Wang Yu
Chapter 291: Rushing to Aid
The sword-wielding man stood tall in the void, his robes fluttering in the strong wind. Within a thousand-zhang radius in front of him, sword energy crisscrossed, and countless colored sword lights converged into one place, as if opening up a pool of sword energy in the void.
In a void far away from him, the entire area was covered with a layer of snow-white light. Inside, the light and shadows were hazy, and blooming were crystal clear snow lotus flowers of various shapes and sizes, their fragrance overflowing, carried ten miles by the wind.
At the junction of the two areas, sword energy surged, flower shadows swayed, wind and thunder rumbled, and metallic clangs echoed continuously.
Looking out, it was as if countless floral shears were constantly ravaging the sea of flowers, and countless crystal-like flowers were constantly eroding the blades of the shears.
This scene seemed peaceful and unremarkable, but in reality, it was filled with murderous intent. If a cultivator with a cultivation level weaker than theirs were to fall into it, they would not be able to escape the fate of being smashed to pieces and turned to ashes.
The two of them were in the formation, although they did not seem to be moving much, in fact, the battle took place countless times in every breath. The consumption of immortal spiritual power in both bodies was enormous. If either side could not hold on, the sword formation or the sea of flowers controlled by the other side would immediately crush over.
"Since you are not a member of the Saint Puppet Sect, why are you fighting so desperately? The rewards that the Saint Puppet Sect can afford, we… I can afford as well. As long as you stop here and do nothing, I will offer the reward myself." The sword-wielding man held his sword in one hand, urging the sword formation without any relaxation, and said slowly.
"This Sword Immortal is quite handsome, and his demeanor is so elegant that it makes me feel shaken. Don't talk about rewards, as long as you are willing to come to my snow lotus flowers and have a good time with me, even if it means turning around and dealing with the Saint Puppet Sect, it's not impossible," Yun Ni, who had not taken off her mask, transformed a charming face and chuckled lightly.
Although she was acting like this at the moment, she was not relaxed in her heart. The strength of the person in front of her was on par with hers. It would be difficult to predict the consequences if this kind of prolonged consumption continued.
"Since you are not willing to appreciate it, then let's meet in life and death." The sword-wielding man snorted coldly upon hearing this.
He raised his hand and pinched a strange sword seal, pointing it towards the sword hilt. The long sword in his hand suddenly rang out, its voice like the long roar of a Flood Dragon.
The pool of sword energy in front of him suddenly surged violently. Colored sword energies condensed into sword energy Flood Dragons, writhing up and down and rushing towards Yun Ni.
Yun Ni's hand seals had also changed long ago. Within the large snow lotus flower field in front of her, countless white petals fluttered up, condensing into a sea of flowers in mid-air, rushing towards the sword energy Flood Dragons.
In another sky tens of thousands of miles away, a scar-faced man in a black robe chuckled strangely. His sleeves fluttered, and yellow light spurted out from his sleeves, turning into yellow light rings that were constantly thrown towards the front.
Where the light rings landed, a puppet Taoist in a gray and white Taoist robe waved a whisk in one hand, and thousands of snow-white crystal silks stood up straight, spreading out in mid-air, like countless crystal needles, blocking all the yellow light rings.
With his other hand, he took off the silver gourd from his waist and threw it into the high sky.
The silver gourd immediately flew up, spinning around, and quickly grew to the size of a house in mid-air. The spiritual patterns on it shone brightly, and muffled thunder sounded from within.
Immediately afterwards, the mouth of the gourd opened suddenly, and silver lightning bolts struck down, hitting the scar-faced man, making half the sky shine brightly.
At the same time, blue light flashed behind the puppet Taoist, and Bai Fengyi's figure darted out from the side, waving her hands, and two water sleeves fluttered out, turning into two huge water-blue light curtains in mid-air, wrapping around from the left and right sides, sandwiching the scar-faced man in the center.
The scar-faced man's eyes did not show any nervousness. He slowly raised one hand, and a yellow round bead flew up, shattering in mid-air. Spots of earthy-yellow light fell from it, covering the area within a hundred zhang around him.
The water-blue light curtain and the silver lightning arrived at the same time, but they all landed on the earthy-yellow light. It was as if they were blocked by a thick, high wall, and could not move any further.
Bai Fengyi's face was slightly pale. The strength of the scar-faced man in front of her was far above her and the puppet. Even if the two of them joined forces, they could only barely hold him back, and could not win at all.
Fortunately, the battle on the main island below was obviously in favor of the Saint Puppet Sect. As long as she and her master held back the enemy's two Gold Immortals, and the results on the island were determined, this defensive battle would be considered a success.
"Hehe… You want to use a delaying tactic to gradually achieve victory? I'm afraid you'll be disappointed." In the earthy-yellow light, the scar-faced man's eyes were relaxed, and he said in a teasing tone.
After saying that, he turned his palm over, and a cyan-black linen bag appeared in his palm. It was only the size of a palm, with a green ancient-style "Fortune" character embroidered on it. It looked nothing special.
