Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master

Chapter 1483: Chapter 607: Getting Stronger Through Battle (Part 2)

Axe soldiers descended, like a mountain pressing down, Flowing Gold Guest crossed his arms to resist, and the black stone bricks beneath his feet shattered inch by inch.

Hook soldiers took the opportunity to circle around, with cold blades lifting, hooking his waist-side golden armor, trying to pull him into the array eye.

Flowing Gold Guest let out a roar, golden blood sprayed from his waist side, cohered into golden blades, forcibly bouncing off the hook soldier.

In the next instant, Mysterious Armor·Old Cold Leg kicked from below!

BANG!

The kick landed on the side of Flowing Gold Guest’s knee, cold force drilled through the golden armor’s seams inwardly. Flowing Gold Guest’s leg paused, his face altered, then golden blood heated up, forcibly dispersing the cold.

The crowd on the sidelines watched, eyes unblinking.

Ning Zhuo, only at Foundation Establishment Mid-Stage, actually withstood Flowing Gold Guest’s fierce close-quarters assault!

Bear in mind, this was different from the previous battle; Flowing Gold Guest had unleashed his most proficient combat skills by now.

But Ning Zhuo firmly steadied the formation.

He wasn’t fighting alone, more like commanding a special army composed of varied weapons!

Clang clang, clink clink...

Sparks flew, sounds resonated, echoing in the ears.

Flowing Gold Guest used his whole body of golden blood to clash directly with the mystic armor group, each move with overwhelming force, like a golden armored fierce general charging the formation.

Ning Zhuo, seated steadily atop the Green Forest Python Chariot, remained still, hands rapidly performing finger techniques, Divine Sense and Mana critically drained, directing over a dozen mysterious armors to advance and retreat.

Blade light like snow, sword light like threads, axe shadows like mountains, hook rays like the moon, fist armor rumbling, shield armor shifting horizontally, Old Cold Leg occasionally launching a vicious cold force kick from eerie angles.

Golden light and mystical light intertwined into a net.

Wave after wave of energy pounding the prohibition light screen around the Martial Arts Arena, thrumming erratically.

All sides’ viewing cultivators’ expressions turned serious.

Bird and Beast Manor Beast Tamer murmured: "Mechanical birds were countered, yet he could still employ the battle formation of mysterious armor."

Broken Water Blade Pavilion sword cultivator’s eyes flashed with cold light: "This Defensive Stupidity Rotation Array, the switch between offense and defense is ingenious. It was merely preliminary work in the Xuan Armor Cave, but unexpectedly today it shows such formidable practical combat ability!"

Thunder Cloud Association cultivator regarded Ning Zhuo, coldly sniggering: "How long can his Mana hold out with Golden Core level mystic armor and using four at once! Besides, there are plenty of lower-level mystic armors, much more in number."

All were fiercely draining Ning Zhuo’s Mana reserves.

Behind Ning Zhuo, the Soul Absorption Box rotated continually, mechanisms within emitting an unending series of clanking sounds, akin to a miniature mechanism workshop obsessively operating on his back.

Spiritual Energy surrounding absorbed by the Soul Absorption Box, filtered through Five Elements Spirit Talismans, transformed into usable Mana, and circulated into his Qi Sea.

The Cloud Tide Replenishing Talisman within his lapel also continued burning.

Talisman light like water, drawing cloud qi transforming into tiny cloud waves, layer by layer flowing around Ning Zhuo. Seen from afar, a faint circle of cloud tides seemed to revolve around Ning Zhuo, five-colored lights rising and falling unpredictably.

Magic Pools further opened in succession.

After the first magic pool was exhausted, Ning Zhuo’s second Five-Colored Magic Pool lit up at his waist. Central earth yellow light steadying the Qi Sea, wood, fire, metal, and water four qi sequentially nourishing. His complexion had just paled, but was forcibly pulled back.

If necessary, Ning Zhuo extracted Five Qi Returning Essence Pill, sent into his mouth, tilting his neck back, gulped it down.

Situ Xing quietly thought: "Magic pools, Soul Absorption Box, Cloud Tide Replenishing Talisman, Five Qi Returning Essence Pill... all these methods can restore Mana, Brother Ning indeed did much pre-battle preparation."

Flowing Gold Guest’s assaults grew fiercer.

The effect of Nine Orifice Blood Gold Embryo was too potent!

Every time Flowing Gold Guest was repelled by axe soldiers, the golden-red radiance of his chest pulsed once; each time the golden armor was slashed by blades and swords, Blood Gold Essence Liquid surged forth, swiftly patching the cracks; whenever Old Cold Leg kicked in cold force, golden blood would retaliate like a hot stream, dispelling the cold.

Flowing Gold Guest fought more brutally.

His face long lost its initial sternness, replaced by madness when pushed to the extremes.

"In this battle, I must win!"

"If I lose, how will those factions that supported me earlier treat me?"

"I can’t possibly lose! With all these treasure supports, why can Ning Zhuo defeat me?"

"Ning Zhuo!" Flowing Gold Guest’s eyes spewed golden brilliance, suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a spray of gold blood.

This gold blood did not transform into needles, nor armor, but rather a tiny golden seal, which violently crashed into the Thousand Weight Plunge.

BOOM!

The power of Thousand Weight Plunge surged again!

The originally heavy earth power multiplied several times over. In the Martial Arts Arena, intangible pressure descended like a mountain, black stone bricks emitting cracking sounds under unbearable weight.

Green Forest Python Chariot creaked all over, nearly coming to a halt.

