Chapter 60: Liu Ruyan: Yeah, it really is time to end this

Hong Feng felt a shock in his heart, then quickly composed his mind, thinking that Liu Ruyan could not have meant that, so he feigned calmness and smiled.

"Sect Master Liu is joking. With your strength, after joining us, we will certainly be on equal footing; how could you possibly be made into a puppet?"

Hong Feng said this with a face full of smiles.

Liu Ruyan, however, sneered.

"Oh? The puppet I speak of is not that kind of puppet, but rather a walking corpse controlled by Puppet Technique."

"Just like you are right now!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Hong Feng trembled all over, his eyes filled with shock.

"How could you know!"

"Hehe, it's nothing, my perception is just relatively keen."

Liu Ruyan smiled faintly.

Hong Feng, however, let out a scoff.

"So what if you know? This Emperor's Domain has already been deployed; you have lost!"

Before Hong Feng's voice had even faded, a strange, intangible yet tangible power enveloped Liu Ruyan and the others.

The various Peak Masters of the Youxian Sect trembled, their eyes filled with intense terror.

At this very moment, they suddenly felt as if their bodies no longer belonged to them.

This was the characteristic of a puppet-related Domain, which was always impossible to guard against.

"Hahaha, foolish woman, why do you think this Emperor spent so much time talking nonsense with you? Wasn't it just to silently deploy this Domain with the help of these Human Puppets!"

"Now that you have entered this Emperor's Domain, why not surrender obediently!"

Liu Ruyan, however, was unhurried and smiled: "It's just a Domain, you really think highly of yourself."

Liu Ruyan gently covered her red lips, a hint of chill slowly emerging in her beautiful eyes.

She waved her hand lightly, and a Cold Water Imperial Throne appeared in the air; she then slowly sat upon the throne, crossing her long legs.

Then, Liu Ruyan's playful voice echoed.

"Besides, how do you know I haven't deployed my own Domain?"

Before her voice faded, she snapped her fingers lightly, and the surrounding temperature dropped instantly.

In the air, snowflakes condensed and drifted in the high sky, like blades that instantly severed the invisible threads attached to the various kings of the Youxian Sect.

*Sshhh, sshhh—*

As the threads snapped, the kings, who had previously been like marionettes, felt as if they had been reborn; they immediately breathed a sigh of relief and shouted in unison.

"Many thanks to the Sect Master for the rescue!"

Everyone felt extremely fortunate; thanks to Liu Ruyan being there, otherwise they would likely have become the opponent's puppets by now.

Opposite them, Hong Feng was filled with disbelief; he said with a trembling voice: "How is this possible!"

"When did you deploy your Domain? Why did I not perceive it at all?"

He had a general understanding of Liu Ruyan's information; her Cold Water Domain was not a stealth-type, so how could it have been deployed so silently?

Hong Feng was filled with confusion.

He had deployed his Domain instantly the moment he surrounded Liu Ruyan and the others, using the bodies of these puppets as anchor points.

His Human Puppet Domain was the most secretive among all puppet-related Domains; as long as he used the controlled Human Puppets as anchor points, he could deploy his Domain rapidly, making it impossible for others to guard against.

But why did he have no perception at all when Liu Ruyan deployed her Domain?

This was too unreasonable!

Liu Ruyan let out a yawn, stretching her supple, water-snake-like waist, her beautiful eyes filled with mockery.

"Guess?"

Hong Feng was stunned, then let out a cold snort.

"So what if you have also deployed a Domain? This Emperor controls so many Human Puppets; what can you and these pieces of trash you brought do to this Emperor!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and those fifty-plus King-realm experts moved in unison, each unleashing their own Primordial Spirit Dharma Manifestations and charging toward Liu Ruyan and her group.

These Human Puppets were all cultivators of the Tianshui Sect, and as the name suggests, the Tianshui Sect specialized in the Water System Dao.

Therefore, every one of their Dharma Manifestations was water-attributed, appearing as ferocious and imposing water beasts.

The various Peak Masters of the Youxian Sect were not to be outdone, each summoning their own Dharma Manifestations and bringing out their signature techniques.

The attributes of these Peak Masters' Dharma Manifestations were varied, each with its own unique strengths.

The Tianzhan Peak Master was filled with killing intent, somewhat resembling a Military Cultivator.

The Tianhuo Peak Master was surrounded by raging flames, which had a strong restraining effect on the Dharma Manifestations of the Tianshui Sect cultivators.

The Tianshu Peak Master looked very scholarly, hiding behind the other Peak Masters while wielding brush and ink, constantly reciting poems; one by one, soldiers and generals imbued with brush, ink, and poetry charged out, compensating for the Youxian Sect's numerical disadvantage.

