Jackie Chan: The Supreme Sorcerer, invited by his father to come out of seclusion

Chapter 159 Escape from Death! Ximu Demands the Book of a Hundred Ghosts and Strange Things!

Before the words were even finished, the black energy surging from the depths of the bridge archway burst forth like a flood of ink, spreading outwards with a sudden burst of power! It was no longer a stream of air, but a viscous, icy, and highly corrosive dark energy that was about to engulf Sheriff Black and Tru in an instant!

"Back off!" Sheriff Blake reacted quickly, leaping backward and pulling out several yellow talismans from inside his trench coat, which he then tossed out!
"Hmph!" Tru roared, his massive body advancing instead of retreating, his arms crossed in front of him, the righteous energy he had just begun to master instinctively circulating within him, trying to resist the overwhelming darkness!
Chi Chi Chi -!
The talisman ignited with a faint golden light the moment it touched the edge of the black energy, but it only lasted for less than a second before being completely swallowed and annihilated by the surging dark energy! Tru's protective barrier of righteous energy shattered instantly, like thin ice hitting a boulder! The icy, bone-chilling dark energy, like countless tiny venomous snakes, burrowed into his skin and eroded his will!

"Ugh!" Tru let out a painful groan. His massive body was entangled and covered by black energy, and his movements became sluggish and stiff, as if he had sunk into a bottomless swamp!
Sheriff Black was also caught in the all-pervasive black aura around his ankle and was about to be dragged into the center of that darkness!

"Hehehe! Useless!" Ximu hovered in the center of the black mist, watching the two struggle in vain, a cruel smile on his face. "In the face of absolute darkness, your feeble resistance is simply laughable!"

Hanging in mid-air with their mouths gagged, Jackie Chan and his father could only make anxious "mmm" sounds, their eyes filled with despair and anger! They could only watch helplessly as Sheriff Black and Tru were about to be swallowed by darkness!
Ximu relished their despair, a morbid sense of satisfaction filling his heart. But he didn't immediately kill them.

"My guests, have some fun." Ximu raised his paw and gently waved it towards the surging black mist.

Woo——!
The shadows beneath the bridge arch seemed to come alive! On the ground, walls, and even in the murky river water, indistinct humanoid silhouettes formed purely of black energy slowly rose to their feet! They had no facial features, only twisted limbs and empty eye sockets that shimmered with scarlet light, exuding a nauseatingly chilling aura. They were the lowest-level, yet numerous, beings that the source of black energy could control—black energy warriors!
"Roar!" Dozens of black-armored warriors roared silently, their crimson eyes locking onto Sheriff Black and Tru, who were partially bound by black energy, and surged forward like a tidal wave!

"Get rid of these troublesome insects," Ximu coldly ordered. Then, he stopped looking at the battlefield below, turned around, and turned his gaze toward the city center. In his eyes, which burned with dark flames, a stronger greed and ambition gleamed.

(Holy Lord, it's time for your useless brother to hand over the good stuff you've been hiding!)
(Night, the "Book of One Hundred Ghosts and Strange Tales" left behind by that short-lived fellow—the power recorded in that book is what I truly need!)
"Whoosh—!" Ximu's figure transformed into a thick black light, instantly breaking through the confinement of the bridge arch and disappearing into the dark red sky, leaving behind only dozens of black-qi warriors and four people trapped in a desperate situation.

With Ximu gone, the massive dark energy that had been suppressing Blake and Tru seemed to have weakened slightly, but the black energy warriors surging up from the surrounding area brought an even more direct threat of death!
"Ugh!" Tru suddenly broke free from the black aura binding him. He pulled out a small porcelain bottle from his pocket. This was a simplified version of exorcism potion that he had hastily made overnight based on his father's notes before he came! He unscrewed the stopper and splashed the green liquid, which emitted a pungent herbal smell, onto himself and Sheriff Black next to him!

Zila——!
The green potion, upon contact with the black energy, reacted like boiling oil poured onto ice and snow, producing a violent corrosive sound! A significant portion of the black energy clinging to the two instantly dissipated!
"Well done, Tru!" Sheriff Black took the opportunity to break free of his restraints completely. He pulled out more talismans from his trench coat and drew a specially made pistol that gleamed with silver light.

"These things are no pushovers!" Sheriff Blake roared, and the talismans in his hand shot out like a shower of flowers towards the charging black-armored warriors!
boom! boom! boom!
The silver pistol also emitted a dull firing sound, but instead of bullets, it fired bursts of compressed, highly concentrated holy water energy!
The talismans, affixed to the black energy warriors, unleashed a purifying light, making their bodies ethereal and unstable! The holy water energy struck them like sulfuric acid, melting large holes in their black bodies! "Roar!" Although temporarily halted, the black energy warriors, fearless and feeling no pain, continued their frenzied surge!
Hanging in mid-air, Jackie Chan and his father saw that the two below had temporarily regained their footing, and a glimmer of hope appeared in their eyes. Jackie Chan twisted his body desperately, trying to break free of his restraints, but the black energy was like a leech, exceptionally tenacious!
"True! Cover!" Sheriff Black fired as he retreated quickly, throwing several special talismans at Jackie Chan and Uncle who were hanging there!

"Understood!" Tru roared, his massive body like a mobile fortress, swinging his huge fists and smashing several black qi warriors who tried to approach away! The faint positive energy on his fists was not enough to completely destroy these monsters, but it was enough to temporarily repel them!

Those special talismans were precisely affixed to the black energy binding Jackie Chan and his father!

Om-!
The talisman shone with an even brighter light than before, seemingly containing some kind of power to break free from its restraints! The black energy binding the two fluctuated violently, and its color began to fade!
"Now!" A glint flashed in Jackie Chan's eyes, and he suddenly exerted force in his waist, performing a beautiful somersault!

Click!

The already fragile black energy binding snapped instantly! Jackie Chan landed steadily on the ground!

Almost simultaneously, the restraints on his father's body were also broken by the power of the talisman. He flipped over, and although his posture was not as dashing as Jackie Chan's, he landed safely.

"Ugh! I was suffocating!" As soon as he landed, Dad wiped the lingering black breath from his mouth and complained in a loud voice, "That bastard Ximu! Once I find something to control him, I'm going to hang him up like a wind chime!"

"Dad! This isn't the time to talk about this!" Jackie Chan quickly came to his father's side, warily watching the black-clad warriors who were closing in again.

(End of this chapter)