Chapter 690 - 334: Celestial Secret Substitute, Dark Evil Night Evil
Family power is not comparable to sect power. For a family to endure, a leader who can anchor the clan, like this old body, is crucial, and all members uniting as one is equally important. Today, I will protect Hu Lu Chan, regardless of life or death, it’s all worth it. If anyone wishes to leave and detach from the Lu Family Main Lineage, I won’t stop them; each person has their own aspirations. Do not take my words lightly; truly, the Master of Many Evils is beyond my grasp, and my soul injury is indeed real."
As words fall.
Lu Feng reveals his Divine Soul.
Its frailty is akin to an Early-stage Golden Core Cultivator, the extent of the injury is evident.
At this moment, the Lu Family in the Cold Pond fell silent. Although they were emotionally prepared to see Lu Feng’s soul, they couldn’t help but feel sorrow and a sense of despair arose within.
Lu Hongying, Lu Shouren, and the others exchanged glances.
Lu Chan also glanced at the ancestor, then looked toward the Cold Pond, but ultimately said nothing.
"Ancestor, Shouren and I are gravely injured, our power barely remains intact. If we stay, we might drag you down," Lu Hongying finally couldn’t help but speak, then hastily added, "Once Shouren and I heal, we are determined to battle Brute Puppet Sect to the death, either he perishes or I will!"
Lu Shouren said nothing, but deeply bowed to Lu Feng, his actions spoke volumes.
"Who else?"
Lu Feng didn’t respond, only inquired once more.
Sixth Elder Lu Zhang stepped forward towards Lu Hongying and Shouren, deeply bowing to Lu Feng, "Ancestor, the Lu Family needs to preserve seeds, for they are our hope for a revival."
"Lu Zhang, you..."
Lu Family’s Great Elder, Lu Taixuan, wanted to scold something, but ultimately didn’t say more.
For he too feared the Brute Puppet Sect.
"Who else, if you wish to leave, now is the time, but don’t speak any more grandiose words," Lu Feng coldly reiterated. Today, he intends to cleanse the Lu Family through this matter.
No one stepped forward again. After bowing, Lu Hongying and the others swiftly escaped without lingering.
"Since none of you wish to leave, prepare yourselves for mutual destruction," Lu Feng gazed into the distance, silently awaiting the Brute Puppet Sect’s arrival.
The remaining Lu Family Elders were silent as well.
It’s not that they choose silence, but at this moment, they were speechless and didn’t know what to say.
Perhaps just as the ancestor said, such is the fate of the Lu Family.
As time passed, the silhouette of the Bone Serpent Giant Puppet drew nearer, but the Master of Many Evils Golden Core did not act, yet an unexpected darkness first swept over, shrouding the sky.
In an instant, darkness enveloped a hundred miles.
Under the darkness, on either side of the Cold Pond Mist Valley, a formless Spiritual Puppet and a bat-like shaped Spiritual Puppet appeared. The darkness was caused by them.
Following this, a hurricane arose under the darkness, uprooting ancient towering trees in an instant.
The hurricane surrounded the Cold Pond Mist Valley, continuously sparking friction with the external Tier Three Middle-Grade Defense Array, shaking the entire Cold Pond Mist Valley and filling the Lu Family members with terror.
"Dark Evil, Night Evil, unite and descend; night shrouds a hundred miles, rendering magical artifacts unusable; reborn with evil wind, wind dispels Spiritual Qi, magic cannot be cast," Lu Family’s Great Elder Lu Taixuan slowly spoke, his expression increasingly solemn.
However, Lu Taixuan did not sit idly, immediately moved to reinforce the defense array.
Array breaking.
Their magical artifacts are rendered useless.
If caught in the whirlwind, magic can’t even be cast,
This is effectively a fatal blow to cultivators of the Qi Eating Cultivation Method line.
"Lu Feng, hand over Lu Chan," immediately after, a voice reverberating a hundred miles swept through.
At the head of the Bone Serpent Giant Puppet, a bald older man in a black robe coldly gazed at Cold Pond Mist Valley, his white eyes seemingly piercing through the defense array, landing precisely on Lu Feng.
This person was the Master of Many Evils.
"Hand her over, and I won’t break the array, if you resist, once the array breaks, everyone here will die today," the Master of Many Evils coldly spoke again.
Lu Feng responded, "Master of Many Evils, don’t pretend any longer, whether Lu Chan is handed over or not, it makes no difference now, does it? This old body is right here today, if you can kill me, this life of mine will be yours."
