Chapter 413: Puppet Army Appears

Yuan Yao smiled and asked back, "What do you think?"

Beneath his mask, Jiang Xiao's brows twitched slightly, and he said with interest, "I think you…don't need it."

Cang Li also noticed Jiang Xiao's presence, and coincidentally heard this remark; his spear in hand moved like a flood dragon leaping to the sea, swinging it and beating back the surrounding Undead Beasts one after another.

He raised his head to look at Jiang Xiao, smiled, and said, "It seems you think highly of us fellow disciples. In that case, please stay farther away, lest you get accidentally hurt later."

Yuan Yao replied in a cheeky tone, "We can't afford the medical fees."

Seeing the two of them playing off each other, Jiang Xiao remarked, "You two are really in sync."

"Why haven't they come?" Jiang Xiao asked, voicing his doubt.

They, namely the other four of the Qianshan Liuzi.

As his words fell, suddenly the spot he stood on seemed to be hit by a cannonball, and the yellow-clad youth darted away in a startled panic like a bird startled by a bowstring.

Only to see beneath the ruined buildings, a grayish-white Undead Beast appeared, its massive form like a mountain, resembling a moving fortress. Its pupils were grayish-white, its eyeballs filled with bloodshot veins.

It lunged fiercely at the yellow-clad youth's position.

"This is also a fifth-rank Undead Beast! Just how many fifth-rank Undead Beasts are hidden in this city?!" Cang Li thought, slightly startled.

Cang Li tilted his head to look at Yuan Yao and sent a mental message: "Are you sure we really want to provoke that Undead King?!"

Beneath this ruined city lie countless Undead Beasts; just their number is already astonishing, and among them are many fifth-rank Undead Beasts, possibly even higher-ranked Undead Beasts…

Surely the strength of that Undead King must be unfathomable.

I'm afraid…

…it has already reached the Immortal Venerable level of human cultivators!

Thinking this through, Cang Li's expression grew graver as he looked at Yuan Yao: "The plan must be canceled! We just need to stay safe until the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm opens again."

Yuan Yao slowly tightened her grip on the sword hilt, "Third Senior Brother, I'm afraid we can't stay out of this, or rather, from the very beginning we've all become prey targets of the Undead Beast City. The Undead King possesses the origin power of the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm, which means he should be able to control its closing or opening; if he wants us all to remain in the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm, then—"

"He won't let the Heavenly Fire Secret Realm open to let us out."

Upon hearing this, Cang Li's expression grew even graver; he had previously sensed something strange about this Heavenly Fire Secret Realm, not that he couldn't imagine the Undead King controlling its opening or closing, but he simply wanted to keep Yuan Yao safe, so he rushed ahead.

"Yao Yao, are you really going to deal with the Undead King?"

Yuan Yao nodded seriously, "Mm."

Cang Li chuckled, "Then Third Senior Brother can only accompany you with his life."

Hearing this, Yuan Yao felt a surge of complex emotions; she naturally didn't want Third Senior Brother to come to any harm.

But now, the arrow is on the bow and must be released.

Boom!

A blast sounded, and the yellow-clad youth swiftly retreated while the Flying Lion Undead Beast's attack slammed heavily onto the ruins, sending shards flying and dust swirling in an instant.

The yellow-clad youth raised both hands, and the invisible silk lines instantly swept toward the Flying Lion Undead Beast.

The Flying Lion Undead Beast quickly sensed that something had bound its wings, it let out a roar, then burst forth with strong deathly qi, shattering the puppet silk lines controlled by the yellow-clad youth, and immediately unfurled its wings to attack him again.

Boom boom boom!

The Flying Lion Undead Beast relentlessly attacked Jiang Xiao.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xiao dodged with extreme speed while summoning a puppet.

When Yuan Yao and Cang Li saw the puppet's face, their hearts sank involuntarily, for that face was none other than Wanqi Wujang's.

At that moment, numerous Undead Beasts surged to encircle the two of them.

Yuan Yao swung her sword once, and those Undead Beasts were scattered!

"Little Fox!"

A summoning call, and the heterochromatic little fox instantly appeared out of thin air.

Seeing the Undead Beasts, the little fox immediately bared its teeth.

"Let's go!"

As Yuan Yao's words fell, she and the fox charged toward the Undead Beasts to attack.

The little fox's speed was extreme; each of its attacks was accompanied by lightning power.

Yuan Yao's swordplay was precise and fierce, weaving among the Undead Beasts, she slew hundreds of them without a scratch.

Meanwhile, Jiang Xiao controlled the puppet to deal with the fifth-rank Flying Lion Undead Beast.

The Flying Lion Undead Beast's attack was extremely destructive, nearly smashing the puppet Jiang Xiao had refined into pieces.

Jiang Xiao narrowed his eyes, pressed his palms together, and quickly formed a hand seal.

"Puppet Army, appear!"

Instantly, a hundred black-clad puppets appeared in the area, their speed and agility not inferior to those of ordinary cultivators.

"Go!"

The hundred black-clad puppets instantly flickered out, surrounding the Flying Lion Undead Beast, brandishing their blades and slashing fiercely at it.

The Flying Lion Undead Beast let out a roar, and sent more than a dozen puppets flying.

Yet these puppets felt no pain at all, simply charging straight at the Flying Lion Undead Beast to attack.

Even though their limbs were smashed and torn, they still did not stop attacking.

The Flying Lion Undead Beast's grayish-white eyes flashed with anger; it leapt up and flashed toward Jiang Xiao, reaching him in an instant.

It slammed a palm fiercely toward Jiang Xiao.

Bang!

The 'Jiang Xiao' exploded like fireworks.

The Flying Lion Undead Beast quickly realized what had happened; it turned its head to see the true yellow-clad youth now seated like a king on the shoulder of a tall puppet, his eyes glinting with mockery and ridicule, as if laughing at the beast's foolishness.

"Stupid lion."

The Flying Lion Undead Beast flew into a rage and charged at Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao slightly raised both hands, quickly forming a hand seal.

In an instant, countless invisible puppet threads wrapped around the Flying Lion Undead Beast's feet, tripping it.

Immediately, all the black-clad puppets drew their blades and lunged at it, slashing at the Flying Lion Undead Beast.

The Flying Lion Undead Beast let out an unwilling roar.

"Roar——"

It was this roar that attracted more and more undead beasts.

Among them, there was also an extremely terrifying aura.

Jiang Xiao's eyes flickered; he immediately commanded all the black-clad puppets to block in front of him.

Boom!

With a deafening roar, the hundreds of black-clad puppets were blown away, lying on the ground like broken dolls, shattered beyond repair.

The yellow-clad youth also fell heavily to the ground; his rabbit grinning mask split halfway, and blood dripped down his chin.

This scene also attracted Yuan Yao and Cang Li's attention; they followed the sound, and what lay before them shocked them greatly.