Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

Click!

A crisp cracking sound rang out sharply in the silent council chamber.

The earth vein stone pendant, which contained a trace of Cui Ming's divine soul power, shattered upon impact, turning into dust that fell softly from between the clan leader's fingers.

The next moment, an invisible wave pierced through the barrier of space and rapidly traveled into the distance.

Tian Xiaodie could only watch helplessly as the jade pendant was destroyed, feeling anxious and angry, but powerless to stop it.

She knew that the message had been sent and Cui Ming would likely arrive.

At this moment, the Japanese troops outside the village only surrounded Wuhou Village and did not take any further action.

Standing inside the formation, Tian Xiaodie watched the movements of the Japanese soldiers outside the village, her heart growing heavier with each passing moment.

Instead of launching a direct attack, they seemed to be weaving a large net, constantly reinforcing the outer blockade and ambushes.

This posture of surrounding without attacking, and being on high alert, made her instantly understand the other party's true intentions.

Wuhou Village was not their primary target at all. They intended to use it as bait to lay a trap, waiting for the big fish, Master Cui, to walk right into it.

"Are they... trying to use our Wuhou Sect to force Hall Master Cui to show himself?"

Tian Xiaodie muttered to herself, a chill rising from the bottom of her heart.

If this is the other party's main objective, then the village is actually safe for the time being, but once Cui Ming arrives, it will inevitably be surrounded.

Immediately, a question arose in my mind.

The Japanese shouldn't know that Tian Xiaodie has this warning jade pendant given to her by Cui Ming, so why are they so sure that Cui Ming will come to rescue Wuhou Village?

unless…

They knew that Jianghu Xiaozhan had already sent a message to Wuhou Village, and they judged that Jianghu Xiaozhan would also try its best to find and notify Master Cui.

In this way, regardless of whether the jade pendant was crushed or not, given his personality, Cui Ming would most likely rush over after learning of the attack on Wuhou Village.

Thinking of this, Tian Xiaodie's tense nerves relaxed slightly.

If that's what the Japanese were planning, then the clan chief crushing the jade pendant beforehand might actually allow Cui Ming to receive the news sooner, perhaps giving him a slight advantage and preventing him from being completely passive.

However, this still shifts a huge risk onto Cui Ming.

She couldn't help but turn her gaze to the ancestral hall in the center of the village, where the clan chief and elders were currently located.

Their composure at this moment stands in stark contrast to the growing crisis looming over the village.

Are they so calm because they are certain that Cui Ming will come to their rescue?

Or perhaps... they foresaw this scene long ago through divination within their inner vision?

This thought stirred something within Tian Xiaodie.

Divination through inner vision, a way to glimpse the secrets of heaven, is the core secret art of the Wuhou School.

If the clan leader and the others truly foresaw the current situation, then forcibly crushing the jade pendant to notify Master Cui would not have been a helpless act under duress, but rather a well-considered choice.

"The Eight Trigrams of Zhuge Liang..."

Tian Xiaodie murmured to herself, a complex light flashing in her eyes.

For the first time, she felt so clearly the power and...ruthlessness of the Qimen Dunjia divination technique.

The sorcerer's abilities filled her with a sense of awe, while also stirring a strong desire within her.

What if she could also wield this power? Would she be able to make her own choices instead of passively accepting whatever comes her way?

If it were a plea to Yunhui...

Chapter 145 Group Warfare

Fenrir wolves, having slaughtered their way through the entire valley, did not linger for a moment.

Covered in dark red bloodstains, it sped straight toward Wuhou Village, leaving a trail of bright red blood on the ground.

Meanwhile, Cui Ming, who was wearing the armor fused with the earth vein stone, rose silently and slowly from the ground on the other side.

Cui Ming specially crafted this mysterious armor by utilizing the properties of the earth vein stone.

Not only can it perfectly realize the ability of the Earthly Immortal Travel Technique, but it also retains all the functions of a regular Xuanji Armor.

But Cui Ming's only regret is that he still hasn't been able to solve the oxygen supply problem.

Promoting it is still a big challenge, but Cui Ming himself has no problems using it.

After all, with the help of the reversal system, even without breathing, Cui Ming would not be in any danger.

In fact, under the effect of the reversal system, they will live a more and more comfortable life underground.

Meanwhile, the twenty-four rhomboid floating cannons that had completed their sniping missions quickly landed beside Cui Ming, like birds returning to their nests.

It slowly hovered and rotated around him, entering a standby defensive state.

With a blank expression, Cui Ming took out several Devouring Pouches from his pocket and casually scattered them around.

With a flicker of light, several huge metal boxes suddenly appeared on the ground.

