Chapter 2943: Skeleton Puppet

When did I ever say that I wouldn't use auxiliary power when fighting you? Don't you have any auxiliary power? If you don't use it, then I won't either; if you do use auxiliary power, why can't I?

Ye Liuyun had Heiyan help convey his words to Sha Ying.

Upon hearing this, Sha Ying's people also showed a troubled expression, as expected.

They felt Ye Liuyun's words also made some sense. But if they didn't use any auxiliary power and fought Black Rock's team head‑on, the result would surely be mutual destruction—they couldn't kill him or take him away.

But if they were to use helpers, then Ye Liuyun using helpers would also be reasonable. However, the great killer he holds is too powerful; a single burst would blast them all to pieces.

So they stood there, looking at each other, unsure what to do. Fighting now isn't an option, and not fighting isn't either.

Finally Ye Liuyun couldn't bear to watch any longer and directly sent a mental transmission to Sha Ying.

"Like this: you release all your helpers, I'll check their strength, then I'll pick one of your helpers or one of you to challenge. If I win, you surrender to me; if you win, I surrender to you. How about that?"

Seeing that these people weren't very sharp, Ye Liuyun immediately began to set a trap for them.

Sha Ying thought for a moment, then said to Ye Liuyun: "This suggestion is good; you can surrender if you lose. But we are acting on orders, so we cannot surrender."

It thought that in a direct fight, Ye Liuyun's cultivation level was too low to possibly defeat them. But to be safe, it added a sentence: they are acting on orders, so even if someone among them loses, the others cannot surrender.

Ye Liuyun was also at a loss for words; after a while he countered: "Then what if you lose?"

"Only the loser surrenders—that's the only fair way!" Sha Ying said directly.

Upon hearing this, Ye Liuyun immediately agreed.

He just wanted to see exactly what strength the opponents' helpers had; if there was something he could handle, he also wanted to go out and practice, to give himself some pressure.

Sha Ying looked at the large spheres surrounding them and also had everyone release the Yin Souls and Skeleton Puppets they carried.

Ye Liuyun, meanwhile, used his Golden Pupil to observe the strength of those Yin Souls and Skeleton Puppets, while having Heiyan confirm whether they were

not only these powers.

"Exactly, these are all their strength!" Heiyan knew these people well and could confirm it right away.

"Could it be that Wu Xing secretly gave them extra power?" Ye Liuyun continued to ask.

Heiyan thought it over and felt it was also possible. Their team had failed, and Wu Xing was very likely to have strengthened this team's power.

"Is there any way to make them guarantee there won't be any hidden tricks?" Ye Liuyun pressed Heiyan.

"Just ask it directly and make it guarantee!" Heiyan said seriously.

"Uh… then you ask!" Ye Liuyun also felt these ancient demons were really straightforward.

Heiyan also directly posed Ye Liuyun's question. Sha Ying then replied to Heiyan, guaranteeing there would be no more power.

By then Ye Liuyun had also finished scouting the Yin Souls and Skeletons carried by the guards. All the Yin Souls and Skeleton Puppets were of the same level as the guards—each person carried one Yin Soul and one Skeleton. Only Sha Ying carried a single Guiyi Fourth Layer Yin Soul beside him.

Those Yin Souls were also observing Ye Liuyun with surprise. They could sense the aura of the Underworld's Master on him, but dared not confirm it, feeling his cultivation was too low to be possible.

Sha Ying and the guards were also observing Ye Liuyun, not noticing anything unusual about those Yin Souls.

"Just that Skeleton Puppet!" Ye Liuyun raised his hand and pointed at a guard's puppet.

"If that puppet loses, that guard must surrender to me!" Ye Liuyun said directly.

The guard glanced at Sha Ying, who nodded. Ye Liuyun is only at the Sovereign Eighth Layer, yet he wants to challenge a Guiyi Third Layer puppet; the guard believed Ye Liuyun would surely lose.

So the guard agreed and commanded the Skeleton Puppet to attack Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun also opened the formation, letting the Skeleton Puppet enter. Afterwards, Ye Liuyun activated the formation again to prevent Sha Ying's people from sneaking attacks.

That Skeleton Puppet, without hesitation, immediately struck at Ye Liuyun.

Ye Liuyun immediately thrust a palm, mobilizing all Heaven and Earth Power and Buddha Light Power, blasting toward the puppet's chest.

These puppets are also forged from the skeletons of ancient demons, so they are suffused with demonic qi; using Buddha Light Power against them is quite fitting.

That Skeleton Puppet also, chest one

Palm struck out, meeting Ye Liuyun's blast.

"Bang!" With that sound, the puppet and Ye Liuyun both stumbled backward, then stood firm, neither appearing injured. Only a layer of golden light had contaminated the puppet's arm, dispersing all the demonic qi on it.

However, the puppet will automatically consume magic crystals to neutralize that Buddha Light Power, then replenish the demonic qi.

This shocked Sha Ying and the guards, and even Heiyan's guards didn't know Ye Liuyun's strength could match a Guiyi Third Layer expert. They had thought Ye Liuyun was just a Soul Cultivator with strong soul power, which allowed him to control them.

But then Ye Liuyun's performance surprised them even more.

As soon as Ye Liuyun steadied himself, he struck another palm, again filled with Heaven and Earth Power and Buddha Light Power. However, the guards didn't notice he had switched hands.

In fact, that earlier palm had already cracked one of Ye Liuyun's arm bones, but his pain tolerance is high, so he showed no sign of it; right now he is recovering as quickly as possible.

This palm of Ye Liuyun's is a long‑range attack; in close combat he is still at a disadvantage, his strength not matching the puppet's. So he plays to his strengths and avoids his weaknesses, relying on Buddha Light Power to wear down the puppet.

The Skeleton Puppet immediately threw a punch, a mass of demonic qi rushing toward Ye Liuyun's golden light. But Ye Liuyun's Buddha Light Power suddenly vanished, and when it reappeared it had already blasted in front of the puppet.

"Bang!" The mass of golden light struck the puppet, scattering a large portion of its demonic qi.

Ye Liuyun also blocked the puppet's punch with his physical body; although his bones creaked from the impact, he absorbed the demonic qi from that punch, transformed it into Buddha Light Power, and unleashed it again.

Then the crack in his other arm healed, and he followed up with another palm of Buddha Light Power. Moreover, this palm employed Spatial Power, striking first despite coming later; the puppet's demonic qi had just recovered, but with a bang it was dispersed by that golden mass.

The Skeleton Puppet's combat power is indeed strong, but it lacks Spatial Power, so all the Buddha Light Power Ye Liuyun unleashes slams into it, draining its energy greatly. To neutralize that golden light, it would need to expend double the energy.