The cultivators also chimed in at this moment, dismissing the suddenly appearing Bu Mie with disdain.
Bu Mie was not angered. He clicked his tongue lightly, looking at these cultivators with pity in his eyes. "Since you court death and insist on throwing yourselves against a rock, then you can't blame me."
The puppet behind him, receiving the command, opened its mouth wide and let out a continuous sound: "Jie jie jie!"
The puppets in the distance heard the sound and responded excitedly: "Jie jie jie!"
Dense crowds of puppets swarmed out from not far away, pressing closer and closer to Sheng Tian Academy.
The cultivators had not seen the puppets, but they could already feel the terrifying number of them through the commotion.
"So many puppets..."
Sheng Linglong couldn't help but swallow, a hint of fear appearing in her eyes. "Brother Du, this person can control puppets! His existence is too terrifying!"
Du Chang gripped his long sword tightly, his handsome face filled with determination. "We would rather die than surrender! Puppets are enemies of all, and we have fought against them for tens of thousands of years. How can we admit defeat?"
Bu Mie gently shook his head, a touch of pity in his eyes.
"Your courage is commendable, to do what is impossible. Since that is the case, then how about using your blood to feast these puppets?"
As his sinister and cold voice fell, a small ball of black energy appeared in Bu Mie's palm.
The black energy fiercely attacked Du Chang.
Du Chang raised his long sword and fiercely entangled with the black energy.
Bu Mie scoffed, raising his eyes slightly, a chill flashing within them. The black energy in his palm visibly thickened. "A mere ant dares to challenge me, truly laughable and ignorant!"
He suddenly unleashed a palm strike.
Du Chang was utterly unable to contend with such black energy and was sent crashing to the ground.
Sheng Linglong also rushed to help Du Chang up at this moment, not forgetting to point at Bu Mie and curse, "You despicable villain! You still dream of ruling the Dragon Realm and making everyone submit to you! That will never happen!"
Bu Mie was not angered.
He looked at the two on the ground like they were dead, with a mournful gaze. His pair of sharp eyes were terrifyingly strange.
Suddenly, he sensed something and looked towards the direction of the border, a cold glint appearing in his eyes.
The next moment, Bu Mie cast a cold glance at the puppets behind him and coldly uttered, "Worthless things are a waste of life. I leave this place to you. Take all their lives."
The puppets respectfully bowed, indicating their understanding.
Bu Mie's figure also vanished rapidly at this moment.
Du Chang staggered to his feet, standing up in disarray. His gaze, filled with melancholy, turned to his surroundings. "That person just now was truly monstrous. With just our Sheng Tian Academy, we probably can't deal with him."
"Linglong, send someone to the Strongest Academy. Only if all the academies join forces will we have even a sliver of a chance!"
*
The Border.
Si Yi, after a brief rest, had been guarding the border.
He dared not slacken, fearing that these puppets would swarm in again.
"Young Master Si, look quickly!"
A disciple discovered something and hurriedly exclaimed, "Didn't that person step into the border not long ago? How is he appearing outside now?"
Si Yi instinctively looked in the direction the disciple was pointing.
Not far away.
A figure was stepping towards the border.
Behind the man, a massive puppet followed.
Si Yi furrowed his brows, looking at the man before him with a hint of unease. "His eyes... are very strange."
Bu Mie's posture was noble and cold.
The sharp red eyes on his handsome face seemed to hold nothing in the world in regard.
The man before him gave off a feeling of familiarity yet strangeness.
Si Yi hesitated for a moment, then still rose and stepped towards the man. "I have been waiting here. When did you leave the border?"
Bu Mie raised his gaze, sweeping him with a cold eye. "I am Bu Mie. Do not mistake me for someone else."
Si Yi froze, his lips moving as if to say something, but the man standing before him had already vanished.
The cultivators nearby couldn't help but tremble, goosebumps erupting all over their skin. "That person just now was truly strange."
Deep within the Border.
Si Jianye sat on a chair with his eyes closed, resting.
The puppets mechanically repeated the act of suicide, their massive hands directly crushing their own heads.
In just a moment, the ground was piled with dense corpses.
"A Ye, aren't you being too cruel to the puppets?"
Suddenly, a cheerful male voice descended from the sky.
Bu Mie lightly lifted his eyelids and appeared here.
He snapped his fingers, and the puppets instantly stopped their actions, standing motionlessly.
Si Jianye, who had his eyes closed, also opened them at this moment, his cold gaze instantly sweeping towards Bu Mie.
Bu Mie looked at him with a face full of emotion. "A Ye, if you would join forces with me, my efforts would be doubled. I am willing to give you half of the Dragon Realm. From then on, both you and I will be revered by the world."
"You are only afraid that I will disrupt your plans, which is why you want to join forces with me."
Si Jianye stared directly at him, his cold eyes devoid of any extra emotion.
He could also control puppets.
Although his connection with puppets was not as strong as Bu Mie's, he could still cause trouble using them.
Bu Mie chuckled, a hint of admiration in his eyes. "Perhaps you are the one person in this world who understands me best. You should know that all you are doing is a drop in the ocean, incapable of causing me the slightest harm."
"Since that is the case, you need not concern yourself with my actions."
As he spoke, Si Jianye stood up, casually took the silver chain hanging from his waist, and his spiritual energy erupted. "We are both born from the heavens and the earth. I would like to see who is superior."
Bu Mie put away his usual smile, his eyes narrowed, a subtle seriousness appearing on his face. His sharp red eyes scanned him inch by inch. "You wish to be my enemy? I am your elder brother."
In response to the question, Si Jianye did not explain. Instead, he swung the silver chain and fiercely attacked Bu Mie.
Bu Mie threw his head back and chuckled, his heart-wrenching laughter echoing repeatedly across the border.
A large mass of black energy had already gathered beside him. He tilted his head and looked at Si Jianye. "A Ye, I would like to see just how capable you are!"
*
The Strongest Academy.
A barrier sealed off the puppets.
Dense crowds of puppets were blocked outside the barrier.
Within the academy, disciples were still desperately fighting against the puppets.
Pu Yin wiped the sweat from her forehead, looking around with some unease. "Dealing with these puppets is already exhausting enough. We have no extra energy to deal with Bu Mie."
More importantly, Bu Mie himself was powerful and could control puppets.
Feng Ninghe gently stroked her crescent bow and said in a low voice, "The puppets are controlled by Bu Mie. Only when he dies can the Dragon Realm return to its former peace. Even if the puppets cannot be completely eliminated, at least we will not be in such a crisis."