Chapter 4, The Arrival of the Monsters

Chu Yunsheng was unaware of the specific situation outside. However, a strange incident occurred in the past two days. On the day of the grain distribution in his community, a man, frustrated by the dwindling food supplies, clashed with a soldier. In a fit of rage, he struck the soldier with a punch. It was this punch that left everyone astonished, and even Chu Yunsheng, who witnessed it firsthand, found it unbelievable

On the opposite side of the road, illuminated by the headlights of military vehicles, a deformed white Audi sports car, ravaged by some force, was starkly visible beneath a gigantic monster. Chu Yunsheng vowed that he had never seen such an ugly and ferocious creature, even in Uncle Zhao Zhongxiang's Animal World

This incident made him vigilant that his matters must not be exposed. Just by looking at the cold expressions of those military personnel as they took away the Ice Fist Man, one could tell that there was nothing good about it. It is possible that he would be treated as a test subject by the national laboratory and subjected to various torturous experiments

The structure of the talisman is not complex, consisting of three parts: the talisman head, the body, and the talisman seal

The man with the ice fist showed no resistance to the stern soldiers; instead, he repeatedly expressed his deep sense of injustice, claiming that he had merely pushed someone. Unfortunately, the military still took him away at gunpoint, leaving his wife and their approximately seven or eight-year-old son crying softly at the door.

The amount of energy required to create a secondary talisman is far greater than that needed for a primary one. If, at that time, the energy is insufficient, all efforts will be in vain, resulting in significant losses. Therefore, in order to manufacture the material talisman as soon as possible, he began to work tirelessly on his energy cultivation.

This low-level second-order talisman is only a one-time use. Once the vital energy of the talisman body is exhausted, its mysterious storage ability will disappear, and all stored items will instantly appear around. Therefore, before the vital energy of the talisman body is depleted, Chu Yunsheng needs to create another storage talisman. Of course, if his cultivation level increases by one tier, he will be able to create a third-order talisman, which allows him to supplement the vital energy from himself to the talisman at any time, enabling permanent use. Thus, it is essential that before the vital energy of the talisman body is exhausted, Chu Yunsheng must create another storage talisman. Naturally, if his cultivation level increases by one tier, he can create a third-order talisman, which allows him to supplement the vital energy from himself to the talisman at any time, enabling permanent use.

The essence involves the introduction of vital energy, which establishes certain abilities through a systematic approach, thereby achieving supernatural powers. The principles behind these rules and regulations are fundamentally beyond Chu Yunsheng's comprehension; at present, he can only apply them, much like how one can drive a car without necessarily understanding the principles of the engine.

For a first-order elemental talisman like the Fire Soldier Talisman, Chu Yunsheng found it quite challenging, taking him a full three hours to complete the construction. Even so, his internal energy was completely depleted. He took the risk of creating the Fire Soldier Talisman to gain experience in using energy to craft talismans. He needed to ensure the one-time success of the materialization talisman, as he had neither the time nor the energy to waste.

The expert upstairs mentioned that in recent days, the military has killed many rioters. The implication is that in times of chaos, strict measures are employed; anyone who disregards the soldiers' warnings is to be shot on sight, in order to deter the instigators of disorder. However, the expert quietly added that many soldiers are also involved in criminal activities, and the common people are filled with anger but dare not speak out.

The production of his materialized elemental talisman did not go as smoothly as he had envisioned. Despite his meticulous preparations, the first attempt to forcibly create a secondary elemental talisman ended in failure. This setback left Chu Yunsheng feeling frustrated for an entire afternoon. Indeed, human plans cannot compare to the plans of heaven!

He absolutely does not want to become the second Ice Fist Man. He originally intended to share some simple cultivation methods with others to help them through difficult times. The fate of the Ice Fist Man startled the already timid Chu Yunsheng, who thought to himself that he would rather die than reveal his secrets to anyone else

The talisman seal is activated after the essence is fully functional under the complete laws of the essence. Finally, the original talisman is properly sealed and marked with the aura of the talisman creator or made into a masterless original talisman to distinguish the user. Additionally, there are other considerations, such as preventing the leakage of vital energy and sealing abilities within the human body.

The military has gradually lost control of this city and has had to abandon some peripheral areas, while constructing a large number of military defense facilities in the core urban area

However, when he opened the only unsealed small steel plate on the window and looked outside, all his anger instantly dissipated, replaced by a bone-chilling coldness and panic

Additionally, the experts upstairs also claimed that the temperature has been temporarily halted in its decline due to a certain dark energy, and that some plants outside have already been able to replace the previous process of photosynthesis through the action of dark energy. He stated that this will be a completely new scientific system

That enormous body resembled an Audi sports car, beneath the fiery red shell were four monstrous legs sharp as steel blades, and at the front of the torso were two long, fierce pincers!

