Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master

Chapter 1425: Chapter 574: Situ Xing vs. Ning Zhuo · Yinzhu_2

Shen Xi and Lin Jinglong watched, dumbfounded.

Shen Xi exclaimed, "So Brother Ning is indeed a Mechanism Cultivator!"

He had previously thought that Ning Zhuo’s "Mechanism Cultivator" identity was just a layer of disguise, deliberately spread false information.

Although before, Ning Zhuo had used the likes of Snow-colored Girl·Hui, a Golden Core Puppet, it had not fully demonstrated his proficiency in Mechanical Techniques.

Shen Xi witnessed the battle between Ning Zhuo and Situ Xing firsthand, finally confirming that Ning Zhuo had substantial prowess in Mechanical Techniques.

Lin Jinglong swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

He felt a wave of fear, simultaneously feeling fortunate.

He was grateful that his confrontation with Ning Zhuo had not escalated earlier.

"Ning Zhuo’s use of these Mechanical Artifacts causes his combat strength to surge so dramatically. He’s facing the attack of three Golden Core Demon Beasts at the same time!"

This increase in combat strength is even more impactful than when Ning Zhuo previously used the Azure-Iron Han Armor: Golden Swallow Type.

"Hurry, faster." Situ Xing was also secretly shocked, inevitably feeling tense, racing against time to continue forming the sword array.

In the next moment, Ning Zhuo spoke again: "Situ, haven’t you done it yet?"

Situ Xing almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

This is infuriating!

Situ Xing took out a Array Map and cast it directly.

All Heaven Star Battle Array Map.

The scroll unfolded in mid-air, about three feet long and one foot wide. Woven from Star Silk, it depicted three hundred and sixty-five primary stars and fourteen thousand eight hundred auxiliary stars, densely packed, as if a real starry sky were compressed within a square foot of the scroll.

Star patterns flowed, and the silver light surged greatly. The virtual shadows of three hundred and sixty-five primary stars flew out from the scroll, suspended above the Martial Arts Arena, echoing with the true stars in the night sky.

"All Heaven Star Battle Array, respond to my command!" Situ Xing shouted, pointing with the Star-drawing Sword.

Immediately, virtual shadows of three hundred and sixty-five Star Swords flew out from the Array Map. The shadows were arranged according to the positions of Ziwei Yuan, Taiwei Yuan, Heavenly Market Wall, the twenty-eight mansion, with three hundred and sixty-five primary stars, each taking its place.

The Star Sword Formation, complete!

"Three hundred and sixty-five primary stars in total... After applying the Array Map, the power of this sword formation directly surged more than threefold!" Shen Xi couldn’t hide his shock.

He clearly remembered Situ Xing’s battle with Zhu Fenxiang, where he independently formed the same sword array with only one hundred and eight star sword shadows.

"Retreat," Situ Xing ordered the three Golden Core Beast Pets.

He was not a Beast Tamer; if he attacked, he couldn’t coordinate with the three Golden Core Demon Beasts, which would lead to severe internal friction.

The three Golden Core Demon Beasts were already too exhausted to fight and were injured, so they followed orders and quickly retreated to one side.

Over a hundred star sword shadows rushed towards Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo wielded a Mechanical Long Whip in one hand and took out the Five Elements Life and Death Fan in the other.

He shook his Lifebound Magical Artifact, summoning a vortex of Water and Fire Melding, spiraling towards Situ Xing.

Wherever the vortex passed, the air was scorched and twisted, then cooled by water vapor, forming patches of white fog.

Situ Xing knew this was Ning Zhuo’s probe and immediately commanded the Star-drawing Sword to release thirty star sword shadows. These star sword shadows pierced the vortex and instantly triggered booming explosions.

The water-fire vortex persisted for five breaths under the attack of thirty star sword shadows before collapsing with a crash. Three of the thirty star swords broke, and the remaining dimmed to five-tenths.

Ning Zhuo continuously cast spells, launching remote attacks.

Meanwhile, he commanded the Mechanical Chariot to maneuver and keep rotating, constantly swinging the Long Whip to form a defensive stance, warding off the hundred star sword shadows.

The Mechanical Chariot struggled to hold up, so Ning Zhuo immediately used the Oil Slick and Smooth Talisman and the Flowing Clouds and Streaming Water Talisman to help stabilize the chariot.

The Humbleheart Broken-Blade Guard hovered beside him, occasionally swallowing star sword shadows and grinding them into star dust fragments.

As many star sword shadows as Situ Xing lost, he promptly replenished from his side, maintaining the highest possible quantity.

Ning Zhuo’s spells were unleashed as if they cost nothing, endlessly flowing forth.

Shen Xi and Lin Jinglong could see their intentions—they were probing each other.

Shen Xi sighed, "Ning Zhuo is at too much of a disadvantage. He’s facing a sword array, and it’s Situ Xing’s most complex sword array. The task of probing the outcome is extremely large."

"Indeed," Lin Jinglong agreed wholeheartedly. "In contrast, Situ Xing only needs to test the strength and weaknesses of Ning Zhuo’s tactics."

The two exchanged their Divine Senses, both believing that Situ Xing would probe the result first and launch a strong offensive.

But the one who made the first change was Ning Zhuo.

