Mysteries of Immortal Puppet Master/
Chapter 13 : Decisive Action
The Ning family cultivators began to feel confused.
"Shut up!" Ning Zhan shouted decisively," If Zheng Shuanggou really wants to harm us, we can't escape from here."
"But this possibility is too small. If they really want to make a move, why would they harm us? Are we alerting them?"
"We won't be the first target!"
Ning Zhan calmed himself down a little and saw a figure holding a pair of hooks, directly breaking through countless demon beasts and charging towards one of the passages.
"It's Zheng Shuanggou!"
"I saw his signature weapon, Sun Moon Hook."
" Hu, he's not here to deal with us!"
The Ning family cultivators were just relieved, but at the next moment, they were worried again.
Because of the explosive increase in the strength of the demonic beast's attack, the defensive pressure on the formation increased dramatically. Ning Zhan had no choice but to order his subordinates to form teams of several people to break out of the formation and relieve the pressure on the formation.
After all, it was a formation that was hastily laid out and was not reliable.
Ferocious demonic beasts!
Even if the Ning Family cultivators fought with all their might, the first ice wall was broken very quickly.
The second dome did not last long either.
Fortunately, the Ning family cultivators took the opportunity to set up a fourth formation.
Everyone hid in the pillar of light with difficulty.
Ning Yong's face was pale and his body was trembling." D-Could it be that we're going to die here today?"
Ning Chen was no longer calm. He looked flustered and lost his mind.
Ning Zhuo had a similar reaction, but his eyes were flickering with a dim light.
Boom, boom, boom!
Suddenly, three loud booms rang out, and the earth shook.
The demonic beasts fled frantically. A black figure directly broke through the wall and rushed into the underground square.
Soon after, Zheng Shuanggou, a Golden Core cultivator of the Zheng family, also chased after him.
" Rat, how dare you covet the Immortal Palace! Leave your life here!" Zheng Shuanggou roared.
Zheng Shuanggou swept with all his might and shot out a five-meter-long blade Qi.
The black shadow's voice was old, and he laughed loudly."The treasures of the cultivation world are all obtained by those who are fated." How many families in your city want to take the Lava Immortal Palace? Dream on!"
As he spoke, the black shadow attacked head-on, dispersing the saber qi and taking advantage of the opportunity to fly back towards the Ning family cultivators.
Ning Zhan's alarm bell rang in his heart. He hid in the center of the formation and shouted," I'll take charge of the formation!"
The defensive magic circle emitted an unprecedented brilliance.
The black shadow arrived in front of the array and waved his hand gently, instantly destroying the array.
With another wave of his hand, a large number of cultivators fell. Their bodies were unharmed, but they were no longer alive.
" Devil cultivators, you're still acting arrogantly!" Zheng Shuanggou was furious and charged forward.
The black shadow demon cultivator turned around and fought Zheng Shuanggou.
"Lord Ning Zhan!" The Ning family cultivator shouted.
However, Ning Zhan's eyes were wide open as he fell to the ground.
Without the protection of the array formation and without a leader, the subsequent demonic beasts continued to attack. The Ning family cultivators could only flee in all directions!
Casualties quickly spread.
At the critical moment, Ning Zhuo suddenly shouted," Take the passage that Golden Core cultivators rushed through. There must be the least demonic beasts there!"
After receiving this reminder, the Ning Family cultivators who were in a daze all quivered.
"That's right!"
" In that passage, the two Jindan Stage cultivators clashed once in a row. The demonic beasts must be the least."
" Let's go there!"
Thus, the Ning family once again twisted into a rope and charged towards the entrance of the passage.
"Ning Yong, Ning Chen, follow me closely!" Ning Zhuo opened his heart and took out ice talismans one by one, scattering them everywhere. These were all accumulated during his daily training in making talismans, and he had a source long ago.
Ning Yong and Ning Chen's eyes were bloodshot. In their panic, they subconsciously followed behind Ning Zhuo and fought with all their might to fight for their survival.
The three of them supported each other and caught up with the Ning family's army in a dangerous way. They entered the passage.
Looking back, the two Jindan experts were fighting with great momentum, scaring the demonic beasts into fleeing in all directions.