He slapped the linen bag with one hand and chanted a few spells in his mouth. The originally empty bag immediately swelled up like it was being inflated, as if it was filled with beans, and small, round lumps bulged on the surface.
Upon seeing this, Bai Fengyi's heart tightened, and she felt a sense of foreboding. She quickly urged the water sleeve light curtain to attack the scar-faced man more urgently.
The latter showed a smile in the corner of his eyes, and decisively spat out a word:
"Go!"
In the next moment, the mouth of the linen bag opened wide, and green bean-like grains rolled out of the bag one by one, falling from the sky like raindrops, and scattering towards the Saint Puppet Sect's main island.
Each green bean immediately swelled up rapidly like an inflating balloon. After a blur of light on it, it quickly transformed into the appearance of a cyan-armored soldier.
Their height and shape were no different from ordinary people, but their faces were very uniform, as if they were carved out of the same mold, all with blank faces without any expression. Their bodies were covered with wooden textures, and cyan light flowed all over their bodies. They held various weapons such as knives, spears, swords, halberds, axes, hooks, and forks.
In less than a moment, cyan lights lit up everywhere on the main island, and soon thousands of cyan-armored soldiers appeared, fighting with the members of the Saint Puppet Sect.
These guys were swift in their movements, even more agile than ordinary puppets. Whether in the mountains or in the rivers, they could quickly adapt and join the battle.
The members of the Saint Puppet Sect were a little panicked when so many enemies suddenly appeared. Instead, they were forced to retreat step by step by the Ten Directions Tower cultivators and these cyan-armored soldiers.
The entire main island's offensive and defensive situation was instantly reversed, and the Saint Puppet Sect's side immediately fell into a passive situation.
Compared to the chaotic situation on the main island, the surrounding array islands were now idle, and no one cared about them anymore.
After all, all the spiritual stones and treasures were on the main island. Now that the passage to the main island had been opened, naturally no one would continue to attack these array islands.
"I didn't expect that the other side would even use Dao Soldiers," Han Li said, his eyes flashing with blue light as he looked towards the main island.
"It seems that the Saint Puppet Sect is doomed this time," Lin Jiu also sighed.
As the two were talking, they saw a flash of light at the door of the round tower next to them. Qi Heng appeared from it with a serious face, and cupped his fists at the two of them, "Two seniors, there is no need to guard the array islands anymore. Please go to the main island to fight. We will arrive soon after."
As he spoke, his eyes intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Han Li, and a strange color seemed to flash in the depths of his eyes.
Han Li didn't pay attention to this. After exchanging a glance with Lin Jiu, he nodded.
Since the person representing the hiring party had come forward to make the request, they naturally had to comply. This was the rule of the Unfettered Alliance.
After that, the two of them flew out rapidly towards the main island.
They had only flown a few hundred miles when they suddenly heard a loud "rumbling" sound behind them. They quickly turned around to look.
They saw the warrior puppets on the array island stride out, stepping out of the island's range, stepping into the sea water, and stirring up waves. They were actually wading through the water and heading towards the main island.
Similarly, the other array island puppets that had not been destroyed were now doing the same, moving their huge bodies and heading back towards the main island.
The main island's plaza was filled with noise.
Hundreds of cyan-armored soldiers and dozens of Ten Directions Tower cultivators had divided dozens of Saint Puppet Sect cultivators and nearly a hundred silver-armored puppets into more than a dozen combat groups. Everywhere they looked, the spiritual lights flickered, and many buildings had long been disfigured. Corpses and wreckage were scattered everywhere, which looked quite tragic.
Bai Suyu and a Saint Puppet Sect elder and a dozen disciples were surrounded by more than a hundred Ten Directions Tower cultivators in a corner of the plaza.
The woman held a silver long sword in one hand, and a white jade ring on the other. The life-saving talisman had already been pasted on her wrist. In a critical moment, as long as she injected mana, she could activate it instantly.
Her gaze was constantly looking towards the distant high sky, her eyes full of worry. The white light ring transformed by the white jade ring on her wrist enveloped her body. In addition to her original clothes, she also had a white gauze dress, emitting silver-white light spots.
Under the gauze dress at her waist, there was also a square cyan peach talisman with dense spiritual patterns and faint light flowing.
The previous few treasures were all given to her by her master Yun Ni in the past. As for this last one, it was given to her by her ancestor Bai Fengyi when he recognized her earlier. It was a high-quality defensive magic treasure that could block a full blow from an early True Immortal Realm cultivator at a critical moment.
However, it was only one blow, and then the effect would be greatly reduced or even lost.
She naturally did not want to use it unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Hehe, this masked woman is covered in magic treasures. If we capture her, we'll all be rich." A tall Ten Directions Tower cultivator stared at Bai Suyu and shouted with a smile.
Upon hearing this, the surrounding Ten Directions Tower people showed greedy light in their eyes and gathered towards this side.
"Kill!"
Without knowing who shouted suddenly, the Ten Directions Tower people immediately charged up like arrows leaving the string.
The already chaotic plaza became even more chaotic.