From the moment the threads snapped to the instant red light flared from the dummy's eyes, only an extremely short time had passed.
Yet the moment the Talisman Human Soldiers lunged at Xuanqingzi, he reacted with equal speed, flicking the whisk in his right hand.
The whisk abruptly hardened and lengthened like a spear, piercing straight through a Talisman Human Soldier.
With several cracking sounds, the Talisman Human Soldier shattered into fragments across the ground.
The other Talisman Human Soldiers moved as well. There were more than a thousand of them, and when they surged forward, it gave one the immediate sensation of facing a flood.
"Attack!"
No one knew which martial artist had shouted first, but the crowd of martial artists raised their weapons one after another.
In the blink of an eye, they collided with the Talisman Human Soldiers.
Though the Talisman Human Soldiers were numerous, each one was far weaker than these martial artists.
One martial artist could take on several of them.
Several Talisman Human Soldiers charged toward Shen Bai.
Qin Shuang's eyes darted around as she prepared to hide behind Shen Bai, only to feel someone grab the back of her collar.
When she turned around, she saw Shen Bai holding her by the collar, a trace of amusement in his eyes.
"Stop hiding. Let me see what you can do."
"I can't fight."
Qin Shuang wore a bitter, worried expression.
Shen Bai ignored her and tossed her toward the nearest Talisman Human Soldier.
Suspended in midair, Qin Shuang flailed wildly and screamed.
When she saw Shen Bai's calm expression, she silently sighed, curled her middle finger, and flicked it.
A Fine Needle shot forth with Qin Shuang's movement.
The Fine Needle transformed into countless copies, like a rainstorm of pear blossoms, riddling the Talisman