Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master

Chapter 695: Chapter 213: Opportunity for Victory (Additional Chapter 2/2 sponsored by reader 20210111152859427)

Tian Shuang’s five fingers condensed into mysterious ice, forming a set of frosty claws.

He flew straight towards Zhang Hei.

Zhang Hei felt a blur before his eyes, a fierce wind rushing at him. Fixing his gaze, he saw that Tian Shuang, as if teleporting, had already reached him.

The claws slashed diagonally, and Zhang Hei’s Black Snake Spear, raised instinctively, was directly chopped in half.

Zhang Hei had no time to react, and three claw marks appeared on his chest.

A moment before, blood sprayed wildly. The next moment, frost gathered on the wounds, stopping the bleeding while invading his internal organs and limbs.

Zhang Hei felt as if he had gone from midsummer to winter, his whole body frozen, making every movement slow and heavy, extremely difficult.

Tian Shuang swung his claws again.

His mood was very bad, and he needed this close combat to vent his frustrations.

Zhang Hei stared wide-eyed, watching as the fatal blow was about to come down on him.

Clang.

Guan Hong arrived at the critical moment, blocking the frosty claws with his Blood Dragon Saber.

Crack, crack!

The Blood Dragon Saber showed several huge cracks, on the verge of shattering.

The Xuanhuang Sword then thrust in from an angle, aiming directly at Tian Shuang’s face.

Tian Shuang snorted coldly, and his other hand condensed the Nine Nether Cold Soul Claw, grabbing the Xuanhuang Sword.

Liu Er used all his strength to thrust the sword forward, giving his all, even causing his gums to bleed, but still, it did not move an inch!

Ghost Cultivators were not known for their strength, while Liu Er had spent a lot of energy enhancing his physical foundation, but in terms of power, he was completely defeated!

The gap between the Nascent Soul Level and the Golden Core Level was obvious.

“You guys…” Ning Zhuo looked at the three generals standing in front of him, his emotions churning.

He immediately retreated backwards violently.

Sun Lingtong was overjoyed, “Little Zhuo, you finally understand.”

But in the next moment, Ning Zhuo shouted, “Heaven and Earth Ghosts, you want me, come and catch me then!”

Sun Lingtong: …

“Hmph, arrogant little ghost, when I catch you, I will rip out your tongue.” Tian Shuang exerted force with his claws, immediately pushing the three generals back.

The three generals spewed blood on the spot, simultaneously flying backwards.

Tian Shuang charged towards Ning Zhuo, while Earth Ash folded his arms, smiling as he watched the show.

“Main body, do not take on more killing burdens!” The Ghost Mask of Tian Shuang shouted loudly, pouncing towards Tian Shuang’s main body.

Bang.

Tian Shuang snorted coldly, swinging his sharp claws, directly tearing apart the Ghost Mask’s body, slicing it in two.

The upper half of the Ghost Mask clung to Tian Shuang’s legs, pleading loudly, “Spare the innocent, just as you spare yourself!”

Earth Ghost laughed heartily at the sight.

Tian Shuang raised his foot, activated a spell, and stomped down, smashing the Ghost Mask’s head. Immediately, frost exploded, completely obliterating the upper half of the Ghost Mask.

The lower half of the Ghost Mask flew to Ning Zhuo’s side, morphing into an upper body, with a head and face, stretching its arms to shield Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo clasped his hands together, “Buddha above, if I do not enter hell, who will.”

“Tian Shuang, you are a renowned master. I surrender, just spare others.”

Tian Shuang was so enraged that his face turned livid, grinning ferociously, “You smug brat, don’t put on airs, I will turn you into a cripple!”

Lin Bufan looked nervously at Zhu Xuanji, “Lord Divine Hunter, should we join forces?”

Zhu Xuanji squinted his eyes, looking at Earth Ash with a very solemn expression.

“No wonder the Heaven and Earth Ghosts seem to be watching a show, but in reality, they are covering Tian Shuang!”

“If we try to rescue, we will definitely face strong interception from Earth Ghost.”

“The Heaven and Earth Ghosts’ intention to capture Ning Zhuo alive is clear; perhaps we should wait for a better opportunity, not now when the two Ghosts are fully vigilant?”

Zhu Xuanji hesitated too.

“Ahhhhhh.” Zhang Hei charged towards Tian Shuang.

Bang.

