Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

But at this moment he was entangled by the Taotie, and it was not easy for him to escape.

Xu Duo was exhausted and his life was nearing its end; even if he were saved, he would be unable to fight again.

However, his Pure Lotus Flame can restrain puppets, and if it can be replenished, it might be able to create an opening at a crucial moment.

Old Ren's mind raced with calculations.

From his location it was about fifteen feet to Homer and about twenty feet to Xudd.

In his current state, if he goes all out, he might be able to reach one of them, but he will be surrounded and attacked on his way back, and it is very likely that he will not be able to save either of them.

But just as the old man was struggling with his expression, his face suddenly changed.

A resolute glint flashed in the old ninja's eyes.

His eyes narrowed, and his mouth moved slightly but no sound came out.

Immediately afterwards, he took out a jet-black jade pendant from his bosom.

The jade plaque is engraved with secret patterns passed down through generations of Biheren, and there is a blood-red dot in the center, like congealed blood.

This is a forbidden item passed down through generations of the Higanbana clan: "Blood Exchange".

By sacrificing their own flesh and blood and life force, they can exchange positions with a designated target for a short period of time and temporarily acquire some of the target's abilities.

The price is: ten years of lifespan, and the inability to use Qi for the duration of an incense stick after the exchange.

The old ninja gripped the jade pendant, bit his tongue, and spat his blood onto the blood-red spot in the center of the pendant.

The jade pendant shattered.

A burst of black light erupted, enveloping the old ninja's entire body.

The next moment, his figure vanished from the spot.

Almost simultaneously, Homer felt a tightening around his waist.

Looking down, the black substance wrapped around his body suddenly loosened, and the viscous substance transformed from the Taotie contracted backward as if startled.

He himself appeared fifteen feet away—the very spot where the old ninja had originally been.

Homer paused for a moment, then realized what had happened.

He looked in the direction where the old ninja had disappeared, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

But before he could think it through, the wolves and crossbow bolts turned and attacked him.

Homer growled, his metallic skin regaining its luster as he met the attack.

The old ninja appeared in Homer's original position.

As soon as he appeared, the black substance transformed from the Taotie pounced on him.

But the old ninja neither dodged nor avoided, his hands forming a mudra, and his mouth chanting an obscure incantation.

In the surrounding space, the red aura that originally belonged to Eita Nikaido surged toward him as if summoned.

A red aura surged into the old ninja's body like a tidal wave.

His once withered body changed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His hunched back straightened, his deep wrinkles smoothed out, his gray hair turned black, and his cloudy eyes became sharp again.

In just three breaths, the old ninja transformed from a dying man back into a robust man of about forty years old.

His muscles were bulging, his skin was taut, and he was surrounded by a red aura that shared the same origin as Eita's.

He opened his eyes, a hint of madness similar to Eita's flashing in them.

"I see……"

Old Rentou felt the surging power within his body and muttered to himself.

"This is the power of Hirumaru... No wonder Eita is obsessed with it."

He raised his hand, and the red energy condensed into a shield in front of him as if it were his own arm.

The black substance that the Taotie lunged at crashed into the shield and was mostly shattered.

Old Ninja took a step forward and threw a punch.

No techniques, no ninjutsu, just pure power and speed.

The fist pierced the air, creating a sonic boom.

The remaining black matter was completely shattered by this punch, and the Taotie's main body flew backward, crashing into the rock wall and embedding itself three feet into the stone.

But the old man did not pursue them.

He turned and looked at another battlefield.

Even more shocking changes have occurred there.

Eita Nikaido appeared beside Kyoro.

Like the secret technique used by the old ninja, it appeared suddenly.

Meanwhile, the demonic sword Hirumaru in his hand had already pierced Xuduo's chest.

puff!

Xu Duo suddenly opened his eyes, and blood gushed out from under the wooden mask.

He looked down at the blade in his chest, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Ying... Tai?"

His voice was hoarse and full of disbelief.

Eita Nikaido wore a strange smile.

That was an even greater frenzy than usual.

He flipped his wrist, and the blade churned within Xu Duo's body.

Xu Duo screamed in agony as his life force drained away along with his blood.

But he didn't struggle; he just stared intently at Eita.

"Why……"

"Your fire... is very interesting."

"Eita said softly."

"Hirumaru said it wanted it."

Eita drew the knife.

With another wave of his hand, Nikaido Eita easily severed Xuduo's head.

Xu Duo's corpse fell to the ground and instantly shattered into several pieces.

The wooden mask rolled off, revealing a gaunt, ghost-like face beneath.

A white flame appeared amidst the red aura on the demon sword Hirumaru.

Flames leaped on the blade, mingling with the red aura to create an eerie interplay of red and white.

Eita raised his sword and swung it lightly.

White flames surged from the blade, transforming into a fiery lotus that drifted toward the nearest Shadow Spider.

The fire lotus touched the puppet and instantly engulfed it.

The metal shell melted, and the internal structure carbonized. In less than two breaths, the Shadow Spider turned into molten iron and ashes.

Eita grinned, his smile growing increasingly ferocious.

"That's more like it..."

He turned around and looked towards the iron box in the distance, his fighting spirit rekindled in his eyes.

While everyone's attention was drawn to these two dramatic changes, six shadow spiders quietly moved in the area where the poisonous fog was densest.

They crawled out from the crevices in the rock wall, their eight segments sprang out claws, and hooked onto the edges of the remaining five iron boxes.

Although the box was heavy, it was slowly dragged toward the rock wall by the combined efforts of the six puppets.

The rock wall then opened up, revealing the dark interior space.

The shadow spiders shoved an iron box into the rock wall, then a second, a third...

The process was quiet and swift.

The poisonous fog provided excellent cover, and the roar of battle masked the subtle sounds of dragging the crates.

When the fourth iron box was swallowed into the abdomen of the Shadow Spider, Kimura Okataro was the first to notice something was wrong.

He kept manipulating the black snake to keep watch over the surroundings. One of the black snakes swam towards the area where the iron box was originally located, but missed.

"box!"

Kimura shouted hoarsely.

"There are fewer boxes!"

Butterfly and Ittosai turned their heads at the same time.

In the poisonous fog, the spot where the iron box had been was now empty.

Only the marks left on the ground prove that something once existed there.

The last two iron boxes were being dragged towards the crevice in the rock wall by two shadow spiders.

One of the mouths is already half submerged in the crack, and the other is about to be dragged in as well.

"Stop them!"

The butterfly shrieked and flung five butterflies toward the crack with its left hand.

But it was too late.

The two shadow spiders exerted their strength simultaneously, dragging the iron box completely into the crack.

The rocks closed up, the cracks disappeared, as if they had never existed.

In the poisonous fog, the six shadow spiders that had swallowed the iron box quickly slithered away into the depths of the ravine.