The revolving speed of mysterious armors around Ning Zhuo also slowed down.

Flowing Gold Guest seized this moment, his golden armor on both arms bulging, the whole of him enduring blade armor slashes and sword soldier stabs, forcibly breaking through the outer soldier wheel, plunging into the inner circle!

BANG!

He punched the shield armor.

Shield armor flew backward, crashing three feet ahead of Ning Zhuo, buffered only by the sound waves emitted by the Great Thousand Mechanism Sound Robe, preventing it from smashing directly into Ning Zhuo.

The second punch from the Flowing Gold Guest arrived in rapid succession, aiming directly at Ning Zhuo’s face!

Ning Zhuo’s eyes turned sharp, and the Old Cold Leg kicked in swiftly from the side.

Flowing Gold Guest did not dodge or evade, allowing the Old Cold Leg to kick him in the ribs. The golden armor dented, frost spread, yet he still punched fiercely towards Ning Zhuo.

This punch had the force of a golden mountain crashing down.

At that moment, Ning Zhuo almost released the Snow-colored Girl·Hui.

If he let out the Snow-colored Girl·Hui, using the Ice Seal Technique, it could immediately block this punch and even counter Flowing Gold Guest.

He thought of the Snow Core Control·Xie.

This was also a powerful trump card to stabilize the situation.

Ning Zhuo clung to this thought, suppressing the urge to summon the Snow-colored Girl·Hui.

Silver patterns on the Great Thousand Mechanism Sound Robe shone brightly!

The sound of mechanisms suddenly intensified, hundreds and thousands of tiny mechanical sounds converging into a roaring wall of sound, directly colliding with Flowing Gold Guest’s punch.

Bang!

The sound wave shattered, the golden punch deviated.

The punch’s edge grazed past Ning Zhuo’s cheek, the punch wind cutting his cheek slightly, and a few strands of hair were sliced off by the Gold Qi, drifting in the air.

Exclamations rose around the arena.

Cao Gui almost lost his voice: "Young Master!"

Flowing Gold Guest was even angrier in his heart: "So close!"

Just a little more, and he could have truly hit Ning Zhuo! He couldn’t wait to see his fist make intimate contact with Ning Zhuo, hitting the latter till he spat blood, deforming his face, sending him flying!

Flowing Gold Guest charged forward again, his punches like a raging tide, his Golden Blood like a boiling sea.

Ning Zhuo had no choice but to open the third Magic Pool.

Five Elements Mana backfilled.

But the Soul Absorption Box emitted a sharp, abnormal sound.

From the start of the battle, it had been under intense pressure, and with external supplies from time to time, several of its internal mechanism components now burst apart, and blue smoke rose from one side of the box.

Lu Zeng’s face changed: "The Soul Absorption Box can’t hold out much longer!"

Ning Zhuo’s expression slightly darkened.

Instead of panicking, his thoughts became unprecedentedly clear under extreme pressure.

The Luoshu Book Pages quietly activated.

Ning Zhuo fought while comprehending.

Every operation of the Defensive Stupidity Rotation Array reflected into his Heart Spirit. The rotation angle of the Sword Armor, the timing of the sword soldiers’ thrust, the residual force after Axe Soldier bearing the pressure, the trajectory of Hook Soldier moving around, the rhythm of Old Cold Leg filling the gap, the array line trembling after Shield Armor absorbing the impact... All of this, originally as complicated as a tangled yarn, gradually turned into clear lines in Ning Zhuo’s eyes.

The light of mathematics shone into the battle array.

Insights emerged continually in Ning Zhuo’s heart.

Gradually, every piece of Mystic Armor in the array began to lever each other’s strength.

Axe Soldier bore the weight, transferring the residual power to the Sword Armor.

Sword Armor deflected the edge, channeling the sharp intent to the sword soldiers.

Sword soldiers pierced the point, forcing the enemy’s steps.

Hook Soldier used the openings in the steps to guide the body.

Then Old Cold Leg filled in from the blind spot created after the guidance, adding Cold Force.

Thus, this cycle repeated, constantly fine-tuning the trajectory and timing of each piece of Mystic Armor.

Sword Armor no longer slashed directly but sliced at an angle, shaving off the outer edge of Flowing Gold Guest’s punch.

Sword soldiers no longer rushed to attack but hid their blades behind the sword light, specifically piercing the cracks in the golden armor.

Axe Soldier no longer pressed down blindly but, after receiving Flowing Gold Guest’s heavy punch, used the momentum to spin, directing the rebound force to Hook Soldier.

Hook Soldier was no longer eager to hook, but waited three inches ahead of Flowing Gold Guest’s step, laying a trap in advance.

Old Cold Leg completely turned into an insidious soldier filling the gaps, kicking in Cold Force from the most crafty angles whenever Flowing Gold Guest’s Qi and blood were transitioning, or his golden armor was being mended.

The battle situation quietly changed.

The cultivators watching didn’t notice immediately, but Flowing Gold Guest, as the person involved, quickly realized.

Initially, he relied on the Nine Orifice Blood Gold Embryo to endure, taking the hits from Ning Zhuo’s Mystic Armor’s slashes. But gradually, each heavy punch he threw was partially absorbed by Axe Soldier, only to transform into an even faster oblique slash from Sword Armor and return the next moment.

Every time he dodged, Hook Soldier caught his steps more and more.

Every time he repaired the cracks in the golden armor, Old Cold Leg would always kick in.

"What’s going on?" Flowing Gold Guest was shocked and angry, "This battle array is getting stronger?!"