The road is vague

Chapter 251 Sweeping Through the Secret Realm (Part 2)

The person atop the mechanical bird had piercing eyes, looking down at Li Mo from above.

"Instructor Li, I've long admired your name."

Li Mo looked at the mechanical bird, his gaze briefly freezing. This person was none other than Lü Bin, a renowned figure in puppetry and the captain of the Guardian Hall's Dingzi Team.

"So it's Captain Lü."

Lu Bin gave a cold snort.

"Some say your puppetry skills have reached their pinnacle, surpassing even the puppetry techniques of our Lü family, and that you used them to defeat Xing Dianchang and Chen Kaixuan. Today, I'd like to test your puppetry skills to see if you truly possess the legendary power!"

Say it.

Lu Bin leaped from the mechanical bird's back. While still in the air, he summoned a golden scorpion puppet, which had swelled to over two zhang in size by the time it landed.

"The Secret Technique of Ten Fingers Spirit Threads"

As the spiritual threads of his ten fingers flashed by, they connected to two puppets respectively.

Lü Bin manipulated the golden scorpion and mechanical bird puppet as if they were puppets, driving them toward Li Mo's location.

The golden scorpion was covered in heavy armor, with two powerful pincers and incredible speed. It moved silently across the ground covered with metal ore, while the poisonous stinger raised high behind it exuded a chilling and terrifying spiritual power.

The mechanical bird swooped down, creating a sonic boom as it pierced the air, and its mouth brewed a terrifying wind elemental power.

"Oh?"

Li Mo could feel the oppressive force emanating from the two puppet controllers. The puppetry skills were indeed extraordinary. Both of them possessed the strength of late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. With the added enhancement of the Spirit Thread Secret Technique, it was no wonder that this person was considered one of the top Foundation Establishment cultivators in the sect.

However, he was equally confident in his matrix puppetry.

Think of this.

He decided to temporarily give up joining Ye Zhimei's side of the battle. After all, the two siblings had not yet reunited, and there were only six people gathered at the moment. If the True Demon Avatar was exposed prematurely, losing its element of surprise, and causing the others to scatter and hide, it would be troublesome.

He himself was not afraid.

But he wanted to reserve the other spot for Jiang Feiyan.

Moreover, he needs to collect as much True Yang Fire as possible for comprehension. If too many people are eliminated from the secret realm in advance, it will have a significant impact on the total amount of True Yang Fire collected in this election.

"It's only been less than two hours, and there's still plenty of time before the twelve-hour deadline. Let's first experience the profound skills of this Lü Bin puppet."

Li Mo summoned two more sets of matrix puppets.

Two giant puppets, each two zhang tall, stood majestically on either side of Li Mo, one on the left and one on the right.

The Six Ding Six Jia Matrix Puppet rushes straight towards the Golden Scorpion Puppet.

The two engaged in close combat, with rocks flying everywhere. Both were incredibly strong and impervious to weapons, and neither could gain the upper hand for a short time.

The Six Calamities and Six Disasters puppet then assumed a charging stance, and terrifying fire spirit light rapidly gathered, pointing directly at the mechanical bird swooping down from the sky.

As the mechanical bird swooped down, its beak opened 180 degrees, a black demonic wind suddenly surged out, turning everything in its path into darkness. The Six Calamities and Six Disasters Matrix Puppet also stretched out its arms, and simple, unadorned pillars of magma fire shot into the sky.

An amazing scene appeared.

The fiery magma strangely merged with the dark, eerie wind.

The two merged and intertwined, forming a huge gray sphere of light.

However, the sphere of light lasted only a brief moment before its balance was disrupted, and it exploded with a deafening roar. Terrifying gray flames swept through the surrounding area, instantly engulfing everything in their path and spreading outwards to an unbelievable extent.

Upon seeing this, Li Mo immediately used the Wind Escape Technique, his figure flashing as he flew backward with all his might.

Just for a moment.

Terrifying gray flames covered a large portion of the crater.

Stimulated by such a powerful spell, the magma beneath the crater surged forth, reflecting a dark red hue onto the surrounding sky.

This is far beyond the scope of what mid-level spells can achieve.

Li Mo and Lü Bin were both taken aback by the unexpected turn of events.

The two instinctively stopped what they were doing.

Both sides realized that the spiritual light of the two puppets actually had a complementary and fusion characteristic to a certain extent. If they could obtain the other's puppetry skills and fuse them with their own, the strength of their puppets would definitely reach a new level, which was inconceivable among Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Lu Bin spoke first, looking at Li Mo.

"Our puppets have both reached the late Foundation Establishment stage, but that's all. If we were to combine them, even if they couldn't contend with the Golden Core stage, they would still be an existence that Foundation Establishment cultivators would find difficult to contend with. I'm willing to offer a high price to buy the puppet you have. What do you think?"

"Hmph, I have no shortage of spirit stones, nor do I wish to pass on my puppetry skills. Besides, I am quite interested in your puppet."

Li Mo looked at Lü Bin thoughtfully.

"What if I offered a high price to buy the mechanical bird puppet you possess?"

"My answer is the same."

Lu Bin glanced at the vast area of ​​over thirty feet that had been swept away by the gray flames and couldn't help but purse his lips.

"How about this? Let's swear an oath by our inner demons and make a bet here. The winner takes all. Whoever is eliminated from the secret realm must leave behind a puppet that can be fused with the other's puppet as an opportunity!"

