Chapter 258 - 258 258 Torrential Rain Arriving with a Bang

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Chapter 258: Chapter 258: Torrential Rain, Arriving with a Bang Chapter 258: Chapter 258: Torrential Rain, Arriving with a Bang Hearing Scarlett Jennings’ words, not only Evander Simpson but also other guests like Sebastian Carew felt she was putting on a brave front. Still, they couldn’t help but ask, “Do you have another way?” Having interacted with Scarlett for the past two months, they all believed she wasn’t someone who would do something uncertain. Scarlett pressed her lips together, a look of precision on her exquisite face, “Although I’m not entirely sure, I can give it a try.” Evander didn’t want to undermine her confidence, merely saying, “Go ahead.” If she failed, he would back her up. He didn’t say that part, but everyone understood the implication in his words. Scarlett nodded to them and then stepped forward. On the other side, Gregory Xander had just retrieved and organized the dip pen he had thrown earlier. Seeing her approach, he even handed the pen to her personally. Scarlett took the pen but merely practiced a few strokes in the air. Seemingly unsatisfied with its feel, she returned it, choosing a smaller one instead. Everyone watched her select the pen, instinctively holding their breath and focusing. Yet they saw that she did not proceed to the open space to draw a talisman array like Gregory. Instead, she took out four clean sheets of yellow paper, arranging them in succession. She first tilted her head to glance at the talisman array Gregory had left on the ground, as if recalling something, then turned back and rapidly began drawing on the clean yellow paper on the table. Leander, surprised by her actions, inadvertently moved a step closer. But the show’s cameraman moved even quicker, swiftly securing the best filming angle. A direct close-up. The live-stream audience could clearly see the four sheets of yellow paper placed together in front of Scarlett. As she raised the pen, gathering energy, the vermillion on the pen’s tip fell decisively. Her pen flowed like a dancing dragon and snake. Though her actions were slow, there was not a hint of hesitation, completing a stroke as it was finished. Gregory, who initially learned talisman arrays, had never tried drawing a Rainmaking Talisman on talisman paper, was curious to see it clearly. However, as he moved closer and saw what Scarlett had drawn on the talisman paper, his face darkened suddenly, “You’re just messing around! Who taught you to draw talismans like that?!” One couldn’t blame him for getting angry; the talisman Scarlett had drawn was unusual. Even when drawing an ordinary Rainmaking Talisman, talismanic practices emphasized completeness. Completeness meant that the runes on a sheet of talisman paper had to be intact. However, Scarlett’s talisman was drawn across four sheets of talisman paper, forming a single rune. It’s like this rune was pieced together using four talisman papers. Regardless of completeness, the runes on this talisman paper bore no trace of spiritual power. How could they summon rain? In Gregory’s eyes, he had never seen anyone draw talismans this way. Even the new students and two teachers present hadn’t seen this method of drawing talismans. They didn’t know if they should praise her or not. Although the talisman she drew appeared to be a correct Rainmaking Talisman, the rune being segmented across four talisman papers was hardly believable to have any effect. Outsiders watched for fun, insiders looked for substance. This talisman, even lacking the spiritual light that usual talismans should have, clearly indicated failure. The live-stream audience and the program’s staff couldn’t understand talismans, but judging from the reactions of the two teachers and Gregory, Scarlett’s talisman possibly hadn’t been drawn well. It looked... exactly like what Gregory had drawn on the ground just now. Gregory glared at Scarlett, looking as though she was trying to gain attention again. Scarlett acted as if she hadn’t heard, instead calmly stacking the four talismans and putting them away, then coldly told him, “Step aside.” Not realizing his own need for reflection, Gregory angrily stood aside, his expression clearly indicating, “I’ll watch and see what rain you can conjure with a talisman like that.” Scarlett ignored everyone else’s reactions, walking directly to the Benedict Stone Body and first closing her eyes to calm her mind. The next second, her apricot eyes opened, and she flung the four sheets of talisman paper into the air. At the same time, she formed seals with her hands. Everyone saw the four sheets of talisman paper immediately arranged in four corners in the air, forming a complete rune. Then, the vermillion on the talisman paper seemed to emit a spark of spiritual light. Gregory’s stern face went blank when he saw that spark of spiritual light. Quickly, as that spark followed the trajectory she had just drawn, going through it again. When the spiritual light completed the talismanic formation, everyone saw the rune on the talisman paper seem to light up together. Simultaneously, Scarlett again formed seals with her hands. Was it just a trick of the mind, or did her actions seem almost identical to what Gregory had done earlier? Before everyone could express their curiosity about this, Scarlett’s clear voice recited the same incantation, “Five Thunders General, Thunder Chasing Cloud, mighty winds gust, heavy mists flow...” As she chanted the first part of the incantation, everyone saw a mass of black clouds rapidly gather above them. With her incantation getting more complete, the clouds overhead seemed to grow larger and darker, appearing to almost enshroud the whole Taoism Academy. [What’s going on? Why does it feel like the cloud gathered by our girl is even bigger than Senior Brother Xander’s just now? And it seems foreboding like it’s about to crash down?] [The one above isn’t imagining things, I also feel this cloud isn’t simple, and it seems rather dangerous.] [This cloud looks exactly like how it does before a typhoon hits in my hometown...] [Whoa! The wind is picking up!] As if to validate the live stream’s doubts, the scene noticeably began to wind up. But this was not the gentle breeze from when Scarlett rescued people; it was a wind from an impending storm. In the camera view, grass and trees around the plaza swayed violently with the wind, with everyone’s Taoist robes billowing wildly in the gust. Faintly, people could even hear the muffled sound of thunder from above the clouds. Scarlett also seemed slightly stunned by the rising wind around her but quickly focused on the incantation she had just learned, “...rivers and seas encompassing, Five Mountains Tour, Dragon God Decree, heed my command!” As the last four words fell, everyone distinctly heard a clap of thunder in the sky. Subconsciously, everyone’s eyes turned upward, unexpectedly missing the fleeting moment the incantation concluded, when a faint golden glow emanated from Scarlett’s palm print. Simultaneously, the Chalmers Family. Dashiell, who had been relaxing in a bathtub, suddenly sat up as if sensing something. His Flood Dragon scales began to emerge bit by bit, then seemed to be triggered by something, standing erect and flaring. Upstairs, Samuel Chalmers, who had been in a remote meeting in his study, suddenly felt the mark on his palm light up as if reacting, even faintly heating. He paused, then seemed to realize something, swiftly ending the meeting and opening the “Inspiration” live stream. The moment he entered, he saw Scarlett Jennings forming seals with both her hands, steady amidst the roaring wind. At this moment, dark clouds loomed heavily overhead. Everyone heard a “boom” of thunder. Accompanied by a crack of lightning striking across the Taoism Academy’s sky. In the next instance, a torrential rain came crashing down.

Chapter 258 - 258 258 Torrential Rain Arriving with a Bang

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