However, despite the jealousy, others may not necessarily possess ancient texts like his, which brings him a greater sense of psychological balance

In the atmosphere of the apocalypse, the boundless darkness has provided great stimulation to some individuals who engage in wrongdoing. Some of them have lost all hope for the future, and under the multiple stimuli of despair, panic, and chaos, people are capable of committing any act.

However, now, the other-dimensional celestial tracks mentioned in ancient texts have overlapped! A powerful being has arrived! Moreover, it is exceedingly fierce. He himself has not had the time to prepare the primordial talisman as planned, which seems to leave Chu Yunsheng, who has always favored stability, somewhat at a loss.

However, Chu Yunsheng could not understand what he was saying at all, and felt that as long as he was not frozen to death or suffocated due to lack of oxygen, it would be considered a stroke of luck

What he did not expect was that, nine days later, he once again approached the creation of the material essence talisman with full confidence, only to suffer an unacceptable failure. The reason was a sudden high-decibel scream coming from the road outside the community, a sound filled with fear and panic, followed by the sound of gunfire. Startled, the talisman he had meticulously inscribed was completely destroyed.

It is truly impressive. After practicing diligently for so many days, one finally cultivates their spiritual awareness, yet this person awakens to it without any conscious effort, which makes Chu Yunsheng extremely envious

He was troubled by the thought that it would be great if he could create a first-level elemental talisman, as all the days spent refining the elemental energy would not have been in vain

The principle of the talisman is to guide the vital energy of heaven and earth and to create a channel for the talisman itself, thereby activating the talisman

Chu Yunsheng was instantly filled with rage, as he simply assumed that outside it must be that beast again, unable to restrain itself, attempting to assault a beautiful woman, only to be shot dead by soldiers. Such incidents have occurred countless times in recent days

Chu Yunsheng understood that the man was likely the one referred to in ancient texts, who had awakened the self-awareness of the fourth-dimensional consciousness. However, he himself was unaware of this and, in a fit of rage, inadvertently unleashed the power of the primordial energy of heaven and earth, freezing that unfortunate soldier.

During these days, while Chu Yunsheng was immersed in intense training, the situation outside continued to deteriorate. The increasingly cold climate was said to have nearly frozen to death many people, and the sun seemed to have disappeared forever, not having appeared even once. Hunger and cold forced residents to leave their homes in search of supplies

The man's furious punch, unexpectedly imbued with a chilling cold, instantly encased the unfortunate soldier in ice, transforming him into a frozen statue. The man himself was taken aback by this, and seizing the moment while the other soldiers were still in shock, he hurriedly shouted: "It has nothing to do with me, I just pushed him a little, you all saw it, it has nothing to do with me."

As he spoke, he dashed back home in a flash

Chu Yunsheng, who had always believed he was in control, suddenly panicked. He did not panic when the sun disappeared, nor did he panic when he was plunged into the icy darkness. He remained unperturbed amidst the chaos of the world, for he had prepared himself to deal with all these situations.

A few days later, when he went to collect his rations, the expert upstairs informed him of a piece of news: the research department had discovered a large amount of dark matter and dark energy that had previously been undetectable and uncapturable. The ice-fisted man who had been roaming the neighborhood might be related to one type of dark energy, and the government was accelerating research in this area

The materialized elemental symbol belongs to the second-order elemental symbols, significantly increasing the difficulty and success rate. For Chu Yunsheng, who has yet to grasp the principles, he does not dare to be careless in the slightest

In a state of panic, Chu Yunsheng mechanically picked up a spare telescope from the window sill. Through the lens, he clearly saw the sharp and ferocious blood-stained mouth on the monster's head, as well as its blood-red eyes

Following that large mouth, a disgusting green liquid was left behind, which flowed onto the body of the Audi sports car, hissing and emitting white smoke, corroding a large hole. Chu Yunsheng did not need to think to know how strong the corrosiveness of that liquid was

Finished, finished, they have finally arrived, what to do? What to do?

An hour later, the rumbling armored vehicle entered the community, and the fully armed soldiers appeared as if facing a formidable enemy. They quickly took the ice-fisted man, who had fled back home, onto the armored vehicle. Regardless of how bizarre each punch was, humanity now resembled a panicked rabbit, still harboring an inexplicable fear of the military.

Chu Yunsheng had lived for over twenty years, always being a good-natured, easy-going person who avoided offending others. This time, however, he was truly angry, mustering the courage that he had hardly used for over twenty years, preparing to shout a few words by the window. In fact, deep down, he believed that the rioters had probably already been shot dead by the military, so there was no need to fear retaliation from the rioters

Fortunately, with the assistance of ancient texts, he discovered that creating Yuan talismans by applying paper to the ancient books seemed to significantly reduce the difficulty