground and sending sparks flying everywhere.

Those soaring black shadows originally intended to detonate themselves and perish together with Chen Mo, but they did not expect that the igniting talisman would detonate first. Without even a chance to resist, they turned into ashes in the violent explosion. Black liquid flew everywhere with the flames and was then ignited. Sparks flew everywhere, and by the time they fell to the ground, there was nothing left.

As dozens of dark figures exploded one after another in mid-air, the remaining figures were utterly terrified by the horrific scene, their crimson eyes replaced by intense fear. They, too, felt fear, they too experienced terror.

Once fear took hold, they dared not continue attacking Chen Mo. Instead, they immediately turned around without hesitation, letting out a desperate roar, and fled madly into the darkness, wanting only to escape this hellish place as quickly as possible and get away from this terrifying human, Chen Mo.

"Hmph! Trying to run now? Don't you think it's too late?" Chen Mo snorted coldly, a cold glint flashing in his eyes. He slowly opened his right hand, and with the activation of his true essence, eighteen array bases gleaming with a white light instantly appeared around him, evenly distributed in every corner.

Immediately afterward, light flashed in the air, and countless shimmering white threads spread out from the array's base, intertwining and entwining. In just a moment, a massive, semi-transparent barrier enveloped the surrounding space, forming an array that trapped all the fleeing shadows within. The frantically fleeing shadows had no time to react, crashing headlong into the solid array barrier. A series of loud thuds echoed as the shadows were instantly thrown back to the ground, letting out painful screams. Black fluid seeped from their foreheads, leaving them in a wretched state.

The shadowy figure was moving too fast, and when it crashed into the barrier, it naturally broke through the solid head.

Although the shadowy figures possessed a certain level of intelligence, it was ultimately limited. Once trapped within the array barrier, they did not think at all; they simply instinctively mustered all their strength and charged at the barrier again and again, trying to break through it and escape.

They roared and howled, scratching at the barrier with their sharp claws and slamming their bodies against it. Each impact caused the barrier to tremble slightly, but it showed no signs of collapsing. Instead, the shimmering white light grew even stronger, firmly blocking the attacks from the dark shadows.

No matter how the shadowy figure charged and roared, it could not shake the array barrier in the slightest. It could only struggle in vain in front of the barrier, its head bleeding and black fluid splattering everywhere. A pungent stench filled the air, but it still could not find any way to escape.

At that moment, Chen Mo slowly stepped forward and walked towards the shadowy figures trapped in front of the barrier. His steps were steady, and each step carried an invisible sense of pressure, causing the shadowy figures that were still crashing into the barrier to subconsciously stop and turn to look at Chen Mo, their eyes filled with fear, yet also with a trace of resentment.

"Since you can't leave, then stay." The voice was calm and even, yet carried an undeniable authority.

As soon as he finished speaking, the Soul-Chasing Nails began to spin rapidly around his body, flashing with dark light and radiating a chilling aura.

The next second, a dark light flashed by, as fast as lightning, and instantly pierced the forehead of a black shadow. The shadow's roar was cut off instantly, its body went limp, and it lay straight down on the ground, completely lifeless. Black fluid gushed out from the wound on its forehead.

Upon seeing this, the other shadowy figures were immediately enraged. Despite their fear, they turned around and pounced on Chen Mo, their sharp claws gleaming with a cold light, trying to tear this terrifying human apart and fight with their last ounce of strength for a chance to survive.

"Hmph! Overestimating themselves." Chen Mo snorted coldly, his figure flashing as he dodged the first few black shadows that pounced on him. Although the attack range of the Soul-Chasing Nail was only three and a half meters, as long as the black shadows approached this range, they would be locked onto by the Soul-Chasing Nail and would have nowhere to escape.

Under the control of divine sense, the Soul-Chasing Nails moved with lightning speed. No matter how fast these shadowy figures were, they had no way to dodge the attacks. The distance was simply too close, and the Soul-Chasing Nails were so fast—how could they possibly evade them?
The shadowy figures were already incredibly fast, but Chen Mo was even faster. His figure moved through the shadowy group like a ghost, and the speed of the Soul-Chasing Nails was even faster. One after another, streaks of dark light flashed, each streak piercing the forehead of a shadowy figure with perfect accuracy.

Screams, crashes, and the muffled thuds of soul-chasing nails piercing flesh mingled together, echoing throughout the entire square. The shadowy figures fell to the ground one by one like wheat being harvested; more and more of them fell, and the dozens that had remained were reduced to just over a dozen in the blink of an eye.