"Your Lu Chan harmed my Brute Puppet Sect’s Golden Core without reason, and yet you insist on protecting her, then don’t blame me," the Master of Many Evils sneered viciously. Lu Feng, you understand it well, but it’s a pity it’s of no use.
"Don’t think that a Tier Three Middle-Grade Defense Array can block..." the Master of Many Evils slightly raised his hand, as the two puppets, Dark Evil and Night Evil, roared like bird cries or ghost howls.
Soon after, the evil wind began to madly stir, in an instant uprooting everything outside Cold Pond Mist Valley. The mountain began to collapse and the ground cracked, the previously impenetrable Tier Three Middle-Grade Defense Array surprisingly began to crack, and the speed of cracking was visibly increasing.
Lu Feng raised his hand and hurled out a Tier Three Mid-grade Spiritual Artifact, attempting to strike Dark Evil, yet as the artifact left the array, it abruptly fell as if cut from its tether.
This scene caused the Lu Family members’ expressions to change dramatically.
Lu Taixuan was no exception.
"Trouble, the Dark Evil has reached the tier three top grade semi-finished product level, not fully merged, yet able to seal artifacts," Lu Taixuan exclaimed in shock, while members of the Brute Puppet Sect laughed incessantly.
"If not for the steadiness of our sect’s ancestor, giving you Lu Family sufficient respect, do you truly think my Brute Puppet Sect needs to strike when your family’s ancestor is gravely injured?" One Golden Core Elder from the Brute Puppet Sect sneered disdainfully.
Two semi-finished Tier Three Top Grade Dark Evil, Night Evil puppets, even facing a genuine Late-stage Golden Core cultivator, possess battle potential. Let alone an old fellow stuck at the Middle Stage of Golden Core for hundreds of years.
"Ancestor, what should we do now?" Lu Taixuan asked while reinforcing the array.
Lu Feng responded, only glancing at Lu Chan, "Take a trip to the Cold Pond, consult what to do next."
"Yes!"
Lu Chan nodded, and flew away swiftly.
Lu Taixuan and others watched this scene, perplexed, but just as they intended to ask, the cracks rapidly began to spread.
Meanwhile, Wen Jiu carefully perceiving the darkness formed by Night Evil and Dark Evil through East Spring Undying Bone, was quite pleased. He could sense a special Evil Qi surging under the darkness, similar to Law-Devouring Yin Insect. It can swiftly invade magical artifacts, thoroughly isolating Divine Sense and Magical Power, rendering them ownerless and useless.
Of course.
The effect won’t be as strong as Law-Devouring Yin Insect, since this Evil Qi specifically targets magical artifacts.
And the evil wind also shares a similar effect as his Spirit-Extinguishing Corpse Qi. Spirit-Extinguishing is absolute, while evil wind dispels, dispersing Spiritual Qi. Though it retains a slight power of law prohibition, aligning with Law-Devouring Yin Insect.
If not too ostentatious, the effect almost resembles Law-Devouring Yin Insect. Must say, this Master of Many Evils is truly on the same path, even their practiced arts are alike.
And cautious.
If he could cultivate the Yinzhou Heterodox Record, he would undoubtedly cultivate it without hesitation.
Even at any cost.
"Although this Dark Evil, Night Evil lacks some effectiveness compared to Law-Devouring Yin Insect, it possesses quite terrifying destructive power, and is indeed a good thing." With the daily settlement panel in mind, perhaps in the future, he could venture into being a Puppet Master, considering things like the Purple Spirit Puppet Substitute are indeed nice.
If its grade meets requirements, could it even dodge predictions of Nascent Soul cultivators?
"Worth researching, failing wouldn’t result in a loss." after murmuring, Wen Jiu’s gaze settled outside the East Spring Undying Bone’s abode. Hu Lu Chan, along with Feng Jue shared his view.
Without waiting for Lu Chan to speak, Wen Jiu declared through the East Spring Undying Bone, "This Master of Many Evils is merely a substitute. If I now handle the Dark Evil, Night Evil, that old fellow will surely flee without hesitation."
Lu Chan paused.
Unable to avoid looking outside the array, yet she saw nothing, everything seemed genuine.
But she knew, she is herself, Li Bai is Li Bai.
Wen Jiu suggested once more, "I’ll first deal with him, then address the Dark Evil, Night Evil; you all just endure for now."
Beyond this puppet, there’s another.
Among the remaining places, one surely belongs to him.
That cautious fellow indeed doesn’t hide far enough, if it were fifty thousand miles away, East Spring Undying Bone couldn’t pursue using Blood Corpse Escape, but five thousand miles...
Only to say it’s within reach!