Tian Shuang swung his claws back.

Zhang Hei flew out again, blood spraying wildly in the air.

After crashing to the ground, even the strong-willed Zhang Hei couldn’t stand up immediately. Most of his bones were shattered!

“Lord Zhang Hei, run!” Ning Zhuo shouted.

Zhang Hei struggled to kneel on one knee, raising his bloody eyes, “Damn it, strategist, do you think I’m the type to abandon others? Fight to the death, fight to the death!”

Guan Hong came to his side, helping him up, using a Demon Skill to infuse blood light, stabilizing Zhang Hei’s condition.

Guan Hong’s beard fluttered as he exclaimed, “A true man in this world follows righteousness, what is one life worth!”

Liu Er: …

He had many things to say, many sighs, but in such an atmosphere—

He too stood beside Zhang Hei, flanking left and right with Guan Hong, “The three of us have long taken an oath of brotherhood, not to be born on the same day of the same month of the same year, but to die on the same day of the same month of the same year!”

“Meeting the strategist was the greatest fortune in my life.”

“To live and die together, the time is now!”

Tian Shuang’s face was as cold as frost.

Earth Ash was delighted, clapping his hands, “Well said, well said.”

He looked at the three generals with a strange gaze, “It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such interesting characters. However, you will surely die, but Ning Zhuo won’t. But don’t envy him, for he will suffer a fate worse than death, much worse! Hahaha!”

However, an unseen change that neither Earth Ash, Tian Shuang, Zhu Xuanji, Lin Bufan, Red Sleeves Fairy, nor Liu Guanzhang Ning Sun noticed was quietly unfolding.

If Liu Er’s master were present and used techniques to observe their fortune, he would see that the Three Generals Camp’s luck was rising dramatically, blooming like flowers, transforming qualitatively!

The ape-like fate became more focused, full of life, and vividly agile.

As the key figures influencing and shaping the collective fortune of the Three Generals Camp, faced with powerful enemies and the threat of death, amidst Buddha thoughts, misunderstandings, and other twists of fate, they achieved true unity, pouring their all, standing shoulder to shoulder, back to back, truly connecting!

The ape-like fate’s eyes flashed brilliantly, its whole body surged with fierce winds, roaring to the heavens in an unseen realm!!

One arm-shaped fate also benefited greatly from this, gaining immensely.

Inside the Mechanical Dragon, Sun Lingtong was anxious, suddenly enlightened, an idea striking suddenly.

“Little Zhuo, Little Zhuo! I have an idea!!”

Sun Lingtong quickly transmitted thoughts through Divine Sense, reminding Ning Zhuo.

Ning Zhuo’s eyes lit up, fully pushing his palms, releasing a wave of Five Elements Magic.

The magic was frozen and suppressed mid-air by Tian Shuang’s breath.

“Naïve!”

“Did you really think you could show any skill in front of me?” Tian Shuang’s sneer suddenly froze.

That’s because Ning Zhuo had moved several steps forward, standing behind Tian Shuang’s Ghost Mask.

It turned out Ning Zhuo’s earlier attack was just a distraction, a decoy to mask his true tactical goal.

Tian Shuang instinctively sensed something was wrong, immediately preparing to act.

But Ning Zhuo moved even faster.

“It must succeed!” Ning Zhuo’s aura burst forth, both palms pressing on Tian Shuang’s Ghost Mask, directly using his strongest card.

Divine Skill—Life Hanging Thread!

A thread-like line descended from the sky, landing atop Tian Shuang’s Ghost Mask.

Time seemed to slow at this moment.

With the intense anticipation of Sun Ning, the thread completely landed on Tian Shuang’s Ghost Mask, forming a… link!

Life Hanging Thread, successful!

Ning Zhuo exhaled a breath of turbid air, simultaneously feeling immense pressure, his mind weighed down like a mountain, making breathing difficult.

One must know, Tian Shuang’s Ghost Mask was of the Nascent Soul level.

It was forged with Ghost Mask Technique, borrowing power from Tian Shuang’s main body, forming with part of Tian Shuang’s prowess and combat strength!

All along, limited by Ning Zhuo’s cultivation, his Life Hanging Divine Power had never linked to a Nascent Soul level entity.

Neither Lin Bufan nor Elder Yuan were exceptions.

But now, he had made a critical breakthrough!

This was understandable.

