Chapter 3738: Battle Without Bloodshed

"If there's a chance, counter‑kill; if not, stall as much as possible!" Ye Liuyun gave them three Transmission Voices.

The Clone Puppet is already rushing here via the Teleportation Array; once they hold out until the Clone Puppet arrives, it will definitely be fine.

These past few days the Clone Puppet has been impersonating the Jiang family patriarch, wreaking havoc throughout Marquis Junwei's mansion, insisting that the Marquis Junwei is the one who acted against their Jiang family.

Marquis Junwei was not afraid of the Jiang family, so the two sides clashed outright. The strongest guard beside Marquis Junwei was blown up by a single arrow from the Clone Puppet.

However, the Clone Puppet is also limited; during combat it cannot use a sword nor unleash its realm, lest its identity be exposed, and it has slain many strong figures in the mansion using only its fists.

The Clone Puppet, after impersonating the Jiang patriarch and massacring everyone in Marquis Junwei's mansion, then pretended to lack True Essence and withdrew.

For several consecutive nights thereafter, it returned and almost wiped out all the Martial Cultivator strongmen of the Dòngtiān Jìngjiè within Marquis Junwei's mansion, even beheading Marquis Junwei's two sons, then altered its appearance and left the mansion.

Marquis Junwei naturally would not be satisfied, and immediately gathered a group of experts, leading tens of thousands of soldiers to charge the Jiang family for revenge.

The Jiang family was in chaos at this time. The next day, Jiang Yuanhang entered the Cave to check on Jiang Lan and found that the water in the ice spring had already dried up, yet Jiang Lan remained unconscious.

Only then, worried, he went up to examine and discovered that Jiang Lan had been sealed by a Formation.

After tearing the Formation apart, he awakened Jiang Lan and asked about the situation; Jiang Lan only remembered being captured into the Royal Mansion, and knew nothing of what happened afterward.

As for the black cat he was holding, he had no idea at all. M..

Jiang Yuanhang also specifically examined Jiang Lan's Soul and found no signs of being controlled. Since the patriarch was absent, he could only first send someone to the Royal Mansion to inquire.

Wang Wenli, however, completely shirked responsibility, saying that everyone was fine while they were here, and once taken away it was no longer his concern.

Jiang Yuanhang thought the events affecting the Jiang family might be linked to the Royal Mansion, so he immediately led Jiang Tao and several other Martial Cultivators to the Royal Mansion to raise an army and demand justice, and the two sides clashed outright.

The Jiang family's strongmen, lacking any fortune, constantly faltered and made successive mistakes in battle, and were easily exterminated by the Royal Mansion's guards.

While the Jiang family was in chaos and still sending people to search for the patriarch, Marquis Junwei again led men to storm the gate; the remaining Jiang strongmen, still lacking fortune, suffered continual misfortunes in combat and were all slain by the men Marquis Junwei brought.

With the Jiang strongmen dead, Marquis Junwei held no more reservations and began a rampant slaughter.

What they didn't know was that at this time Wang Wenli had already prepared for Marquis Junwei twenty thousand Mercenaries, one hundred thousand troops, and corresponding Martial Cultivator strongmen, encircling the Jiang family to death.

When Marquis Junwei had vented his fury and wanted to leave, Wang Wenli then, under the pretext that Marquis Junwei had indiscriminately killed innocents, launched a siege against him.

In the end, Marquis Junwei escaped with his life only because his subordinates fought desperately to protect him; but when he returned to his mansion, he found that Pei Yong had already commanded two other forces of two hundred thousand troops to capture his mansion, and his return was essentially walking into a trap.

After dealing with the Marquis's mansion, the Clone Puppet immediately rushed toward Tiantong Mountain. After all, besides the Magic Vine, Ye Liuyun has no high‑realm combat power nearby, making it far from safe.

