The Talisman Artifact held nine Third-ring Dao Talismans, thirty-five Second-ring Dao Talismans, and over a hundred First-ring Dao Talismans. The First-ring and Second-ring Dao Talismans had all been crafted by Ye Chen himself. He had gone to great lengths to trade for every Third-ring Dao Talisman; aside from his two fire-aspect Fourth-ring Dao Artifacts, they were the most valuable possessions he carried, having cost him more than half his savings.
Ye Chen's main purpose in buying the Third-ring Dao Talismans had actually been to study and learn from them. Many Talisman Masters did the same, no matter how talented they were...
Study was one thing, but at crucial moments, these powerful talismans could also save his life. They counted as another of Ye Chen's trump cards.
Within the small Immortal-Demon Battlefield, Ye Chen had not used a single one of the nine talismans. Yet in this battle, he understood that he might not be able to hold back any longer.
No matter how poor the three people he faced were, no matter how low-grade their formations and Dao Artifacts were, they were still at the Peak True Immortal Realm.
In a one-on-one fight, Ye Chen had nothing to fear. Setting aside killing his opponent, he had hundreds upon thousands of ways to defeat one. But to face three alone, he could only rely on such one-use external objects and pave the way with money.
To save money, Ye Chen was fully focused. As long as he had not been driven into an untenable situation, he could keep fighting without using talismans. After all, every talisman he used meant one less share of gains from the Immortal-Demon Battlefield.
Seeing Ye Chen dare to face them alone, the attackers were not angered. Instead, they were delighted that such an overconfident junior had