Chapter 617 - 565: Displaying Divine Skills
After a round of snatching, there wasn’t much time left, and the roar of the Demon Clan could be faintly heard outside the three ravines.
Fann Mingshan smiled, glanced at Zhuge Ziyin, then stepped aside to begin repairing the large armor pieces behind him.
Zhuge Ziyin did the same, standing next to a damaged piece of armor, observing the repairs.
The difference was that Fann Mingshan repaired with his hands, personally disassembling the shell and moving the parts.
Zhuge Ziyin, however, stood in front of the damaged armor with an indifferent expression, controlling everything with his Divine Sense.
His speed in disassembling the armor with his Divine Sense was even faster than Fann Mingshan’s hands. With just a slight frown, an entire armor component floated in front of him, disassembled mid-air, with each small part quietly floating, arranged by size and category.
While controlling these small parts, he could also suspend two large components beside him, forming a prototype. Then, with a slight raise of his brow, those small parts seemed to have spiritual wisdom, flying on their own to where they needed to be assembled, rotating and joining together.
The whole process was like a perfect performance. Combined with Zhuge Ziyin’s handsome face and excellent demeanor, it was a pleasure to watch.
It was clear that Zhuge Ziyin also understood the Divine Separation Method, which is difficult for ordinary cultivators to master. But for Puppet Masters, whether from the Yin Yang Family or Armored Masters, controlling more puppets with split Divine Sense might just be a basic skill.
Outside the Trial Tower, the low-level disciples of the Zhuge Family spectating could not help but exclaim in admiration. Regardless of gender, they watched Zhuge Ziyin with bright eyes. Especially those disciples who wished to study the path of the Yin Yang Family, they directly substituted themselves for Zhuge Ziyin, becoming more enamored the more they watched.
Zhuge Shou, Moh Baichun, and Zhuge Ziqian, however, were not looking for excitement but skill.
Zhuge Ziqian, after watching Fann Mingshan and then Zhuge Ziyin, frowned and said, "Brother Ziyin is still one step behind. During the scramble just now, he fell into Fann Mingshan’s trap. Those armor pieces look intact on the outside, but they all have internal problems. The more repairs, the more troublesome they get."
"On the other hand, Fann Mingshan had it all planned from the start. He chose the most suitable parts, and his repair techniques are very skillful. Look, the prototype of the Mountain Shattering Heavy Machine is already coming together."
"What’s all this junk she’s assembling?"
Moh Baichun wasn’t listening to what Zhuge Ziqian said. Zhuge Ziqian, hearing Moh Baichun mumbling, also looked over at Jiang Yuebai.
Jiang Yuebai sat in the middle of a pile of scraps, using the simplest parts and methods to piece together the most basic...
Zhuge Ziqian frowned, looking at the palm-sized, spider-shaped little thing. It was so simple it could not even be called armor, only a small mechanism.
Moh Baichun felt a headache coming on, "This little thing could be crushed with a single step. I’m afraid she won’t even be able to withstand the first wave of the Demon Clan."
The Inner Sect disciples of the Zhuge Family nearby also discussed amongst themselves.
"Isn’t that new True Monarch an outsider? What she’s making are just the toys we made when we were kids, right?"
"Yeah, they’re things I could make at three years old. Does she think these can resist the Demon Clan? It’s not like she’s a Qi Cultivation cultivator; would the Family Head intentionally go easy on her?"
"The Family Head certainly wouldn’t, but he also wouldn’t let her make a mess."
Hearing these discussions, Zhuge Shou maintained a neutral expression, but his gaze shifted from Zhuge Ziyin to Jiang Yuebai, watching intently, lost in thought.
"You’d better not look at others with your limited perspective. A senior who has cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage must have stronger ideas and insights than us. Let’s wait and see."
"Right, haven’t you noticed she’s drawing runes on each small mechanism as well? And her speed in talisman painting is so fast."
In large groups, there are always a couple of smart ones who can notice something.
Moh Baichun, previously anxious, was reminded by the chatter of the crowd and took a closer look.
Indeed, Jiang Yuebai had left runes on each Little Spider, and as she assembled the Little Spiders, those runes were also being drawn in synchrony, as if appearing out of thin air.
Divine Separation Method!
Divine Sense Drawing Talisman!
Moh Baichun’s eyes lit up slightly. These were all advanced methods of using Divine Sense. The Zhuge Family had many secret manuals on the Divine Separation Method, but not many could master it.
Armored Masters also required rune drawing abilities. However, to ensure the success rate of runes, they often had to concentrate fully on the drawing process.
Runes need to elicit the Heaven and Earth Power, infusing it bit by bit into the lines until they become an integral whole, operating independently. Any minor mistake would cause the rune to collapse.
Even Fann Mingshan, at this moment, only started repairing the damaged runes and talisman array after fixing the armor. He could not repair both simultaneously.