Suddenly, Ning Zhuo withdrew the Mechanical Long Whip and took out an Ancient Zither.

With no whip defense, the star sword shadows targeted his body, but Ning Zhuo once again summoned the Golden Light Necklace and the Green-White Jade Ring, deflecting most of it. Occasionally, a few star sword shadows penetrated the Light Film, ultimately proving ineffective against the Azure Bamboo Armor of a Hundred Transformations.

Ning Zhuo set the Ancient Zither on his knee, pressing his ten fingers onto the strings.

His expression became a few shades more serious.

Then, his fingers abruptly plucked the strings.

Zheng——

A zither note exploded like torn silk and broken strings, like clashing gold and iron. The sound was sharp and piercing, like a red-hot mystic iron awl brutally drilling into the eardrums of everyone present, directly penetrating their skulls.

Afterward, Ning Zhuo’s hands danced across the zither strings, sweeping like a raging storm.

Countless zither notes burst from his fingertips, shrill and violent, like roaring. The sound was tearing, yet with a strong penetration, almost piercing through the eardrums of all life spirits.

Torn Silk Torture Zither.

Dawn Demon-Vanquishing Chart!

Meanwhile, Ning Zhuo’s divine sense was mobilized, releasing a large number of mechanical flying birds from his storage waist belt.

Tens of thousands of flying birds swarmed in a dark mass, covering the entire sky of the battlefield, rolling and sweeping.

Situ Xing gritted his teeth, suddenly feeling difficulty.

He had to face the siege of the mechanical birds on one hand, stabilize the sword array on the other, and on the third front, control the star sword virtual shadow, continuously attacking Ning Zhuo, putting pressure on the latter.

The two sides deadlocked for a moment, Situ Xing’s face turned pale, his forehead covered in sweat as his divine sense and mana plummeted rapidly.

In contrast, Ning Zhuo remained calm and unperturbed, even more composed and skilled.

With a thought, Ning Zhuo deployed the Humbleheart Broken-Blade Guard to attack the Star Sword Formation.

The mechanical flying birds were numerous but lacked assault capability. The Humbleheart Broken-Blade Guard, like a gun’s point, broke through several array eyes of the sword array continuously, as if aided by divine intervention.

Seeing the unfavorable trend, Situ Xing quickly resorted to full defense, then redeployed three Golden Core Demon Beasts to besiege Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo saw the three beasts attacking, operated the zither with one hand, and took out the mechanical long whip with the other, whipping soundly.

The three demon beasts flinched at the sight of the long whip, fought reluctantly, and were soon whipped black and blue, howling in pain.

Seeing the rapid decline in the three demon beasts’ condition, with little practical combat training value, Ning Zhuo officially began to tidy up the battle situation.

He wielded the Five Elements Life and Death Fan, suddenly shooting a gold thunder, knocking the demon wolf unconscious on the spot.

He also swung out the long whip, binding the flying falcon, rendering it immobile.

Then, he activated the Mysterious Armor·Old Cold Leg, fiercely kicking the worn-out star butterfly, knocking it to the ground, frostbitten and unable to rise.

Without any hindrance, Ning Zhuo again launched an attack on the Star Sword Formation.

After several array eyes of the sword array were dismantled, Situ Xing roared angrily and suddenly withdrew the formation voluntarily.

The immense power of the array was condensed upon the Star-drawing Sword ahead of schedule.

"Ning Zhuo, I have not yet lost!" Situ Xing roared at Ning Zhuo, and in the next moment, he charged fiercely towards his lifebound magic sword.

The next moment, starlight and sword qi erupted violently in all directions, followed by a massive flying sword phantom charging straight at Ning Zhuo. Meanwhile, Situ Xing himself seemed to disappear completely, nowhere to be seen.

Flying Sword Technique—Man and Sword as One!

A meteor shot over, tearing through the air, while the shattered ground was plowed into a deep ravine due to the terrifying air pressure.

This was Situ Xing mobilizing all his strength, an all-out strike!

Shen Xi and Lin Jinglong’s expressions changed drastically.

"Quickly, get out of the way."

"No, this move has already locked onto Ning Zhuo tightly, he cannot dodge it!"

While the two were extremely tense, Ning Zhuo merely slightly mobilized his divine sense, releasing a mechanical puppet.

She was six feet and three inches tall, in a female form, her stature tall and her figure graceful. Her cheeks were a snow porcelain face mask, her hair woven from ice silkworm silk, her body surface covered in a layer of three-color enamel armor.

This was the Snow-colored Girl·Hui.

Snow-colored Girl·Hui stepped forward, shielding Ning Zhuo behind her.

Three pairs of jade arms extended to her sides, her slender fingers forming a finger technique, mobilizing mana, triggering innate talents!

Ice walls rose one by one in front of Ning Zhuo.

The meteor shattered the first, the second, and the third ice wall.

But it broke upon the fourth ice wall, trapped within.

Subsequently, the ice walls closed, forming a massive chunk of ice, freezing Situ Xing, who had exposed himself, and his lifebound flying sword within, like insects in amber.

Situ Xing stared ahead fiercely, gnashing his teeth, glaring angrily.

He was frozen solid, thoroughly immobilized.

He lost.