631: Chapter 627: Powerful Puppet!
631: Chapter 627: Powerful Puppet!
Deng Xi slowly approached Ye Tian, and Ye Tian was quite clear about his feelings, the opponent in front of him was no longer the puppet being manipulated by others; instead, he had become an entity equivalent to the manipulator himself due to the power imposed by the manipulator!
Facing such an opponent, Ye Tian naturally did not dare to be careless.
He tightly gripped the wooden sword in his hand, and the power of the wooden sword continuously flowed into his body.
Ye Tian’s whole body was surrounded by bolts of lightning, emitting a “zzt zzt” sound, and a wild wind rose around him, filling the entire farmhouse courtyard with an aura of deadly silence!
This was the strongest force Ye Tian could wield, but even so, facing the opponent in front of him, he still had no assurance of victory…
“Boy, run!”
A hoarse voice reached Ye Tian’s ears, causing his heart to tighten.
“Run!
You are no match for him now!”
The hoarse voice spoke again, and it was then that Ye Tian realized the voice was coming from the wooden sword in his hand.
The wooden sword was carved from the heart of a millennium ancient tree, and as Ye Tian gradually understood how to use the wooden sword, he was also able to communicate with Shu Xin.
Of course, the millennium ancient tree, weathered by time, would not normally initiate conversation with Ye Tian, except at critical moments!
And now was one of those critical moments!!
“Run?
Why should I run?”
Ye Tian muttered to himself, fiercely rejecting the millennium ancient tree’s Shu Xin.
Even if Shu Xin unilaterally judged that he couldn’t defeat the opponent before him, Ye Tian wouldn’t back down!
“….”
The hoarse voice fell silent, probably having acknowledged Ye Tian’s determination!
“I am a powerful figure standing at the apex of this world, how could I possibly retreat because of a puppet?”
Ye Tian roared, his body’s strength surged again, and the ground began to tremble…
On the other side, Deng Xi, who had become a puppet, slowly walked over, his body flashing with dazzling light, representing the force he possessed!
The brilliant light gradually dimmed and slowly retreated into Deng Xi’s body…
Even though he didn’t possess the same commanding air as Ye Tian, Ye Tian could distinctly feel the pure force of nature within Deng Xi; this force was exceptionally strong, indescribably so!
Deng Xi stepped closer to Ye Tian, his eyes, ruined by Ye Tian, were empty and hollow, making him appear even more terrifying.
When Deng Xi was three or five meters away from Ye Tian, he raised his fist.
The fist was as large as a bowl, and upon it was the roaring noise, as if a tornado was being concentrated…
“Boom!”
Deng Xi threw his punch.
Naturally, his fist couldn’t hit Ye Tian, but the force of the punch was different; it came at Ye Tian like a violent storm, smashing fiercely at his body!
Ye Tian instinctively crossed his arms over his chest, protecting his vital parts, but even so, he was still sent flying by Deng Xi’s strike.
His body crashed straight into the house behind him, and the whole house collapsed with the impact…
“….”
Ye Tian clenched his teeth tightly, climbed up from the rubble, and after taking a heavy blow from Deng Xi, he felt as though all the bones in his body were about to shatter, and his internal energy had become completely chaotic.
With the force of life from the wooden sword protecting his body, not even bullets and cannon fire could harm him; yet, a single punch from Deng Xi had inflicted such severe injuries on him.
The enemy before him was indeed extremely powerful!
“You’re still alive after taking a punch?”
The voice of the person controlling the puppet rang out again, seemingly surprised that Ye Tian had survived a blow.
“Die?
How could I possibly die?”
Ye Tian regulated his chaotic inner energy, finally able to move with some effort, and said coldly.
As the King of the Night, he couldn’t afford to take a single step back!
“….”
The manipulator didn’t speak again, and Ye Tian couldn’t be bothered to say more.
He swung the wooden sword fiercely.
Streaks of lightning darted toward Deng Xi, carrying within them the piercing chill of vacuum blades, forming a net impeding Deng Xi’s every attempt to dodge.
However, Deng Xi did not even attempt to avoid the vacuum blades powerful enough to tear through steel…
“Clang clang clang clang clang clang~~~~~~~~~~~”
The vacuum blades struck Deng Xi’s body, making a sound similar to that of metal clashing.
Ye Tian’s attacks were ferocious, but they couldn’t even scratch the puppet.
With the aid of the manipulator’s power, Deng Xi’s body had become harder than steel!
The vacuum blades ricocheted off Deng Xi’s body, continuing unimpeded and scraping against the walls of the farmhouse courtyard, leveling the mud walls, leaving the entire courtyard flattened!
Ye Tian inwardly cursed his luck.
The farmhouse courtyard was originally inhabited by Sima Hong and Huang Bo, two suspicious individuals, so there should have been some clues there that he needed.
But now that he had destroyed the farmhouse courtyard during his battle with Deng Xi, where could he find those clues?
Of course, what mattered most at this moment was not whether he could find the evidence, but rather defeating the powerful enemy before him!