The same was true for Zhuge Ziyin. Although he could split his Divine Sense into three parts, those parts could either all work on armor or on runes.
Seeing the Family Head Zhuge Shou nod slightly, Moh Baichun felt a bit relieved, "Stubborn girl, at least you have some skills hidden away and haven’t embarrassed me."
Zhuge Ziqian also understood and said, "Fellow Daoist Wangshu must be at a master level in the Talisman Dao. Look, she has already made one or two hundred small mechanisms, and not a single rune drawing has failed. If it were me, even giving my all, I wouldn’t manage to not fail a hundred times."
Moh Baichun raised his eyebrows slightly, unconsciously showing a bit of pride, "Of course, if she wasn’t talented, how would I dare to recommend her to the Zhuge Family."
Roar!!
As the quarter hour passed, the Demon Clan launched their attack, a chilling black fog simultaneously swept through the three ravines, and the atmosphere became tense.
Fann Mingshan was well-prepared; a humanoid armor three yards tall stomped heavily beside him, quickly walking to the ravine entrance. Amid the sounds of mechanisms, it anchored its feet, while the mechanisms on its arms unfolded, transforming into two Mountain Shattering Heavy Crossbows in the blink of an eye.
The light of runes rapidly transmitted from the core on the chest of the armor to the arms of the heavy crossbows, transforming into two flame crossbow arrows each as thick as a person, which roared out.
Boom! Boom!
The air waves exploded, and a sea of fire immediately erupted in the ravine, accompanied by miserable screams, the first wave of the Demon Clan had yet to show themselves before Fann Mingshan’s Mountain Shattering Heavy Crossbows flattened them.
Elsewhere, Zhuge Ziyin was played by Fann Mingshan, and until now hasn’t crafted a complete armor.
The ground vibrated, a sound like thousands of galloping horses came from the ravine, he looked up to see hundreds of the Demon Clan transformed into fog demon wolves through the rolling black mist, snarling viciously, charging to kill.
Seeing this, Zhuge Ziyin waved his large sleeve, and three armor components flew into the air, unfolding towards the ravine entrance.
Though he couldn’t link them completely, each of the three armor components can function as independent mechanisms. Zhuge Ziyin used the Divine Separation Method to simultaneously control the three mechanisms, wildly bombarding the demon wolf pack charging at him.
Golden light like rain!
Wind scythe sweeping across!
Fire waves surging!
The first wave of the Demon Clan was not strong, under Zhuge Ziyin’s nearly frenzied attack, they were crushed and obliterated in the blink of an eye, not a single fish that slipped through the net.
This situation was entirely within everyone’s expectations, so there wasn’t anything surprising about it. On the contrary, Jiang Yuebai’s side bewildered everyone from the start, including Zhuge Shou, who were all curiously staring at her.
Demon wolves had already emerged from the black mist, close at hand, yet Jiang Yuebai did not lift her head, continuing to craft small mechanisms while sitting amidst a ’garbage heap’.
Moh Baichun was anxiously biting his teeth, Zhuge Ziqian held his breath nervously, watching Jiang Yuebai’s palm-sized little spiders rush to the ravine entrance like a tide.
At this moment, all the little spiders suddenly leaped up, scattering in the air like celestial maidens scattering flowers, irregular yet suggesting a certain pattern.
Click! Click! Click!
The eight legs of every little spider instantly stretched out, spider legs dug into the mountain wall and tightened, while middle legs quickly interlocked, and in the blink of an eye, a large web was formed.
Zzz-la!
Dazzling silver electric light flickered on the little gourd-like spider bodies, expanding in undulating waves. In the gradually wide-eyed gaze of everyone, they formed a perfect silver talisman array.
Heaven Thunder Fire Array!
Roar!
The demon wolf pack charged fiercely like a floodgate opening, pouring onto Jiang Yuebai’s spider web.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Blinding thunder lights exploded one after another; silver electric tides surged fiercely, dazzlingly bright, reflecting in the light and shadow projected by the Trial Tower, resembling a silver lake, dimming everything around.
"Wow—"
Everyone marveled, none of them had expected those small spider mechanisms, which looked like toys for three-year-olds, to unleash such a shocking power.
Zhuge Shou’s eyes brightened, a touch of admiration flashing through, nodding in approval once more.
Moh Baichun, excited and thrilled, grasped the dazed arm of Zhuge Ziqian tightly, eyebrows dancing, bursting with excitement.
In the valley, even Fann Mingshan and Zhuge Ziyin, who had entirely underestimated Jiang Yuebai before, were drawn by the striking thunder light, simultaneously turning their heads to look over.
Upon seeing Jiang Yuebai’s spider web, Fann Mingshan’s beard twitched, his eyes widened incredulously.
Zhuge Ziyin’s face also showed a significant expression of surprise, finally no longer paralyzed.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yuebai continued sitting there, with unwavering focus, beginning to craft something else.