Many demonic beasts fled in the same direction as the Ning family members, charging at them from behind.
The front of the tunnel was filled with corpses of demonic beasts, and very few of them survived. However, demonic beasts continued to pour in from behind.
Under such pressure, the Ning family cultivators could only brace themselves and run forward desperately along the passage.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
Along the way, they encountered some demonic beasts blocking their way, but they were all killed by the Ning Family cultivators who were running for their lives.
" Who is that?!"
"Lava Palace!"
" I didn't expect this passage to lead to the Lava Immortal Palace."
The Ning Family cultivators discovered a lava lake, and the Immortal Palace building had a small corner exposed in the lake.
" Lava Immortal Palace…" Ning Zhuo shouted in a low voice. His expression was quite natural. As an ordinary youth, this was the first time he had seen the Immortal Palace, and his mind was inevitably distracted by it. However, no one saw a flash of light in his eyes!
In fact, he had expected this outcome.
Ning Chen, who was beside him, panted heavily. He came to his senses and shouted," This isn't that hard to guess!"
" Didn't the two Jindan experts already reveal the answer to their previous battle?"
"It's very likely that the black shadow demonic cultivator wanted to infiltrate here, but was intercepted by Zheng Shuanggou!"
The Ning family cultivators were in an awkward situation.
In front of them was a lava lake, revealing a corner of the Immortal Palace building. Behind them were demon beasts that kept pouring in.
Being forced into a helpless situation, the remaining Ning family members could only form a defensive formation once again.
They formed two formations, one outside and one inside, nested inside each other. The strength of the demonic beast pounce was much weaker than in the underground square.
" We can stop them!" Just as the Ning family cultivators were rejoicing, a violent explosion sounded.
" Where are we going?!" Zheng Shuanggou's roar was getting closer and closer.
The Ning Family cultivators immediately felt as if they had fallen into an ice cave. From the commotion, it was obvious that the black shadow devil cultivator had returned!
"Looks like we're doomed today!" Ning Yong's face was pale.
Ning Chen simply closed his eyes and was in complete despair.
The hope of survival had just been ignited, but in the end, it was ruthlessly crushed. Under the ups and downs, the two rookie cultivators lost all their fighting spirit.
"So be it if you die! So what?" Ning Zhuo suddenly shouted," It's better to die like this than to die for nothing!"
Ning Yong's expression changed when he was provoked. He roused his courage in desperation and gritted his teeth to stand up.
Ning Chen opened his eyes and looked at Ning Zhuo, secretly admiring his classmate's courage before he died.
He was also inspired: "Ah Zhuo, well said! To be able to die under the hands of a Jindan and die in front of the Lava Immortal Palace is considered to be a worthy death."
As soon as he finished speaking, thick smoke surged over. The thick smoke was pitch-black and contained surging dark energy. It could block divine sense.
In the blink of an eye, shadows gathered in the black smoke and condensed into countless Shadow Pythons, crashing into the Lava Palace in the lava lake.
However, halfway through the collision, the terrifying giant snake pythons were unable to dissipate.
Zheng Shuanggou roared," Don't even think about attacking Immortal Palace!"
But then, the snake python appeared again. This time, it did not attack the Immortal Palace, but directly attacked the surrounding passages.
Under such a violent attack, the walls of the tunnel suddenly cracked and almost collapsed.
"Madman!" Seeing this scene, Zheng Shuanggou felt a chill in his heart.
He had no choice but to switch from offense to defense. He used all his strength and surged with mana to cover the passage and protect it.
In the black smoke, a long shadow snake suddenly crashed into the Ning family's array formation.
Without any surprises, the attack of the Jindan stage was not something that the Ning family's array could withstand. It collapsed in an instant!
The black smoke covered the sky, completely obscuring the vision of the Ning family's remnant.
"Come on!" Ning Yong shouted, bursting with all his courage and determined to fight to the death.
Black smoke billowed, and it was impossible to see one's fingers.
Ning Zhuo seemed to be alone in an instant.
He took out his token and conjured the Gray Iron Armor. The armor shield instantly gave him Foundation Establishment combat power!