Chapter 157: 157. Chapter 157 The Terrifying Puppet King

157. Chapter 157 The Terrifying Puppet King

"I have a way."

Luo Yao spoke, "However, I don't know if it will be effective."

Saying this, she patted her Storage Bag and took out the God-Devouring Ant.

The God-Devouring Ant, the size of a washbasin, no sooner emerged from the Storage Bag than it raised its antennae, its pair of fist-sized eyes bloodshot as it stared at those insects.

"God-Devouring Ant?"

Xi Lan exclaimed, obviously recognizing it.

No wonder she was Yunhua Xianzi's direct disciple; Luo Yao felt some emotion, as Xi Lan had recognized it at a glance, and then nodded to confirm.

"Kill!"

Frost Sword Qi instantly froze these Puppets, and then Luo Yao swung her Long Sword again to strike the frozen Puppets; the next second, the ice on the Puppets' bodies shattered, and some Puppet arms broke off due to the ice cracking.

"Good!"

Xi Lan and the other couldn't help but praise; if it were them, they wouldn't be able to handle it so easily.

In a one-on-one, Luo Yao and the others naturally had no fear.

"Wind and Snow Overwhelming the Sky!"

"Xiao Yao, are you alright?"

Chen Chuxue struck first; with the Youyu Bead, these Puppets were just targets, perfect for her to practice her sword techniques.

But facing a group, even if Xi Lan was in the Golden Core Stage, she would be worn down to death.

"Perhaps it isn't among these," Luo Yao said with a solemn expression. "Lan Jie, Yan Jie, I'll try; you watch closely."

However, the God-Devouring Ant opened its mouth and sucked; instantly, the surrounding insects were drawn into the God-Devouring Ant's mouth.

"Found it."

"There must be an Array; otherwise, these Puppets couldn't recover."

Fang Qingyan instantly realized, "These Puppets share only one consciousness; all Puppets are controlled by a single core."

Luo Yao exhaled a breath, then fell from mid-air; Fang Qingyan, quick-eyed and fast-handed, rushed up to catch her, then took out Spirit Milk to feed Luo Yao.

"Something's wrong."

As the words fell, Luo Yao took a deep breath, then tightened her grip on the Long Sword in her hand.

Boom!

The entire Palace shook, and those Puppets staggered, knocked to the ground by Luo Yao's Sword Qi.

"Xiao Yao should leave."

Xi Lan was also somewhat surprised; the Puppets she had crippled had, in the blink of an eye, pieced themselves back together and returned to normal.

However, Fang Qingyan soon noticed something was wrong.

"It's fine," Luo Yao shook her head. "That must be the mastermind controlling these Puppets."

Luo Yao's face grew solemn as she stared fixedly ahead.

"These Puppets can actually recover?"

"Everyone, try not to leave this area."

Xi Lan signaled for them to stand back-to-back; whichever direction broke through, they would support that side.

Xi Lan stepped back with a solemn expression, standing with Luo Yao and the others, even asking with concern.

She quickly smashed the Puppet's body, extracted its core, then took out a Puppet she had crafted herself and installed the core into it.

It was thanks to the help of this Spirit Milk that she had managed to survive the pursuit of the Star Palace cultivators.

"Don't look at the fact it hasn't grown yet; a normal Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator facing a God-Devouring Ant is dead."

Instantly, the surrounding Puppets swiftly flew toward that direction, and in the blink of an eye, they gathered into a figure five meters tall.

"I understand."

This was what Luo Yao had given her in the Secret Realm before; she had been saving it and hadn't used much.

Although Luo Yao and the other didn't know what Fang Qingyan was going to do, they supported her.

The three used their respective methods to quickly clear the Puppets in their own direction.

Then, she cast a secret technique, imprinting her Divine Sense mark into the Puppet core.

"Of course," Xi Lan explained. "In the ancient era, this God-Devouring Ant was also famous."

"So amazing!"

While they chatted, the God-Devouring Ant had almost eliminated all the insects, and the remaining ones had already run away along the Passage.

As for Fang Qingyan, she took out dozens of Puppets; those Puppets rushed forward immediately and exploded directly, dying together with the enemy.

"Phew!"

Sure enough, not long after walking, the group arrived inside a great hall.

After Luo Yao drank the Spirit Milk, her Spirit Power instantly recovered.

"Good!"

It was seen that as Luo Yao acted, the surrounding temperature instantly dropped by dozens of degrees.

Crack!

After all, these Puppets wouldn't tire unless their energy was exhausted.

No sooner had they entered the great hall than there was a Crack sound from the Passage, and then several Puppets surged out from the surroundings.

Three God-Devouring Ants, from three directions, opened their mouths and sucked at the insects; in the blink of an eye, more than half of the insect swarm disappeared.

Fang Qingyan took the opportunity to swing a whip, dragging the nearest Puppet back.

Fang Qingyan knew more about Puppets, so she said, "Help me grab a Puppet later; I'll modify it."

Back to the matter at hand.

The two exchanged a glance; Xi Lan unleashed Thunder Technique from her hand, instantly paralyzing the surrounding Puppets, while Chen Chuxue followed closely, furiously driving her Spirit Power and then swinging her Long Sword to freeze these Puppets.

Moreover, judging by their momentum, every single Puppet was comparable to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"Exactly." Fang Qingyan nodded, her expression somewhat grave; this Puppet King was not only massive in size but terrifying in strength.

This was the second move of the Qianxue Sword Technique; she was not yet very proficient in it, and once used, she would be forced to disengage, her Spirit Power completely drained.

Boom!

On the other side, Xi Lan's assault was even more terrifying; her inherent strength alone could crush these Puppets, and she added her already formidable Thunder Technique.

Many Puppets lay on the ground with broken arms and missing limbs.

Fang Qingyan nodded. "Attack the Puppets' chests; that is where their weakness lies."

"Let's continue!"

Before Luo Yao, streams of Frost Sword Qi appeared; the Sword Qi converged together, dense and numerous, then surged toward the surroundings like an avalanche.

"Good, one direction at a time."

The Passage indicated they were nearing the end.

The Puppet's consciousness resisted with extreme violence, and its core consciousness was incredibly powerful, clearly mismatched with the strength of these Puppets.

Xi Lan, standing nearby, suddenly spoke, then grabbed her Dharma Treasure and charged out.

Chen Chuxue activated the Youyu Bead, shielding the group within it.

Fang Qingyan was somewhat shocked; the creatures they could not harm had been effortlessly dealt with by these God-Devouring Ants.

The problem was, which one of these Puppets was the core?

The group scanned the surroundings; with over a dozen Puppets present, it was impossible to tell which one was the core.

Silver snakes danced through the air; those Puppets were instantly split and rendered immobile, their internal structures already destroyed.

Three God-Devouring Ants were seen rushing swiftly toward those insects, and the insects, as if encountering natural enemies, immediately swarmed up.

Crack!

Boom!

Lightning flashed within the hall ahead, and then Luo Yao and the other saw the ground tremble.

Luo Yao and the other quickly realized, "No wonder these Puppets cannot be killed; only by finding their core can we destroy them."

God-Devouring Ants take several thousand years to mature; the one in Luo Yao's hand is still a juvenile.

Golden Core Peak Stage.

The group's faces grew grave; the strongest among them was Xi Lan, yet she was only at the early Golden Core stage, while Luo Yao and Fang Qingyan were merely at the early Foundation Establishment Stage.

Even with the three of them joining forces, facing a Puppet King at the Golden Core Peak Stage, they would likely not be a match.