The vacuum blade had no effect on Deng Xi, which was within Ye Tian’s expectations.
After Deng Xi deflected all of Ye Tian’s attacks, Ye Tian immediately spurred his horse to catch up.
“Swish, swish, swish, swish~~~~~~~”
Ye Tian swung the wooden sword in his hand, the movements swift and fierce, yet somewhat different from the “Overspeed Blade” technique he had used before, as Ye Tian’s swordplay was obviously slower than the “Overspeed Blade.”
“Do you dare not dodge this time?”
Ye Tian taunted, not truly speaking to Deng Xi, but to the person manipulating Deng Xi.
Perhaps provoked by Ye Tian’s challenge, the person controlling Deng Xi actually let their puppet stand still, waiting for Ye Tian’s wooden sword to swing down!
“Clang!”
Ye Tian swung hard with his sword, but the result remained the same, with Deng Xi’s body not moving an inch, truly absorbing Ye Tian’s thunderous strike.
The wooden sword landed on Deng Xi’s shoulder but couldn’t cut into his flesh.
Ye Tian exerted force violently, pressing Deng Xi’s body firmly downward!
The ground beneath their feet cracked, and both of Deng Xi’s calves were buried into the ground!
“Bang!”
But the puppet-like Deng Xi was just like a spring; the harder Ye Tian pressed downward, the stronger the rebound force generated within his body.
Ye Tian, along with his sword, was repelled by a powerful force, shooting him into mid-air…
“It’s not over yet!”
A miss didn’t discourage Ye Tian, who immediately performed a “Thousand Catties Drop” technique; his body in the air promptly dropped down, heading straight for Deng Xi’s head.
Ye Tian violently swung the wooden sword, its momentum made even more fierce by Ye Tian’s descending force!
“Clang!”
This time, the wooden sword struck Deng Xi’s head, but just like before, it failed to injure his body, only causing Deng Xi to sink a bit further into the ground.
“Bang!”
The rebounding force once again sent Ye Tian flying out, and his body had already soared tens of meters high.
Though he lost his balance, Ye Tian didn’t slack off; he took a brief moment to gather his thoughts, then channeled all his energy into the wooden sword in his hand.
The blade of the wooden sword began to emit a white glow, and then, Ye Tian plummeted heavily from the air once more.
“Let’s see how long you can stay tough,”
Ye Tian shouted, then wrangled the sword at Deng Xi standing on the ground with all his might.
This was a descent-from-heaven sword technique, not refined or elaborate, devoid of unnecessary movements, and his target was none other than the puppet Deng Xi right in front of him!
Deng Xi didn’t move at all, instead firmly withstanding Ye Tian’s blow.
“Boom!”
A loud boom sounded, and the ground beneath exploded open as if hit by a bombshell, the entire farmyard was destroyed in the aftermath of Ye Tian’s massive strike.
For a moment, dust filled the air, and debris flew everywhere…
Ye Tian landed firmly in the deep pit created by his own sword technique.
Once the dust had settled, he finally saw Deng Xi, whom his wooden sword had struck.
This strike employed all of Ye Tian’s techniques, arguably his strongest blow.
And the manipulator of Deng Xi had clearly underestimated him, failing to dodge and enduring the sword head-on.
The manipulator had fallen into Ye Tian’s trap, resulting in Deng Xi’s puppet body being damaged by half!
“Heh heh~~~~~”
Ye Tian sneered, observing Deng Xi in front of him, whose left arm had been severed at the root by his wooden sword, and who had only half a left leg remaining, with grisly white bones smeared with flesh exposed horrendously.
If it had been a normal opponent, the outcome would have been clear by now.
Unfortunately, the enemy Ye Tian faced this time was a manipulated puppet, unaware of pain and devoid of weaknesses, and thus, even with arms and legs severed, it couldn’t be completely defeated.
Although Deng Xi had been halved by Ye Tian’s cut, he still stood tall as if the wounds on his body were unrelated to him.
“I never would have thought that there would be such a master in Jiangcheng, capable of inflicting serious damage to my puppet!”
The voice of the manipulator rang out again, clearly approving of Ye Tian’s ability to inflict significant damage on Deng Xi.
“…”
However, Ye Tian didn’t respond.
The strike he had executed, although it grievously damaged the puppet-like Deng Xi, also disrupted his inner energy.
Ye Tian had to quickly regulate his breath to be ready for the upcoming battle.
Meanwhile, the manipulator’s slate of commentary seemed to increase…
“You really don’t know the methods of utilizing the ‘force of nature,’ and the life energy you use is also borrowed from the ‘Life Weapon.’ But you’re still so powerful, among the ordinary Martial Artists, I’m afraid there are few as capable as you!
The three great powers, the King of Hell, the Night King, the Rakshasa Queen…
which one are you?”
The person controlling Deng Xi was well-informed, judging Ye Tian’s identity just from his martial prowess.
Since the other party had inquired, Ye Tian no longer concealed his identity and declared directly, “I am the Night King, Ye Tian!”