Ning Zhuo’s physical foundation had been steadily improving, allowing him to support more Heroic Return Skills.

Since the battle began, he had almost lost all of his mechanical puppets, with his stock dropping below a hundred. He also released the Golden Core Level Heavy Blood Ape·Victory, which fell within the range of the Heroic Return Skill!

On one hand, Ning Zhuo’s own strength was leveraged by military arts to an unprecedented level. On the other hand, while Tian Shuang’s Ghost Mask was of the Nascent Soul level, its essence had been weakened to the limit.

The crucial point was, the Ghost Mask, under divine sense communication, actively cooperated with Ning Zhuo without any resistance.

All these factors finally led to the successful linkage of the Life Hanging Thread!

Once successful, Ning Zhuo immediately channeled a large amount of Buddha thoughts from his mind through the thread into Tian Shuang’s Ghost Mask.

The Ghost Mask then glowed with Buddha light, shining brightly.

It bore Tian Shuang’s face, now full of benevolence, clasping its hands together, and began chanting Buddhist scriptures.

Tian Shuang, furious, streaked like lightning to Ning Zhuo and the Ghost Mask, slashing fiercely with his sharp claws.

He wanted to capture Ning Zhuo alive, so this strike was aimed solely at the Ghost Mask.

Every second that this Ghost Mask existed was an insult to him.

Clang.

A metallic sound rang out as a strong ice claw blocked Tian Shuang’s ice claw.

The three generals were rushing over, their eyes widening in shock at the sight.

Tian Shuang’s face changed color, his expression shaken!

Because blocking him wasn’t someone else, nor the Ghost Mask, but Tian Shuang himself!!

Earth Ghost’s amused smile vanished, staring hard at Tian Shuang.

Tian Shuang knew the reason.

His Divine Sea was once again flooded with vast Buddha thoughts.

“Why?! I didn’t use Frost Soul Gaze to attack his Divine Sea.” This doubt only flashed, and Tian Shuang guessed the deeper reason.

“Damn it, it’s the Ghost Mask Technique!”

Ghost Mask Technique—this spell borrows a Great Ghost’s power to condense a fixed mask.

The stronger the Great Ghost’s power, the stronger the Ghost Mask.

This means there’s a subtle link between the Great Ghost and the Ghost Mask.

When Ning Zhuo linked to Tian Shuang’s Ghost Mask, he could use the latter to transmit and influence Tian Shuang’s main body.

Moreover, the Heaven and Earth Ghosts had cultivated the Ghost Mask Technique to an extreme, body-covering level, almost like clones!

This meant that the link between them was far stronger than usual Ghost Mask Techniques.

The Ghost Mask Technique was a classic spell. As a member of the Evil Sect, Sun Lingtong understood its internal connections.

The Heaven and Earth Ghosts were not unaware of this, thus they never shared their own Ghost Masks lightly, only using them among themselves.

Also, the two were almost inseparable, always acting together, allowing thorough mutual supervision!

The biggest surprise of this battle was that Tian Shuang was countered by the Buddha Heart Devil Seal, with Buddha thoughts once severely limiting his abilities.

Therefore, Sun Lingtong and Ning Zhuo knew well that Buddha thoughts had an excellent effect on Tian Shuang.

This was also why Ning Zhuo, despite knowing the extreme risk, was willing to try at Sun Lingtong’s suggestion.

He grasped the deeply hidden hint from fate—amidst this battle where the enemy was strong and the sides were vastly uneven, it might be the only chance for victory.

Buddha thoughts once again surged in Tian Shuang’s main body’s Divine Sea!

Buddha Heart Demon Seal!!!

Ning Zhuo had never, at any moment, pushed this magic treasure so fervently.

The Buddha light shone in Tian Shuang’s Divine Sea, Buddha thoughts flooding in endlessly!

“I…” Tian Shuang still tried to resist, but normal thoughts were quickly suppressed by the Buddha light, swept and submerged by the incoming Buddha thoughts like a tide.

Seeing the poor situation, Earth Ghost cast a spell, remotely attacking Ning Zhuo.

Boom.

Tian Shuang waved his claws, standing beside Ning Zhuo, blocking Earth Ghost’s attack.

Tian Shuang, face filled with compassion, earnestly persuaded Earth Ash, “My companion, turn back now.”

Earth Ghost: ?!!