With a flick of his fingers, several hidden threads, under Cui Ming's precise control, opened all the box lids.

Inside the box are a hundred or so Shadow Spider puppets that have been compressed and stored and are now instantly activated, along with a hive of dormant puppet bees.

In an instant, the valley, which had just experienced a bloody massacre, was filled with a dense and teeth-grinding "click-clack" sound of machinery operating.

Not only the Shadow Spiders, but several hives also activated simultaneously, and the soldier bee golems inside began to hum.

These Shadow Spiders and Soldier Bees have all been modified again by Tomie Puppet's innate abilities.

The core is imprinted with the divine soul mark that Cui Ming separated, making it a fully automatic killing weapon that is truly under his absolute control.

Cui Ming closed his eyes and concentrated, and his powerful spiritual energy spread out like invisible ripples.

They quickly located the presence of all the ninja scattered throughout the surrounding mountains and forests, and even those hidden underground.

Through the connection of souls, he clearly marked these target information onto each puppet.

The next moment, the shadow spiders, having received their orders, disappeared into the forest silently and swiftly like a black tide.

The swarm of soldier bees then rose into the air, transforming into a low-lying, deathly cloud.

The operation to clear out the enemy has officially begun.

But it's not over.

Cui Ming waved his hand again, and two human puppets of different shapes were summoned.

One is the Night Slayer, who hasn't been used in a long time;

The other is a blank-faced puppet who used to be called "Eight-Character Mustache" but has now been renamed "Terrifying Puppet" for easier pronunciation.

"Don't you like ambushes? Don't you like besieging a stronghold and attacking reinforcements?"

Cui Ming sneered and transmitted the command through his mind.

"Then let me test how much of the Eastern Kingdom's battle tactics you've actually mastered!"

Night Slayer let out a low growl, while Terror Soul twisted its neck strangely.

The two puppets received Cui Ming's instructions and started from this valley.

Night Slaughter Ghosts headed north, while Horror Ghosts headed south, beginning a reverse sweep along all the routes the Japanese had deployed.

Cui Ming planned to tear apart the entire outer encirclement of the Japanese troops from the inside, leaving them all in the mountains outside Wuhou Village.

Meanwhile, Cui Ming himself once again used the characteristics of the Earth Vein Mystic Armor to slowly sink into the ground, connect with the earth's veins, move underground, and control the overall situation.

The aerial floating artillery array became Cui Ming's most lethal "eyes," constantly feeding back the real-time information it captured.

It precisely guided the puppet army on the ground and in the air, wiping out the ninjas who thought they were hiding perfectly.

The Fenrir wolf, which set off first, had already arrived at the entrance of Wuhou Village.

But the place was quiet and peaceful, and they did not encounter any Japanese soldiers or strange people to stop them along the way.

Cui Ming, who was hiding underground, saw this scene through the vision of the Fenrir wolf and frowned slightly.

Then I realized what was going on.

"It seems that as soon as the Japanese were discovered, he decisively crushed the jade pendant?"

This decision saved him time in confirming the situation.

"Good."

The cold light in Cui Ming's eyes intensified.

"With so many Japanese devils and strange people around, killing more will cleanse this land sooner! It will also add more nourishment to this land!"

The Fenrir wolf at the village entrance glanced indifferently at Wuhou Village, which was protected by the formation, but did not break in.

Instead, it suddenly turned its head, exerted force with all four limbs, and reeked of blood.

They sped off towards the other side of Wuhou Village, upstream along the river.

Based on the information detected by Cui Ming's powerful spiritual energy.

There was also a group of ninjas poisoning the water source; they were the next targets Cui Ming had arranged to hunt down as a test of Fenrir's strength.

As the Fenrir wolves raced upstream to hunt their prey, counter-hunting operations were launched simultaneously on all fronts.

The first to make contact with the enemy was the Night Slayer, who possessed the ability to manipulate shadows and could move freely in the dark.

Guided by the real-time vision shared by Cui Ming through the floating cannons, Night Demon accurately locked onto the ninjas in an ambush position.

The Night Demon did not reveal its form directly, but instead manipulated the shadows beneath the feet of the ninjas and in the surrounding environment.

The once tranquil shadows instantly came to life, twisting and transforming into sharp shadow blades, barbed hooks that suddenly attacked from below or from tricky angles.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

The dull thud of a sharp blade piercing flesh rang out one after another.

In an instant, within this ambush point...

At least six or seven ninjas were pierced through by the sudden attack from the shadows, dying on the spot before they could even scream.

A strong stench of blood instantly filled the air, and only then did the surviving ninja realize with horror that they had been attacked.