Chapter 320: The Puppet Acknowledges Its Master

As Wuxie Huang's words fell, he gathered evil energy, shrouding the puppet in his hand——

The puppet took shape as it headed toward Xiao Lingwei and her three companions.

In the blink of an eye, the puppet grew to nearly three meters tall, its massive stature like a moving small hill; its face was green‑fanged, it had six pairs of arms, each holding a weapon.

A blade, a sword, a spear, or an evil‑sound bell……

It exuded an extremely ferocious evil thought.

It attacked toward Xiao Lingwei and her three companions.

Xiao Lingwei and her three companions saw this, their expressions slightly changing.

Ying Wuji drew his sword and rose, saying in a low voice: "Attack its head."

Only the head is this puppet's weak point.

These words caused Wuxie Huang to narrow his eyes suddenly.

Cang Li wanted to report Wuxie Huang's possession reappearance to the sect, but he never expected that the transmission would fail.

Cang Li looked around and discovered that resentful energy surged to the heavens.

It was the resentful energy forming an invisible barrier that blocked the transmission.

At that moment, the sound 'clang clang clang' rang throughout the entire Water Mirror Immortal Academy.

Everyone present felt their heads about to split from pain, and immediately before them appeared an illusion!

They regarded each other as enemies and attacked one another.

The scene grew ever more chaotic, and some even perished there!

Wuxie Huang watched this, the corners of his mouth slightly rising—but in the next instant he seemed to sense something, and his expression abruptly changed.

"Little friend Zhang Cheng, you're very naughty."

A clear, pleasant female voice rang out, and immediately after, the puppet barrier shattered in an instant.

All the puppets hidden in the Water Mirror Immortal Academy emitted a brief humming sound, then ceased to respond entirely, and all their strings were swept away by the wind, vanishing without a sound.

Only two figures appeared on the eaves not far away.

The girl had her hair tied in a high ponytail, she held an extremely eye‑catching long sword in her hand, and the corner of her mouth twitched slightly.

"I've caught you."

Wuxie Huang naturally recognized her, his expression shifting for a moment, and he immediately flung a puppet talisman toward her position.

Before the high‑grade puppet talisman could even manifest a puppet, the girl leapt down and cut it in half with a single sword strike!

And that nearly three‑meter‑tall puppet suddenly reversed direction, charging toward the girl—that is, toward Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao raised her sword to block.

Boom!

Just as the puppet was about to swing its other weapons at Yuan Yao, a sudden change occurred!

The puppet suddenly stiffened its body.

Yuan Yao slowly lifted her gaze, and from her lips she uttered a single word unhurriedly.

"Go."

Upon hearing it, the puppet suddenly turned and attacked toward Wuxie Huang.

Seeing this, Wuxie Huang showed an expression of disbelief.

"Stop!" he shouted immediately to halt it.

The puppet's steps paused for a moment, then it continued toward Wuxie Huang.

Wuxie Huang's face turned extremely grim; the puppet he had refined had actually been turned against him!

Just as he tried to command the many evil spirits to attack Yuan Yao, he never expected Ying Wuji to act a step faster than him.

Ying Wuji flickered, instantly appearing behind him, and with lightning speed he tightly locked his hands behind his back.

Bound, he instantly fell into a passive state, but at the same time the evil spirits that had obeyed his orders began to stir restlessly.

They emitted waves of howls, like a pack of uncontrolled beasts, rapidly lunging at Ying Wuji.

At this critical moment——

"Dong, dong, dong!"

A clear, rhythmic beating sound echoed all around, instantly calming people's hearts; the boy's voice slowly rose: "May virtuous deeds and merit, invoking Buddhist power, eliminate karmic obstacles, relieve suffering, bring joy, and lead to rebirth in the good path."

Those green evil spirits suddenly stopped.

Yuan Yao looked up in surprise, only to see her own third senior brother holding a wooden fish, striking it repeatedly; his expression was mournful, he continuously chanted Buddhist mantras, as if he had immersed himself in a transcendent, worldly‑detached state.

Song Yan and the others also showed looks of astonishment.

Cang Li actually knows Buddhist teachings?

And he can even perform soul liberation?

The killing aura and resentful energy on the evil spirits gradually began to dissipate.

Wuxie Huang's face was grim; he felt it unwise to linger, so he quickly detached himself from Zhang Cheng's body.

He turned into a stream of black smoke.

Just as he was about to flee, a powerful suction suddenly came from behind and pulled him in violently.

Not good!

By the time he reacted, Ying Wuji had already sealed him with the Soul‑Containing Cauldron.

Wuxie Huang, now black smoke, darted about inside the Soul‑Containing Cauldron, trying to break free of its bonds.

At the same time, the nearly three‑meter‑tall puppet, deprived of its power source, instantly shrank back to its original size.

Apart from Cang Li, who was busy liberating the evil spirits, Yuan Yao and the other four exchanged glances.

"Our plan succeeded."

Yuan Yao's gaze fell on Zhang Cheng, "It's also time to end all of this."

Xiao Lingwei said, "I will send a message to the sect leader to report this matter, letting the sect leader relay the news back to the Heaven and Earth Domain. What's most important now is to first treat Zhang Cheng and the wounded."

Several people nodded in tacit understanding.

Song Yan helped the weak Zhang Cheng to his feet, felt his pulse, and fed him a third-grade pill.

At this moment, those who had been bewitched by the bell's sound all woke up.

They had wanted to question Song Yan and the others about Zhang Cheng's situation, but saw Yuan Yao make a shushing gesture toward them.

Only then did everyone discover that Cang Li was performing salvation rites for the evil spirits, purifying their resentment.

Seeing this, they also dared not speak loudly.

But at this moment, Yuan Yao suddenly felt an itch at her feet; she lowered her gaze and saw that the wooden puppet that had fallen to the ground earlier was actually pressed against her foot, furtively tapping the back of her foot with its puppet hand.

Yuan Yao frowned.

She crouched down, reached out, and picked up the puppet.

She said, "You evil thing, I'll burn you later."

The puppet seemed to understand her words, and began to push her away with both hands, faintly showing a hint of aggrieved emotion.

Yuan Yao slightly furrowed her brows.

This puppet actually has a bit of spiritual awareness?

"Can you understand what I'm saying?"

The puppet had no face, but it stiffly tilted its head, as if it didn't understand what she was saying.

Seeing this, Yuan Yao tentatively said, "Burn you."

The puppet began to struggle again.

"Do you have spiritual awareness?"

The puppet tilted its head again, not understanding.

"Are you an evil thing?"

The puppet maintained its previous action, with no response.

"Burn you."

Upon hearing that, the puppet struggled again.

Yuan Yao: "……" This puppet seems able to sense some human emotions, but likely still cannot understand human questions.

Perhaps because she had just invaded the puppet with her mental power, controlling its consciousness, causing a subtle connection between her and it.

Therefore, she could also faintly sense its emotions.

——It no longer wanted to be controlled by that Witch Evil Emperor.

——It wanted to follow itself.