After Wang Wenli defeated Marquis Junwei, he immediately gathered Mercenaries and one hundred thousand troops, preparing to rush to Tiantong Mountain to support Ye Liuyun. However, their speed would be much slower than that of the Clone Puppet.

The Formation set by Black Tiger is currently being besieged by a group of Martial Cultivators of the Dòngtiān Jìngjiè, and he is busy continuously reinforcing it.

Bà Tiān evaded the fourth‑tier Dòngtiān Jìngjiè strongman, tossed out some immobilizing talismans, then rushed out with a spear to kill one, and immediately retreated.

If that fourth‑tier Dòngtiān Jìngjiè Martial Cultivator tried to charge, he would throw more talismans to smash him, preventing him from approaching. That strongman also feared being immobilized by such talismans and being counter‑killed by Bà Tiān.

Although Bà Tiān's realm is one tier lower than his, he is a puppet body; his defense and weapon are stronger than his, and if he is immobilized

he cannot move, even for a breath or two, Bà Tiān can definitely counter‑kill him.

Shadow always seized the chance to ambush with the Soul‑Shattering Bell. Black Light used it twice in succession; when not at the point of saving his life, he was also unwilling to consume Divine Soul Power.

Fortunately, the Soul‑Shattering Bell is still effective against first‑ and second‑tier Dòngtiān Jìngjiè Martial Cultivators.

Thus the two sides can still stalemate for now; neither can gain the upper hand.

"Shadow, poison them!"

Ye Liuyun suddenly recalled that Shadow had also practiced the Ten Thousand Poison Heart Sutra.

This also reminded Shadow. Although his poison source is not as strong as Ye Liuyun's and its activation time is hard to control, his advantage is that he can silently approach the bandits to poison them, almost never missing, thereby conserving poison.

Soon, some bandits realized they had been poisoned. Knowing the poison was incurable, the poisoned bandits went mad, attacking the Formation, and even in their dying moments tried to drag Black Tiger and his allies down with them.

Black Tiger's defensive pressure suddenly increased dramatically.

"Sure enough, it's related to you!" Han Tong also confirmed that the bandits' poisoning was the work of these people.

But seeing more and more of his companions become poisoned, he also feared that all the strongmen in the mountain stronghold would be wiped out. Finally, gritting his teeth, he released from his Storage Ring a zombie imbued with Demon Qi.

This zombie is of the fifth‑tier Dòngtiān Jìngjiè, exuding pitch‑black Demon Qi that obscures its face. The zombie immediately acted, clawing at the Defense Array set by Black Tiger and instantly shattering a layer of the Formation.

Ye Liuyun fixed his Golden Pupil on the zombie, noticing that it lacked a Soul—it was a dead Kuailei—but its strength was not to be underestimated, and it could even withstand attacks from poison sources.

"Tong Sou is just a Demon Cultivator; could this thing have been created by Tong Sou?" he guessed in his mind.

Black Tiger also jumped in surprise. At this rate, not even half an hour, they wouldn't even last a quarter of an hour. Bà Tiān at this moment had already gripped his long spear, preparing to attempt a sneak attack on the zombie Kuailei.

However, Han Tong and that fourth‑tier Dòngtiān Jìngjiè Martial Cultivator were both protecting the zombie Kuailei; if he acted, he might not be able to retreat unscathed.

Shadow at this moment was also preparing to strike that fourth‑tier Dòngtiān Jìngjiè Martial Cultivator. However, that cultivator's realm is higher; he dared not get too close, and to kill him would probably require Black Light.

Just then, the zombie Kuailei suddenly turned, let out a roar toward Shadow's direction, and lunged with a claw.

Logically, Shadow was not that close to them, but the zombie Kuailei could smell the scent of blood, locating Shadow's position.

At such close range, Shadow could not run away. Moreover, Shadow's Black Light and Soul‑Shattering Bell were ineffective against it.

With a "Boom" sound, the zombie's claw latched onto Shadow's mystic armor, throwing Shadow's body, a mouthful of blood spurted out, and the person also…

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