[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars":3,"chapter-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-218":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Immortal Path Among the Stars",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2320150,4537,"Chapter 218: Puppet Shadow Clone","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-218",218,"\u003Cp>Wang Yu felt his hand sink into a hollow, liquid space—no bones, no organs, nothing but emptiness. His heart lurched; he silently cursed, “Trouble.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint shadow’s arms and legs suddenly snapped back like leather belts, wrapping tightly around Wang Yu. Their limbs were unnaturally tough and immensely strong, clamping down in pairs like spider legs. Wang Yu’s arms trembled, unable to break free immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive wound on the shadow’s chest and the gushing blood had no effect whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost simultaneously, another crimson streak shot out from the wind wall on the other side, transforming mid-flight into a long, faint blood-shadow. Before the figure even arrived, a thick stench of blood surged toward Wang Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu’s face darkened. He let out a low roar, and the pale golden armor covering his body shattered into thick golden mist, swirling toward the blood-shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puff.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The long blood-shadow slammed into the golden mist, slowed slightly, then emitted a sickening “slish” sound. A layer of foul green smoke rose from its surface as it forcibly tore through part of the mist, lunging straight for Wang Yu’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Wang Yu’s pupils contracted. He drew a deep breath, his chest swelling outward, then exhaled sharply. A blinding wave of sound rolled forth in a long howl, striking the blood-shadow inches from his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blurred blood-shadow instantly twisted and shuddered. Its indistinct form rapidly sharpened into clarity—Zhu Wuyan’s terrifying face flickered into view, contorted in agony. But now his solidified body was utterly different: his entire surface glistened with sticky, wet fluid, as if drenched in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, Zhu Wuyan screamed. His body blurred again under the sonic assault, reversing direction as a long blood-shadow, flying back faster than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that brief delay, Wang Yu’s howl ceased. His shoulder jerked violently, and a terrifying vibration erupted from within him, surging outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arms and legs gripping his body loosened slightly under the force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu roared again. His arms rippled with muscle, forcibly prying open the limbs pinning him. He crouched, his arms blurred, then seized the shadow’s calves still clamped around his waist. He shook his arms violently, transmitting a crushing vibration through the calves into the shadow’s body, causing it to convulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, the shadow simply curled back as if nothing had happened, spreading its arms wide and slamming forward again—like sticky leather plaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deadly aura flashed across Wang Yu’s face. Behind him, the pale golden tiger head opened its jaws wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms thickened, and he pulled sharply to either side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Riiip.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint shadow’s body tore apart like leather, blood cascading down like a waterfall—but Wang Yu’s golden mist surged upward, sweeping all the liquid aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after the blood splattered the ground did Wang Yu feel his hands suddenly light. He looked down at the two halves of the shadow’s corpse in his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he held were not bodies—only two hollow pieces of skin. No bones, no organs inside. Aside from the blood that had filled them, the faint shadow’s true form was nothing but a thin layer of human skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without blood to fill it, the skin shriveled and wrinkled, indistinguishable in gender, its original appearance utterly unrecognizable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu had seen many strange things—but even he paled at this sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, as if deprived of a master’s control, the crimson hurricane circling Wang Yu silently dissolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu turned to Zhu Wuyan, who had reappeared nearby. He seemed to have recovered from the sonic attack, glaring at Wang Yu with venomous hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he had not expected that using the Blood-Sucking Great Art, he would fail to subdue his opponent—and instead suffer a heavy blow himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shhh,” “Shhh,” “Shhh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Wuyan silently flicked his sleeve. Three pale gray, weightless sheets of human skin flew out. He formed a hand seal, and rolling blood-light swept over the three skins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skins swelled rapidly as if inflated, their surfaces blurring. Moments later, three identical faint shadows stood before Zhu Wuyan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Yu’s eyelid twitched. He glanced at the two pieces of skin in his hands, then hurled them away. He flicked his sleeve again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Swoosh,” “Swoosh,” “Swoosh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three palm-sized pale red bronze mirrors flew out, circling his body slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of zhang above the two, a half-foot-long translucent mechanical dragonfly hovered silently in midair, its crystal compound eyes observing every movement below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, over ten li away in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a large, ordinary-looking white cloud, another mechanical dragonfly fluttered its wings, projecting a clear illusion from its compound eyes—exactly the space where Wang Yu stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two women—one in yellow palace robes, one in pink long skirt—watched the projected scene with differing expressions. They had seen every detail of the battle through the dragonflies’ eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No wonder Zhu Wuyan didn’t keep chasing down—he ran into an opponent who’s refined body cultivation to this level. Is he really your Four Symbols Sect disciple?” The pink-skirted woman chuckled lightly, casually asking the woman beside her. The mere curl of her lips dimmed all else around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course he’s our sect disciple. Didn’t you see his Four Symbols Sect robes?” The yellow-robed woman replied coldly, her face veiled. But her gaze on the scene flickered with momentary uncertainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“West Gate Daoist, your expression suggests you know him. But according to my knowledge, the two Qi Condensation True Disciples from your sect entering this time didn’t include him. Don’t tell me he’s just an ordinary disciple of your sect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph. Whether I know him or not is none of your concern. Our agreement ended the moment we killed that beast on the island.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pink-skirted woman’s eyes flashed with surprise, her voice turning icy. “What are you planning?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course I’m going to help. He’s holding his own against that madman alone. With backup, driving him off won’t be hard—maybe even killing him. You don’t want him chasing you endlessly, do you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So that’s it, Nan Gong Daoist. You’ve disappointed me. You’re going to help a man. Then I won’t let you leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pink-skirted woman sighed, flicked both sleeves. A purple-gold shield flew out from her body, and above her head appeared a small blue banner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though only at Qi Condensation, she could control two artifacts simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew you were just as mad as he is,” the yellow-robed woman muttered, her face darkening behind the veil. She flipped her hand—revealing a white circular disc—and a faint “gah” sounded from her shoulder as a golden toad-shaped shadow, inches tall, materialized silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Climactic scene—too mentally taxing, stuck writing. Finished this chapter so late. Can’t finish Chapter Two today. Only one chapter today.)\u003C\u002Fp>",1116,"2026-06-20T15:44:32.161Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2f94b9d9e24d0c62920724568382865e1ca10138b2facdd4efe395631f124498","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-219","the-immortal-path-among-the-stars-chapter-217",530,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-immortal-path-among-the-stars-cover.jpg"]