The moment the talisman entered his hand, Qiu Yan sensed a strange fluctuation within it. Streams of information leaked out, caught and understood by him.
"Hm? This talisman actually contains three spells! Seize, Attract, Lock!"
Realizing this, Qiu Yan's brow furrowed ever more deeply, as though something was difficult to grasp.
"Spirit Seizure can forcibly detain another person's soul; Spirit Attraction sets up a special formation to draw in wandering Living Souls, ghost souls, and remnant souls nearby; as for Spirit Lock, it constructs an illusion within the talisman and traps souls inside."
Having understood this, Qiu Yan's thoughts turned, and he recalled everything that had happened since encountering Tang Yi. His fingers twitched unconsciously.
"These three effects arise naturally and can be called Divine Abilities, no different from the effects of that painting! In that case, although the painting has been destroyed, as long as this talisman remains, I can wield the same power. I just don't know whether the restrictions Upper Spirit Sect may have placed on it have also been inherited. Fortune or disaster, who can say?"
With that thought, Qiu Yan carefully examined the glowing talisman several more times. Then his consciousness extended, and his perception and Divine Power entered the talisman, roaming through it as he sought to determine whether any hidden danger remained within.
This talisman had originally been forged through the burning and condensation of Divine Power flames. Divine Power alone could no longer completely destroy it, which meant that with Qiu Yan's present abilities, he had no way to break the talisman.
Just as he was investigating, suddenly—
"Hm? What is this? My consciousness and Divine Power have been absorbed into this talisman!"
The instant the thought arose, the talisman suddenly blazed with light, releasing an azure radiance. Then it broke free