"Hmph, hahahaha! Hahahahaha..."

Upon hearing this, Li Mo couldn't help but burst into laughter.

His laughter went from low and reserved to unrestrained, his voice growing louder and louder, as if he was venting his pent-up emotions and no longer dwelling on his sorrow. Like a demon descended from the darkness, he laughed heartily, determined to seize this opportunity that had been presented to him.

"A word is settled!"

The two sides temporarily ceased fighting and swore an oath together amidst the torrent of lava, creating a seemingly harmonious scene. But both knew that this was merely the calm before the storm.

next moment.

As the oath ended, both sides attacked simultaneously, continuing to manipulate their puppets into a fierce battle.

The four puppets appeared to be evenly matched.

time flies.

As the battle between the two sides intensified, Lü Bin had a vague feeling that Li Mo's two sets of matrix puppets seemed to have more spiritual power and stronger physiques, which made him somewhat incredulous.

It should be noted that the basic materials used to create these two puppets were theoretically the limit for crafting Foundation Establishment stage beast soldier puppets.

"This person's puppet is so full of spiritual light, could it be equipped with a high-grade spirit stone?"

Lu Bin gritted his teeth, patted his storage bag, and summoned six more beast soldier puppets.

These six beast-soldier puppets, in the forms of two gorillas, two mechanical wolves, one mechanical centipede, and one heavy tortoise, all possessed spiritual pressure at the early Foundation Establishment stage. The moment they landed, they were controlled by Lü Bin with spiritual threads and quickly joined the battle.

With his numerical advantage, Lü Bin quickly gained the upper hand and smiled proudly.

"A puppeteer's strength lies not only in the power of their puppets, but also in the number of puppets they possess!"

Upon hearing this, Li Mo's face showed a mocking expression.

"Why did you bring out your childhood toys? In that case, I'll play with you for a while."

Say it.

Li Mo also summoned several of the Bagua Giant Spirit Puppets that were usually used to guard the cave, totaling eight, and they all rushed towards the opponent's handle puppet.

These giant spirit puppets, though of average combat strength, are good at saving spirit stones.

If there is no battle, it suffers almost no damage when it is in a dormant state.

All of a sudden.

Humanoid puppets and beastman puppets were locked in a fierce battle, which was quite widespread.

Lu Bin's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.

All of the opponent's puppets were humanoid, numbering ten in total, and were quite intelligent, seemingly requiring no control at all. In contrast, his beast soldier puppets numbered only eight, and to unleash their true power, they had to be controlled through spirit threads.

"This guy!"

Lü Bin gritted his teeth, realizing that the battle situation was somewhat unfavorable.

Another incense stick's worth of time passed.

Both sides' puppets suffered damage, though within acceptable limits, but Lü Bin's real trouble had arrived.

Those were his two main puppets, and their spirit stones were about to run out. To replace the spirit stones in such a fierce battle was nothing short of a pipe dream.

On the other hand, the spiritual light emanating from each of Li Mo's puppets seemed inexhaustible.

Lu Bin naturally had no idea that Li Mo's matrix puppets had multiple spirit stones implanted inside them, so he didn't have to worry about the consumption of spiritual energy in battle.

boom!
One of Lü Bin's mechanical wolf puppets suddenly exploded.

The powerful shockwave from the explosion instantly shattered the two nearby Bagua Giant Spirit Matrix puppets.

Lu Bin stared in disbelief at the scattered puppets, which were all only at the Qi Refining stage. Although they were missing arms and legs, they all stood up and continued to charge towards the nearby enemy puppets.

"What kind of puppetry is this? I've never heard of it before!"

Li Mo looked proud.

"Matrix Puppetry".

Having received the answer, Lü Bin knew that he had lost to his opponent in puppetry. He let out a reluctant sigh and took one last, reluctant look at his mechanical bird puppet.

The two sides fought for nearly an hour.

Even though Lü Bin still had two secret techniques that he hadn't activated, both of them required the use of puppets.

Now that the spirit stones in his puppet's body have been exhausted, there is no way to save it. This is also the weakness of a puppeteer. So he decisively withdrew the spirit threads and put the other puppets into his storage bag, leaving only the mechanical bird puppet with exhausted spirit stones.

"Your puppetry skills are superior; you have won this battle."

"Hmph, you flatter me."

Following Li Mo's words, Lü Bin sighed again in reluctance, then tore off the refuge talisman and left the True Yang Secret Realm, leaving behind a ball of True Yang Fire, not many in number, only the size of a quail egg.

The area around the crater is full of craters and pits.

Li Mo quickly arrived at the mechanical bird puppet, reached out and used his spiritual light to capture it. Looking at the lifelike spirit bird in his hand, which was only the size of his palm, he couldn't help but admire it.

"It's actually made from thousand-year-old Yin Wind Wood! That's far too extravagant!"

However, upon further reflection, he realized that each of his two sets of matrix puppets had cost at least 20,000 spirit stones, so he no longer cared.

Financial resources are also an important factor in determining the strength of a puppeteer.

Now that he has this mechanical bird puppet, he can go back and think carefully about how to integrate it with the Six Calamities and Six Disasters Matrix Puppet.

Such a match is extremely rare, and this was purely by chance.

"Is this what they call a combined attack technique?"

After casually putting away the True Yang Fire on the ground, Li Mo revealed a thoughtful expression.

(End of this chapter)