Do not be fooled by the fact that the Tianshui Sect had more King-realm cultivators; every Peak Master of the Youxian Sect possessed extraordinary strength, capable of holding the upper hand among their peers, or even fighting several at once.

Therefore, the two sides were actually locked in a back-and-forth battle, with no signs of being crushed.

Hong Feng and Liu Ruyan, the two Emperors, had not yet made a move; the two looked at each other from a distance, the former's eyes filled with wariness, the latter's eyes filled with languor.

"Let's chat."

Liu Ruyan yawned.

Hong Feng was also unhurried; he cupped his hands toward Liu Ruyan and smiled: "Very well."

In any case, he was not panicked; regardless of the reason, dragging this out was more favorable to him.

"You are from the Tiankui Sect, right?"

"That is correct. Sect Master Liu truly has eyes like torches; I did not expect that in this remote corner, there would be a cultivator who recognizes the methods of my Tiankui Sect."

Hong Feng was all smiles, his words filled with pride.

It seemed that he was very proud to be a member of the Tiankui Sect.

"Heh, just a stray dog that fled Shangzhou after being hunted down; is that worth you being so proud of?"

Liu Ruyan's words were full of disdain, and Hong Feng's face turned ashen.

"Gate Master Liu, you may insult me, but you cannot insult my sect!"

"Oh? I didn't expect a little mouse like you, who hides his head and shows his tail, to have such self-esteem."

Liu Ruyan raised an eyebrow, and Hong Feng's expression became even uglier.

He had not expected that by letting Liu Ruyan insult him, she would truly begin to insult him.

Seeing his look of defiance, Liu Ruyan smiled.

"You seem quite unconvinced; am I wrong? You don't even dare to reveal your true body, using only a puppet to confront me—are you that afraid of death?"

Upon hearing this, Hong Feng's expression shifted slightly, and he narrowed his eyes.

"I didn't expect Gate Master Liu to be so knowledgeable about the methods of my Tiankui Sect; heh, how do you know this isn't my true body?"

"Actually, I was just guessing; after all, with the treacherous style of your Tiankui Sect, how could you possibly reveal your true body before me so openly?"

Hong Feng sneered and did not say anything more.

He was not stupid; how could he easily reveal his true body?

He cultivated the Human Puppet Great Dao and possessed a heaven-defying ability: he could use his Primordial Spirit to invade the physical bodies of others, occupying them like a possession, and master all their cultivation and memories.

His Primordial Spirit was extremely powerful, more than several dozen times stronger than cultivators of the same level, so he could control several cultivators of the same level and dozens of lower-level cultivators.

Because he had long since abandoned his original body, the puppet primarily occupied by his Primordial Spirit was referred to as his true body.

This path of cultivation was considered a crooked and evil path in the Fan Ling Jie, which was why the Tiankui Sect had been hunted down and forced to flee Shangzhou.

Under the enhancement of the Human Puppet Secret Technique, the power of all other Kuidao paths of the Tiankui Sect surged; if they hadn't been discovered by accident, and had been given enough time to raise an Emperor Level Puppet, they likely wouldn't be in such a sorry state.

But fortunately, many core disciples of their Tiankui Sect had successfully escaped, and their heritage had not been severed; as long as they were given enough time, they could slaughter their way back!

Regarding Liu Ruyan's mockery, Hong Feng was initially very angry, but he quickly suppressed his rage, sneered, and waited quietly.

Liu Ruyan also watched him, with no intention of making a move.

The two stared at each other like this, watching the battle between the King-realm cultivators of both sides.

After a long while, Hong Feng finally spoke again, the smile on his face extremely radiant.

"Gate Master Liu, apologies, you have already lost!"

"You may have some understanding of my Tiankui Sect's combat methods, but you do not understand enough; everything should end now!"

Hong Feng smiled slightly, and those Kings fighting the various Peak Masters of the Youxian Sect all shuddered; the essence, Qi, and spirit within their bodies withered instantly, as if they had been drained dry, and they went limp in mid-air like dolls.

Meanwhile, Hong Feng's aura began to skyrocket, and a terrifying water-elemental Dharma Form rose slowly, filled with a heart-palpitating might.

Feeling the tyrannical aura of that Dharma Form, all the Peak Masters of the Youxian Sect gulped, feeling that they could not withstand even a single move before this Dharma Form.

Everyone looked toward their own Gate Master in unison, only to see Liu Ruyan's lips curl up as she smiled slightly.

"Indeed, having dragged it out for so long, it really should end."

"I wonder how my martial nephew is doing over there; once I finish you off, I still have to go and take a look."